Birch Class re-told the story of the Chinese New Year Story to the whole school and explained why there are twelve animals in the zodiac calendar.

Hazel Class recently had their second guitar lesson with Ms Omoniyi. Rays of light from Winter’s sun shone into the Music Room as Hazel developed their

DKH Primary School is extremely proud to announce that we are absolutely smashing the Battle of the Schools in Times Table Rockstars!

In Rowan class we are learning about gravity and air resistance. Children were given sheets of paper and had to investigate how they could

Willow Class had a fantastic day as they set off to London to visit the world famous St Paul’s Cathedral

Willow Class have been looking extremely fit as they enjoy a day of PE multi skills. The children thoroughly enjoyed the day and came back feeling

This week, Sycamore class have been looking in detail of images of the Amazon Rain Forest.

Rowan class have been very creative this week practising their drama skills. Along with Sycamore class, they have been using drama to get to know

The East Dulwich League is currently made up of Dog Kennel Hill School, Dulwich Hamlet Junior School and Heber Primary School.

This week we have been consolidating written methods of multiplication and solved multiplying 3 digit by 2 digit numbers. The children worked really

Congratulations to these children who have won our Winter Winners certificates for completing all of the

We are looking forward to seeing parents and carers join us for the Year 1 Reading Cafe this Friday 10th January 2020 in the Year 1 classrooms

Today Year 2 burnt their Tudor houses and created a mini London’s Burning in 2019. The children have been learning all about the Great Fire

Year five children were an absolute delight this morning in the dining room hall as they put on an amazing

Here are Rowan class doing some counter balance and counter tension in Gymnastics.

Hazel Class have been busy rehearsing for their performance of the play ‘The Peace Child’.

Next week will be a bumper week for Christmas shows here at DKH Primary!

Be sure to be in a very festive mood this coming Friday 13th December as DKH Primary will be hosting both

Year 6 welcomes you to their “Reading Cafe” on Friday 13th December 2019. Please feel free to go into your child’s

On Friday 6th December, a group of Year 5 and 6 children went ice skating at the Tower of London!

Caterpillar class have been learning all about space! This week we have been writing to Neil Armstrong to ask him

Earlier in 2019 our year three children took part in the Steve McQueen Tate Project.

We would like to offer a huge welcome to all of the parents and carers who joined us at DKH Primary

As you are aware, we feel strongly about promoting a love of reading, both in and out of school. 

It’s December, which means a fun packed few weeks of Christmas events leading us up to the last day of term!

Join us on Friday 6th December 2019 for our amazing DKH Winter Fair! The show starts at 3:30pm through to

Dear Parent/Guardian, On Friday the 13th of December we’re inviting all pupils to take part in Save the

Do you have a Christmas Tree to help bring some festive cheer to your home this Christmas? If not, you can order

Year 4 have been reading ‘Street Child’ as part of their topic on the Victorians. They have recently read a chapter

Birch class have been very busy learning about the traditional tale of the Little Red Hen. We have learnt how

Children in Rowan class used circuits to send messages using Morse code.

Year 5 have been concentrating on their peddle power skills this week with the team from Bikeability. 

DKH is now placed 7 out of 29 nearby schools. Let’s keep rocking and get to the top of the leader board!

It’s fast approaching the chance for our keystage 2 children to get their dancing shoes on as we look forward

Children in year 1 -6 enjoyed a guitar saxophone and clarinet performance on Wednesday. Congratulations to all

Beech class have had a wonderful week learning all about electrical circuits. We began by going over

On Friday 15th November, we proudly exhibited the children’s artwork completed during Black History

The children in nursery went to Lettsom Garden for their outdoor classroom experience. They found

Thank you for supporting the Book Fair this week. It raised a fantastic £457.33, of which £177,70 is for

Sadly, we will be saying goodbye to Mrs Constantina Markides on the 3rd

Hazel Class have enjoyed participating the Maths Week England 2019 daily video puzzles. The children thoroughly

We will be collecting pennies (and pounds) in the playground before and after school for Children in Need.

On Tuesday 12th November the children and staff at DKH Primary School had an odd addition to their

To celebrate and show off the work that your children have been completing during Black History

Dear KS2 parent/carer, As part of our commitment to make maths exciting and high profile in our school, we have

The bike shed is going in and your help needed now! The big dig will take place from 18th – 22nd November at

It is important that children arrive in school on time every day for a number

As you all know, the DKH Primary family is a busy bunch with a plethora of amazing fun learning activities and

DKH Primary School prides itself on delivering the very best education in all aspects of the National Curriculum

Maths Week England is 11th-16th November 2019. There are prizes to be won including trophies and pizza

We would like to offer a huge welcome to all of the parents and carers who joined us at DKH Primary open

DKH Primary School are now recruiting. We have two posts currently available, which include a

Rowan class have used drama to act out a scene in “Street Child” where Jim Jarvis takes their last shilling to buy

We have gathered pictures now from every class and collated them into one large gallery for you to enjoy!

