The Courier

There are many scholarships on offer from different schools. Each school will have different ways to apply and they can be worth applying for.

I have had an informative chat with Mrs Rooney at Princethorpe College, who should be your first port of call if you do have queries.

These are the main points to note:

Academic Scholarship: you do not need to apply for these, they are chosen completely from the exam results on the day.

All Rounder Scholarship: you do need to indicate that you wish to apply for this. There is an application form that needs completing. This is awarded to academically strong children who have shown breadth and depth in different areas.

The child will have to write a letter to the head (typed or handwritten); they create a portfolio with references from all activities that are provided by people external to school (The Crescent staff contribute to an extensive reference for each child).

The format of this is down to the individual, it can be in a folder, a wallet or digital etc. The best ones are written by the child, child-centred and show the child’s creativity, spontaneity and individuality. Each one is read and considered and they are returned after the results but it is highly competitive.

Art Scholarship: The child will have to present a portfolio and partake in a separate exam day which involves still life drawing and other opportunities to demonstrate their skills.

Music Scholarship: A standard of Grade 4 ABRSM or equivalent, on woodwind, brass, percussion, piano or voice. Grade 3 on any stringed instrument is required. The child will need to attend the audition.

I recommend that you check all the details for all the scholarships on the Princethorpe website:

https://www.princethorpe.co.uk/scholarships-bursaries

In the week after the exam, some children are asked in for interviews, this does not mean your child has not achieved it though, it is only for some of the highest awards.

Vanessa Rooney, Registrar and Catherine Rogers, Assistant Registrar, would be pleased to talk you through the admissions process and they are in school all summer.

Please contact them on 01926 634201/262 or 07930 601877 respectively, alternatively email them at admissions@princethorpe.co.uk

I hope this has helped.

Today, Friday 1 July, Reception to Year 4 Parents will be able to access your child's Report on 'My School Portal'. 

Staff have spent much time gathering evidence and writing these reports to keep you informed of your child's progress, achievements and wellbeing in school.

We do hope you enjoy reading them and sharing comments.

On Monday 6W can bring in with them an old PE T-shirt, or a T-shirt that they would like their peers to sign as a memory of their time at Crescent.

Once they are in school, they can wear it over their uniform if they wish before school and at breaktime for children to sign. They will need to bring their own pens for people to use and they will need to be aware that pens can sometimes leak through to their uniform and we do want them looking smart on the Tuesday.

We are looking forward to welcoming the families of 6W on Tuesday 5 July.  We have been considering our timings and we would like to start the event a little earlier at 2.00pm for refreshments on the Field, with the Service starting in the hall at 2.30pm.  I hope this does not cause any inconvenience to you but we wanted to make sure we had enough time for all the planned elements.

We are looking forward to welcoming you on Tuesday.

Hunts Book Shop will also be hosting two Summer Reading Trails throughout the school summer holidays – a Paddington Trail for KS1 and a Roald Dahl Trail for KS2. The trails will be free to partake in and will take children and parents around local Rugby businesses solving a sequence of clues. Please go and support them.

Please can all school books be returned to school by Monday 4 July, please check under beds, on bookcases and in bags as it does make a difference to our school stocks.

Thank you, it is a nice idea to use your local book shops and your library if you want a good choice of books to enjoy together over the holidays.

The final day for quizzing will be Monday 4 July, as we need a couple of days to analyse the data to help ensure progression and set up for the next academic year. Children cannot quiz in the holidays but please do not let this deter you from reading as reading, for pleasure is very important and one of our English aims.

Please use your local book shops and your library if you want a good choice of books.

The children in 5F will be receiving their holiday work today, if it was not collected at Welcome Evening on Thursday evening.

All the instructions (and answers) are contained in the pack. I recommend that they have a good break and then start their brains working again in the final two weeks ready to start school. I do not expect the work back.