Dear Parents, What an amazing week it has been at Red House this week. Co-curricular clubs have returned and are in full swing, and it was fantastic to see so many children getting involved in such a wonderful range of enrichment opportunities. Despite a worrying weather forecast, the sun was beaming down on the schoolRead More »
Dear Parents, It has been fantastic to welcome the pupils back into school this week for the start of the new term and to see so many happy, smiling faces. A highpoint for both me and Mr Haywood has been the ability to hold face-to-face assemblies again with our whole school community and have thatRead More »
Dear Parents, The school holidays have continued to be a super busy time in school with lots of exciting refurbishments taking place. In the Junior School, the Barn has been fully renovated; whilst over on the Senior School site, the Chemistry and Physics laboratories have been remodelled and are now in line with the BiologyRead More »
Dear Parents, I hope you have all had a lovely summer break so far and have had an opportunity to enjoy the glorious weather. Since the end of term, school has been very busy with lots of exciting renovations taking place on both sites. Over the next few weeks, I will be in school aheadRead More »
Dear Parents, Today has been a bittersweet day for the pupils and staff at Red House, as they said goodbye to Mr James, our much-loved Headmaster for the past 5 years. Mr James enjoyed the fanfare of being serenaded to Tina Turner’s ‘Simply the Best’, with a slideshow of photographs of the highlights of MrRead More »
Dear Parents, The children have really enjoyed the lovely weather this week and lots of activities and trips have been taking place. The Year 8 pupils had a fun-filled and fabulous time in Derwent Water and were very adventurous, participating in ghyll scrambling, raft building, abseiling and canoeing, and Year 5 children had a gloriousRead More »
Dear Parents, This morning, pupils and staff across both the Junior and the Senior School, have been celebrating a certain someone’s very special birthday – Mr James is turning 50 this weekend! Senior School reception was festooned with birthday balloons for Mr James’ arrival and all pupils in the school took part in a specialRead More »
Dear Parents, Red House has really been a hive of activity this week. Over in the Junior School, children in Year 4 really enjoyed their Mexican Day, and highlights included tasting some delicious Mexican tortilla, whilst listening to some Mexican music. Pupils in Year 4 have also enjoyed a singing session, accompanied by our talentedRead More »
Dear Parents, It’s hard to believe I only have four weeks left with the children. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed five wonderful years at Red House; which is the longest I’ve ever worked at any school in my career. This is testament to how rewarding I have found my time here. I will miss watching the childrenRead More »
Dear Parents, Despite the erratic weather this week, it has not stopped the children getting out and about and participating in a range of sporting fixtures and outside learning. Pupils in the Senior School even managed to enjoy a very tasty barbeque lunch this week (although it did have to be brought indoors on TuesdayRead More »
