Community education Val Tookey 260566 Little Hands Karen on 01763 260964 Melbourn playgroup Jane Crawford 07842 151512 notre ecole Janet Whitton 261231 primary school Headteacher Jacqueline Bell-Cook 223457 toy Library Yasmin Croxford 220246 u3a (univ. of third age) Chairman John Stevens 261858 Village College Warden Elaine Stephenson 223400
PTFA CAR BOOT SALE At MELBOURN VILLAGE COLLEGE
Melbourn Primary School News The children in Y6 took part in our local schools Swimming Gala recently at Melbourn Village College. A total of 8 primary schools participated and we won! We are very proud of the children who took part. They managed to come first in every race except two, where they took second place. Many congratulations to the children and thanks to MVC for hosting the event. Our neighbouring schools also put in a sterling effort. Another piece of good news is that Melbourn Primary School Y5 pupils came second in our local heat of the annual County Maths Challenge against 8 other schools. This is quite an achievement as the children concerned had to pass an entry test before even being included. We are naturally very proud and wait to hear whether we have made the final. Our annual Summer Fair was blessed with good weather this year. Lots of members of the school and local community came along and listened to our musicians “busking” and all classes ran their own stalls. Local businesses and organisations were generous with donations for our raffle and the PTFA as always ran a fantastic event. They raised close to £3000 as a result. Many thanks to everyone who contributed to this great community event. A group of our pocket trumpeters has been invited to perform with 400 others at The Sage, Gateshead in June. This will be a great opportunity for them to experience performing as well as seeing the sights of the vibrant city of Newcastle. They will be representing both Melbourn and Cambridgeshire as I believe we are the only school in the area fortunate enough to be participating in this initiative. As part of our outreach work in the community, we are hosting a “Passions Week” in June when we hope to get children, staff and community members to share the activities they enjoy with each other. We are very keen to involve local residents, so if you have anything you would be prepared to share or demonstrate, however small, please contact the school. As mentioned in our last article, our older children are keen to share their computer expertise with local residents who may not be confi-
Sunday 7th June and the first Sunday of the month there after 10am until 1pm Stall holders arrive from 9am Light Refreshments Available Cars: £6 for pre-booked pitch or £8 on the day Vans: £10 For further details contact Glenda Spry Telephone 01223 870375 melbournmagazine
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