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SCHOOL&PRE-SCHOOLNEWS
BUCKDENPRE-SCHOOLPLAYGROUP
After our lovelyEaster breakwe celebratedwith a
nicewalk to the church.
The childrenwill be experiencing some funwithan
exercise/ dance routine twiceaweek asMiss
Michellewill be startinga “wakeand shake” session
to start thedaywith some zing.
The school leavers are very busy this termwitha
newopportunity to learnFrenchwith aPre-School
parent. Theyhave been learning how to sayhello,
colours andnumbers andwill be lookingat transport
aswell as singing songs inFrench. Twomornings a
week theywill beattendingPE lessons, to help them
prepare for school. AlsoMissAlison has been taking
school leavers to the library for some literacy ses-
sions and this has beena bighit with the children and
we have had some lovely feedback from the library
staff.
At the time of printingwe are still preparing for our
first MayBall. Therewill be a full write up on this in
thenext edition but for nowwewould like to say a
very big thank you to everyonewho has supported
thePre-School with auction prizes; sponsorship; their
timeandeffort andespecially to all thosewho came
and enjoyed this special event.
Here are somePlaygroup dates for your calendar:
28th June
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BuckdenFestival
, come along and join
in the community spirit, we’ll have lots of childrenac-
tivities and family fun.
Weare still looking for amotivated, energetic person
to takeover as our volunteer Chairperson post; this
canbe aparent, carer, relativeor villagemember.
This rolewould suit anyonewhowould like to learn
more about childcare or would like to help in this es-
sential asset to the community. Please contact Cor-
rineEmeleus (ActingChair) if youwould likemore
details.
Formore informationor queries please visit our web-
site
www.buckdenpreschool.co.uk
orMichelle
(Manager) on 07941 671999or CorrineEmeleus
(ActingChair) 07929 600309
BUCKDENCHURCHOF
ENGLANDSCHOOL
(PrimaryAcademyTrust)
May 2014
This has been a very busy, but short half term. The
children in Years 6 and 2 have been sitting their
SATS tests. They have been very busy in class pre-
paring for the tests and have now completed them.
During this half term we have continued with our
class assemblies – the Blue Toucans, Dolphins and
Junebugs classes have all had their assemblies. We
also had a very special assembly whenWood Green
came along to do a whole school assembly - the
theme was ‘Staying Safe withWoody the Dog’. Dur-
ing the assembly the children were given advice on
how to approach dogs safely. After the assembly the
Blue Toucans and Dolphins classes had a lesson
withMolly themouse, who also came along for a vis-
it, andmade her a home.
Our Year 4 children went on their residential visit to
the Kingswood Centre at Albrighton in Staffordshire.
Theweather could have been kinder but it didn’t stop
them having a busy time, with the children taking part
in a wide variety of activities throughout each day.
These varied from climbing up and down ropes, driv-
ing quad-bikes, caving to archery and taking part in
field games and team challenges. Everyone came
home very tired including the accompanying staff,
Mrs Jaynes, Miss Wilkerson, Miss Lizell and Mrs
Lawson.
Our Year 5 children visited the Safety Zone which is
based at St Neots Fire Station. During their visit the
childrenweregiven advice by local policeofficers and
PCSOs, representatives from the Fire Service, Envi-
ronmental Health, Road SafetyOffices and St John’s
Ambulance officers on personal safety. It was an
informative afternoon for both the children and the
teachers who accompanied them. Following that the
Year 5 and 6 classes had a Viking Day. They came
to school dressed in Viking costume and took part in
a varietyof activities based on living in theViking era.
We have plenty to look forward to after the half term
with our Sports Day, Fathers Day lunch, Year 5/6
play and the end of term assemblies. We are hoping
that the summer brings some good weather for us all
toenjoy these events.
BuckdenSurgeryPatients’ Association
200ClubPrizeWinners
April 2014Draw
£25 No. 128MrsChrisBoss
£25 No. 119MrsS. Strachan
£12 No. 64Mrs FionaShirley
£12 No. 30Mrs JoRedwood
