Press Cuttings

A former Rushden schoolboy has won a top art award in North America.

Eighteen-year-old Neil Thacker who emigrated with his parents, Mr and Mrs Bob Thacker, when he was 10, is a former pupil of Newton Road Junior School, Rushden.

They now live in the Kelowas area of Canada.

Neil’s pen and ink drawing of a member of a rock band was one of four Canadian entries in the contest.

The competition was open to former students of the art instruction schools of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Neil is the grandson of Mr and Mrs George Thacker of Highfield Road, Rushden and of Mrs Olive Dodd and the late Mr Dodd, of Cromwell Road, Rushden.

Mr Timothy Hadden, whose parents live in Rushden, has graduated from Brighton Polytechnic with a second class honours degree in applied physics.

Twenty-four-year-old Timothy received his degree at Brighton Dome on Friday.  He is an experimental officer at RAE Farnborough and took his degree while on a three year sandwich course.

His 20-year-old wife, Julie, works in a bank.

Timothy’s parents, Mr and Mrs Allen Hadden live at 8 Gloucester Road, Rushden.  After attending Newton Road Junior School and Wellingborough Grammar School he went to RAE Bedford and later moved to Farnborough.

A former Rushden man has gained a PhD in physical chemistry from the University of London.

He is Dr Keith Munday, who was a pupil at Rushden Newton Road School and the old Wellingborough Grammar School.

Dr Munday (29), whose parents live in ... Avenue, Rushden, is now doing research for British ... He lives in Hammersmith

Former Rushden and Wellingborough schoolgirl Christine ... received a Master of Arts honours degree at Cambridge at the weekend.

Christine (26), whose parents Mr and Mrs Alex ... live at Hove Road, Rushden, was at Girton College.  She read French, Medieval French and Italian and gained a Batchelor of Arts degree in 1975.

Christine was a pupil at Newton Road School Rushden and Wellingborough High School where she eventually became head girl.  She is now teaching at Chalfont St Peters, Buckinghamshire.

School re-opened after the Easter holiday at 8.50am.

Swimming classes started – 1A at 11 am, 1B at 1.30pm – about 84 children.

6.45pm W’boro’, Rushden and District Primary Schools Knock-out Cup Final between Rushden Newton Road Junior and W’boro’ Park Primary School on South End Primary School football field – 6.45pm.

Result   Newton Road – 1

            Park Primary – 2

After an excellent game, medals were given to both teams.

Two students from Bedford training College are sharing teaching practice in 1A class for three weeks.

Mrs H Smith absent – sick.

Mrs Smith returned.

Schools’ Music Festival

At 7pm in the Ritz Cinema this school took part in the massed choir singing and rendered an individual item – A Gilbert and Sullivan selection which was well received.

Mrs K G Dyment absent – sick.

3pm Sports Trials for the whole school

Mrs Dyment returned. 

1pm 2A class went by coach to Old Warden Aerodrome to see the Shuttleworth collection as a follow-up to their class studies.

The two students ended their teaching practice here 4pm. 

School closed for Whitsun.

School re-opened after the Whitsun holiday.

10am in the Hall a Dental Education Talk was given by Pierre the Clown.  Suitable literature, badges and pictures to paint were distributed.

Mrs A Perry, assistant cleaner, ended her duties here at 4pm on June 12^th.

9am – 10.30am Boys from 1A and 1B classes went to the Boys’ Secondary School for tests in connection with their transfer in September.

4^th year children had their school outing to London and the school was closed for the day.  80 children and nine teachers went.

Mr Symes H M I spent the morning and afternoon in various classes.

2pm District Schools’ Sports on the Town Cricket field.  This school won the Championship Shield and Jonathan Desborough with 14 points was the Champion Athlete and received a special award.

1pm 1A class went to see Peterborough Cathedral and returned here by 5.30pm.

Our own School Sports was held on the cricket field at 2pm.  Reds won the House Shield.

2pm Concert given by 3A class for the whole school. 

