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Friday 9th November 2018

Diary Dates for Next Week School Dinners - Week 3 - NEW MENU

National Anti-Bullying Week Tuesday 13th November

Year 4 Open Door Event at 2.15pm Friday 16th November

Children in Need Charity Day Saturday 17th November

Christmas Bazaar: 2pm - 4pm

We’ve had another fun-filled week, with a non-uniform day to add to the excitement! Thank you for supporting today’s House

Colours event and bringing in lots of items for our various tombolas! Don’t forget to bring items in for the Year Group

colour competition - this is hugely competitive as a non-uniform day, during the last week of term, is up for grabs!

Parents’ Evening It was great to see so many parents at our meetings on

Monday and Wednesday. I hope that you found the meetings helpful. Just a reminder that, if you would like

further details regarding your child’s progress in maths or have any questions for their maths teacher, the Maths

‘Drop In’ meetings are on Monday 19th November. Please indicate your preferred time slot on the slip. We will only contact you if the slot you have selected is very busy - I would imagine the first slot will be popular and could

result in a large queue so it might be advisable to pick a later slot if at all possible.

Jacket Potato Lunch Yesterday several members of staff and I attended the termly ‘Jacket Potato Lunch’ at Christ Church. Once

again the food was delicious and many of us also took advantage of the opportunity to purchase homemade

cakes! We would like to thank the volunteers who gave up their time to run the event - all the money raised goes to

the Schools Ministry Billericay team. As you are probably aware, the Schools Ministry team are regular visitors at

Buttsbury so it’s lovely to be able to give something back in return! If you haven't had a chance to go before, look out for the flyers next term, and why not pop along - it

certainly beats having to prepare your own lunch!

Remembrance Day Our Monday morning assembly introduced this week’s

theme of ‘Remembrance’ with the children finding out more about the Poppy Appeal and its significance.

On Wednesday, the Panthers’ House Captains, with the assistance of some fellow Panthers, led our assembly and

explored the impact of war on ordinary people, such as fishermen, artists, footballers and poets! The children

presented with great confidence and captivated the children in their audience admirably. Well done to Laura and Cem

and also to Daisy and Harry who assisted! As Remembrance Day falls on a Sunday when we are not at

school, we will be remembering all those who have been affected by wars in the past and those who are

affected by current conflicts in the world by observing two minutes’ silence, on Monday, as a mark of respect.

Thank you very much for supporting this year’s Poppy Appeal. We were able to return several weighty collection

boxes.

Children in Need 2018 - Reminder! To help raise money for Children in Need, on Friday 16th November children are invited to wear something spotty, something related to Pudsey or pyjamas to school (these

were all the children’s choices) for a suggested donation of £1. There is no need to wear any uniform items! The staff, as decided by the children, will be wearing school uniform! We will also be hosting a Pudsey Bake Off competition so

we invite children to bake some yummy cakes for us to sell, preferably linked to the Pudsey-theme and there will be a winning Star Baker in each year group. We will also be holding a competition to ’Design a Friend for Pudsey’

which is £1 per entry - again, there will be a winner from each year group. Our final fundraising activity is the sale of Children in Need merchandise - pin badges and wrist bands

- for £1 each. It sounds like an exciting day is ahead!

Year 4 ‘Open Door’ Afternoon If you have a child in Year 4, you are very warmly invited

to join them in their classroom on Tuesday 13th November from 2.15pm - 3.00pm. You will have a

chance to experience life inside a Year 4 classroom and get a flavour of some of their recent activities - you may

even have the opportunity to join in! As this is an informal, experiential afternoon, children’s books won’t ordinarily be

available but there will be lots of work on the display boards for you to enjoy. Please could we ask that you

don’t bring pre-school children along as the classrooms will be very full. Please could you come in via the front

entrance and sign in when you are in your child’s classroom. Thank you and we hope you can join us!

School Choirs - Christmas Bazaar The children in our two school choirs will be singing during our Christmas Bazaar. Our Year 5/6 choir will perform at 2pm and the Year 3/4 choir will

perform at 3pm. Please meet in the main hall 5 minutes before the scheduled performance time. There is no need to wear school uniform but please wear a

Christmas hat if you have one!

‘Well Done’ to all the children who were awarded MERIT certificates this week.

