December 2019

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16 Buckden Roundabout
December 2019 School and pre-school
At the time of writing (early November) we’re not quite
in the Christmas spirit yet at Preschool; the children are
still getting over the excitement of fireworks and all
things Halloween, and the staff and committee are still
in good spirits (pun intended!) from the success of the
Halloween Party, which raised £325. The committee
are busy organising the Christmas Shopping and Pam-
per Night on 22nd November and the children have
worked hard to create a lovely poppy display to mark
Remembrance Day. We hope you got the chance to see
it on display on our balcony.
However, we are well aware Christmas is coming and
we are delighted to be running the Christmas Grotto at
the Lights Festival – we hope to see you there! By the
time you read this, the children will be exploring winter
themes and making snowflakes. Their den will have
become an igloo and the sensory tray will be focused
on snow. They will also be looking forward to their Ne-
ne Valley Railway Santa trip on the 11th December, and
be involved in a variety of winter and Christmas crafts
and activities – as well as practising hard for their
Christmas Concert on the 16th. The term ends with a
Christmas Party on the 19th and snuggle-up-and-watch-
a-Christmas-film day on the 20th. PJs, popcorn and com-
fy cushions are involved!
As we come to the end of another busy Preschool year
– our 50th! – we would like to thank everyone who has
supported us this year and donated loose change to
our Nisa collection box. A big thank you to all those
who have joined our committee, and as ever, huge
thanks to Nisa who continue to supply our morning
snacks and welcome the children in for their weekly
shopping spree! Finally, a thank you and a get well soon
to Pauline Coker, who runs our music and movement
sessions but is temporarily unable to do so due to an
ankle injury.
It just remains for us to wish everyone a very
Merry Christmas
And Happy New Year!
Committee enquiries: contact Jo Chillmaid
(Chairperson) at buckdenpreschoolchairper-
son@gmail.com or on 07393650084.
To enrol your child or arrange a visit: contact Samantha
Sinclair (Manager) on 01480 810600.
For more information, visit
www.buckdenpreschool.co.uk or see our Facebook up-
dates at https://www.facebook.com/
www.buckdenpreschool.co.uk/.
BUCKDEN CHURCH OF
ENGLAND SCHOOL
(Primary Academy Trust)
November 2019
As we reach the end of the month we have
had some exciting events here at the school. Our Sports
Teacher, Miss Lizell completed a sponsored twelve hour
walk around Grafham Water. She started her walk at
6.00 am and continued until 6.00 pm. The objective was
to raise money to buy sports equipment to give the chil-
dren the opportunity to experience a variety of new
sports, outside the usual mainstream sports. The chil-
dren had a non-uniform day coming to school in their
sportswear to raise funds for the equipment, and some of
our Year 6’s joined Miss Lizell on her walk during the day.
After school a number of parents and students also joined
her as she finished her final lap of Grafham. Well done to
Lizell as she completed her 12 hour marathon. We do not
have the final total as yet, as donations are still coming in.
Thank you to everyone who has donated to the fund
We had our Remembrance Service at school on Remem-
brance Day. The service was led by the children in Year 5
and 6. The children in Year 6 who went to France on their
residential visit learned about the First World War and
visited the battlefields and trenches of the Somme
battles, while the children in school studied the war. This
has led to a greater understanding of what remembrance
means for them all. The children in Year 6 also attended
the service in the village.
The PTA arranged the Christmas raffle at the Buckden
Christmas Lights Switch-On on Sunday 1st December. The
school had a non-uniform day to collect items for luxury
food hampers. We hope the winners of the hampers en-
joy their Christmas goodies.
It has been brought to our attention that the school bus is
having difficulties accessing the school at the start and
end of the school day, due to cars parking on the junction
of School Lane and Greenway. Please do not park on the
corners or junction of the road as this is blocking access
for the school bus and other vehicles. According to the
Highway Code, motorists should not park “opposite or
within 10 metres (32 feet) of a junction, except in an au-
thorised parking space”. While the Highway Code isn't
the law, it can be used to support decisions made by the
police or other officials responsible for parking enforce-
ment. We would appreciate your co-operation if you are
dropping off, or picking up a child from school.