7pm Recorder recital given by Miss jean Harris and pupils from all classes to about 100 parents.

3pm Concert and play by 4A class to the whole school.

11am presentation of Road Safety Proficiency Certificates and Badges to the successful children by Mr E H Cooper, County Road Safety Adviser.  Thirty three children were successful.

4pm School closed for the Summer holiday.

Session 1969-70

School re-opened

Mrs Dyment absent – sick am session only.

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Mrs A K Goddard came at 1.15pm as supply teacher.

Mrs Goddard ended her duties at 4pm.

Mrs H Smith returned.

9am Harvest Festival service in the school hall conducted by the Rev Michael Wilson, rector of St Mary’s Church, Rushden.  The produce was distributed to old people in the vicinity of the school.

Mrs M Sturgess, school secretary, absent – sick.

Mrs H Smith absent – sick.

Mrs Sturgess returned.

Mrs Smith returned.

Mrs H Smith absent – sick.

Mrs H Smith returned Oct 24^th.

First Verbal Reasoning Test taken by 1A and 1B classes in connection with transfer next September to Selective Secondary Schools.

4pm Closed for the half-term holiday.

School re-opened.

Miss J M Desborough absent – sick.

Miss J M Desborough returned to duty.

Miss E Rodgers absent – sick.

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2^nd Verbal Reasoning taken by 4^th year children.

Mrs H Smith absent – sick.

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3pm 4B class, 7-8yrs, went with Miss J Desborough to the Rushden Fire Station to see the engines and equipment, as a follow-up lesson because of recent fire drill practice in the school.

6.45pm to 9pm Half the parents came to see the children’s work and have discussions with the teachers.

All fourth year children went to the Ritz Cinema, Rushden, to see the film “Henry Vth”

Am session only school closed.

All members of staff came out on strike as a protest against the recent salary award.  These strikes are general in character and some schools will close for a fortnight on December 1^st 1969.

1.30pm school re-opened.

Parents came in during the eveing.

1.30pm Mr H T Haynes sent home.

Mr Haynes has jaundice and will be away for the rest of the term.

Mrs L J Cleaver, permanent supply staff, came in at 1.30pm to take 1A class.

School closed for the Parliamentary by Election.

School re-opened.

Mr Haynes still absent and confirmation from his parents that he will not return this term.

Mrs Hill absent – sick

Mrs Hill returned.

Mrs L J Cleaver ended her duties here today.

Mr M T Haynes returned to duty, since his doctor felt that he had improved greatly.

Concert given by the children in the hall.

Carol service in the hall.

Mrs K G Dyment absent – sick.

4pm School closed for the holiday.

Spring Term

School re-opened at 8.50am.

Mrs K G Dyment absent.

Mrs K G Dyment returned.

Mrs H Smith absent – sick.

Mr J L Cleaver came as supply teacher.

2.30pm Mrs Cleaver was sent home because she was not well enough to continue.

Mrs H Smith returned.

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Border-line candidates tests in English and Maths taken by six boys and ten girls at 9.30am.  Boys went to Boys’ Sec School and the girls to the Girls’ Sec School.

Mrs Sturgess absent three days 26^th, 27^th and 28^th.

Mrs Sturgess returned.

Miss Rodgers absent – sick.

Half-term.

School re-opened.

Films on Road Safety shown to each age group by Mr Cooper, County Road Safety Officer, two groups in the morning and two in the afternoon.

Eyes tested of all children in 1^st year group by Mrs Corfe.

Because of the heavy fall of snow and the blizzard like conditions only four teachers were at school.  Most of the children had arrived and Mr G J Muncey took charge of the school.  (Mr Haynes, Mrs Smith, Mr Muncey and Mrs Hill.

10.15am children from a distance were sent home.

10.45 all 1^st and 2^nd year juniors sent home and told not to return in the afternoon.  105 were present in the afternoon.

Seven teachers had arrived by 10am.

Miss Rodgers absent – sick.

Miss Bull – unable to get through.

