Bourn Primary Academy

24 May 2024

Year 3&4 Performance

 Children in Year 3&4 performed their Musical Extravaganza this week. They sang and danced to songs from musicals including The Sound of Music, Matilda, Annie and The Wizard of Oz. They received well-deserved rave reviews, such as this one below:

 It was such a pleasant evening to witness a wonderful performance- "Extravaganza". We thoroughly enjoyed the show. Thank you very much for your hard work with the children. Every aspect of the performance was amazing. It was so good to see the children performing with such confidence in front of a huge audience. We can imagine the dedication and effort it took to create such a fantastic show. 

 Well done to all the children and a special thank you to the staff who made this possible - Miss Nutland, Mrs McWilliams, Mrs Cox and Mrs Collins.

Children's Photography Competition

 Entries for the Children Photography Competition should be sent to office@bourn.cambs.sch.uk by Monday 3 June. The theme is Nature. This means they can take photographs of plants, animals, landscapes or other features of the earth, such as the sea, rivers etc. All photographs should be the children's own ideas and editing.

There will be a winner in each class. 

Acorn Class Trip 

Acorn Class had a brilliant trip to South Angle Farm. They saw lots of large animals like donkeys and pigs, stroked furry animals including a rabbit and guinea pig and were very brave when looking at spiders and even getting the chance at holding a snake!

Book Bus

 Simone and Heath Glennen will be opening the Book Bus after school on Thursday next school week. 

Pankhurst Day 

Please can children wear Pankhurst and suffragette colours of green and/or purple on Friday 7 June in exchange for a donation of £1 towards the House Captain's charity, the Marine Protection Society. 

  Celebrations

This year, our weekly certificates will be for Good Manners and Positive Learning Behaviour.

The following children have been presented with the certificates this week. More details are on the Class Pages every week. 

Acorn: Aylin and Eddie

Willow: Albie and Naomi

Hazel: Finn and Lilly

Cedar: Josh and Cedar Class

Rosewood: Tanmaya and Rosewood Class

Cherry: Miriam and Tristan

Oak: Lily-Mai and Yuyan

House Points

                      Weekly           Total 

Pankhurst     136                 5,109

Seacole          192                 4,880

Hawking        156                  5,850

Shackleton    88                   5,060

Wellbeing Newsletter

 This week’s newsletter, produced by The National College as part of their #WakeUpWednesday campaign is about healthy friendships and includes 10 top tips for encouraging healthy relationships.

Acorn Balanceability

They completed their balancability course during this half term. They practiced learning to balance, steer and control the bikes. There have been lots of fun games and they have developed their listening skills and had great fun!

Parent Helpers for Swimming

We will be starting swimming after half term. In order to keep the children as safe as possible, we always ask if there are any parents that could come and help supervise the children during the lessons. 

If you are able to help on a regular basis, please contact Debs on office@bourn.cambs.sch.uk 

Lost Property

 Please name your child's items of clothing because if they have a name in, they will always make their way back! 

 Diary Dates

Please also refer to the School Calendar on the website for all dates throughout the year. 

If You Have a Concern 

 From time to time, there may be something you are worried about in relation to your child, their learning or their interaction with other children. If you have any concerns, please contact your child's class teacher to discuss this. Their email addresses are on the Our Staff page of the website. 

Absence Reporting 

  If your child is absent from school for any reason, please email 

absencereporting@bourn.cambs.sch.uk.

Please remember to cancel any pre- ordered lunches if your child is off sick or you may be charged by Aspens for it. 

NO NUTS & SESAME SEEDS IN SCHOOL 

 A reminder that we have children in school with severe and life threatening allergies to the following items: peanuts, sesame, soya, hazelnuts, cobnuts, almonds, pistachio, cashew, walnuts and tahini (key ingredient in hummus). Please do not include these items, or food that contain these items in packed lunches or snacks. Please be aware that we will need to remove any food that contain these ingredients. This is for the safety of the children who have severe allergies. 

 End of Day Collection

 Please notify the office of any change to collection information for your child as soon as you are aware of this and before midday if possible.

 Cambridge Nature Festival

Cambridge Nature Festival runs from 25 May to 30 June. There are lots of interesting and exciting activities to take part in including bat punt safaris, pond dipping, nature films and more. 

Find out more at www.cambridgenaturenetwork.org/naturefestival

Bourn Primary Academy

17 May 2024

Year 6 Superstars! 

