There are only 11 days left for parents to have their say on the proposed changes to Buckinghamshire's home to school transport policy, due to be implemented in September 2012.

Please view the below reminder from Bucks County Council.

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Reminder - Home to School Transport

Great Missenden C of E School are proud to announce that we are now a GOLD Food For Life School. This shows our continuous commitment to changing food culture within our school and the local community. Only 11 schools in England have achieved this prestigious awards. Well done Great Missenden! 

Last week the whole school spent a day learning about the history of Great Missenden. Some classes really got into role by dressing up! KS1 learnt about how the school had changed which included a visit from Mrs Collins who told the children about her time at the school and a visit to the Oldham Hal, the original school building. In Year 3 the children learnt about medieval churches by making nets of churches and visiting St Peter and St Paul. Year 4 looked at how the high street has changed which included a visit from local resident Richard Hawkins and a walk around the village. Year 5 had a busy week learning about the Victorians.

Have a look at some photos from the day in the school gallery!

Year 4 took a trip to Hampton Court Palace on Friday 11^th November. They had a very informative learning session all about the Tudor Explorers where they learnt about the trade routes, the New Worlds that were discovered and some of the famous explorers themselves, namely Drake and Raleigh. This was followed by a tour of the Tudor Kitchens and Henry VIII’s apartments. The highlight was the unexpected meeting of King Henry VIII himself!

Around 2000 people attended our spectacular firework event. Children and adults alike enjoyed a fun-filled evening. The bar ran dry and hot dogs sold out. The playground was alight with ‘glowing’ children enjoying the party atmosphere. The bonfire was lit and Mrs Thomson ceremoniously threw on the guys then everyone watched in awe the fantastic display by Star fireworks for the fifth year running. Afterwards over 40 lucky people found themselves winners of some incredible raffle prizes.

The whole evening saw a fantastic profit of £7600 being raised for the school.

Our school was recently featured in the Express newspaper for our participation in the Greenfingers charity scheme ‘Get Gardening’.

"The campaign is backed by Honda (UK), which makes a highly rated range of garden equipment such as lawnmowers, hedge trimmers and brush cutters. Each school that signs up for fundraising will be visited by a Honda Lawn and Garden dealer, to talk to children about garden safety. The school that raises the most money will win £5,000 towards a specially designed outdoor classroom. Great Missenden Church of England School was the first to sign up to the campaign."

Read the full article on the Express website here.  

Hola! What a wonderful day, bien hecho!

Many of the Year 3s dressed as Spaniards for the day, so the classrooms were filled with bright reds and yellows. The day began with two cooking sessions in which the children made colourful Spanish omelette and delicious salsa. There was time for learning Spanish songs, maraca–making and a taste of Spanish dancing. After lunch, children had the opportunity to try out a few Spanish foods; fortunately the omelette and salsa went down very well. The day was rounded off with a tense and exciting piñata.

Un gran dia - check out the photos in the school gallery.

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Photos of our wonderful Year 6 trip to France have been added to our photo gallery. Click here to view.