Headmaster's Welcome
Dear Parents
Welcome back and happy New Year to you all! I hope that you enjoyed a wonderful Christmas or holiday time with your families and were able to spend some welcome time, relaxing at home or on holiday with loved ones. The pupils have settled back into their first week at school and seem very happy to be reunited with their friends and into the school routine. It’s always lovely to see the smiling faces and to hear their stories. I especially welcome our new pupils and trust that they will enjoy their time at Crackley Hall whilst making excellent progress along the way.
One of the main events this week is Young Voices and, although I am not able to attend, I hope that it will be a fantastic evening, as usual, with the children singing beautifully. I am eagerly looking forward to hearing more about it on Monday. I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to Mrs Olden for coordinating our participation and to the office staff for ensuring that all parents received the necessary merchandise, tickets and seats on the parent coach. If you were able to join your child at the event, I hope you had a memorable time and thank you for supporting our school.
Thank you for your unwavering support in ensuring a smooth start and end to each school day. Your cooperation has had a positive impact on our school community, and we are grateful for your continued adherence to drop-off and collection routines and timings. On occasion, as there was this morning, there is congestion if families leave their vehicles in the lower car park for too long. I would respectfully request that parents vacate the lower car park as soon as possible after dropping off their children in the morning. Our ultimate goal is to create a safe and inclusive environment for our pupils and parents (and neighbours).
In challenging times, it is essential to find sustainable solutions that benefit everyone. Our pre-loved school uniform programme is a testament to our commitment to promoting an environmentally conscious lifestyle while providing affordable school uniform options for families. The hard work and dedication of Mrs Jo Ward, along with Mrs Carly Lee, ensures that all donated items are of the highest quality, positively impacting our community and the world around us. Please do consider using this facility, through donations, purchases or sales, or even offering to help where possible.
I would like to express my gratitude for your generous donations of books for the upcoming PTA Pre-loved sale on Thursday 25 January. Your continued support is helping to encourage a culture of sustainability where books are not just read once and then discarded, but instead, they are being shared and enjoyed multiple times. By donating these books, you are making a positive impact on the environment by reducing the amount of waste that ends up in landfill. Moreover, buying pre-loved books promotes a sense of adventure and exploration by encouraging our young readers to try new authors and genres without worrying about the cost. I want to thank you all for your support, not only for assisting the PTA in raising money but also in this journey towards a more sustainable future.
Please remember, your Aftercare bookings need to be renewed each term. If you need Aftercare for the Lent Term, simply make a new booking by emailing aftercare@crackleyhall.co.uk or receptionist@crackleyhall.co.uk.
Congratulations to our stars of the week: Nursery - Jude and Monty; Rec - August and Joshua; J1 - Sebastian and Edward; J2 - Thomas and Wilf; J3 - William and Charlie; J4 – Sophie and Thomas; J5 - Soren and Shuvan; J6 – Ben and Josie-Jean. This morning a beautiful singing performance by Sloane in J3 entertained the school. Very well done to the stars of the week in our various classes and to Sloane! Your hard work, dedication, and talent have paid off, and you have shown us what it means to strive for excellence. Keep shining bright and inspire others to follow in your footsteps.
Congratulations to all our other pupils on their super achievements, with special mention to Patrick (J4) for raising £900 for cancer research.
I wish you all a restful and happy weekend with your families.
God bless
Rob Duigan
