The Courier

Tomorrow is our Open Morning, and we are looking forward to welcoming you and your children, families and prospective parents through our doors to enjoy our school.

You will have all received the schedule but here here are a few of the main timings:

• 9:30 Pre-Prep and selected Class VI to arrive via side pupil entrance 
• 10:30 Classes III and IV to arrive in sports kit via the side entrance to show their parents around the school 
• 10:30 Classes VF & VY and remaining Class VI child to arrive in uniform and blazer via the side to show their parents around the school
• 10:45 All upper school children to go to their activity
• 11:50 Children to be collected from their activity

All parents of children in Reception to Class IV do have to remain on site, however this is a super time to watch your child, explore the classrooms and enjoy refreshments.

We really appreciate you sharing this day with us.

Ms Lowe
Senior Teacher

“These are the best LAMDA results we have ever achieved, such scores are unheard of, I am amazed and delighted”, said Kim Thompson, Drama teacher at the Crescent School in Rugby. 

It was an outstanding set of results - all 71 Crescent pupils who took the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art (LAMDA) examinations in March passed.  68 pupils achieved a distinction and six pupils were judged as perfect receiving a phenomenal 100 score.

Children from Classes III – VI study for the examinations in their Drama lessons as part of the curriculum.  Classes III and IV take the Introductory level, Stages 1 and 2 respectively while Classes V and VI take the Communications - Speaking Verse and Prose, Entry and Grade 1 examinations. 

The children have to prepare poems to perform. They are judged on interpretation, technique and knowledge. They have to consider their diction, expression and movement and have to be able to discuss their choices of poems with their examiner.

Continued Mrs Thompson, “What’s brilliant about the LAMDA exams is that they equip the children with communication skills which will serve them throughout life.  They not only promote an appreciation of literature and poetry, but also help unlock their imagination and creative-thinking.”

Congratulations to all of the children involved, the Crescent School is very proud of you.  These results are a reflection of your hard work both in and out of school – clearly all that rehearsing paid off.

Parents are asked to continue to be vigilant in respect of any communications purporting to be from the Foundation requesting money that do not match our normal procedures.

Please note:

• invoices are only available through the on-line parent fee portal;
• our bank account details will NOT change during the academic year 2018-19.
• if you receive an email purporting to amend our bank details, do not make any payment and please contact us by telephone immediately to clarify;
• we do not email details of unsolicited discounts for payment of funds.

Please do not hesitate to contact the Bursary if you have concerns about any communication you receive and in particular if you receive any request for payment of funds outside our normal routines.

The television production company Love Productions, who make programmes such as The Great British Bake Off and The Great British Sewing Bee are delighted to announce that Junior Bake Off is coming back for a 5th Series on Channel 4 and applications are now open!

We are looking for talented young bakers between 9 -15 years old. Filming would take place from July 2019.

If you have any budding young bakers in your School that you think should apply then please do encourage them to visit our application website www.applyforjuniorbakeoff.co.uk.

Thank you so much for all of your help in advance!

Junior Bake Off

The JLR team continue to work very hard both at school and in their spare time to be ready for the Jaguar Primary School Challenge in May.

They have been looking at and testing car designs, aerodynamics, wind tunnels and much more along with creating a portfolio and verbal presentation to present to the judges.

In order to raise some funds for car parts and testing equipment the team will be selling a strip of raffle tickets for £1 each morning, week beginning Monday 1 April at the pupil entrance from 8.15am onwards.

The FoC have kindly allowed them to also sell tickets on Friday 5 April alongside Class I's Cake Sale at home time. Prizes on offer include £50 voucher for Whilton Go Karting, Nuffield Health guest passes and a months free parking at the RCP station car park.

Mrs Byrne
DT Teacher