The Courier

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On Tuesday 21 November Crescent School held a dedicated Reception Open Evening. It was an opportunity for families to visit the school, listen to a presentation, view children’s work and talk to members of the Reception and Early Years Team.

The evening was very successful and the school was delighted to welcome some 14 families to get a feel for what makes Crescent so special.

Headmaster, Joe Thackway, commented “There has been a lot of interest in the school and a good number of early registrations for Reception 2018 places, in fact it looks like all our Reception places will be snapped up by early in the New Year and we might need to have a waiting group.  This is a real testament to the reputation of the school and recommendations from current parents.”

Parents are reminded that the deadline for Early Bird applications for places in the Reception class next year is Monday 27 November 2017.  Offers to Early Bird applicants will be posted first class on Wednesday 6 December, with an acceptance deadline of Monday 8 January.

For those who missed this week’s Open Evening there is one further opportunity to visit the school before the final deadline for Reception applications closes as the school will be holding an Open Day on Wednesday 17 January from 10.00am to 3.00pm.

Children in Blue House can wear one item of Blue clothing on St Andrew's Day.

The Book Fair will be arriving in school next week, with hundreds of new children’s books to browse and buy.

When: Monday 27 November - Wednesday 29 November
From: 3.30pm - 5.00pm
Venue: In the Library and corridor area

There are over 200 titles for you and your child to choose from, and with prices starting from only £2.99 there's something for everyone.  Don’t forget that every book you buy can help to get free books for our school library!

Only cash or book fair vouchers are accepted.  Please see separate article regarding purchasing book fair vouchers. 

Book Fair Gift Vouchers are the simple, secure way to ensure your child gets the books they want when the Book Fair arrives and are perfect if you can’t make it to the Book Fair.

Even better, you’ll save 20% when you buy online meaning a £12 voucher costs only £10, a £6 voucher costs only £5 and so on. Crescent School will earn rewards for free books on the full value of the voucher, rather than the discount price.

Once a purchase has been made, you will receive the voucher in an email which can be printed and given to your child, much safer to carry than cash!

Vouchers can be purchased up until midnight on the day of collection of the Book Fair. To take full advantage of this great offer please click here.

Ms S Lowe
Class VI Teacher

Ella Knight and Christopher Gibson are due to appear in Oliver at the Benn Hall in Rugby on Friday 1 December at 7.30pm and Saturday 2 December at 2.30pm and 7.30pm.

The show is being staged by Five Star Theatre, a local company run by some very enterprising and enthusiastic young actors. Ella has been in a number of their productions but this is Christopher's first.

The company has recently put on Les Mis, The Twits and Singin' in the Rain and is also working on Jack and the Beanstalk (as a Christmas pantomime) and Cats. 

Tickets are priced at £12.50 for adults and £10 for children and are available from the Five Star website (click here) or from the Benn Hall (01788 533719 or click here). 

Good luck Ella and Christopher.

Sunday 3 December 2.00pm - 4.30pm

All are very welcome at Princethorpe College's PTA Christmas Fayre next weekend. Taking place on Sunday 3 December from 2.00pm - 4.30pm, entry to the Christmas Fayre is just £2 per car. Princethorpe's PTA are very excited to reveal that Santa and his special guest Thunder the reindeer have been able to take time out of their busy schedules and will be joining the PTA for the afternoon.  

There will be an excellent array of artisan products and gifts for the discerning shopper and plenty of activities for all ages, including the ever popular bottle tombola and a children’s Christmas craft room. Visit our Beer and Bratwurst or Mulled Wine stalls to keep your energy levels up while you browse and there’ll be plenty of cake and hot drinks to keep you warm. There will also be some magical performances by Bilton Silver Band throughout the afternoon. 

As always, the PTA raffle offers a great selection of prizes including the the main cash prize of £250. 

Make a date in your diary now so you don’t miss this special Christmas treat for all the family.

