The Courier

Dear Parents,

We are two now weeks into term and the children are settling back into their routines and getting down to the serious business of their school work and learning. I always think that the first term of the school year is the one where a great deal of the hard work is done and the foundation is set for the terms that lie ahead. After the initial period of finding your feet and getting to know your new form teacher, and in some cases classmates, the children are now steadily getting into their Maths, their English, their homework and all the other things that make up their varied day in school.

I will be going into lessons over the next two weeks and tracking the children through their day so that I can get a really clear idea of how things are working from a child's perspective. Hopefully, this insight will enable me to give helpful and constructive feedback to the staff.

We had our first Good News Assembly of the term this morning and it was lovely to be able to praise the children for all the good things that I have seen and heard in my fortnight here. There are so many lovely practices at the Crescent, the younger children are routinely cared for by the older ones and there is a real sense that everybody sees each other as a fellow member of a common community. I announced in assembly that I will be introducing a Crescent Promise Award this term for children who go over and above the norm in their social interactions and recipients will be mentioned in this newsletter. Watch this space!

I hope you are enjoying the new format of the electronic newsletter and we are of course looking for ways we can improve this and finesse our communication over the next few weeks. We will be sending out a good deal of information on all aspects of the good running of the school via this medium so please do keep checking these weekly bulletins.

With all good wishes for a peaceful weekend,

Joe Thackway
Headmaster