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Hopefully by the time you read this, the weather will be
less changeable, and all of Miss Estelle’s PE sessions with
the school leavers will be outside in the sun. These ses-
sions help them get used to more organised physical activ-
ities and the tricky business of getting themselves
dressed! The children have also been enjoying focussed
(but fun!) French lessons, circuits, and literacy, numeracy
and pencil control sessions, and have also had plenty of
free time to enjoy all the activities Preschool has to offer –
such as dancing around the wonderful Maypole created by
Miss Denise, making beautiful May wreaths and hunting
for the Shape of the Week.
On to fun and fundraising. First, a huge thank you to
Becky, Heather and Lyndsey, and everyone else who
made their final fundraising event such a success. Their
Old School Jams Disco raised an amazing £502.15! Our
next event is our Teddy Bears’ Picnic, beginning at 11a.m.
in the 26th June. Everyone is welcome, so bring your chil-
dren and a picnic along and join us on the field for fun and
face painting! We will also be having stalls at the village
festival and Buckfest, and would be grateful for any dona-
tions of nail varnish, white tiles and items for our tombola.
Miss Sam has also put out a last call for any Sainsbury’s
vouchers; we have until mid June to collect them, so
please check for any still lurking in the bottom of your
purses and wallets.
Miss Alison
For news, visit
For information visit or tele-
phone Michelle Nelson (Manager) on 07941 671999 or
Alan Scott (Chairman) on 07745274921.
Buckden Bowls Club
Draw Results
May
No. 77 Val Corn £20
No. 6 David Clark £10
No. 72 Alf Wilson £5
Contact Numbers:
Club Sec. Ladies Sec.
Brian Moore Daphne Meats
01480 812112 01480 383448
BUCKDEN CHURCH OF ENG-
LAND SCHOOL
(Primary Academy Trust)
May 2015
This has been a very busy, but short half term. The chil-
dren in Years 6 and 2 have been sitting their SATS tests.
They have been very busy in class preparing for the tests
and have now completed them.
During this half term we have continued with our class
assemblies – the Huskies and Tigers classes have had
their assemblies. Our Year 4 children went on their resi-
dential visit to the Kingswood Centre at West Runton in
Norfolk. The children took part in a wide variety of activi-
ties throughout each day. These varied from climbing up
and down ropes, caving to archery and taking part in field
games and team challenges. Everyone came home very
tired including the accompanying staff, Mrs Jaynes, Mrs
Bond and Mrs Lawson.
Our Year 5 children visited the Safety Zone which is
based at St Neots Fire Station. During the visit the chil-
dren were given advice by local police officers and
PCSO’s, representatives from the Fire Service, Environ-
mental Health, Road Safety Offices and St John’s Ambu-
lance officers on personal safety. It was an informative
afternoon for both the children and the teachers who ac-
companied them. The children in Reception and Key
Stage 1 visited Shepreth Wildlife Park. This visit was the
culmination of their topic work. While at the park they
were able to see the animals and also take part in a work-
shop about animal habitats and how they adapt to living
in them.
Buckden is a beacon school for music and in this role our
Year 3, 4 and 5 children attended a Musical Extravagan-
za at Wood Green Animal Shelter with other beacon
schools for music. They spent the day playing their musi-
cal instruments and singing, in preparation for a musical
concert attended by their parents.
Our sports teams have been very busy over the past few
weeks. The Year 5/6 football team played in the final of
the Medium Schools Spring Tournament against Bury
School and won 4: 1 after a hard fought game. A team of
cross country runners took part in the Huntingdon District
Cross Country Annual event for schools at Priory Park in
St Neots. Both teams did very well. The girls team were
placed 16th out of 101 teams and the boys team, 35th out
of 128 teams. Our Year 5/6 Netball team played in the
Inter Schools Tournament at Hinchingbrooke School.
Although they did not progress through to the final stages
of the tournament they played very well in the three
matches in their pool. Well done to all team members.
Over the past few weeks we have been improving the area around the school. We have painted fences and outdoor furni-
ture, tidied the school field, planted the raised beds in front of the school and restocked our hanging baskets. Thank you
to all parents who have helped in this endeavour and donated materials. This is an ongoing project – keep an eye out for
further improvements.
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 to enjoy these events.