This was SATs week, when year 6 children across the country take SATs Tests in grammar, spelling, reading and no less than 3 maths papers. 

As ever, the tests were challenging but our Year 6s took them in their stride. They have worked hard, but most importantly, they prepared with a growth mindset, knowing that doing their best is the ultimate aim, rather than how many marks they got. All we can ever ask of our children is that they do their best - and this is what they have done. We are very proud of them, and I'm sure their parents are bursting with pride too! 

Today they celebrated with a lovely Buddy Breakfast where they joined with Acorn children to have croissants and juice and a relaxed morning. 

Children's Photography Competition

 Entries for the Children Photography Competition should be sent to office@bourn.cambs.sch.uk by Monday 3 June. The theme is Nature. This means they can take photographs of plants, animals, landscapes or other features of the earth, such as the sea, rivers etc. All photographs should be the children's own ideas and editing.

There will be a winner in each class. 

Book Bus

 Simone and Heath Glennen will be opening the Book Bus after school on Thursday next week. 

  Celebrations

This year, our weekly certificates will be for Good Manners and Positive Learning Behaviour.

The following children have been presented with the certificates this week. More details are on the Class Pages every week. 

Acorn: Phoenix and Olivia

Willow: Nolan and Sonny

Hazel: Geneveive and Immie

Cedar: Valentina and Theo O

Rosewood: Myra and Dorothy

Cherry: Ethan and Zach

Oak: The whole of Oak Class!

House Points

                      Weekly           Total 

Pankhurst     150               4,837

Seacole          99                 4,688

Hawking        73                  5,693

Shackleton    69                  4,972

Wellbeing Newsletter

 This week’s newsletter, produced by The National College as part of their #WakeUpWednesday campaign is about self regulation in children. It is a very helpful and easy to access read with lots of good advice. 

Open Classroom

A reminder that there will be Open Classroom on Monday at 2.30pm, which is an opportunity to sit with your child and look at their work.

Parent Helpers for Swimming

We will be starting swimming after half term. In order to keep the children as safe as possible, we always ask if there are any parents that could come and help supervise the children during the lessons. 

If you are able to help on a regular basis, please contact Debs on office@bourn.cambs.sch.uk 

Lost Property

 Please name your child's items of clothing because if they have a name in, they will always make their way back! 

 Diary Dates

Please also refer to the School Calendar on the website for all dates throughout the year. 

If You Have a Concern 

 From time to time, there may be something you are worried about in relation to your child, their learning or their interaction with other children. If you have any concerns, please contact your child's class teacher to discuss this. Their email addresses are on the Our Staff page of the website. 

Absence Reporting 

  If your child is absent from school for any reason, please email 

absencereporting@bourn.cambs.sch.uk.

Please remember to cancel any pre- ordered lunches if your child is off sick or you may be charged by Aspens for it. 

NO NUTS & SESAME SEEDS IN SCHOOL 

 A reminder that we have children in school with severe and life threatening allergies to the following items: peanuts, sesame, soya, hazelnuts, cobnuts, almonds, pistachio, cashew, walnuts and tahini (key ingredient in hummus). Please do not include these items, or food that contain these items in packed lunches or snacks. Please be aware that we will need to remove any food that contain these ingredients. This is for the safety of the children who have severe allergies. 

 End of Day Collection

 Please notify the office of any change to collection information for your child as soon as you are aware of this and before midday if possible.

Bourn Primary Academy

10 May 2024

Suncream and Water Bottles

Hopefully, Summer has now actually started! Just a reminder to put suncream on your child before they come to school, and to make sure they have a water bottle that is named. 

As this is also the season where children take off jumpers and cardigans on the field and leave them there, please can you write your child's name in their clothing so they can be returned. 

TT Rockstars - Battle of the Bands

 This week, classes in Key Stage 2 took part in the Times Tables Rockstars Battle of the Bands. Individual children take part and earn points as they practise their times tables. 

Oak Class earned the most points in the group competition. 

The children who contributed the most points to their class total were:

Marcus in Cedar Class

Tanmaya in Rosewood Class 

Mihika in Cherry Class

Ben in Oak Class. 

Children's Photography Competition

 Entries for the Children Photography Competition should be sent to office@bourn.cambs.sch.uk by Monday 3 June. The theme is Nature. This means they can take photographs of plants, animals, landscapes or other features of the earth, such as the sea, rivers etc. 

Book Bus

 Simone and Heath Glennen will be opening the Book Bus after school on Thursday next week. 

