The Chronicle

Our Stars of the Week this week are:

Congratulations to them all!

Talented young tennis player, and Crackley Hall’s Junior 4 pupil, Isaac Fox has just been selected to play for Warwickshire in the Lawn Tennis Association’s County Cup. Isaac will play for Warwickshire’s U9 tennis team at Ellesmere College on Sunday 20 March.

Isaac has worked hard over the last 12 months to maintain his place in the top four ranking for his age group in the County, to secure his place in the Warwickshire squad. He was delighted to have been selected and will continue to train hard to prepare for the big event.

It is going to be a big weekend for Isaac, as the day before, on Saturday 19 March, he will also be running for Crackley Hall representing the Midlands team in the National Cross-Country finals at Worksop College.

A huge well done to Isaac and good luck!

To mark Valentine’s Day on Monday, Crackley Hall’s PTA held their popular ‘Pre-loved Book Fair’ with a large selection of wonderful second-hand books, both fiction and non-fiction, all looking to find new homes. Divided into age categories and put out on display for the children to peruse there was plenty of excitement as in turn the classes came down to choose.

Of course, the book sale was very popular with our Crackley crew, as there is simply nothing they enjoy better than exploring a new book. The brightly coloured jackets and bold titles caught the imagination of them all and our eager readers were all excited to take their new books home.

Thank you so much to the PTA for organising this wonderful event and to all the parents who donated books. Reading is such an important skill for our children, and it was fantastic to see them getting so excited about books.

On Monday morning, children from Crackley Hall School, with the help of Mr Robertson from the Grounds team at the Princethorpe Foundation, planted a tree on the school grounds adjacent to the playground. Each class came down in turn to plant their tree including the Little Crackers Nursery children.

The crab apple, rowan and field maple saplings were purchased by the PTA as part of the Queen's Green Canopy initiative for the Platinum Jubilee celebrations this year. There was much excitement amongst the children and staff, and even Mr Duigan couldn’t resist popping out to help Junior 2 with their planting. Every child also received a Queen’s Platinum Jubilee commemorative pin badge, and the classes will all now pin their trees on The Queen's Green Canopy map.

It's a fantastic initiative for the children to be a part of, and we will all enjoy watching the tiny trees grow.

Crackley are you up for a challenge? Then get your creative skills fired up and draw a design, make a collage or create a 3D model of the most exciting park you can imagine.

To find out more, please read the attached information from Mrs Cowlishaw:

Whole School Half Term Junior da Vinci Challenge

Junior 5 are warmly invited to a taste of senior school life at Princethorpe College on Tuesday 17 May 2022. The taster day will begin at 9.30am when the children will be transported to the College by mini-bus from Crackley Hall. Pupils will experience a variety of classroom sessions, a tour of the school and a question and answer session with our current pupils. Break and lunch will be provided and there is no charge for this day.

At the end of the day, parents are invited to join their children at 4.15pm for an informal Parents’ Information Session, offering information on entry to the College for September 2023. Light refreshments will also be served. Ed Hester, the Headmaster, along with other key members of staff will be available to talk to you about the College and to outline the admissions process. Children will also have the opportunity to trial the online CEM test, one of the exams that prospective pupils complete during the Entrance Examinations day, which will take place on Saturday 5 November 2022.

Please click here to access the online booking form for the J5 Taster Day. Please complete and submit the form by 9.00am on Monday 7 March to secure a place for your child.

For those parents who are unable to attend the Parents’ Information Session, your child will be transported back to Crackley Hall for 3.30pm.

For more information about the admissions process, please do not hesitate to contact the Admissions Team on 01926 634201/262/297 or by email at admissions@princethorpe.co.uk.

As part of the school’s 75th Anniversary celebrations, we are holding a Diamond Anniversary Gala Ball on the evening of Saturday 14 May 2022 at Crackley Hall.
 
This event was originally scheduled for March 2020 but due to the outbreak of COVID-19, it was postponed. Two years later we are pleased to be able to host the event to celebrate this milestone. The event will give past pupils, current and former parents and staff the perfect opportunity to celebrate the school’s success and rich history.
 
The Gables will be transformed into a party venue for the occasion and guests will enjoy a red-carpet welcome, champagne and canapes, a delicious hot gala buffet, with a choice of desserts, cheese and tea and coffee, followed by speeches and live music and dancing. There will be a pay bar with the facility to pre-order drinks. The fun will kick off with a reception at 7.00pm and carriages will be at midnight.
 
Heading up the evening’s entertainment will be Revolver, a versatile five piece Midlands-based band who perform classic rock and pop covers from the 50s to the present day.
 
Tickets cost £40 per head, with a maximum of two tickets available per person and online payment will be taken at time of booking. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. 

Please note, there is a finite limit to the number of tickets available. Once capacity is reached, if you would like to be notified of any returned tickets, please email jennyvaughan@crackleyhall.co.uk and state how many tickets you are looking for. You will then be added to a waiting list, on a first come, first served basis.

The dress code for the evening will be black tie and the equivalent for ladies.

To book your tickets please click here

Crackley Hall will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of World Book Day on Thursday 3 March with lots of book related activities in school.

As two of our year groups are out of school for the day on this date, we will be dressing up as our favourite characters from a book on Friday 4 March.

Please put the date in your diaries, more details to follow soon.

Mathlete of the week for Mrs Hardwick's class is Liana

Mathlete of the week for Mrs Burley's class is Thomas

Mathlete of the week for Mrs Glen-Roots's class is Aaryan

Mathlete of the week for Mrs Van Zyl's class is Rohan

Mathlete of the week for Mrs Holmes' class is all the caught-up Mathletes

Mathlete of the week for Mr Stedeford's class is William

Mathlete of the week for Mrs Wildey's group is Alex 

Mathlete of the week for Mrs Robert's group is Arthur

Well done all!

You may be interested in entering the ISA Platinum Jubilee Design Challenge.

They are inviting students of all ages to create designs based around the number 70.

Full details can be found on the ISA website: https://www.isaschools.org.uk/platinum-jubilee-design-challenge

Do let us know if yoou decide to take part.

Saturday 12 to Sunday 13 March 2022

The National Space Centre in Leicester is joining forces with Fairy Bricks and the Brickish Association to host a celebration of all things LEGO.

Now in its eleventh year, the weekend will see the whole building filled with huge LEGO creations, rare kits, planes, trains and automobiles, as well as LEGO shops, games and play areas (subject to government guidelines).

The event is all thanks to the Brickish Association, a UK-based community of LEGO Fans who work with LEGO to build some of the most amazing structures from the iconic bricks, and Fairy Bricks work directly with hospital play teams to provide LEGO as a vital aid to recovery.

Visitors are invited to help build a giant LEGO mosaic and smaller visitors, or even the big ones who just love LEGO, can sit down at the building tables and just get creative.

Booking in advance is essential for this event. 

https://spacecentre.co.uk/event/brickish-weekend/

Why not get involved with this competition to create a picture book for World Book Day!

The ReadingZone Picture Book Competition 2022, in partnership with World Book Day, is challenging those aged four to 18 years to make their own picture book. You can work on your own, or with partners or in a group to create a picture book.

Judging the entries will be acclaimed author and illustrator Sarah McIntyre (Grumpycorn, The New Neighbours and Pugs of the Frozen North).

The competition closes on Friday 22 April 2022, and the winners will be announced in June. Prizes include £100 of books for each winner's school or library, plus a free online author event for the overall winner.

Mini Grey provides tips and guidance in the resources, below, to help children to get started with their picture book projects.

External Link www.readingzone.com/creative-projects/how-to-make-a-picture-book/