Headteacher’s Weekly News

Dear Parents We have come to the end of another exciting and busy half term. We began the week with the celebratory Open House. We hope you were as thrilled with your child/ren’s work as they were to share their achievements with you. Year Two went that extra mile demonstrating a fabulous country dancing routine…

Dear Parents The School Council visited Hollingdean Materials Recovery on Monday where they saw what happens to our recycling when it leaves our doorsteps. Once we were in our hi-vis, goggles and hard hats we were led around the plant and shown how the recycling is separated into different materials. This then allows it to…

Dear Parents There was much excitement during our singing assembly at the beginning of the week when Roxanne’s father, Mr Davies, came in to talk to us about the role he played in the Lion King West End show. Who knew we had a real hyena as one of our parents!  He demonstrated his very…

Dear Parents The Spring term House meetings took place on Monday. Each House were busy setting out the agenda for the rest of the term ahead. The inter-house maths competition will take place on Friday 7th February as part of the NSPCC Number Day event. The School Council met on Tuesday, Tom and Romey shared…

Dear Parents We would like to begin our weekly Head’s letter by say a big thank you to all the pupils for being so welcoming and friendly to the new children who joined Deepdene last week. We are very proud of you all. Mrs Mills met with the House Reps on Monday and would like…

Dear Parents Welcome back to school we hope you have had a wonderful Christmas break. It has been lovely to find out about the children’s’ holiday experiences. All of the children have come into school happy and ready to start the new term. This week began with an exciting arrival in Reception class. An elf…

Dear Parents We would like to start by thanking you all for a wonderful term; we are embracing our new roles and are very excited for the future. Deepdene is a growing happy school; the children are settled, engaged and making excellent progress in all areas of the curriculum. All of us look forward to…

Dear Parents The Reception class had a fabulous trip to watch Cinderella at The Worthing Pavilion on Monday. This was their first ever trip as members of Deepdene. The children were a real credit to the school and loved the pantomime especially the fireworks and the snow which floated down from the ceiling. Oh no…

Dear Parents Well done to the winners of the ‘zipped up’ competition this week. Year 1 and Year 3 enjoyed some chocolate treats and an own clothes day on Tuesday for keeping their rucksacks in the corridors all zipped up. This means that the corridors look much neater and are easier to pass through. The…

Dear Parents Deepdene’s friendly inter-house rivalry was evident this week with the yearly Spelling Bee. Every child demonstrated excellent sportsmanship cheering on not only their fellow house team mates but the other competitors as well. The spellings were challenging but the children did exceptionally well. Herstmonceux claimed victory this year with an impressive 51/60. Well…