The Courier

Dear Parents

On behalf of everyone here at Crescent School I wish you all a very Happy New Year. I have enjoyed some great family walks and meals during the break and to date have managed to keep to my vow to go for a short run every day. It is so hard finding time for these things during the term in the winter months. The other day I even slept through until 8.30am and immediately felt guilty for sleeping in. That’s a sign it is probably time to go back to work.

Whilst the end of last term was as exciting and busy as usual I hope that you have been able to spend some time at home with your families to recharge the batteries and get yourselves ready for the new term. The New Year is traditionally a good time to reset your sights and set new targets for the year to come. That will be one of the things the children will be thinking about in their first form period on Monday morning. We will ask them to think about their reports and their teachers’ comments as they set their own targets for the terms ahead.

We are delighted this term to welcome a new member of staff onto the team. Soriya Ashton will begin as part time teaching assistant working in the Pre-Prep, mostly supporting the learning in Year 2. Soriya has been working voluntarily at the school for some time and is already well known and liked by the children. We greatly value the impact that teaching assistants have on the pupils’ learning at Crescent and wish Soriya all the best in her new role.

I look forward to seeing all of the children back in school on Monday morning and hope that I will be able to catch up with many of you personally over the first few days of term.

With best wishes

Joe Thackway

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. It would be great if you could discuss this with your children at home and support the messages we are emphasising in school.

This week we consider the category of Good Citizens. 

'We respect everyone and we are tolerant'

Joe Thackway

Please click on the link below to view the weekly calendar.  This details all the co-curricular clubs running, fixtures and additional information.

Violin Group will take place on Friday next week.

Weekly Calendar - 070119

Crescent School

In the Celebration Assembly on Tuesday 18 December, the housepoint winners for each class were awarded with a book token for first and second place. 

Congratulations to the following children:

St David's house was the overall winner for the housepoint trophy.

Well done to all.

In the end of term Celebration Assembly before Christmas we awarded School Promise certificates to recognise the children’s excellent behaviour as good friends, good learners or good citizens. 

Congratulations go to:

• Reception Class - Alex for always being kind and gentle to his classmates
• Class I - Maisie for being kind and gentle with beautiful manners
• Class II - Archie for being a friend to everyone during his time at Crescent
• Class III - Charlotte for being a fantastic team player, looking out for her friends and welcoming visiting students into Class III
• Class IV - Ollie for being kind, considerate and caring to other children
• Class VF - Kyla-Mae for being kind and caring
• Class VY - Phoebe for showing determination and resilience in all her lessons; working hard and trying her best

  For being a Good Learner and keeping the School Promise:

• Reception Class - Sophia for showing great resilience in her learning
• Class I - Albert for always working hard and giving his best
• Class II - Ellie for her consistency of effort and output in writing
• Class III - Rosina for making progress in maths and English; especially in her reading
• Class VF - Isabelle S for always working hard and trying her best
• Class VI - Lucy for always working and trying her best

For being a Good Citizen and keeping the School Promise:

• Class IV - Amy for being an outstanding role model for all children and for always having a kind word for others
• Class VY - Joseph for being responsible, respectful and tolerant; making every effort to be inclusive in his work and play
• Class VI - Sam S for keeping safe and being responsible when working with younger children

Thank you to Albert, Archie, Asha, Eddie, Euan, Joe, Katherine and Nora, for their good conduct, good manners and respect for others during lunchtimes. The supervisors decided that you are this half term's recipients of Top Table invitations. 

Well done to all of you.

We are pleased to announce that the long awaited Crescent School tracksuit for Classes III - VI will be available to view in the Library on Tuesday 8 January and on Monday 14 January from 3.45pm - 4.45pm. 

As with the current tracksuit it is an optional item of uniform but we think that you will agree having a water resistant extra layer is a definite positive at this time of year. 

If you currently have the existing tracksuit this will run alongside the new one so please do not feel that you need to replace it.

The tracksuits bottoms start at £22.00, jackets at £35.00 and for convenience they are sized by age.  You will be able to take them away from the fitting sessions or alternatively can send your order to nicolabrowne@princethorpe.co.uk and your order will then be delivered to Crescent School.  

We look forward to seeing you in the School Library.

Parents are asked to be vigilant when reading emails relating to the payment of school fees and any other items to the Foundation.

We continue to receive reports regarding spam emails being sent to parents of independent schools asking them to pay future fees to a ‘new’ school bank account.

Please be advised there has been no change to the bank details of either Princethorpe College, Crackley Hall or Crescent and there is no intention to make any changes in the foreseeable future. Any electronic notification that appears to be from any of the Foundation schools changing these details may be fraudulent.

Our bank details are available on the Parent Bills, the Online Payment Portal and for Crescent in the Crescent School Information Booklet 2018 – 2019, and only those details should be used.

Please do not hesitate to contact me or my colleagues in the Bursary if you are have any doubts about the correct details or indeed if anything appears suspicious.

Eddie Tolcher
Foundation Bursar

Tuesday 15 January 2019 - 7.00pm to 8.30pm

We are looking forward to seeing you for our Parents Online Safety Workshop on Tuesday 15 January.

The school playground will be available for parking from 6.45pm.  Please enter the school hall via the Pathfinders entrance where refreshments will be served from 6.50pm for a prompt 7.00pm start.  We envisage the evening finishing around 8.30pm.

Kind regards

Joe Thackway
Headmaster

Monday 21 January - 10.00am to 3.00pm

The Crescent School, is opening its doors to prospective parents and children for an Open Day on Monday 21 January from 10.00am to 3.00pm.

This is an opportunity to meet the Crescent's headmaster, Joe Thackway, see its new facilities, look around the school and to meet staff and pupils on a normal working day. All are welcome, no need to book.

If you can't make the Open Day but would like to visit the school, please call our Registrar, Mrs Helen Morley on 01788 521595 and come on a day to suit you, we welcome visitors on most days.

For more information visit www.crescentschool.co.uk

• Ava 
• Darius 
• Sam O

Monday 14 January 2019 - 3.45pm to 4.45pm

Please come and join us to discuss the events for the term.

Friday 8 Febraury 2019 - 5.00pm to 6.30pm

We will be holding our second movie night of the school year and will be showing Hotel Transylvania 3. The movie will start at 5pm and finish at 6.30pm. It will cost £5 per child (£3 per Reception child as they need to be accompanied by a parent) and this includes the movie and a snack.

Friday 15 February 2019 - 3.45pm to 4.45pm

Please come along and purchase cakes and sweets from Class III. All money raised will go towards crafts, games and toys for their class.

Please click on the link below to view next week's lunch menu: 

Crescent Menu - 070119 

Crescent School Office

Please see below for useful school contact information:

Please find below term dates for this academic year and next:

2018/19

Lent Term
Term starts Monday 7 January 2019
Half Term Saturday 16 February to Sunday 24 February 2019
Term ends Wednesday 10 April 2019

2019/20

The following items are stocked in the School Office and can be added to your account:

• Winter hats
• Scarfs
• Gloves
• Ties
• Swimming hats
• Sports socks
• Hair bands
• Hair scrunchies
• Hair clips
• Sun hats

Music group badges can also be purchased but not added to your account.

• Choir
• Orchestra
• Strings
• Brass

Please do pop in if you need any of the above items.

Crescent School Office