Over approximately 10 weeks, Year 5 have been building a 3D video game using Kodu Gaming Lab, a child friendly visual programming language. Over time, they have added interactive objects and developed their game, working out bugs and glitches to ensure a good end-user experience. This week, they tested and evaluated each other’s games and…
Some of our Year 5 and 6 children got the opportunity to go ice skating this week. Lots of wobbles, followed by growing confidence.
A few snaps from year 1’s recent trip to Surrey Dock Farm featuring sheep, pigs and ponies. Everybody say ‘awww’.
Year 2 had a wonderful morning with the Great Fire of London workshop. We time travelled back to 1666 and used drama and role play to experience the history of the great fire. We used a variety of drama and dance to recreate the story and we are so excited to write the story for…
A smashing day experiencing life in the 18th Century as law-breaking Highwaymen as part of Year 5’s work on Alfred Noyes poem ‘The Highwayman.’ Thanks to Timecapsule Education (www.timecapsule.education) for bringing the day to life. Oh, and look out for a rather disturbing ‘Bess, the Landlord’s Daughter’ as featured in the poem.
Last Monday the 29th October (INSET DAY), staff from DKH and RPS met to consider how to make our schools more sustainable. I am sure you all remember the shocking images on David Attenborough’s Blue Planet. The harrowing pictures of the damage to the oceans, bird life and sea life caused by plastic waste led…
From Monday 12th November through to Friday 16th November, Dog Kennel Hill Primary School will be taking part in Anti-Bullying Week 2018. This year, our focus is respect. Respecting each other, our friends, our colleagues, our peers, our parents, our teachers and our elders. We will be taking part in many workshops throughout the week,…
This year the Anti-Bullying Alliance are holding Odd Socks Day with the support of Andy Day, cBeebies star and front man of Andy and the Odd Socks. It’s a chance for primary schools to celebrate Anti-Bullying Week in a positive way by asking pupils to wear odd socks to school. There is no pressure to…
Thank you to all those of you who attended our eSafety workshop this morning on Gaming. Your input was most welcome and we hope you feel better armed to deal with this evolving issue. The literature from this meeting can be found here: Setting Up Devices for children 6 tips for Online Gaming Of course,…
We are pleased to announce that we now have guidance videos for parents to help teach your children handwriting. These can be found on our YouTube channel or at http://dkh.org.uk/handwriting/. We hope you find these useful.
