19
March
YEAR 4 – PAINSHILL PARK
Part of The Howard Partnership Trust
An Eastwick Education.
Ready for Everything.
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Welcome to Eastwick Schools, a federation of Eastwick Infant School and Eastwick Junior School. We are proud to be a part of The Howard Partnership Trust.
Our children achieve highly, with results that are consistently above the national average. Just as importantly, we take great pride in the way our pupils flourish personally and socially, growing into confident young people who are truly “ready for anything”. We are fortunate to have an exceptional school site: featuring a swimming pool, two large playing fields, two woodlands and a wealth of playground equipment. With abundant open green spaces, our grounds offer an unrivalled environment for outdoor learning, exploration and sporting opportunities.
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Year 4 have been really enjoying their PE lessons this half term, learning how to incorporate different items into their gymnastics routines. The children used ribbons, materials and balls to creatively choreograph their own routines.
Reception celebrated Science week by immersing themselves in experiments. We made bubble mixture to paint and blow bubbles with, explored friction, the effects of salt on ice, made windsocks to explore the direction of wind and the grand finale was experimenting with various substances to create a volcano! Lots of fun and excitement for all! 🌋 🫧
Match report 1:
Eastwick delivered an outstanding performance against Greville, securing an impressive 22–6 victory. From the first centre pass, Eastwick moved the ball confidently down the court, showing good passing, movement, and communication.
The team worked hard in both attack and defence, with players supporting each other well and creating space to move the ball into the shooting circle. With all players rotating positions every interval, it was impressive to ses all the players showing great accuracy in the shooting circle, converting many of the team’s chances and helping Eastwick build an early lead.
Defensively, Eastwick applied good pressure, forcing turnovers and limiting Greville’s scoring opportunities. Interceptions and quick transitions back into attack helped maintain control of the game throughout.
Overall, it was an excellent team performance. Eastwick showed strong teamwork, determination, and skill across the court, resulting in a well-deserved 22–6 win.
Match report 2:
Eastwick made a positive start to the match, moving the ball well through the court and creating early attacking opportunities. The team showed good energy from the first centre pass and worked hard to support one another as play moved up the court.
A few footwork calls briefly interrupted Eastwick’s momentum, and with players rotating positions for the first time, it took a little time for the players to find their rhythm, with several early chances just missing the net.
As the match progressed, Eastwick became more confident in their passing and movement. The team worked hard in both attack and defence, communicating well and showing strong teamwork throughout the game.
Their determination paid off, and in a closely contested match Eastwick secured a 4–3 victory. It was a great team effort, with all players contributing and supporting each other across the court. A very strong performance in what was, for many, their first competitive netball match. Well played to all the girls!
This week, Year 5 had the opportunity to practise the recovery position on each other, as part of our PSHE ‘Healthy Me’ learning unit. They also learnt about basic first aid, including: how to treat burns, how to know if someone is unconscious, and how to support someone who is unwell.
They showed maturity throughout, and thoroughly enjoyed this hands-on experience.
Our Reception children have been busy drawing their families this week. Take a look at their brilliant artwork (which is also on the windows for you to look at when you’re next in school!)
Can you guess the mummy?
Happy Mother’s Day from Reception! 💝💖
For Science Week, Year 4 took on the challenge of making their own design of paper aeroplanes. The children had to think about the shape, size and materials used, to try and make their planes fly the furthest. Here are some thoughtful reflections from the children, following their flight test!
“I think using felt tip pen to colour in my plane made it too heavy to fly far!”
“The felt tip pen made holes in my paper, which meant the air travelled through the holes and made it drop to the floor”
“The length of my plane was too short, so it didn’t fly as far as the longer planes”
“The wider the wings of the plane, the better it glided and was held up by the wind”
Eastwick Come 2nd at Terrific Tag Rugby Competition!
On Thursday 12th March 2026, nine Year 6 children took part in a Tag Rugby Competition at St Peters School. Five teams took part, so each team played four matches.
It was a blustery afternoon, but this didn’t put the Eastwick team off. The children were all excited and keen to get going. Our first game was against GBS and was a close match with both teams putting in some great runs and speedy tags. In the end, GBS won 3-1. We then went onto play St Peters 1 where we really got into the match, keeping our formation and making some great runs. That match finished 4 -2 to us!
Our last two games were against St Lawrence and St Peters 2. The scores were as follows:
Eastwick 2 - 1 St Lawrence
Eastwick 2 - 1 St Peters 2.
All in all it was a great afternoon.