The Chronicle

Our Stars of the Week this week are:

On Wednesday 11 December, in the glorious setting of Our Lady’s of the Angels Chapel at Princethorpe College, Junior 5 and 6 led the Key Stage 2 Christmas Advent Service.

Parents, grandparents and friends were welcomed by Head Boy and Head Girl, Lucas and Bella, before the service opened with the traditional solo verse of Once in Royal David's City sung by Louisa from Junior 6. 

The service was filled with carols, readings and music, alongside the careful lighting of the candles on the advent wreath.

This festive cornerstone of Crackley Hall’s calendar did not disappoint. Much loved music and prayer brought families together to celebrate the beginning of the Christmas period. After a closing prayer, by RE Captain Conor, all that was left for Mr Duigan to do was wish everybody a peaceful and blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year. 

Junior 6 took a trip back to Victorian times on Thursday 12 December courtesy of history specialists, History Off The Page. The school hall was transformed into a Victorian school and the children, all wonderfully dressed for the part, sat in orderly rows facing the chalkboard in their new classroom.

Crackley Hall’s boys and girls immersed themselves into their new roles and with a dip pen and ink, or a chalk and slate, they studiously undertook the lessons their new schoolmaster presented.

In the afternoon, the 48-strong class was challenged to select, learn and perform an act of their choice from a contemporary Victorian Music Hall bill. The children put on a programme of fine performances, with strongmen, ventriloquists, hearty songs and a flea circus all jostling for the limelight.

Modern day Junior 6 teachers Mrs Vaughan and Mrs Horan commented, "Our Victorian Day has given the children a rich, detailed experience of this period in history. The children have had a lot of fun, it has been hugely informative and a fantastic way to round off our term studying the Victorians!”  

The Foundation Estates team were out in the rain yesterday planting a new lime tree on Fennyland Lane.  A second lime will be planted on the opposite side of the road once the remaining old oak trunk has been removed.  It was a very wet and muddy job but at least all that rain will give the new tree the very best of starts.  We look forward to watching them grow.

Mathlete of the week for J1H is Mahnoor

Mathlete of the week for J3S is Grace 

Mathlete of the week for J2H is Issy

Well done!

On Friday 13 December, Christmas jumpers of all colours and shapes  were proudly displayed throughout school in the now annual occassion of Christmas Jumper day, in aid of Save the Children.

Thanks to Mrs Convey for organising such an excellent event

With sleeves rolled, aprons on and sharp knives Dawn, Wendy, Donna and Ian fashioned the produce into a feast for both eye and tummy. The numbers are eye watering; 30kg of potatoes, 30kg of turkey, 400 sausages, 22kg of vegetables and 20l of gravy - and that's just the main course! Followed by homemade mouth watering mince pie or chocolate coated shortbread to finish.

We genuinely don't know how they do it, or for that matter, ever want them to stop. Thanks so much for making a special day even better!

Well done to Joseph and Sam Beaman-Henderson for completing a 5km Santa Run on Sunday 8 December and raising £727 for Myton Hospice in memory of their grandad Peter Beaman who passed away in August 2019.

Thank you to everyone that contributed.