The Courier

Last weekend was the annual RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch. The children had been learning all about birds in their assemblies over the last few weeks and many of them had taken part in our wonderful bird drawing competition. You can see their drawings here.

Lots of children got involved in the garden birdwatch and spent an hour in their gardens listing all the different birds that they could see. These were then sent into the RSPB who collate the results around the country to build up a picture of changing bird populations. I asked for the children to send him pictures of them taking part and also leaving food out for the birds to get them through the winter months. (Please keep these coming into courier@crescentschool.co.uk)

Bravely, perhaps foolishly, I chose to do my bird watch outside in the garden. It was a very cold Sunday but I can now report that my feet have finally thawed out.

Foundation Archivist, Janette Ratcliffe, has a real treat for all Old Crescentians in her latest #ThrowbackThursday post on Princethorpe Connect.

Janette recently had the opportunity to talk to one of Crescent’s very first pupils, Fiona Douglas (nee Loughery) about her time at Crescent School. Fiona’s father was a Master at Rugby School, and Fiona was one of eight children taught by Mrs Eve Mortimer, initially at Troy House before moving to larger premises at Horton Crescent, from where the school got its name.

It’s a fascinating insight into the daily life of pupils attending Crescent School and the friendships the close-knit community formed, and it is clear that Fiona has many happy memories of her time there.

If you would like to read Janette’s latest post then head over to Princethorpe Connect to read the blog in full: https://connect.princethorpe.co.uk/

Janette is always keen to add oral history accounts to the archive, as each person brings their own stories and memories. If you are interested in being interviewed about your time at any of the Foundation’s schools (or legacy schools) then please do email her on janetteratcliffe@princethorpe.co.uk.

I thought you may appreciate some ideas for books to read. Please follow the link for books linked with television programmes and films.

Book Trust Books To Read

If any of you want an excuse to write then please look at this story writing competition, this may even suit some creative parents too.

Please let me know if you enter, it is great to see the entries.

https://broadwayartsfestival.com/short-story-prize/

Our new Scholastic Book Club is up and running! Go to: https://schools.scholastic.co.uk/the-crescent/digital-book-club to browse the latest books and order online. For every £1 you spend on this month’s Book Club, our school will earn 20p in Scholastic Rewards.

Please place your order online by 26 February 2021.

Buying additional books for your children will undoubtedly give them more opportunity to read and the commission does make a difference to the books that we have for all children in school.

Please arrange for all orders to be delivered to your home address as we are respectful of the Lockdown rules of only travelling when necessary.

Mrs Webb
Assistant Head