Burford School

 

Marlow Bottom  Marlow  Buckinghamshire   SL7 3PQ

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Headteacher: Karol Whittington  M.A., B.Ed. Hons

 

Newsletter - 7^th March 2008

 

Dear Parents/Friends/Guardians,                                                                                  

 

 

Carrie’s War

As part of this terms topic, Y5 will be studying ‘Carrie’s War’ in the next few weeks. If anyone has a copy of the book that we could borrow it would be much appreciated.

 

 

 

FOB Second hand clothes sale

FOB will be holding a second hand clothes sale on Thursday 13^th and Friday 14^th March from 3.00pm. Donations can be dropped off at the school office or given to Alison Branch or Angela batten. Don’t forget it is also bag2school next week!

 

 

 

Collection for Mrs Norton’s Retirement

Sue Norton, who has taught at Burford for 12 years, has decided to retire at Easter due to ill health.  We would all like to wish her the very best for a full recovery and a long and happy retirement.  If you would like to make a contribution towards a leaving present please send cash only into the school office (unfortunately we are unable to put cheques that are leaving present contributions through the school accounts).

 

 

Phonics Information

We had a very successful phonics evening last week which was extremely well attended. A handout to accompany the phonics talk by Lesley Clarke will be added to the website (hopefully later today) under the ‘Curriculum’ button. This really needs to be read in conjunction with the short video showing how to pronounce the sounds, which is already on the website. If you do not have Internet access a hard copy is available from the school office.

 

 

Achievements

Well done to Harry Scurlock who has passed his assessment at All Saints Church in Marlow and has become the only Burford pupil to be a full chorister!

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Year 6 netball team had their first fixture against St Peters School.  The girls played with great enthusiasm and determination.  The final score was 5-1 to Burford – a thoroughly deserved win!  Well done!  Their next fixture is on Tuesday 11th March against St Johns School.  All supporters welcome.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Staffing

We are pleased to inform you that we have appointed Miss Emma Legassic to teach Pine class after the Easter break. Miss Legassic is an experienced teacher with piano and recorder skills who has specialised in KS1. She is currently teaching at Tylers Green Infant school and we are very much looking forward to her starting at Burford.

 

 

 

 

Filming

As part of her previous role as an AST (Advanced Skills Teacher), Mrs Williams was asked by Bucks County Literacy advisers to take part in filming a number of literacy activities with her class.  These activities were used as part of a teacher training resource.  She has since been lucky enough to be approached again by Louise Glasspoole, who is now working as a freelance literacy consultant and has written a number of literacy teaching resources.  The project involves us working with a video production company in Manchester, who are making a series of interactive CD ROM’s for Cambridge University Press. These CD ROMs form part of a resource written by Louise Glasspoole.  The CD ROM is focused around literacy and will feature interactive learning activities for teachers and children throughout the UK.

 

Our school is one of a few that have been chosen to participate in the videos. The production company will visit our school on Friday 14th March and film Chestnut class taking part in a number of literacy based exercises.

 

2008 Whole School Montage Photograph

Proofs of the 2008 Whole School Montage board from Ward-Hendry Photographers will be coming home with your child today.  They have asked for all orders to be in by Friday 14th March, we have asked for a little leeway with this as it is rather short notice, but if you would like a copy please return your order to school as soon as possible.

 

 

 

 

Visits

The Reception classes had a fantastic day out at the National Gallery in London last week. Their behaviour was excellent and commended by a number of adult visitors to the gallery. They had a taught session with one of the education tutors from the gallery and looked at various works of art including Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’. Their enthusiasm and knowledge when discovering the picture of the sunflowers amazed many members of the public!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper

If anyone has any paper, for example out of date headed paper from their company, of any size that could be donated to school it would be very welcome.

 

 

 

 

New or amended dates in bold

 

Dates for your Diary

 

 

2008

Monday 17^th March                     FOB

Tuesday 18^th March                Y4 trip to the Living Rainforest

Friday 21^st March                       Good Friday

Monday 24^th March                     Easter Monday

Wednesday 26th March          Y6 Chiltern Walk

Friday 28th March                  Y3 talk on Rocks & Soils from Mop End visitors

Wednesday 2^nd April                   ‘Gel’ (Y5/6 show) 7.00pm

Thursday 3^rd April                       ‘Gel’ (Y5/6 show) 7.00pm

Friday 4^th April                           School closes for end of term

Monday 21^st April                       Staff Training Day

Tuesday 22^nd April                      School opens for summer term 8.45

Thursday 24^th April                     FOB AGM

Monday 28^th April                       Y5 trip to Osmington Bay

Thursday 1st May                   Cedar class to Ashmolean

Friday 2^nd May                           Children return from Osmington Bay

Tuesday 6^h May                      SATs week Y3/Y4

                                                Hawthorn class Yorkshire problem solving 6-8pm

Thursday 8^th May                    Yew class Yorkshire problem solving 6-8pm

FOB

Monday 12^th May                        SATs week Y6

Saturday 17^th May                      FOB Ball

Monday 19^th May                        Yorkshire trip Y6

                                                SATs week Y5

Wednesday 21st May             Y1 to Science Museum

Friday 23^rd May                          School closes for half-term 3.15

Saturday 24^h May                       Children return from Yorkshire trip

Monday 2^nd June             Yorkshire Trip Y6

                                                School opens after half-term 8.45pm

Saturday 7^th June                       Children return from Yorkshire trip

Monday 9^th June                     Image Theatre in for KS1 – Jungle Book 9.30-11.00am

FOB

Thursday 12th June                Image Theatre in for KS2 – Jungle Book 9.30-11.00am

Thursday 19^th June                 11+ meeting for Y5 parents

Friday 20th June                     Marlow Liaison Sports

Saturday 21st June                 Rose Carnival

Monday 23^rd June                       Creativity Week

Wednesday 25^th June             KS2 Sports Day 9.30-12.00

                                                Wye Valley Sports, Field Events at Handy Cross 4pm

Thursday 26^th June                     KS1 Sports Day 9.30-11.00am

Friday 27th June                     Year 6 Games at Sir Wm Borlase – all day

Monday 30^th June                       New Reception Parents meeting

Tuesday 1^st July                         Secondary induction day/new class visits

Wednesday 2^nd July                    KS1 Reserve  Sports Day

                                                Wye Valley Sports, Track Events at Handy Cross 1.15pm

Thursday 3^rd July                        KS2 Reserve Sports Day

                                                Summer Music Concert 7.00pm

Friday 4^th July                            Staff Training Day

Thursday 10^th July                      Open evening 6.00pm

Friday 11^th July                          Reports go out

Monday 14^th July                        FOB

Tuesday 15^th July                       Wycombe Swan Concert

Wednesday 16^th July                   Lower KS2 Concert pm

Thursday 17^th July                      Lower KS2 Concert pm

Friday 18^th July                          Y6 Leavers Assembly for School and Y6 Parents 9.30am

Monday 21^st July                        Tea Party for parent helpers PM

Tuesday 22nd July                  Bobby Graham concert – whole school

Wednesday 23rd July                 End of term – school closes for summer

 

Autumn Term 2008

Wednesday 3rd September-Friday 24th October

Monday 3rd November-Friday 19th December

 

Spring Term 2008

Tuesday 6th January-Friday 13th February

Monday 23rd February-Friday 3rd April

 

Summer Term 2009

Monday 20th April-Friday 22nd May

Monday 1st June-Friday 17th July

(Monday 22^nd June – Inset Day)

 

Yours Sincerely

 

Mrs. K Whittington

Headteacher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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