Bures C.E. Primary School Newsletter Contact us: 01787 227446 [email protected]ffolk.sch.uk Date: 14th December 2018 Big Queson of the Week… “If you had eight reindeer what would you name them?” Explore, Believe, Shine ‘The Adventure Awaits…’ A FABULOUS Week!! What a treat it has been this week to see our children singing, dancing, acting, playing instru- ments and reciting poems. I have had lots of lovely feedback from parents who have really appreciated the hard work and enthusiasm shown by both staff and pupils which has made our performances so special. I’d like to thank Miss Taylor in particular who provided excellent musical direction for our Carol Service giving up most of her lunchtimes over the last few weeks to ensure everyone was perfectly in tune. The week began with the very cutest of all performances from the Nursery—though I am not sure I have recovered from Mrs Wilcox’s Christmas version of ’Baby Shark’! On Tuesday evening we gathered in the church to hear a lovely retelling of the Christmas story written by our Year Sixes with carols, songs, poems and musical performances added to enhance the experience. Lots of parents commented on how nice it was to ring the changes a little and take a slightly more upbeat approach to things. On Wednesday afternoon we met at the church once again for the Reception and KS1 children’s performance of ‘The Nativity’ which demonstrated how confident even our youngest children can be with a bit of help from their teachers and friends. It was clear that all the children enjoyed the opportunity to dress up, sing loudly and have their moment of fame on the stage! I know it was enjoyed greatly by the audience too.
“If you had eight reindeer what would you name them?”
Explore, Believe, Shine
‘The Adventure Awaits…’
A FABULOUS Week!!
What a treat it has been this week to see our
children singing, dancing, acting, playing instru-
ments and reciting poems. I have had lots of lovely
feedback from parents who have really
appreciated the hard work and enthusiasm shown
by both staff and pupils which has made our
performances so special. I’d like to thank Miss
Taylor in particular who provided excellent musical
direction for our Carol Service giving up most of
her lunchtimes over the last few weeks to ensure
everyone was perfectly in tune.
The week began with the very cutest of all
performances from the Nursery—though I am not
sure I have recovered from Mrs Wilcox’s
Christmas version of ’Baby Shark’!
On Tuesday evening we gathered in the church to hear a lovely retelling of the Christmas story written by
our Year Sixes with carols, songs, poems and musical performances added to enhance the experience. Lots
of parents commented on how nice it was to ring the
changes a little and take a slightly more upbeat
approach to things.
On Wednesday afternoon we met at the church once again
for the Reception and KS1 children’s performance of ‘The
Nativity’ which demonstrated how confident even our
youngest children can be with a bit of help from their
teachers and friends. It was clear that all the children
enjoyed the opportunity to dress up, sing loudly and have
their moment of fame on the stage! I know it was enjoyed
greatly by the audience too.
Explore, Believe, Shine
‘The Adventure Awaits…’
Circus Skills and Magic Show
We are heartily grateful to the PSA for arranging a fan-
tastically exciting day on Thursday. All the children at-
tended a Circus Skills Workshop during the day learning to
juggle, spin plates and lots more besides.
At the end of the day the majority of children stayed on
to enjoy the Magic Show which left them amazed but not
as amazed as when they witnessed the
incredible fire dancing display performed by one of our
Nursery Parents—or should I say Woodland Fairy—in the
playground once the magician had finished his
performance. Thank you to all our parents who gave up
their time to make this such a fun Christmas treat for all!
Attendance—Whole School so far this academic year 96.2%
Gold = 98 -100% Green = 95 – 97.9% Red = 90 – 94.9% Purple = <90%
A good week! Well done Year 4!! But also a great week for Reception and Year 6.
Reception Year One Year Two Year Three Year Four Year Five Year Six
99.3 91.7 98.6 91.5 99.6 96.8 99.2
Bures Panto 2018
From the 6th to the 8th of December, Elsie , Erin,
Poppy, Lilly-May and Evie were in the Bures pantomime -
’Humpty Dumpty’.
It was an amazing experience for us all. We had some
late nights but still got our homework done! It took 3
months to prepare for the big days and we had lots of
solo lines and group lines to learn. We were all citizens,
except Evie who was a news boy. It was all great fun—
we ‘eggspecially’ enjoyed all the egg jokes.
By Erin, Elsie, Lilly-May, Poppy and Evie .
Church News
The children have all made a Christingle TODAY so don’t forget
to take them to the Christingle Service on Sunday at 4.00 pm
where you will be asked to ...
‘Help St Mary’s to light up a child’s Christmas by bringing along a wrapped Christmas gift to put under the tree when you come to the Christingle Service on Sunday 16th December at 4pm. The gifts will be delivered to Homestart, which is a charity that supports families who are having a difficult time, so that needy children can have something special to open on Christmas Day. Please label your gifts girl/boy/age. Thank you for your generosity!’
Explore, Believe, Shine
‘The Adventure Awaits…’
School Dinner Ordering
The new school dinner ordering sheets will be in the children’s school bags today. The next deadline for this
is Friday 4th January 2019. Just to reiterate, if we have not received a request for School Dinners, we will
assume a packed lunch will be provided. If a packed lunch is not provided, a jacket potato will be provided
and charged at £2.30.
Christmas Jumpers & Party Clothes
Just a reminder that it is Christmas Jumper day on Tuesday. These are to be worn with uniform.
Each class has a specific day and time allocated for their party when party clothes can be worn. Teachers
will be informing parents directly regarding their children’s party day.
Lost Property
All lost property will be displayed in the playground on Monday and Tuesday after School.
Any unclaimed items will be disposed off at the end of term.
PSA NEWS
Christmas Magic Show and Fire Display
Our children's Christmas event was a huge success, with over 80% of children joining us for a fan-
tastic Magic Show and an amazing Fire Display. A huge thank you to Claire Brammer (who very
kindly did her show free of charge) and to Mr Bean Entertainments for putting on such wonderful
festive entertainment for us. The event raised £500 for the school, which will be used to pay for
the circus skills workshops that the children also enjoyed during the school day yesterday.
Waitrose Bag Pack
Members of the PSA team, along with many children and parents, will be fundraising at Waitrose in
Sudbury on Sunday morning. If you are in Sudbury then, please do come along and support us.
