News Ecclesbourne Primary School

We have been celebrating Friendship Week at EPS and exploring the theme for this year, ‘Power for Good’. 

On Wednesday, Jupiter Class visited the ‘Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology’ as part of their thematic studies. 

In our Year 2 classes—Satellites and Shuttles—we’ve been diving into Roald Dahl’s hilarious and grossly entertaining book, The Twits.

This week in Asteroids and Meteors class we had a splendid time at our Victorian tea party.

In Year 4 at Ecclesbourne, we have been learning about Deepavali or Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights.

We have been celebrating Black History Month, with a key focus on recognising and celebrating the invaluable contributions and achievements of Black men and women through history.

On Tuesday Year 4 were treated to a Roman invasion! To support the children’s learning in our thematic curriculum, Year 4 spent the day with a Roman solider who led a brilliant history workshop. 

Yesterday, Year 6 at EPS visited the Natural History Museum in South Kensington to learn about evolution – a topic they have been studying since September.

This morning, Jupiter class in Year 6 at EPS presented a fantastic assembly about the suffragettes and how women fought for the right to vote 150 years ago.

The Croydon Fire service are arranging a fantastic sensory event to celebrate Firework Night for children with SEND: Sunday, 2nd November 2025 5.30pm–8pm Firework-themed lighting display and sensory spaces.

This week was Baking Week!  The Year two children have been very busy baking healthy banana muffins.

Thank you to all the parents and carers who were able to attend our recent curriculum meetings. 

EPS children demonstrated their running skills with an excellent showing at last week’s Cross Country Competition.

Thank you to our families for all your generous donations of cake and cash in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

Dear Pegasus families, At Pegasus, we love a good story. Here’s the chance for children to write their own stories and enter a national writing competition called 500 words.