‘Maximum Effort for

Maximum Achievement’

Friday 4th May 2018

Diary Dates for Next Week Monday 7th May

School closed - May Bank Holiday

Soapbox Derby Tuesday 8th May

Year 3 visit to Colchester Zoo Thursday 10th May

Year 5 Assembly at 9.30am Friday 11th May

Ball Wall Project - Day 2

After five gloomy, wet days, we have been promised love-ly weather for the weekend so what better reason is there to head to Sun Corner on Monday to cheer on our kart in

the Soapbox Derby and have a go on our ice cream competition stall? Don’t forget that tickets are much

cheaper if purchased in advance. As well as the many items reported on in our newsletter, we were also visited yesterday by three members of the Governing Body who were undertaking the first of their

two monitoring visits this term; looking at inclusion, French, British Values and the curriculum as a whole.

They found their day both enjoyable and informative. We are grateful to them for giving up their time to join us.

Soapbox Derby - Monday 7th May 2018 Don’t forget to come along to the Soapbox Derby on

Monday 7th May for a fabulous day of fun! It’s not too late to buy your tickets online and save

yourself some money as well as enter the Buttsbury Draw to win yourself some bubbly and also £100 for the school!

Visit the website below for more details: https://tinyurl.com/ButtsburyJuniorBonus

Hopefully we’ll see you there!

Ball Wall Project - Day 2 Following the postponement of Day 2 and Day 3 of our Ball

Wall project last term due to heavy snow and rain (yes, in March) I am pleased to confirm that, subject to the weather being on our side for a change, Day 2 of the project will be taking place on Friday 11th May for Year 3, Year 6 and 4H. Children need to bring the oldest clothes they possess and some old shoes too (if possible) as the paint seemed to go everywhere on Day 1. An old hat might also be useful as

well as a carrier bag to bring the clothes home in!

Year 5 Assembly Parents and grandparents of children in Year 5 are warmly

invited to join us for the Year 5 assembly on Thursday 10th May at 9.30am. Please note that, in order to avoid

disturbances and distractions, if at all possible, we ask that you arrange childcare for your other children and don’t

bring them along. Thank you.

Assembly Theme - Courage During our Monday morning assembly, we explored this

week’s theme by finding out more about the Paralympics and discussing how much courage each of the athletes showed. Then we went on to find out about the charity Wheelpower which provides opportunities for disabled children and adults to take part in sport. Finally, I told the children about Dick and Rick Hoyt (Team Hoyt) who showed exceptional courage in the face of adversity. I’d recommend everyone googles them to find out more as

they are an inspiration to us all.

The Ark Day Centre - Billericay At the recent Pupil Voice meeting, it was agreed that each

school in Billericay would undertake some community work, with the elderly. As we already have a link with The Ark Day Centre in South Green, it seemed to make sense

for us to develop this further. So, on Monday 30th April, 7 members of our School Council (Rotakids) visited The Ark,

during the afternoon, along with some members of staff. The children each baked some cakes to take along with

them to share with the elderly people at The Ark. They also spent some time playing basketball with the people and also

chatting to them and helping with their collage. It was a very successful visit and we are looking forward to

developing this further with future visits.

New Arrival Congratulations to Miss Brown and her fiancé on the safe

arrival of their new baby boy on Tuesday. Miss Brown and her son are both doing well and Charlie is already

enjoying being a big brother!

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

Lorcan Curley-Sanchez Chloe Healy Jessica Betts Ben Markham Owen Andrews Gulsu Bekem Faith Bower Rose Limmer James Blyth-Tancock Erin Barnes Saxon Minto Katie Warden Albert Longlade Aidan Sterry Phoebe Thompson Bray Harris Rachel Taylor Katie Stimpson Lewis Hall Prisha Mistry Jessie Ogden Matilda Davies Evie Carvell Teddy Hoffman Jack Alsemgeest Ellis Stock Emily Geary Louise Shepherd Ana Sutton Jasmine Briggs Archie Connolly-Cole Molly Wright

This week’s ‘Writers of the Week’ are: Elena Harris Stacie Moore Taylor McGinness

Jack Sawyer Eloise Dodd Kieran Sterry Jessica Clarke Gene Sullivan

Well done to our writing super stars!

