The Chronicle

Our Stars of the Week this week are:

Congratulations to them all!

Today, Junior 6 and Junior 5 girls from Crackley Hall’s Football Club took part in a girls’ football festival, organised and hosted by the school. The tournament involved 13 teams from 11 schools with nearly a hundred girls who were all delighted to put on their boots and head out to the fields to show off their footballing prowess.

As well as playing 12 mini matches, the teams also had the chance to take part in two training sessions courtesy of local football team Kenilworth Wardens and Elite Skills Arena who were delighted to come along and coach the girls.

Many thanks to Foundation Senior School, Princethorpe College, whose PE BTEC Sport and Academy players also supported the event, refereeing games and coaching the girls. 

A huge well done to all who took part, it was super to see everyone getting fully involved and giving it their all. Crackley Hall School was delighted to help champion girls football in schools.

We have had a wonderful day celebrating World Book Day at Crackley Hall today. The children looked amazing and had made such an effort with their costumes. Lots of book themed activities took place and a fun day was had by all. Scroll though the gallery to enjoy photos from the classes.

This week the children have been celebrating OUR WORLD – the focus this year has been Respect and Fair Trade.

Elena Fernandez, the campaign officer for Fair Trade began the week, launching Fair Trade Fortnight, with her assembly asking the pupils to think about products which are marked with the  Fair Trade logo. With questions and examples, she helped to raise awareness about the importance of a fair wage for job. Pupils were shocked to learn that some people are only paid the equivalent of £1 a day. Next week some of the children will explore this topic in more detail by making Flapjacks using Fair Trade ingredients.

On Wednesday, Graffiti Artists Dave and Matt visited the school to lead workshops on how they use their talents to convey key messages. Pupils created banners on One World and Fair Trade, adding powerful vocabulary to the Graffiti Pieces, which will be displayed around the school. In the workshops pupils learned how graffiti art fits in with ‘hip hop culture’ and had the opportunity to create their own graffiti masterpieces. A huge thank you to the PTA for funding this wonderful day!

Each class has visited a different place of Worship this week, as pupils have been learning more about Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam and Sikhism. The children have enjoyed learning about different faiths and cultures. We have had such lovely feedback from all the visits. It has been very rewarding to see the pupils engaged and listening respectfully. They have been amazing ambassadors for our school!

This week Amalia from Junior 6 has introduced a new initiative to Crackley Hall. As the Library Captain, Amalia thought it would be a good idea to have a book-swap facility here at school. She designed the bookcase herself and her grandfather very kindly made it for us. The end result is stunning and it will be a fabulous addition to Crackley Hall School. Mr Duigan presented Amalia with a full Da Vinci in assembly as a reward for her efforts. Well done, Amalia!

The latest issue of The Minnacle has just been published, showcasing our pupils' excellent work. The Minnacle celebrates our pupils at their best and the Spring 2023 edition includes plenty of examples of their outstanding efforts. From magnificent model making in Junior 1, through delightful designs in Junior 3, super scene setting in Junior 4 to exciting design and engineering projects in Year 6 and much, much more.

The next copy of The Pinnacle is available now too, with equally impressive work by pupils at the Foundation's senior school, Princethorpe College. It's wonderful to see and celebrate their talents!

Printed copies have been sent home with pupils for you to enjoy, or you can read a copy of The Minnacle on our school website here.

We offer a very warm welcome to Mrs Davis-Harris who joined us just before half term. Mrs Davis-Harris takes over from Mrs Taylor leading the School Office team.

Mrs Davis-Harris has settled into her new role quickly, her friendly, cheerful approach and strong organisational skills helping her to get up and running quickly, as no two days at Crackley Hall are ever the same!

Georgie in Junior 6 had the prestigious opportunity to be a flag waver at Coventry City football last Saturday. As a promising young footballer, Georgie plays for Coventry City girls and was also given the opportunity to train on the pitch at half time, as part of a Women In Football feature.

We are very proud of Georgie who was also involved in Crackley Hall`s Girls' Football Festival, where 11 local schools joined us for a day of friendly games and football specific training and skills.

We would like to help the Leamington and Warwick Food Banks to support people in our local community. Each month we ask a different year group to bring in donations for the Food Bank, these will be distributed to people within Warwickshire.

During the week beginning 6 March,  we invite parents with pupils in Junior 4 to send in tins or packets of food or hygiene products so that these can be donated to people in need in our local community. Please give your donations to the class teacher who will put them in a box in the classroom. On Friday 10 March the donations will be taken to the Kenilworth, Leamington and Warwick Food Banks to help communities in need.

If you have any questions or indeed any suggestions in ways we could help our local community, please contact Mrs Jackson-Mayne at sjacksonmayne@crackleyhall.co.uk

Thank you for your support.