The Chronicle

Princethorpe College is delighted to be partnering with Team Super Sports to offer Holiday Camps to children aged 5 to 16 years for six weeks this July and August.

The initiative is part of the Foundation’s new Commercial Enterprise activity aimed at generating additional sources of income and is in response to feedback and demand from parents.

The Summer Holiday Camps will run from 8.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday from 15 July to 23 August and are open to all. They will offer a wide variety of sporting activities, taking advantage of the College’s extensive grounds and sporting facilities. Youngsters aged 7 to 16 can take their pick of rugby, cricket, football, gymnastics, netball, hockey and tennis and create their very own sports camp. In addition to sports, dance and games there will also be optional arts and crafts activities for younger children aged 5 to 7.

Comments, Gemma Cullinane, Princethorpe Commercial Enterprise Manager, “Team Super Sports are an experienced provider of sport and multi-activity holiday camps with a fantastic reputation for top-level coaching for children of all abilities. We are very excited to be joining forces with them for the first of many holiday camps to come.

Dan Super, Founder of Team Super Sports, added, “Princethorpe’s beautiful campus is the perfect setting for a holiday camp. We are expecting it to be a very popular choice for many families in the local area.”

For more information and to book your child’s place simply visit the Team Super Sports website here. The camps are priced at £37 a day. Bookings before the early bird deadline of Sunday 9 June attract an extra 10% discount and there are further discounts available for siblings and four and five-day bookings. Childcare vouchers are also accepted.

Team Super Sports will be on hand at the College’s Open Evening on Wednesday 5 June and at Induction Day on Wednesday 26 June to answer any questions families may have or you can contact them at info@teamsupersports.co.uk or call 01675 448494.

Crackley Hall’s Holiday Club will continue to run as normal.

On Sunday 12 May, a team of six gymnasts from Year 5 and 6 travelled to Adcote School in Shropshire to compete for the first time in the ISA National Gymnastics Championships.

Elora, Sienna, Adreena, Isla, Jessica and Grace had all worked incredibly hard to prepare for the competition, which involved over 130 gymnasts from 10 different independent schools from across the country. 

In the competition the girls had to perform a set vault, a voluntary vault, a set floor routine and a voluntary floor routine set to music. All the girls tried exceptionally hard and performed really well. Crackley Hall finished in 8th position overall in the U11 Girls team competition with Elora finishing in 19th place in the individual competition.  

Well done, girls! You made Crackley very proud!

Crackley Hall welcomed Emily from OneLife Music to school today to lead pupils from Year 3, and those taking their First Holy Communion, in a Retreat Day.

The Retreat provided pupils with the opportunity to explore their faith through music, prayer and specially designed games and activities all while having lots fun. The children had a great time working together, exploring this wonderful sacrament and what it is going to mean to them or their friends as they continue on their faith journey.

Many thanks to Emily, everyone had such a wonderful day.

Yesterday after school, Crackley Hall took part in Princethorpe’s Primary Schools’ U10 Football Tournament. Organised by Princethorpe's young sports leaders, eight teams played a round robin of 5-aside, 12 minute, one-way matches. Crackley played each team in turn, demonstrating fantastic team-work, discipline and resilience in a very fast-paced competition with little time for rest between quick-fire games. It was a fabulous afternoon of football; many thanks to all the parents who turned up to support.

Last Friday, we welcomed Paralympic Swimmer Tully Kearney to school to work with the children. During her visit Tully spoke about her passion for giving all kids with severe disabilities equal access to sport and in particular for giving those who cannot walk the opportunity to experience the freedom of running.

Tully has provided further information on her fundraising for frame running here Now I Can Run.

You can donate to the charity here.

She has also provided a link to a video she produced for UK Sport to showcase frame running here.

Please do have a look and consider supporting her.