Newsletter 6th March 2026
Dear Parent/ Carer,
Finally, some spring sunshine and lots of smiles in school this week as we have had lots to be positive about and celebrate. World Book Day was wonderful; Year Five Bikeability was brilliant; our Park Runners were pacey and Reception have loved watching eggs hatch into delightful ducklings!
World book day
It has been a wonderful “book-filled” week in school and the feedback we have received from the author’s visit on Wednesday has been fantastic!
Steven Vinacour enjoyed his day at our school tremendously and was really impressed with the enthusiasm and great ideas from the children in all year groups. He was also delighted with how many of you pre-ordered his signed books online or queued on Wednesday after school to purchase one. If you missed out, you could still look on his website to order: http://www-tedstoilet-co-uk.sumupstore.com/
Special thanks to Mrs Warren for organising World Book Day (WBD) events and to Mrs Chapman for setting our WBD “shop”. Thanks also to the many PTA helpers who helper supervise the shop all day on Thursday – we are very grateful.
Children should have brought home their free book and their WBD voucher which can be exchanged for another free book or £1 off any book in most book shops and supermarkets until 15th March.
Year 5 Bikeability
We are very pleased that the staff from Bikeability praised our Year 5 pupils for displaying exemplary behaviour. Many congratulations to all of the Year Five children who participated and have shown real progress this week in their cycling skills. 100% of children passed Level 1 on the playground and the vast majority passed Level 2 showing they are safe to cycle on the roads. The children were presented with their certificate and badge in assembly today.
PTA Easter Egg raffle
Many thanks to those who have already brought in an Easter egg or other sweet treat for our annual Easter egg raffle. The PTA have shared on their social media sites where there are “eggs-cellent” deals on chocolate eggs this year so if you can spare an extra £1 or £1.50 to add one to your weekly shop, we would really appreciate it. Raffle tickets for children will be on-sale in a couple of weeks and the Easter Egg raffle draw will take place on the penultimate day of term (Thursday 26th March).
Parent / carer event
We look forward to welcoming Year 6 parents in after school next Thursday to see the masks they have made.
Happy Hols open during Easter
Happy Hols is open at EBPS for Holiday Club during the first week of the Easter Holidays and all children are welcome to join in the fun from all schools in Northamptonshire. If you are already registered with Happy Hols and wish to attend, please collect a booking form from the school office. If you wish to attend the club but have not registered, please see a staff member at Happy Hols to collect admission form and booking forms.
Contact Wendy on 07591 004884 or email info@happyhols-playscheme.co.uk
Attendance
Attendance this week was 96.58%. The top classes this week were Bluebell with 98.97%, Daffodil with 99.31% and the winners this week with an unbeatable 100% was Ash class. Well done!
Easter holiday
A reminder that school breaks-up for Easter on Friday 27th March and re-starts on Monday 13th April.
We do not send out flyers for sports, holiday and community events anymore. Please find these, along with some Easter activities on the Community Page of our website.
Wishing you a lovely weekend.
Miss Lally & Mr Morris
Letters home this week
Year 1 teddys in school next week
Year 4 Brass concert invitation
Trip payment reminders – Y1 and EYFS
Year 6 masks showcase invitation
No Year 2 maths club on 16th March
Year 2 seaside trip
Excellence in Everything Certificates – eligible pupils only
Year 4 bread cafe tomorrow reminder
Year 1 DT showcase tomorrow reminder
Secondary school allocations – Y6 only
Attachments
Encourage reading
Happy Hols Easter booking poster
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