Judith McCoy
PTA Secretary
Princethorpe College

The following children have received Junior da Vinci Awards this week:

Ms Sarah Lowe
Class VI Teacher

The following children have been awarded Accelerated Reader Awards this week:

The School's Christmas Bazaar this year is on Friday 8 December. This is always a very popular whole school event and you are of course all warmly invited to come along and join in the fun.

It does get busy in the hall and surrounding classrooms, so this year we would like to give the younger children the opportunity to come and have a go on the games and stalls before the rest of the school arrive. If you would like to take advantage of this, please arrive at the normal dismissing door to collect your child from 3.20pm on that day and you will be able to go up to the hall for half an hour or so before the rest of the older children come in.

Of course, if you are unable to get here for that time please do not worry, your children will be looked after by their usual teachers and staff. Any children who have not been collected early will be brought to the door at the normal time for collection.

Joe Thackway
Headmaster

The raffle tickets for the Christmas Bazaar on will be in your brown envelopes this week.  Each family will receive 2 books of 5 tickets.  Please sell as many as you can and return the money and stubs into the FoC box by Wednesday 6th December at the latest.  Spare tickets will be on the FoC table if you require any extras.

We require the usual donations of gifts for the raffle e.g. wine, champagne, chocolates so please look on the FoC board for a list of suggested items.  Also we require children's small gifts for the tombola like books, small lego kits, craft items etc.  Please leave all items on the FoC table.

Thank you in advance for your donations.

Please return the blue Flu vaccination consent form which was sent home in the brown folders by Monday 27 November. 

Forms need to be returned even if you do not consent to the vaccination for your child.

Thank you.

Ideally starting in January 2018, we have an exciting role within the IT Infrastructure Team for an experienced IT professional as a Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer (Windows Server, Active Directory, SCCM, Hyper-V, AV & Backup Solutions, Cloud, Office 365 and Azure). Working as part of a team you will be responsible for the design, development, testing, implementation, documentation and high-level support of a variety of network and server infrastructure products and solutions internally.

The successful candidate will also be expected to help design tailored solutions to meet the needs of internal projects including sourcing and introducing new products and services where required.

This is a Foundation wide role, based at Princethorpe College with duties at The Crescent and Crackley Hall Schools.

This is an excellent opportunity to join the fast growing Foundation that values its staff and offers a rewarding benefits package including discounted places for staff, a pension scheme, child care vouchers and a cycle to work scheme.

Application: To apply for this vacancy applicants must submit a Princethorpe College application form, together with a CV and covering letter detailing your personal qualities, experience and how you meet the person specification for the role. Applicants must ensure the application form is fully completed, including a detailed career history with specific dates.

Closing date: Monday 27 November 2017 at 9.00am, and interviews are likely to be held on Thursday 30 November at Princethorpe.

Further details and an application form are available from the College website www.princethorpe.co.uk/employment-opportunities.

Ideally starting in January 2018, we are recruiting Estates Assistants to work as part of the Estates team, providing support services to all of the Foundation schools - Princethorpe College, Crescent School in Rugby and Crackley Hall School in Kenilworth.

The duties will primarily involve maintenance work internally and externally, security, traffic management, porterage and some cleaning. Applicants with some carpentry, plumbing or decorating skills would be most welcome. This is a ‘hands-on’ role facilitating the proper functioning of the schools to ensure a safe and satisfactory working, learning and recreational environment.

The successful applicant will need to be able to provide a high quality service to staff, pupils and visitors and be enthusiastic as well as honest, trustworthy and reliable, able to lift and to work on his/her own as well as part of a team.

Working hours: We have a variety of part-time shifts available, from as little as two hours and up to eight hours, in the afternoons and evenings or on Saturday and Sundays. We would be happy to consider applications for working evenings and weekends only or with other shifts on a rota basis.

This is an excellent opportunity to join the fast growing foundation that values its staff and offers a rewarding benefits package including discounted places for staff, a pension scheme, child care vouchers and a cycle to work scheme.

To discuss the post in more detail please contact Michael Small, Foundation Estates Manager - 01926 6342647 or Pete Wilkes, Estates Manager - 01926 634200.

