Bures C.E. Primary School

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Contact us: 01787 227446 primary@bures.suffolk.sch.uk Date: 19th December 2019

Big Question of the Week “What three things from the past year are you most grateful for?

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A FABULOUS Week!!

What a treat it has been this week to see our Nursery,

Reception and Year 1 and 2 children performing so beautifully.

I have had lots of lovely feedback from parents who really

appreciated the hard work and enthusiasm shown by both

staff and pupils which made the performances so special.

The week began with the very cutest of all performances

from the Nursery — The children sang quite quietly at first,

obviously a bit overwhelmed by the situation, but they soon

got into their stride and told the Christmas Story in style.

They were very clear that they didn’t want to sing ‘Away in a Manager’ more

than once though (especially Hugo!)

On Wednesday afternoon

we met at the church for

the Reception and KS1

children’s performance of

‘A Miracle in the Town’

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 have

their moment of fame on the stage! The narrators spoke with

lovely clear voices and there were a few excellent comedy

moments, including Herod’s evil laugh (thank you Elis) and

Forest’s amazement at the sight of the ’’ENORMOUS’’ star in

his role as a wise man. The children looked great in their

costumes, thanks to your hard work at home. A big thank you

to all our staff but especially to Mrs Wilcox, Mrs Fairley, Mrs

Bacon and Miss Moore who made sure everything was

rehearsed and ready in time for us all to enjoy.

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Suffolk County Music Service

In the New Year, Suffolk County Music Service would love to welcome our children to our after-

school activities in Sudbury and Great Cornard.

Has your child shown an interest in music? Would they like to learn an instrument or can they al-

ready play?

Suffolk County Music Service offers exciting musical opportunities across Suffolk for 7-18 year

olds to perform in concerts, develop musical skills, and meet new friends! This includes:

Sudbury and Great Cornard Bands at Thomas Gainsborough School on Fridays at 3.30pm

Guitar Ensemble in Bury St Edmunds on Tuesdays at 4.00pm

Instrumental lessons in Sudbury, Haverhill, Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich - complete beginners

welcome!

Attendance—Whole School so far this academic year 96.8%

Gold = 98 -100% Green = 95 – 97.9% Red = 90 – 94.9% Purple = <90%

Have a great Christmas! Hope you are all feeling better soon!

Reception Year One Year Two Year Three Year Four Year Five Year Six

99.2% 94.6% 96.3% 97.1% 97% 93.8% 93.5%

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Caretaker Vacancy

Salary: £17,711 per annum pro rata (£9.18 per hour)

Job term: Part time

20 hours per week – 7.00 to 8.30 am and 3.30 to 6.00 pm 5 days per week

Appointment: Permanent

Place of work: Bures CEVC Primary School, Bures, Suffolk

Closing date: Thursday, 9th January 2020 at 9.00 am

Bures CEVC Primary School is a church school conveniently situated on the Essex/Suffolk border just 20

minutes from Colchester and 15 minutes from Sudbury by car. The school has a committed and friendly

team of staff.

We require a caretaker to take oversee the cleaning and maintenance of our school premises, to include

opening and locking the school in the morning and evening, undertaking specific cleaning and health and

safety tasks and carrying out minor DIY and building maintenance tasks. You will be responsible for oversee-

ing the School’s cleaning staff and for ensuring the premises are maintained to a high standard.

If you are a practical minded person, who takes a pride in their work and enjoys working in a busy, friendly

environment, we would love to hear from you.

The successful candidate should:

Have an awareness of health and safety duties and COSHH (training will be given if necessary);

Be sufficiently fit in order to undertake general portage and other manual jobs around the school prem-

ises;

Have general DIY skills

Be willing to attend relevant training courses to the post.

Be able to carry out regular maintenance checks (Health and Safety, Water, Fire Safety)

For further details, please contact Laura Benns, Business Manager, tel 01787 227446,

e: Mail: primary@bures.suffolk.sch.uk.

PSA NEWS

Christmas Dis-Glow

Thank you to everyone who came to our Christmas Dis-Glow on Monday. We hope you had a great

time! A huge thank you to all the parents who gave up their time to help too - we couldn't run this

type of event without your support. Together we raised an amazing £490 for our school, which will

be put towards the cost of hiring coaches for the recent panto trip.

Christmas Bag Pack - Sunday 22nd December

If you're shopping in Sudbury on Sunday morning, please do pop into Waitrose and support our

Christmas Bag Pack. We'll be there between 10am and 1pm, along with lots of the children and

parents from our school, helping customers to pack their Christmas shopping. Please do come and

say hello if you can.

A Christmas Farewell As you will see from the advert below, Tracy Gwynn, our caretaker has decided to

leave us in the New Year. She will be greatly missed by all of us but we wish her well and hope she will

continue to visit us. She is an important member of the Bures community and I know she will continue to be a

champion for our school even though she will no longer be here as an employee. Thank you Tracy!!

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School Dinners—No Pick & Mix and No Jacket Potato

Please be advised that there is no Pick & Mix and no jacket potato on the first day of term due to

kitchen deliveries. The options are pizza or vegetarian bean chilli. If you child does not have a

packed lunch on the first day of term, they will be allocated pizza and charged where appropriate.

Nursery & Reception Applications

Just a reminder that the closing date for Nursery & Reception Applications is Wednesday 15th

January 2020. Reception applications should be made to Suffolk and Essex County Council,

depending on where you live. Nursery applications are made directly to the school.

Spring Term 2020

We return to school on Monday 6th January 2020.

“Christmas in Bethlehem. The ancient dream: a cold, clear night made

brilliant by a glorious star, the smell of incense, shepherds and wise men

falling to their knees in adoration of the sweet baby, the incarnation of

perfect love.”

Lucinda Franks

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