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JUNE 2008

It’s July so it must be fete day once more! We would of course like to invite you all to the fete, held on Saturday 5th July on the school field, this year with an Olympic theme.

Never mind Britain’s Got Talent – what about Barford’s Got Talent! Mrs. Sault and Mrs. Lewis recently held auditions for our forthcoming production of ‘ Treasure Island’ and were delighted with enthusiasm and talent of our budding actors. We shall await the final production with baited breath! Class 4 have also been showing their artistic talents in a stunning display of Andy Warhol inspired tin can artwork, the vivid colours and attention to detail make this a wall display worthy of the Tate!

Class 3 have also been inspired by an artist – this time Paul Cezanne and his still life paintings. Children spent a considerable time observing carefully constructed still life groups and the results are amazing. Well done Class 3! Meanwhile the class has started a very summery science topic – habitats. We have got a tank full of tadpoles at the back of the class, we are hoping to have an incubator and some chicks and the butterfly larva/pop up cage were ordered today!

Class 2 recently enjoyed a trip to Coombe Country Park, where they spent a happy day looking at animal homes, sketching young animals and building dens!

Talking of young animals – an update on Mrs Bert (the other half of Mr Bert the school rabbit,) after a prolific year last year – 8 young Berts, Mrs Bert is on a go slow with only one young Bert this year – he/she is however reported to be very cute with a white body and grey ears! Congratulations to the Bert family.

Class 1 have had a very fishy time of it recently, after reading ‘The Rainbow Fish’ and ‘Under the Sea’ they worked extremely hard at making detailed salt dough sea creatures, then painting and glazing them. Special mention must go to the Year One pupils in Class 1 who helped all the younger pupils to do this by giving them excellent instructions.

Teachers worked hard on ICT planning during their Training Day on 2 nd June, despite the Internet being frustratingly ‘down’ for the whole day – computers!!!

With our very best wishes from the staff and pupils of Barford St Peter’s C.E. Primary School

Click here for pictures of the school building work.

Click here for pictures from the Summer School fete.

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COMPUTERS FOR SCHOOLS

Have you considered getting involved with this year's Computers for Schools scheme? You can collect free vouchers when you shop at Tesco and then schools can exchange these for free equipment. Barford St Peter's School would be very grateful for your Schools Vouchers to buy much needed equipment for our children.

We are also participating in the Nestle Box Tops for Schools scheme. It takes as little as 10 tokens to get one book so the more tokens we collect the more books we can receive for our library. This is where we need your help and support to make the most of this scheme for our school.

If your family eats Nestle cereals please tear off the token on the top of the box and bring, send into school or give to a parent to put into the school box. If you would like to find out more about Nestle brands which are included in the scheme, please click here.

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SCHOOL and the COMMUNITY...

We are always looking for events that we can support as a school in the village and beyond, so if you have any ideas, contact me and they will be seriously considered.

Lindsey Oscroft
Head Teacher

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BARFORD PRE-SCHOOL

We have another busy month planned for the little ones. We had our annual Spring Walk to and around the allotments which was a lovely sunny morning and the children saw so much. The children will be covering the exciting topic of pets this term with numerous visits from our little furry friends!

A big well done to Jenny who won Rainbow Week, Jenny managed to wear a grand total of 17 colours in one day! A big thank you to all our children for helping raise funds in such a colourful way. We managed to raise over £100!

We’re very happy to report that we will have our new Deputy join us after Whitsun Week. Juliette joins us from Caterpillar in Leamington. We are very excited about her arrival and we are looking forward to making her feel welcome at both our pre-school and the village.

Our website has gone live! Click here to visit us. Check it out and tell any friends you have who might be looking for pre-school places for their child.

We are also very proud to have been invited to take part in the Warwickshire Best Village of the Year Competition within the Community Section - let’s hope Barford makes the final!

We currently have sessions available Monday – Friday, please call in and speak with a member of staff, or telephone 624692 for details.

Barford Pre-School ,
Barford Memorial Hall
Church Street, Barford, WARWICK CV35 8EN
01926 624692

Mobile Phone No. 0771 8023322
Registered Charity No. 1022936

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HISTORY OF BARFORD ST PETER'S C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL

Barford School dates back to 1677, when the Rector and former Headmaster of Warwick School, Thomas Dugard, made a bequest of £5 a year, £4 of which paid the salary of “such person as shall teach 14 poor children and the other £1 to teach 2 poor girls.” To this small endowment were added various bequests notably from generations of the Mills family.

The school was open to all children who were parishioners and about 30 boys and as many girls usually attended. They were instructed in reading, writing and arithmetic; the girls were taught to sew by the master’s wife.

In 1851 the present school was erected by the National Society - a Church of England body. This consisted of two large rooms, boys and girls being segregated. When infants were admitted, a portion of the Malt Barn opposite was brought into use. Parents had to pay a weekly amount for every child.

In 1948, with the implementation of the Education Act, financial responsibility was taken over by Warwickshire County Council. However, the Church maintained its links with the school, as shown by its name and by electing two Foundation (i.e. Church) Governors to serve on the Board of Governors.

The school was extended in 1960. Until the mid-1970's, the school was a thriving junior and infant school, but with the introduction of the first and middle school system, the number on the roll decreased, as education could only be provided for children from 4 to 8 years.

In 1993, under the Schools' Reorganisation in Warwickshire, it was proposed that Barford Church of England First School should be closed. This was met with fierce opposition from the community.

In June 1994, it was announced that the decision to close the school had been overturned, and from September 1995, Barford St Peter's C of E (Aided) Primary School became official. The school now serves the parishes of Barford, Sherbourne and Wasperton and provides education for children from 4 to 11 years once more.

In 2004 the school was further improved and extended, and national performance “league tables” declared it to be in the top twenty five primary schools in England.

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