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Bures C.E. Primary School
Newsletter
Contact us: 01787 227446 [email protected] Date: 8th November 2019
Big Question of the Week
“What is the worst advice you have ever been given? “
Explore, Believe, Shine
‘The Adventure Awaits…’
A Daring Day in Duxford
On Wednesday 6th November 2019 Year 5 and 6 travelled to Duxford. It took an hour and a half on the
coach and it was jam-packed with children. When we got there everyone was very exited to see all of the
magnificent artefacts. First we went to Hangar One where we were told that we were doing a documentary
of all the things we thought shouldn't have been in a museum but should have been displayed in all there
glory somewhere else. After the successful documentaries, we went back to Hangar One to see the
concorde (which was very exiting). Next we travelled one mile and a half to the land warfare which had
loads of tanks. Finally we went to Hanger Seven where all the American planes and artefacts were. In all,
the trip was a very memorable occasion. By Harry, Josh and Matthew.
RSE Workshop—Tuesday 12th November 1.45 pm or 6.00 pm
As I said in the newsletter last week, Miss Moore and I are looking forward to leading the Relationships and
Sex Education Workshop for parents / carers on Tuesday. Here are just a few of the questions we are
hoping to answer during the session:
What is covered in Relationships and Sex Education? What does the law say about teaching RSE? Can I
choose to remove my child from aspects of Relationships and Sex education? Will RSE take away my child’s
innocence? What sort of resources will be used to teach RSE? When is the right time to introduce our
pupils to some of the more challenging areas of discussion such as the acronym LGBT and what it means or
information around STIs? Please make sure you attend one of the sessions at either 1.45 pm or 6.00 pm to
find out the answers to these questions and to enable you to ask any other questions you may have about
this crucial area.
Explore, Believe, Shine
‘The Adventure Awaits…’
An Important Event
We would like to invite you to attend
the
BURES CEVC SCHOOL
ART EXHIBITION
at 3.00 pm on
Friday 15th November
The children will be spending next
week creating all sorts of fabulous
works of art and they will be
displayed in the hall at the end of
the day on Friday. Please come and
look if you can—I know the children
will be thrilled to share their work
with you!
Collective Worship
On Monday in assembly, I attempted to nurture a plant by
feeding it a chocolate crispy cake, giving it some lemonade and
covering it with a blanket to keep it warm. The children were
quick to let me know that this wasn’t the correct way to look
after a plant. We went on to talk about how our new simple
behaviour rules have been put into place to help us look after
our whole school community. We are now all working hard to
show how we are ready, respectful and responsible every day.
On Wednesday, Mrs Bacon shared the story of Noah. She
linked the story to our Christian value (and school rule) of
responsibility. The children were asked to think about how
Noah took on the responsibility of building the ark even though
people were making fun of him. He recognised the importance
of doing what he knew was right even though it was hard. Mrs
Bacon went on to encourage the children to consider how
important it is for them to act responsibly even if their friends
aren’t. Rev. Steve led our
collective worship at St
Mary’s on Thursday. He
talked about how we can
learn what God is like by
looking at what Jesus was
like when he was on earth.
He then showed us a mirror
reminding us that God can
be seen in each one of us
too.
Keeping our Children Safe Online
Mrs Holmes our E-safety Lead has sent me this infor-
mation from the Two Johns on a new app you may want
to be aware of. It is always worth keeping an eye on
their Facebook page to stay updated.
(EST E Safety Training)
Hair Accessories
I have noticed recently that more and more elaborate
hair accessories have been creeping into school. I know
how cute cat and teddy ears and unicorn horns look but
they are not part of school uniform and neither are
‘JoJo’ type bows. Hopefully, this will help you as
parents to avoid lots of discussion and decision-making
around getting dressed in the morning.
Following our Environmental Health Officer visit this
week, the kitchen team were awarded 5 stars (the
highest possible rating). Well done to Anna and her
kitchen team!
Explore, Believe, Shine
‘The Adventure Awaits…’
Church Links—THIS SUNDAY
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY - 10TH NOVEMBER
Once again a Family Remembrance Service will be
held in the School Hall, together with the
Brownies, Cubs and Beavers as a way of
remembering the sacrifices all kinds of people
made, and continue to make, for us in wars across
the world.
Refreshments will be served from 10 am, and the
Service will follow at 10.30 am. After that, we will
walk to St Mary's Church where we will join the
congregation and others for the laying of wreaths
at the War Memorial.
We would love to see as many
children and parents from school
join us too. We will be laying a
wrath from the school and I will
choose a small group of children
who are smartly dressed in their
school uniforms to do this on be-
half of us all.
Children in Need goes SPORTY!
This year to raise money for ‘Children in Need’ our School Council
are inviting all pupils to come dressed in sportswear on Friday 15th
November. We are planning to hold a mammoth workout session
‘The Big Morning Move’ led by Joe Wicks (he wont be here in per-
son but on screen will be just as good) so we can do some good for
others and get ourselves fit at the same time. We will be asking for a donation to ‘Children to Need’ to be
able to leave your uniform at home and get sporty.
MAPAC UNIFORM
Our uniform supplier MAPAC has informed us
that they will be having a Black Friday and a Jan-
uary Sale. In order to receive information about
these offers please register you details and opt
in to receive marketing emails.
https://www.mapac.com/loginpage
Christmas Dinner
We will be serving Christmas Dinner on Tuesday 17th
December. You are able to order and pay on the School
Gateway. We are asking for you to order you
child/ren’s Christmas dinner no
later than the 10th December in
order to give our kitchen plenty of
notice.
Shoe Box Reminder
Shoe boxes for the Shoe Box appeal need to be in on Friday 15th November. Financial donations can be
made if you prefer which will be used to top up boxes, cover shipping and other project costs.
Attendance—Whole School so far this academic year 97.3%
Gold = 98 -100% Green = 95 – 97.9% Red = 90 – 94.9% Purple = <90%
Well done Year 6—again!
Reception Year One Year Two Year Three Year Four Year Five Year Six
94% 97.1% 99% 98.3% 93.9% 94.1% 100%
Explore, Believe, Shine
‘The Adventure Awaits…’
PSA NEWS
Bag2School
Don't forget to bring in your Bag2School next Friday 22nd November and leave it by the front gate
by 9am. You can put all types of used children's or adults clothes and shoes into your bag, except
for school uniform. (However this can be donated to our own second hand uniform stall if you wish
to do so.) if you can't find your Bag2School bag, any other plastic bag will do. Thanks in advance
for your support.
Jam Jars
We are still in need of more jam (or similar sized) jars with lids please. If you have any to spare
over the next couple of weeks, please pass them to Helen Lane or drop them into the school office.
Co-op Local Community Fund
If you shop at the Co-op, have you chosen us as your nominated Local Cause for this year yet? You
can do this by going to www.coop.co.uk/membership
and scrolling down to "Choose Your Local Cause" or by phoning 0800 023 4708. Every time a Co-op
member buys selected own-brand products and services, 1% of the money they spend goes to local
causes in their community. We would be very grateful if you would help our school to receive some
of this money. Please encourage friends and family to support us too. The more people who select
Bures Primary School PSA as their nominated local cause, the more money we will receive for our
school. Thanks in advance for your support. Forthcoming Dates for your Diary Friday 22 November - Bag2School Collection Sat 30th November - Bures Christmas Fair and Lights Switch On Monday 16th December - Children's Christmas Disco
Membership - Co-op
Thanks to our members we gave £19 million to local
causes last autumn. As a member, when you buy selected
Co-op branded food products and services, 1% of the
money you spend goes to local causes in your communi-
ty.
www.coop.co.uk