Bourn Primary Academy

6th March 2026

On Thursday we celebrated World Book Day - it was fantastic to see the children coming in dressed as book characters - thank you to everyone at home for supporting with this. Over the course of the day the children took part in a variety of book related activities and there was a real 'buzz around school'. Thank you also to the BSA for organising the Golden Ticket Event - the children were so excited and thrilled by this. Also, thank you to all involved in opening up the Book Bus for the day - I know that this is always a highlight for the children. We will be hosting Keith Hatton on Monday to continue to raise the profile of reading across our school and the Story Box Competition closes on Wednesday 12th March.

Thank you for your support with appropriate parking on the roads around school - I have been told that this week the paths have not been blocked meaning that it is safer for all when walking to school. 

This week has been another busy week of learning both inside and outside of the classroom. The Year 5 children took part in their Bikeability training developing their confidence and road safety. The instructors also commented on how well the children listened to instructions and took on the feedback.

Please also see below for information about The Big Plastic Count which the Eco Council are taking the lead on.

I hope that you all have lovely weekends,

J Fraser

With your help, we’ll create a fairer future that’s free from the impacts of the plastics crisis. Please see the letter your child will be sent home with for more information.

Best wishes,

Bourn Primary School Eco Council

Congratulations go to:

Isaac, Hugo, Iris, Elisha, Jameson and Lauren for representing Bourn in the CB23 Humanities Quiz and scoring full marks in the Geography round and coming joint 1st in the RE round.

Sophie, Charlotte, Mela, Evelyn, Dorothy, Ellyn, Yasmin, Tanmaya and Juliana for coming second in the Year 5/6 Girls Football Development Competition

Sam for his Learn to Swim Level 1 award

Thomas for his LA Academy 25m backstroke certificate

Aaron for his Gold medal in Jui-Jitsu

Yasmin for coming 2nd in the Horse and Pony Care Quiz and therefore also qualified for the Nationals

Cameron for his Point Fighting medal and certificate

Arthur for achieving his Level 3 Learn to Swim award

Birthday Celebrations 

Happy birthday this week  to:

Ivy and Grace

Effort Awards:

Dorothy, Ralph, Theo F, Benj, Sienna, Jacob and Grace

Values Awards:

Ranaldo, Jozef, All of Cherry Class, Myla, Milo, Christiana and Stanley

The upcoming events in the next two school weeks are: 

 More diary dates can be seen on the Calendar page

Bourn Primary Academy

27th February 2026

On Thursday 26th February PCSO John Coppard visited the school once more. This time he joined me on 'Gate Duty' in the morning and followed this by delivering a whole school 'Personal Safety' talk in Collective Worship. PCSO Coppard spoke to the children about how to stay safe and personal responsibilities. We will look to book in PCSO Coppard for future visits later on in the academic year.

Parking on Hall Close

I have had reports of some cars being parked and blocking paths on Hall Close which is resulting in the children needing to walk in the road to get to school. If you are parking on Hall Road please can I ask you to do so in a way that does not restrict pedestrian movement - thank you for your co-operation with this.

Welcome to Spring 2!

It has been lovely to hear from the children about their half term activities and how much they enjoyed their break. 

This week the children have been starting their new topics with a real enthusiasm and it has been wonderful seeing children bringing in books and pictures from home linked to their learning - thank you for supporting the children with this.

We have also started to use 'Pathways to Write' as our Writing curriculum. This award winning programme will develop further our mastery approach to the curriculum that we teach Bourn children. The feedback from children so far has been positive when I have been speaking with them.

I have also seen mastery skills being developed well in maths this week with some excellent subitising being used by the younger children and the older children have been using representations to be able to explain their mathematical thinking and understanding.

This week we also hosted the CB23 Humanities quiz for Bourn and four other visiting primary schools. The questions were challenging and the children who took part worked very well as a team. We will celebrate their achievement in next week's Community Celebration Assembly.

I hope that you all have lovely weekends,

J Fraser

Congratulations go to:

Aaron for his wrestling Gold Medal.

Heath for completing his Social One Dance Test and scoring 98/100.

Birthday Celebrations 

Happy birthday this week  to:

Lorenzo, Rory, Felix, Aaron, Ayrton and Ethan

Effort Awards:

Alfred, Nevaeh, Woody, Harry B, Myra, Stella and Rocco

Values Awards:

Felicity, Winifred, Felix, Greta, Albie, Isaac and  Amelia

The upcoming events in the next two school weeks are: 

 More diary dates can be seen on the Calendar page

Bourn Primary Academy

13th February 2026

On Tuesday children at Bourn took part in a variety of 'Safer Internet Day' related activities. I wanted to share with you the two different posters that were used as a stimulus for the activities so that you can, if you would like to, follow this up at home.

