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Sunday 15 September - 2.00pm to 5.00pm

Princethorpe will be holding its annual Open Afternoon on Sunday 15 September from 2.00pm to 5.00pm. All are welcome to visit the College and for younger visitors, there will be many fun subject related activities organised by the departments.

The Headmaster will address visitors during the afternoon and refreshments will be available. 

Booking has now closed but please still come along if you haven't booked and we will register you on arrival. 

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Wednesday 18 September 2024 - 7.00pm

We are very much looking forward to sharing with you the online learning resources that are accessible to you at home to work on, alongside your child, to support their learning further.

This will be run as a Teams meeting on Wednesday 18 September at 7.00pm. The link will be sent through to you prior to the event.

If you have any questions please submit them through the meeting chat and we will endeavour to deal with them then or they can be sent to your child's Form Tutor.

If you are unable to make the time of the meeting, we will be recording the session and we will send it along with any resources to all parents in Years 3 to 6.

Within this meeting we will be looking at Spellzone, Abacus, Accelerated Reading and Times Tables Rock Stars.

Thursday 19 September 2024 - 9.00am to 12.00pm

Nasal Flu vaccinations will take place in school on the above date. This is a change to the date published in the termly calendar. 

Crescent School

We are very much looking forward to welcoming you to our pre-prep information session, in person, in the school hall, 4 - 5pm on Monday 23 September 2024.

We will talk you through our approach to teaching phonics and reading at Crescent and introduce our new phonics system called Monster Phonics. There will be hints and tips to help you support your child and maximise success in all areas of literacy whether they have just started in Reception, are developing their skills in Year 1 or building depth and extension in Year 2.

We have a number of platforms that your child will be able to access to support their learning from Spell Zone and Reading Eggs for literacy to Abacus and Times Table Rock Stars for maths. We will run through each of these and the role they can play in strengthening and securing core skills and confidence.

We are holding the session straight after school to make it as easy as possible for you to attend. Children are welcome to go to after-school free of charge for the duration of the meeting, they must be booked in via MSP before the meeting. There will be lots of new information for parents of children in all years of pre-prep so it would be lovely to see as many of you there as possible.

Please book your tickets below by Sunday 22 September:

Tickets

Wednesday 2 October 2024 - 4.00pm

All Year 6 parents are invited to an information session about the residential trip to Slapton Ley Centre. This will be an opportunity for you to find out what happens there, note the key dates and ask any questions. 

This will be held in 6W form room. Please come to the front of school where you can enter after dismissal of children. Children are welcome (but it may be a squeeze).

We will once again be running our successful Learning Mentors initiative that supports our emphasis on building self-regulation for the children.

On Friday 27 September, or thereafter, children will have a 10 minute meeting with their mentors where they will agree targets for the year that they are fullly responsibile for.

Monday 30 September 2024 - 4.00pm

Year 4 parents are invited to an information session about the residential trip to Ingestre Hall. This will be an opportunity for you to find out what happens there, note the key dates and ask any questions. 

This event will take place in the Year 4 classroom at 4.00pm and for those unable to attend, an informative PowerPoint will be circulated afterwards to all Year 4 parents.

Monday 30 September 2024 - 09.00am to 12.00pm

Individual and School siblings photographs will be taken in school on Monday 30 September. Children may choose to wear either winter or summer uniform but with blazers please.

Tuesday 1 October 2024 - 6.00pm to 7.00pm

Friday 4 October 2024 - 3.45pm to 4.15pm

We would very much like to welcome you to look around the school corridors on Friday 4 October.

The playground will be open for parking from 3.40pm. Year 5 and 6 will be dismissed through the pupil door, all other classes are to be dismissed through their usual door(s).

Please collect your child(ren) then come round to the front door where you will be welcomed in from 3.45pm to look at all the great work in school. Entry and exit is via the main school entrance only and last entry is at 3.55pm.

If your child is in a co-curricular club they will be expected to attend their club as normal unless you arrange otherwise.

Please be aware that this is not a time to talk to the teachers concerning your child, please email them separately if you have concerns.

Monday 28 October to Friday 1 November - 8.00am to 5.00pm

We know many of the Foundation pupils enjoyed our Holiday Camps over the summer, and we are pleased to announce we have teamed up with Team Super Sports again to offer an action-packed October half-term experience for children aged 5 to 16 years. From Monday 28 October to Friday 1 November, the Holiday Camps will run from 8.00am to 5.00pm.

Children aged 7 to 16 can choose from a variety of sports, including rugby, cricket, football, gymnastics, netball, hockey, and tennis to create their own personalised sports camp! For our younger campers (ages 5 to 7), along with sport we’ve got arts, crafts, and dance activities to keep them engaged and having a blast!

Why Team Super Sports? They’re experts in sport and multi-activity holiday camps, providing top-level coaching for all abilities.

Click here to visit the Team Super Sports website to secure your child’s spot.

Camps are priced at £37 per day or £150 per week. Book before Sunday 29 September to receive an extra 10% off for early booking!

Sibling discounts and flexible booking options available!