The Courier

Year 4 performed their Trinity Term drama production, Jack And The Beanstalk, in front of parents on Tuesday afternoon and it was absolutely amazing. Their colourful and comedic production was based on Roald Dahl’s fabulous revolting rhyme.

After Jack sells Daisy for a lousy bean, it seems there is no hope, but the bean begins to sprout and at the top Jack beholds lots of leaves of solid gold. Sadly, that’s not all that is up high because he also finds a nasty giant in the sky!

Year 4’s energy and enthusiasm was super infectious, and the watching audience were mesmerised. Words were spoken clearly, actions performed enthusiastically, and the songs belted out with gusto. 

We hope parents enjoyed the truly wonderful show.

Many thanks to their teachers, Miss Bowdige and Mrs Barnes, and their support staff for all their hard work putting together the performance. 

Here are just a few photos to enjoy.

Year 6 enjoyed a special Celebration Breakfast on Tuesday morning courtesy of Chef Mrs Miliopoulos and her fabulous team. Breakfast was laid out in the school hall with bacon, sausages, hash browns, pancakes, pastries, fruit and fruit juice to choose from and Year 6 made short work of the tasty feast. There were even special biscuits to take away for a mid morning snack - just in case anyone was still hungry!

The children were also presented with their Leavers' Hoodies and they were quick to put them on. Now a tradition for most schools, the hoodies will always be a tangible memory of their time at Crescent and their fellow pupils. They will wear them on their upcoming Slapton residential and they are also allowed to wear them in and around school for the rest of the term. A huge thank you to the FoC for providing them!

Year 6 have worked hard this year, handled their examinations so well, and at all times been excellent role models for the pupils in the lower school. We hope they all enjoyed their special celebratory breakfast!

Year 6 pupils at the Crescent School took part in a special DT Challenge this week when they channelled their inner Mary Berry and went all out to win the school’s Olympic Bake Off. Their challenge this year, to design, bake and decorate a Victoria Sponge cake to mark the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Pupils worked in teams and began by carefully designing their cakes. Mrs Johnson then provided all the ingredients, and, on Thursday, Year 6 got busy baking. Friday morning was all about the decoration and the youngsters spent period 2 excitedly creating their stunning designs, we had swimming pools, velodromes, medals and all sorts of fabulous creations!

Judging all the cakes were Mrs Johnson, Mrs Miliopoulos and Mrs Stephenson, who happily took on the hard work of tasting them all. In addition to the texture and taste of the sponge they considered, the creativity of the decoration, the skill shown decorating and how the teams had worked together.

After much deliberation the results were: in first place overall and earning themselves a full JdV  were Grace, Shayla and Alex; awarded JdV mastery for their teamwork were Hattie, Emily and Maisie; receiving a JdV mastery for taste were Remi, Alex and Shiv and earning a JdV practice for their decorating skill were Sofie and Roisin. A really big well done to everyone though, as it was a very close decision.

Mrs Johnson, said, “Our bakers were just incredible, the effort and creativity put into making their cakes has been amazing. Well done everyone.”

Princethorpe College is delighted to be partnering with Team Super Sports to offer Holiday Camps to children aged 5 to 16 years for six weeks this July and August.

The initiative is part of the Foundation’s new Commercial Enterprise activity aimed at generating additional sources of income and is in response to feedback and demand from parents.

The Summer Holiday Camps will run from 8.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday from 15 July to 23 August and are open to all. They will offer a wide variety of sporting activities, taking advantage of the College’s extensive grounds and sporting facilities. Youngsters aged 7 to 16 can take their pick of rugby, cricket, football, gymnastics, netball, hockey and tennis and create their very own sports camp. In addition to sports, dance and games there will also be optional arts and crafts activities for younger children aged 5 to 7.

Comments, Gemma Cullinane, Princethorpe Commercial Enterprise Manager, “Team Super Sports are an experienced provider of sport and multi-activity holiday camps with a fantastic reputation for top-level coaching for children of all abilities. We are very excited to be joining forces with them for the first of many holiday camps to come.

Dan Super, Founder of Team Super Sports, added, “Princethorpe’s beautiful campus is the perfect setting for a holiday camp. We are expecting it to be a very popular choice for many families in the local area.”

For more information and to book your child’s place simply visit the Team Super Sports website here. The camps are priced at £37 a day. Bookings before the early bird deadline of Sunday 9 June attract an extra 10% discount and there are further discounts available for siblings and four and five-day bookings. Childcare vouchers are also accepted.

Team Super Sports will be on hand at the College’s Open Evening on Wednesday 5 June and at Induction Day on Wednesday 26 June to answer any questions families may have or you can contact them at info@teamsupersports.co.uk or call 01675 448494.

Crackley Hall’s Holiday Club will continue to run as normal.

Thank you to everyone who attending our recent Bookfair. It was great to feel the buzz and see the enthusiasm of the children for the books and it was great to support a local independent retailer. The success of the sale has allowed us to receive a good amount of commission which we can spend on further books for our library.

A big thank you to the FoC for running this for the school, especially Karen Williams who was here before and afterschool on all days.

Thank you to the children who helped at our Open Evening this week. The Year 6 do a great job touring our visitors and Year 5 were great at showcasing IT and Science.