Isabel Henderson Sophie Trainer Anna Pope Logan Ellis Katie Hood Jaime Obery Philippa Warhurst Daisy Thompson Blake Webb Alfie Gray Yahia Asfour Erin Blake Oliver Baker Amy Baker Callum Pearce Robert West Flora Noble Summer Robinson Miya Tyler Olamide Omopariola Theo Kirby Megan Mecham Kai Smith

Parish Cup On Thursday, the Year 6 Boys Football Team played their first

match of the Essex Schools 9-a-side Parish Cup against Sunnymede. As anticipated, this was a closely contested

tie. Buttsbury were 1 - 0 up just minutes from half time, only to see Sunnymede equalise a minute later. The boys battled

hard for every ball in the second half and had several opportunities to score before they unfortunately conceded a

second goal against the run of play. Well done to all the boys in the squad,. Thank you to our many supporters who braved the

muddy conditions and to Ms Marshall, our coach.

This week’s ‘Writers of the Week’ are: William Hughes Mia Garnett Ben Markham

Edie Poulton Elizabeth Salvatore Harry Weston Alwxander Borg Sebastian Ellis

Well done to our writing super stars!

This week’s attendance figure is: 98.3%! This year’s provisional attendance target is 97.6%.

A special ‘Well Done’ to Classes 6A and 5S who both had 100% attendance this week! Congratulations!

This week’s ‘Mathematicians of the Week’ are: Ethan Powell Megan Lyons Lucy Evans

Robyn Brass Jack Simnett Andrew Dmitriev Ben Markham Blake Webb Emma Hughes

Well done to our magical mathematicians!

This week’s ‘Readers of the Week’ are: Alex Hill Emily Jackson-Bridge Daniel Tanner

Joshua Harrington Austin Kelly Sophie Hill Lacey Gordon Sam Hughes

Well done to our enthusiastic readers!

Midday Assistant Vacancies We are still looking to recruit Midday Assistants to join our

lovely team! We have a variety of days available so we could be very accommodating regarding other

commitments. If you are interested in joining our team, please contact Mrs Byfield in the School Office.

After-School Collection Arrangements Please can we ask you to make sure your child is aware of the collection arrangements for them after school, e.g. who

is picking them up and from which gate. The Administration Team members are receiving a huge number of phone calls

every afternoon with changes to plans which need to be relayed to children, such as ‘meet me at the back gate rather

than the front gate’. The messages take time to deliver which then puts pressure on the team, as they are a ‘man’ down. Please can we ask that you only phone the office in emergency situations regarding collection arrangements.

Thank you, in advance, for your assistance with this.

Cycle Helmets A number of staff members have noticed Buttsbury children

riding their bikes after school without wearing a helmet. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents stated, in May 2018, that ‘one way to prevent or reduce the extent of a

head injury in a cycle accident is to wear a helmet.’ Whilst I appreciate that some children are reluctant to wear helmets, it would be great if they could be encouraged to

wear a helmet as, after all, it is better to be safe than sorry!

Viking Invasion Yesterday Year 6 were visited by our very own Vicious

Viking. Our visit from Portals to the Past gave the children an insight into the daily life for Vikings - starting with the

reasons for invasion and settlement, their notoriety in battle and how villages were run.

Throughout the day, the classes took part in four activities, including a Viking quiz, typical Viking game and artefact handling. In the afternoon, the children were treated to a

weapon demonstration which the children were captivated by. Year 6 had a fantastic day and learnt a lot about the

Vikings in a very memorable way.

Learning Support Assistant Vacancy We are looking to appoint reliable, flexible and

hardworking Learning Support Assistant to join our friendly team to support a child in Year 3. The hours are: 8.40am - 12.00pm, Monday - Friday. Please contact Mrs

Byfield, in the School Office, for further details.

This week’s winning house: Jaguars

Top Table This week, the children chosen by the Midday Assistants to join me at the ‘Top Table’ were:

Megan Mecham Lana Webb

Daisy Spencer Jacob Pierce

Jack Warren-Gunn Well done for being selected!

Afternoon Tea Something I noticed during last week’s Celebration Assembly is that the

draw for Afternoon Tea evokes a very high level of excitement amongst the children which is great as it shows how much they look forward to being

able to come along to this event. As we are well into the term now, the range of work is getting more and more diverse and the children are becoming

ever-more confident when asking each other questions about chosen work.

