The Chronicle

The winners of Crackley Hall's first Virtual Inter House Drama Competition have been announced today.

Mr Duigan, Mr Cottrill, Mrs Wildey and Mrs Hill were bowled over by the talent and creativity of all of the entries. They were so impressed with the hard work, learning lines and the use of brilliant drama skills to communicate the pieces so effectively and clearly. Everyone was thoroughly entertained so thank you all!

Upper KS2 winner was Jorja, the runners up were Thomas and Jasper.

Lower KS2 winner was Isabella, the runners up were Elsie and Carter.

KS1 joint winners were Arthur and Olivia and runners up were Aaran and Elizabeth.

The winners earned their house 12 points each, the runners up earned 6 points each while all the other entries earned 3 points each. When all the points were added together, the totals were:

Jupiter – 21 points

Mars – 25 points

Saturn – 39 points

Venus – 45 points

Well done Venus!

Thank you to our distinguished judges and, more importantly, to every child who entered this competition. It is hoped to be able to share the performances with you in next week's Chronicle.  You are all amazing!

Crackley Hall is delighted to present a very special treat. We hope you all enjoy this virtual performance by the school’s Chamber Choir singing the popular and poignant song Somewhere Only We Know.  

The Chamber Choir is made up of pupils from Junior 5 and Junior 6 and they have all worked together on this virtual extra-curricular project. The children were each provided with a backing track to sing along to and submitted their performance to be edited into the recording. 

Director of Music, Susan Olden, explains, “Normally, when the children sing, they have a piano accompaniment and I conduct. So, for a number, this was a totally new experience. They all had to listen and rehearse with extra care, to be in time with the backing track. I was delighted with the performance as for many it was a jump into the unknown and it was fantastic to see them all together sharing their love of singing and music.  This song has significance to them all, as it was one of the last songs we sang together when we were at school and the words are particularly special.”  

It has all come together marvellously and we know that the performance will serve as a wonderful reminder of the great times the Chamber Choir have had singing together. A huge well done to everyone involved. 

The link to the video is: https://vimeo.com/424739001

Our Stars of the Week this week are:

Congratulations to you all.

Theo, Elsie, Isabella, Merryn, Alexander, Edward, Millie, Willow, Olivia and Musa are all celebrating birthdays this week.

Happy birthday by Junior 1

The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain invited children to  take part in a concert for the public in the recent half-term holiday. At 5pm on Thursday 28 May, across the UK, various soloists and ensembles played 'Jupiter' by Gustav Holst to local audiences.

Thomas in Junior 5 and his sisters who attend Princethorpe College, joined up with ex-Crackley Music Captain Yichen and her brother Yiyang. Their driveway proved to be a suitable place for the ensemble to perform, with neighbours enjoying the concert while socially distancing from the safety of their picnic rugs, deckchairs and parked cars. Their contribution was later posted on NYO’s social media.

Well done Thomas and how wonderful to see our old pupils performing!