Events

OPs and Former Parents' Brunch - Reminder

Saturday 12 October 2019 10.30am - 12.30pm

A last call out for tomorrow's OPs and Former Parents Brunch.

The brunch is set to take place from 10.30am to 12.30pm (last brunch served at noon) in the College's Main Dining Room. In addition to catching up over a leisurely complimentary brunch (served until 12.00 noon), visitors will be able watch some Rugby against RGS Worcester and Girls Hockey against KEHS, and take an optional tour of the school campus.

We are aware that a lot of former parents will have spent a considerable amount of time at Princethorpe over the years, supporting their children in many different ways and may be missing the involvement in school life. The Old Princethorpians' Association hope that this will be an opportunity for them to reconnect with both the College and each other in an informal, friendly environment.

If you would like to attend please come along on the day, all welcome.

Visiting Speaker - John Simpson - Reminder

Monday 14 October - 6.00pm

We are holding a special event on Monday 14 October at 6.00pm in the Sixth Form Lecture Theatre of Princethorpe College.

We are very pleased to welcome John Simpson to speak to our community. John is a speaker and author who has Asperger’s Syndrome. He will reflect on being a young person on the Autism Spectrum and will share his knowledge and understanding of the lives of others with an Autism Spectrum Condition.  He is an inspirational and at times entertaining speaker. We think it would be thought provoking for many in our community, not just young people who have an ASC.

John will be presenting to our staff earlier in the evening. We very much hope that you and your child will be able to join us for what promises to be a very useful and thought-provoking evening, please click here to confirm your attendance.

John will speak for approximately 60 minutes and light refreshments will be offered during the interval. 

Lorna Prestage - Coordinator of SEND/Learning Support
Dr Liz Pyne - Assistant Head - Teaching and Learning

 

Arts Society - Autumn Term 2019 Programme - Tuesday 15 October - Reminder

Who Was Dante Anyway?

In advance of the 700th anniversary in 2021 of Dante’s death in exile, this illustrated talk, by Margaret Louise O'Keeffe, which is the first of three lectures, will provide an introduction to Dante Alighieri, the greatest Italian writer of them all, an extraordinary personality who lived a remarkable life in particularly turbulent times.

Dante was a passionate human being who can inspire, entertain, educate and profoundly move us with the beauty of his language and imagery, the power of his imagination, the control of his material, the intensity of his emotions and the magnificent array of his characters and stories.

Active in the literary and political life of his beloved home city of Florence, Dante's heart was captured by Beatrice Portinari who died young in 1290. His enduring love for Beatrice became the bedrock of La Vita Nuova, (The New Life), and perhaps the main inspiration for his masterpiece La Commedia, (now known as The Divine Comedy).

The talk will take place at 7.30pm on Tuesday 15 October 2019 in the Sixth Form Lecture Theatre followed by wine and light refreshments in The Atrium.

Tickets may also be purchased at the door; but advance notice helps catering, please. Princethorpe, Crackley Hall and Crescent School pupils free of charge. We are happy to receive provisional bookings by e-mail, please, at alexdarkes@princethorpe.co.uk

For a booking form please click here

The other illustrated talks will take place on Tuesday 21 January 2020 and Tuesday 12 May 2020 - please save the dates.

 

Sixth Form Open Evening

Wednesday 16 October - 6.30pm to 9.00pm

Year 11 pupils and their parents are warmly invited to the Sixth Form Open Evening on Wednesday 16 October 2019 from 6.30pm to 9.00pm.

The evening will focus on the key events and dates in the Sixth Form application process, specific A-level subject information and advice provided by the Heads of Departments and general information on the Sixth Form experience at Princethorpe.

It will include brief talks from Ed Hester, Ben Collie, Head of Sixth Form, and some current members of the Sixth Form. These sessions will run twice during the evening at 7.00pm and 8.00pm in the refurbished Clarkson theatre. In addition, there will be short presentations in each of the departments during the evening and presentations on our CoRE Enrichment Programme and Extended Project Qualifications, which are undertaken by all our Lower Sixth, in the Sixth Form Lecture Theatre.

Please enter the building via the Sixth Form glazed link and collect your programme and name badges for the evening in the cloister corridor near the Main Dining Room.

External candidates are very welcome at the event, so please do help spread the word.

A letter containing further information and a copy of the Sixth Form Admissions 2020 Information Booklet has been issued to parents and Year 11 pupils.

Parents' Book Club - Reminder

Wednesday 6 November 2019 - 7.30pm

It was good to see some new faces again at the Book Club this week.  We were discussing The Shepherd’s Hut by Tim Winton.  All agreed that this was a thoughtful and sensitively written account of a young man finding his way after many harrowing experiences through a friendship he forms in very unlikely circumstances. It’s a bleak book but quite uplifting at times.  Set in the saltlands of Western Australia, it is very evocative of place and contains some vivid descriptions of a landscape few of us will have experienced. 

Our next meeting will be in the library at 7.30pm on Wednesday 6 November.  As ever, we are looking forward to something a little different next month and will be reading The Binding by Bridget Collins, a highly original book with a fantasy element which comes very well-reviewed.  We’ll also be reading Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes as we haven’t tried any non-fiction for some time.   We always welcome newcomers.  You may not have time to read both books but please come along anyway as it is a great forum to share reading interests with other readers.   

