The Courier

Crescent’s U11 Hockey team were crowned the Independent Schools Association (ISA) Midlands Champions this week after an amazing performance in a thrilling competition at the Nottingham Hockey Centre.

The seven-a-side tournament took place on Wednesday 6 November with 10 teams from across the region taking part.

In the first-round group stage Crescent started well and confidently dispatched three teams with good wins against Salterford House School 3-0, Twycross House School 8-0 and Dixie Grammar School 4-0.  With excellent passing and accurate shooting skills the team deserved to qualify for the second stage.

In the afternoon they faced a further four matches in a round robin competition against the top five teams from the first round qualifier. Crescent comfortably won all their matches without conceding a single goal to finish the tournament in first place.  The beat Stafford Prep School 1-0, Birchfield School 2-0, Old Vicarage School 2-0 and then Dixie Grammar School again 6-0.

Teaching Assistant, Sally Dowling, was delighted commenting, “It was a great day, the team were amazing, they played a super game, kept hold of the ball, passed confidently and were just on fire. We are incredibly proud of them all.”

Playing for Crescent were George Bell (Captain), Archie Dowling, Eve Ferguson, Josh Gorbutt (Goal Keeper), Harriett Gray, Sienna Moran (Goal Keeper), Amy Robinson, Mathew Thomas and Noah Windley.

Many of our Year 6 have already sat either the 11+ or other independent school examinations and now the majority are off to Princethorpe College tomorrow. Having talked to them, I know they feel prepared and ready to do their best in the Foundation's senior school entrance examination. We wish them good luck, we are all very proud of our pupils' hard work and determination to do their best and of how they have supported each other as they have worked their way through the entrance examination season.

We have our fingers crossed for you all!

Year 6 pupils have been busy helping with the Poppy Appeal at School this week.  The snap bands were so popular we had to have an extra delivery.

Crescent School

It is the school’s policy to remain open during periods of bad weather where reasonably possible. However, there may be occasions where opening the school may not be possible for health and safety reasons, or indeed when travel to school for pupils and staff may be especially dangerous.

If we do decide to close the school due to bad weather overnight, we would inform parents in the following ways:

• The school website will be updated with details of the closure. This is likely to be the first thing we are able to do as it does not require a member of staff to be in school
• All parents will be informed by text message and email

If we need to close the school during the normal day we will follow the same procedure as outlined above. Members of staff will of course stay with any uncollected children in this event until their parents or guardians are able to come and collect. If this does occur, parents should please come to the front of the school and report to reception.

Over the course of the school year we will, in turn, focus on one of the elements of the School Promise. We will talk about it in assembly and in form period. It would be great if you could discuss it with your children at home and support the messages we are emphasising in school.

This week we continue with the category of Good Citizens.

‘We try to keep safe and be responsible’