Ashton Church of England Primary School
We welcomed 42 children into school in September including 8 reception infants. Together with Laura Higginbottom our new infant teacher there were a lot of new faces although it was lovely to see so many siblings of current pupils. Everyone has settled in well and in October we welcomed Ginny Alecock as our new administrator/bursar.
We were sad to see Beryl Humphrey leave ‘Mums and Tots’ after many years but were able to persuade Laura Neville to take over. She is known to many as one of our part time teachers as well as being a regular at the tots group with her son. We must say a big ‘thank you’ to Beryl for all her hard work and enthusiasm over the years.
Those of you who passed the school during the holidays probably wondered what we were having done- was there anywhere else the school could possibly build? Two days before school was due back we were also wondering whether we would be ready for the first day of term but following an amazing clean up job by our builders the hall was ready for use as a classroom. At the end of September we were able to move back into our extended junior classroom with a lovely view of the church. The entrance area has been lightened by lifting the roof and new cladding and fascia boards mean the ‘temporary’ building is virtually maintenance free. We also have a ‘quiet room’ off the hall which has already proved to be extremely useful for meetings, violin lessons, small group work and sick children!
We look forward to seeing lots of you at our ‘bonfire night’- please support our parent’s association who do such a fantastic job of raising money for those extras that can’t be bought from the school budget.
Sue Campbell
Headteacher
01604 863189