The Chronicle

Our Stars of the Week this week are:

Congratulations to them all!

Junior 5 Choral Speaking group were a bundle of excitement and nerves on their way to the Nuneaton Festival of Arts on Tuesday afternoon. Competing in this highly competitive festival is an annual tradition at which Crackley Hall groups often excel at, so we knew we had to be at our very best. The children calmly got into their positions on stage in front of the adjudicator and performed Pandora’s Box by Paul Perro and Refugees by Brian Bilston, beautifully. The adjudicator critiqued their performances at Commended and Distinction levels respectively, which landed the group a first position and the coveted Meredith Cup for Choral Speaking!  He commented on their strong focus, control, and energy which, together with their style and skill, engaged the audience emotionally and passionately. We are so proud of their commitment to this lunchtime club for which they were richly rewarded. A fantastic achievement!

The results are in! Junior 5 and 6 achieved a fantastic 100% pass rate in their recent Speaking Verse and Prose LAMDA examinations, with most children achieving the highest categories of Merit or Distinction. The children had been busy learning poems and prose ready to present to the examiner who visited us in March. The months of hard work really paid off and all the children were able to perform their pieces with confidence, clarity of diction, good volume and engaging vocal and facial expression. These crucial skills will go on to serve them well as they progress through their years at school and beyond. Public speaking is an even more essential skill than ever in today’s workplace, and we actively teach the Communication LAMDA curriculum to all of our children at Crackley Hall to prepare them for life ahead. Well done Junior 5 and 6 – we are so proud of you.

The latest edition of Crackley Hall and Little Cracker's Admissions Update e-newsletter has just been published and is available to read here. Please do share it with interested family and friends.

Designed to give prospective parents and pupils a feel for Crackley life, provide information on forthcoming events and offer helpful advice about the admissions process, it is particularly relevant for those who are looking at entry in September 2022 and beyond. We are now accepting registrations for 2023. 

The newsletter reminds parents that our next Open Evening takes place on Thursday 19 May 2022 from 5.00pm. 

Our Admissions Update Newsletters are published twice a year to coincide with key admissions periods, the next edition will be out in Autumn 2022.

If you have any queries relating to admissions please do feel free to email the team at admissions@crackleyhall.co.uk or telephone our Admissions Secretary, Jenny Vaughan, on 01926 514410.

It was wonderful to welcome everyone to Stay ‘n’ Play’s Forest Fun on Wednesday 4 May. Despite the drizzle, the children all had lots of fun while their adults sheltered underneath the big trees. The session took place in the Crackley Hall’s wood at the back of the school and was led by Mrs Clark, the school’s Forest School Practitioner. The children had a choice of a hands-on activity planting sunflower seeds, as well as plenty of free play, in the woods, in the mud kitchen, on the hammocks, the rope swings and even on an old saddle. It was great to have everyone back at school and we hope our Stay 'n' Players enjoyed the fun!

The Crackley Hall whole-school Art Show is only a couple of weeks away. Please make a note in your diaries for Wednesday 18 May. You will be sent an invitation with time slots in the next week or two!

The show will take place in the School Hall from 3.00pm to 6.00pm and all work on display is for sale. Children from Nursery through to Junior 6 have created works of art of a high standard which has all been beautifully framed.

Payment is by cash, cheque or card on the day.

Additional copies may be ordered on the day itself only, so if you wish to gift a picture from your child to another family member or friend you can do so.

All monies raised will be shared between the school's charities and the Art department.

We can’t wait for you to see how hard the children have been working!

With thanks to all those who teach art and the children who make it a joy to teach.

As many of you are aware, preparations for the Summer Show are underway. The children are invited to come up with a name for the show.

The two shows we are performing songs from are: The Lion King and Aladdin.

The name can be anything. We have previously had Magical Moments Of Musicals, A Spoonful Of Naughty and Our 4ever Musical Favourites. All suggestions are welcome and one will be selected and used.

Entries need to be in by Monday 16 May and given into the Office on a named piece of paper. The Performing Arts Team along with Mr Duigan will then select a winner.

We look forward to seeing what you come up with. Good Luck!

Please find more details of an Art Competition in the flyer or follow the link.

Ms Holmes is collecting nails (the larger the better), screws, nuts and bolts, drill bits etc for an art project.

If you have any spares and could donate to the Art department, that would be fantastic.

Thank you.

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

Mathlete of the week for Mrs Glen-Root's class is Aaryan and Tristan

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

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

Mathlete of the week for Mrs Holmes' class is Charlotte P

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

Mathlete of the week for Mrs Wildey group is Oliver

Well done all!

There are some website problems with Mathletics at the moment and we are working with them to resolve it.