The weather on Wednesday evenings has certainly provided us some opportunities to get out doors this term. You may have seen us out in the village, as we completed a rose petal trail to Snakey Park or stormed the Co-op to buy ice-creams, so we could check out our local surroundings for mapping on a […]
Hello, my name is Gabbie Whitaker and I was voted as Eastington Primary School’s May Queen for 2018. My journey began a few weeks before the ceremony. The day I wrote my speech I wrote about how much I wanted to be May Queen and how much it would mean to me and I […]
Eastington and Whitminster Baby & Toddlers Groups Summer 2018 Over the summer holidays, the baby and toddler groups at Eastington and Whitminster will continue to meet on the following dates, at 10-11:30 am The cost of sessions is £2 per family, except for the picnics, which are free. Older children are welcome to join their […]
Emma Levan of Raffles Forest School has been working with children from Eastington Primary school, after school hours. They have a corner of the Eastington Community Orchard to make their own, and they have been going about this with some gusto in recent months. They have cleared a huge area of brambles and undergrowth and […]
Our role as members of the Eastington School Council is to give a voice to the children of Eastington Primary School. We have two representatives for each of our five classes, allowing children to participate in formulating new ideas for our school and community. We also support charities, as well as having close links with […]
Summer Newsletter During the last term we planted seeds and looked at different life cycles. Following that we had great fun exploring St George’s Day and made sheilds and swords, crowns and hats using our imaginations and learning about the use of tools and different materials. To celebrate the Royal Wedding the children made their […]
We have had a busy term since Easter having girl-led guiding as it should be – the Brownies completed a survey before Easter asking them what they wanted to do, and every single girl wrote swimming, so we’ve been off to Dursley pool to do our swimmer badge. We frequently hold a “pow-wow” which is […]
William Morris is a ‘not for profit’ charity based in Gloucestershire. For 40 years we have been helping young people from across the spectrum of learning difficulties and disabilities to take control of their lives and extend their skills so that they can live in and contribute to their local communities. Our inspiration is William […]
During British Science week (12 – 16 thMarch) we were privileged to have a visit from Hayley Pincott, a Pathologist from Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. Hayley worked with every class in the school and the subject matter of her workshops varied. Class 1 and 2 made a human body map and class 3 […]
Calling all babies, toddlers, children, parents, grandparents, friends and carers! Come on down to a Teddytunes session near you. It’s a whole mornings entertainment. Singing, clapping, parachuting, harmonising, bubbling, chatting with friends, eating delicious cake, fruit and more! Laugh your head off and dance till you drop we’ve got it all going on at Teddies. […]
Firstly, we would like to start this newsletter by thanking the many local businesses that very kindly donated prizes for our amazing raffle at our Christmas Nativity. We were overwhelmed by the generosity from everyone and from the proceeds we will hopefully be able to restore our allotment with bark chippings, top soil and mend […]
Here, at Eastington Primary School, class two have been learning how to become Super Heroes! We want to be great thinkers with good mental health. We learn to ‘bounce back’ and as this is not necessarily an innate skill; we all need to practice. Through thought provoking and exciting activities, we are encouraged to develop […]
Calling all babies, toddlers, children, parents, grandparents, friends and carers! Come along to a Teddytunes session near you and release your ‘inner child’ (or your outer child if you like). Every Thursday during term time we meet at Frampton Village Hall 10am for musical merriment, cordial capers and fabulous frolics. All washed down with good […]
Here at Eastington Primary, our community stretches far and wide, beyond our school gates and even beyond the village itself. We are lucky enough to have pen pals in both London and Kenya. Some of the children in Class 4 would like to share their experiences with you. Bea, year 5: My pen pal is […]
This half term we have been very busy fundraising and also thinking about others. We have also been fundraising for Children in need and the children have been dressing up and baking cakes to sell to raise money for others less fortunate than ourselves. Well done Playgroup children we have raised £35 in cake sales […]
“Come along and have a good old fashioned sing song at Teddytunes!” Every Thursday morning during termtime at Frampton Village Hall Hall 10:00 – 11:30 am. Fun musical coffee mornings with Vanessa and her guitar! Everyone’s welcome. Bring your friends and make new friends. Join our marvellous ‘glamorous grannies’ on hand with tea and homemade […]
We have had a very busy start to the new school term since September and have been settling into routines and supporting children’s transition to playgroup and encouraging independence for the older children.
Come on down to Teddytunes and have a good old sing song with Vanessa and her guitar! No need to book just turn up. It’s a whole mornings entertainment full of fun, frolics and fabulous homemade cakes!
Class 3 have been thinking about starting a new academic year. Year 4 children are enjoying being older, responsible members of the class and Year 3 children are excited to have joined Key Stage 2! Here are some of their thoughts:-
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