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The autumn term is always hectic, with harvest festi-
vals, bonfire night craft, Halloween activities and of
course our very popular Halloween disco – where we
get to catch up with many of our ex-preschoolers and
discover how amazingly tall they have grown! This
year's Halloween disco was another great success.
The children and their families had great fun and we
raised a fantastic £198. Thank you to everyone who
came, and an especially big thank you to Pat King,
who so kindly provided our music and led the audi-
ence participation!
Of course, our thoughts have now turned for Christ-
mas, and as usual we will have our tombola stall at
the Christmas Lights event – please do come and try
your luck. Although we are not holding our own
Christmas event this year, we do have a Christmas
Raffle taking place on the 16th December with, as
usual, some fabulous prizes from local businesses.
Tickets are available from preschool.
Meanwhile Emmy, our committee member in charge
of our non-compulsory uniform, has organised some
samples of our new preschool sweatshirts. They are
the same great quality as our t-shirts and embroi-
dered with the Preschool logo. The sweatshirts will
soon be available to keep your little ones toasty dur-
ing the winter!
Many sessions are now full and just a few have very
limited spaces, so to arrange a visit or book a place
for your child, please contact our Manager, Michelle
Nelson, on 07941 671999. You can also contact our
Chairman, Alan Scott, on 07745274921. For more
information, please visit
www.buckdenpreschool.co.uk
VILLAGE NEWS
BUCKDEN CHURCH OF
ENGLAND SCHOOL
(Primary Academy Trust)
November 2016
Following the half term break we returned to school
ready for the busy pre-Christmas term.
This half term started when our Year 3 children had a
Stone Age Day. Their day began with a presentation
about the Stone Age using a timeline. They also learnt
about clothing, tools and hunting, what life was like at
home and compared life today with prehistoric life. They
designed and built a prehistoric home. A great day was
had by all the children and staff.
We had an unexpected visitor when Pudsey Bear came
into school. There were many surprised faces as he
joined the children in assembly. We followed this with
our Children in Need fundraising day. Everyone came
to school dressed in spots in exchange for a donation
towards the Children in Need appeal.
A reminder - the application process for admission to
primary school in September 2017 has now opened. If
your child was born between 1st September 2012 and
31st August 2013 you will need to apply for their primary
school place. This can be done either on line at admis-
sions@cambridge.gov.uk, or by submitting a Primary
School Application Form. These forms are available
from Buckden School office.
We are now looking forward to our Christmas pro-
gramme of nativity plays, Christmas performances, Car-
ol Concerts to which our parents are invited. More news
about these events next month!!
We have published our new term dates up to July 2018.
They have been listed below for reference.
2016
Autumn Term Closes Tuesday 20 December
2017 2018
Spring Term Opens Wednesday 4 January Spring Term Opens Wednesday 3 January
Half Term 13 – 17 February Half Term 12 – 16 February
Spring Term Closes Friday 31 March Spring Term Closes Thursday 29 March
Summer Term Opens Tuesday 18 April Summer Term Opens Monday 16 April
May Day Monday 1 May May Day Monday 7 May
Half Term 29 May – 2 June Half Term 28 May – 1 June
Summer Term Closes Friday 14 July Summer Term Closes Tuesday 17 July
Professional Days Monday 17 July –
Friday 21 July
Professional Days Wednesday 18 July -
Tuesday 24 July
Autumn Term Opens Monday 4 September
Half Term 23 – 27 October
Autumn Term Closes Tuesday 19 December