 3 to 7 year old poster        

 7 to 11 year old poster      

'Safer Internet Day' is a crucial part of our Computing and E-Safety curriculum and it is something that we refer to throughout the year when looking at how to be safe online. 

Whilst the school is closed for the February Half Term break should you have any concerns that are of a Safeguarding nature and you believe that an adult or child is in immediate danger please ring 999. If you are concerned about a child or adult at risk please complete the online referral form at Members of Public – Making a Referral | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Partnership Board or call 03450455203

This week in school it has been lovely to be able to reflect with the children about the learning and progress achieved over the past half term. When looking in the children's books with them it is fantastic to see the progress that the children have been making and their enthusiasm for the lessons taught. A particular highlight this week for me has been when discussing equality where the children were thinking very creatively over how the world could be made a fairer place.

I have also been impressed with how the children are increasingly presenting their learning in a neat and tidy way. This is so important as it allows for the children to look back on their previous learning quickly enabling them to use it to build new learning on.

This Wednesday was the School Disco - my thanks go to all involved in the organising and delivery of the event. The children clearly had a fantastic time - thank you.

I hope you have a lovely, very well deserved Half Term break and I look forward to welcoming you all back on Monday 23rd February for what I am certain will be a busy Spring 2 term.

J Fraser

Congratulations go to:

Thomas for his 25m backstroke certificate.

Cherry Class for winning the February KS2 TT Rockstars battle

Ritika, Grace, Hugo, Iris, Isaac W, Juliette, Rafferty, Sasha, Theo O, Elisha, Elynn, Ivana, Jerusha, Myra, Sam T, Severn, Shrirang, Sophie, Tanmaya, Alexander R, Bexley, Georgie and Mia who have 'Gone Green' by recalling all times table facts in under 4 seconds.

Iris for her 'Rubber Duck' recognising that she always puts in 100% into her swimming squad and working really hard

Imi for her three medals (participation, Silver for vault and Bronze for floor) at her gymnastics competition on last Sunday.

Birthday Celebrations 

Happy birthday this week  to:

Olivia, Jevindu, Beauden, Theo, Elynn, Paisley and Alfie

Happy birthday during Half Term to:

Sofia, Evelyn, Charles, Beau, Thomas, Theo, Ralph and Warren 

Effort Awards:

Pandora, Shriya, Kayla, Luca, Sam T, Sam and Harry

Values Awards:

Orla, Zoey, Sasha, Harry, Forrest, Eddie and Elliot

The upcoming events in the next two school weeks are: 

 More diary dates can be seen on the Calendar page

Bourn Primary Academy

6th February 2026

I just wanted to let all parents and carers know that we have updated our behaviour policy. This is a piece of work that as a team we are very proud of and confident that it will have a positive impact in all areas of school. We have already seen it impacting positively and look forward to seeing further impact across the school. It will be added to the policies page shortly and we will inform you when this has happened

I have been asked to share a message from the Bourn to Run team which I am more than happy to do for this fabulous event. This event supports the school so much and so if anyone is able to help please do so - thank you.

We need you to keep Bourn to Run going!

This year will be the 19th Bourn to Run, a brilliant 10km and 3km running event that has raised nearly £12,000 for the school every year for the last four years. 

Several parents are stepping down after many years on the organising committee, and we urgently need new volunteers to help keep this much-loved event going. You don’t need special skills — just a willingness to help as part of a friendly team.

If you can help in any way or are interested in finding out more, please get in touch — reply to this email and Debs will pass on your details.

On Wednesday I attended my Designated Safeguarding Lead refresher and so the Safeguarding team in school will remain as me being Designated Safeguarding Lead and Mrs Wheatman and Miss Hensleigh as Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads.

This week in school we have had another busy week of learning with the children engaging in a wide range of activities. I have seen some excellent examples of maths 'mastery' in action where the children have been applying their prior learning to new concepts and ideas. I have also been most impressed with the children's writing this week - particularly so the Iron Age and Persuasive text writing that I have had the privilege to read. Selected children also competed in the Friendship Games and Maths challenge and I have had reports that these children were impeccably well behaved and had a thoroughly enjoyable time.

I hope you have lovely weekends

J Fraser

Congratulations go to:

All the Friendship Games participants - Sofia, Ayden, Theo, F, Kayla, Josh, Imogen, Cameron, Ranaldo, Mela, Tanmaya, Lauren and Aaron

All the Year 4 Maths Challenge Winners, congratulations to Gus, Sylvie, Harry, Genevieve, Roma, Immie, Ella and Ethan

Birthday Celebrations 

Happy birthday to:

Wilf, Sam and Shriya

Effort Awards:

Theo, Connie, Isla, Eddie, Connie, Imi and Ivana

Values Awards:

Megan, William, Alana, Emily, Alana, Natalie and Tanmaya

The upcoming events in the next two school weeks are: 

 More diary dates can be seen on the Calendar page

Bourn Primary Academy

30th January 2026

Please can I ask for all items of clothing to be labelled.

