Mr du Toit, the new Headmaster at Princethorpe College visited Crescent School on Thursday to give an assembly to the whole school. He spoke to the pupils about how we are all different, but kindness brings us all together. He then gave a lesson to our Year 5 class on the topic of justice and fairness which they will continue to learn about in their Religious Education lessons.
We hope all our pupils enjoyed meeting Mr du Toit.
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Over last weekend, following inspections by independent tree specialists, the two mature trees adjacent to the playground and the Adventure Trail were removed. For safety reasons the trees had been roped off for a while and the children were aware that the work was being done.
However, thanks to some very clever saw work, these long-standing trees will remain a part of Crescent School. The stumps and some of the remaining wood has been sculpted into chairs, a toadstool table and log stools. Other wood has also been designated for Forest School including logs for den building, small branches for saw work and twigs for use as kindling. The area still needs a little finishing work, but it is going to be a fantastic resource for our Forest Schools sessions.
Plans are also afoot to improve the land the trees stood on, developing it into an adventure forest area. Suggestions include a reading cabin and benches to sit on alongside the existing Adventure Trail. There will also be a planting programme featuring deciduous native whitebeam trees.
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On Tuesday 7 March, Crescent School welcomed musicians from fellow Foundation junior school, Crackley Hall, for an orchestral workshop. It was a great opportunity for the young virtuosos to work together, with 11 members of Crackley Hall’s Orchestra joining 12 Crescent instrumentalists for a day designed to develop and stretch their music and performance skills.
Pupils from both schools worked under the guidance of Crescent School’s Director of Music, Julie Barnes, and Crackley Hall’s Director of Music, Susan Olden, to prepare and rehearse pieces ready for an impromptu afternoon performance.
The children relished making music, especially in such a big group. They worked hard to prepare the dramatic Star Wars theme and the moving I Dreamed A Dream from Les Misérables, both pieces testing the players’ technical and music-reading ability.
At the end of the day parents were welcomed into school to watch a short performance. The concert was superb, and as well as featuring the full 24-piece orchestra playing their now near perfect pieces, it also included solo performances from Julia Kozhan and Grace Aston from Crackley Hall and Zahra Nadeem and Hattie Little from Crescent School.
Mrs Barnes and Mrs Olden, commented, “We had a very successful day and the pupils enjoyed collaborating together. They achieved a very high standard of performance, learning challenging music in a short space of time, it was a great opportunity for them all to play with so many other talented musicians. Thank you Crackley Hall for joining us today."
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Many thanks to Aryaan from Year 4 who spoke to the school community in assembly on Tuesday morning about the Hindu celebration of Holi. Aryaan shared lots of important and amazing facts about this special day. He explained how families celebrating Holi gather round a fire to sing and dance and that Holi marks the beginning of the Spring season. Mr Thackway then showed a video showing how Holi is a fun and exciting celebration where people take to the streets and throw coloured powder at each other.
We hope all those celebrating had a very happy ‘Holi’.
When I heard about Roisin’s goalscoring exploits in the recent festival of football at Crackley Hall, it reminded me of the world record for the most goals in a single tournament. This was held by Just Fontaine of France in 1958 who scored thirteen goals, just like our own Roisin did earlier this week. Amazing play Roisin!
Below is a link to a monthly newsletter from DC Beagle who runs Mathematics challenges. Year 5 and Year 6 have attended and won previously at Wrekin College and at Princethorpe College.
If you enjoy maths, there are some inspirational clips and some excellent websites and activities that he recommends. Take a look if you want to stretch your brain a little or indeed, a lot!
Mathematics- Beyond The text book March 2023
Do you have any old/no longer used kitchen utensils, bowls, sieves, baking trays and washing up bowls suitable for our Forest School Mud Kitchen?
If so please can they be left in the box outside the front door of school.
Thank you
