So lovely to see the hall full of our first year group bubble at school - our fantastic new
@Yr7Ricards
Year 7s - a mixture of nerves and excitement for sure but in their purple uniforms they are already part of
#TeamRicards
It's official! Hugely proud of our students, staff, families and community: we're
@Ofstednews
#Outstanding
Highlights from parent letter from our Headteacher below and the link to the full report will be on our website soon
#EducatingSuccessfulWomenOfTheFuture
We have joined the team of schools across the country with laser cutters who are making visors for
@NHSuk
staff - well done
@DT_RicardsLodge
on making a prototype today and we’ll get exact details from our contact
@StGeorgesTrust
of what they want us to make for them
#community
Today we bid a fond
#TeamRicards
farewell to the legendary figure that is Ms Mannan who is retiring after many years service as a teacher including 18 years here at Ricards - there is nobody quite like you and everyone of us wishes you all the best 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Wishing all our students, staff, families and community a happy end of term - it’s been unique indeed but the last few weeks have affirmed what an awesome bunch you all are
#StaySafeStayHome
#purplepride
#TeamRicards
#TERA
Mrs Jerrard’s final A’Level Results Day today! So great to spend it with you all off to such exciting futures
@RicardsRr6
including Mia off to Oxford to study English Language and Literature
@Ricards_English
#purplepride
Well done to every member of
#TeamRicards
for a great week 1 of remote learning this term - students, staff, families and community partners we salute you all!
Mrs Jerrard and Mrs Lawrence are having a great time at Buckingham Palace 😀 with thanks to
@ssat
for nominating our school for this recognition of our successes
#gardenparty
The Mayor of Merton visited today to give the school a Covid Award for “committed dedication, professionalism and resilience”
Congratulations to everyone!
@MayorOfMerton
#community
Really proud of all our Year 11s today - many exciting futures ahead of them, lots with us at
#RR6
, and they have managed this unusual time with their trademark great spirit
#purplepride
Super proud of all our Year 13s today - so many exciting futures ahead of them and they have managed this unusual time with their trademark great spirit
#purplepride
Wow! What a final night of
#Six
- everyone one on that stage, behind that stage and involved in making the show happen is an absolute star and we are so proud of you all! We’re all SIX! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟👑👑👑👑👑👑
@RicardsDance
@RicardsMusic
@ricardsdrama
At the end of the week thanks to all the teachers/TAs /technicians/admin staff/catering team/site staff/cleaners that are making it possible for the small group of students who are on site to study in a safe place whilst we also support the students working at home
#TeamRicards
A massive thank you to one of our parents who dropped into school yesterday with a load of hand sanistisers for us for our new opening on Monday for Key Worker and high needs students only - hugely appreciated
#family
Many thanks to our kind neighbour who dropped off a laptop and 3 phones this week that we are passing on to support home learning - much appreciated
#community
#allinthistogether
Our small group of students attending school have evolved the shape of their day with staff on duty-a workout & walk round the grounds, then onto their online learning tasks & after lunch a fun activity: today they asked to wash the minibus!
#givingback
enjoying the sunshine ☀️
#gogglewatch
Great News!
@epsom_sthelier
st Helier hospital are delighted about the goggles and they will be delivered to them in about 5 minutes 😎👩🔬🧑🔬👩🔧🧑🔧
Well done to everyone in
#TeamRicards
for coping so well with last week’s new routines - with staggered days and year group bubbles and lots of new ways of doing things safely. It’s a Week 2 this week and going to be very warm too!
So lovely to receive 3 laptops today from the
@DLAConnectKids
@DonsLocalAction
group - many thanks to Caroline for bringing these very kind donations to us for us to get out to students in need
#community
Another 50 wash bags collected today, that’s 100 in total. Another 300 visor components collected, that’s 1100 in total!
Thanks again to
@elyswimbledon
for the fabrics and to
@HelpfulEngUK
for organising the visor distribution process
Well Done
@DT_RicardsLodge
Team
#community
Massive thanks to Chris from the team at
@elyswimbledon
for bringing TONS of Easter Chocolates to school today for our Key Workers and Children on site - so kind and thoughtful - with special eggs for our
@SodexoUK_IRE
Canteen team who are keeping us all fed each day
#community
Visor production going well in
@DT_RicardsLodge
today for Helpful Engineering's drive for creating PPE - if you want to help please donate to their fundraising page so they can buy more raw materials -
We are delighted to have been invited by
@SadiqKhan
to join his
#SchoolsForSuccess
programme in recognition of our outstanding results and particularly in the exceptional progress of the students who join us with low prior Attainment - top 6% of London Schools
#proud
Huge thanks to the parents, friends & community members who have been contacting us with offers of laptops and donations for IT equipment for students in need via the
@Bus2Sch
Business2Schools initiative - community spirit strong indeed & students & parents will be delighted 😀
Our school car park was viciously attacked by a "snow-fitti" artist last night!!! With very neat hand writing! They are right - it is a bit quiet here 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Huge thanks to the
@CentreCourtShop
team for making this happen - families who are eligible please check your Parentmail for details of how to collect
#community
Looking forward to seeing the whole of
#TeamRicards
back at school tomorrow - years 7 to 11 begin with time with tutors,
#RR6
students straight in to lessons
Keep a close eye on the signage for your year group bubble
An amazing offer of support from the team
@CentreCourtShop
for some of our families - more details will come to them via Parentmail on Monday but such a great example of
#kindness
and
#communityspirit
and part of a great ongoing partnership 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Y12 Interfaith Dialogue Project
The 4th inter-faith dialogue session of “Our Faith, Our Belief” with RR6 Y12 took place at the Baitul Futuh Mosque at Morden with the theme “How does our faith and belief shape our lives today?”. We were warmly welcomed by Imam Adeel Shah.
