July 2019

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20 Buckden Roundabout
July 2019 Pre-school
The summer term promises to be an eventful one and
we’ve already kicked off with our very first sponsored
Trikeathon, which proved very popular! Everyone had
fun and luckily, the weather stayed bright! Thank you
to all who got involved.
The Village Festival is coming up on 6 th July. Do pop to
our stall to play hook a duck or the lolly tombola game,
or to glam up with a glitter design! Donations of tom-
bola prizes would be gratefully received.
Our Preschool Sports Day is on Tuesday 16th July, 1 pm
– 2 pm; let’s hope the sunshine smiles on the children
as they take part in their races! Our last event of the
term will be our graduation ceremony and end of term
picnic, when we will be saying a sad goodbye but a
happy “Good luck!” to all those children (and their
families) moving on to big school. We will miss them all
and really hope they enjoy their next adventure.
Our big event will be the Big Play Party to commemo-
rate our 50th anniversary on 28th July – see our advert,
and do come along for what promises to be a great
day! We will also be holding Stay ’n Play sessions at
Preschool again over the summer holidays. See our
advert for times and dates, and prepare to come and
have fun with your children.
That’s the events rounded up—but what are the chil-
dren learning? Our current theme is Mini Explorers.
The children will be venturing into the jungle, exploring
under the sea and even going on (pretend) camping
expeditions, using as many natural resources as possi-
ble, and learning about water pollution and den build-
ing. The learning opportunities will continue to be
based on the children’s next steps, such as sequencing,
mark making in the sand to develop writing skills,
learning about animal habitats and exploring items
with their senses.
We are still looking for committee members. For com-
mittee enquiries, please contact our Chairperson,
Becky Milne, at
There are still some Preschool places available; to enrol
your child or arrange a visit, contact our Manager, Sa-
mantha Sinclair, on 07941 671999. For more infor-
mation, visit or see Fa-
cebook updates at
BUCKDEN CHURCH OF
ENGLAND SCHOOL
(Primary Academy Trust)
June 2019
June has been the month for some of our children to
have a school visit. The Reception and Year 1 classes vis-
ited Sacrewell Farm in Peterborough. During their visits
they were able to see how a working farm works and
where food comes from. They also had a nature walk and
a ride on the tractor. Everyone had a very exciting day.
Our Year 5 children visited the Safety Zone based at St
Neots Fire Station. During the visit the children were giv-
en advice by local police officers and PCSOs, representa-
tives from the Fire Service, Environmental Health, Road
Safety Offices and St John’s Ambulance officers on per-
sonal safety. It was an informative afternoon for both the
children and the teachers who accompanied them.
The children in Years 6 and 2 have sat their SATS tests.
They have been very busy in class preparing for the tests
and have now completed them. Well done to everyone
who sat the tests - everyone has done their best.
The PTA ran a Fathers Day shop so the children could buy
their Dads and Grandads a present. They had a wide vari-
ety of gifts to choose from, all nicely wrapped ready to
give on Fathers Day. We hope you all enjoyed receiving
your gifts. The Fathers day shop was followed by after-
noon tea and cakes in the hall. Thank you to the PTA for
running the shop and the tea, and for the parents of our
Year 5 children for providing the cakes. They were deli-
cious.
We have had extra help at the beginning of the months
when Ellie, Lucy and Megan from Hinchingbrooke School
came to help on their work experience weeks. As they
were all once pupils here it was lovely to welcome them
back. I’m sure they found a few changes since they left
the school a few years ago. Thank you for your help it
was much appreciated.
Our Governors organised a celebration evening for par-
ents to give them an opportunity to learn about the op-
portunities offered to their children whilst at Buckden
Academy. Thank you to those parents who attended –
we hope you found the evening interesting.
We are now looking forward to July, our transition week
and our end of term activities. News of these will be in
next month’s edition.