Writing names on all items of clothing will help us to return items to the correct owners - especially at this time of year when children may be wearing multiple layers that are removed when the children come in from play times. 

I just wanted to provide an update over attendance. Our whole school attendance percentage starting from the beginning of the Autumn term is 97.2%. Nationally over the same period of time attendance data is 94.8% and for the local Authority it is 95%. Thank you to everyone for ensuring that Bourn children's attendance remains very high - this is so vital for children and their learning. We also have 113 children who currently have 'excellent attendance' - 97% or higher.

This week I was joined by Dawn Deacon (our Ely Diocese Regional Adviser (EDRA)). We visited classrooms and spoke to children about their learning and the progress in books. It was lovely to see all the recent school developments in practice and children enthusiastically learning.

When I have been around school this week I have seen many children demonstrating 'valued behaviour' ensuring that teaching and learning time is optimised.

I hope you have lovely weekends

J Fraser

Congratulations go to:

Kayla for her 2025 Splash and Dash and her Honours Star for her Primary Modern Jazz.

Heath for his 3rd Kyu - Brown belt and 4th place in the Solo Waltz, 5th place in the solo Cha Cha and 7th place in the couples Cha Cha at Herne Bay Dance Festival. 

Rosewood class for winning the KS2 January TT Rockstars tournament

Aaron for his Gold medal in the Polaris Jui Jitsu competition.

Beauden for his LA Academy swimming certificate

Imi for her Gold medal in her recent trampolining competition.

Birthday Celebrations 

Happy birthday to:

Iris, Poppy, Mia and Luna

Effort Awards:

Ellery, Alexander, Beauden, Leo, Warren, Valentina and Elias

Values Awards:

Lorenzo, Ethan, Ben, Huxley, Elisha, Raffety and Alfie

The upcoming events in the next two school weeks are: 

 More diary dates can be seen on the Calendar page

Bourn Primary Academy

23rd January 2026

On Monday afternoon I had the pleasure and privilege of attending the CB23 Public Speaking finals with Nola, Gus, Enid and Ivana. The children stood on the Peterhouse stage and spoke in front of other children, parents and teachers from the other CB23 schools. The Bourn children represented themselves and school brilliantly - their speeches were excellent, their behaviour was impeccable and the level of respect that they showed the other finalists was most impressive - thank you!

Thank you to everyone who has been observing the zig-zags, bus parking and double yellow lines on drop off and collection. We really do appreciate your support in making sure that the children can enter and exit the site in a safe manner. May I just remind everyone that no vehicle should be parking on the double yellow lines at the end of the school day either - thank you for your ongoing support.

On Tuesday the Bikeability team led a 'Learn to Ride' session for specific children - it was fantastic to see the children gain in confidence and ability in riding their bikes.

On Thursday Year 5 attended Young Voices - we certainly had some tired looking faces Friday morning however I hear that the children were incredibly well behaved and when speaking to some of the children it was clear to see how enjoyable an experience it was. My thanks to the teaching team for being able to take the children the parent volunteers and for all the families support with a very late collection!

I hope you have lovely weekends

J Fraser

Congratulations go to:

River, Valentina and Enid for becoming an AR million word reader. Ivana, Elisha, William, Theo, Isaac, Grace, Sasha, Wilfred and Cameron for becoming an AR multi-millionaire reader.

Jake, Ayrton, Ralph, Huxley, Jacob, Christiana, Jevindu and Nashe for completing their Learn to Ride Bilkeability course

Henry for his Purple Belt in Karate and George for his Orange swimming award

Birthday Celebrations 

Happy birthday to:

Louis, Isla, Myra and Pearl

Effort Awards:

All of Cherry Class, Henry, Isla, Roman, Krishiv, Jozef and Rose

Values Awards:

Theo, Catherine, Elowen, Arthur, Stella, Emily B and Yasmin

The upcoming events in the next two school weeks are: 

 More diary dates can be seen on the Calendar page

Bourn Primary Academy

16th January 2026

Thank you to all who were able to attend the evening presentation on Wednesday - we hope that you found the information shared useful and informative. More information will be shared in due course.

We have noticed that on occasion the pedestrian gate at the bottom of the driveway is being propped open. Please can we ask for parents and carers to not prop open the gate so that we continue to have a secure site during the teaching day. Thank you for your co-operation with this.

This week Mrs Desborough, Director of Primary Education for Cam Academy Trust, visited us. Mrs Desborough and I visited all classrooms, spoke to children and conducted a book look.  During this visit it was excellent to see the calm learning environment and children in classes focussing on their learning. It was also clear to see so many 'Valued Behaviours' in action.

