We joined Mr Dixon and our Choir in the music room as they rehearsed for their forthcoming performances next week during our many Christmas performances taking place. They will be performing to parents and carers next week on Wednesday 13th
Today, Rowan class were joined by MyBnk to talk about money matters! This was the third workshop with Rita from MyBnk and our budding financiers who are thoroughly enjoying the budget and finance orientated workshops hosted by this
We joined children from Years 3 and 4 today in the dining hall working very hard rehearsing for their Christmas performance next week. Today they were practicing a Spanish Waltz, which they will perform together on their special day for their families.
Shackleton’s search for the South Pole This term, Year 4 have been looking at the perilous expedition to the Antarctica led by Ernest Shackleton in the early 1900s. In 1907, Ernest Shackleton embarked on an expedition to the South Pole aboard
Year 3 took part in pedestrian training to support their safe active and sustainable travel. They practised basic road crossing, as well as Stop, Look and Listen. They talked about things that might get in the way when trying to cross the road and learned
What’s on this December? We are now drawing into December and our last few weeks before we break for the Christmas season so as you can imagine, we have a fun packed few weeks ahead of us with a plethora of
With the winter months drawing in, birds will find it more difficult to find food so they will be very happy to see the amazing bird feeders that our gardening team have made for them. The team also got busy harvesting the fabulous leeks that they have grown.
On Sunday 12th November, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains worldwide celebrated Diwali. In this video, our Nursery children are talking about Diwali and what they know of this festival. About Diwali: Diwali, or
Southwark’s Winter of Food and Fun will run across the winter holidays (21st December – 5th January) and will offer free places for children between the ages of 4 – 16 years, receiving benefits-related free school meals or
Your child’s annual flu vaccination is now due. This vaccination is recommended to help protect your child against flu. Flu can be an unpleasant illness and sometimes causes serious complications.
We were joined by the amazing team of young educators from Alleyn’s School this week for some drama sessions with our Year four children. The team based their lesson on what the children are currently studying; in this case, The Antarctic.
Today, Rowan class were joined by MyBnk to talk about money matters! The children found out some important facts about money habits in the UK. For instance, did you know that the people of the UK combined, which includes, Scotland, Wales,
Have you noticed our new walking map? Lots of children and families have been studying it as they enter or leave the school grounds. Stop and have a look! Our map shows realistic 5 and 10 minute walk zones and promotes active travel to, and from,
You might have noticed a significant transformation to an area of our playground during the Autumn half term. Thanks to the dedicated efforts of the Friends of DKH, our ‘wild’ classroom is beginning to emerge.
With rain pouring outside, Beech Class got to work on adding multiples of hundreds to 3-digit numbers. They realised that the tens and ones digits are not changed when adding or subtracting multiples of 100s.
Make A Noise About Bullying Anti-Bullying Week 2023 is coordinated in England, Wales and Northern Ireland by the Anti-Bullying Alliance. This year it has the theme ‘Make A Noise About Bullying‘ and will take place from
It’s Back! The DKH Primary School Disco Night returns this Friday 10th November 2023. The fun starts at 6pm and runs through to 8pm. Tickets for the Disco Night are priced at £3.50 per child.
We’re pleased to announce that Dog Kennel Hill is introducing a new, more efficient and secure system for reporting your child’s absence due to illness, called Studybugs. You can download the free Studybugs app, or
DKH Primary School is pleased to announce its next 2023 open morning date for all parents with children looking to start their learning journey with us. All available dates start from 9:15am.
This week our year 6 children took part in a “Fix a Bike” workshop run by Community Cycle works. Community Cycle works offer practical hands-on workshops that are structured, dynamic and fun for children to
This term, Beech Class have been learning about digital devices. Today, we have been designing our own digital devices by choosing inputs and outputs and describing the process of our own devices.
