February 2019

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16 Buckden Roundabout
February 2019 School & Pre-school
The spring term is now in full swing and the children have
been enjoying colour mixing and running their own toy shop
and train ticket office. Next, they will be learning all about
animals that live in cold places. As part of this wintry theme,
they will be making pipe cleaner and bead snowflakes and
using ‘big feet’ to walk on numbered icebergs to improve
their number recognition and counting. They will also be
looking at animal lifecycles and counting marshmallows in
hot chocolate, which is a great way to spend a chilly month!
They have also been keeping warm with regular music and
movement sessions with Pauline Coker on a Monday. Pauline
comes in to do these sessions for free and we are very grate-
ful for her time and effort.
On the fundraising side, the Preschool will be holding a raffle
at the Melodramatics panto, which is on at the village hall
from 8th-10th February. The committee would be very grate-
ful for any donations of new items for the raffle, and it would
be a very worthwhile way of disposing of any unwanted
Christmas gifts you have! Donations can be dropped into
Preschool.
At the end of this half-term, we will be saying goodbye to
Miss Denise and Miss Sam (Hardy), who have both worked at
Preschool for many years. We will greatly miss them and the
valuable contribution they have made to Preschool, and wish
them all the best for the future.
Miss Alison
If you would like to enrol your child or arrange a visit in the
New Year, please contact our Manager, Samantha Sinclair,
on 07941 671999.
New committee members are always welcome. To discover
what’s involved, please contact our Chairperson, Becky
Milne, at buckdenpreschoolchairperson@gmail.com.
For more information, visit or vis-
it 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)
January 2019
Happy New Year to the residents of Buckden, Diddington and
Southoe from the staff and pupils at Buckden School.
We have returned to school after a busy Christmas holidays to
a much quieter term than the last one! Our new clubs have
started and we’re all looking forward to new challenges this
term.
Below is an updated list of term dates for your reference.
Half Term 18 – 22 February
Spring Term Closes Friday 5 April
Summer Term Opens Tuesday 23 April
May Day Monday 6 May
Half Term 27 May – 31 May
Summer Term Closes Thursday 18 July
Professional Day Friday 19 July
Professional Day Monday 22 July
Professional Day Tuesday 23 July
Professional Day Wednesday 24 July
Professional Day Monday 2 September
Professional Day Tuesday 3 September
2020
Autumn Term Opens Wednesday 4 September
Half term 21 – 25 October
Autumn Term Closes Friday 20 December
Spring Term Opens Monday 6 January
Half Term 17 – 21 February
Spring Term Closes Friday 3 April
Summer Term Opens Monday 20 April
May Day Monday 4 May
Half Term 25 – 29 May
Summer Term Closes Wednesday 15 July
Professional Day Thursday 16 July
Professional Day Friday 17 July
Professional Day Monday 18 July
Buckden Bites
Did you know…?
...Buckden has been on a major artery from early times. The
Great North Road (now A1) was maintained as an important
highway throughout the middle ages and was improved by
Edward I (1272–1307) who needed it for moving his armies.
...Buckden butcher, William Mariot was convicted of theft
after he stole a mare from its owner at Sibthorpe. To evade
capture he fled to Offord church hoping to claim sanctuary
but did not succeed and was forced to admit his theft, worth
10 shillings, before the coroner. He was pardoned after two
years on 23rd May 1408.
From Buckden A Short History and Plan, S.B Edgington, 1980