The Courier

Dear Parents

Lots of parents have been into school this week for parent consultations, which have gone really well, with more to come next week. Thanks to staff and parents for your constructive approach to these meetings and which I hope provide reassurance and confidence for you as parents about your child and their life in school.

I have been away for the second part of the week at the annual head teachers’ conference in Edinburgh. This is always a great opportunity to keep up to date with new ideas and initiatives across the education sector and hopefully bring back plenty of positive initiatives for us to focus on at school. The theme this year has been ‘enlightened education’ and I have enjoyed sessions on a wide range of subjects including diversity and inclusivity, the rights of the child and a nice one about the benefits of a growth mindset from Marc Randolph, the founder of the Netflix organisation. His experience and insight fitted in so well with the work we have done on this here at Crescent.

As always we look forward to another busy and productive week in school next week with the prospect of half term holidays now not too far away. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy a restful weekend with your families.

Joe Thackway
Headmaster

Photo proofs have been sent home with the children tonight. All photographs should be ordered online at www.pics4schools.com.  

All details can be found on the proof card with your unique security code. The deadline for orders to ensure free delivery to school is Sunday 16 October 2022 (please ignore date on the card).  Orders after ths date will incur a delivery charge.

Please do contact Mr Lloyd if you have any queries, his details are on the proof card.

Crescent School

Didi Rugby takes place on a Friday after school for Reception to Year 2, please sign up via the link below:

Didi Rugby

• Years 3 and 4 from 3.45pm to 4.30pm on a Wednesday
• Year 2 from 3.45pm to 4.30pm on a Friday

You can find out more information here where there is also a link to sign your child up.

Yoga - Years 2 to 6

Children’s Yoga, Mindfulness and Relaxation benefits the body and mind in so many ways. Here are just a few:

• Increases flexibility and Improves muscle strength and tones
• Improves balance and posture
• Aids digestion and boosts the immune system
• Reduces stress and anxiety and boosts self-confidence and self-esteem
• Improves focus and concentration
• Promotes healthy sleep patterns

If you would like your child to join please email Natalie direct  Kidz Love Yoga.

I do realise that many children may have signed up to other clubs, and we are intending to continue offering these club next term. Please note Wednesday is the Year 5 and 6 Games afternoon and there will be fixtures which clash with clubs.  

Our early bird deadline for registrations for September 2023 Reception and Year 3 entry is Friday 14 October. We have already had a high level of interest in our Reception class for 2023 and anticipate that we will be full for 2023 after this deadline. We would therefore strongly advise that if you are considering registering for 2023 entry to please do so by this deadline.

For more information visit www.crescentschool.co.uk

To download a registration form please click here.

If you would like more information about our admissions process please contact our Registrar, Mrs Helen Morley on 01788 523851 or email admissions@crescentschool.co.uk

Weekly Calendar

Please click on the link below for next week's calendar. 

Weekly Calendar - 10 October 22 

MySchoolPortal

Crescent School

Please click below to view the lunch menu for next week, children are able to have either the Main or Vegetarian option. 

Lunch Menu - 10 October 2022 

Crescent School

Please click on the link below to view the Music Lesson timetable for next week:

Music Lessons -10 October 

The password has been emailed to parents. 

Keyboard lessons are also available with Mrs Fisher.  Click here for details.

Please click here to view the Michaelmas Term Calendar.

Crescent School Calendar - Michaelmas Term 2022

Crescent School

We were all very excited about Olive Catering’s ‘Street Kerb’ tasting event today and the children couldn’t wait either. The Latin American menu had our mouths watering and it certainly lived up to our expectations.

Parents had the chance to enjoy the flavours at Open Corridors too! When did school dinners get so exciting?

Many thanks to Olive Catering for organising the Street Food taster today - we can't wait to see what you come up with next.

Crescent School gave a fantastic warm welcome to the Leavers of 2022, on Wednesday 5 October, when they returned to their old primary school to take part in the annual Past Pupil Sports Matches.

It was lovely to see all their familiar faces and to welcome the new Year 7s and their parents back into school.  After a quick catch up, coffee and cake, Assistant Head and Year 6 teacher, Mrs Webb, took the pupils and their parents on a tour. We had plenty of great feedback with pupils and parents commenting, 'It is just like coming home', 'It is lovely and familiar' and 'The children have been so excited to return, it is all they have been talking about'. What was really lovely was that when the Year 7s visited their old classroom, they found their desks and sat in them and as if they had never gone.

Then the boys and girls headed out onto the field and courts, ready to face Crescent’s teams. The matches were great fun to watch, fast paced with plenty of shots at goal.  Midway through the teams swapped over to ensure everyone had a chance to play. Sport is such a huge part of life here at Crescent, and it was wonderful to see the camaraderie of all the pupils.

This year the results in the Football were 6-1 to past pupils and in the Netball the Year 7s also came out on top beating the Crescent team 9-3. Both were fantastic matches played with great spirit. Thank you to everyone for coming along.

