The Chronicle

Our Stars of the Week this week are:

Congratulations to them all!

The Primary Mathematics Challenge (PMC) is a fun and exciting mathematical challenge aimed at pupils in Years 5 and 6.

The PMC is not designed to be just another test in the school year, instead it encourages enthusiasm, boosts confidence in mathematics and shows how questions can be asked in different ways. The problem solving it requires is hugely important as a means of helping pupils develop their reasoning skills.

The PMC is designed to make pupils think outside the box. The questions asked are not necessarily subjects that have been covered in the curriculum by this time, but the questions can create a great starting point and lead to discussions later in the year. The questions are not heavily reliant on formal mathematical knowledge, but can be solved by logical reasoning.

At Crackley this year we had 18 Year 6 pupils and 14 Year 5 pupils take the Primary Maths Challenge.

Many congratulations to the following pupils who were awarded certificates following the challenge:

Gold – Noah Cowlishaw

Silver – Sebastian Darch, Jasper Nicholls, Thomas Zanyi, Helayna Collins, Annalise Milburn, Millie Lammas, Theo Read Jones, Finlay Williams

Bronze – Niamh O’ Halloran, Yung Fan, Henry Wright, Rosa Davis, Joseph Sheeran, Woody Osborn, Isabel Reddish, Merry Cleary, George Knott, Joseph Hughes.

The Gold and Silver certificate winners have had their scores submitted to go through to the next round, but this will depend on what the threshold score is this year.

Well done to all pupils who took part!

On Monday 16 November the children came to school wearing an assortment of odd socks.

Crackley Hall's pupils joined children at schools across the UK in wearing odd socks. Odd Socks Day was just one part of Anti-Bullying Week here at Crackley as the school joined in the national initiative that encourages children to embrace their differences and report bullying behaviour.

It was a lot of fun and allowed the children to express themselves and celebrate their individuality while encouraging them all to think before they speak and to consider how words and actions can affect others. 

The Crackley Hall Junior Da Vinci programme encourages all pupils to be inspired to be the best that they can be. The Junior Da Vinci programme embraces three adapted principles - Creativity, Practice and Mastery - that the children demonstrate in their learning.

This year we are ensuring that all pupils in the school have opportunities to achieve Junior Da Vinci awards. The attached leaflet gives more information about this programme. Look out for children achieving Junior Da Vinci's in the Chronicle over the year.

Parent Information

Mathlete of the week for Mrs Hardwick's class is Leyton

Mathlete of the week for Mrs Glen-Roots's class is Felix 

Mathlete of the week for Mrs Holmes's class is Charlie

Mathlete of the week for Mr Stedeford's group is Ria

Mathlete of the week for Mrs VanZyl's class is Sienna

Mathlete of the week for Mrs Wildey's class is Lexi

Mathlete of the week for Mrs Burley's group is Carter

Mathlete of the week for Mrs Roberts's group is Marley

Mathlete of the week for Mrs Lammas's group is Morton

Well done all!