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Monday 13 June - 5.00pm to 7.15pm or Tuesday 14 June 1.00pm to 5.00pm

This is a chance to review your son or daughter's attainment up to this point and have a realistic discussion regarding plans for secondary school destinations and the process you now need to enter. These are for Year 5 parents with Ms Forth as Form Tutor supported by Mrs Webb as Head of Year 6 Transition.

The 15 minute meetings will be run on Teams and you will have been sent a link when you booked the appointment.

We look forward to meeting with you next week. 

Ms Forth
Deputy Head/5F Form Tutor

Monday 13 June - 2.30pm to 3.15pm

All the musicians in the Upper School - and there are many of them - have been working hard preparing for our Summer Concert.

Choir, Orchestra, Brass Group, Flute Group, Wacky Music, 3Y Recorders and soloists will perform for your delectation and delight. Doors open at 2.15pm with refreshments in the Library.

Do come and support all the hard work that has been going on this term. Book your tickets here:

Upper School Summer Concert

Tuesday 14 June - 9.15am to 10.00am

Pre-Prep are starring in their very own Summer Concert on Tuesday 14 June. All classes in the PrePrep, Mini Brass and some soloists will be very excited to show you what they have been learning in Music. 

Refreshments will be served in the Library from 8.45am.  Book your tickets here:

Pre-Prep Summer Concert

On Friday 17 June, a member of the fundraising team from Birmingham Children's Hospital will be visiting to deliver an assembly. Children will be involved in the 'Move It' initiative to raise funds for the hospital.

This is a non-uniform day for the whole school and children should come to school dressed in sportswear of their choice and will take part in a range of 'move it' activities during the afternoon. This will include as a class, running 90 laps of the field to recognise the 90,000 poorly children who are helped by the hospital each year.

Please bring a £1 donation for wearing your sports kit and a number of games will be available on the gate for 50p per game. 

Tuesday 21 June 2022 - 2.00pm to 3.30pm

We are all very much looking forward to our Sports Day for Years 1 and 2 on Tuesday 21 June. This is being held within the school day so normal drop off and collection times from school apply.

Please note that all pupils are to wear PE kit to school, blazers are not required but tracksuit tops or hoodies are to be worn. Please ensure that your child(ren) comes to school with the following:

• sun cream
• a school sunhat (these can be purchased from the school office)
• a refillable drinks bottle of water (snacks will be provided)

Sports days are always very much anticipated by the children and really enjoyable for all involved.

Parents are invited to come and support, please book your tickets via the link below:

Year 1 and 2 Sports Day

Wednesday 22 June 2022 - 9.00am to 12.30pm

As part of our Growing and Changing topic we will be visiting Stratford Butterfly Farm and seeing first hand the wonderful life cycle stages of the butterfly.

Summer uniform with blazers and Crescent sun hats to be worn (sun cream to be applied before school).  Please send in a pocket sized drink and snack. No spending money is required.

Children will have lunch upon return to school.

Thursday 23 June 2022 - 7.00pm to 8.30pm

Year 6 children are very proud to be presenting the Scottish play Macbeth. They have been working very hard on this production with Miss Thompson and Mrs Barnes all term and it will be a wonderful way to round off their time at Crescent School.

Year 6 parents are welcome to book four tickets to see this production and we invite families to join us for light refreshments beforehand. 

Year 5 children have been invited to accompany the choral part of this production, there will be one ticket available for each child's family if you wish to watch it.

Tickets can be booked below:

Macbeth Tickets 

Further details concerning timings will be shared in the coming weeks.

Mrs Webb, Miss Thompson, Mrs Barnes

Monday 27 June 2022 - 2.15pm to 3.15pm

We are all very much looking forward to our Sports Day for Reception on Friday 27 June. This is being held within the school day so normal drop off and collection times from school apply.

Please note that all pupils are to wear PE kit to school, blazers are not required but tracksuit tops or hoodies are to be worn. Please ensure that your child(ren) comes to school with the following:

• sun cream 
• a school sunhat (these can be purchased from the school office)
• a refillable drinks bottle of water (snacks will be provided)

Sports days are always very much anticipated by the children and really enjoyable for all involved.

Parents are invited to come and support, please book your tickets via the link below: 

Reception Sports Day

Monday 27 June - Friday 1 July 2022

Dear 6W Parents

I am sorry to say that we are approaching the final weeks of your child’s time at Crescent School. This is a time to reflect on how far they have come, celebrate all their achievements and look forward to the next stage of their education.