As a part of our “Celebrating our Sisters” theme for Black History Month this week, we welcomed back Margaret of Margaret’s Music who led a series of workshops where she presented a selection of amazing
As a part of our “Celebrating our Sisters” theme for Black History Month this week, we welcomed Author and School Teacher Sade Fadipe who spent the day with us telling the children about her life both in the UK
As a school we are committed to fostering an environment of inclusion, understanding and appreciation for diversity. We pride ourselves in delivering a rich and diverse curriculum throughout the year.
I am excited to let you know that School Council elections are taking place this week. Children in Years 2 to 6 have been encouraged to consider running for school council by sharing their ideas and vision for the school
This morning Rowan Class children joined James in the upper hall for a fabulous morning of music. The instrument chosen for todays lesson was the Xylophone. The xylophone is an ancient instrument that originated
Year 6 children in Elm Class took part in a pilot project with TfL this week. The children were able to input into the “TfL Streets for People Engagement” and share their views and feelings about change to their
Hello Yellow Day took place on Tuesday 10th October. This day is in recognition that at some point in our lives, we all struggle with how we’re feeling and that it is normal to have ups and downs.
On Wednesday 4th October 2023 Beech Class set off for a fantastic trip back in time as they visited the TFL Museum to learn more about computing and how transport works in
DKH Primary School is pleased to announce the following 2023 open morning dates for all parents with children looking to start their learning journey with us.
We are excited to launch Black History Month this week. As a school we are committed to fostering an environment of inclusion, understanding and appreciation for
Anyone for cricket? Platform Cricket that is… We have had a very special sporty visit at DKH Primary this week from the amazing people at “Platform Cricket”.
All parents and carers want the very best for their children and for them to get on well in life. Having a good education is important to ensure that they have the best opportunities in
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 with new activities happening here at
Our Year 3 Spanish Workshop with Alleyn’s School started this week. Alleyn’s School is a 4–18 co-educational, private, Church of England, day school and sixth form in Dulwich, London, England.
Today was the first day of our planned “Cycle to School” Week. Why should you and your family get on your wheels and join in? Bike riding encourages children to spend more time outside, something that’s
We are delighted to inform you that DKH Primary School has been awarded an Artsmark Gold Award! Our Statement of Commitment and Statement of Impact was assessed and we’re pleased to share the feedback
On Friday, Beech Class were transported to Blackpool Amusements, where they played a game in which they had different target numbers to score. As you can see you from the photos.
In our first lesson, we experimented with making 3D structures from flat cardboard. We used rolling, folding, and slit joining to do this. We focused on trying out ideas and experimenting. We took some pictures of our learning,
In this video interview, we take a moment to speak to Mr James Dixon; our key stage 2 Music and Choir Teacher who has joined the DKH Primary team this Autumn. James discusses his musical background,
It’s Wednesday morning, which means its music day for many of our children. Today we joined our new music teacher Mr. James Dixon who will be teaching our key stage 2 children this academic year.
Mr Butt and his team of gardening enthusiasts set off for our very first Autumn 2023 term visit to the allotment on Thursday afternoon for a great day of watering and harvesting. The team managed to get some lovely
On Thursday 21st September, Year 4 class will be setting off for a day at the theatre. In this case, the Unicorn Theatre where they will enjoy the magical play “The Tempest” written by William Shakespeare.
On Friday, 22nd September we would like all children and staff to wear jeans and denim in support of Jeans for Genes Day. This is the day to wear double, even triple denim! Children and staff are asked to bring in a £1
Since coming back from the summer holidays, Beech Class have been playing number games to improve their understanding of place value. They have been able to identify how many tens and ones are in a 2-digit
Its another beautiful Monday morning at DKH Primary today for our second day of a two day Sporting Extravaganza as we blow the whistle to start our Year 2 – 6 children’s Sports Day 2023.
It was a beautiful morning at DKH Primary today for our first day of a two day Sporting Extravaganza as we blew the whistle to start our Early Years and Year 1 children’s Sports Day 2023.
Mr Butt and his team of gardening enthusiasts set off for the allotment this afternoon for a great day of watering and harvesting. The team managed to get some lovely carrots, beet root and shallots to take back
This week, the team from Bikeability have been running some exciting workshops to help the children improve their confidence and skills in riding a bicycle.
