April 2017

Buckden Roundabout

April 2017

School and Pre-School

BUCKDEN CHURCH OF

ENGLAND SCHOOL

(Primary Academy Trust)

March 2017

As Spring approaches, we are busy preparing for the better

weather. March has been a busy month with a variety of

activities. We celebrated World Book Day with the children

and teachers bringing their favourite book to school to share

with their friends. Our year 5 children had a Medieval Day.

The children (and teachers) came to school dressed in clothes

of the period. They learnt about life in the time of the Magna

Carta, around the early 1200’s, what life was like for a peasant

in 1215, how the feudal system worked, what was King John

really like and how the Magna Carta came about. They also

took part in a variety of activities including writing in authen-

tic ink and designing their own coat of arms.

The PTA hosted a Mothers Day Afternoon Tea for our Mums

and Grandmas. Our visitors enjoyed a cup of tea with their

scones or cake – in some cases both! The PTA also organised

a shop where the children were able to buy a present for their

mums. It was a lovely afternoon – we were pleased to see so

many of our mums join us.

Our Year 3/4 children have been very busy writing, learning,

practising and performing their end of term play. ‘Porridge’

was performed to our parents and friends who came along

and, we hope, enjoyed the production. Well done to all our

budding actors and actresses and to the staff who turned

their hand to writing, directing, producing, costume making

and prompters.

We have now over 500 bottles towards our greenhouse.

Thank you to everyone who has brought in their empty 2 litre

bottles. We have a target of 1500 bottles so we still have a

long way to go. Please continue to bring in your empty 2 litre

plastic bottles. We are grateful for all donations. The school

is also collecting the ‘Active Kids’ vouchers being given out

when you shop in Sainsburys. We are aiming for a record

collection this year which will enable us to buy sports equip-

ment for the school. If you do shop in Sainsburys, please col-

lect the vouchers and bring them into the school office. We

are grateful for all donations. Thank you.

We would like to wish the residents of Buckden a Happy East-

er. We look forward to seeing you when we return for the

Summer Term on Tuesday 18

April.

As I write this, the children have been enjoying St Patrick’s

Day craft activities. We have a lovely line of happy leprechaun

faces hanging on our display line and our pot of gold activity

has given the children the chance to think about how they

would use a great deal of money. Unfortunately, any hopes

we had of this bringing out their charitable side have so far

been disappointed! Answers have included, “I’d buy a big gold

ship,” and “I’d buy Santa!” Of course, we may have also been

making items for Mother’s Day, which Mums will have re-

ceived by now. We hope you liked them.

We’d like to thank everyone who donated to our Easter

Raffle. By the look of the hampers, the winners will spend the

rest of the year trying to burn off the calories! Although the

village festival and Buckfest still seem a long way away, we

will be asking for donations for our famous tombola, so if you

have any unwanted suitable items, they would be gratefully

received.

St. George’s Day is nearly here, and this will give us a chance

to discuss what it means to be ‘brave’. Our sponsored bounce

and Easter craft morning are also just around the corner and

promise to be fun, if hectic, events – and of course, both staff

and children are enjoying the warmer weather and the sun-

shine. Our secure, shaded outdoor area comes into its own at

this time of year, allowing the children to play outside in the

fresh air regularly without having to make a trip to a park or

field as some preschools do. We are aware how lucky we are

in this regard.

We look forward to seeing you at our summer events.

Miss Alison

To arrange a visit or book a place for your child please contact

our Manager, Michelle Nelson on 07941 671999.

For more information, please contact our Chairperson, Lind-

sey Page, at Buckdenpreschoolchair@aol.com

or visit www.buckdenpreschool.co.uk

Great Glasshouses and Fantastic Follies

Andrew Sankey

Step into a great glass cathedral designed to conserve the

wonderful exotics from across the globe; or be amazed by an

underground shelled grotto or unusually shaped tower where

the view is simply stunning.

Tuesdays 10am 1.5 hour sessions (first and last classes which

are 2 hours); 8 sessions total 13 hours.

25th April - 20th June, with half term on 30th May

Cost £45.50

Venue: Claret Centre, Buckden Towers

Contacts Bridget Hale 216391,

Bill Templeton 456788

THANK

YOU!

A huge thank you to all who attended or supported our Chari-

ty Boden event. We raised an amazing £1400 for The Alex

Hulme Foundation. They were absolutely delighted.

Look forward to seeing you all again next year.