Headmaster's Welcome
Dear Parents
Greetings and welcome to the first edition of the Chronicle for this school year. It remains a joy to be able to serve as Headmaster at Crackley Hall and to watch your children grow and discover their talents and abilities. To our returning families, it is wonderful to have you back, and to our new parents and students, a warm welcome to our community. I hope that you are all excited for the upcoming year – though, you will find, it may pass by very quickly.
Earlier today, a touching scene unfolded in our workplace as two of our colleagues grappled with the bittersweet reality of sending their youngest children off to university. I, myself, am preparing for my own child's upcoming graduation ceremony before she begins her MSc. It's a poignant reminder of the fleeting nature of time and how quickly our little ones grow up. As parents, it's essential to cherish every precious moment with our children, even when the days can feel long (or the holidays). It's a constant reminder that the years go by in the blink of an eye.
For the benefit of our new families, the Chronicle is a weekly newsletter that is sent to all parents. It provides reports on events that involve our children and the school during the current or recent weeks. Additionally, the Chronicle is a useful resource for important dates in the calendar and includes links to letters and relevant information. It is recommended that parents take the time to read it over the weekend to reduce the number of emails sent during the week and make the Chronicle the primary source of information.
I would like to emphasis the importance of some housekeeping matters.
- Our Early Birds program starts at 7:45am every morning. Children need to check in with the staff member on duty and be signed in. If your child is in one of our Reception Classes, you can accompany them to the school building (Gables Entrance) from 8:00am. Before that time, they can register with the Early Birds staff member.
- Upon arrival at school, children make their way to their respective playgrounds. Staff members will assist them to find the correct area. Registration begins from 8:20am and ends at 8:30am. Any late arrivals must please check in at the main office.
- Parents dropping off their children in the morning are kindly requested to drive around the roundabout with caution and alertness. It is important to keep the traffic moving smoothly to prevent long lines from forming and obstructing the Coventry Road. Please follow the directives of the duty staff.
- When visiting the school, please do not park in the staff car park area located on the left-hand side as you enter or on the grasscrete area on Fennyland Lane. Instead, park in the limited amount of parking available towards the right-hand side of the car park or in the lower playground off Fennyland Lane. If you need to speak with a teacher or member of the office staff for a few minutes, parking in the lower playground is the best option. On Fridays, the school field is open for parking during Assembly.
- Carline; If your children are in Key Stage 1 or Key Stage 2, their younger siblings can wait with school staff until the later collection time. At that time, they will join their older siblings for collection. Please only arrive at the collection time for your oldest child. The exact collection times and locations are as follows:
- Reception: Lower playground at 3:15pm
- Junior 1: Main carline collection point (around flagpole) at 3:15pm
- Junior 2: Main carline collection point (around flagpole) at 3:35pm
- Junior 3: Lower playground pedestrian gate at 3:40pm
- Junior 4: Main carline collection point (around flagpole) at 3:45pm
- Junior 5: Lower playground pedestrian gate at 3:55pm
- Junior 6: Main carline collection point (around flagpole) at 4:05pm
- If you're interested in becoming involved in the school life in another capacity, I warmly invite you reach out to the Parent Teacher Association (PTA). The PTA provides a range of volunteer opportunities that you can take advantage of. If you have volunteered with the school before, please be advised that you will need to indicate your interest once again since it has been a while since your last volunteering experience. I would gladly facilitate introductions.
- An Evolve recently went out regarding medical, health and contact information. Please ensure that this is completed, and if anything requires updating during the term, that the School Officed are informed.
- If your child is absent due to illness, please inform the school by either calling the office on 01926 514444 and leaving a voicemail on the absence line, or emailing both the school office receptionist@crackleyhall.co.uk and your child’s form teacher. If your child has a planned absence, eg a medical appointment please inform both the school office receptionist@crackleyhall.co.uk and your child’s form teacher in writing.
I would like to congratulate our Stars of the Week; Milo Reception M, Edward Reception O, Toby J1G, Ryan J1H, Deliah J2B, Katie J2B, Lewis J3V, Michael J3W, Henry J4A, Hugo J4R, All of 5L, Ben J5S, Eloise J6H and Ellie J6V and pupils who received Music Certificates.
Thank you very much to all my staff for their fantastic efforts in helping the pupils settle in this week. I am also grateful to all our parents for their support and understanding as everyone familiarise themselves with new routines and expectations.
A very important few weeks await us as we, hopefully, are able to enjoy the Rugby World Cup. Ireland, France and New Zealand certainly look dangerous (don’t be fooled by the Springboks beating the All Blacks recently), whilst England potentially have a favourable draw with possibly Argentina providing some tough competition for them.
I wish you all a very peaceful and relaxing weekend with your families.
God bless
Rob Duigan