  Celebrations

This year, our weekly certificates will be for Good Manners and Positive Learning Behaviour.

The following children have been presented with the certificates this week. More details are on the Class Pages every week. 

Acorn: Lorenzo and Una

Willow: Christiana and Ritika

Hazel: Alfred and Luna

Cedar: Imogen H and Karisha

Rosewood: Charlotte and Shrirang

Cherry: Ryan and Genesis

Oak: Logan S and Fifi

House Points

                      Weekly           Total 

Pankhurst     117     4687

Seacole         127     4589  

Hawking       100      5620

Shackleton    58       4903

Online Safety/Wellbeing Newsletter

 This week’s Computing (online safety) newsletter, produced by The National College as part of their #WakeUpWednesday campaign is about being aware of a new Over 18s game called Helldivers II.

Lost Property

 Please name your child's items of clothing because if they have a name in, they will always make their way back! 

 End of Day Collection

 Please notify the office of any change to collection information for your child as soon as you are aware of this and before midday if possible.

 Diary Dates

Please also refer to the School Calendar on the website for all dates throughout the year. 

If You Have a Concern 

 From time to time, there may be something you are worried about in relation to your child, their learning or their interaction with other children. If you have any concerns, please contact your child's class teacher to discuss this. Their email addresses are on the Our Staff page of the website. 

Absence Reporting 

  If your child is absent from school for any reason, please email 

absencereporting@bourn.cambs.sch.uk.

Please remember to cancel any pre- ordered lunches if your child is off sick or you may be charged by Aspens for it. 

NO NUTS & SESAME SEEDS IN SCHOOL 

 A reminder that we have children in school with severe and life threatening allergies to the following items: peanuts, sesame, soya, hazelnuts, cobnuts, almonds, pistachio, cashew, walnuts and tahini (key ingredient in hummus). Please do not include these items, or food that contain these items in packed lunches or snacks. Please be aware that we will need to remove any food that contain these ingredients. This is for the safety of the children who have severe allergies. 

Bourn Primary Academy

3 May 2024

Hazel Class Assembly

The children in Hazel class brilliantly performed their class assembly today. They have been learning all about plants and shared their knowledge with us all. Well done Hazel class and Miss Grist for such an informative and entertaining assembly.

Planetarium

 This week, all the children enjoyed a session in the Auriga Planetarium. Stepping into the dome was really exciting and the children loved learning all about space and the planets. 

 Thank you to the BSA for funding this exciting and education opportunity. 

Loose Parts Play 

This week we had the first of four lunchtime sessions run by the kids Club Park & Play Mobil project. These are loose parts play sessions which are materials that can be used freely to develop curiosity and imagination. Children from Acorn to Oak class loved it! 

Children's Photography Competition

 Entries for the Children Photography Competition should be sent to office@bourn.cambs.sch.uk by 24 May. The theme is Nature. This means they can take photographs of plants, animals, landscapes or other features of the earth, such as the sea, rivers etc. 

Book Bus

 Simone and Heath Glennen will be opening the Book Bus after school on Thursday next week. 

  Celebrations

This year, our weekly certificates will be for Good Manners and Positive Learning Behaviour.

The following children have been presented with the certificates this week. More details are on the Class Pages every week. 

Acorn: Samuel and Isaac

Willow: Heath and Elsy

Hazel: Sarah and Sienna

Cedar: Rory and Aida

Rosewood: Callum and Zach

Cherry: Lewis and Hartej

Oak: Freya and Hanna

House Points

                      Weekly           Total 

Pankhurst     93                  4570

Seacole         132                4462

Hawking        89                  4845

Shackleton   133                 5520

Police Visit

Two PCSOs visited the school this week to talk to the children in assembly about staying safe on the roads, especially on their way to and from school. 

We reviewed parking around school, and the police have agreed that parents can use the bus bay to drop their children off. This must be a 'stop and drop' and drivers must not park in the bus bay and leave their car. 

Online Safety/Wellbeing Newsletter

 This week’s Computing (online safety) newsletter, produced by The National College as part of their #WakeUpWednesday campaign. This week's guide is a condensed version of Ofcom’s Media Use and Attitudes Report, 2024. The UK’s regulator for communications publishes a comprehensive annual compendium of the results of several surveys they’ve conducted regarding the activities and experiences of children when interacting with entertainment: from TV to video games to social media platforms. 

 These newsletters are sent in a separate email every Friday.

