Headteacher’s Weekly News

Dear Parents It is essential that the children are given a routine as if they were at school. This includes a regular snack time, not in lesson time please, and a space to work. They should, if possible, be sat on a chair at a table and have space to work. If it would help,…

Dear Parents What a week! I have had the pleasure of overhearing some of the online lessons and seeing some of the children that still need to come into school. It is such a pleasure to see each and every one of them and I know that their teachers are already impressed with their commitment…

Dear Parents Well, what a journey we have all been on in 2020. Who knew a year ago what lay ahead of us. We have seen Deepdene through one of it’s most challenging years to date …. and in it’s long history it has certainly had a few. We have felt so lucky to have…

Dear Parents It has been a lovely, busy week filled with pantomimes, magic shows and singing Christmas songs. There was even a special visitor outside school today delivering presents to the Nursey and Lower School. HO, HO, HO! The children looked wonderful in their Christmas jumpers this morning and thank you for the donations for…

Dear Parents Mrs Gane and I started our week with a hot chocolate with two new members of the Deepdene community. We discussed with Harley and Scarlett how well they had settled in and asked what they were enjoying about their new school. Of course playtime was a favourite! It was an opportunity to get…

Dear Parents Successful House meetings were held on Monday. There are lots of plans in place for the children to hold their next fundraising events in the Spring term. I could hear some wonderful chants echoing down the corridor. We are really excited about collecting for the charity CHOMP this year. Starting on Monday we…

Dear Parents I cannot believe how time is flying! Another busy week at school and we are now gearing up for Christmas. I’ve seen reindeers start to appear around the school and I attended my first Choir carol singing practise this week, which was a delight. We plan to perform for you all as you…

Dear Parents It has been another busy week at school. There was a moment of quiet on Wednesday when children spent time thinking about Remembrance and what it means. The Upper School observed the two minutes silence and there were lots of discussions about what this was for. All the children came into school in…

Dear Parents It was wonderful to welcome everyone back on Monday morning. It really is one of the best parts of my day when I get to see all of the children. They all come in looking so happy and who wouldn’t want to be greeted by all those smiling faces. We are also so…

Dear Parents We began the week with the most amazing assembly, the performance by Charlotte Glasson. The children were in awe as she played all four of her instruments. This was a real treat and I hope that some of the children will take up the offer of lessons with her. There were not one…