The Flagpole

Wednesday 14 February 2018 6.00pm

We warmly welcome you to an informal evening of scripted work. Our Year 11's are busy in the throes of preparing their two extracts for their GCSE exam. Please come and support them as they would love to hear your feedback.

Please note that this evening is recommended for 14+ as there are themes and language of strong content.

Tickets are not required for this event, but to help us cater efficiently please reserve places with Lisa Gardner by clicking here no later than Monday 12 February 2018.

Aileen Cefaleillo and Vicky Roberts
Joint Heads of Drama

Wednesday 14 Februrary 2018 at 7.30pm

At our January meeting we discussed "Mothering Sunday" by Graham Swift, which was much enjoyed by all. Quite a subtle book of obvious literary merit, it opened our eyes to a lost world of employer and servant relationships. The book was very evocative of the time period, being set in the post-war world of the 1920s and explored the impact of the loss of thousands of young men on individual families.

As is our custom, we have something very different for February. We are taking our first graphic novel  "Persepolis" by Marjane Satrapi. This highly original and vocative book explores life in Iran at a particularly tumultuous time from the perspective of a young girl and later young woman. This has also been made into a film. Our next meeting is on Wednesday 14 February. If you have no better offers for this day, please make it a date with the reading group. We always welcome newcomers and would love to see you whether or not you have read this particular book. We meet in the library at 7.30pm.

Chris Kerrigan
Head of English

Thursday 1 March 2018, 6.00pm - 9.00pm, Sixth Form Lecture Theatre

Not to be missed, this evening of workshops will provide you with all the information and knowledge you need to support your son or daughter through the decision-making and application process. Please note this is for parents only as students will be receiving the information in their own sessions during the school day.

The provisional programme for the evening includes:

• Fred Binley, Southampton University - Why go to university
• Aston University - Degree apprenticeships
• Warwick University - Student finance and funding
• Unifrog and UCAS - A parents' guide
• Loughborough University - A parents' guide to personal statements

There will be a break during the evening when a buffet and refreshments will be served, this will also provide parents with an opportunity to talk to our visiting speakers.

Please confirm your attendance by clicking here. 

Jacqui Quinney
Head of Careers and UCAS Co-ordinator

Tuesday 6 March 2018 – Clarkson Theatre

We are delighted to welcome parents and friends to this informal evening where you will have the opportunity to see our more advanced LAMDA students perform some of their examination pieces. Please note that the material is age appropriate and may not be suitable for very young audience members.

Tickets are not required  for this event. Refreshments will be served after the performance when our LAMDA teachers look forward to meeting you.

Individual performers will be contacted directly through their LAMDA teacher. 

Kathy Buckingham
LAMDA Co-ordinator

Spring Open Morning
Saturday 10 March - 10.30am to 12.30pm

Crackley Hall and Little Crackers, Princethorpe's junior school and nursery in Kenilworth, is opening its doors for a Spring Open Morning on Saturday 10 March from 10.30am to 12.30pm. 

This is a great chance to look around the school and nursery at the weekend and to chat to staff and pupils. Junior 5 and 6 pupils will act as tour guides and there will be music and sport activities on display. Light refreshments will be available.

Registrations are now being taken for Nursery, Reception and Year 3 for September 2018 admissions, limited places are available in other Years. The nursery is open 51 weeks a year and is carefully structured for two-year olds, three-year olds and pre-school.

All are welcome to look round the school, and to meet staff and pupils. No need to book.

Please email Mrs Jenny Vaughan, Admissions and Marketing Secretary at jennyvaughan@crackleyhall.co.uk or call her on 01926 514410 for more information on the Open Morning and admissions process.

For more information visit www.crackleyhall.co.uk.

Thursday 15 March 2018

The Oscars V - The Pentalogy take place on Thursday 15 March 2018 so make sure you've marked the date in your diary. More details to come in future newsletters.

Greg Hunter
Assistant Head Co-Curricular

Saturday 17 March 2018, 9.30am - 1.00pm

We are pleased to announce that registrations for this exciting event will open next week when all parents with pupils in Year 10 and above will be sent a link to the online registration page.