Tennis Festival 

Children in Key Stage 2 took part in a Tennis Festival this week, learning key skills and playing with sports leaders from CVC. Thank you to Mr French for organising the visit. 

 Diary Dates

Please also refer to the School Calendar on the website for all dates throughout the year. 

If You Have a Concern 

 From time to time, there may be something you are worried about in relation to your child, their learning or their interaction with other children. If you have any concerns, please contact your child's class teacher to discuss this. Their email addresses are on the Our Staff page of the website. 

Absence Reporting 

  If your child is absent from school for any reason, please email 

absencereporting@bourn.cambs.sch.uk.

Please remember to cancel any pre- ordered lunches if your child is off sick or you may be charged by Aspens for it. 

NO NUTS & SESAME SEEDS IN SCHOOL 

 A reminder that we have children in school with severe and life threatening allergies to the following items: peanuts, sesame, soya, hazelnuts, cobnuts, almonds, pistachio, cashew, walnuts and tahini (key ingredient in hummus). Please do not include these items, or food that contain these items in packed lunches or snacks. Please be aware that we will need to remove any food that contain these ingredients. This is for the safety of the children who have severe allergies.

Lost Property

 Please name your child's items of clothing because if they have a name in, they will always make their way back! 

 End of Day Collection

 Please notify the office of any change to collection information for your child as soon as you are aware of this and before midday if possible.

Bourn Primary Academy

26 April 2024

Cycling at Bourn

At Bourn we believe that cycling is an important life skill and our aim is that every child will be able to competently ride a bike by the time they leave in year 6. As part of this, we begin teaching cycling in EYFS and continue with cycling lessons in PE in Key Stage 2. We offer a tailored after school cycling club to children in Key Stage 2 who need additional support in learning to ride. 

 This week, children in Year 3 and 4 took part in Bikeability lessons. The aim of these lessons is to develop cycling handling skills in traffic free environments and includes the core functions for safe and responsible cycling.  

Children in Acorn began their cycling lessons this week too - on balance bikes. Using a balance bike helps children develop gross motor skills and spatial awareness, both important skills. 

Children's Photography Competition

 We are holding a Photography Competition for the children. The theme is Nature. This means they can take photographs of plants, animals, landscapes or other features of the earth, such as the sea, rivers etc. 

Rules of Entry

The photograph must be composed and taken by the child between today and the closing date which is 24 May.

If there is any editing to the image, this must be done by the child.

There is a limit of 3 entries per child.

All entries must be digital and should be emailed to office@bourn.cambs.sch.uk with the title of Photography Competition - Class Name. 

The judging panel will be Jean-Luc Benazet (professional photographer), Miss Nutland (who is our Art Lead) and me.

There will be a winning photograph for each class. 

We are really looking forward to seeing the photographs! 

Book Bus

 Simone and Heath Glennen will be opening the Book Bus after school on Thursday next week. 

  Celebrations

This year, our weekly certificates will be for Good Manners and Positive Learning Behaviour.

The following children have been presented with the certificates this week. More details are on the Class Pages every week. 

Acorn: Ellery and Stanley 

Willow: Shriya and Romeo

Hazel: Roma and Georgie

Cedar: Dina and Jessie 

Rosewood: Sam and Wilf 

Cherry: Jonathan and Theo

Oak: Ben and Vishnu

House Points

                      Weekly           Total 

Pankhurst     76                 4,477

Seacole         94                  4,330

Hawking       77                  5,387

Shackleton   112                4,756

Online Safety/Wellbeing Newsletter

 This week’s Computing (online safety) newsletter, produced by The National College as part of their #WakeUpWednesday campaign is all about shopping platforms. 

Dressing up Clothes

 The children in Key Stage 1 have loved playing with the dressing up clothes which have been donated or sourced from charity shops. They especially love hats, bags and coats and cloaks. If you have any spare items that you can donate, or if you see anything interesting in a charity shop, the children would be very grateful! 

 Diary Dates

Please also refer to the School Calendar on the website for all dates throughout the year. 

If You Have a Concern 

 From time to time, there may be something you are worried about in relation to your child, their learning or their interaction with other children. If you have any concerns, please contact your child's class teacher to discuss this. Their email addresses are on the Our Staff page of the website. 

Absence Reporting 

  If your child is absent from school for any reason, please email 

absencereporting@bourn.cambs.sch.uk.

