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Parents, pupils and staff would be very welcome at the December, Christmas and New Year Masses in the College Chapel and at St Anne’s Wappenbury, CV33 9DW.

Details are as follows:

Sunday 24 December 2017:

• St Anne’s, Wappenbury 9.00am
  Please note this is the only Mass on the morning of the 24 December - there will be no 10.15am Mass in the College Chapel.
• Our Lady of the Angels, Princethorpe College 5.00pm Family Mass for Christmas
• Our Lady of the Angels, Princethorpe College 10.00pm First Mass of Christmas. Please note there will be no Midnight Mass.

Monday 25 December 2017:

• St Anne’s, Wappenbury 9.00am Mass
• St Anne’s, Wappenbury 10.30am Mass

Sunday 31 December 2017:

• St Anne’s, Wappenbury 8.30am Mass
• St Anne’s, Wappenbury 10.15am Mass

Please note there will be no Mass on Sunday 31 December in the College Chapel. 

Fr Teddy O'Brien MSC

Tuesday 16 January 2018 - 10.00am to 3.00pm

Crackley Hall, Princethorpe's junior school and nursery in Kenilworth, is opening its doors for an Open Day on Tuesday 16 January 2018 from 10.00am to 3.00pm.

This is an opportunity to look around the school and to meet staff and pupils on a normal working day. All are welcome, no need to book.

If you can't make the Open Day but would like to look around the school, please call our Admissions and Marketing Secretary, Mrs Jenny Vaughan on 01926 514444 and come on a day to suit you, we welcome visitors on most days.

For more information visit http://www.crackleyhall.co.uk/

Wednesday 17 January 2018 - 10.00am to 3.00pm

The Crescent School, the Foundation's junior school for 4 to 11 year olds in Bilton, Rugby, is opening its doors for an Open Day on Wednesday 17 January from 10.00am to 3.00pm.

This is an opportunity to meet the Crescent's new headmaster, Joe Thackway, see its new facilities, look around the school and to meet staff and pupils on a normal working day. All are welcome, no need to book.

If you can't make the Open Day but would like to visit the school, please call our Registrar, Mrs Helen Morley on 01788 521595 and come on a day to suit you, we welcome visitors on most days.

For more information visit http://www.crescentschool.co.uk/

Wednesday 17 January 2018 at 7.30pm

In our meeting in December we discussed The Loney, a debut novel by Andrew Michael Hurley which seems to have developed a bit of a cult following. We all agreed it was an enjoyable and engaging read with some very atmospheric writing and some thoughtful exploration of religious fanaticism and other dark issues. As a novel in the terror genre, however, it seemed very slow moving and there seemed to be an annoying number of inconsequentialities or missing links. It might have benefited from further editorial guidance. Despite this, however, we all enjoyed the qualities in the writing and it certainly generated some engaging discussion.

Our next meeting will be in the library at 7.30pm on Wednesday 17 January. We will be discussing Mothering Sunday by Graham Swift, which comes highly recommended and is a comparatively short novel which we should be able to fit into the busy Christmas period. Please do come along whether or not you have read this particular book. It is an opportunity to share your own reading interests or simply get some ideas for future reading and we always welcome new faces.

Chris Kerrigan
Head of English

Thursday 25 January 2018 - 12.15pm

On behalf of Austin House, it is my pleasure to invite you to our first House Eucharist which takes place on Thursday 25 January in the College Chapel.

The service will be a celebration of our House community and will begin at 12.15pm.  If you are able to join us, I would recommend you aim to arrive at midday to be seated in the Chapel before the arrival of the pupils.

There will be signage to indicate where to park on the day.

We would be delighted if you could also stay at College after the service to join us for lunch. So that we can cater efficiently, please reserve places with Lisa Gardner by clicking here no later than Friday 19 January 2018.

We look forward to welcoming you.

Mr Kenny Owen
Head of House – Austin

Saturday 27 January 2018 - 9.00am to 4.30pm

If you have a Year 5 child who loves to sing then they would be very welcome at our Choral Fun Day on Saturday 27 January. This day of free musical activities, will include singing tuition, a musical treasure hunt and will end with a gala performance. Refreshments and lunch will be included.

The day is aimed at pupils currently in Year 5. For more information and to book your place please contact Mrs Helen Morgan on 01926 634262 or email helenmorgan@princethorpe.co.uk by Monday 15 January 2018. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Gil Cowlishaw
Director of Music

Due to the late finish of the GCSE exams in 2018 we confirm that the Year 11 Ball will be held on Monday 25 June 2018 at Warwick Castle and the Headmaster’s Thanksgiving Service and buffet lunch will be held on Friday 22 June 2018.