Whole School Newsletter Autumn 2025 Week 11

It’s been another brilliant week of learning and adventure at EP!
Year 4 had a fantastic day exploring the Science Museum’s Wonder Lab, Year 3 loved their Freshwater Theatre workshop, and Year 6 spent an inspiring Citizenship Day learning about public transport safety, money management, fire prevention and civic responsibility. The Primary Maths Challenge this week also saw a record number of Year 5 and 6 pupils taking part - showing true EP love of learning and great resilience in the face of some exceptionally tricky maths challenges. Huge congratulations to all our mathematicians!

This week we’ve been thinking hard about what bullying is - and what it’s not. We’ve talked about how bullying involves an imbalance of power, happens more than once, and is never OK. Everyone at EP has a role to play: we can stand up for others, offer friendship, and tell an adult if something feels wrong. Exploring this image with older children, of different roles we can play within groups was really successful in getting us thinking about how we can be a defender, a changemaker and a force for good!

Our assemblies also reminded us that bullying is behaviour, not identity — no one is a “bully” and no-one consistently plays any of these roles, but everyone can make positive choices. At EP, we take every report seriously, listen carefully, and work with children and families to find solutions.

You can read more in our Anti-Bullying Policy on the school website.

Coming up next week

Monday

8-8:50 Year 5 & 6 Dodgeball Club
3:30-4:30 Junior Football Development Club

Tuesday

8-8:50 Y1 & 2 Multi-Sports Club
Y5 and Y6 Basketball Team Tournament
Year 2 at The October Gallery 8.50am - 13:30pm (note early start)
Football Squad training

Wednesday

No Dawn Chorus at 8am. Miss Mac will rearrange during the school day - back to normal timings next week!
Year 5 12 Choirs of Christmas rehearsal at EP

1:30 - Caterlink: parent taster session at Eleanor Palmer

Thursday

8-8:45 Year 3 and 4 Dodgeball Club
Y4 Trip to Gunnersbury Park

Friday

8-8:50 Junior Girls’ Multi-Sports Club
Reception and Year 1 Early reading and Phonics parent session - learn more about supporting your child with phonics and reading

3:30-4:30 Y2-6 Gymnastics

Autumn Term Reminders and Notes:

Breakfast Club bookings

If your child attends Breakfast Club please make a booking through Arbor The club is increasingly busy and we are reaching capacity. Unless your child has a booking, unfortunately we cannot guarantee a place at the club.

School lunches and taster session

We’re excited to host a Lunch Taster for parents next Wednesday 19th November at 1:30pm - you’re warmly invited to come and try some of the delicious dishes from this half term’s menu.

Winter Concert poetry readers

If your child has expressed interest in auditioning to recite a short poem at the Winter Concert, they should have brought home a sheet with poems on. Please support them in learning a few lines by heart of one of the poems, ready for auditions next week.

EP Variety Show

This is held on the last day of this term, Friday 19th December. Two acts are selected from each class after an in-class audition, and they will perform in the Variety Show. Children can perform alone or with classmates. We welcome a wide range of acts: dance, music, comedy, magic and more! Class auditions take place next week and w/c 24th November. Check class newsletters for the exact day.

Christmas Trees

Here’s a chance to raise money for EP by buying a fabulous Christmas tree from a sustainable source at a great price. Order deadline is 4pm on Wednesday 26 November. Ready for collection at the Winter Fair on Friday 5 December

Christmas Tree Order Form 2025

PTA Events

Winter Fair on Friday 5 December 3-5pm!

Chocolate Tombola

The Chocolate Tombola is always the most popular stall at the Winter Fair and we hope that everyone can give some chocolate to support its success. Please donate chocolate - it can be a small bar or a big box - the variety all adds to the fun!

Winter Fair Pre-Loved Jewellery & Glasses Stall

If you have unwanted jewellery or sunglasses to donate, this can be polished and beautifully presented in a gift box to sell at the Fair. Donations to the office please.

Toys, Games and Books

Thank you for the toy, book and game donations so far for the Winter Fair. A reminder that for this event the stalls will be selling gifts - so please only donate new or as-new items.

Thank you to everyone who attended the School Association AGM in October. Please contact the school office if you would like minutes of the meeting.

Autumn Term Dates

Wednesday 19th November 1:30pm - Lunch taster for parents and carers
Friday 5th December - Winter Fair (No Gym Club or Club EP)
Winter Concert date confirmed - Monday 15th December at Acland Burghley Hall, likely start will be 2:30pm, further details to be confirmed nearer the time.
Friday 19th December - Winter Variety Show and last day of term. School ends at 3:30pm with no Club EP.

Christmas Holidays - Monday 22nd December - Friday 2nd January inclusive

Snack Sales on Fridays

21st November - Reception
28rd November - Nursery