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Despite our two-week break, we have managed to
fit in quite a lot at Preschool over the last month.
The children made some lovely shamrock pictures
and rainbows, complete with pots of gold, for St.
Patrick’s Day and had a great time with their par-
ents and carers, discovering the eggs left by the
Easter Bunny in our Easter Egg Hunt. It was also
another brilliant month for fundraising, with £144.50
raised from our very successful Easter Raffle. Con-
gratulations to Nikki Mainwaring, who won our East-
er hamper, and to the winners of our smaller prizes
too. Thank you to everyone who organised and
supported both Easter events.
This month, the children who are due to leave us for
big school in July will be starting more formal PE
sessions, which provides helpful practice in getting
themselves dressed too. We will also be having a
go at maypole dancing – always good fun! – but if
disco is more your thing, please see our advert for
our Old School Jams Disco fundraiser below.
We have welcomed several new starters this term
and several of our sessions are now full or nearly
full, so please contact us soon if you would like a
place for your child.
Miss Alison
For more information, please visit
www.buckdenpreschool.co.uk
. To book a visit or
talk to our Manager, Michelle Nelson, ring 07941
671999. You can also contact our Chairman, Alan
Scott, on 07745274921, and visit
www.facebook.com/
www.buckdenpreschool.co.uk
for our latest up-
dates.
BUCKDEN CHURCH OF
ENGLAND SCHOOL
(Primary Academy Trust)
April 2016
We hope you all had a good Easter. We have returned
to school and are now planning a wide variety of events
and activities for the summer term. More details will
follow in future editions of the Roundabout.
Residents of Buckden will have received a booklet about
the public consultation for the proposed housing devel-
opment off Lucks Lane. In this booklet, in the section
‘Frequently Asked Topics’, information about schools
states that there appears to be ‘limited capacity’ in Buck-
den CE Primary School
.
We would like to reassure par-
ents that the school currently has the capacity for all
children who live in the catchment area of Buckden, Did-
dington and Southoe with the exception of our Years 2 &
5 which are currently full. The school does have the
capacity for our expected Reception intake over the
coming years.
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 grate-
fully received. Thank you.
2016
Half Term
30 May – 3 June
Summer Term Closes
Friday 15 July
Professional Day
Monday 18 July
Professional Day
Tuesday 19 July
Professional Day
Wednesday 20 July
Professional Day
Thursday 21 July
Autumn Term Opens
Thursday 1 September
Half Term
24 - 28 October
Autumn Term Closes
Tuesday 20 December
2017
Spring Term Opens
Wednesday 4 January
Half Term
13 – 17 February
Spring Term Closes
Friday 31 March
Summer Term Opens
Tuesday 18 April
May Day
Monday 1 May
Half Term
29 May – 2 June
Summer Term Closes
Friday 14 July
Professional Day
Monday 17 July
Professional Day
Tuesday 18 July
Professional Day
Wednesday 19 July
Professional Day
Thursday 20 July
Professional Day
Friday 21 July