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							Headteacher:                                                                                 Campbell Road
Mr Stuart Calvert B.Ed Hons N.P.Q.H                                                          Burton
Tel: 01202 482588                                                                            Christchurch
Fax: 01202 475709                                                                            Dorset
E-mail: office@burtonpri.dorset.sch.uk                                                       BH23 7JY
Website: www.burtonpri.dorset.sch.uk         Burton C of E Primary School


                                   Newsletter No.7           19th October 2009
Dates for your diaries                                       Harvest celebration
Wednesday 21st October – BSA meeting here at
Burton Primary @ 7pm – please come along to                  Thank you so much for the kind offers and donations
help discussions on a Christmas theme!                       given to the school for Harvest this year. Both of the
Thursday 22nd & Friday 23rd Oct – Year 5 & 6                 services, led by the children, were fantastic. We very
visiting Tutankhamen Exhibition, Dorchester –
                                                             much appreciate the time many of you gave to coming
details on separate letter from class teachers
Friday 23rd October – End of first half term                 along in support. All the tinned and packet foods that
                                                             you have generously given will be sent this week to the
Monday 2nd November - INSET Staff                            Bournemouth Food Bank – a local charity that gives
Training Day, school closed to                               local people the support and help that they need.
children
Tuesday 3rd November – Children return to school             Dear Parents
Monday 9th November – Parent Consultation                    Thank you to all those parents who registered for Flora
Week – more information to follow re days and                Tokens earlier this year. The school has received £60
times                                                        worth of cooking equipment which will of course add to
New Staff to the school                                      all of our children’s experience of cooking as they work
I am very happy to announce that Mr Andrew Rosa was          through the school as well as providing the Cookery
appointed at a recent interview for the post of class
teacher here at Burton. Mr Rosa will be taking over from
                                                             Club with additional resource. Well done! Please look
Mr Woodward who has given excellent temporary cover          out for the 2010 scheme!
to the Year 3/4 class vacated by Miss Pollard. Mr Rosa
starts immediately after the half term break.
After the very successful training of Mrs Susan Dawson
last year in class AB the school is hosting two more
teacher student placements this year in classes AB &                            A Burton Skills Booklet
NB as part of the South Coast SCITT (School Centred
Initial Teacher Training) programme. Miss Charlotte          BSA are supporting the school in developing a Burton Skills
Lacy (Class NB) & Miss Rebekah Wilson (Class AB)             Booklet to compile a definitive list of parents with skills or
start their training today and will be based at Burton for   businesses that they can advertise through a school booklet. It is
the majority of their training this year. I hope that you    intended that this booklet will be only circulated to the school
warmly welcome all of these new professionals to our         community. Please look out for a letter and sign up sheet (they will
school community. I know that they are all very excited      be sent out to parents soon) and if you have a skill or a business
about working with your children and that they are keen      that you are happy to advertise locally through the school – please
to meet you in the weeks ahead.                              get in touch through this initiative. Please note that the school will
BSA meeting                                                  not be held responsible for businesses contacted and used through
There is a Burton School Association Parents meeting         this initiative – it will be up to the parents and users to thoroughly
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this Wednesday 21 October at 7pm here at the                 check out the business or skills accessed.
school. Please come along and give your support. The
                                                             Junk Model request
discussion will be ‘Christmas events!’ – We need your
                                                             In the lead up to Christmas! The school is in desperate
thoughts and ideas so that Christmas for the children
                                                             need of junk modelling materials. If you can – please
and the school goes well this year. Remember – all
                                                             start collecting clean boxes, rolls, washed out cartons
parents of children at Burton are automatic members of
                                                             etc and sends them into school after the October half
the parents association – please give support and come
                                                             term break. Thank you.
along to help out if you can.
The Christchurch Play Rangers
The Christchurch Play Rangers are now holding their after school play sessions during this autumn term at Priory
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View Road play park on the following dates. Tuesday 20 October, Tuesday 10 November & Tuesday 24
November; running from 3:30pm – 5pm on each occasion. Events are also being led at the play park during the
half term holiday. For more information please call Jonathan Hibbert, Senior Play Facilitator, Christchurch
Borough Council 01202 495025 or look at the website http://www.dorsetforyou.com or e-mail
j.hibbert@christchurch.gov.uk
Children are warmly invited to come along to the play park to learn new games and have a social and fun time
with trained professionals.