Please remember to cancel any pre- ordered lunches if your child is off sick or you may be charged by Aspens for it. 

NO NUTS & SESAME SEEDS IN SCHOOL 

 A reminder that we have children in school with severe and life threatening allergies to the following items: peanuts, sesame, soya, hazelnuts, cobnuts, almonds, pistachio, cashew, walnuts and tahini (key ingredient in hummus). Please do not include these items, or food that contain these items in packed lunches or snacks. Please be aware that we will need to remove any food that contain these ingredients. This is for the safety of the children who have severe allergies.

Lost Property

 This is the last call for lost property. Anything still left next week will be donated to the BSA for second hand uniform sales or donated to charity. 

Please name your child's items of clothing because if they have a name in, they will always make their way back! 

End of Day Collection

 Please notify the office of any change to collection information for your child as soon as you are aware of this and before midday if possible.

Bourn Primary Academy

19 April 2024

Remembering Lyla

 Today was a day when we especially remember Lyla Blue Glennen, who died three years ago, aged 5. We spent time in assembly remembering her and the things she loved, as well as looking at the creation of our Book Bus, which is our tribute to Lyla. 

Rosewood Class also visited the tree we planted for Lyla and spent time sharing their memories. 

Book Bus Fundraising News

 Over the last few weeks, Lyla and Heath's great uncle did a skydive, which raised £915  and hopefully another £400 from match funding!

Also, the third annual 50/50 Walk took place on 6 April which is a 20 mile walk in Berkshire, Middlesborough and Manchester by family and friends of the Glennen family. This raised £1,250. 

Well done and thankyou to all those who took part. The Book Bus fund is used to replace and add books, maintenance of the bus to keep it up to date and well looked after. We are also aiming to install solar panels to make it carbon neutral. 

You can add donations through this link. 

Book Bus

 Simone and Heath Glennen will be opening the Book Bus after school on Thursday next week. 

Lost Property

 We currently have a shocking amount of lost property, which is kept in the front entrance. 

Please name your child's items of clothing because if they have a name in, they will always make their way back! 

  Celebrations

This year, our weekly certificates will be for Good Manners and Positive Learning Behaviour.

The following children have been presented with the certificates this week. More details are on the Class Pages every week. 

Acorn: Layan and Moussa

Willow: Sonny and Ralphie

Hazel: Rudy and Olivia

Cedar: Ayden and Hugo

Rosewood: Ranaldo and Jameson

Cherry: Albert and Mihika

Oak: Freddie and Ivy

House Points

                      Weekly           Total 

Pankhurst     141                 4,401

Seacole         105                4,236

Hawking       162                 5,301

Shackleton   132                4,644

Year 5 Maths Challenge

This week, a team from year 5 took part in the Cambridgeshire Schools Maths Challenge. David, Jadon, Genesis and Mihika represented the school and came second! Well done to the team and thank you to Mrs Wheatman for organising this and accompanying the children. 

Online Safety/Wellbeing Newsletter

 This week’s Computing (online safety) newsletter, produced by The National College as part of their #WakeUpWednesday campaign is all about clickbait. 

BSA Race Night 

 Come and join the Race Night on 17 May - have fun and help raise money for the school! 

 Diary Dates

Please also refer to the School Calendar on the website for all dates throughout the year. 

Online First Aid Reporting

 We have now moved to an electronic system of recording and sharing first aid information. You should receive an email when your child has had first aid administered. This will replace the paper slips that sometimes made it home, so should be more effective.

We would be grateful for any feedback on this.  

Parent Consultations

A reminder that parent consultations take place next week. 

If You Have a Concern 

 From time to time, there may be something you are worried about in relation to your child, their learning or their interaction with other children. If you have any concerns, please contact your child's class teacher to discuss this. Their email addresses are on the Our Staff page of the website. 

Absence Reporting 

  If your child is absent from school for any reason, please email 

absencereporting@bourn.cambs.sch.uk.

Please remember to cancel any pre- ordered lunches if your child is off sick or you may be charged by Aspens for it. 

NO NUTS & SESAME SEEDS IN SCHOOL 

 A reminder that we have children in school with severe and life threatening allergies to the following items: peanuts, sesame, soya, hazelnuts, cobnuts, almonds, pistachio, cashew, walnuts and tahini (key ingredient in hummus). Please do not include these items, or food that contain these items in packed lunches or snacks. Please be aware that we will need to remove any food that contain these ingredients. This is for the safety of the children who have severe allergies.