Headteacher Message

Dear all,

You are reading the words of a very proud Headteacher and I will explain why.  I was aware that a group of our children were working in collaboration with The National Archives in Kew, but I was not fully aware of what the result of this work would be.  See below:

I was lucky enough to attend the opening night of this exhibition, and it was inspiring. I've learnt how integral our children were to the conception and setting up of this event.  They are named as co-collaborators, the inventors and inventions that are on show were only decided after workshops with our children. They also interviewed all the designers and made a film of their responses.  This high quality production is on show at the exhibition.

Please check out some footage from the museum on Twitter, and secondly please visit the event for yourself.  I am planning on making the day trip from Hampton with my three next week.  It is fun, interactive and most importantly it exists because of the hard work of our children. I forgot to say it is also free! Twitter feed https://twitter.com/DarellSchool

Do you want to save the planet?

I sometimes see these big questions and think of course I do but what do you mean? Well, in terms of doing our small bit, the ECO team at Darell are taking part in a borough project to reduce plastic consumption.  

On a monthly basis, we are going to be providing refills of washing up liquid body wash and hand wash for you to buy from us. You bring a container, and we will fill it up. We have even purchased a card machine to make this possible.  More information will be provided after half-term but here is a poster made by Ruby from Year 6, so put the date in your diaries.

It has been a brilliant half-term.  Your children have been wonderful, and we look forward to seeing them after the sunny half-term break. A reminder that Monday, 5th June is an INSET day for staff only. We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, 6th June at the usual time.

Enjoy your half-term break with your lovely children.

Joe porter 

Communications

Sent Home

• Year 2 - Freshwater Theatre Workshop
• Selected Y6 - Borough Sports letter
• Year 3, 4, 5 & 6 - Author Trip letter
• Year 3, 4, 5 & 5 - Book Pre Order
• Parent Community - SMSA Vacancy
• Parent Community - E-Safety Newsletter 

Stars of the Week!

Early Years Star of the Week

Wonder Class

Sasha - for his fantastic progress with English and for showing great interest and answering questions during our visit to The Barn Church.

Peake Class

Maksim - for using his phonic knowledge to spell words and independently write two sentences in English. What fantastic progress, Maksim!

Weir Class

Saud - for taking responsibility for his learning and working incredibly hard outside of school to develop rapid recall of the 2, 5 and 10 times tables! You are a TT Rockstar, Saud!

Walker Class

Loki  - for Great enthusiasm and involvement during our music lesson based on Peter and the Wolf. Well done, Loki!

KS2 Star of the Week

Newton Class

Darcy - for working independently in Maths and for being a kind & welcoming friend. Well done, Darcy!

Thunberg Class

Owen - for amazing sewing skills, your soft toy bird has neat stitches and beautiful detail!

Darwin Class

Adil - for his enthusiasm in sharing his learning with others and for trying hard to remember to speak clearly.

Attenborough Class

Archie - for being brave on our trip and his enjoyment of a great musical day out .

Parks Class

Raphael - for representing Darell so beautifully at the Debate Mate Special Debate. The guests and all the Debate Mate staff were extremely impressed with your confidence, use of structure, and poise under pressure.

Rashford

Elise - for embracing our school value of responsibility on a daily basis and for always being a kind and polite member of class.