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SCHOOL & PRE-SCHOOL
BUCKDEN CHURCH OF ENG-
LAND SCHOOL
(Primary Academy Trust)
March 2015
Its so lovely as we approach Spring and the children are
able to spend more time outside enjoying the spring sun-
shine. Many of our children are now enjoying after school
sports clubs which, due to the improved weather, are
now held outside.
We have had another busy month at school with a wide
variety of activities and events. The school celebrated
Buckden Book Day by dressing up as their favourite book
character to raise money for our newly refurbished librar-
ies. We also had our Mothers Day lunch which is always
a very well attended occasion. Mrs Bigg and her team in
the kitchen prepared a lovely meal for a number of mums
and some grandmas. 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 Sunday.
Our visitors left the school feeling very well fed and satis-
fied!!
The children have been having their class assemblies –
all the classes in Key Stage 2 have had their assembly.
Their parents attended and enjoyed their childrens work.
The younger children in Key Stage 1 will have their as-
semblies after the Easter holidays. The school entered
into the spirit of Comic Relief with pupils coming to school
with their funny faces. Mrs Bigg and her team made spe-
cial Comic Relief biscuits which were enjoyed by all the
children at playtime.
As we end the term the Year 3/4 children performed their
play ‘Pirates v Mermaids’. Our budding actors and ac-
tresses gave a very accomplished performance which
was enjoyed by their familes. Well done to everyone in-
cluding the staff who turned their hands to directing, pro-
ducing, costume makers and scenery painters.
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 donations will be gratefully re-
ceived.
Firstly, many thanks to everyone who sponsored our pan-
cake flippers (we raised £244, which must be a record!),
and to all who supported Preschool with their green Wait-
rose tokens, raising £233. Our next fundraiser is our Old
School Club Classics Disco on Saturday 18th April at the
village hall from 7.30pm until midnight (see our advert).
Tickets are £5 in advance from Preschool or Costcutter
(many thanks once again to Costcutter!), or £7 on the
door.
Our other big thank you goes to the staff at Silver Street
Dental Practice, who made the children’s visit so enjoya-
ble and informative. The children talked about it for days
afterwards – they loved the chance to practise with the
tools and sit in the chair. It was even more popular than
Frozen week, which has resulted in the staff having ‘Let it
Go’ permanently stuck in their heads!
As I write we are gearing up for Comic Relief (there are
cakes involved) and a visit to St. Mary’s to learn about
Easter. We also have an Easter Raffle with a lovely choc-
olate hamper to win. The children will be learning about
Passover and St. Patrick’s Day too – look out for Passo-
ver crafts, pots of gold and clover leaf prints coming to a
fridge door near you!
By the time you read this, we will be enjoying our break -
so from all the staff and committee members, Happy
Easter!
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it r telephone Michelle
Nelson(Manager) on 07941 671999 or Alan Scott
(Chairman) on 07745274921.
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