Headteacher Message

Hello all,

This week it felt like Autumn was well and truly settling in. If you were anything like me, you might have looked out your window to be greeted by rain and felt slightly fed up. However, I can reassure you that as soon as you enter the school building, no matter what is happening outside, there are always fantastic things happening here to brighten the mood and inspire you. For instance, this term our assemblies have focused on our value responsibility:

It has been so great to see so many children taking responsibility in a variety of different ways. Some children have been showing this by helping keep our school tidy, some have been showing this in their fantastic independent learning and some children have been showing it in our playground by looking after each other and the equipment we have been using. We are really proud of the way the children have taken our values to heart. It is great to see the way they are showing them around school. Challenge them to be responsible at home too!

This week, it was fantastic to see so many of you joining us for your Meet the Teacher meetings. It was great to be able to offer these meetings remotely and in person. Thank you for your attendance. If you have any queries following these meetings or would like to speak to your child’s teacher then please do not hesitate to contact us. Our door is always open.

In the next couple of weeks we have two important sessions for parents. On Tuesday 5th October at 9:30 we have an e-safety session led by Peter Cowley. Please follow this link to sign up: https://forms.gle/F5pV6e7Veb9eu3xf6 On Monday 11th October at 9:00, myself and Mrs Claridge will be running a safeguarding session. Please follow this link to sign up https://forms.gle/r8d6xUrmA27qMXy46 We look forward to seeing you there!

I am now heading up to Year 6 to lead a very exciting session about developing debating skills. We are lucky enough to be involved with a programme called Debate Mate in which we will be running a debating club for Year 5 & 6 as well as participating in local and national debating competitions. Next week, myself and Mr Porter will hear all the children in Year 5 & 6 present an initial argument before selecting a group to join the Debate Mate Club. We are incredibly excited to be involved in this programme and really feel that it links closely with many of the overarching aims of our curriculum vision. The curriculum page on our website is undergoing a significant update, so please do pay it a visit to see the ambitious curriculum vision we have for the school https://www.darell.richmond.sch.uk/school-life

It looks like you’ll need to keep umbrellas close to hand this weekend but I hope that amongst the showers, you manage to enjoy spending some quality time with your lovely children. Have a fantastic weekend.

Paul Gilbert

About the Webinar

‘Understanding Autism’ is one of the Autism Seminars for Families which provides information and advice to parents and carers of children who have received a diagnosis of autism or are on the pathway for an assessment of autism.

The webinar will help families to:

> develop an understanding of autism

> discuss experiences of getting a diagnosis

> identify how autism can affect families

> explore practical ideas for developing communication strategies

Seminar cost?

The cost is free while the seminars are being delivered as a shortened webinar during the school day and will be limited to 30 people on a first come first served basis.

How to book a place

Please complete the registration form by following this link -

  https://forms.gle/ca65b8Z3eXRBp2y56

or contact the webinar facilitator below for more information.

Name: Jane Pidduck

Email: jpiddu2@grandavenue.kingston.sch.uk

Telephone: 020 8399 5344

As places are limited please only book a place if you are able to attend and let me know ASAP if you know that you can no longer attend, so that I can give that place to someone else

E-Safety

It is really important to ensure that your children stay safe online. To help you understand how you can keep your child safe online, we have secured a webinar from the Local Authority's e-safety lead Peter Cowley. This event will be held virtually on Tuesday 5th October at 9:30 so please save the date in your diary. Please use the Google Form link to sign up, a meeting link will be sent out at the start of next week: 

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