The Courier

It has been a fantastic first few weeks at Crescent School for our brand new Reception classes.

They have been making friends, playing outside, sitting down for lunch together, getting changed for PE, hanging up their blazers on the right peg and of course – enjoying plenty of fabulous new lessons. Already the boys and girls in the two classes of bubbly, bright youngsters are becoming familiar with their daily routine and whilst it might be tiring at first, it is clearly so much fun.

Under the ever-present care of Mrs Pullen and Mrs Noyce, and Mrs Emery and Mrs Olner, the girls and boys have settled in well and have happy smiles on their faces. What an exciting adventure they have ahead of them over the next few years.

This week they had yet one more momentous event – their first class photo – and don’t they all look adorable in their new uniform, and how well they all behaved as we mustered the class. They are a perfect addition to our wonderful school community.

And whilst our camera was out we thought why not take a photo of all of Crescent's classes, so here we all are at the start of the 2020-21 academic year.

You may have noticed in the school Calendar that 'Learning Mentoring Meetings' are scheduled for next Friday 25 September. This is a new idea that we are implementing as part of our whole school target:

'To embed self-regulation to achieve high performance'

Children will meet with a member of staff and choose academic targets they want to work on this year in school. They will keep a record of their targets on a postcard, which I am sure they will want to show you or tell you about afterwards.

This initiative is to give responsibility for their learning to our children from Year 1 to Year 6. Staff will not be telling them what targets to choose, but will only guide pupils through their books, feedback, comments, and last report targets that they have been issued to help make their choices and decisions. We are very excited to give the children this opportunity and hope it will have a powerful effect on them to strive to achieve their own set goals. 

There will be more details in next week's Courier.

Dear Parents

We have received several complaints and concerns regarding parking this week.  Please be considerate when parking around school. 

There has been a number of problems with parking opposite the school on Bawnmore Road and with cars parking on pavements and near the junction in Dalkeith Avenue/Magnet Lane. 

The safety of the children is of paramount concern and I would urge everyone to drive and park with this in mind on all occasions around the school site.

Joe Thackway
Headmaster 

St Mark's Church have confirmed that parents can use their car park for drop off and collection from school.  It is a large car park and there is a short cut from Church Walk which brings you out onto Bawnmore Court beside the school.

It's a lovely short walk to and from school to get some fresh air on these lovely late summer mornings.

Crescent School

Please could you all have a check at home for any school reading books which haven't been returned after lockdown.  This is leaving us short of books for the children in Pre-Prep.

With many thanks as always.

Our fundraising was cut short this Spring as we went into lockdown, but we managed to get part way to our target by raising £327.40. This will go to the charity to support the orphan feeding programme in Malawi.  Winners of Easter eggs for various competition have been awarded to:

• Name the Flags - Bryson 4M
• How many Dots? - Aryan 5F
• Guess the Pompoms - Lara 4M
• Alphabook - Annalise 4M
• Monkey's name was Kevin! - Charlotte 5F

Thank you all for your support for a charity close to Crescent's heart.

Warwickshire County Council have provided a further update regarding the Crossing Patrol:

We would like to update you regarding the results of the recent School Crossing Patrol pilot we completed with Public Health and Health and Safety contributing to assess how the SCP operate with the current Covid restriction and the impact of Covid with the Patrol themselves. 

We have now entered the next stage of the Reinstatement process and are waiting for the Risk Assessments to be reviewed and approved by the tactical team. We hope this process will be complete early October. The Supervisors are working with the patrols to complete individual risk assessments in preparation for returning. These assessments will look at the risk to the patrols, any underlying health conditions, and the wellbeing of the patrols.  

We understand your frustration and we are keen to complete the reinstatement process as soon as possible. If you foresee any issues with your site or patrol, please contact me to discuss. We appreciate your patience and your support during this time.

In the first half of the Autumn Term children should come to school in summer uniform together with their school blazers whilst the temperatures are still reasonably mild.  Parents can use their discretion to send children in winter uniform if the weather turns cooler or if it is raining.

After the half term break all children are expected to be in full winter uniform.  Parents can again then use their discretion as to whether blazers or the school coat are more appropriate for the weather at the time.

When it does get really cold we do need all the children to have their coats in school so we can make a decision on outdoor break times.

Please note hair should be tied back.

Thank you for your cooperation with these guidelines.

Joe Thackway
Headmaster  

Our new Scholastic Book Club is up and running! Go to http://schools.scholastic.co.uk/the-crescent to browse the latest books and order online. For every £1 you spend on this month’s Book Club, our school will earn 20p in Scholastic Rewards.

Please place your order online by 2 October 2020.

Thank you for your support with this.

Mrs Webb
Assistant Head