Headmaster's Welcome
Dear Parents
It would seem that the weather has finally turned and autumn is upon us. Thankfully our J4 classes enjoyed beautiful weather during the annual visit to Kingswood this week and I know that the outdoor activities resulted in some very tired children on Wednesday. My thanks to Mrs Jackson-Mayne, Mrs Wildey, Mr Harris and Mrs Blythe for looking after all the children so well during this visit. I am sure that parents of our J4 children have some wonderful stories to tell of their time at Kingswood; for some it would have been their first time away from home.
On Tuesday Mr and Mrs Vaughan and Matthew Duigan accompanied children to Walsall where the Midlands ISA swimming gala took place. There were some spectacular results and everyone should be incredibly proud of their performance. Tuesday also saw our J3 children lead the Harvest Mass and I was delighted to be able to welcome Father Kevin to school for this occasion. The collection of food arriving into school has been most impressive and this will be sent on to its next destination very soon.
On Wednesday our youngest children in Little Crackers were visited by Twirling Toddlers. The children in Nursery have been lucky enough to enjoy several visits from outside providers so far this year and I know that there are many other exciting opportunities lined up for the months ahead.
Yesterday, many of our staff, including myself, said our goodbyes to Mrs Head, a former teacher (of 30 plus years) and friend of Crackley Hall. Her service was a peaceful and fitting tribute to a marvellous woman who touched the lives of many pupils and staff. Although there were some ex-students and parents attending the funeral, we will be holding our own service at school during the course of this academic year.
Congratulations to all of our stars of the week and to our musical performers at this morning’s assembly – we were royally entertained by the recorder group, cello ensemble, chamber choir, Louisa Cooper and Amisha Modi. They were all absolutely fantastic! Our sports teams deserve special praise this week – well done to them and to their coaches. Grace Aston was the deserved recipient of RE Book of the Week for her beautiful and creative model of God’s Garden.
As next week is the last week before half term it will no doubt pass very quickly so please take note of any notices in the Chronicle as there may be deadlines and responses needed before school closes for the half term. However, as you probably know, holiday club will be operating throughout the two weeks of half term and I am told that there are still spaces should you need to book a place. There will be building work taking place in the front office at school in the half term and this will result in the main entrance being out of use for the duration of the holiday. If you do need to access school, please use the Gables entrance.
I hope to see many of you next week during the parent evenings on Tuesday and Thursday but, in the meantime, I hope you have a relaxing weekend with your family.
God bless,
Robert Duigan