Throughout this term, children from all year groups have been creating some fantastic pieces of art based on our theme “All things Asian and Egyptian”.
On Saturday 1st July 2023, DKH Primary School welcomed friends and families to our annual Summer Fair. What a fantastic day of fun, music, food and laughter we all had. With so much to do including a fabulous onsite
Year pupils had the fantastic opportunity to meet and speak with a range of professionals from doctor and banker to engineer and architect. In all, Year 6 were able to meet accomplished representatives of nine
DKH Primary School cordially invite you to Join us this Saturday 1st July 2023 from 12pm for our Annual Summer Fair. We have so many exciting things to enjoy this year including a visit from the Surrey
The wonderful team from SLUG joined us again this week; this time with Willow Class for a day of watering and gardening fun. Take a look at the pictures below to see our green fingered team of budding gardeners
This morning, Eucalyptus started the day by studying some cross sections of their namesake. In Science, we have been learning about the functions of different parts of plants. In our studies we also learnt about the relationship
Our 3rd Annual Big Draw was a fantastic way to launch Arts Week. The theme this year was FOOD and children, teachers, parents and carers all had a great time taking part.
Not to be outdone, Year 6 pupils who remained at school also enjoyed a week of fun activities including trips to Dulwich Picture Gallery, Horniman museum and gardens, the Science museum and a picnic at St Francis
Our Year 6 pupils had a fantastic time on their School Journey at the Gordon Brown Centre. This was a great culmination to their primary school career and hopefully something they will remember for years to come.
This week we welcomed back the South London Urban Growers (S.L.U.G) for the second week of their six week programme with DKH Primary. Our allotment space has never looked better and with the help
On Friday 16th June, year 6 visited University of Central London (UCL), Gover Street to take part in a Language and Culture Workshop. This provided pupils with a fantastic
DKH Primary School were very lucky in having local Artist Tanya Harris join us again this week for more amazing art workshops with the children. This week, Tanya worked with both Year 6
DKH Primary School is celebrating Healthy Eating Week this week; however, we do pride ourselves on having a dedicated team in the kitchen who work hard to ensure that the children are offered a healthy, varied
In the Autumn Term, Eucalyptus Class had cricket lessons with Platform Cricket (an organisation whose goal is to develop London’s children in and through cricket).
It’s Healthy Eating Week this week at DKH Primary School and the children have been enjoying discovering, making and sampling some amazing healthy foods from around the world. Today we joined Sycamore Class in the
Gardening club with Mr Butt continues to be a big hit! Our seedlings have grown and have been planted. Our raised beds have been weeded and watered and the fruits of our labour are starting to take shape.
Anyone for Cricket? Here’s Sycamore Class with coach getting to grips with a good old game of Cricket during their PE session. Here the children are learning how to bowl, cover the wicket,
Today we welcomed our Wednesday morning in with a bang of the drum as Elder Class joined Margaret of Margaret’s Music for a percussion session in the music room.
This week and for the next 6 weeks leading up to the end of Summer term, Year 6 children will be working with the South London Urban Growers (S.L.U.G).
The sun was beaming down on early years today so what better way to spend an afternoon than outdoor learning at Forest School.
It’s been one week to the day since our wonderful chicks arrived. As many of you know, we shot a live stream of our chicks as they hatched throughout the night and six of the four chicks were captured hatching live! Well,
Our gardening club led by Mr Butt is continuing to thrive as are our crops as you will see in the pictures below. All of the weeding and other debri has been cleared from our beds, the seeds have been planted, and we have some
EYFS are so eggcited to have some “ready to hatch” eggs in Reception Class today. For the very first time ever at DKH Primary, We have set up a live stream of this amazing event and we
You may recall that last week Beech class and their very special visitor. Tanya Harris, local artist and art educator started creating some
It’s been a challenging week for our Year 6 children as they took part in SATs week. They all looked so very focussed and determined to do well throughout the week. It was lovely to give them the opportunity today to let
Today we had a very exciting delivery from Farmer Ben at the Farm! He has asked the Early Years to look after the eggs for him. We talked about what kind of eggs they could be.