Chris Kerrigan
Head of English

House Talent Show 2019

Thursday 7 November 7.00pm - 9.30pm 

Following on from last year's Benet red roaring success of their super singer, Alice Minshull, we once again return to the heady excitement of the House Talent Show.

Auditions have taken place and the performers are all getting ready to amaze us with their incredible talents. We have magicians, singers, dancers and yes, maybe even roller skaters.

Obviously we need you, our audience, to make it a night to remember.  Don't miss this incredible night of original, funny and breathtaking talent. 

Star turn performances by special guests. 

Tickets are available at lunchtimes week beginning 14 October by LG01 priced £2.50.  All proceeds will go to this year's House charity MIND.

 

Entrance Examinations Day For September 2020 Entry (Years 7 to 10)

Saturday 9 November 2019 - 9.30am to 3.30pm

Entrance Examinations for Year 7, 8, 9 and 10 will take place on Saturday 9 November 2019 from 9.30am to 3.30pm. More information is available on our website, click here.

Those still wishing to register for Entrance Examinations should do so as soon as possible to facilitate the gathering of references from junior schools.

Registration forms are available from the Registrar, Mrs Vanessa Rooney on 01926 634201 or email admissions@princethorpe.co.uk.

Crescent School Reception Open Evening

Tuesday 19 November 2019 - 7.00pm to 8.00pm

The Foundation's Junior School in Rugby, the Crescent School, is holding a dedicated Reception Open Evening on Tuesday 19 November from 7.00pm to 8.00pm.

The evening is aimed at giving parents an insight into the Early Years at Crescent and the firm foundation the school gives children for their future learning. The Crescent's partner on site day nursery, Pathfinders, which has been rated ‘outstanding’ by OFSTED, will also be open on the evening should you wish to visit. 

There is no need to book and light refreshments will be available. All are welcome, so please do help spread the word.

If you can't make the Open Evening but would like to visit the school, please call our Registrar, Mrs Helen Morley, on 01788 523851 and come to see the school on a day to suit you, we welcome visitors on most days.

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

Crackley Hall Nursery And Reception Open Evening

Thursday 21 November 2019 - 7.00pm to 8.00pm 

Crackley Hall and Little Crackers, Princethorpe's Junior School and Nursery in Kenilworth, are holding a Nursery and Reception Open Evening on Thursday 21 November 2019 from 7.00pm to 8.00pm.

This is an opportunity to gain an insight into the Early Years at Crackley Hall and Little Crackers.  Parents will be able to look around the school, see examples of children's work and activities and to talk to the Headmaster, Rob Duigan, and Assistant Head Early Years and Key Stage 1, Susan Glen-Roots and meet members of the Nursery and Reception Team. 

All are welcome, no need to book.

If you can't make the Open Evening but would like to look around the school, please call our Admissions Secretary, Mrs Jenny Vaughan on 01926 514410 or alternatively email admissions@crackleyhall.co.uk and come on a day to suit you, we welcome visitors on most days.

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

 

Year 11 Parents' and Pupils' GCSE Revision Evening

Monday 25 November 2019 - 6.15pm to 7.45pm

The College is delighted to welcome back Martin Griffin, co-author of the GCSE Mindset for a GCSE Revision Evening aimed at Year 11 parents and pupils. 

During the evening Martin will explore the key principles of having a positive and proactive learning mindset and share tools and strategies for effective coaching and intervention. He will equip parents with practical ideas and strategies to support their children throughout their GCSE courses.

This promises to be an invaluable evening and we would urge all Year 11 parents and pupils to attend.  Please see the article under the Academic heading for further information and follow the link to confirm your attendance.

School Production - The House Of Bernada Alba

Wednesday 28 to Saturday 30 November 2019 - 7.00pm

The Drama Department wish to inform you of our upcoming production of The House of Bernada Alba/La Casa de Bernarda Alba by Spanish dramatist Federico Garcia Lorca. The play was Lorca's last, completed on 19 June 1936, two months before Lorca's death during the Spanish civil war.

Lorca’s rural tragedy centres on the events of a house in Andalusia. Upon her second husband's death, domineering matriarch Bernarda Alba imposes an eight-year mourning period on her household in accordance with her family tradition. Bernarda has five daughters, aged between 20 and 39, whom she has controlled inexorably and prohibited from any form of relationship. The mourning period further isolates them and tension mounts within the household.  Frustrated and angry, the women respond in their individual ways to their mother’s cruelty, and the play ends in violence.

The play will of course be of interest to students of Spanish A-level as it is a set text as well as Drama and Theatre Studies pupils. All pupils studying Drama in Year 9 and above will have a complimentary ticket.

Performances will take place on Wednesday 28 November, Friday 29 November and Saturday 30 November at 7.00pm in our Clarkson theatre here at Princethorpe College.  Please click on the day you require in order to book tickets on My School Portal.  Tickets are priced at £4 each.

We do hope you can join us for this event.