The Courier

When parking around the school site to drop off and collect your children please be mindful of the needs of other road users and in particular the safety of pedestrians.

Please avoid parking at or near to road junctions. We would also advise parents/grandparents/other relatives against parking opposite the school zig zag lines. This creates a blockage for oncoming vehicles at busy times and results in cars backing up to the junction of Magnet Road.

St Mark's Church in Bilton have confirmed that parents can use their car park for drop off and collection from school.  It is a large car park and there is a short cut from Church Walk which brings you out onto Bawnmore Court beside the school.

A short walk and a breath of fresh air is excellent at helping children get ready for their morning's learning. 

Co-Curricular Clubs start on Monday 9 September. SOCS has been updated with all the lists from external providers and it is important you check which clubs your child is booked in for.  I would recommend syncing your calendar with SOCS.

Please note the following:

If you wish to remove a child from a club due to this protocol then please let Mrs Tucker know and she will update our records.

Thank you for understanding.

Please would parents ensure that children do not come into school wearing jewellery.

Necklaces and bracelets can easily be broken or lost and are potentially hazardous for children taking part in physical activities or experiments. 

Earrings are not to be worn in school at anytime.

We discourage watches being worn in Pre-Prep but they can be worn in the Upper School to aid learning. Watches should have no capacity to communicate, play games or take pictures. 

Thank you for you cooperation with this health and safety matter.

Please can all Reception children have a Puddle Suit and Wellies for our Forest School sessions. These should be named and sent in with your child on Monday 9 September.  

Thank you for your support with this.

Dear Parents

Just a little reminder about the pens we expect the children in Upper School to have from this September. Each child will have different preferences, so we are recommending a range of pens for the children to have in school from Year 4. In Year 3 they are awarded a pen licence which comes with its own pen (Berol handwriting pen).

The options we expect to see in school are:

• Parker or Lamy Fountain pen

• Berol Handwriting pen

• Staedtler Handwriting pen

• Uniball Micro Air Rollerball pen

• Uniball Eye Rollerball pen

These are all to be used with blue ink only. Please do not buy pens that have an erasable rubber- making mistakes is very much part of their learning.

Each child is an individual and certain pens will suit your child more than others. We have been specific as we feel this will be of help to you and beneficial to the children and their work. They should not be using biros at all in any of their schoolwork and fine liners are only allowed for additional presentation of work.

Thank you for your support with this. We look forward to seeing all the new pens (named of course) this term.

Best wishes

During key weeks where there is exam pressure, we like to remove homework from the children's workload. Next weekend it is the 11+ so no homework will be set this week. For children not taking the 11+, these children still have plenty to focus their homework time on: reading, Abacus and Times Table Rock Stars to name a few. 

As we continue to celebrate the diversity of our school we are planning to arrange another World Culture Day plus workshops during the week of Monday 30 September to Friday 6 October 2024.

This is an open invite to all our families who may like to share their rich heritage from another nationality, religion or culture, whether it is for half an hour, an hour or half a day! So, if you would like to come in and share a traditional story, deliver a cultural workshop on food, music, or art for example, or to share information on celebrations that your families take part in, please contact me at samstapleton@crescentschool.co.uk with preferred days, times and year groups you'd like to support.

We have previously been enriched by the sharing of experiences, celebrations and culture of our parents and would welcome you all to enhance the rich tapestry within our community.

Thank you

Mrs Stapleton
Head of Wellbeing and Mental Health Lead, Head of RE and PSHE

World Duchenne Day is on Saturday and as a school community we would like to raise awareness of this rare disease which affects 100 boys born each year in the UK. This is very close to our heart here at Crescent School.

The theme of year's WDAD is 'raise your voice for Duchenne' which emphasises the importance of amplifying voices to advocate for the rights, inclusion and well-being of people living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and other dystrophinopathies.

The aim of WDAD is that in raising awareness, we can create  a society that provides equal opportunities for all. 

Echoing this, here at Crescent we invite everyone, irrespective of their personal connection to Duchenne, to join us in creating a more inclusive world where people living with disabilities are empowered to thrive.

If you would like to learn more please visit https://www.worldduchenneday.org/