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Bures C.E. Primary School
Newsletter
Contact us: 01787 227446 [email protected] Date: 22nd November 2019
Big Question of the Week
“Who is your favourite artist? Why? What about your least favourite?”
Explore, Believe, Shine
‘The Adventure Awaits…’
Bures has Definitely got Talent!
Thank you to all parents and carers who took the time to
visit our spectacular art exhibition in the hall last Friday
evening. Each year the standard of the work the children
produce during art week seems to get better and better
and this year was no exception. I am very grateful to Mrs
Baker, who leads the art curriculum across the school,
for her hard work in providing staff with lots of ideas
and links to artists whose work fitted with their current
class themes. Many of the children had their sketch
books on display as part of the exhibition. We are working hard to
encourage the children to experiment and develop their skills in these
books and it is clear that they are beginning to do this effectively. Mrs
Baker has a clear vision of how we can support the children to be
imaginative and creative but also to help them develop the skills they
need to execute their artistic ideas with greater proficiency i.e. colour
mixing, shading in various ways, brush techniques and composition and
perspective. Of course my thanks must also go to the children and the
staff team who enjoyed their ‘arty’ week and produced such a range of
fabulous work. Well done to all!!
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Explore, Believe, Shine
‘The Adventure Awaits…’
SHOEBOX APPEAL
As Wonderland (year 6) school council representatives we got the
opportunity to go to St Johns Ambulance (Hadleigh warehouse)
to help out, pack and check some of over 4000 shoeboxes! It was
surprising to see how many people gave up their time to help the
children who are less fortunate than us.
It made us smile that we were also helping
those children. From our school there were
52 shoeboxes!!!! Thank you for donating to
the Operation Christmas Child, please remem-
ber to not include toothpaste, sweets or any
liquid next year. Please visit the Operation
Christmas Child website for more infor-
mation.
By Erin, Dylan, Annabelle and Lauren.
Collective Worship
In celebration of ‘World
Children’s Day’ on 20th
November, we started our
worship week on Monday with
a discussion about children’s
rights. We went on to explore
some of the contributions
children, who had needed to escape from harm and had
migrated to America or Britain from other countries, had made
to their new homelands.
On Tuesday we learnt our first new Christmas hymn in our
singing assembly!
Wednesday’s assembly was led by Mrs Bennie who talked about
the rule of law once again but this time focused on the passage
in the Bible where Jesus highlights the two most important
commandments for Christians —Love the Lord you God with all
your heart, soul and mind and love your neighbour as you love
yourself.
Rev Trish led our collective worship on Thursday. She thanked
all the children who had shown their love for their neighbour by
bringing in their shoeboxes. We watched a video of children
receiving the shoeboxes in previous years. It was amazing to
see how excited and thrilled they were to receive such simple
gifts from friends far away.
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Reception Year One Year Two Year Three Year Four Year Five Year Six
94.7% 97.9% 99.3% 99.3% 96.1% 97.6% 97.9%
Road Safety
In the absence of a formal pedestrian crossing
outside the School, the Parish Council are asking
for the views of parents and the school community
about the metal barriers on both sides of the road
by the car park. Whether they provide a helpful
crossing point for parents and children, and should
be retained, or whether they create a potentially
dangerous formal crossing impression to drivers
and ought to be removed.
Please can I ask that all responses in this regard
are sent to Tim Fairbairn, at Oak Tree Cottage,
Sudbury Road, Bures, Suffolk CO8 5JT or to tim-
[email protected] .
Attendance—Whole School so far this academic year 97.1%
Gold = 98 -100% Green = 95 – 97.9% Red = 90 – 94.9% Purple = <90%
Well done to Year Two and Year Three!
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Explore, Believe, Shine
‘The Adventure Awaits…’
PSA NEWS
Bures Christmas Lights Switch On and Fair
Please come along and support our fundraising stalls at Bures Christmas Lights Switch On and Fair
on Saturday 30th November from 6-8pm. Look out for our stall on The Common where we will have
some Christmassy games to play and then pop into the Church for a warming glass of Mulled Wine.
We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible. If you are able to spare an hour to help us
set up or run either of our stalls, please speak to Helen Foster.
Jam Jars
We are still looking out for a few more jam (or similar sized) jars with lids please. If you have any
to spare over the coming week, please pass them to Helen Lane or drop them into the school office.
Christmas Disco
On Monday 16th December, we will be holding a Christmas Disco for the children. Please save the
date and look out for further details in your child's book bag over the next few days.
The Sun/Sun on Sunday - Books for Schools Promotion
Please help us to get a free pack of 106 books (worth over £600) for our school by collecting the
Books for Schools tokens printed in The Sun and The Sun on Sunday. The books included within the
pack cover a diverse range of subjects from fairy tales to football, from camping to crocodiles and
from wild cats to worms - there is really something for all ages and abilities. Tokens will be printed
in The Sun and The Sun on Sunday between Saturday 23rd November and Saturday 18th January
and can be dropped off at the school office or at Bures Post Office. Please share this request with
friends and family to help us collect the number of tokens we need.
Waitrose Bag Pack
We will once again be helping customers to pack their Christmas shopping at Waitrose in Sudbury
on Sunday 22nd December from 10am to 1pm. This is sure to be a fun and festive morning, as well
as an important fundraising event for us, so it would be lovely to see as many children and parents
as possible giving an hour of their time to support us. If your child would like to come along, please
complete the consent form (which was sent out in book bags this week) and return it to the school
office by Friday 7th December. Thanks in advance for your support.
St Mary's Church—Stepping Stones
Come along with your toddlers and little ones to Stepping Stones at St Mary's Church on
Wednesday at 2.15 pm. 20 mins of fun, songs and a bible story then lots of play and teas
and coffees before school pick up. See you there .... Revd Tricia
