The Courier

Today we say goodbye to a much loved and valued member of staff. Mrs Brazier has been with the school for the last 18 years in different roles and has worked as our SENDCo for the last 14. This term she has played a really important role in handing over duties and responsibilities to our new incumbent Mrs Yates, who I know has really appreciated the knowledge and expertise of her predecessor.  

Mrs Brazier has spent many hours working with children in the Learning Support department offering love and expert care in equal measure. Her knowledge and experience have been a great asset to us all during her time at the school and we wish her a long and happy retirement. I know she has plans to bring down her already impressive golf handicap, and with the extra practise hours she can now put in, the local golf courses will be at her mercy. 

Thanks and farewell Lynda, from everyone at Crescent. 

Our traditional school carol service took place on Tuesday 13 December, in the glorious setting of Our Lady of the Angels Chapel at Princethorpe College.

Parents were warmly welcomed to a wonderful evening of carols, readings and the re-telling of the Christmas story.

The traditional festive service did not disappoint, the orchestra played superbly and the voices of the choir sang out with much loved music that brought our community together to celebrate the beginning of the Christmas period.

It was a lovely celebration as we come towards the end of the Michaelmas term.

Thank you to parents for their generosity in our retiring collection for Birmingham Children’s Hospital, together we raised £237.25.

What a fantastic festive final day of term. As is traditional we held our annual Christmas Jumper day in school in aid of this term's charity Birmingham Children's Hospital. The School Council also organised festive games for the children to play before school, to raise extra money.

Then our wonderful kitchen team cooked and served a sumptuous and delicious Christmas lunch that was very much enjoyed by everyone.

To finish off the day in school, the children had a very special visitor accompanied by Mrs Claus and the helper Elf. Ehat a wonderful surprise.

Merry Christmas to everyone - see you next term.

Year 2 shone brightly on the stage on Monday 12 December in a school hall full of parents and families who had gathered excitedly to enjoy a celebration of festive songs, music and poetry. A Christmas Cracker showcased the skills and talents our some of our youngest pupils providing a really valuable experience for them all.

The performance opened with two songs sang gustily Ho Ho Ho and Ring Out. It then featured a series of poems performed by the children, some individually some in groups. Year 2 Mini Brass took to the stage and made us chuckle with their rendition of Jingle Bells on the hose-a-phones. More poems and songs followed, including I Will Rejoice and the much-loved tale Twas The Night Before Christmas before a fantastic finish with two more jolly songs Mince Pies and Where’s Rudolph?

Our enormous thanks and congratulations go to all our accomplished performers who took to the stage in front of their proud parents, and of course to Miss Bowdige and Mrs Barnes and all their teachers who helped them achieve so much.

Thank you to everyone who used our Christmas post box, it had to be emptied a number of times during the week. The Year 6 elves have been busily sorting the cards into classes and then each class into individual piles that have been shared out to all the children.

Enjoy the lovely display that the cards will create in your homes this Christmas.