The Courier

Dear Parents

As I write this on Thursday lunchtime, I have enjoyed my morning watching all of the pictures for World Book Day pinging through on my email. It is great to see the children enjoying themselves and getting into the theme of the day with such enthusiasm. There have been a number of Harry Potters and Hermione Graingers and a wide range of other characters from Alfredo Linguini to Where’s Wally. I have also had the chance to ‘Teams bomb’ a couple of live meetings where I have been able to see the children at home in their full gear. Another great example of Crescent children and families making the absolute most of the situation.

On Friday of this week we will be making last minute preparations for the return of the children on Monday morning. As I have previously written to you, things will run very much like they did during the autumn term. Please bring your children to the same drop off points that you were using in December and collect from the same places as well. Timings haven't changed. There will be plenty of staff out and about on Monday morning to welcome the children and make sure things run smoothly. It goes without saying that we are all looking forward to seeing the children back, although we expect there will be some butterflies and a little anxiety for some children. Very soon, they will be back in the swing of things and enjoying the routines of learning and playing together.

In the last week or so we have begun work on next term’s calendar. Inevitably this will look rather thin in comparison with our usual offering, but we are determined to put on as many of the normal events as possible. Sports Day looks like a distinct possibility as well as some sports fixtures with our sister school Crackley Hall. We have some ideas how to make drama productions work, at least for some of the children, and we will also continue to be innovative with our music offerings and end of term events. It will become clearer of course what we can and can't do as we come close to the dates but we want to make the final term of the year as much fun for the children as possible, bearing in mind the priority that we are placing on classroom learning and school routines. We intend to have the calendar out with parents within the usual time frame and before the beginning of next term.

I look forward to seeing you in person again in the coming days and weeks and hope that all of the children can enjoy a restful last few days at home before they return to school.

Joe Thackway
Headmaster