Pupils in the school choir at Buckholme Towers School and Nursery are set to entertain shoppers at this year’s Christmas lights switch on at the Dolphin Shopping Centre on Thursday November 27.
From 5pm, the choir, which includes pupils from Year xx will sing ‘It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas’, ‘Jingle Bell Rock’ and ‘Santa Claus Is Coming To Town’.
Iain Robertson, headmaster of Buckholme Towers School, said: “The choir is thrilled to be welcomed back to the Dolphin Shopping Centre and we are excited to be involved in their Christmas lights switch-on.”
Buckholme Towers School and Nursery is an independent preparatory school in Lower Parkstone and provides education for children from two years and nine months up to 12 years old. For more information please call the school on 01202 742871 or visit www.buckholmetowers.co.uk
Staff at Buckholme Towers School and Nursery held a charity ball at The Sandbanks Hotel in Poole on Friday November 28 to celebrate its 75th anniversary.
The event was themed 1940s to pay homage to the school’s history as it opened the day the Second World War broke out.
Staff, parents and guests donned military uniforms and Victory Rolls. The event included a charity auction which raised £3,000 and was split between charities Julia’s House and The British Heart Foundation
Iain Robertson, headmaster at Buckholme Towers School and Nursery, said: “We were overwhelmed by the amount of money which was raised for the two local charities which we hold close personal connections to. We’re extremely grateful for the support shown by local businesses in providing the vast array of raffle prizes and auction items.
“Guests really enjoyed themselves and danced the night away to swing band ‘In the Pink’. The 1940s theme was great and even the table decorations were based on wartime rationing with National Dried Milk and chocolate.”
Local WW2 enthusiasts, Ron Pier and Tim Hanscomb provided authentic wartime memorabilia for the centrepiece of the even and guests posed for photographs with artillery, a military motorbike and a Winston Churchill impersonator.
Buckholme Towers School and Nursery, on Commercial Road, Poole, is an independent school for pupils aged three to 11 years.
The choir at Buckholme Towers School and Nursery is spreading its festive cheer across the county this month with a string of Christmas carol concerts.
The choir, which includes 35 pupils in Years 3 to 6 has recently performed at a number of local events in Poole and Bournemouth including the Dolphin Shopping Centre’s Christmas lights switch-on, the Westbourne Christmas lights switch-on and most recently singing for Owners at Churchill Retirement Living in Southbourne and to the residents at Holmelake House.
Iain Robertson, headmaster at Buckholme Towers School, said: “The children love getting out and about in the community and singing Christmas carols. It is great to see the audiences enjoying their songs and it really gears everyone up for the festivities.”
Buckholme Towers School and Nursery on Commercial Road provides education for children from two years and nine months to 11 years old.
AFC Bournemouth’s star right-back Simon Francis and the Nuffield Health Bug Busting team are set to visit Buckholme Towers School on Wednesday November 12 for a special WW1 workshop.
The Bug Busters scheme was launched jointly by Nuffield Health and AFC Bournemouth to educate schoolchildren about how to stop germs spreading. It is hoped the programme will help children to avoid preventable illnesses and reduce absences from school owing to sickness.
Schools visited by the Bug Busting team can expect a series of interactive classroom and football activities, but in honour of the WW1 centenary this year, the Bug Busters will be educating pupils at Buckholme Towers School and Nursery about infection prevention in the trenches and hospitals of 1914.
Iain Robertson, headmaster at Buckholme Towers School and Nursery, said: “The pupils love getting involved with interactive learning sessions where they can transform themselves into another era. I think the Bug Busters campaign will certainly be success here and hopefully at many more schools in the area.”
The pupils will be dressed in WW1 uniforms and take part in a series of workshops about how pioneering infection prevention practices developed during this time are still used in today’s modern medicine.
Chris Tickner, infection prevention lead at Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital, said: “We firmly believe prevention of disease is far better than cure. It will be fantastic to see the children having fun and learning at the same time, we hope they will remember the skills they learn in the workshop well into the future.”
Schools interested in finding out more about Bug Busters are invited to contact Steve Cuss at AFC Bournemouth on 01202 726342, or to contact the Nuffield Bournemouth Hospital’s friendly customer services team on 01202 702830.
Buckholme Towers School and Nursery, an independent preparatory school in Lower Parkstone, is set to open its doors to the public on Saturday October 18.
From 10am to 12pm, families will have the opportunity to have a guided tour of the school, which is in its 75th year, and to meet the headmaster and teaching staff.
Iain Robertson, headteacher at Buckholme Towers School and Nursery, said: “Our open morning is an opportunity to see the school in a less formal setting. Our friendly and knowledgeable prefects and staff will be on hand to show people round, while doing their best to answer any queries.
“Local parents who wish to find out more about the school and discuss the opportunities available at Buckholme Towers are welcome to attend.”
Based on Commercial Road, in Poole, the school is currently offering a limited number of scholarships to internal and external candidates at entry to Years 3, 4 and 5. The school is renowned for its small class sizes and excellent examination results to grammar and secondary schools in the area. Buckholme Towers School and Nursery provides education for children from two years and nine months up to 12 years old. For more information please call the school on 01202 742871 or visit www.buckholmetowers.co.uk
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