The Courier

Please ensure that you wait with your child(ren) at drop off until the school's opening at 8.15am.  It is only at this time that school becomes responsible for all children's safe care. Before this time it is a parental duty.

Please note, however, that all children can be brought to the front door at any time from 7.45am to 8.15am where they will be welcomed and looked after by our Early Bird staff as appropriate for their age. This does not need to be booked in advance.

All children should be in school by 8.40am which is when the bell rings for the start of the school day.

Also, please let the school office and/or your child's form teacher know if someone else will be collecting your child at the end of the day. We cannot release pupils without this information.

Many thanks

Parents are discouraged from taking pupils out of school during term-time because of the impact it has on their learning. Should this be unavoidable, permission should always be sought in advance from the headteacher. I am only able to pre-authorise absences on certain grounds such as religious observances and special family occasions.

Please ensure you submit any absence requests in good time, through either My School Portal or via the office email admin@crescentschool.co.uk.

Joe Thackway
Headmaster

Please click on the link below which provides information regarding areas of the curriculum where you may be able to help your child at home.

• Class 1Q Michaelmas 2022

• Class 1S Michaelmas 2022

• Class 2E Michaelmas 2022

• Class 2W Michaelmas 2022

• Class 3S Michaelmas 2022

• Class 4C Michaelmas 2022

• Class 5F Michaelmas 2022

• Class 6W Michaelmas 2022

We will once again be running our successful Learning Mentors initiative that supports our emphasis on building self-regulation for the children. On Friday 30 September the children will have a 10 minute meeting with their mentors where they will agree targets for the year that they can take full personal responsibility for.

It has been wonderful to see the children return this week for a brand new school year. We are certainly looking forward to awarding many full Junior da Vinci student awards over the year.

Just a reminder that this year we are ‘resetting’, so last year’s Junior da Vinci badges should no longer be worn as part of uniform. Only badges awarded this academic year 2022-2023 should be worn.

Also look out for our da Vinci information evening later this term, where you can learn more about the origin of the programme and how it works across the Princethorpe Foundation.

Here’s to a great year of hard work and many Junior da Vinci students.

Mrs Symons
Junior da Vinci Lead