This week’s attendance figure is: 97.1%! (Oh dear, dropping already!)

This year’s attendance target is 97.7%. A special ‘Well Done’ to Classes 3Ma and 4c who had the highest attendance this week - 98.7%! Congratulations!

This week’s ‘Mathematicians of the Week’ are: Gene Sullivan Sophie Vaidya Matilda Davies

Jamie Comitti Naomi Clements Joe Smith Cerys Marchant Oliver Norman Jake Barrett

Well done to our magical mathematicians!

Forest Schools On Thursday, a group of Year 3 and 4 pupils had a fantastic first session of Forest School. They had immense fun play-

ing games, den building, making tree spirit faces, scavenger hunting, drinking hot chocolate and eating biscuits! It’s not a surprise to note that they are looking forward to their second

adventure next week!

Chinese Lessons Once again we have been fortuitous and been

able to offer some Chinese lessons across the school via our partnership work with The Anglo-

European School. Miss Huo visited us for the first time after Easter and will be joining us every

Friday afternoon for the remainder of the academic year, meaning that every class will

have the opportunity to have a taste of Chinese

language and culture. Relishing the opportunity to develop their

knowledge of different cultures and languages, Year 5 were the first to enjoy their Chinese

lessons with Miss Huo. The sessions were very interactive and gave the children the opportunity

to practise Chinese greetings and to learn to count to 10. To help with the - very tricky - pronunciation, Miss Huo used hand signals,

which really engaged the children and was great fun. As a final challenge, the children wrote the

Chinese numbers by using a system of strokes; the results were very impressive!

Valuables - Watches, Earrings, Fit Bits We strongly advise that valuable items, such as watches,

earrings and Fit Bits, which all need to be removed for PE (in line with Essex County Council Health and Safety regulations) are left at home on PE days. Thank you.

Bag 2 School Thank you very much for

supporting the Bag 2 School event. We had an impressive pile of bags at the front of

the school on Tuesday morning so hopefully, when it is weighed, it will convert to an equally splendid amount of

money! Thank you to our Friends’ Association for

organising the event.

Out of School Success

Well done to Lotty Smith (3Ma) who completed the Swimathon with her Dad on Saturday, completing 400m in 14 minutes and 35 seconds!

Congratulations to Olivia Cooke (5S) and Isla Joyce (5C) who were recently awarded their Billericay Bee medals for the 2017/2018 season, having trained really hard all year long.

Well done to Dominic Glover (4C) who was presented with the Under 9 Rugby Players’ ‘Player of the Season’ award at

Chelmsford Rugby Club on Sunday.

Congratulations to Rose Limmer (6A) whose girls’ football team - The Hutton Hawks - won their League Cup BCFAYL Seville Division at the weekend!

Well done to Angus Noble (4H) who was very proud, happy and excited to be made a Sixer at 1st Stock Cubs.

Congratulations to Ollie Coughtrey (4H) who recently passed his Grade 1 piano exam.

Well done to Alex Lodge (6A) who received an award for Most Improved Player at Billericay Rugby Club, in the U11 category.

Congratulations to Daisy Bassett (5M) who completed her 5K Swimathon in 2 hours and 3 minutes. Daisy has also raised £511 so far in sponsor money for Cancer Research and Marie Curie Cancer Care. Thank you to everyone who sponsored her.

This week’s winning house: Leopards

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

Jessica Betts Oliver Gladman George Betts Finlay Trott Oliver Wiles

Well done for being selected!

Afternoon Tea There are only 6 children from each class now who haven't yet had the

chance to take part in Afternoon Tea so the excitement in assembly when we draw this week’s number seems to be heightening each week! Everyone will definitely get a chance, before the end of term, to enjoy the tasty treats

and celebrate their favourite pieces of work.

Rainbow Awards Well done to the following children who all

received their VIOLET award this week: Lily Lauder, Aidan Dunbar, Ben Markham, Katie Hood, Lorcan Curley-Sanchez, Olivia

Huggett, Elena Harris, Larney Simpson, Charlie Doman, Jamie Weddell, Archie

Henson, Oliver Neathercoat, Lucas Ramsden, Riley Davidson, Oliver Norman, Lily

Constable, Katie Stimpson, Alfie Aldous, Isabelle Hardiman and James Bailey.

