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Friday 19 June 2020 Sensory Story Telling Event - below 5 years Sensory Story Telling Event
Tuesday 16 June 2020 Return to School Information for Parents - June 2020
Thursday 4 June 2020 Return to School Information for Parents <span class="date">Friday 22 May 2020</span> <span class="title"><a href="/docs/General/reopeningafterCov19/Parent__Reopening_Guidance_22_5_20__1_.pdf">PARENT REOPENING GUIDANCE 22.5.20</a></span> </div> </li> <li> <div class="text-box"> <span class="date">Monday 11 May 2020</span> <span class="title"><a href="/News/Update-for-Parents-Following-PMs-Announcement">Update for Parents Following PMs Announcement</a></span> </div> </li> <li> <div class="text-box"> <span class="date">Wednesday 6 May 2020</span> <span class="title"><a href="/News/Birmingham-Grammar-Schools-Optional-Entrance-Test-">Birmingham Grammar Schools Optional Entrance Test - 2021 Entry</a></span> </div> </li> <li> <div class="text-box"> <span class="date">Monday 4 May 2020</span> <span class="title"><a href="/News/We-Miss-You-A-message-from-staff-to-our-pupils">A Message From Everyone at The Oval</a></span> <span class="page-overview">We Miss You - A message from staff to our pupils</span> </div> </li> <li> <div class="text-box"> <span class="date">Monday 27 April 2020</span> <span class="title"><a href="/News/Free-Daily-Phonics-Lessons">Free Daily Phonics Lessons</a></span> </div> </li> <li> <div class="text-box"> <span class="date">Tuesday 14 April 2020</span> <span class="title"><a href="/Children/Coronavirus-Book-for-Children/Coronavirus-ABookForChildren.pdf">Coronavirus Book for Children</a></span> <span class="page-overview"> </span> </div> </li> <li> <div class="text-box"> <span class="date">Friday 3 April 2020</span> <span class="title"><a href="/News/Organisations-who-can-help-parents-and-carers/organisations_who_can_help_April_2020.pdf">Organisations who can help parents and carers</a></span> </div> </li> <li> <div class="text-box"> <span class="date">Thursday 26 March 2020</span> <span class="title"><a href="/docs/Newsletters/East_Parent_Telephone_Support_Line_Advert.pdf">Helpline for parents and carers</a></span> </div> </li> <li> <div class="text-box"> <span class="date">Friday 20 March 2020</span> <span class="title"><a href="/Coronavirus-Update/COVID19_-_School_Closure_update.pdf">COVID-19 Update for Parents and Carers: 20th March 2020</a></span> </div> </li> <li> <div class="text-box"> <span class="date">Friday 20 March 2020</span> <span class="title"><a href="/key_worker_letter_March_2020.pdf">COVID19 - Key Worker Information</a></span> <span class="page-overview">Key Worker Information - COVID19</span> </div> </li> <li> <div class="text-box"> <span class="date">Wednesday 18 March 2020</span> <span class="title"><a href="/docs/Newsletters/Learning_From_Home_For_Pupils2_18032020.pdf">Learning From Home For Pupils</a></span> </div> </li> <li> <div class="text-box"> <span class="date">Wednesday 18 March 2020</span> <span class="title"><a href="https://www.theovalprimary.co.uk/docs/newsletters/Parent_Letter_March_2020_FINAL_THE_OVAL.pdf">COVID-19 Important Information</a></span> </div> </li> <li> <div class="text-box"> <span class="date">Friday 28 February 2020</span> <span class="title"><a href="/docs/Newsletters/gold_letter.pdf">Oval achieve Rights Respecting School Gold Award</a></span> </div> </li> <li> <div class="text-box"> <span class="date">Wednesday 26 February 2020</span> <span class="title"><a href="/News/20200302_CORONAVIRUS_UPDATE_website_message.pdf">CORONAVIRUS UPDATE - 26 February 2020</a></span> </div> </li> <li> <div class="text-box"> <span class="date">Friday 14 February 2020</span> <span class="title"><a href="https://www.theovalprimary.co.uk/Children/Homework/">500 Word Competition - Holiday Homework</a></span> </div> </li> <li> <div class="text-box"> <span class="date">Tuesday 28 January 2020</span> <span class="title"><a href="/News/Nursery-Places">Nursery Places Available</a></span> </div> </li> <li> <div class="text-box"> <span class="date">Friday 6 December 2019</span> <span class="title"><a href="/News/Advice-for-Parents-about-Norovirus">Advice for Parents about Norovirus</a></span> </div> </li> <li> <div class="text-box"> <span class="date">Thursday 21 November 2019</span> <span class="title"><a href="/News/Be-Empowered-Workshops-BEW">'Be Empowered' Workshops (BEW)</a></span> <span class="page-overview">‘Be Empowered’ Workshops (BEW)</span> </div> </li> <li> <div class="text-box"> <span class="date">Monday 4 November 2019</span> <span class="title"><a href="/News/School-Closed-Friday-15-November-2019">School Closed Friday 15 November 2019</a></span> </div> </li> <li> <div class="text-box"> <span class="date">Friday 26 July 2019</span> <span class="title"><a href="/News/School-re-opens-after-Summer-holiday-03-September">School Opens 03 September</a></span> <span class="page-overview">School re-opens after Summer holiday 03 September</span> </div> </li> <li> <div class="text-box"> <span class="date">Friday 5 July 2019</span> <span class="title"><a href="/News/New-school-gate-opening-times-at-8-40-am">New school gate opening times at 8.40 am</a></span> </div> </li> <li> <div class="text-box"> <span class="date">Wednesday 12 June 2019</span> <span class="title"><a href="/News/The-Oval-Around-the-World-in-30-Barrows">The Oval 'Around the World in 30 Barrows'</a></span> </div> </li> <li> <div class="text-box"> <span class="date">Tuesday 11 June 2019</span> <span class="title"><a href="/New-Vacancies/index.asp">New Vacancies</a></span> </div> </li> <li> <div class="text-box"> <span class="date">Friday 3 March 2017</span> <span class="title"><a href="/News/NEW-KS1-PLAYGROUND-EQUIPMENT-03032017024558">NEW KS1 PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT</a></span> </div> </li> </ul> <h3 class="news-subscribe"><a href="/RSS/News/">Subscribe to our news as an RSS feed</a></h3> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <footer> <div class="wrapper"> <p class="address"> Whittington Oval, Yardley,<br /> Birmingham B33 8JG </p> <p class="contact"> Tel: 0121 464 3248<br /> Fax: 0121 464 1170 </p> <a 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