Charlton and Newbottle
Church of England Primary School

The Charlton Village school was founded in 1872
Children at the school come from Newbottle, Charlton, Aynho and many other surrounding villages.

Ther are 14 Governers representativesfrom Local Authorities, The Church, The Community,
Parents and Staff from the School, they meet at least twice a term to discuss curriculum,
finance and all other matters relating to the School.

The School has its own website: www.newbottleandcharlton.ik.org
Please log on and sign guestbook.

If you have any concerns about the children' school life or anything affecting the school
phone 01295 811 480

Updates:

Announcement from the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Governors
Newbottle & Charlton C of E (Voluntary Aided) Primary School

It is with deep regret that we announce the sudden death of our Headteacher, Mr John Cliffe.
Mr Cliffe died at his home in Charlton on Friday, 5th January, aged 56.

John had been Headteacher at our school for 24 years. During those years the numbers of pupils has
doubled and it has achieved excellent results in OFSTED Inspections.    The school is also a fine example
of a Christian community.     There is a wonderful ethos, good relationships between staff, governors,
volunteers, parents and children.  John has been central to this and the school's success is largely
due to his inspired leadership.

John believed that the school was an important part of the village and wider community, and he was very
much involved in village life.  His death is an immense loss to our school and to the village.  We mourn a
gentle and caring man, and offer our heart-felt sympathy to his wife, Sue and their children,
Joanna and Thomas, and his son-in-law, Gareth.

School will be re-open on Tuesday, 9th January when Fr Roger Bellamy, the priest-in-charge, will lead
Collective Worship that morning.

Deborah Hagger and Fr Roger Bellamy.

We hope the Family can be comforted by knowing that  he will be sadly missed by all his pupils, fellow
teachers and all the villagers for his dedication, this was confirmed by the number of tributes left outside
the School gates since the announcement of his death.     We all will miss John as a First Class Teacher
and Headteacher, as well as a close friend, colleague, and Pillar of our community  -The Webmaster.

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New Classroom and ITC opened officially -see below

High 5's Tournament
The girls took part in a High 5's Tournament at Brackley Junior School on Monday 3rd July 2006,
they performed well and enjoyed playing in all of their matches.

Coats/Hats/Water Bottles
Please remember to send your child with a rain coat every day and a hat during hot weather.
Children can bring in a water bottle to school for use during the school day, in light of the recent heatwave
drinking regularly is important, please ensure this is named and taken home regularly for cleaning.

School Development Plan
The Governors would like to consult you about the priorities in the School Development Plan.
The Governors have to complete the 2006/2007 plan for the beginning of the School Year in September,
and so we would be grateful to have any input from parents by the end of term.

Much of the current year's School Development Plan was concerned with the achievement of the ICT
and its integration into the school curriculum. Next year the work on reviewing the curriculum in
Numeracy/Mathematics will continue, and the school will be reviewing the curriculum and resources for PE.
We shall also want to improve the outside environment of the school. We are still working on the
suggestions made by the Denominational Inspector, for improvements to the setting for worship and so on.

Please give some thought to how you think the school could be improved, we look forward to hearing from you.
Your ideas can be forwarded to the Headteacher, the Chair of Governors, Mrs Deborah Hagger, the Parent
Governor, Mrs Emma Willmer or any other Governor. Thank you.

Friends of the School
Fones 4 Schools   We have only received approximately 30 phones so far, I need 200 to raise £300 please
ask all your work colleagues, family and friends. The campaign ends on Friday 21st July 2006. Keep Searching!

Mad Hat Fun Run, Fete and Football Tournament.
What a wonderful day and you raised the magnificent sum of approximately £650, well done to everyone.

Tuesday 27 June 2006

Lots of parents, grandparents, many  of
them old pupils from the village school,
together with relatives and friends
attended the official opening  of the
recently completed building work, as you
can see in these photos, many spilling out
of the main hall.

The school proudly officially opened the
new Classroom 1 for 'Reception' (first year)
children and the new school computer area.

Lady Juliet Townsend and local MP
Mr Tim Boswell jointly officially
opened the new areas.

Lady Juliet a resident in Newbottle,
acting in her official role as Lord
Lieutenant of Northamptonshire
addressed the crowd present with
her own 'memories' of the
of the village school, then officially
with Mr Boswell cut the ribbons
to complete the "opening".

Right:
Tim Boswell MP officially
cuts the ribbon to open
the computer area.

Showing one of the computers in action.

email: school@charlton-cum-newbottle.co.uk