Congratulations also to this week’s INDIGO award winners:

Daisy Farrow, Erin Blake, Lana Webb, Jamie Cooper, Emma Shelley, Dominic Glover, Olivia Gladwin, Caityln De Kok, Aimee

Phillips, Mihaela Karapeneva, Leo Sunderland, Zion Savage, Laura Bailey,

Sophie Bohle, Shezan Mushabe and Tommy Garwood.

A very special ‘Well Done’ to the following children who received their BLUE award this

week:

Jessica Clarke, Archie Walker, Katie Hoare, Harriet Rowe-Goodey, Megan Mecham,

Daisy Spencer, Evie Plummer, Elena Stent, Jaime Obery, James Walton, Tiffany Bullen,

Jack Scales, Jamie Jones, Roxy Hartman, Aaron Bickerstaff, Jacob Kavanagh, Ella

Bogen, Connor Boyce, Anais Chaproniere, Lucy Sherwood, Penny Knight, Michael Wragg, Philippa Warhurst, Kesia Crees,

Ana Sutton, Molly Wright, Holly Nethercoat, Jenna Phillips, Lara McKenzie, Angus Noble,

Amelia Waters and Louise Shepherd.

An even bigger ‘Well Done’ to this week’s GREEN award winners:

Gemma Lague, Amelie Cunningham, Millie Coffill and Aimee Storey.

And a super, duper ‘Congratulations’ to our first YELLOW award winners this year:

Harry Hawkins, Charlotte Hellings, Emma Humphrey, Olivia Cooke, Amelia Rogers,

Laila Walton and Libby Wright.

Top Row: Lotty

Olivia and Isla

Dominic Rose

Second Row: Angus Alex Daisy

Year 5 Visit to the Cambridge University Botanical Gardens Although a gloomy start to the week, Year 5 were not perturbed and

ventured into school early to go to the Cambridge University Botanical Gardens. This term they are learning about the Ancient

Maya and they went to visit the rainforest hot house to experience the environment similar to where the Maya lived. They also learnt about the cocoa plant and its importance to the Mayan people. They used its beans to trade with as they were considered to be very precious. Obviously whilst learning about the cocoa plant the children had to taste various chocolates to see the difference in sweetness. The Ancient Maya would have a chocolate chilli drink

rather than actual chocolate and it was quite bitter. The children had mixed feelings about the chilli chocolate they tried! Everyone had an excellent time and enjoyed filming sketches and documentaries

about Mayan life amongst the lush vegetation of the rainforest. Thank you to all the adults that helped make the day so successful.

JACKET POTATO LUNCH

YOU ARE INVITED TO A JACKET POTATO LUNCH AT CHRIST CHURCH ON:

THURSDAY 24th MAY

12NOON - 2PM

Various fillings available. Suggested donation £4 including a drink.

Money raised will support the work of SMB

Anyone for Tennis? Wimbledon might be several weeks away, but Buttsbury got a head start on Wednesday, when a team from Years 3 & 4 and

two teams from Years 5 & 6 competed in the William de Ferrers School Sport Partnership Finals at Billericay Tennis Club.

Despite the typical Wimbledon weather, rain did not stop play, as Buttsbury served and volleyed their way through each match.

Two girls and two boys from each team were seeded and played in either the Cup or the Plate competitions. The Buttsbury

children were outstanding in each category, particularly as it rained throughout, only stopping when the day’s tennis finished!

Year 3/4 Cup – First place through to the County final. Year 3/4 Plate – Second place

Year 5/6 Cup – Finished 4th overall Year 5/6 plate - Finished 3rd overall

A special note goes to the following children who won every match they played!

Harriet Rowe-Goodey (4P) Fatima Ahmed (4P) Alfie Riches (6U)

Each and every one of the children were a credit to Buttsbury and not only showcased their tennis talents, but also their sports-

manship throughout both competitions. Well done to all the players and a big thank you to all the adults who transported and

supported both teams and to Ms Marshall who spent the whole day out in the rain, coaching and encouraging the teams.