The Chronicle

Our Stars of the Week this week are:

Congratulations to them all!

On Thursday, Junior 6 were treated to a visit from PC Lund, who came to talk to them about being safe and kind on the internet.

PC Lund began his talk by explaining the role of the police was to keep people safe from harm. Having revisited cyber safety this half term, pupils were able to answer questions eagerly and accurately.

What was great about the session was that PC Lund was able to express the enormity of the negative impact being unkind to someone has on them as a person – reinforcing that once you’ve said it (or typed it) it cannot be taken back! He explained that EVERYTHING the children searched for or looked at, using a device, and for how long they looked at it, could be traced back to them. This hopefully deterred a few from making a poor choice in the future. Altogether, this was a great opportunity for the pupils to have, hopefully preparing them for their next phases in life. 

The children watched a video in which a 12-year-old girl was ‘catfished’ by a man, posing as a 13-year-old boy. This video demonstrated how dangerous it is to post pictures and personal information (such as your uniform) online and not secure your profile on social media through the privacy settings. It was a very educational visit and we thank PC Lund for helping to keep our children safe! 

On Monday 10 October Crackley Hall School took part in Princethorpe College’s Year 5 Maths Challenge. The event was run by Douglas Buchanan of DCBEAGLE Challenges, who specialises in organising exciting and innovative maths activities for primary school aged children.

Crackley took two teams of two to compete alongside 36 pairs of enthusiastic and very talented mathematicians from 18 local schools, the pupils took part in a series of puzzles against the clock. In five eight-minute rounds the children tackled Tangram Triangles, Make 24, Broken Calculators, Domino Jigsaws, Card Order and Curly’s Cycling Circuits.

Ably supported and marked by a team of Princethorpe’s Year 10 pupils, the competition stretched and challenged the children with mathematical activities that required both reasoning skills and mathematical knowledge.

The event was huge fun for all who took part and everyone who participated received a certificate and a special Princethorpe cookie.

Mrs Cowlishaw, who accompanied the children, said, “The children had a great time and really enjoyed putting their maths skills to the test. Well done to them all, they made Crackley Hall proud.”

Crackley’s teams finished in 6th and 10th place, very respectable results. A huge well done to Beatrice, Ding, Elora and Arthur.

Pupils from Winterfold House School in Chaddesley Corbett, joined Crackley Hall’s Junior 4 on Monday afternoon for a Walk of Faith on Kenilworth Common.

The youngsters started by eating lunch together outside in the sunshine before splitting into four groups and playing a getting to know you game. They then walked to the Common, where they took part in different activities reflecting on Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” Their afternoon session finished with some enthusiastic communal singing before the pupils walked back to school.

We were delighted to help Winterfold School as they work to develop the spiritual life of their school.