Dates for your Diary
We always have a plethora of fun and exciting learning activities, workshops, trips and visitors here at Grove Primary School every week for the children to enjoy.
We always have a plethora of fun and exciting learning activities, workshops, trips and visitors here at Grove Primary School every week for the children to enjoy.
If you are Scootering or cycling to school, please remember to wear your helmets! We have seen a number of children who are not wearing helmets
This Harvest, we will be collecting items for City Harvest Foodbank to support families, ensuring that no one in our community goes hungry, especially as the colder months
Congratulations to all of our Year 6 School Council representatives! After our elections this week, I can announce that the children voted for Austin to be Grove Primary’s School
Yoga sessions started this week run by Kellie Ansell. These sessions offer children the opportunity to develop their gross motor skills and flexibility and to support self regulation.
Hazel Class is learning how to write myth in English. We are studying Beowulf, which links with our history topic on The Vikings.
This Harvest, we will be collecting items for City Harvest Foodbank to support families, ensuring that no one in our community goes hungry,
We have had a wonderful start to the new school year at Grove Primary! It’s been a joy to welcome our pupils back and see their excitement for learning.
Our open day dates for 2025 are as follows. Places must be booked in advance by completing the eform below. All open days run from 10:00am.
On Thursday 16th July, DKH Primary children set off to the fabulous
On Thursday 16th July, DKH Primary children set off to the fabulous
On Tuesday, the children in Nursery and Reception had their Sports Day! They all tried really hard and we saw
On Saturday, Ms Marie Kelly-Roberts too the Art Ambassadors and their families to visit Leeke Street Arches to
This week was Art Week. A huge thank you to Ms Marie Kelly-Roberts for organising events throughout the
In English this week, we have been learning about Aesop fables like The Tortoise and the Hare and the Fox and the Crow.
What an exciting week it has been for Beech class! On Tuesday we celebrated Spanish Day by learning
We are excited to inform you that our Reading Café will be coming back to
Last week, Beech class visited the Horniman Museum and Gardens and took part in a workshop about Ancient
Year 6 visited the British museum. We had a wonderful time exploring various galleries throughout the
Last week, children in Reception had some very special visitors! They learned all about how to take care of
We are back with our Art Ambassadors at DKH Primary who are giving you the very latest art information happening
Great news! The Reception class now have ten new arrivals; however, these new children are very small, a little
We are excited to inform you that our Reading Café will be coming back to EYFS.
On Thursday, Year 1 did an Assembly on ‘Friendship’! The children spoke so wonderfully about how to be a good
On Wednesday, Year 2 did an Assembly to share their learning. The entire class retold the whole story of
This week as part of London History day, Willow Class learnt about the iconic Shard. We created art works
On Friday, Years 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 participated in an Athletics
This week children from EYFS- Year 6 have been learning about London History Week! On Monday, Mr Darren
On Thursday, Year 5 Hazel Class led an assembly for the School on the Solar
With SATs Week drawing closer, we have collated a series of very useful videos covering all aspects of the
On Thursday 8th May is the 80th Anniversary of VE Day. On 8th of May 1945, people across Britain and
This week children all throughout the school participated in Spanish Art Day.
Year 6 will be taking their SATs week commencing 12th May. The KS2 assessment timetable is as follows.
Dear Parents and Carers, Welcome back to the Summer Term at Dog Kennel Hill Primary!
Today, on the last day of term, many of us have come to school in our Easter bonnets and completed lots of
We would like to take this opportunity to bid farewell to one of our wonderful Music Teachers, Mr Owen Wales.
This week Year 3 Beech Class went on a trip to the William Booth College and
This week, Year 2 and Year 3 had Road Safety workshops led by Southwark. They first discussed what to watch out
This week, One Day Creative facilitated drama workshops exploring the
With spring in the air, Its been a great week for sport this week. Especially football, and we have been very lucky
It has been a wonderful week of music this week. Our music teacher, who
It’s Thursday 6th March 2025, which means it’s World Book Day here at DKH Primary School and all schools across the country.
