Over the Easter holidays we are continuing to provide care to children of critical workers from across the Foundation.

The children have been completing tricky puzzles, creating art masterpieces and keeping active, whilst staying safe.

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Headmaster's Message

Headmaster's Welcome

Dear Parents, Boys and Girls

Although it’s officially holiday time, I hope that you don’t mind this abridged Chronicle.  We have been blessed with lovely weather today and I do hope that many of you were able to enjoy the time together outside.  I was able to take time off to have a brisk walk/jog around our school fields this afternoon and certainly feel better for it.

We will be including some holiday activities, provided by all the teachers and collated by Mrs Hill, for you to do if you wish.  There is certainly no need to complete any of them – they are there just as ideas should you be looking for something to do.  We have also included some pictures or work from pupils produced over the past two weeks.  In this week’s Chronicle, you will also find an activity for Mini Vinnies, or anyone else who would like to tackle it.

We also have an online link to a weekly children’s liturgy, especially relevant at this important time in the liturgical year as we begin Holy Week with Palm Sunday on 5 April. Thursday next week is Maundy Thursday and the vigil, into Good Friday.  This is the start of the Easter Triduum, into Easter Sunday where we celebrate Jesus’ Resurrection and new life. As families, we can mark these special days in an appropriate manner. You will find this link in the Spiritual section of this newsletter.

I should like to thank staff from Princethorpe, Crescent and Crackley Hall for assisting is looking after key worker pupils last week; your dedication beyond the call is commendable. All staff have continued to work hard during the holiday period, receiving additional training and also preparing the curriculum for next term. I cannot thank them enough for their continued efforts.

On a personal note, thank you to my J6 RE pupils for their super work on ‘poverty in the world’ which has been handed in last week and this week.  I have also had a lot of positive feedback on the end of term awards which were sent home in the post last week.  I am indebted to Mrs Dyer and Mrs Jenny Vaughan for the work they have both done in school this week.  They get my ‘Stars of the Week’.

I hope that all staff and parents will be able to relax away from work next week.  You are all very much in my thoughts and prayers at this time.

God bless

Rob Duigan

News

Easter Activities

I hope that as many of you as possible are managing to keep safe and happy at home. Our Easter holiday this year is certainly looking very different but I have collated, with the help of staff, a list of ideas and activities you may like to enjoy. Some are quick and short, others might take longer, and there is no requirement to undertake any of them. The team of teachers and teaching assistants simply wanted to share some of their ideas with you. 

Take care, and keep safe, and Easter blessings to you all.

 Stay at Home ideas -FINAL.pdf

Tanya Hill

Mathlete Of The Week

Mathlete of the week for J4 is Alfred 

Well done to everyone continuing with their Maths work!

 

@Parenting@Princethorpe Twitter Feed

The Foundation’s senior school Princethorpe College has set up a Twitter account to provide helpful advice and guidance to parents of pupils at the school.  Much of the advice is not specific to secondary aged children so we are inviting all members of our wider school community to follow the account. 

Run by Princethorpe College’s Deputy Head Pastoral, Mrs Beth Sharpe, it is sharing information and links from a variety of official sources and includes useful learning resources as well as advice to keep us all mentally well and safe.

Search for @Parenting@Princethorpe to follow the Twitter account.

Awards and Celebrations

A Photographic 'Walk-Through' The Week's Events

Please click on 'View Gallery' to scroll through a few photos from this week.

View Gallery

Spiritual

Art Competition

Calling all budding artists with a creative flair! Here is another competition that I think you will all enjoy.

As we are moving into Holy Week and Easter it would be brilliant if you could use your talents to create a window or home display, for inside or out, which would celebrate the meaning of new life and Easter.

It would provide a lovely treat for people to see your beautiful designs and art and craft work showing the glory of Jesus and how the spirit can triumph over difficult times.

Please check the poster for all the entry details and where to send your entries.

 Competition Details

Little Crackers

Nursery News

We hope that you are all well, happy and safe. We have been undertaking training this week, from home, in order to facilitate face to face communication after Easter and look forward to sharing the details with you soon – I look forward to being able to see all of you on my computer screen so that we can wave, say hello, share news and learn together hope that you are all keeping well.

Miss Lisa

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