News from EBPS 9th October 2026
Dear Parents/ Carers,
It has been a very busy week in school with lots of fabulous learning taking place inside and beyond our classroom walls!
Cross country success
A huge well done to all 48 children from Key Stage Two who participated in the North Northamptonshire Cross Country event on Wednesday at Croyland Park. Yet again, Earls Barton were victorious in the "large schools" category and have taken home the shield for another year! Special mention to our Year Three girls who took all 3 top spots across their age category: Erin 1st, Myla 2nd and Bowie 3rd. Congratulations to Maddox who came 6th and Saxon 8th for our Year Four boys. In Year Five, very well done to Coby who came 1st, Olivia who came third and Dylan who finished within the top 8. Finally, in Year Six, well done to Teddy S who came 1st and to Harry, Isaac O, Bea and Paige who all placed within the top 8 and will run again for the county along with all the other top 8 Year Five and Six finishers from Wednesday's event.
Harvest
Children in Years One and Three have been busy rehearsing their songs, words and actions for their harvest festivals in All Saints Church next Friday. Parents and carers in these year groups are warmly welcome to join us in church. The Year One service starts at approximately 14:30 and the Year Three service at approximately 13:15. Thank you to those parent volunteers who are supporting us with walking the children to and from the church. It would be helpful if all visitors were seated in the church 5 minutes before the services begin.
Harvest donations
We are proud to support The McCarthy Dixon Foundation (TMDF) again this year. TMDF provide invaluable support to hundreds of schools and families across Northamptonshire, including many at EBPS, with food parcels, breakfast boxes, school shoes, coats and more. Anything you can spare from the list attached would be warmly welcomed by the charity and we will be collecting items in every class next week to pass on to TMDF and we will have a cash donation box in church next Friday. Alternatively, if you wish to donate online, you can do some via their Local Giving Page here: The McCarthy-Dixon Foundation | Localgiving
Road safety
Special thanks to DXO who came in this week with a large HGV vehicle cab to demonstrate to our children in Reception, Years 1 and 2 how to cross roads safely and to be vigilant when out and about, especially near large vehicles. The children were taught how to use a zebra crossing, "stop, look, listen" as well as about blind spots and safe walking near to vehicles. These were very informative and fun sessions for our children and we would like to extend our thanks to Perry and his team for giving up their time to educate our children in this vital task.
Child Safety Online
Following the launch of a new national campaign, we have been asked by CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection Command – a division of the National Crime Agency) to cascade this information to all parents and carers:
"Today the NCA’s CEOP Education team have launched a suite of new resources to help professionals, parents and carers, and young people understand and respond to the growing threat of online harm groups.
Online harm groups, often referred to as ‘Com Groups’, use tactics such as grooming, coercion, manipulation and blackmail to exploit young people online. Their activity can overlap with a range of harms, including child sexual abuse.
The guidance aims to provide a specific, measured and containing narrative from the NCA that supports proportionate action based on the current threat picture."
Please see the parent and carer guide on their website below for further information.
Guidance for parents and carers on online harm groups
Stay Connected
Please find activities, support and more in the North Northants October edition of Stay Connected.
Attendance this week
Attendance this week was 96.28%. The top classes this week were Holly with 99.17%, Poppy with 99.62%, and winners with an unbeatable 100% again, were Daisy class. Well done!
Have a wonderful weekend.
Miss Lally & Mr Morris
Letters home this week
Secondary school application deadline and transport – Y6 only
Young Voices – Senior choir
Y5 parent volunteer plea for swimming next week
Hazel class trip on Friday reminder
EY PE starting this week
Cross Country reminders
Year 5 art showcase invitation
Junior and Senior choirs cancelled 22nd October
Excellence in Everything certificates
Attachments
Happy Hols October half term
Harvest Festival donations list
AIR
Earth
FIRE
WATER