The Chronicle

Dear Parents

I hope that this week’s Chronicle finds you well and ready to enjoy half term.  I am sure that all the children, particularly our Reception pupils who have just completed their first half term, are ready for the break.

This week has been a particularly busy one with several trips taking place.  On Monday, Junior 4 departed for their residential visit to Kingswood Adventure Centre and they all returned tired and full of stories on Wednesday afternoon.  Junior 4 parents were kept updated with regular tweets from Mrs Hill and there are further photographs later in this week’s photographic gallery.  My thanks to Mrs Tanya Hill, Mrs Jackson-Mayne, Mrs Wildey, and Mrs Clare Hill who accompanied the children this year.

Reception classes visited the local Waitrose store on Wednesday to buy ingredients to make pumpkin soup.  This is the first trip for the Reception classes and our youngest ambassadors for school behaved impeccably throughout the visit. I know that they have another excursion lined up later this term and I am sure that it will be even more enjoyable.  My thanks to Mrs Glen-Roots, Mrs Convey, Mrs Verma and Mrs Green for organising the visit.

On Thursday Junior 2 visited the Mad Museum in Stratford-upon-Avon.  This is an annual visit for the Junior 2 cohort and it reinforces both science and DT aspects of the curriculum.  The children had a wonderful their time in the museum, then boarded a boat where they enjoyed their lunch.  There will be photographs later in the Chronicle and I would like to thank Mrs Malcolm, Mrs Holmes, Mrs Bhogal and Mrs Kaur for making this visit possible.

I would like to thank all the families for supporting the PTA and CAFOD today by making donations to the non-uniform day.  Once the PTA and School Council have counted the monies received, I will be able to update you on the final totals.

Congratulations to our Stars of the Week: Ellarose, Alfie, Nieve, Lexi-Jean, Patrick, Isaac, Carter, Ralph, J4J, J4W, Isabel, Sam, Jorja and Soren.  They all worked so hard and can be proud of their efforts.  We enjoyed the beautiful music provided by our school orchestra and were treated to a lovely piano performance from Isla.  Two groups of our wonderful J6’s were recipients of our RE award and I am aware that many pupils challenged to be Mathlete of the Week.  Well done to everyone who gave of their best.  Our sports teams played well against Bablake and Bilton Grange but, in the main, lost close matches.  However, today saw our U9 A and B rugby sides put in outstanding performances against Eversfield.  Well done to all our teams.

I hope that you all enjoy a well-earned rest during half term; staff and pupils have all given of their very best (as have parents as well).  School will remain open throughout the half-term, with Nursery and Holiday Club operating from 8.00am-6.00pm.  If you would like to book holiday club at short notice, please contact the school office first to enquire about availability.  When school returns after half term we will be in November with the Princethorpe College, and other, loomimg  I am sure that children will be keeping up their preparation during the half term and the final week before the examination will be focussed upon helping Junior 6 feel confident and calm about sitting their remaining examinations.

Thank you very much to the staff for their hard work and also to our parents for their overwhelmingly positive support; a special thank you goes to all our pupils who invariably try their best and really are motivated and well-intended.  Enjoy the sport over half-term, both football and World Cup Rugby.  India are giving South Africa a cricketing lesson!  Have a lovely time with your families.

God bless

Mr Duigan