I walked most of the way from Wellingborough and Miss Harris and Miss Desborough managed to get a bus to Rushden via Irthlingborough.  Not many children were present and so normal lessons could not take place.

Attendance morning 134; afternoon 144.

All teachers returned, except Miss Rodgers who was sick.

Many children absent.  Attendance morning 195; afternoon 198.

Miss E E Rodgers returned.

Mrs H Smith absent – sick.

Miss J Harris absent – sick.

Mrs Smith returned.  Miss Harris returned.

House Competition in Music and Poetry 1.30 – 4pm.  Trophy won by the Blues.

11am – noon Easter service in the school hall.  Readings by children from each class and items by the recorder classes.

4pm School closed for Easter.

Summer Term 1970

School re-opened at 8.50am.

Swimming

2A and 2B (3^rd year juniors) will go swimming today.  Only 4^th year children have attended in previous years.

1A and 1B (4^th year children) went swimming today.

Mrs K G Dyment absent – sick.

Mrs K G Dyment returned.

Bring and Buy Sale

The recent sale of groceries for the School Fund realised £44.

9am 1A and 1B boys went to the Secondary School for tests set by the headmaster.  They returned at 10.30am.

1A class

Mr B Scott has been with 4A class on teaching practice from Bedford College.  As a finale to his project on Africa he took the class to Whipsnade Zoo at 1pm.

4pm School closed for the mid-summer holiday.

School re-opened.

Mrs M Sturgess, school secretary, absent – sick.

1B class visited the Central Museum at Northampton to study the show cases of finds in Northamptonshire.  They were supervised by Miss Davies, the assistant curator, who will visit the class at school in a few weeks’ time.  The return journey was via Pitsford reservoir

Closed for the General Election.

Closed for the school outing to London – 80 children and nine teachers.

Rushden and District Junior Schools Sports.  This school won the Capon Shield as runners-up in the competition.

1A class went to Stoke Bruerne Canal Museum as a follow-up to their studies.  The class left school at 1.15pm and were back at 5pm.

Miss S L Davies, assistant curator at N’pton Central Museum, spoke to 1B class about “The Romans in Northamptonshire”. This was linked to their visit on June 15^th.

1.30pm Our school sports were held.

Puppet show at 7pm in the hall for parents of 1A boys.  The piece presented was “Oliver Twist”.  The music was and recorded by 1A class.

Recorder recital in the hall at 7pm for the parents of the children in the recital.  This was presented by Miss Harris.

1.30pm Concert given by 3A class to the whole school.  Mrs Dyment prepared it.

All the children in the top four classes took part in a swimming gala in the morning.

School closed at 4pm

The children who were leaving presented the school with a swimming trophy for annual competition.

Autumn Term 1970

School re-opened.  Staff as before, except that Mr R J Blencowe has joined the staff.  The extra teacher is to ensure that classes are not too large.  The extra class will be accommodated in the woodwork shed for the time being.  WE hope to receive a mobile classroom as soon as possible.  There are now ten classes in the school and they have been renamed.  Class one to Class ten.  The youngest classes are now 1 and 2 for seven year old children.  Class three is a remedial class for the lower half of the school and class eight serves the same purpose for the top four classes.

Proper re-organisation cannot take place until the Mobile classroom arrives.  The numbers in the upper classes can then be reduced as much as possible, without interfering with the purpose of class eight, mainly remedial teaching.

Miss Cheryl Stroz, a graduate student, is spending the week in this school on observation, before proceeding to her teacher training college.

Coco the clown spoke to the children at 11am on Road Safety.

Transfer to Sec Schools

No children from Rushden will in future be considered under the allocation procedure at 11+.  All will in 1971 go to comprehensive schools in Rushden.

Miss Bull absent – sick.

Miss Bull returned.

Dinner Supervisors

Mrs D Brown and Mrs D Evans commenced duties

Streaming

The intake children have not, as in past years, been given tests in Arithmetic and Reading.  The best children were put in the A class and, apart from class needing Remedial teaching, the rest were put in the B class.

