Headteacher’s Weekly News

Dear Parents As the fourth week of remote learning comes to a close and we have all got used to a new ‘normal’ we would like to reflect by saying how amazing the children have been in adapting to new routines and systems. They have worked with conviction and resilience to be the best that…

Dear Parents What a wonderful time was had by all last weekend, helped of course by the amazing weather. Thank you so much for all the photos. We have loved seeing them and have posted lots on our social media platforms and on the VE Day page on DB. We were so impressed by the…

Dear Parents We hope that you and your children are now experts at remote learning and that all the technical glitches have been resolved. We continue to be amazed at the maturity and resilience of all the wonderful Deepdene pupils. We thought it would be nice to share some of the learning happening across the…

Dear Parents We wish to extend to you a very warm welcome back to the start of the ‘virtual’ Summer Term. The feedback we have received regarding this new way of learning has so far been a positive one. We understand that for many, children and parents alike the structure provided by formal online lessons…

Dear Children (and Parents) Wow, you have all been so busy.  We are enjoying all the amazing things you are sharing with us on DB. We are so impressed with the hard work and effort you are putting into all the work set for you. As well as finding time to take part in extra…

Dear Parents We hope you are well, even though days are hard, it’s nice that the sun is shining. We hope you have all received the first home learning pack and are able to access the activities provided. We know how important it is to establish a routine to give a sense of normality at…

Dear Parents Firstly we would like to congratulate all of those children that took part in the Springboard Performing Arts Festival. We know that you all worked hard on your performances and we are proud of all of you. We have lots of new photos to put on our achievements board. Year Three visited Fishbourne…

Dear Parents We have all had an excellent time this week submersing ourselves in the beauty of literature to celebrate World Book Day. What a wonderful range of activities and books we have experienced. The week began with the introduction to a new class mascot…a spider plant and book kindly donated by the Crowley family….

Dear Parents We hope you had a good holiday and welcome everyone back to the second half of the Spring Term. During the break there have been a number of physical improvements to the school building. The decorators were very busy giving Pier classroom a complete makeover. The classroom looks terrific with new carpet, heating,…

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…