Dear Parents and Carers Things look slightly different with this week’s letter. We hope that you like the new school badge and its combination of old and new. You will note how the iconic bell tower has been retained and how our established houses, named after local rivers, have been …
Dear Parents and Carers Global Presence Since my last newsletter we have hosted 5 teachers and 35 students from China. I wish to thank my own colleagues for being so welcoming and to Mrs Brocklebank in particular for agreeing to organise our Chinese visitors and their Oxfordshire hosts. 45 of …
Dear Parents and Carers Late Buses Now Running Late buses are now provided every day except Fridays, leaving our site at approximately 4:20pm. Students in all year groups are able to sign up in the normal way and we hope this will enable Year 11 and 13 students to attend …
Dear Parents and Carers Welcome back to a new term. We hope you and your children had a restful holiday and now return with renewed enthusiasm for the new term. Obviously, it’s a big year for our Year 11s and Year 13s – who begin their own rehearsal examinations very …
Dear Parents and Carers Annual Carol Service at St. Mary’s Church From 7pm on Tuesday 18th December, Mr Brown will be leading our choir for the annual carol service in the beautiful setting of St. Mary’s Church. There will be a couple of audience participation items, including O Little Town …
10 December 2018 Dear Parents and Carers PTA Christmas Fayre Another super PTA event took place on Friday afternoon. The fayre attracted many visitors to our Main Hall and almost as many left with bags containing Christmas gifts, decorations and prizes. Many, many thanks to the PTA for their commitment …
Dear Parents and Carers Dreams Come True – Amazing Joseph The hit show “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat” has now come and gone – and what a hit it has been for the hundreds who took part or sat enthralled in the audiences. The cast and stars were magnificent …
Dear Parents and Carers Youth Speaks Winners Congratulations to Ellie Lewis, Luke Barnes and Maddy Fisher (pictured). Led by Mr Ward, these Sixth Form students won the Senior Youth Speaks competition held at Bloxham School on Wednesday night. We could not be more proud of them and their example in …
Dear Parents and Carers What does great teaching and tutoring look like at CNS? In the past 10 to 15 years, the teaching profession has been swamped by innumerable initiatives; most of which have been untested and of dubious value. Take, for example, the trend to try and plan lessons …
Dear Parents and Carers 100th Armistice Anniversary – Chipping Norton Town Remembers Just like so many of you, I attended yesterday’s commemoration that included a parade and service in St. Mary’s. It was a really moving event made even more poignant by the presence of serving military personnel, veterans and …
Dear Parents and Carers Remembrance Week As we approach the 100th anniversary of the Armistice of 1918 we have several activities planned to secure space and time for us all to reflect on the victims of conflict through history. This will include a period of two minutes’ silence on Friday …
Dear Parents and Carers Start of Term – Back to Business as Usual I hope everyone had a restful and rejuvenating half term holiday. We are now looking forward to the coming eight weeks as we do everything we can to ensure we do not waste a minute of the …
Dear Parents and Carers One Type of Rehearsals – Wednesday 17th October Last minute practice is underway to bring you a wonderful showcase of CNS talent on Wednesday night at 7pm. Songs from a range of musicals including My Fair Lady, The Sound of Music, Shrek, Amelie and West Side …
Dear Parents and Carers Open Evening – Thank You! We are all very grateful to those students who supported our hugely popular Open Evening last week in a range of ways: tour guides, speakers and active learners. The turn-out rewarded the effort everyone has put into this annual event. As …
Student Council The new Student Councils are now thinking about the various needs and priorities for the coming year. We will continue to encourage all students to use them to encourage debate and ideas to ensure we are always an improving school. We plan to use these Councils to explore …
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