The Chronicle

Our Stars of the Week this week are:

Congratulations to them all!

We marked Number Day here at Crackley Hall celebrating all thing Fibonacci while raising money to support the amazing work of the NSPCC. This year, for Number Day, the children have found out all about this famous mathematician and explored the amazing patterns within nature that he discovered.

Pupils have learned about Fibonacci numbers and Maths in the world around us. They have completed Fibonacci challenges building Fibonacci sequences and used them to draw spirals, patterns and pictures. Everyone has enjoyed learning why they are nature’s favourite numbers.

The children have also had great fun creating, measuring and even timing how long it takes them to make towers of coins from the loose change bought in to support the fundraising.

Number Day has been a whole lot of Fibonacci fun and all for a good cause too!

Don’t forget a whole school ‘Fibonacci themed da Vinci Challenge’ will be set for the February half term, so keep your eyes peeled for more information.

Following on from last week's challenge to compose a verse or hymn for the next verse of Thank You for Every New Good Morning.  We have had a few entries already and Clement in Reception and Isabella O in Junior 6's entries are below.  Aren't they amazing?

Remember, everyone who takes part is awarded a Creative Da Vinci, and the one we choose to sing will be awarded the Full Da Vinci - so get writing.

Thank you everything that you make.

Thank you for giving us our world.

Thank you for making us so beautiful,

Every single one. - Clement, Reception

Thank you for all the children at Crackley,

Thank you for all the joy they bring.

Thank you for all the caring teachers.

Helping us to grow. - Isabella O, Junior 6

On Friday 27 January, pupils from Juniors 4, 5 and 6 joined thousands of other local school children to sing their hearts out at the annual Young Voices concert at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham.

Pupils had been practising plenty of songs in preparation for this annual event including Sing From Your Heart by Jon Allen and Nile Rodgers Disco Party and many more. On the night they enjoyed Heather Small performing Moving On Up with dance group Urban Strides and extraordinary violinist, composer and broadcaster Anna Phoebe.

We are so proud of all the children and of their parents for cheering them on! For everyone involved it was an unforgettable event, a fabulous spectacle, a celebration of all sorts of music, an experience that will stay with them for a lifetime.

Improvements are underway in Windmill Wood, to make some of the previously inaccessible areas, safe for staff and pupils. Contractors were on site on Tuesday, lopping branches and trimming trees to extend the current path along the bottom of the wood.

Windmill Wood sits just behind Crackley Hall and is where our Forest School sessions take place. They are much enjoyed by all the children who enjoy getting outside to learn skills in a setting where they are free to problem-solve and think of new ideas.

These development are all very exciting and as the work progresses we will keep you updated.

A huge well done to Rosie in Junior 6 who has won the Leamington Courier's Festive Art Competition. Her beautiful Christmas scene on canvas with acrylic paint also won our school's Christmas Card competition this year (pictured). We are all agreed, it was a really super design and we are delighted to hear of her success. You can read more about her competition win here.