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SCHOOL&PRE-SCHOOLNEWS
BUCKDENPRE-SCHOOLPLAYGROUP
April 2014
Weare now thinking of Springandhave starting on
our spring cleaning. ThePlayrooms have been re-
organised and nowwe have abigger andmore open
story corner and separate art area, with an addition
of themaths table in the quiet room.
AnEaster raffle is beingheld for the children, so one
luckywinner will be getting a verybig treat this East-
er!
Activitieswill be based aroundSpring and the lifecy-
cle. The childrenwill be lookingand learning about
all the changes that are happening outside. Hopeful-
ly if theweather permits therewill be some spring
walks around the park.
Formore informationor queries please visit our web-
site
www.buckdenpreschool.co.uk
orMichelle
(Manager) on 07941 671999or CorrineEmeleus
(ActingChair ) 07929 600309
BUCKDENCHURCHOF
ENGLANDSCHOOL
(PrimaryAcademyTrust)
March2014
Its so lovely as we approach Spring and the children
are able to spend more time outside enjoying the
spring sunshine. Many of our children are now enjoy-
ing after school sports clubs which, due to the im-
provedweather, are nowheld in the playground.
We have had another busy month at school with a
wide variety of activities and events. The class as-
semblies are continuing and the children are enjoying
sharing them with their parents. The school cele-
bratedWorld Book Day with a book swapping event.
The children bought in a book they had read. These
were put into a book swap and the childrenwere able
to ‘buy’ a book they hadn’t yet read. The event
proved to be very popular. We also had our Mothers
Day lunch which is always a verywell attended occa-
sion. Mrs Bigg and her team in the kitchen prepared
a lovelymeal for a number of mums and some grand-
mas. After lunch the children were able to visit a
shop organised by the FOBS where they bought a
mothers day gift to be presented on Mothering Sun-
day. Our visitors left the school feeling very well fed
and satisfied!!
The children inReception andKeyStage 1 visited the
Imperial War Museum at Duxford. The visit en-
hanced their work on heroes and bought it to life in a
real way. Whilst there the children all completed a
workshop, some of the children assembled an aero-
plane whilst others learned about how the planes fly.
It was a brilliant day and the children, staff and our
army of parent helpers all returned home excited, but
tired and exhausted.
The school is collecting the ‘Active Kids’ vouchers
being given out when you shop in Sainsburys. We
are aiming to have a record collection this year which
will enable us to buy sports equipment for the school.
If you do shop in Sainsburys, please collect the
vouchers and bring them into the school office. All
donationswill be gratefully received. Thank you.
BuckdenSurgeryPatients’ Association
200ClubPrizeWinners
March2014Draw
£25 No. 40Mr BernardHatswell
£25 No. 5Mr Robert Harris
£12 No. 49Mr BernardSmith
£12 No. 183MsSimoneFarrer
There are several numbers available for newmem-
bers toacquire for the year April 2014 -March2015,
cost £12. Details fromMrsS.WilkinsonTel
810086
WEABuckden
Royal Gardens
A short course that takes a look at some of Eng-
land’s fabulous royal gardens to see how they set
the fashion that others followed and how they
shaped the development of theEnglish garden. We
will be looking at Hampton Court Palace, Windsor
Castle, Buckingham Palace, Sandringham and
Kew.
Tutor: AndrewSankey
6Sessions of 90minutes, from 29thApril in the
ConferenceRoom, BuckdenTowers.
Fee£27.50
Contacts: Bridget Hale 216391, Bill Templeton
456788