Please do make sure that this date is in your diary as this year's fair is set to be the biggest yet with a whole wealth of speakers and exhibitors. There will be talks on a wide variety of career areas, from accountancy and cyber-security to film and fashion. Many employers will be both speaking and exhibiting including Rolls Royce, Severn Trent Water, IBM, JLR and Ernst and Young. We also have over a dozen universities attending, several of whom will be talking about the opportunities they offer. For those considering a gap year, there will be organisations offering life-changing opportunities.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Jacqui Quinney
Head of Careers and UCAS Co-ordinator

Tuesday 20 March 2018 - 10.30am to 12.30pm

The Marketing and Admissions Team have introduced a new event into the admissions calendar.  This Spring Open Morning on Tuesday 20 March will give prospective families a chance to visit the school on a normal working day, with Year 7 and 8 pupils acting as tour guides. Light refreshments will be available.

For further information on admissions to the school please call the Registrars on 01926 634201 or 01926 634262 or email admissions@princethorpe.co.uk

Wednesday 21 March 2018 - 7.30pm

Sixth Form Lecture Theatre

Followed by wine and light refreshments in the Atrium

Vincent Van Gogh created dozens of memorable images of women during his brief painting career: peasant women in the fields; the prostitute with whom he lived for a while; café owners; his postman-friend’s wife rocking a cradle in Arles; the wife of a warder in the St Remy asylum where he lived for a year, and finally, Doctor Gachet’s daughter in Auvers-sur-Oise where he committed suicide in July 1890.

This slide-illustrated talk will examine these striking, colourful and unconventional images of the women he knew and it will also focus on the most important woman in his life and art… someone he met only three times. It is to this little-known woman that all who love Van Gogh are immeasurably indebted. All will be revealed!

Tickets may also be purchased at the door, (adults £5.00, children free) but advance notice helps catering, please. Princethorpe, Crackley Hall and Crescent School pupils free of charge. Please complete the booking form here. We are happy to receive provisional bookings by e-mail, please, to alexdarkes@princethorpe.co.uk. 

Friday 23 March - 14.55pm

Why support the Walk? The Mary's Meals Challenge Walks are due to take place on Sunday 25 March. A speaker from Mary's Meals is coming to Princethorpe College on Friday 23 March, at 14.55pm, to talk to students and parents about the charity and the difference your money will make to the lives of hugry children at Makalanga Primary School in Malawi.

If you or your child are taking part in the walks and would like to attend please click here to register your attendance.

Rod Isaacs
Assistant Head of Sixth Form

Saturday 24 March 2018 - 9.30am - 12.00pm

The Crescent School, Princethorpe's junior school in Rugby, is opening its doors to prospective and current parents and children for a Spring Open Morning on Saturday 24 March 2018 from 9.30am to 12.00pm. 

As part of the Open Morning there will be a very special performance by Reception to Year 2 pupils, along with children from Nature Trails Nursery, of The Bee Musical.  With a fabulous script and nine terrific songs to get you buzzing and bee-bopping, you just won’t bee-lieve how good this delightful and educational musical is!

This promises to be fantastic entertainment for visitors of all ages, and will really showcase the talents, confidence and stage presence of the school's youngest pupils. The show commences at 10.00am and we would urge visitors to arrive early to get a good seat!

After the half-hour performance there will be a short presentation about the Crescent and our ambitions for the school as part of the Princethorpe Foundation, and the chance to meet new Headmaster, Joe Thackway. There will also be short Q&A sessions with Alan Webb, Assistant Head - 
Head of Pre-Prep and Headmaster Joe Thackway about entry to Reception and Year 3. 

Elsewhere on site there will be plenty to see and do, including guided tours by the older pupils, sporting displays, instrumental performances, plus the opportunity to visit classrooms and chat informally to current parents and staff from Nature Trails, the Crescent and Princethorpe College. Light refreshments will be available. There is no need to book.

For more information about the Open Morning please call Registrar, Mrs Helen Morley on 01788 523851 or email admissions@crescentschool.co.uk.

Alternatively please visit our website www.crescentschool.co.uk for more information.