Miss Bull, the deputy head teacher, divided the children (88 in all) into two classes of 37 each and 14 in the Remedial class.  No changes were effected in the 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th year age groups.  They will be left as A and B classes until they leave the school.

Cursive writing

Cursive writing has always been taught in this school.  I have, however, decided to change to the Marion Richardson style with no loops.  The two lower age groups only are affected.  No change will be made for third and fourth year children.

Mr G J Muncey absent – sick.

Mr Muncey returned.

Closed for half-term.

School re-opened.

Class 7

At 1pm 45 children from this class went to the nature reserve of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds at the the Lodge, Sandy, Beds.  They were accompanied by their teachers.

Mrs H Smith absent –sick.

Pm session only – Miss Desborough for Xrays at W’boro hospital.

Mrs K G Dyment absent for domestic reasons.

Mr J R Blencowe absent – sick.

Mr R J Blencowe rturned.

Parents came in to see and discuss their children’s woek.

Mrs Sturgess absent – sick – 1 day.

Mrs Smith absent – sick.

Miss Rodgers absent – sick.

7pm Carol Service

In Park Road Baptist Church, which was full.  A nativity play was performed, appropriate carols were sung for each scene.  The congregation joined in the familiar carols.

School closed for the holiday.

School re-opened.

Staff and classes as last term.

School closed at 4pm because we had no fuel oil.  Many schools have been closed throughout the country due to the strike action of tanker drivers.

School re-opened.

Bring and Buy Sale

Thursday evening January ... at 6.45pm.  The stalls were prepared by the children and the new decimal coinage was used in order to help parents and older people.  Some five or six hundred attended and over £38 was raised for the School Fund.

Mrs Hill absent – sick.

Mrs Hill returned to duty.  She was however sick later in the day and had to be taken home.

Mrs Hill absent – sick.

Mrs A Watson came in at 1.30 as supply teacher to take Mrs Hill’s class.

Mrs A Watson could only attend for the afternoon session.

Official day for the use of Decimal coinage.  The children are, of course, well acquainted with the coinage and have been using it in school for a considerable time.  Dinner money was accepted in the old coinage for the last time.

Mrs Watson in all day.

Mrs Watson absent.

Mrs Watson in all day – ended her duties here.

4pm closed for Spring mid-term holiday.

School re-opened.

Mrs P J Hill returned.

Mrs K G Dyment absent – sick.

Two students from Bedford T C came to observe.

1.30pm House competition in Music and Poetry won by the Yellows.

Football Shield -

Netball Cup -

House cup for the term -

11am Easter service for all children.  Special hymns, readings and recorder music formed the service.

4pm school closed

Miss E E Rodgers will be married on April 12^th.  The staff and children presented her with an electric wall clock.

Summer Term 1971

School re-opened.

A new mobile classroom has been placed in the girls’ playground.  Classes have therefore been re-organised.  No class, probably for the first time in the history of the school, has more than 40 pupils.

Class 8, the remedial class for the upper age groups, has been put in the mobile classroom.  The old woodwork shed can now revert to its former use as a television, visual aids and handicraft room.  Unfortunately the netball pitch has been spoilt by the mobile classroom, but P E lessons can still take place without too much trouble.

Miss E E Rodgers is now Mrs E E Watford.

Mrs Smith absent – sick.

Mrs H Smith returned.

Two students from Bedford T C started a period of teaching practice.  One will be in class 7 and one in class 3 until may 28^th.

Swimming

Classes started their swimming sessions at Rushden Baths today.  All 3^rd and 4^th year children go.

Tues – class 8

Wed – classes 6 and 7

Thurs – classes 9 and 10.

Pm session only Miss Desborough absent to attend an interview at Parklands Jnr School, Northampton.

Class 9 visited the Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden aerodrome at 13.00hrs.  In charge were Mrs Smith and Mr Muncey.

Class 7 visited the Maritime Museum at Greenwich.  The coach left school at 09.00hrs and returned 21.00hrs after traffic delays.

