Journey through time - Micklands Primary School

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Also at this <strong>time</strong> the school choir took part in competitions including one in Abingdon. Valerie House, not known for her singing talent, was tactfully requested to present a bouquet, rather than participate in the singing. Over the years the Upper Juniors have benefitted from a tradition of school journeys. In the past they have visited Kenworthy, Wales, York, Poole and most recently, Hastings. The children continue to enjoy the experience of residential trips, currently using the Elizabethan mansion, Ufton Court in Year 5, and Hastings in Year 6. In the early 1960's the hall, kitchen and an additional classroom were built. This was followed in 1964 by the swimming pool, which was built by the Tanner family, with money raised by the P. T.A. Jumble sales were very successful fundraisers as was the Tramp Shuffle. Some of the money raised was also used to set up a library off the hall, in the present computer suite. The present Toddlers and Playgroup buildings were built in the late 1960's and have been used for football changing, music, and as an extra classroom. In 1968 the present office area and Upper Junior classrooms were built, followed by two infant classrooms. In September 1970, children from Caversham Park Village joined the school. • An early sports day with the original hall in the background.
• The swimming pool being built. Early one morning in September 1973, Mrs Dorothy Hicks, the school secretary, received a phone call asking if there was school that day. Knowing it was not a weekend; Dorothy was rather puzzled and replied, "Yes, why, has the school burnt down?" The answer was "Yes!" In the early hours of that morning, an electrical fault in the hall’s false ceiling started the fire, which was to damage the kitchen, hall and adjoining classroom (Mrs Gerrard's Infants). That day the staff remained at school to salvage what they could, but the children were sent home. Unfortunately the mural of the Jabberwocky which had only been completed that summer was destroyed in the fire. Within a few days, a terrapin was delivered to replace the damaged classroom. After the fire the children returned to school on the Thursday, they had to wear warm clothes as the central heating had been destroyed. As the kitchens were unusable, the school dinners were cooked at Chiltern Edge, brought to school in a taxi and served in the classrooms. The fire also affected the swimming pool filtration unit and so there was no more swimming that year. After the fire, Mr Lane felt that it was important for the children to have a sense of hopefulness. He gathered groups of children and together they planted daffodil bulbs around the mound area. Look out for them in the spring.
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