We joined Willow class in the lower hall with Chantel of Pioneer Dance for
Science Week at DKH Primary! Change and Adaption: 10th – 14th March 2025 We’re very excited to announce a fun
In connection with the Orchestra Unwrapped visit on Thursday this week, Cedar class were asked to
On Thursday 6th March, Cedar class will accompany a body of up to 2000 children where they have been invited
Book Week fun! On Thursday, children are encouraged to dress up as a book character for World Book Day
Welcome back- this half term is jam-packed with fantastic activities planned for the children! Next week, is Book Week,
Take a look at Year 2’s (Elder Class) artwork for the Great Fire of London! As well as creating this wondering artwork capturing the style
This week was Year 2 and 3’s last Dance session of the Term with Chantall from Pioneer Dance.
Children had the opportunity to visit a Hindu place of worship and learn more about the Hindu religion and its
This week we held ‘Internet Safety Day’ and completed some activities to explore this year’s theme ‘Too good to
Today at Dog Kennel Hill Primary School, we joined Adam of Maestro Music Services, who offers private
DKH Primary School embraces creativity in all areas of our curriculum.
We are celebrating the Chinese New Year this week. This year, we celebrate the “Year of the Snake”.
Every Monday Hazel Class visits Alleyn’s Secondary School to take part in music enrichment activities.
Please download and register for StudyBugs. Not only is this our way of reporting absence but we will soon be
In Reception we have started a new topic and introduced the exciting story of Supertato!
All parents and carers want the very best for their children and for them to get on well in life.
It has been a very busy morning for our Year 6 children today. Within minutes of the team getting out of
This week, the children have begun their Christmas Performances! We were incredibly lucky to have the
We joined our Year 3 class today as they begin their rehearsals for the
We caught up with our Year 6 children who were getting to grips with some
This week was Anti-Bullying Week and each class has been exploring some
With Christmas just around the corner now, DKH Primary are preparing for
On Thursday 21st November 2024, all DKH Primary children from Reception
We have been learning about Bonfire night on 5th November and talking about the sounds and colours of
In Year 6, we’ve been working on understanding the characters in our
On Wednesday 7th November Cedar class visited this wonderful art gallery
On Friday, we celebrated Black History Month with an Art Day! We have been learning about the lives of
On Thursday, we celebrated ‘Hello Yellow’ Day to promote children’s mental health and support ‘Young
Today we joined Oak class in the music room with Ms Atkins; our Key Stage 2 Music and Choir Teacher
Throughout the day and everyday of the week, children from EYFS and keystage 1 classes break away for their
Our Nursery Class were so excited this morning as they set off to the lower
Over the past few weeks, Year 6 (Oak Class) have been having sessions at
This week we have begun our Harvest Collection for Southwark Foodbank.
Gold School Games Award Achieved! A massive congratulations to Miss Sarah Butler and Mrs Galiema Amien-Cloete
On Wednesday Year 4 had a session of tennis with coaches Aaron and Angela
This week all classes from Nursery to Year 6 have been busy baking and adapting recipes during our Design
This week we held our School Council Chair elections with our 4 Year 6 representatives!
At DKH Primary School, we are always striving to offer the very best in everything that we do.
On Friday 27th September, we will be celebrating a Global Theme Day, serving delicious Spanish delights at
Next week Mrs Marie Kelly-Roberts has organised some fantastic Design and Technology activities for the
From Monday 23rd September- Friday 27th September is Cycle to School Week!
Come and join us for our Breakfast and Afterschool Clubs! Breakfast club will start at 7.45am– This will
On Friday, 20th September we would like all children and staff to wear jeans and denim in support of Jeans for Genes Day.
This Harvest, DKH will be collecting items for the Southwark Foodbank to support families, ensuring that no one in our community goes hungry,
What a fantastic week we have had to kick off a brand new school year at DKH! It has been great to see our pupils back and so eager for learning.
Throughout this term, children from all year groups have been creating some fantastic pieces of art based on themes and topics related to each
It’s the last week of term, which means end of year performances, parties, and of course, the Summer BBQ! The sun was graciously beaming down on us this lunchtime as we all enjoyed
This morning, our Year 6 children performed their end of year show to a selection of classes prior to their main
The weather took a dramatic downward turn in the afternoon for our years 4, 5, and 6 children;
Despite the weather being a little flaky, DKH Primary children and staff still made the best of it to have a fabulous
This week we celebrated Spanish Day with lots of Spanish, art, dance and food tasting! Children from Reception to Year 6 participated in a Mexican
Nursery LOVE going to the forest school. To celebrate a fabulous year of fun in our forest we had a bonfire!
