Headteacher’s Weekly News

Dear Parents The final few weeks have proven to be as busy as ever. The Year 6 leavers have come to the end of their Deepdene journey as they prepare for new adventures ahead in their secondary schools. We are sad to see them go but excited to hear of their future successes. We know…

Dear Parents What amazing weather we are experiencing this week. It was the perfect afternoon on Wednesday for all the children, who have been learning virtually at home, to meet again and enjoy a sports session in Wish Park. Although they have to be in small groups it was lovely to see their faces and…

Dear Parents The staff at Deepdene have been saddened by the death of George Floyd last month. The enormity of subsequent events across the world has caused us to pause and reflect on representation and behaviours within our own school community. The Deepdene School enriched curriculum consistently celebrates and represents diversity. However, we want to…

Dear Parents School has been a very different place this week with many children still learning remotely and others in their protected class ‘bubbles’ in different areas of the school building. It has been quieter than normal! Although the Reception, Year One and Year Six children have been excited to meet up physically with their…

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…