A couple of requests if I may.

Firstly - if there are roadworks on your journey to school please can I ask, if you can, to leave a little earlier to accommodate for this. The morning work that the teachers plan is crucial in the children's learning journey.

Lastly - if there is a change to the collection arrangements for your child, please can you let Debs in the Office know by lunchtime so that we can make sure to get all the messages to the teachers in good time. I appreciate that things may change in the afternoon however if you do know earlier and can let us know we would really appreciate it, thank you. 

I hope you have lovely weekends

J Fraser

Congratulations go to:

Nashe, Paisley, Ayrton, Rudy, Emily and Jake for competing in the Panathlon event yesterday and representing the school so brilliantly.

Felicity for achieving a High merit in Grade 1 Ballet and for achieving her swim stage 4

George for achieving his swim stage 1

Birthday Celebrations 

Happy birthday to:

Isla

Effort Awards:

Pearl, Charlotte, Orla, Wilbur, Ivy, Naomi and Hugo

Values Awards:

Mia, Lauren, Nevaeh, Gabriella, Stella, Ralph and Isla

The upcoming events in the next two school weeks are: 

 More diary dates can be seen on the Calendar page

Bourn Primary Academy

9th January2026

Just a quick reminder - please can all parents and carers ensure that the children come to school with appropriate clothing to keep warm when outside. Unless there is adverse weather we will be going outside at playtimes and lunchtime and so the children will need clothes to be able to 'wrap up warm'. Thank you for your help with this.

I have had some questions in relation to how best to set up new electronic devices that may have been given to children over the Christmas period and so I thought it may be of help to share the following NSPCC parental control advice. Please click here for the guidance.

Happy New Year to all - I hope that you all had a restful and relaxing break.

This week in school the children have settled back into their learning very well and we have been most impressed with how the children have tackled their new topics.

On Tuesday in assembly, in keeping with our School Development Priority number 2, we have launched our updated Valued Behaviours as part of our behaviour curriculum. We spoke to the children about the Valued behaviours to ensure that children are learning to the very best of their abilities. The valued behaviours have been grouped into 4 R's. The 4 R's are Readiness, Resilience, Respect and Relationships.

The following sign is in all classrooms and so I thought it may be of use to share it with parents and carers also.

Congratulations go to:

Arthur for being awarded his 25m swimming certificate and badge.

Birthday Celebrations 

Happy birthday to:

Harley

Effort Awards:

Myra, Phoebe, Violet, Aylin, Caelan, Eloise and Imogen

Values Awards:

Jameson, Beau, Tabby, Benj, Harley, Una and Joshua

The upcoming events in the next two school weeks are: 

 More diary dates can be seen on the Calendar page

Bourn Primary Academy

19th December 2025

Since the 3rd September the children have been in school for 14 and a half weeks! Over these weeks I have seen them grow in confidence, develop their skills and gain new knowledge, tackle challenges with a 'can do' approach and work incredibly hard in all aspects of their learning. It has been wonderful to look through the children's books with them and speak about their learning journey - I hope it has made the children that I have been able to speak to incredibly proud of their achievements. This does not happen just by chance and so I would like 'to do a few Thank You's':

The children - thank you for all your hard work, determination and resilience, you should be very proud of your achievements and I cannot wait to see your learning journey continue.

Parents and carers - thank you for supporting the children and staff to allow for the children to be 'ready to learn' and being able to engage with their curriculum so effectively.

Staff - thank you for your steadfast approach in ensuring that the children's experiences here at Bourn are as excellent as they are.

Governors - thank you for your ongoing support and challenge to ensure that the strategic direction of the school aligns to the children's needs.

BSA and volunteers - thank you for giving up your time and for supporting and organising many wonderful school events. They really do enrich the children's lives so much.

Should you have any concerns in relation to an adult or child's welfare whilst school is closed for the Christmas break please can I ask that you follow the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Partnership Board advice which can be found here.

It has been another busy week in school. Along with the 'usual learning' we have also had a Christingle service either led by Matt Phillips or by the Ely Diocese Central team. These were wonderful events and the children spoke so excitedly about them.

On Wednesday it was our Christmas Lunch. It was lovely to see so many in their party wear or Christmas jumpers. The children thoroughly enjoyed their lunch and my thanks goes to Jules and the team for a fantastic Christmas lunch. 

Today it was our Christmas Service in Church - thank you to everyone who was able to come along and support with the event and help to escort the children to and from Church. We hope that you enjoyed the service as much as we did.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I look forward to welcoming the children back to school on Tuesday 6th January ready for another jam -packed, exciting term.

The upcoming events in the next two school weeks are: 

 More diary dates can be seen on the Calendar page