The Chronicle

Our Stars of the Week this week are:

Congratulations to them all!

Crackley Hall School was delighted to present a cheque for £5,000 to the charity Mary’s Meals. The cheque was presented to Corina O’Brien, Supporter Engagement Officer, from Mary’s Meals in assembly on Monday 25 April, the first day back of the Trinity term.

The money was raised back in March when pupils from the school took part in a charity skipathon. Organised by the school’s Minnie Vinnies club, the junior arm of the charity St Vincent de Paul, and Mini Vinnies’ Co-ordinator, Mrs Dolores Simmonds, pupils had enthusiastically hopped, skipped and jumped backwards and forwards across the school hall.

In the assembly, Corina O’Brien spoke to the children about the work of Mary’s Meals who now provide a daily meal in a place of education to over 2 million children across the world. She shared how it takes just £15.90 to feed a child for a year and how the children’s donations would provide a whopping 62,500 meals. Corina said, “A huge thank you to all the children and their sponsors. We know there are children across the world who need our help and that when they go to school and have a meal then they gain both an education and a brighter future.”

The cheque was presented by Rob Duigan, Headmaster and pupils Lily, Marley and Nirvair.

Mr Duigan said, “Well done to all the skippers who took part and a big thank you to those who generously donated to the skipathon. We had a lot of fun and laughter on the day, and I am really proud of all the children for raising such a fantastic total.”

As many of you are aware, preparations for the Summer Show are underway. The children are invited to come up with a name for the show.

The two shows we are performing songs from are: The Lion King and Aladdin.

The name can be anything. We have previously had Magical Moments Of Musicals, A Spoonful Of Naughty and Our 4ever Musical Favourites. All suggestions are welcome and one will be selected and used.

Entries need to be in by Monday 16 May and given into the Office on a named piece of paper. The Performing Arts Team along with Mr Duigan will then select a winner.

We look forward to seeing what you come up with. Good Luck!

Junior 6 received their hoodies and caps yesterday ahead of their residential trip next week and they were all quick to put them on. They looked amazing, so we took a quick photo of them to share.

The children are all excited about their upcoming trip to the beautiful Aberdovey in North Wales and were asking lots of questions; we know they are really going to enjoy themselves!

Leavers’ hoodies are now a tradition for most schools, and we know that their hoodies will always be a tangible memory of their time at Crackley Hall and their fellow pupils. They provide a sense of belonging and of community and in the long distant future we hope they will prompt wonderful memories of their school days.

The School Council were out in force today for a litter pick around Kenilworth Common. The School Council have been desperate to help out our local community and it was wonderful to see children from Reception up to Year 6 working together for the greater good.

Well done and thank you to all that made this possible. 

The Crackley Hall whole-school Art Show is only a couple of weeks away. Please make a note in your diaries for Wednesday 18 May. You will be sent an invitation with time slots in the next week or two!

The show will take place in the School Hall from 3.00pm to 6.00pm and all work on display is for sale. Children from Nursery through to Junior 6 have created works of art of a high standard which has all been beautifully framed.

Payment is by cash, cheque or card on the day.

Additional copies may be ordered on the day itself only, so if you wish to gift a picture from your child to another family member or friend you can do so.

All monies raised will be shared between the school's charities and the Art department.

We can’t wait for you to see how hard the children have been working!

Crackley Hall School has a new Instagram account set up to share all that goes on, day in day out, in our super school. We will be posting regularly to keep you up to date with school news and school life, and to share all the wonderful activities and amazing work our fantastic pupils do.

So why not follow us to find out more about our school. You can find our new Instagram account here: https://www.instagram.com/crackleyhall_littlecrackers/

The school also has a Facebook page and Twitter account so however you engage with social media you can stay in touch with our school. You can find them here:

https://www.facebook.com/crackleyhallandlittlecrackersofficial

https://twitter.com/CrackleyHallSch

A talented young dancer from Crackley Hall School has been awarded a place at a world-renowned ballet school.

Head Boy and Junior 6 pupil, Aaron Anderson, has been dancing since the age of two and last year performed in the Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Christmas production of The Nutcracker. Aaron has been a Junior Associate of the Royal Ballet School, a prestigious and very competitive training programme for young dancers with potential, but is now on track to becoming a professional ballet dancer after earning himself a place at the Royal Ballet School in Richmond Park in London.

Aaron will move to London in September as one of 30 pupils who were lucky enough to earn a place at the school. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity for Aaron, many congratulations from us all!

Please find more details of an Art Competition in the flyer or follow the link.

Ms Holmes is collecting nails (the larger the better), screws, nuts and bolts, drill bits etc for an art project.

If you have any spares and could donate to the Art department, that would be fantastic. Thank you.

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

Mathlete of the week for Mrs Glen-Root's class is Aaryan and Henry 

Mathlete of the week for Mrs Burley's class is Hector

Mathlete of the week for Mrs Van Zyl's class is Harrison

Mathlete of the week for Mrs Holmes' class is Malachi

Mathlete of the week for Mr Stedeford's class is Ben

Mathlete of the week for Mrs Roberts class is Arthur 

Mathlete of the week for Mrs Wildey group is Esme

Well done all!