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Head Teacher's Message
Head Teacher's Message
I hope that parents/carers enjoy the FoRTS Curry & Quiz night tonight - it promises to be an enjoyable evening and I know that FoRTS have worked hard behind the scenes in making this evening happen.
This event was first due to take place in 2020 - and now here we are, 3 years on from the very first lockdown. It still seems incredible to look back on that day when we were all told to stay home and we were instructed to close the school. So much has changed in the school since then - not least having 450 more students - but our strong sense of community and our ethos of the RTS family has remained constant and I am immeasurably proud of this.
I am looking forward to the school production of A Monster Calls next week and hope to see many familiar faces in the audience.
Wishing you a lovely weekend with your families.
Ms K Dooley
Dates for the diary
Dates for the diary
Tuesday 28-Thursday 30 March
A Monster Calls - School Production
Friday 31 March
End of Spring Term, early finish at 12 noon
Monday 17 April
Start of Summer Term, late start at 09:45 for all year groups
Contacting the School
Contacting the School
If you wish to contact the school, the School Office is open (term time only):
Monday-Thursday - 08:15-16:30
Friday - 08:15-15:00
Telephone: 020 8891 2985
Email: info@rts.richmond.sch.uk
Please use the Parents Communications Summary for guidance on types of query and where advice may be found/who to direct your query to.
RTS Fixtures
RTS Fixtures
The girls' netball team have been out and about over the last week - they have played matches both at home and away. We are fortunate with the great relationships that we have with our other local secondary schools and it is always great fun to meet up and play, even more so when we win!
The Year 8 girls A team won against Teddington 15-6; and the Year 8 girls B Team won against Turing House 15-10. The RTS Teams nominated Eloise and Lianna as players of their respective matches; and the opposition Teams nominated Jayden and Annabel as players of the match for their games. Well done to all girls involved!
The RTS Way
The RTS Way
Last week some of our students had the privilege of being invited to local youth centre, Heatham House, to take part in an organised visit from HRH Duke of Edinburgh. The visit was arranged by Sport + Recreation Alliance ahead of their Community Awards Ceremony and demonstrated the fantastic work being done in grassroots sport and recreation in the local community. Many of our students attend after school, weekend, or holiday clubs at Heatham House and are able to experience a variety of different activities.
We are proud of our students who represented the school so well during this visit and are pleased to be able to share a photo of Isla and Declan with HRH Duke of Edinburgh and Heatham House staff and volunteers.
RTS School Production
RTS School Production
Final week to grab your tickets for this years RTS Production! Don't miss the opportunity to be blown away and inspired by the amazing talent of our students. Join us on Connor's journey towards truth and peace.'
Students have been working behind the scenes for all aspects of the show - from back drops, to lighting, to costumes and make-up; and also rehearsing! Tickets avaialble from ParentPay.
We look forward to seeing you come and support your children!
RTS_A Monster Calls.pdfEnglish Trip
English Trip
On Tuesday 28 March all Year 7 students will be going to watch a performance of 'The Tempest' at Shakespeare's Globe on Bankside in London. The performance has been especially adapted for young audiences and is the perfect culmination of our unit studying the play last half term. A letter with full details has been sent to all Y7 families.
FORTS NEWS
FORTS NEWS
Quiz and Curry night - 24 March, 7-10pm - Parents / carers only
We are very much looking forward to our quiz and curry night tonight and to welcome all who have purchased tickets for a fun packed night.
More news on how much we made for the RTS students next week.
Volunteer helpers - 28-30 March
The whole school production is happening 28-30 March in the evening at the school. We will be running a bar so are looking for volunteers to help on any of these nights please. If you are interested please email the general address as below.
Thank you in advance.
Your FoRTS team,
Carmelle (Chair & Secretary), Mark (Treasurer)
General: forts@rts.richmond.sch.uk
Uniform: fortsuniform@rts.richmond.sch.uk
Parking: fortsparking@rts.richmond.sch.uk
Voluntary donations: Peoples Fundraising
Safeguarding
Safeguarding
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)
Local News - Please note RTS does not endorse items included as Local News
Local News - Please note RTS does not endorse items included as Local News
School Uniform Petition
School Uniform Petition
Stevensons are conscious of the cost of school uniform and are always looking at ways to reduce the financial burden on families. A petition has been set up that aims to abolish the VAT on school uniform, in turn helping alleviate some of the pressure on UK households.
TV series needs Dads!
TV series needs Dads!
A new C4 adventure series featuring Ed Stafford is looking for dads to take part! The show will take a group of dads, who want to better connect with their children due to the pressures of the modern world, to live in the jungle for 2 weeks (but they would need to be available for 3).
There they will get the chance to experience back to basic living, take on challenges together and bond over the once in a lifetime experience.
For further information see the flyer and get in touch with:
Glen Bartlett, Casting Producer – Kings of the Jungle
3577 HH Youth Easter activities 9 March 23.pdfDC-Easter-Workshops-23-A5-Flyer-2 (1).pdf
Little Kickers
Little Kickers
Little Kickers are providing children and tots a fun introduction to sport offering classes for boys and girls from 18 months to 5 years, the classes are held on Saturday mornings indoors at:
All Hallows Church, Chertsey Road, Twickenham.
Each class is tailored towards the learning requirements of that specific age group.
It’s the perfect way to ignite an enthusiasm for sport that will stay with your children for life. Contact richmond@littlekickers.co.uk
Secondary Parent Webinars Poster 2022.23. Education Wellbeing Service (2).pdf
Parent_and_Carers_Infographic.pdfTerm Dates 2022-2023
Term Dates 2022-2023
Full term dates and Inset day information is available on the website:
Spring Term 2: Monday 20 February-Friday 31 March
Summer Term 1: Monday 17 April-Friday 26 May
Bank Holidays: Monday 01 May and Monday 08 May
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