Whole School Weekly Bulletin 01.05.2026

MAY DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES

04.05.2026 Bank Holiday (School closed)

06.05.2026 Performers club presents the story of the Little Mermaid @ 5:30pm

07.05.2026 Performers club presents the story of the Little Mermaid @ 5:30pm

11.05.2026 SATS Week
12.05.2026 Year 2 & 3 Platform Rail Workshop

13.05.2026 FS Court Farm Trip

14.05.2026 Year 1 Apex Trip

18.05.2026 FS Animal Detectives Assembly with Farmlink

18.05.2026-20.05.2026 Year 6 Dartmoor Activity Centre Residential  

20.05.2026 Foxes Class trip to Weston Museum

21.05.2026 Otters Class trip to Weston Museum

25.05.2026 School Holidays

01.06.2026 Back to School

Whole School:

It is illegal to use Electric Scooters in public places. These should not be ridden to school or brought on to the school site by any pupils.

Please note that children attending after school sports clubs should wear uniform to school and bring a kit with them to change into.

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

There will be a ‘day at the seaside’ menu available to view and book on the school meal ordering app, these include halal and allergen options. The day at the seaside menu will be available on Thursday 21^st May.

The Big Brush

From next week, FS and KS1 children will be brushing their teeth for 2 minutes each day.  Please ensure we have your consent letters returned to do this.

They will also be bringing home a tube of toothpaste and a toothbrush which have been given from The Big Brush campaign. Any questions please ask your child's teacher.

KS1 Summer Term reading challenge!

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

Sticky Questions for May!

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: If you could fly, where would you go?

Year 1: Could a ball be a cube?

Year 2: If ten people are looking at a rainbow, how many rainbows are there?

Year 3: When is it ok to tell tales?

Year 4: Do you get to be happy by trying to be happy or by some other way?

Year 5: Are the good things in life the things we want or the things we should want?

Year 6: How many witnesses equals seeing something with your own eyes?

Important notes for year groups:

FS

Foundation stage will have PE on Tuesday 12th May. 

Please ensure you have paid and given consent on MCAS for the upcoming trip to Court Farm.

Year 1 will have PE on Wednesday 13^th May.

Please ensure you have paid and given consent on MCAS for the upcoming trip to the Apex.

Year 4

Year 4 swimming is on Monday. Please make sure you are sending your children into school with their swimming kits and towels. Children should come to school wearing PE kits to make changing quicker and easier.

Year 6

We are pleased to invite all Year 6 pupils to attend our SATs Breakfast, which will take place in the school hall each morning from 8:20am to 8:40am during SATs week (please enter school through the main gates). This is a lovely opportunity for the children to come together in a calm and supportive environment, enjoy a light breakfast and settle any nerves ahead of their tests. We encourage all Year 6 pupils to attend and start their day feeling relaxed and ready.

 

Help your child deal with exam stress Exams can feel overwhelming for children and young people. It may be tricky to know how to support them through this difficult period. As a parent or carer, there are things you can do to help them manage feelings of stress. https://parents.actionforchildren.org.uk

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