Headteacher Message 

Hello all,

I hope you are all well.  I have just come back from the school gates, and it was lovely to see so many of you again.  We have been super busy here, and I have not had the chance to be out and about as much as I would have liked.  I receive quite a lot of email correspondence and this week it was lovely to have a couple of emails praising the school. We are not here for praise, we are here for the children, but these small gestures really helped to lift spirits across the school. As soon as I receive emails like this I share them with the whole school team and I know that they love receiving these messages.  We have also had some really lovely feedback from a supply teacher who has been teaching across the school this week.  She has worked in nearly every class and has left with a fantastic impression of the school.  She has fed this back to her agencies and friends, which again helps to spread the positive message about Darell school.  She came to see me and said that she could not believe how happy the school was.  Once again this is testament to the staff and your lovely children.

Today was world book day at Darell, and we have had a lovely day exploring our favourite books.  In year 4 they described their favourite books and there are two examples below.

I think these two reviews really highlight the power of books.  The power to be able to transport yourself anywhere that you want. Truly magical.  

Next week we have our parent consultations. Note to self: ‘consultation, sounds a bit formal. I think we should change this to parent conversation or something possibly a bit more inviting! Anyway, I have been really pleased to see how many have signed up.  If you haven’t, Lara from the office is on a mission, so please do!  I look forward to seeing you all next week.  Have a lovely weekend.  

Joe Porter

Communications

Sent Home

• Reception - Maths Workshop
• Year 1 - Phonics Screener Meeting
• Year 1 - Maths Workshop
• Year 2 - Maths Workshop
• Individual Pupils - Little Curators
• Individual Pupils - Debate Mate online competition 
• Whole school - Head Lice Medical information

Stars of the Week!

Early Years Star of the Week

Wonder Class

Myah - for her great concentration in phonics with Rima and her super ideas during busy learning.

Peake Class

Viktoriia - for working hard in phonics, learning lots of sounds and starting to blend them. Well done, Viktoriia!

Weir Class

Sam - for challenging himself whilst writing his historical recount and for not giving up even when it was tricky. Well done, Adam!

Walker Class

Loki - for joining in a class group maths activity with his peers and using great mathematical language. Well done, Loki!

KS2 Star of the Week

Newton Class

Whole class - for being a supportive & caring class. Well done, Newton!

Thunberg Class

Danyanah - for being a sensible and responsible member of Thunberg Class, it’s like you have been in year 3 all year!

Darwin Class

Grace - for aspiring to speak more loudly in class, so she can be heard by everyone.

Attenborough Class

Oscar - for his engagement and enthusiasm in our learning about Ancient Egypt and for sharing his extensive knowledge in science.

Parks Class

Ala - for consistently working hard to achieve full marks on her spelling and arithmetic tests. Well done!

Rashford

Anthony - for being aspirational in his learning and being a supportive kind friend in class.