The Courier

Today has been our first ever Wellbeing Day where we have all taken care of our emotional and mental health as well as our physical health. Following an assembly about how we as a school are planning to provide space and resources to help everyone, we all took part in a carousel of activities relating to the five ways of 'Wellbeing' as identified by the NHS and the Mental Health Foundation.

Ask your children what they did in order to Connect, Learn, be Active, take Notice and Give - or C.L.A.N.G as it is know for short!  Check out next week's Courier for more insights and photos about our exciting day!

Keeping safe online and managing use of electronic devices continues to present challenges to schools, parents, adults and children.  In line with national recommendations we advocate families having open discussion and agreement with regard to these issues. 

A family agreement is a great way to start a conversation with your whole family about how you all use the internet and to start discussions together around how to behave in a positive way when online, whether this is at home, at school or at a friend's.

Some of you will be familiar with these materials - but it does makes good sense to revisit, confirm or adjust previous agreements. 

For others they may be new to you - please do spend time looking through them with a view to developing your own family device and online agreement.

Online Safety

The Crescent Cobras have been working very hard toward the JLR challenge 2020 since the beginning of January.

They have decided on their roles:

• Alyssa and Isla are the Graphic Designers
• Amelia is the Team Manager
• Jack the Design Engineer
• Michael the Manufacturing Engineer 

They have been making cars and testing them, writing and delivering letters asking companies, shops and businesses for sponsorship, planning a raffle and recently have been making a starting tunnel for testing the cars and for the team display.

If any parents are interested in supporting this exciting and rewarding challenge, we will be very grateful to receive donations for raffle prizes anytime next week.

The raffle tickets will be on sale every morning starting on Monday 9 March at the pupil entrance at 8.15am each morning. The money raised will go towards buying the team some personalised T shirts for them to wear on the day of the challenge, some cake ingredients and more wheels, axles and card for more cars.

If you would like to see further details about the challenge please take a look at the following link:

www.primaryschoolchallenge.com/home/

Thank you very much for any support.

Mrs Byrne
DT Teacher

We are very proud of our hockey here at Crescent School and it is great to see so many of our children being selected to play for the local Rugby and East Warwickshire Hockey Club.

Harriett Gray has been selected for the Rugby and East Warks U12 squad, she has been training with the team this season and took part in the trials last week. Harriett will play in the County Tournament on Sunday 8 March.

Eve Ferguson, Amy Robinson, Hattie Sarkies, Ellie Gane and Katherine Lee have also all been selected for the REWHC U10 Squad and they will play their County tournament on 15 March 2020.

That is six out of 20 girls selected for the County Tournaments coming from Crescent School. 

Well done and good luck to you all.

Joe Thackway
Headmaster

A reminder that children who have been offered a place at Princethorpe College will need to confirm acceptance of their place with a £300 deposit by Thursday 5 March 2020. 

Once you have confirmed your acceptance of a place and sent your £300 deposit you will receive an acknowledgment and a receipt. A Joining Pack will then be sent to you during the Easter holidays, this will include various permission forms and essential information on school life.

The Registrar, Mrs Vanessa Rooney and her assistants, Miss Helen Morgan and Mrs Catherine Rogers will be pleased to help you with any questions you may regarding the admissions process.

Please contact them on 01926 634201 or 01926 634262 or click here to contact them via email.

The latest edition of The Pinnacle has just been published. It showcases pupils' excellent work.

In the middle there is a pullout (The Minnacle) which focuses on the junior schools featuring both Crackley Hall School and the Crescent School.

You can view an electronic version of The Pinnacle here and The Minnacle here.

Why not enjoy a few minutes browsing through the inspirational work our children do.

Children often grow quickly and its good to check and replace any damaged, missing or ill-fitting items.  A full list of uniform requirements can be found on page 19 of the parent information booklet.

We would ask you to check:

• Uniform is labelled with the child's name not initials. We have a lot of uniform in lost property which is not labelled so we are unable to return.
• Your child is wearing their own uniform as Coats/Jumpers/Cardigans/Blazers etc sometimes get mixed up
• Dress/Skirt length should be on or below the knee
• Children have the correct PE kit for their year and have the school tracksuit (Y3-6)
• Please ensure your child has a school winter hat. 
• Hair should be tied back.

It is World Book Day next week and we have been given a £1 book token for each child that can be put towards a book of their choice.  These have been given to children today.

Happy reading everybody.

Saturday 28 March 2020 - Arrive from 6.30pm - Walk from 9.00pm 
 
You can join over 500 fundraisers who have already signed up to support this amazing local charity in what Myton Hospice is describing as its biggest and best Glow fundraiser ever.  And all Foundation pupils, staff and families are eligible for a £5 discount, making the registration price just £15 for adults and £10 for children to participate.  
 
Princethorpe is hosting this major fundraising event for the charity Myton Hospice on Saturday 28 March 2020 and we are asking our wonderful Foundation Community to get involved.  Glow For Myton - Around The World In 5km is a night walk that will wind its way through the beautiful grounds of the College campus, taking in the sights and sounds of some of the world’s best celebrations along the way. 
 
The walk will start and finish in the Orchard where there will be entertainment and food available. Following a Zumba warm up, the walkers will head off around the College grounds. There will be plenty of volunteer marshals to cheer them on and along the way will be exciting zones showcasing festivals and cultural celebrations from around the world including Oktoberfest, Chinese New Year, Full Moon Party and the Holi Colour Festival. The event isn’t timed, instead it is all about enjoying the experience and the sights and sounds laid on for the event. 
 
Comments Rebecca Richards, Myton’s Assistant Events Manager, “We are hoping to raise £60,000 from this event and are really looking forward to holding it at Princethorpe.” 
 
The event is sure to be great fun for a good cause so we are really hoping lots of families and friends of the Foundation will get involved. 

Enter the discount code 'princethorpe' to receive a £5 reduction on the standard registration price.
 
Glow For Myton - Around The World In 5km is open to all, and pupils, parents, staff, OPs, friends and neighbours are all encouraged to sign up for the event on the charity’s website here.
 
Children of all ages are welcome but under 18s must be accompanied by an adult. 

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 sixth series on Channel 4 and applications are now open!

They are looking for talented young bakers between 9 -15 years old. Filming will take place from July 2020, but applications close on Sunday 5 April 2020.

If ther are any budding young bakers in school that would like to apply then please visit the application website www.applyforjuniorbakeoff.co.uk.

Do let us know if you decide to take part.

Crescent School