We always like hearing from past pupils and encourage everyone within the Crescent community to stay in touch with the school. The Foundation has an active alumni community, past parents are welcome to join, as are past pupils once they have finished their secondary education. You can find out more here:

https://connect.princethorpe.co.uk/ 

There is also the Old Crescentians facebook group (again for over 18s)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/oldcrescentians/

We are purchasing our fundraising Christmas cards from Xmas4schools. Please look out for your child bringing home an order card that has the ordering details on one side and the actual space where the design must be on the other.

Please fill in details and keep to the class name as RP, 1Q, 1S, 2E, 2W, 3S, 4C, 5F or 6W. Also, there is a price guide as to what products you will be able to buy when the design is complete. 

The design guidelines are: 

• Do not go too near the edge as the printer will cut it off- you must be 1cm away all around.
• Do use felt tip, ink, pencil crayons, gel pens - brighter the better- pale does not show up.
• Do use collage if you want - but well stuck down.
• Do use glitter glue if you want.
• Do not use sprinkle glitter- it falls off!
• Do not use large areas of metallic finishes - it will not look shiny.
• Do cover up as much of the white space as you can.
• Do make any text big as the process will reduce the size of the design.

The design card with details, must be returned as soon as possible. The deadline is Thursday 13 October 2022. We cannot accept or send any late orders.

FoC will receive a donation for every product ordered, so do get designing! Please note that this is not the Crescent School Christmas card competition, but items just for yourselves.

Please click on the photos in the gallery which provide information.

Season's Greetings!

Friday 7 October 2022 - 3.45pm to 4.15pm

We would very much like to welcome you to look around the school corridors on Friday 7 October.

The playground will be reserved for parking from 3.40pm. Year 5 and 6 will be dismissed through the pupil door, all other classes are to be dismissed through their usual door.

Please collect your child(ren) then come round to the front door where you will be welcomed in from 3.45pm to look at all the great work in school. Entry and exit is via the main school entrance only and last entry is at 3.55pm.

If your child is in a co-curricular club they will be expected to attend their club as normal unless you arrange otherwise.

If your child is in After School, please follow the usual routine for collection.

Please be aware that this is not a time to talk to the teachers concerning your child, please email them separately if you have concerns.

Monday 10 October 2022 6.30pm - 8.30pm

We are looking forward to meeting with parents from Year 3, 4 and 5 over the next couple of weeks. This is your opportunity to meet with the form tutor about how your child is settling in. No specialist teachers will be available apart from Mrs Webb in Year 5 (for English). If you wish to talk to a specialist teacher, then please email admin@crescentschool.co.uk and we will forward to the approproate teacher.

You are welcome to park in the playground for your meeting, then please come to the door at the front of the school, where you will be welcomed with refreshments.

You may find it easier to discuss progress without your child being present.

If your child is in After School, please collect in the normal manner. 

If you haven't already booked your appointment, please do so following the link sent out last week.

We look forward to meeting with you.

Thursday 13 October 2022 4.00pm - 6.00pm

We are looking forward to meeting with parents from Reception, Year 1 and 2 over the next couple of weeks. You are welcome to park in the playground for your meeting, then please come to the Mortimer Foyer doors at the bottom of the playground if your child is in Year 1 or 2; Reception parents please come to the Horton Centre doors from the playground. All the consultations are held in your child's form room and refreshments will be available. 

The meetings are with the form tutor only, if you wish to talk to a specialist teacher then please email admin@crescentschool.co.uk and we will forward to the approproate teacher. You may find it easier to discuss progress without your child being present.

If your child is in After School, please collect in the normal manner. 

If you haven't already booked your appointment, please do so following the link sent out last week.

Friday 14 October 2022

On Friday 14 October we shall be inviting the children to come to school wearing their football kit or sports wear to support Barnaby's love of football.

We are supporting Birmingham Children's Hospital and a suggested donation £1 will be collected by Form Tutors during registration.

Mrs Stapleton

Monday 31 October 2022 3.00pm to 5.00pm

Any Year 6 parents who wish to discuss their child's 11+ results and implications are welcome to see Mr Thackway and myself between 3.00pm and 5.00pm on Monday 31 October - please just drop in via the main school entrance. 

We are aware that the results come over half-term so you are welcome to email me with any queries, I will be available to reply to emails during the second week of half-term.

Even if you do not feel that you wish to have a discussion, please inform us of the position and scores of your child. The local authority does not inform us and we need the results for our records.

Our first word millionaire this term is Poppy (6W). 

Well done.

This week's Accelerated Reader Superstars are:

Top Quizzers are:

• 3S  Amber
• 4C  Roisin
• 5F  Remi
• 6W Zahra

Word Wizards are:

• 3S  Mithun
• 4C  Alex B
• 5F  Alex G
• 6W Mya

Mrs Johnson and Mrs Thackway have introduced a new scheme this year to recognise the outstanding scientists and artists that we have in the school. Each week there will be a Scientist and Artist of the Week who will be mentioned in assembly and their work displayed in the corridor.

Well done to this week's winners

Scientists

• Charlie 6W
• Ellie 6W
• Mya 6W

Artists

• Alice 2W
• Katie 2W
• Isabella 3S
• Taran 3S
• Leela 5F
• Sam O 5F

Well done all.

