Would you like the chance to win a £5 Scholastic book voucher to use at our Book Fair (18-20 October)? Enter our Book Fair competition today!

Key stage 1 children (Reception to Year 2): all you have to do is colour in the picture of the giant chocolate bar from Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory- follow this link for a competition entry form: https://primarysite-prod-sorted.s3.amazonaws.com/stanleyrichmond/UploadedDocument/228e00f46c4549329767867396e8c6a9/bookfairoct16_comp_ks1.pdf

Key stage 2 children (Years 3-6): all you have to do is design your own chocolate bar from Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory- follow this link for a competition entry form:

https://primarysite-prod-sorted.s3.amazonaws.com/stanleyrichmond/UploadedDocument/17a36919512b4d52a10af807d9374ff6/bookfairoct16_comp_ks2.pdf

Place your entry in the box marked 'Book Fair competition' in the school office by Tuesday 11 October. Good luck!

Please come along to our autumn gardening session in the Living Classroom this Saturday 1 October, 10.00-14.00. These are always really fun days, and the more helpers, the merrier! We have several small jobs on the day including building a new composter, weeding and relocating plants from the old Living Classroom.  Everyone is very welcome- no experience necessary.  Please bring gloves and a spade, if possible. Children over 8 years are welcome to attend, but must be accompanied by an adult please. See you there!

We have really enjoyed welcoming our new Reception children, and would like to remind all new Reception parents/ carers to come along to a coffee morning after drop-off at 08.50 in the hub courtyard on the following dates:

Bay: Monday 26 September         Laurel: Wednesday 28 September 

Pine: Thursday 29 September      Willow: Friday 30 September 

This is a great opportunity to meet other parents/ carers and chat about the first few weeks of school. See you there!

The following school-run clubs still have spaces available for this term. If you are interested in applying for a place, please contact the school office or email clubs@stanley.richmond.sch.uk.

A very warm welcome to all our new Reception children who are starting school this week. We are really looking forward to seeing you and settling you in to the routines of school. It won't take long for you to make yourselves at home!

All new Reception parents are invited to a coffee morning after drop-off at 08.50 in the hub courtyard on the following dates:

Bay: Monday 26 September            Laurel: Wednesday 28 September

Pine: Thursday 29 September         Willow: Friday 30 September 

This is a great opportunity to meet other parents/ carers and chat about how the first few weeks of school are going. See you there!

Meetings

For parents/ carers with children currently in Year 6 and due to start secondary school in September 2017, Richmond Borough School Admissions will be holding two secondary school transfer meetings this month (a choice of a daytime and an evening meeting, to offer flexibility). The purpose of the meetings is to talk through the applications process for secondary school, and to give parents/ carers the opportunity to ask questions. It is anticipated that each meeting will last approximately two hours.

The meetings will take place at Clarendon Hall, York House, Richmond Road, Twickenham,

TW1 3AA on the following dates and times:

Thursday 15 September at 13.00 and Tuesday 20 September at 19.00 (please note revised start time- was 18.30)

Online applications

Parents/ carers should apply online now to the eAdmissions website at https://www.eadmissions.org.uk/eAdmissions/app.

Key dates

Monday 31 October 2016: closing date for secondary school applications

Wednesday 1 March 2017: emails sent with results of application/ outcome letters to parents

Wednesday 15 March 2017: deadline for acceptances/ refusals

Monday 3 July 2017: Richmond secondary schools Induction Day

As part of our pastoral and behaviour policy, we have developed a values education project. This involves teaching the children 8 values through the school year through assemblies, stories and lessons, and having a reward system to praise children who adhere to these values.

The values are: Aspiration, Cooperation, Courage, Gentleness, Honesty, Respect, Responsibility and Tolerance. Our first value for this term, which launches today, is ‘Cooperation’. Some examples of behaviours that demonstrate this value are:

• Listening
• Sharing
• Taking turns
• Teamwork
• Awareness of others and their needs
• Empathy
• Assertiveness to speak out/ being willing to share opinions
• Patient, reconciliatory, solution-focused, compromising
• Negotiation
• Willingness to sacrifice own views/ thoughts for others
• Positivity – spotting good in others
• Using own skills/talents/abilities for others
• Helping and encouraging others  

Please could you discuss ‘Cooperation’ with children at home, and explore ways to reinforce it. Each week we will give special certificates to those children who demonstrate good values, and these will be displayed in the office reception area. Please feel free to come and look at them!

Our annual curriculum meetings provide a chance for parents/ carers and new teachers to meet, and are a great opportunity to develop a shared understanding of routines and expectations. All parents/ carers of children in Years 1 to 6 are invited to attend curriculum meetings from next week, w/c 12 September 2016. You have a choice of attending after morning drop-off or in the evening, 09.00-09.30 or 19.00-19.30, on the following dates:

Year 1: Thursday 22 September 2016

Year 2: Monday 12 September 2016 (09.00) and Tuesday 13 September 2016 (19.00)

Year 3: Wednesday 14 September 2016

Year 4: Thursday 15 September 2016

Year 5: Monday 19 September 2016

Year 6: Tuesday 20 September 2016

See you there!