The Chronicle

Dear Parents

As I write this week’s Chronicle the sun is shining on Crackley Hall and there are glimpses of spring.  Hopefully it will not be too long before the daffodil bulbs that all the children planted last autumn begin to appear.  It would be even better if the children were all in school to witness them sprouting; so, hopefully, they stay hidden until the second week of March.

It has been Children’s Mental Health Week and it is so vitally important, especially now, to look after our mental health.  There have been lots of activities happening in classes which have been thought provoking, calming, creative and also raised many smiles.  I recommend that you take a look through this week’s Chronicle, particularly the Dress to Express section which, I am sure you will agree, Mrs Burley and Mr Stedeford entered fully into the spirit of the day.

This evening our PTA will be hosting their first online school bingo evening.  I hope that you have bought your cards and I look forward to welcoming you all to the event later today.  Thank you to Mrs Jackson-Mayne for being our ‘caller’ and to our PTA for organising this event. 

I was delighted to see that Crackley Hall are currently in second place in the ISA Limitless Skills Series.  I even managed to see how many points each pupil has earned.  Well done to all those taking part.  It’s not too late to join in.

In this morning’s assembly I announced that Thomas and Patrick received a bronze award for their kindness to others and Josh, Olivia, Jia, Isabella, Georgie and Mairen were awarded a da Vinci for their outstanding work in English.

Stars of the week were awarded to: Daya, Cameron, Alexander, Nieve, Jessie, Lizzie, Thomas, Jay, Lucas, Lily, Merryn, Theo and Max.  Well done everyone, your certificates will be posted to you very soon.

Next week will be the last week of the first half term and I hope that you are all looking forward to a well-deserved rest.  Parents, children and teachers have all worked so incredibly hard since the start of January and we all really need to take a break from the home-schooling routine.

School will be closed during half term but Little Crackers will remain open.  During this time all areas used for Critical Worker Care will be thoroughly cleaned and ready to open again on Monday 22 February.  I sincerely hope that it will not be too much longer before we receive news on the plans for re-opening the school to everyone else and welcoming back all classes.

I believe that there may be some more snow this weekend (although the ‘reliable’ forecast proved me wrong last week).  If it arrives, I hope you can enjoy the snow but stay safe and warm.

Have a lovely weekend with your families.

God bless,

Mr Duigan