The headmaster went home in the afternoon on the doctor’s advice.

Mr Dyment returned to duty.

9am Music Festival rehearsal at the Ritz Cinema all the morning for class 10.

Mr R J Blencowe absent all day to attend a Plastics course at Wollaston.

Schools’ Music Festival

7pm At the Ritz Cinema, Rushden.  This school took part in all the junior choir and massed choir singing.  In addition Miss J Harris trained a recorder team forour individual item.  This was a medley of Negro Spirituals.  Mrs K G Dyment accompanied and had trained the singers.  The item was well received.

2 students ended their teaching practice.

School closed at 4pm for Whitsun.

School re-opened.

Class 2 visited a farm at Thrapston in the afternoon.

Class 4 visited the waterfowl gardens at Peakirk at 10.00hrs.  Returned at 16.15hrs.

School closed for the annual outing to London.

Class 6 paid a visit at 2pm to the Central Museum in Northampton.  This visit was a follow-up to thsir study of the Romans in Britain.  Miss Davies of the Museum staff met the party and provided questionnaires for their use.

The 20^th Sports meeting for Junior Schools took place at 2pm on the Town Cricket field.  This school won the Colton Shield for the best performance, the Relay Cup and Peter Dilley won a plaque as the best boy athlete.

Mr M T Haynes, a member of the National Assn of Schoolmasters has been called out on strike.  His assn.. is protesting in London about the Burnham Committee pay discussions with the National Union of Teachers.  His class is not in school, since the Chief Educ. Officer advised against another member of staff doing his work.

Road Safety

Mr H W Catlin, headmaster of the Boys’ Secondary School and a former pupil of this school, presented the badges and proficiency certificates at a special service at 11am.

Class 10 visited Ely Cathedral.  They left school at 1pm and returned at 7.15pm after listening to evensong in the cathedral.

At 7pm the Athletics team was entertained by the staff.  Refreshments were followed by an entertainment provided by Mr A Tear, the well-known conjurer.  It was a most enjoyable evening.

2pm The school sports were held on the Town cricket field.  Blues won the shield.

Swimming Gala

At 9.30 in the Town Swimming Pool.  Five classes consisting of the 3^rd and 4^th year children took part under the direction of Mrs Cross, their swimming instructor.  The swimming trophy was won by the Greens House.

2pm Concert given by class 10 only for the whole school.  Mr Haynes was in charge.

Assembly at 11am when gifts were presented to members of staff who were leaving.  Table-ware was given to Miss Desborough as a wedding present; Mrs Hill was presented with an electric wall clock and Mr Blencowe was given a small gift, a special screw-driver, since he has only been with us a short time.

4pm School closed for the Summer holiday.

Autumn Term 1971

School re-opened.

New members of staff are:- Miss P A Allen – probationary year

Mrs J E Arnold from Raunds C of E.

Mr R J Blencowe as supply teacher until the end of the term.

Mrs E E Watford absent – sick.

Mrs E E Watford returned.

Harvest Festival service in the hall.  The Rev H Gibson of Park Road Methodist Church spoke to the children.

170 baskets of fruit were delivered to elderly folk in the school neighbourhood..

Miss E E Watford absent – sick.

Mrs D Couchman came on supply teacher duties.

School closed at 4pm until Mon Nov 1^st for the half-term holiday.

Mrs E E Watford still absent and I have arranged for Mrs Couchman to return here, if needed, on Nov 1^st.

School re-opened.  Mrs E E Watford still absent.

Mrs D M Couchman will continue to take class 1.

Mrs E E Watford returned.

Mr Blencowe absent to attend a Drama course at Knuston Hall.

Harvest Festival service in the hall.  The Rev H Gibson of Park Road Methodist Church came and spoke to the children.  Afterwards baskets and boxes of fruit were taken by the children to old people living near the school.  The gifts were greatly appreciated.

Teachers came back at 7pm each evening to see all parents and discuss the children’s work and progress.

Mrs Sturgess absent – sick.