Application: To apply for this vacancy applicants must submit a Princethorpe College application form, together with a CV and covering letter detailing your personal qualities, experience and how you meet the person specification for the role. Applicants must ensure the application form is fully completed, including a detailed career history with specific dates.

Closing date: Monday 4 December 2017 at 9.00am and interviews are likely to be held on Thursday 7 December 2017, at Princethorpe.
Further details and an application form are available from the College website www.princethorpe.co.uk/employment-opportunities.

Required for September 2018, for one year, a well-qualified graduate to teach Biology or Chemistry up to A-level in a lively, successful and growing department.  An enthusiasm to become involved with the extra-curricular life of the school is essential. Candidates should be able to demonstrate success in the classroom and be effective team players. The role could be offered on a full-time or significant part-time basis.

NQTs are also welcome to apply; the College has a comprehensive induction programme leading to full QTS status. Single accommodation may be available. Princethorpe has its own pay scale which is above national scales.

This is an excellent opportunity to join the fast growing Foundation that values its staff and offers a rewarding benefits package including discounted places for staff, a pension scheme, child care vouchers and a cycle to work scheme.

Application: To apply for this vacancy applicants must submit a Princethorpe College application form, together with a CV and covering letter detailing your personal qualities, experience and how you meet the person specification for the role. Applicants must ensure the application form is fully completed, including a detailed career history with specific dates.

Closing date: Monday 4 December 2017, at 9.00am, although candidates are advised to apply immediately. Interviews are likely to be held on Thursday 7 December.

Further details and an application form are available from the College website www.princethorpe.co.uk/employment-opportunities.

Required to start as soon as possible, we are recruiting a full-time Administrator\Receptionist to work all year round, within our busy reception area, the successful candidate will have good organisational skills; will be articulate, friendly, professional and well presented.

The position involves a mixture of administrative support, reception duties, and liaising with pupils and parents; the post holder will need to balance general duties with providing comprehensive administrative support to members of senior management.

Interested candidates should ideally have experience in a similar position and will have excellent communication skills, good organisational skills, excellent customer service skills and the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines. Strong IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Office, are essential.

The working hours are Monday to Friday 8.00am – 4.30pm, with an hour for lunch.

Early applications are highly recommended as candidates may be invited for interview prior to the closing date, which could be brought forward.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a fast growing Foundation that values its staff and offers a rewarding benefits package including discounted places for staff, 25 holiday per annum plus bank holidays, to be taken during school holidays, a pension scheme, child care vouchers and a cycle to work scheme.

Application: To apply for this vacancy applicants must submit a Princethorpe College application form, together with a CV and covering letter detailing your personal qualities, experience and how you meet the person specification for the role. Applicants must ensure the application form is fully completed, including a detailed career history with specific dates.

Closing date: Tuesday 5 December 2017, at 9.00am. Candidates are advised to apply immediately as applications will be reviewed as they are received and the closing date may be brought forward.
Further details and an application form are available from the College website www.princethorpe.co.uk/employment-opportunities.

Required for September 2018 a dynamic, innovative and well-qualified graduate to lead Mathematics in this flourishing school.

Candidates should have strong leadership and management skills, be visionary in their approach, have a proven track record of success in the classroom and be effective team players. An enthusiasm to become involved with the co-curricular life of the school is essential.

Single accommodation may be available. Princethorpe has its own pay scale which is above national scales.

This is an excellent opportunity to join the fast growing Foundation that values its staff and offers a rewarding benefits package including discounted places for staff, a pension scheme, child care vouchers and a cycle to work scheme.

Application: To apply for this vacancy applicants must submit a Princethorpe College application form, together with a CV and covering letter detailing your personal qualities, experience and how you meet the person specification for the role. Applicants must ensure the application form is fully completed, including a detailed career history with specific dates.

Closing date: Monday 11 December 2017, at 9.00am and interviews are likely to be held on Thursday 14 December at Princethorpe.

Further details and an application form are available from the College website www.princethorpe.co.uk/employment-opportunities.