Welcome Back!
Dear parents/carers and children,
This half term your school council have decided to challenge classmates to come up with a design for a shield that celebrates school spirit. What is about Buckstones Primary School that makes you feel proud? Two winners will be selected and their shields will be displayed as part of our school council board. Shield templates will be available from next week so don’t forget to return them by 28th. March. Winners to be announced after Easter.
At the end of term our school will be supporting another charity. Your donation of £1.00 will be donated to Steps, which is the leading charity working for all those whose lives are affected by childhood lower limb conditions. So please wear something blue for the last day of term.
Many thanks,
Buckstones School Council
2024 -2025
Welcome Back!
The School Council have launched a competition this half term to see which class is the tidiest! This is to encourage everyone to look after school property, so we don’t waste paper unnecessarily, or slip on or break pencils and rulers that may have been dropped on the floor. It also encourages us all to place materials back where they belong in the right pots with lids firmly on!
Mr Clarke will announce the first winner next week in assembly. Good luck everyone!
We will also be creating posters for our Internet Safety Day on February 11th to display around the school and will ensure there are computing challenges for every class in this very important week.
Buckstones School Council
September 2024
The new team have been voted in by their classmates and have made a great start to the school year. They are a very keen bunch and I’m definitely looking forward to working with them this year.
Our first meeting was an important one, where we met each other and introduced ourselves.
Our first task was to discuss ideas on revamping the library area in order to give it a fresh appeal to all children at Buckstones. On Friday 20th. We all got busy during assembly working as a team and we now have a super area for all to enjoy!
We also decided on the charity we would like to support at the end of half term. It will be Doctor. Kershaw’s Hospice in the Oldham area. In order to raise money for this wonderful charity, for our non-uniform day we will be wearing something green.
Keep checking our page to see what other things we’re discussing this term.
Thanks
Mrs Tetlow and Buckstones School Council 2024.
Summer 2024
On Wednesday 3rd. July, the school council will be hosting a sponsored penalty shoot-out event in order to raise money for the school; in particular new sports equipment.
We will be visiting classes in the next few weeks to explain and promote the event to all the children. Sponsor forms have already been sent out with each child on 14th. June. Please check in book bags if you have not received one!
Please get involved everyone and raise money for the school, whilst also having lots of fun!
Many thanks,
School Council
In the Autumn term we have been discussing eating healthily as a school and what better way to promote healthy eating than to speak to our councillors.
This month we interviewed Tommy, Ivy and Mirren about keeping happy and healthy.
Tommy says he enjoys many different types of food. A typical lunch would be for him a tuna sandwich, carrot sticks and a bag of crisp. Tommy also mentioned how much he had enjoyed ‘Bikeability’ at school. He says that he has learned how to ride safely on the road, especially when coming from minor to major roads.
Mirren enjoys lots of sports and in particular she loves football. Mirren loves her breakfast and says if you eat healthily and well it can really affect how you feel about things.
Ivy loves to swim, but she loves horse riding the most! Her lunchbox consists of yoghurt, an apple, a ham and cheese sandwich and water. No wonder she has so much energy!
We wish everyone a safe, healthy and happy 2024!
The School Council
November 2023
The School Council have been discussing eating healthily as a school and reducing waste. Next week is Protecting Our Planet Day, so we have included in our newsletter some tips for re-cycling at lunchtime.
Why not wrap your lunch and snacks in paper instead of plastic?
1) Instead of packing your lunch in plastic bags, use reusable containers, cloth sacks or greaseproof paper.
2) For snacks at break and treats at lunch, ask your parents to buy things like nuts, cereal and dried fruit in bulk. You can store them in glass jars for when you need them – this way, you’ll avoid the plastic-packaging that individual snacks come in.
3) You can also simply pack a piece of fruit as a snack, such as an apple, banana, or orange — no plastic wrapping necessary!
4) Rather than buying bottles of water or juice, carry your water or squash in a reusable flask.
Thank you,
The School Council
October 2023
The new team have been voted in by their classmates and have made a great start to the school year. They are a very keen bunch and I’m definitely looking forward to working with them this year.
Our first meeting was an important one, where we met each other and introduced ourselves.
Our first task was to discuss ideas for eating healthily in school to support the health and well-being of all children.
At the end of this half term we have decided to donate the money raised to the Little Princess trust as a girl in Year 5 inspired us with her amazingly generous act of donating her hair.
If you would like to find out more about the trust and what Ava has done please look on the link below.
Keep checking our page to see what other things we’re discussing this term.
Thanks
Mrs Tetlow