The whole school had a fantastic time on Thursday drawing in the playground with their adults. We saw some really creative drawing from
Our lovely Ladybird and Caterpillar classes participated in their Sports Day this week. The children (and adults) had a fantastic time taking part in their
This week Reception class have been focusing on a delicious recipe, the Empanada. We chose cheese and jam as our filling for the Empanada.
The Brass Band performed last week at Ruskin Park. The performances was very successful and the audience really enjoyed it.
This week, Rowan Class have been reading Zoo By Anthony Browne. One of several books based on Anthony Browne’s childhood memories,
The Family Art Club is coming along in leaps and bounds as we start to create our first artwork displays from this very exciting club.
This week, a group of very talented year 10 pupils from Alleyns’ School visited DKH Primary and worked with Rowan Class on a design to create a
We are excited to announce that we are running a Spanish Empanada Recipe Competition this term. Empanadas are Spanish or Latin American pastry turnover that are
Year 6 children had a fantastic time this week on their school journey to Hindleap. It has been a great opportunity for them to build on their independence and social skills as well
DKH Primary will be live streaming its chicks hatching (four to go!!!) this afternoon from 15:45pm. We will be streaming on Wednesday 15th May at
Great news! The Nursery class now have three new arrivals; however, these new children are very small, a little wobbly on their feet and are
DKH Primary will be live streaming its chicks hatching (hopefully) this afternoon from 15:45pm. We will be streaming on Wednesday 15th May as
This term, Beech class have been studying Ancient Egypt as part of their History topic. They have been looking at how the Ancient Egyptians were so
Our week-long celebration of the walk to school will take place 20-24 May 2024! Through this challenge, children will be well on their way to reaching their recommended 60 minutes
Nursery class at DKH Primary are extremely happy today as they have some new friends in the classroom; our chicks!
Our Art lead Mrs Marie Kelly Roberts has started a brand new after school art club aimed at both parents and children called “The Family Art Club“.
In music this morning, Rowan Class were examining how to describe the feeling, mood, atmosphere of a painting by using sounds.
We have had a wonderful week of art this week at DKH Primary. This week we visited New York as we recreated the fantastic art from the book
May is upon us, which means it’s time for our Year 6 children to sit their SATs examinations for 2024. Below, we have collated a series of good online videos to help you along the way.
The new Summer term has already filled our children with creativity and artistic flare as they create the most incredible Roman Villas as part of their
Our events and workshops both in school and off site are always a fantastic adventure in creative learning for our children to enjoy. Our events diary is constantly updated
We would like to wish our children, Parents and carers a warm welcome back to DKH Primary School and the start of our new Summer term! We hope that you had an enjoyable,
We joined our music teacher Mr Dixon and Beech class this afternoon in the music room as they got busy learning a new Latin Swing number
For History, Rowan class have been looking at Roman Britain and the Warrior Queen Boudica.
This term for English, Rowan class have been reading the much loved illustrated novel, The Ironman by Ted Hughes.
Throughout March, the children have been taking a close look at some of the many authors who have touched
On 12th March 2024, we were very fortunate to welcome Gita Ralleigh to our school. Gita is a poet, writer and doctor and she shared how her
We had a magnificent day of reading fun at DKH Primary School today with numerous workshops throughout the day both in the classroom and in the downstairs Hall with One Day Creative
With World Book Day just around the corner, the DKH Primary School team have been developing a fun brand new page on our website entitled “Bedtime Audiobooks“.
This half term in Reception we have been exploring different modes of transport! We have read and retold the story of the naughty bus and sent our very own bus on some
Free music therapy sessions, to support children’s mental health are being held at Charter East Dulwich. In order to secure a place children must be enrolled by the following
This year, Beech class have been exploring the world of multiplication. We used arrays to show that multiplication is commutative ( 3 x 4 = 4 x 3), we used place value counters to show that if 3 x 4 = 12 then
On Monday, Beech Class had a special visitor who had travelled along way to meet them – all the way from the Stone Age. Ug explained how people adapted through time – especially the ice age.
May 2024 will once again be testing time for pupils in Years 2 and 6. From this year, however, testing of Key Stage 1 (KS1, Year 2) pupils will be optional, however most schools are expected to test as in previous years.
Our open day dates for 2025 are as follows. Places must be booked in advance by completing the eform below. All open days run from 10:00am.
To book a date, please click on the link below and complete our online e-form. If there is any issue with your choice of date, a member of staff will contact you.