School Life
Daily life at Crescent is immensely rich and varied. As well as offering a stimulating and well resourced curriculum, a glance at our termly calendar shows the wealth of trips, visits and fixtures pupils are involved with as well as the activities on offer at lunchtime and after school.
The school day begins at 8.40am, but to help busy families we are open from 7.45am until 5.45pm. Many children stay on after school for homework, clubs, performing arts or sporting activities.
School Day
| The School Day | |
|---|---|
| 7.45am to 8.15am | Early Birds (chargeable) |
| 8.15am to 8.40am | Children go out to the playground |
| 8.40am to 8.45am | Enter the building |
| 8.45am to 9.05am | Registration/Assembly |
| 9.05am to 10.05am | Lesson 1 |
| 10.05am to 10.20am | Break |
| 10.20am to 11.20am | Lesson 2 |
| 11.20am to 12.20pm | Lesson 3 |
| 12.20pm to 1.45pm | Lunch (3 sittings) |
| 1.00pm to 2.00pm | Lesson 4a (Classes 3, 4, 5 and 6) (Wednesday and Thursday) |
| 2.00pm to 3.45pm |
Sports afternoon (Classes 3, 4, 5 and 6) |
| 1.45pm to 2.45pm | Lesson 4 |
| 2.45pm to 3.45pm | Lesson 5 |
| 3.30pm | Home Time - Reception Class |
| 3.45pm | Home Time - Classes 1 to 6 |
| 3.45pm to 4.45pm | Co-curricular Activities |
| 3.45pm to 5.45pm | After School club (chargeable) |
HOUSeS
Each pupil is attached to a “House” and will remain with that House for all their time at the school. The Houses are: Yellow (St David), Red (St George) and Blue (St Andrew), with brothers and sisters usually placed in the same House.
The Houses are in competition and a shield is presented to the House which gets the most house points over the course of a year. House Points can be awarded for good effort or particularly thoughtful behaviour in any context. During the year some Inter-House sporting competitions are held. These include swimming, athletics, football and netball competitions.
The House Point System operates in order to encourage a high level of effort in all areas of the curriculum on a lesson-by-lesson basis. Each pupil from Class I upwards carries a ‘credit card’ bearing name, house name and date of issue. The reverse side is ruled in squares. Members of staff wishing to award a house point sign their initials in one of the squares and may note the subject. A pupil’s total of House Points is recorded on their report. At the final assembly of term prizes are awarded to the two or three pupils in each class for gaining high, or significantly improved totals. At the end of the academic year a house shield is awarded to the house gaining the greatest number of points.
It should be stressed that House Points are awarded for effort and not for achievement related to natural ability. In this way it should be possible, theoretically, for all pupils to compete within the system regardless of ability.
meals
Children can choose a hot or cold food option for lunch and this is included in the fees.
Our catering providers, Olive Catering, work closely with teachers and parents to encourage children to choose a healthy balanced meal. By offering hot meals, fresh breads, fruit and vegetables our menus not only meet, but exceed, the Government’s minimum nutrition standards.
A choice of food is available at lunchtimes with various dietary options catered for.