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Buckden Roundabout
July 2017
School & Pre-School
At half-term, we said goodbye to our Manager, Michelle Nel-
son, who decided that after many years in childcare, she
wanted to work with grown-ups instead! We wish her well.
The very capable Denise Carter has stepped into her shoes
and we wish Miss Denise all the best in her new role too! She
has been part of the Preschool for many years, both as a par-
ent and a staff member, so it’s a familiar face at the helm. We
also welcomed new committee members and had a successful
coffee morning, giving parents and carers the chance to so-
cialise and learn more about preschool.
The preschool leavers have enjoyed practising their ‘egg and
spoon’ skills in PE sessions. We have started taking those go-
ing to Buckden Primary for a weekly visit to make their transi-
tion smoother. All the children have loved the transformation
of our home corner into a vet’s surgery and we are looking
forward to Matilda’s mummy visiting to tell us what it’s like to
be a real vet. Our local PCSO will also visit, helping the chil-
dren learn about ‘people who help us.’
Our tombola stall will be back at the Buckden Village Festival
and Buckfest. Please come along to support us and win some
great prizes. We also look forward to seeing local families at
our Stay ‘n Play sessions – see our advert for dates and times.
As this is the last Roundabout of the school year, we must say
a big thank you to everyone who has supported us this year -
particularly Costcutter, who supply our snacks, and for whom
nothing seems to be too much trouble!
Finally, we must say a sad goodbye to our leavers and their
families. They will be very much missed, and we wish them all
the best for the future. Stay in touch!
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, Lindsey Page,
at Buckdenpreschoolchair@aol.com
or visit www.buckdenpreschool.co.uk
BUCKDEN CHURCH OF
ENGLAND SCHOOL
(Primary Academy Trust)
June 2017
June has been a busy month for the pupils at the school. We
started the term with our Science Extravaganza. The children
took part in two days of science discoveries and experiments,
culminating in a Science Show presented by a member of The
Royal Institution, a charity dedicated to connecting people
with the world of science. In the evening another show was
presented to an audience of parents and children. Both
shows were extremely enjoyable as well as being educational
and informative.
Our Reception and Key Stage 1 children visited Shepreth Park
Zoo. They all had a wonderful visit looking at all the animals
and taking part in workshops and completing challenges.
Thank you to the staff and parents who helped on the visit.
A group of children from Year 5/6 visited Ely Cathedral to take
part in the ‘Songs of God & Science’ competition. For the
competition the children wrote a new worship song which
was performed during their visit. Everyone enjoyed the day.
You can watch performance by accessing the following link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdRclsLCHD0
.
Our Year 3 children visited the Museums of Archaeology &
Anthropology and of Classical Archaeology in Cambridge. This
visit was to complement their topic work based on ancient
civilisations. It was a very busy and interesting day.
Year 5/6 performed their play ‘Pantastic’ to the school and
parents. It was our interpretation of the story of Peter Pan.
Parents and friends who came along and enjoyed the produc-
tion. Well done to all our budding actors and actresses and to
the staff who turned their hand to writing, directing, produc-
ing and prompters, and to parents for providing the children’s
costumes.
As we go into July we are busy preparing for our annual sports
day, transition week and our end of year celebration assem-
blies. Look out for news of these events next month.
Buckden and Little Paxton Surgery
Patient Association 200 Club
June Draw Results
Bonus Prize £100 No. 43 Mrs Brenda Corner
£100 No. 56 Mr & Mrs EJ Wood
£25 No. 2 Mr & Mrs J Cartwright
£25 No. 30 Mrs Jo Redwood
£25 No. 39 Mrs K Treutlin
£25 No. 183 Ms Simone Farrer
Scout Hut Rental
The 1
st
Southoe and Buckden Scouts would like to
thank Peggy Hill for many years of service, caring
for the Scout Hut and taking bookings.
Peggy stepped down from this role recently and in
future all contacts and queries for Scout Hut book-
ings will be handled by:
Lisette Joy
Tel: 01480 810347
email:
lisettejoy@hotmail.com