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Crescent Children Take Part in Remembrance Services

We are very proud that so many of Crescent School's pupils took part in Remembrance Parades last Sunday 10 November:

  • Henry played the Last Post at the service in the village of Newton
  • Alyssa played the Last Post at the service held at Our Lady of the Angels' Chapel at Princethorpe College
  • Eden played the Clarinet with the Warwick Town Band for the County Remembrance Parade in Warwick. She played traditional military marches including Warwickshire Lads and Standard of St George for the hundreds of veterans, cadets and scouts taking part in the parade, as well as the thousands of spectators who came to pay their respects.
  • Rosina took part in the Remembrance Parade to St Mark's in Bilton. She carried the flag for her Brownie Pack (1st Overslade)
  • Keshav and Sachin attended the Remembrance Day church parade on Sunday with the 12th Rugby Scouts/Cubs
  • Ellie Gane was in the Remembrance service in Dunchurch, with 1st Cawston Brownies
  • Matt and Ed (former Crescent Pupil) played the Last Post at Yelvertoft
  • Sophia took part in the Hillmorton Remembrance Parade with the 2nd Hillmorton Brownies pack
  • Poppy took part in the Remembrance service in Dunchurch with the Brownies

It is wonderful to see the children showing such respect for the nation's Fallen.

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Grace Got To Meet The Comedian And Author David Walliams

On the 9 November I went to the Swan Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon to see David Walliams. He talked about his book The Boy In The Dress, and other books too. He talked about The Boy In The Dress because it was being made into a musical. He had seen it the night before and he said it was amazing. He read some of the World’s Worst Children to us. It was very funny.

At the end he chose me to ask him a question and I asked him “If you were in Harry Potter which house would you be in?” He said Slytherin!  He gave me a signed set of his books for asking such a good question. Then we went upstairs to get a book signed by him.

I really enjoyed meeting him, it was a dream come true.

By Grace 
Class 4M

Joint Choral Workshop A Musical Highlight Of The Term

On Tuesday 12 November children from Crackley Hall School and Crescent School had a fantastic, full day of uplifting and inspiring singing when they took part in a joint Foundation Junior School choral workshop.  The pupils from both schools worked together under the guidance of Directors of Music, Susan Olden and Julie Barnes, to prepare and rehearse a mix of joint and individual choral and solo pieces ready for an afternoon concert for parents.

Mrs Olden and Mrs Barnes both agreed that the joint musical initiative had been another very successful day, remarking that, “It is so good working together, everyone really enjoys themselves, it’s one of the highlights of the term.”

The concert opened with a lively performance of A La Carte, the voices of the 60 plus children blending together.  The choirs performed a wide variety of pieces; they included From A Railway Carriage, Riversong, London Fire, What A Wonderful World, Ode To Joy and as a finale the super scary and spooky medley Frightfest.

Both schools individually showcased their choral skills, with Crescent School singing One Of Us May Sow and Crackley Hall, Can You Hear Me. The audience were also treated to incredible, individual solos from Tumi Oredope who sang I Could Have Danced All Night, Sienna Moran who played Sundowner on the clarinet, Jorja Parris who performed Honeybun and Kiki Dhillon who sang The Ugly Duckling.

Julie Barnes, Director of Music at the Crescent School, continued, “Both schools have such a strong musical tradition and the children really rise to the occasion, it is great to come over and work together.”

Susan Olden, Director of Music at Crackley Hall, added, “There is real talent within our schools and the choral workshop inspires our pupils with their singing.”

The Michaelmas choral workshop is followed by a return visit in the Lent term when Crackley Hall will travel to Bilton, Rugby for an orchestral workshop with the Crescent School.

The shared workshops are just one of the many performance opportunities that pupils at the schools take part in.

To listen to the choirs singing What A Wonderful World please click here.

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Goodbye Mrs McGrellis

Mrs McGrellis was presented with flowers in Assembly this morning by Issy and Arabella on her last day at Pathfinders Nursery.

Many of you will remember her from the Crescent Pre-School, she is a much loved member of our Crescent Community, having been part of the school for many years.  

We will miss her very much but wish her all the very best for the future.

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School Promise Rule Of The Week

For a two or three week period this year we will be focusing on one of the sayings in the new School Promise. We will talk about this in assembly and in form period.

This week we are back to the category of Good Friends and the idea of forgiveness and working things out. We all know that children don’t always get things right in their friendships and this can end up in upset and worry. Being able to say ‘sorry’ and ‘that’s okay’ can make all the difference.

Please support this message at home with your children

‘We forgive each other and work things out together’

Mr Webb
Assistant Head