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Parents of 5F are invited to choose an appointment for a Destinations meeting. These are with me as Form Tutor and supported by Mrs Webb as Head of Year 6 Transition.

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.

The 15 minute meetings will be run online and you will be sent the link after booking your appointment.

The dates and times for these appointments are:

• Monday 12 June 1.00pm - 5pm or
• Tuesday 13 June 5pm - 7pm

The booking link opens at 7pm tonight, please select one appointment from the dates listed above via the link below by Thursday 8 June. We look forward to seeing you. 

Year 5 Destinations

Ms Forth
Deputy Head/5F Form Tutor

Friday 24 May 2024

We will be holding a non-uniform day on Friday 24 May with all proceeds going to this term's chosen charity, World Wildlife Fund.  Children are encourages to wear black and white to support our penguin adoption, but anything animal related would be great.

Please send a £1 (minimum) donation with your child to be given to their form teacher.

Thank you.

Tuesday 21 May 2024 - 9.15am - 10.05am

We are looking forward to the Year 3 Production of Julia Donaldson's Bombs and Blackberries.

Refreshments will be served in the Library from 8.45am

There are three tickets available per family of pupils in Year 3 to book by Sunday 19 May 2024:

Bombs and Blackberries

Tuesday 21 May - 9.30am - 1.00pm

Pupils in Year 4 will be travelling over to Princethorpe on Tuesday 21 May for a special joint Eco-Explorers Workshop with fellow Foundation prep school Crackley Hall School. 

Building on the Foundation’s Environmental Sustainability Plan the event is aimed at giving the children an appreciation and understanding of the College’s beautiful grounds and its diverse eco-system.

There will be a range of activities for them to participate in including pond dipping, mini beast hunting and orienteering.

The event will be hosted by the Princethorpe Science and Games Departments with support from the Marketing and Admissions team.

An Evolve consent form with more details has been sent to parents.

Tuesday 21 May 2024 - 9.00am to 9.30am or Wednesday 22 May 2024 - 2.45pm to 3.15pm

This is an opportunity to share your child's learning journey through Reception. 

One parent is able to attend either of the sessions below by Sunday 19 May 2024:

Entry will be via the After School entrance by the side of school where parents normally collect Reception children.

Saturday 25 May and Sunday 26 May 2024

The National Schools And Riding Clubs Two Day Event is once again taking place on the magnificent Princethorpe estate and Crescent families are welcome to come and spectate.

This year’s event includes classes at 70cm, 80cm, 900cm and 100cm for school and riding club teams. The best performing school will be awarded the Wigley Cup and ISA member school teams will also compete for ISA rosettes.

The two day event takes place across the weekend of 25 to 26 May at Princethorpe College, near Rugby, and is backed by local firm The Wigley Group.

Entry to the event is free and spectators are encouraged to come along and enjoy a wonderful weekend of exciting equestrian sport.

Tuesday 4 June 2024 - 10.00am - 12.30pm

We are all very much looking forward to our Sports Day for Years 3-6 on Tuesday 4 June at Princethorpe College. 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 full tracksuits are to be worn. Please ensure that your child(ren) come to school with the following:

• sun cream, applied before school 
• 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 by Tuesday 21 May so we are able to advise Princethorpe of numbers attending and car parking.  Please bring a chair or a blanket to sit on.

Years 3 - 6 Sports Day

Wednesday 5 June - 6.30pm to 8.30pm

Princethorpe College invites prospective families to the College's annual Summer Open Evening which will take place on Wednesday 5 June from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. This is a perfect opportunity for families looking for a secondary school place in September 2025 and beyond to visit the school, for children to take part in departmental activities and for parents to meet and chat to members of staff and pupils.

The Headmaster, Grove du Toit, will also address visitors during the evening. Light refreshments will be available.

Please click here to book your place. 

Dear Parents,

We are all looking forward to celebrating the life of our great school friend Barnaby Williams in a special concert dedicated to him on Friday 7 June at 1430.

It will be a fun event, run mostly by his schoolmates and directed by the teaching team, comprising of a combination of jokes, sketches and music, just some of Barnaby's favourite things. The choir, orchestra, rock band and flute group will all be performing, with plenty of surprises and hopefully some laughs along the way.

If you would like to come along, please complete the form below.

There will be a retiring collection for the Birmingham Children's Hospital following the performance.

Barnaby Williams Concert Celebration

Saturday 8 June 2024 - 9.30am - 12.00pm

We are all looking forward to a chance to celebrate Barnaby Williams’ amazing young life in our inaugural Barnaby Bear Football Tournament on Saturday 8 June.

There will be two mini-tournaments, one for the U9s and one for the U11s, with little trophies on offer for the winning teams and a sporty version of Barnaby Bear to be won by the overall winners. The children will take part in House teams, and there may be more than one team per House.

If you haven't completed the online form to confirm your entry, pleasse can you do so by Tuesday 21 May to help us with our tournament planning:

Barnaby Bear Football Tournament

Dear Year 5 Parents

As you will no doubt be aware, the local authority 11+ exams for entry into Year 7 in 2025 are scheduled to take place in September 2024, most likely on the second weekend of the month. Registration for the exam has already opened on the Warwickshire.gov website.

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 Thursday 29 August and Friday 30 August 2024. 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, Ms Clark 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 Saturday 9 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 3 May 2024.

Brain Training 2024

Best wishes