As part of 6W looking forward and preparing them for the next step, I have prepared a Community Week, a time to learn some life skills, a time to be a good citizen, time to contribute to the lives of others and to make lasting memories.

This week will be running 27 June - 1 July. Please take a look at our plan outlining the activities and any requirements (this is subject to change). All trips are risk assessed and we do our best to ensure the happiness and safety of your children.

At this point I must say thank you to the kind person who donated money so we can take the class out on a treat - they chose laser tag.

We will let you know about the details for the Leavers Service in the coming weeks, but please save the date in your diaries.

Wednesday 29 June 2022

All classes will be spending the morning with their new teachers and will have opportunities to share their hopes and fears for the year ahead and do some bonding activities with their new form teacher.

The children just need to come to school as normal that day, new Year 3 and 4 (present Years 2 and 3) will need clothes for outdoor learning that day; new Year 6 and 7 (present Year 5 and 6) will need to come in their sports kit for afternoon games lessons.

This is also the day when our Year 6 children who are moving to Princethorpe College will have their induction day. I know that Princethorpe have a number of exciting things planned to help them feel at home there. Our present Year 6 children who are not going to Princethorpe that day are expected in school and will be our honorary Year 7s for the day.

Thursday 30 June 2022 - 7.00pm to 8.30pm

We are looking forward to seeing many Parents at our Welcome Evening on Thursday 30 June at 7.00pm.

You will have opportunity to meet new staff, hear from Mr Thackway about the highlights of the year gone by and our plans for 2022-23. You will also meet your child's new form teacher who will run through with you a series of key points and information to prepare you for the start of the Michaelmas term. Light refreshments will be available. This evening is for parents only.

Please can you indicate if you are able to attend via the link below:

Welcome Evening Tickets

Crescent School

Thursday 30 June - 3.15pm to 3.45pm

Our ‘Open Book’ afternoon is on Thursday 30 June for Years 1-5.  This is a chance for you to share all of your child’s books with them at their desk and see what they have enjoyed this year in the classrooms. The front door will be open at 3.00pm and you will be told which classroom your child will be in at that time of the day. Due to space we can only accommodate one adult per child.

Please note this is not a Parent Teacher consultation, but a lovely opportunity for you and your child to share their work.

You will be able to take many, but not all of the books home afterwards. If you have more than one child, please split the time between the classrooms, taking the first child with you to the next! 

I do hope you can join us, please let us know by Tuesday 28 June via the link below.

Open Book Afternoon Tickets 

Dear Year 5 Parents

As you will no doubt be aware, the local authority 11+ exams for entry into Year 7 in 2023 are scheduled to take place in September 2022, most likely on the weekend of 10 and 11 September. Registration for the exam is now open with the deadline for applications on 30 June 2022.

You can register for the exam online by following the link below:

https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/grammar-schools-11-test/register-11-test/1

With this in mind, we would like to invite this year’s Year 5 children in for two days of Pre-Season Brain Training Sessions on Wednesday 31 August and Thursday 1 September 2022. These will run from 9.00am until 12.45pm each day.

The children will spend each morning with their familiar Crescent teachers, including Ms Forth, Mrs Webb and Mr Adkins, getting them back into gear and ready for their exams. Each day there will be taught sessions focusing on the four strands of the 11+; verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, Maths and English comprehension. Needless to say, these skills will also be useful for their Princethorpe exams on 5 November, as well as any other independent school exams they may be entered for.

Children will be expected to arrive in school smartly dressed with a mid-morning snack. They do not need to wear school uniform.

These sessions will be in addition to the revision packs that we send home at the end of the Summer Term. I am pleased to say that there will be no charge for attendance.

Please indicate if you would like to sign up by following this link by Friday 1 July 2022.

Brain Training

Best wishes 

Friday 1 July 2022 - 9.00am to 3.30pm

A full day outing to the zoo to see all of the animals in their enclosures that includes a Wildlife Heroes workshop for Year 1 and Habitats and Adaptations workshop for Year 2

Summer uniform with blazers and Crescent sun hats to be worn (sun cream to be applied before school). Please send in a pocket sized drink and snacks. No spending money is required.

Children will have a school supplied packed lunch.