Mrs Dyment absent – sick.

Mrs Arnold sick and had to be taken home.  Absent pm session only.

School carol service in the Park Road Baptist Church at 7pm.  The Church was packed to overflowing and £26 was raised for charity purposes.

Pm session only – Concert given in the hall by children from all classes.

School closed at 4pm for the Chrsitmas holiday.  Mr Blencowe leaves the staff today.  He was, of course, here as a supply teacher.

Spring term

School re-opened.

Mr John Rice joined the staff and will be taking class 3 in place of Mr Blencowe.

Mrs H Smith absent – sick.

10am Mr H A Hibbert, educational psychologist, came to discuss pupils already referred to him.  He stayed until 3pm seeing children and a parent.

Miss E M Bull absent – sick.

Pm session Mrs G M Cope came in to take class 1.

Mrs H Smith absent – sick.

Mrs H Smith returned.

Mrs K G Dyment absent – sick.

Miss E M Bull returned.

Mrs K G Dyment returned.

Miss J Harris absent to attend special course for remedial children.

Mrs Sturgess, school secretary, absent.

Mrs Sturgess, school secretary absent – sick.

4pm school closed for the half-term holiday.

School re-opened.

Mrs J E Arnold absent because of her husband’s illness.

Mr J Rice absent with permission to take his wife to Northampton hospital.

Mrs Sturgess, school secretary, absent – sick.

Mr M T Haynes absent to attend an interview at Leicester University in connection with his application to take the Batchelor of Education course.

Mrs D Evans, dinner supervisor, absent – personal reasons.

School closed for the Easter holiday.

Summer Term

School re-opened.

Mr M T Haynes absent to attend his mother’s funeral and was absent on Tues Apr 11^th.

Miss Allen absent to attend an interview for a post at Nottingham.

Mrs H Smith absent – sick.

Decoration

3 classrooms have been decorated – 9, 2 and 1.  Some disruption was caused and class 1 spent the week in the Television room and class 2 were there the second week.

Mrs J E Arnold absent – sick.

Miss Bull was absent with permission to attend her nephew’s marriage.

Swimming classes began for the third and fourth year children.

Ascension Day service 9am in the Parish Church.  Many children were allowed to attend.

48 children and 3 teachers left school at 9am for a weekend in North Wales.  They stayed at the Towers Hotel, Llandudno.  Whilst there they visited Conway and Caernarvon castles as a follow-up to their school work in history.  They returned at 6pm on Sunday and had a most enjoyable time.

Class 7 visited the Greenwich Maritime Museum.  The children left school at 9am and returned at 9pm.

School closed at 4pm for Whitsun or rather the late Spring holiday, since Whitsuntide was a week earlier.

School re-opened.

1pm classes 1 and 2 spent the afternoon at Woburn Safari Park.  They returned here about 7pm.

Omission – Dental talks to all four age groups given by Miss Romaine – dental assistant – from 9.30am to 10.30am.

Mr Driscoll, curriculum adviser, came in to see teachers during the morning.

9am 40 children and two teachers went by coach to London, where they visited Kensington Science Museum, the Tower of London and ended the visit at Battersea Gardens.

Mrs E E Watford absent with permission, since she is moving to a new address. 

Mrs J Arnold absent am session only – sick.

District Schools Sports.  This school won the Johnson Cup.

1.30pm class 10 went to visit Barnwell Castle and Fotheringhay Church and castle site.

Miss P Allen absent to attend an interview at Nottingham.

7pm Concert at St Mary’s Church by the schools of the town.  Mrs Dyment’s choir sang and the recorder group, trained by Miss Harris, plated four pieces.

At 3pm the school assembled for a presentation to Mrs K G Dyment.  Alderman and Mrs G W Marriott, former chairman of the managers, attended.  Mr Marriott spoke of Mrs Dyment’s contribution to the school during her seventeen years’ service and Mrs Marriott presented the gift, to which former staff and pupils had also subscribed and which was worth £50.  Mrs Dyment had chosen a silver-plated coffee pot and cream jug.  Mrs Dyment’s choir sang and Miss harris and her recorder group played several pieces.  Several former members of staff were present and afterwards the guests had tea with the staff.

