Unfortunately, due to the adverse weather, the Old Princethorpians' Leamington Pub Meet planned for this evening (Friday 2 March) at The Star and Garter, Warwick Street, is going to be rescheduled.
We hope to be able to confirm the new date soon and meet up in more clement conditions!
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.
Wednesday 14 March 2018 at 7.30pm
In our February meeting we discussed “Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi. This moving account of a young girl’s experiences growing up in Iran in the 1980s and her subsequent departure is an engaging personal account of the impact of an extremist culture on family life and the lives of young people.
Some found the book a little detached in its style and difficult to get into as a result. Others found it involving and often very upbeat despite some of the horrors it deals with. As ever, we have gone for something completely different for our next read “How to Stop Time” by Matt Haig, which comes strongly recommended. Out next meeting will be in the library at 7.30pm on Wednesday 14 March. Please do join us whether or not you have read this book. We are always pleased to see new faces and to hear about different reading interests and enthusiasms.
Chris Kerrigan
Head of English
Thursday 15 March 2018 - 6.30pm onwards
The Oscars V - The Pentalogy take place on Thursday 15 March 2018 when the red carpet will be rolled out at 6.30pm.
We are looking forward to another fantastic Hollywood evening of fun, drinks, popcorn, pick’n’mix and an entertaining set of entries.
Be sure to book your seat - free on a first-come, first-served basis - by completing the booking form below.
Please click here to reserve your seats.
Dress to impress!
Greg Hunter
Assistant Head Co-Curricular
Saturday 17 March 2018, 9.30am - 1.00pm
A big thank you to all of you who have already registered to attend our biennial Careers Fair and a reminder to those who haven’t. Please don’t let your child miss this fantastic opportunity – register now. (The Careers Fair is aimed towards all children currently in Years 10, 11 and Sixth Form.)
The deadline has been extended to 3.30pm on Monday 5 March as we want as many of our pupils as possible to come to what is certainly going to be our biggest fair yet.
There are over 40 speakers covering a whole wealth of careers from accountancy to engineering, physiotherapy to dentistry, flying helicopters to property, film design to the music industry, design to entrepreneurship and many, many more.
Use this link to find out about the talks, register your attendance and choose three workshop sessions that you would like to attend (in order of preference), plus one reserve choice. To help you make these choices, more information on the individual presenters is also included via the link. Sessions will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Attendees will receive their personalised timetable on arrival on 17 March based on their workshop choices.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me.
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.
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.
Saturday 14 April 2018
The British Dyslexia Association has an annual international conference and this year they are having a session designed for parents and families. This years' event is in Telford, with the Parents and Carers Day taking place on 14 April 2018. The sessions will run from 9.00am to 4.00pm and costs only £20.00 per person.
For further information please visit the Parents and Carers Day page on the BDA website. For the session timetable please click here
The event is described as "a leading conference on Dyslexia/Specific Learning difficulties across the age ranges" and so will have relevance for learners with co-occurring needs such as dysgraphia etc.
Lorna Prestage
Learning Support
Thursday 19 April 2018 - 12.15pm
On behalf of Fisher House, it is my pleasure to invite you to our first House Service which takes place on Thursday 19 April 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 Monday 16 April 2018.
We look forward to welcoming you.
Mrs Chris McCullough
Head of House – Fisher
