RTS Parents' Newsletter

Happy New Year.

It was wonderful to see the students back this week after a really good break and chance to rest and recharge their batteries.

We have so much to do - in what is a relatively short half-term. We look forward to meeting as many of you as possible at our upcoming parent consultations.

After the coldness of this week and the briefest of snow flurries, we must not forget that we are only mid-winter, despite it now being the Spring Term! Please do ensure that students are dressed appropriately for the weather and that all coats, hats etc. are named. We have already collected a sea of black coats in Lost Property that all look the same!

Thank you for your contributions to Christmas Jumper Day; together we raised a final total of £447.00.

Wishing you a good weekend.

~Ms K Dooley | Head Teacher

We invite you to discover more about our exciting Post-16 collaboration with Richmond upon Thames College, starting in September 2024.

Join us before or after the Y11 Subject Teacher Consultation Evening on Wednesday 24 January.

Talk and Tour slots slots are available at 17:00, 17:45; and 18:30.

Sign up for a Talk and Tour via Google Forms.

The trust board manages the business of the academy trust and also ensure compliance with the trust’s charitable objects, with company and charity law, and ensure adherence to the trust’s funding agreement with the Secretary of State. The full board of trustees meets six times a year to pursue these objectives. Over the next few newsletters we would like to introduce you to our trustees.

Jason Hughes - Chair of Trust Board:

Jason has lived in the borough for over 25 years and is married with two sons who have been educated in local primary schools. With experience in both the financial and education sectors he hopes to make a significant contribution to the development of Richmond upon Thames School.

There are many resources available to both parents and students. We share information from other organisations in our Local News section below.

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:

• Spring Term 1: Monday 08 January-Friday 09 February 2024

• Half-Term: Monday 12-Friday 16 February

• INSET Days: Monday 19 AND Tuesday 20 February

isubscribe have secured 100 copies of the January issue of Writing Magazine magazine to give away in this free prize draw!

https://www.isubscribe.co.uk/Writing-Magazine-Giveaway/

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:

• Tuesday 23 January: MHST workshop: Helping children with screen time / Parent feedback form

• Thursday 25 January: MHST workshop: Helping children with screen time / Parent feedback form

• Tuesday 27 February: MHST workshop: Helping children with sleep / Parent feedback form

• Wednesday 28 February: MHST workshop: Helping children with sleep / Parent feedback form

• Thursday 07 March: MHST workshop: Helping children with worries / Parent feedback form
• Friday 08 March: MHST workshop: Helping children with worries / Parent feedback form
• Thursday 21 March: MHST workshop: Helping children with resilience / Parent feedback form
• Friday 22 March: MHST workshop: Helping children with resilience / Parent feedback form
• Thursday 18 April: MHST workshop: Helping children with friendships / Parent feedback form
• Friday 19 April: MHST workshop: Helping children with friendships / Parent feedback form
• 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

Twickenham Sea Cadets are able to offer a limited number of spaces to new joiners. If you are interested please email their Admin Officer Andrew at twickenhamseacadets@gmail.com to book onto one of our forthcoming Sunday tours in January.

Heatham House is celebrating Chinese New Year with a programme of activities leading up to the Year of the Dragon; and ending the programme with Dragon Dancing in the February Half Term.

Book your place on FOCUS - Chinese New Year sessions via Linktree.

For more information contact Danielle Hutchinson.

Click here to view the flyer.

Free weekly art sessions for young people to take part in at Heatham House. Activities range from tie dye, calligraphy, dream catcher making, candle making and more.

Young people will also receive AQA Accreditation for each session they attend.

Book your place on KickstART - go to our Linktree.

For more information contact Danielle Hutchinson.

Click here to view the Kick Start Booklet.

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