Crescent School

Results for Battle 22 - 29 September 2022. All classes against each other - average score per class member. Well done, 3S! 

• 1st 3S average score 1,349
• 2nd 5F average score   571
• 3rd 4C average score   324

Most valuable players in the whole competition:

• 1st Alfie 3S
• 2nd Shiv 5F
• 3rd Herbie 4C

Next week's battle all classes against each other.

Stay Calm and Rock On!

Pre-Prep reading certificates have this week been awarded to:

• Alex
• Dudley
• Felicity
• Hazel 
• Jack
• Lara
• Nellie
• Nishaan

Well done to you all.

Class 5F had fun in art this week arranging and sketching their own objects they brought from home. Thank you for helping them to find such interesting objects.

We have had fun in 'Make and Do' this week by making paper aeroplanes and flying them in our field. The children have also been free drawing and last week we used hama beads.

We are looking forward to going on a nature walk and making some tasty treats.

There is no escaping the importance of mobile ‘smart’ phones in today’s society… whether it be for messaging, video and regular calling, taking photos and videos, banking, gaming, or ordering yourself a pizza! It would probably also not surprise you to know that most children in the UK regularly have access to a smartphone, either a parents’ or siblings' device, or more commonly their own. A survey last year even found that a massive 53% of children aged 7 have their own mobile, jumping sharply to 90% by the age of 11.

Now with most technology, these devices are not only a lot of fun, they can be extremely helpful, particularly in terms of maintaining near constant contact with your loved ones and being able to track their location at the touch of a button. They do however need to be carefully set up to ensure maximum protection for the younger user. This includes setting up content restrictions, web and search filters and carefully monitoring and limiting what apps can be downloaded.

The website Internet Matters really is the most amazing and useful place on the internet to find advice about setting parental controls. Just click on the link then scroll down to select from a range of devices, broadband providers, search engines and apps, all of which guide you to set up your online world to be the safest place possible.

I also have attached two very handy guides, one for iPhones and the other for Android devices which are a great place to start, but if you have any further questions on how to make phones as safe they can possibly be, including using tracking apps like Life360, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Player of the game was awarded to Goal Keeper Ava. 

Well done all, it was a tough match,  but I was hugely impressed with the continued effort right to the final whistle and the girls all left the pitch smiling and happy that they had tried so hard.

The U11 Crescent Girls side travelled over to Dixie Grammar last Friday for the Midlands ISA, and were simply fantastic from the first kick to the last, playing with confidence, determination and pride.

The girls began their campaign with a very hard-fought victory over Foundation rivals Crackley, a 2-1 win sealed with well taken goals from Roisin and Grace. The second game saw them come up against a very strong, physical Dixie team. Crescent were able to take a 2-0 lead in the first half with possibly the two goals of the tournament from Grace, with Annalise and Lara providing the support. Dixie were not going down without a fight on their home turf however, scoring 2 late goals to draw the game. Crescent really found their confidence and their shooting boots in the 3rd game with a resounding 10-0 victory over Ruckleigh, four more goals from Grace and an incredible double hat-trick from the unstoppable Roisin powering them through. Going into the final group game, Crescent knew that a win in the last group game would be enough for a spot in the final, and after scoring straight from kick-off against Highclare, this was never in doubt. Five goals from Grace, three from Roisin, two from Esme, two from Ava and a final from Lara ensured not only a 13-0 win, but a chance to lift the trophy against the unbeaten Edenhurst in the final!

Inspired by their excellent goal-scoring, Crescent were straight out of the blocks, pressing high up the pitch and not allowing their opposition to settle. This pressure immediately started to pay off, Roisin scoring twice to make it 2-0 at the half. The second half was much the same story, Grace scoring twice and Roisin scoring twice more to leave the final score 6-0 and Crescent Midlands ISA Champions!

Special mentions must go to all 10 players who played their parts perfectly as a team throughout. Ellie, Ava, Zara and Chloe strong and collected at the back, Annalise, Esme, Bella and Lara diligent and determined in midfield and finally Grace and Roisin deadly in front of goal, between them scoring an incredible 28 goals between them in just 5 games!

Friday 11 November 2022 - 7.30pm

The revised date for the Crescent Quiz, hosted by Ms Forth, is Friday 11 November from 7.30pm to 10pm.

Maximum of six in a team which can either be class/year groups or mixed.  

BYO snacks, drinks and condiments. We will also be doing a hot food collection from Fish Plus in Bilton which will arrive at half time.  

Order your tickets and food at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/Foc/t-lnnqazl

Please view the attached photo for FoC information this term.

Inez de Koning
Foc Chair

Please see below for useful school contact information:

• My School Portal: MSP Login
• SOCS: SOCS Login

The Foundation has the following vacancies:

• Head of Learning Support and SENCO - Princethorpe College
• Nursery Practitioner - Litte Crackers

Full details and information on how to apply are available on the Foundation website here:

www.princethorpe.co.uk/join-us

Should you know anyone who might be interested in these posts, please do share this information with them.