Miss P Allen leaves the staff tomorrow and she was presented with a wedding gift.  She will be married on August 5^th and will live in Nottingham.

11am Service in the Hall at 11am.

School cosed for the Summer holiday at 4pm.

Mrs K Dyment, Miss P Allen and Miss J Arnold ended their duties here today.

Summer term ended.

Remainder of school to be decorated i.e. Hall, and classrooms not done at Easter.

Autumn Term 1972

School re-opened.

All decoration work completed.

Mr K T Woodward joined the staff.  Mr M E Peace joined the staff.  The vacancy for a Grade 2 teacher with Music has not been filled.  Mr Dyment took the class and, iin the afternoon, Mr R Waller was sent by the Chief Educ. Officer to act as supply teacher.

Mr R Waller ended his duties.

No supply teacher sent for class 5 – Mr Dyment took the class.

Mr R Tye took over class 5 on a temporary basis.  He has taught in secondary schools for 3 years.

Miss E M Bull absent.  She has entered hospital for an Operation on her leg and will absent 3 – 4weeks.  Mrs J E Ward has taken over her class.

Mrs H Smith absent – sick.

Mrs Smith returned.

Mr F Dyment was absent with permission to attend the Conference of the East Midlands Region of the National Savings Movement at Nottingham University.

Miss B R Payne of the permanent Emergency Staff took over class 5.  Mr R Tye’s services were not needed and so his duties here ended on Friday.

School closed at 4pm for the mid-term holiday.

School re-opened.

Miss E M Bull still absent.  Mrs Ward and Miss Payne continue as supply teachers.

Mrs Sturgess, school secretary, is absent – sick.

Mrs Sturgess returned.

Miss E M Bull returned to duty.  Mrs J E Ward, therefore, ended her duties on Friday last.

Classes 9 and 10 went to the Ritz Cinema at 2pm to see the film “Mary Queen of Scotts”.

Mr Rice absent – sick.

4pm school closed November 17^th until Tuesday nov 21^st.  All schools will have Monday November 1^st as a holiday at the request of the Queen since on that day she celebrates her Silver Wedding Anniversary.

School re-opened.

Miss B R Payne absent.

Miss B R Payne returned.

Miss J Harris absent with Managers’ permission to attend the Duke of Edinburgh’s presentation of awards at Buckingham Palace.  One of her Ranger Guides received the 1971-72 Gold Award.

Mr F Dyment absent – sick.

Mr Dyment returned.

Mr G J Muncey absent.

Mr G J Muncey returned.

Mrs H Smith absent because of the sudden death of her father.

Press Cutting

Girl wins place at Cambridge

CHRISTINE BASS, 19, who studied at Wellingborough High School for Girls, has gained a place at Girton College, Cambridge, where she will read French and Italian.

Christine, of 16 Hove Road, Rushden, obtained grade A in French, Italian and English at Advanced level, and a distinction in Italian.  She then passed the College Entrance exam and starts at Cambridge next October.

In her seven years here, Christine became very involved with the life of the school She was head girl last year, and took the leading role in the school play.

She left school last week and has no clear plans before the summer.

"I want to work either in Britain or abroad, for a few months to save some money. I'm hoping to attend a course at the, Sorbonne (the University of Paris) during the summer, and the fees are rather high.  It'll take some of the financial. Strain offmy parents she said.

Mrs E L Butler came in as supply teacher for class 9.

Mrs H Smith returned.

School Carol Service

At 7pm in the Park Road Baptist Church.  The church was full and a collection realised £26.  After expenses have been met, the remainder will be sent to various charities.

Concert at 2pm given by children from various classes.

Mrs H Smith absent to attend her father’s funeral.  Mrs E L Butler again took her place.

School closed at 4pm for the Christmas holiday.

Miss B R Payne ended her duties here today.