Whole School Weekly Bulletin 30.01.2026

 

FEBRUARY DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES

04.02.2026 Year 6 Escapeline Workshop & Year 1 Farmlink Visit

05.02.2026 Foxes Class Assembly (2:30pm start, parents are invited) 

10.02.2026 Year 5 Exploring Lent Visit to St John’s

11.02.2026 – 12.02.2026 Around the World Days

13.02.2026 Book Look (Parents are invited into classes at 2:30pm to view their child's work. Children can be taken home straight after)

16.02.2026 – 20.02.2026 Half Term

25.02.2026 RSPCA to Visit Year 1

26.02.2026 RSPCA to Visit Years 2 & 3

Whole School:

Please ensure meals are ordered by 11pm on Saturdays for the following week.

Taunton Open Door

Our non-school uniform day to help the homeless charity, Taunton Open Door, raised a fantastic £260! This enabled us to purchase essential items, including sleeping bags and roll mats, washing powder, toiletries and crisps.

The School Council would like to say thank you for all your support, which is greatly appreciated!

Eastover Primary School Council Representatives

Applications for primary school places for September 2026 have now closed. However, you are still able to submit a late application via the link below. Please ensure this is done as soon as possible. If your child was born between 1^st September 2021 - 31^st August 2022, you need to make sure you have submitted a primary application.

https://service.somerset.gov.uk/apply-for-school-admission-in-somerset

Around the World Days – 11th & 12th February We are excited to be celebrating our Around the World days on Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th February, giving children the opportunity to learn more about culture, diversity and belonging.

Children in Years 1 and 2 will be learning about a range of different countries and cultures, exploring traditions, food, music and ways of life from around the world.

Across the rest of the school, children will be thinking more deeply about what it means to belong to Eastover. They will be exploring ideas of culture and belonging through discussion and creative activities, and will be learning how to perform a poem that reflects these important themes.

These two days will be a wonderful opportunity for children to celebrate both our wider world and our shared school community. We look forward to sharing some of their learning with you afterwards.

KS1 Spring Term reading challenge!

We’re excited to share this week’s KS1 reading challenge winners!

🏆 1st Place: Arabella in Otters Class

🥈 2nd Place: Amir in Hedgehogs Class

🥉 3rd Place: Agathi in Hedgehogs Class

On Your Bike Scheme: The school has been approached by On Your Bike, a shop in town which refurbishes bikes of all sizes. They have a voucher scheme whereby families who wouldn't be able to afford new bikes, can apply for adult and child bikes. They are safe and serviceable and there are some rules around the ownership of them. If you would like more information, please contact Clair Bedford on 07470673471 or email her at CBedford@eastoverschool.co.uk and she will provide further details.

Februarys Sticky Questions!

We’re excited to reintroduce Sticky Questions—thought-provoking prompts designed to spark meaningful conversations and develop children’s oracy skills. Each year group will be exploring a different question over the course of the month, encouraging pupils to think deeply, share ideas, and articulate their thoughts clearly. We’d love for you to continue these discussions at home with your child, helping them build confidence in expressing themselves and engaging in dialogue. Look out for this month’s question and enjoy the conversations it inspires!

FS: Would you sail on a stormy sea or stay safe in the harbour?

 

Year 1: Why do we get scared by scary stories when they are just made of words?

 

Year 2: Think of someone you know who you think is a really good person. What makes them good?

 

Year 3: What bit of technology would you want to uninvent?

 

Year 4: Is the past more real than the future?

 

Year 5: If you got paid to play, would that mean it was work?

 

Year 6: Can you be a bad person but a good ruler?

Important notes for year groups:

Year 2

On Friday 6^th February ALL year 2 children need to bring a pair of old trainers/Wellies in a carrier bag. The children will be outside for P.E as they will be orienteering (part of our PE and Geography learning). Please ensure children have a coat.

Year 3

Year 3 Swimming is on Monday. Please make sure you are sending your children into school with their swimming kits and towels.

Donations of Cereal Boxes- Please can year 3 have any empty cereal boxes, Please take them to Tigers class.

 

Are you looking for support with your child’s bedwetting or sleep advice? If so, please make contact via the Chat Health Text service on 07480 635 515 or for more information regarding bedwetting please visit: https://eric.org.uk/ and information about sleep please visit: https://thesleepcharity.org.uk/

Workshops for Information, Support and Education (WISE) Being a parent carer of a child or young person with additional needs can bring extra situations which are challenging to know how to handle. To help support parent carers navigate these, we have created a range of workshops based on the subjects you have told us would be helpful. Please click the link to have a look - Wise 2025 to 2026

Down-to-earth parenting advice you can trust. We’re here for you, when you need us. Find answers to parenting questions in our advice articles. Or talk to a parenting coach about anything that’s worrying you. It’s all free, and no topic is too big, small, or embarrassing- https://parents.actionforchildren.org.uk/

Safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility.

• If you are concerned about the safety of a child/children, please phone the school office on 01278 422693 and ask to speak to the safeguarding lead.
• If you have a concern outside of school hours you can contact Somerset Direct on 0300 123 2224 (Daytime) or 0300 123 2327 (Out of Hours) for immediate assistance.
• You can also report concerns to NSPCC on 0808 800 5000.
• To support us in safeguarding your children, please make sure that we have at least two up-to-date contact telephone numbers.
• https://ineqe.com/ is a great website which contains safeguarding information for parents, including E-Safety.

 

For term dates and more upcoming events, visit the calendar on our website www.eastoverschool.co.uk/calendar