Headmaster's Welcome
Dear Parents
Next week will be our last full week of the Michaelmas term. Parents, children and staff have all had to make adjustments this term so that we can all continue to work, learn and have fun in school. It has been difficult at times but supporting each other has made a difference; this year will be one to remember for various reasons.
It’s wonderful that we continue to be incredibly busy in school and the Nativity rehearsals in Key Stage 1 can be heard each day. The children are practising their lines and are most excited for next week.
Following on from Vocations Week, the children continue to think about acts of kindness. As you will read later in this edition, Amelia, Millie, Annalise, Sam, Jasper, Seb and Henry in Junior 6 and Leyton in Junior 1 all took part in a fast from 7.00am until 5.00pm to raise money for the Trussell Trust. This was such a kind act, thinking of others and in turn raising over £2,000 for local families who are not so fortunate to have regular meals. A fantastic achievement by just a few that will benefit many. Well done to you all.
There were other acts of kindness mentioned in my assembly this morning including Niamh and Finley who have between them filled nine boxes of toys and treats for ‘Carriers of Hope’ and even helped nurse a four-week old kitten back to health recently. Well done to both of them. The School Poppy Appeal, together with eight other schools, helped raise £2,170.87 for the Royal British Legion. Thank you to everyone who supported this charitable cause.
Mrs Jackson-Mayne met with Fr Kevin this week as we plan for next term. It was lovely to see him back in school and I am delighted that he will be celebrating Holy Mass with our KS1 pupils before the end of term. Fr Kevin was also very pleased to hear of the kindness and thoughtfulness shown by our pupils.
I hope that you were able to watch the Celebration Assembly today and the delightful performance from Ciara, who is in our Little Crackers Nursery. During assembly I congratulated Mairen and Theo for their excellent work which resulted in a Da Vinci for both of them. Rory, Fiorella, Lilyrose, Jacob, Leo and Oliver all received their Bronze Awards today for their super efforts too. Stars of the Week were awarded to Edward, Josh, Tristan, Thea, Jacob, Elsie, Elizabeth, Beatrice, Lawson, Elle, Sid, Isabel and Lily. Congratulations, once again, to all of you.
Our PTA will be starting the first Crackley Christmas Light Trail this evening and this is something that you can all take part in – you will spot one letter on the tree at car line. The maps for the trail have been sent home with children and, if you would like to enter the competition, we look forward to receiving your completed forms in school by Monday 14 December. The wonderful PTA parents are busy preparing for the exciting event planned for next Friday and I sincerely hope that the weather is kind to us that day; remember it is a surprise for the children as we are hoping to make it as special and as memorable as possible.
As a brief reminder, next week’s events are as follows:
7 December Flu vaccinations
8 December Christmas Lunch for Junior 2, 4 and 6
9 December Christmas Lunch for Nursery, Reception, Junior 1, 3 and 5
10 December Nativity performances recorded in school
11 December Christmas Jumper Day - £1 donation to Save the Children and £1 to enter ‘design a jumper’
11 December Crackley Enchanted Christmas
I hope you and your families have a wonderful weekend and good luck with the light trail if you are taking part!
God Bless
Mr Duigan
