RTS Parents' Newsletter

GCSE examinations began this week with our Modern Languages Oral exams taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by the Drama Practical assessments today (Friday). Those students involved represented themselves exceptionally well and we congratulate them on their hard work and endeavours. The first full cohort written exam is on Friday 10 May - only 9 school days away. As a reward and break from study and revising, the whole year cohort are off to Ninja Warriors Activity on Tuesday to have some well-deserved downtime and to step away from the pressure for a short while.

Thank you to those Year 8 parents who were able to join us on Wednesday for parent consultations, it was a busy evening, and it was lovely to see so many of you. This Wednesday we look forward to welcoming Year 7 parents.

Wishing you all a restful weekend.

~Ms K Dooley | Head Teacher

Congratulations to 44 Year 9 students, under the guidance and encouragement of Mr Lad, who have all been awarded a Bronze CREST Award for Designing a games controller.

Bronze Crest Awards introduce students to project work empowering them to work like real scientists, technologists, engineers or mathematicians. Students choose their own topic and methodologies, giving them complete freedom over their work.

Congratulations to all of you and be proud of your certificate.

After a short term's break whilst we introduced the trustees to you; we are back with our 'Meet the Teacher' section. First up is Ms Lofters. We asked her four questions:

• Describe your teaching style in three words - Structured, inclusive, progressive
• What's your favourite book to recommend to students, and why? Any novel written by Toni Morrison as she's a great story teller. My favourite novels by her are Love, Beloved and Jazz.
• What's your favourite thing to do to relax after a long day of teaching? Cook a nice meal and eat with my family.
• What would be your one piece of advice to parents of your students? It takes a village to raise a child. Use the support you get from others who want the best for your child/children.

If you have concerns in relation to a student at RTS or indeed with regards to your own child, you may want to contact Single Point of Access (SPA) which acts as a central information hub for all professional agencies in Kingston and Richmond.

Richmond and Kingston SPA

The SPA phone lines are now open as follows:

• Monday-Thursday 08.00-17.15 and Friday 08.00-17.00 - the phone number during these times is 020 8547 5008

• Out of hours: 020 8770 5000

Hounslow Early Help Assessment

• Telephone number: 020 8583 6600

• Out of hours: 020 8583 2222

• Email: earlyhelp@hounslow.gov.uk

NSPCC:

Speak to a counsellor 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

• Telephone number: 0808 800 5000, or text 88858

• Email: help@nspcc.org.uk

• Signvideo using British Sign Language (Mon - Fri, 9am - 6pm)

Full-term dates and Inset day information is available on the school's website:

• Summer Term 1: Monday 15 April-Friday 24 May 2024

• Bank Holiday: Monday 06 May 2024

• Half-Term break: Monday 27-Friday 31 May 2024

• Summer Term 2: Monday 03 June-Wednesday 17 July 2024

The Richmond May Fair returns on Saturday 11th May 2024 and promises to be another fun-filled community event for everyone!

Be Richmond proudly sponsor The Richmond May Fair, returning on Saturday 11 th May

2024 from 10am-5pm on Richmond Green. Everyone is welcome – please come & join in

the fun – check out the flyer attached!

Old favourites like the vintage funfair and dog show return, along with over 200 stalls, the

craft marquee and a variety of food and drink. Local bands, schools and various

performance groups will provide free entertainment throughout the day on the Riverside

Radio stage.

With charities, artisans, businesses and schools all represented, the May Fair is a showcase

for all that Richmond has to offer and plays an important role in helping local charities

promote their work and raise much-needed funds.

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, stallholder, volunteer, or wish to enter your

dog in the ever-popular dog show – please visit the new May Fair website

www.richmondmayfair.co.uk and follow us on Instagram and X @richmondmayfair.

Don’t miss our Summer Holiday Workshops Early Bird Offer!

Dramacube’s much-loved performing arts workshops are back for Summer ’24!

5-7 & 8-12 year olds will be enchanted with our Encanto inspired 3 day Musical
Theatre Workshops or can shape and star in their own movie in our 2 day Movie
Makers Workshops.

13-18 year olds Dancing Queens can whisk themselves to sunny shores in our
Mamma Mia inspired 3 day Musical Theatre workshops.

We offer discounts for siblings and full week bookings. PLUS with our EARLY BIRD
OFFER you can save 15% OFF when you book before midnight 5th May 2024.
(T&C apply)

Book at https://www.dramacubeproductions.co.uk/summer_workshops_2024
We can’t wait to perform with you again soon!

More information for -
Mini Musicals
https://www.dramacubeproductions.co.uk/classes-5-7yrs/
Moana Jr
https://www.dramacubeproductions.co.uk/youth-company/moana-jr/
and
Youth Theatre West End Weekend
https://www.dramacubeproductions.co.uk/youth-company/west-end-musicals-weekend/

We hope you had a fantastic Easter break. We know that children had an amazing time at our local camp, keeping active and entertained. We’re now looking forward to all the fun at our summer camp and wanted to remind you of the exclusive discount for your school community.

We wouldn’t want your school parents to miss out on this exclusive offer and would really appreciate it if you could promote this in your newsletters.

Parents just need to add SCHOOL20 in the promotion box to receive an extra £20 off when they book 2 or more days. Please find the coded flyer below and attached.

What’s more, if parents book now, they’ll benefit from our early booking discounts and can take advantage of our interest free monthly instalment options. There couldn’t be a better time to tick summer childcare off the list of things to do.

As we're Ofsted registered, we also accept ALL Childcare Vouchers and Tax-Free Childcare. Parents often like to use the vouchers/credits they’ve saved up over the course of the year for their summer holiday childcare.

The Mental Health Support Team for Richmond are running a series of online workshops for families, entitled ‘Helping Children with…’.

The last series was very popular and feedback was very positive. These workshops would be a great way to support your child at home if they are experiencing any difficulties in the areas covered.

Click on the first link to sign up; the second link is a follow up feedback form if you attend the session:

• Thursday 16 May: MHST workshop: Helping children with challenging behaviour / Parent feedback form
• Friday 17 May: MHST workshop: Helping children with challenging behaviour / Parent feedback form
• Wednesday 05 June: MHST workshop: Helping children with screen time / Parent feedback form
• Thursday 06 June: MHST workshop: Helping children with screen time / Parent feedback form
• Wednesday 26 June: MHST workshop: Helping children with sleep / Parent feedback form
• Friday 28 June: MHST workshop: Helping children with sleep / Parent feedback form

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