Welcome to the 2022/23 School year

Welcome back to all at Black Rhino, which promises to be an excellent school year!

We are delighted to welcome Mr. Edward, our new PE and geography teacher, Ms. Lightness, our new year 5 teacher and head of English and Ms Rehema, our new year 2 teacher. There have also been some significant staff movements within the school. Ms. Syulwa, who has moved from Early Year to year 1; Ms. Juliana, who has become our school art teacher and early years; and Mr. Silas has become the year 3 teacher.

We are very proud to announce that Ms. Lister has been promoted to the School Deputy Head, which she will do alongside leading Year 6. We wish all our new staff the best of luck and welcome to our family! We wish Silas, Syulwa, and Julianna all the best in their new role, and we are sure Ms. Lister will thrive in her new position.

It is an exciting year for the school and year 6, who take our school's first CheckPoint exams, with the dates to be confirmed. This class will also rely on specialist teachers rather than one class teacher.

You may hear your child talking about their reading Band or Colour or the word Jolly Phonics; this is because this year we are starting our new reading programme, which is called Cambridge adventures and Jolly Phonics. We also brought a geography programme to boost our geography and general knowledge. 

We have built a lovely new boarding house, and our new netball court is now ready for use, adding to our already excellent facilities. We have increased our number of library books, both nonfiction and fiction. We have also brought class reading books for the classrooms. This year we are introducing house groups, which will be called Sharks (blue), Leopards (yellow), Pythons (red) and Eagles (green). These houses will be used throughout the school year for various events.

You can be assured that as Headteacher, I will strive to create the best education for your child/children whilst they are members of our school family. I look forward to hosting some meetings in the coming weeks with all classes. Thank you for your continued support. 

Yours faithfully,

 Mr. Paul Horstead