Rainbow Awards Well done to this week’s VIOLET award

winners: Lucas Ramsden, Emma Henry, Maisie

Burcombe, Harry Gilbert, Liam Wiltshire, Tobey Barnett, Eva Tunstall-Legras, Ben

Simpson, Tommy Hudd, Eva Poloni, Arlo Kittridge, Megan Langshaw, Rupert Duncan,

Farrah Keniry, Juliet Wenborn, Riley Anderson, Ethan Lewis, Alfie Hodges,

Thomas Anderson and Harvey Heathfield.

Congratulations to this week’s INDIGO award recipients:

Russell Salvatore, Sebastian De Gray Birch, William Hughes, Bella Prior, Evie Andrews,

Jessica Toll, Harry Hawkins, Charlotte Hellings, Oliver Chandra, Luke Andrews.

Olivia Joshi, Henry Joyce, Jash Dalal, Sonny Bowerman, Archie Henson, Shay

Coughlan, Rianna Fenton, George Elsdon, Georgia Taylor, Jessica Line, Cameron

Hammond, Daisy Taylor, Max Johnston, Finlay Trott, Ryan Nyirenda, Edie Poulton, Georgina Brown, Alfie Gray, Emily Harris, Henry Webb, James Walton, Emily Joshi,

Adam Bubb, Maddie Clarke, Fraser Brown, Jessica Agg, Erin Blake, Lewis Cash, Alfie Mills, Isabelle Carroll, Aaron Bickerstaff,

Miya Tyler, Carys Foulser, Summer Robinson, Amy Holms, Sam Torrens, Holly

Bubb, Amy-Leigh James, Leah McFeely, Georgina Nunney, Esme Pearson, Thomas

Kavanagh and Saxon Minto.

Well done to our BLUE award winners: Louise Crook, Amber Harbrow, Tom Pearce, Poppy Barker, Mia Garnett, Lara McKenzie,

Phoebe Thompson, Jenna Phillips, Emma Hughes, Anya Mistry, Daniel Tanner, Lana Bailey, Jessica Elsdon, Anna Seeney, Grace Barker, Jack Warren-Gunn, Lucy Harbrow, Hana Ahmad, Izaak Brough, Charlotte Aris,

Millie Waters, Elizabeth Salvatore, Sam Stroud, James Blyth-Tancock, Lorcan Curley-

Sanchez, Lucy Clarke, Olivia Huggett, Florence Meade, Ethan Young, Daisy

Spencer, Harry Dackombe, Sophie Hill, Liam Alger, Aidan Dunbar, Ava Wilkins,

Charlie Doman, Chloe Healy and Leon Dearlove.

‘Parents to Lunch’ Event On Thursday, the parents and grandparents of the children in 3M joined us for lunch! It was lovely to welcome so many visitors to

the school and see everyone enjoying the tasty meal. Thank you very much to all the staff who played a role in

facilitating this event.

Book Fair On Tuesday, we once again hosted a half price book sale in the Small

Hall. As well as each class having had the opportunity to visit the book fair during the school day, the book fair was also open after school. The

fair was extremely well supported and we, for the first time in many years, took over £1000 during the day! This meant that we were able to choose £200 worth of books as commission which is a fantastic amount of money. Thank you to all the children and parents who supported our

book sale. The books selected will be a welcome addition to the classroom libraries.

Out of School Success

Well done to Zachary Liggins (6A) who won a Bronze medal on Saturday at the JKA England Open Karate Championships!

Congratulations to Ethan Ferris (3D) who also competed a the JKA England Open Karate Championships last weekend and won two Gold medals!

Well done to Nicole Rogers (6C) who completed a charity bike ride on Saturday which required her to cycle from Basildon to Billericay and then, after a quick pit stop, complete the return journey. Well done to Nicole for her super cycling and also for raising £200! Nicole would like to thank everyone who

sponsored her, especially her friends in 6C.

Congratulations to Jamie Cooper (5F) who took part in the JKA England Open Karate Championships last weekend and won a Gold medal!

Well done to Emily Simmons (4U) who entered the JKA England Open Karate Championships and came 4th in Kata and won the Silver medal in Kumite.

Congratulations to Chloe Hellings (4M) who won a Gold and Bronze medal at the JKA England Open Karate Championships on Saturday.