Delighted to announce that we’ve been given 5 awards today from
@ssat
for our amazing results last summer including being in top 10% of schools nationally at KS4 for attainment
#purplepride
Next week we begin sewing kit-washing bags for NHS/Care/Paramedic staff to support the keyworker community. We have offers of donations of fabric but need more white thread (cotton or polyester) & drawstring cord- are you a local business that could help? Please dm us for details
Well Done
#TeamRicards
students, families, staff and community on getting through this extraordinary week with great spirit. Students please read the end of week bulletin by Mrs Jerrard on FROG and we wish you all the best for the weekend
#StaySafeSaveLives
#TERA
So many lovely messages of support from our local community, families and friends for our Ofsted Outstanding judgement - Many thanks to you all
#community
Hugely proud to announce we are the first school in London to achieve the National SMSC Quality Mark Gold Award!
@SMSCQM
- well done everyone for all your dedication to this vital part of life at Ricards
#purplepride
So lovely to see our Yr13 students collecting their results this morning - so many exciting futures ahead of them.
Collection in person open till 10.30 - all also sent to students via FROG
Despite the horrible weather we had a great Culture and Heritage Day today and lots was shared about each other’s cultures across the school.
A great way to end the term and we wish all our students, staff and families a great break 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
We are also delighted to have received an
@ssat
#ExceptionalOutcomesAward
for results for SEND students - fantastic recognition of those students' hard work and their teachers' and TAs commitment to ensuring the best outcomes for each of them. Well Done
#TeamRicards
#purplepride
Delighted to announce that we’ve been given 5 awards today from
@ssat
for our amazing results last summer including being in top 10% of schools nationally at KS4 for attainment
#purplepride
These absolute super stars in Year 7 are daily environmental warriors - they litter pick on their way to and from school every day to make our community a better place
#proud
@RicardsYear7
Did you know?....
During World War Two the Lodge building here at Ricards Lodge was used by a bank as they were evacuated from their Central London office!
Read more here -
#localhistory
#Wimbledon
Delighted to see one of our ex-students in the Queen's Birthday Honours list announced yesterday - Rapper Mathangi Arulpragasam - aka M.I.A. - is now an MBE. Huge Congratulations to her from all of us at Ricards
#purplepride
Hugely proud of the group of year 8 and 9 girls who supported an injured elderly local resident this week and got her help and somewhere safe
#community
So lovely to see our Yr11s collecting their results today - they have worked so hard through all the craziness of the last 18 months and are a credit to themselves, their families and the school
#TeamRicards
So great to enrol so many of them into RR6 today too
#futures
Superb second night of Six tonight! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
In the words of the song : One of a kind - no category!
A full house tonight and one more sold out show tomorrow 👑👑👑👑👑👑
@RicardsMusic
@RicardsDance
@ricardsdrama
Huge thanks again to Chris from
@elyswimbledon
for dropping off a donation of bedding for our
@DT_RicardsLodge
team to make into kit wash bags for
@NHSEnglandLDN
, Care staff and paramedics
#community
Any other stores that want to donate more please dm for details
Today Dee from our fab Inclusion team will be calling all the students who had Birthdays over the weekend or whose Birthday is today - Happy Birthday from
#TeamRicards
Ricards Lodge High School warmly welcomes you to enjoy our Virtual Open Event 2020.
Please click the link below to access.
#OpenEvent
#Ricards
#Welcome
What a great evening! Fantastic to welcome so many families to our Open Evening tonight and huge thanks to all the staff and amazing student tour guides and department helpers
#TeamRicards
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
End of term socially distanced party and awards ceremony today for our fab students who have been coming to school throughout lockdown - well done to all of your for working so hard with us on site 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Wishing bon voyage to our current and ex-students from Ricards &
#RR6
who have headed off to Kenya for a month
@campsinternatio
and 2 of our staff - Mr Spencer and Ms Fox - the trip was delayed for 2 years so great it's finally happening.
An amazing time will be had by all 🌟
#WelcomeToRicards
to all the year6 girls who have had their places confirmed today to start at Ricards Lodge in September - welcome to our Ricards family!
#purplepride