Once more, the children have been busy this week with rehearsals (the singing is amazing) and the Lego workshop. We would particularly like to thank Ms Inness, Mrs Finlay and Mrs Charlesworth for organising the fund raising (Film club), which allowed all the children to take part in this very popular workshop. They had an amazing time. You will find more photos under the EVENTS tab on the School Life App.

Attendance for this week is 96.91%. 

We are delighted to announce that Mrs Amanda Clarke has been appointed in the FSU to work with Mrs Wells as the new jobshare teacher. She will start next week! Mrs Clarke is an experienced teacher and is looking forward to meeting all the FSU parents.
Mrs Karin Caple has also started and is working as a 1:1 with a few children around the school.

We are very pleased to welcome them both.

Mrs Taylor (Evelyn's mum) is a doctor and the children learnt all about what blood and x-rays look like.  Mrs Francis (George F's mum) is a research doctor who talked to the children about how she helps to develop medicine to make people's hands better.

For their effort at Sports, the following children were awarded Certificates for School Games Values:

- Kara
- Mitzi
- Henry
- Oliver
- Edward
- Beau *

* Beau had already gone home so is not on the picture

There is a case of chicken pox at school so if you are worried, please check the NHS website for more advice: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/chickenpox/ 

The main guideline is as follows:
In case of a chicken pox diagnosis, a child needs to stay away from school or nursery until all the spots have crusted over. This is usually 5 days after the spots first appeared.  Thank you.

The props department was wondering if anyone was able to lend some pairs of sunglasses. 28 pairs are needed for the Shakespeare Rocks! production. They will be well looked after but please don't send any valuable ones! They will all be returned after the last performance.

We are very happy to annouce that Seb had been granted a Bursary to New College School Oxford after getting an impressive 87% pass at the entrance exam (11+) .  Ms Burt said "We all feel sure he could never have achieved this if he had not been so nurtured and encouraged at Charlton-on-Otmoor school." Good luck at Secondary School Sebastian.

Sports Day

What a fantastic sports day last week.  The sun shone and cold drinks and lollies were bought, we made £141, so thank you to everyone.

Easy Fund Raising

In book bags tonight is a guide to signing up to the Easy Fund-Raising scheme and Amazon smile.  Please take a moment to have a look, it really is a great way to raise funds for the school without costing you a penny.  Between 0.5 and 6% of your eligible spend is donated to the school with over 3000 companies signed up to it there’s something for everyone.

In the few years that we’ve been signed up to it, over £500 has been donated to the school, You don’t have to be a school parent to join it, you just select Charlton on Otmoor School as the charity you wish to donate to.

https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/charltononotmoor/

If you have ideas or suggestions for raising money or would like to join the PTA committee please let us know via the playground, office, email mailto:Charltonschoolassociation@gmail.com or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/149362305695629/

Toy Collection

The FSU are holding a toy sale on Friday 19^th July after school.  If you have any toys or books that you would like to donate, we would be most grateful, please leave at reception for the PTA to collect.

If your child is interested in learning an instrument, please contact the Oxfordshire Music Service. Tel: 01865 816990. To have a quicker response for wind instruments, you can also email Kate Roberts: kate.roberts@oxfordshire.gov.uk. 

We will organise a demonstration of wind and string instruments in September so keep your eyes peeled on the school calendar for a date!

Please note that as of next September, all orders placed via Brigade will be delivered free of charge to School (there will be no option to choose Home delivery). However, over the summer, Brigade will swap the school to delivery to parents home addresses at a cost of £3.99. 

Alice’s Day in Oxford celebrates all things Lewis Carroll and Alice in Wonderland. There is a whole programme of events throughout the day including the Botanic Garden’s Picnic Afternoon. 

For more information families can visit www.storymuseum.org.uk/alice and https://www.obga.ox.ac.uk/whats-on

Bicester Autism have organised an afternoon of fun and games for all the family 

Sunday 21st July 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm at Chesterton Community Centre

On the day there will be: 

Garden Party Games