During the last week of the first half term, the whole school took part in the “Dog Kennel Hill Great School Bake

On Friday 8th November it’s Disco Night for the lower school children! The fun starts at 5:30pm through to

On Tuesday 5th November children from years 1 – 6 will receive their annual Flu vaccination.

Year 6 have been concentrating on their peddle power skills this week with the team from Bikeability. 

Today our Year 3 children will be taking part in pedestrian training where they will learn all about road

The children were very busy on the last week of term putting their culinary skills into practice for our very own

This Friday is Apple Day here at DKH Primary. DKH traditionally celebrate Apple Day once a year every Autumn

Dear Parents, As you are aware, we feel strongly about promoting a love of reading, both in and out of school.

For National Poetry Day 2019, the theme was ‘Truth’. The children looked at a poem, analysed and read it – then,

As a matter of urgency, can I ask that all parents ensure that the school has

Years 1 and 2 took part in a Road Safety Show where they learned about the Green Cross Code and how it is

Thank you very much for your kind donations to our Harvest collection. We will be arranging for Southwark

This month has truly flown by with a plethora of fun learning experiences had by all. Just to keep you in the loop

Last week, Dog Kennel Hill’s Reading Shed was officially opened! Our shed is full of new, exciting books, picture

Children and Young People’s Wellbeing Southwark Council are

I hope most parents have had the chance to meet Mr Raheem Aslam in the playground before and

As people across the world gathered today in an international movement to address climate issues, we here at

Welcome to DKH FM and our very first podcast for the term. In this edition, our year 5 news team cover a plethora

DKH Primary is proud to announce that we are now a “Music Mark” member! Music Mark is a membership

DKH are excited to announce a great maths competition with a fantastic

With a new term underway, we have a plethora of exciting new features coming to our website this month.

We welcome you all to a new term and are looking forward to getting stuck in to the many exciting events happening

Dear Parent/Carer,     We are delighted to inform you that we are now offering a 15hr top up service in the nursery. 

Dear Parents/Carers. I hope you have had an enjoyable summer. The children have certainly had many

Dear Parents and Carers, you should have by now received login details for

Dear Parents and Carers, First of all, a huge welcome back to a brand new term here at Dog Kennel Hill Primary

We are extremely grateful to this year’s summer fair sponsors, local

We would like to take this opportunity to offer a huge well done to all of our amazingly gifted and talented children

It is now possible to subscribe to the school’s ICS public calendar on your Apple or Android phone.  More info here.

Due to popular demand, we are extending STEM club to Year 3 and 6. If you have a child in Year 3-6 who would like to take part in an after school science club, please sign up at the office. The STEM club will run on Wednesday 5th June 2019 from 3.15pm – 4.15pm. The…

If you are able to run a workshop for a class or work with groups of children during that week, would you please email our Arts’ co-ordinator Ms Kelly Roberts and let her know what you are able to come and help with. Emails can be sent to school@dkh.southwark.sch.uk and in the subject line please…

Dear Parents/Carers We appreciate the information and comments you have shared with us regarding the new online payment system – Arbor. We understand that some of our parents have encountered issues while attempting to log in and pay for clubs, trips, meals etc. Our first Arbor Login Workshop to support parents become familiar with the…

Get your Fun Run sponsorship in to the office! The total is building up, we’ve already raised well over £500, can we reach £1000 to fund our fabulous new bike shed?! Bring in your sponsorship form and cash in a sealed envelope.

We are pleased to introduce Times Table Rock Stars is being trialed at DKH. Children in years 3, 4, and 5 will have be able to play Times Table Rockstars at home and at school. This is a fun, interactive way for children to learn their times tables. It is a sequenced program of daily…

2018 has been another great sporting year at DKH! A huge thank you to Mr Rochford, all staff and parents/carers that have helped and supported the children of DKH during all of the years sporting events.

The London Youth Games is a fantastic way to meet and compete with other people of a similar age from right across the different boroughs and communities in the city. It is a great example of how sport can bring young people together in a positive way! The basketball team from DKH participated in the…

Dear All, When we had our School Council meeting two weeks ago, we decided on the theme of Mini Beasts and Trees for class names. These will be the class names for September. EYFS Minibeasts: Ladybird Nursery1 Bee Nursery2 Butterfly Reception A Caterpillar Reception B KS1 and KS2 Trees: Oak Yr1 Birch Yr 1 Willow…

The children gave a spectacular vibrant display of skill and prowess as they performed under the expert direction Paapa Jeh mensah for World Music Day. The performances are regular features at the Southwark education building in Tooley Street, London Bridge. Well done to all participants.