The Courier

Dear Parents

We are now fully in the swing of the summer term and that means many things here at school, one of which, that has been in the spotlight this week, being residential trips. Year 4 and 5 both left the school on Wednesday morning in fine form, excited and looking forward to the change of scenery and pace of life that awaited them. With the Year 6s soon to follow next week, by the time half term comes all of the children in upper school will have had the chance to experience this exciting part of the school adventure. 

Wednesday morning was a particularly all action one, with the celebration breakfast taking place for the Year 6 children as the others were leaving onto the buses. This breakfast is a relatively new tradition which is much welcomed by the children and is a way of saying well done to them for successfully negotiating the trials and tribulations of their final year in primary school. The balance of our year is very much focused on entrance exams, which come in the autumn term, and it's a wonderful opportunity in the final two terms for the children to spread their wings a little and explore other aspects of learning and life in general. Next term they have community week to look forward to as well as the school play, leavers’ service, sports day, the list goes on.

You will see many of them in the next few weeks wearing their smart new navy hoodies, courtesy of the Friends of Crescent. Many thanks to the Friends, and therefore all of you, for making this possible.

On the subject of the Friends, you will have noticed a news story in the Courier recently on our lovely new play panels in the Cosy Corner (formerly known as the Quiet Area, but renamed following a naming competition and School Council vote). This space on the playground is coming along nicely and provides a really lovely refuge for those children who want to play the quieter games and perhaps sit and chat or read. We have also got some lovely new soft toys arriving in the corner, thanks to a very generous parental donation, and you will be hearing more about those in the very near future.

Whatever you have planned for the weekend, I hope you have a restful one. I am looking forward to seeing my brother who is visiting from Taiwan where he has been living for a number of years. It is a beautiful but troubled part of the world in some ways and it will be good to catch up with all of his stories.

With my best wishes.

Joe Thackway
Headmaster