The five-day walking challenge is a celebration of the walk to school and the perfect activity to run as part of National Walking Month this May. This fun and engaging week-long activity for primary schools has been built to
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 with new activities happening here at
For PE today, Sycamore class were busy perfecting their tennis skills in the sun today with coach. The children were learning how to control the ball by learning balance, timing, and most
Beech class had a very special visitor this week. Tanya Harris, local artist and art educator popped in to speak to the class about the amazing masks found in the tomb of Tutankhamun.
During art and design, children were tasked with designing a coin that would be a fitting piece for the Coronation of our new King, Charles III, which took place on Saturday 6th
The DKH Primary children and staff love art and being creative. We are always organising lots of exciting art projects and exhibitions for our parents and visitors to the school to
In art this term, Beech and Eucalyptus class have been looking at ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs. Egyptian hieroglyphs were the formal writing system used in Ancient Egypt,
The Relationship, Sex and Health Education (RSE) curriculum became statutory in September 2020. Relationships and Sex Education supports and guides children and
I am excited to let you know that on Friday the 5th of May, (weather permitting) children will take part in a variety of activities including a whole
It’s Back! The DKH Primary School Disco Night returns this Friday 28th April 2023. The fun starts at 6pm and runs through to 7:30pm. Tickets for the Disco Night are priced at £3.50 per child.
in March, School Council started their filming project with School Food Matters and we are excited to share the results with you today. Parents and carers are also reminded that DKH is a water only school.
There is an additional bank holiday in May to celebrate the Kings coronation. Please see dates the school will be closed for the bank holidays: Monday 1st May – one day only Monday 8th
This week Ms. McCoy, Elder Class Teacher and KS1 Phase Lead, led a parent workshop on Year 2 SATs. If you were not able to attend, you can see what was covered in the workshop
This week, the team from Bikeability have been running some exciting workshops to help the children improve their confidence and skills in
Using an array of soils, Eucalyptus conducted an experiment to see which types of soil were the most permeable. The budding scientists also ensure
This morning for Science, Eucalyptus Class examined how friction affects how an object moves across different surfaces.
This week, Beech Class have been looking at a fabulous illustrated book entitled “The Lost Words”, written by Robert MacFarlane and Jackie Morris.
Today our Early Years children wowed our parents with a spectacular assembly presenting everything they have learnt this term about space!
Eucalyptus Class enjoyed the last of their four animation sessions with Alleyns Schools’ Year 12 pupils.
Do you have green fingers? Do you enjoy gardening? DKH is very fortunate to have its very own allotment, which will soon be
We joined Hazel Class this morning who were working with Lily from Margaret’s Music on creating some amazing music using the Xylophone
We had some special visitors today from Copleston Church who joined us today to tell us all about the Easter Story. Jo, Minister at Copleston Church
Year 6 Classes took part in 2 Science workshops at Alleyns Secondary School as part of Science Week. We did several investigations associated with
Reception Class carried out the Coca-Cola explosion experiment. We talked about making a prediction before
It’s music time at DKH Primary School and as usual, our music maestro Margaret of Margaret’s Music is here to help our children master the
Press Play to hear a little mood music while you browse through our gallery below… At DKH Primary School we pride ourselves on the creativity that
Willow Class have been looking at length and mass in maths. In this lesson, they looked at the mass of two objects and used their star words to
It was an exciting launch to British Science Week with a visit from the Science Boffins. Pupils took part in an exciting assembly about fire and
Year 2 have been designing and making healthy wraps as part of their DT topic ‘FOOD – a balanced diet’. We thought about our favourite foods
Eucalyptus Class enjoyed their first of four animation sessions delivered by year 12 pupils from Alleyn’s. Each session will build on the previous session, providing children with hands
Its another beautiful day at DKH Primary and with Spring in the air, what better way to start the afternoon
This morning we joined Palm class who were taking part in an exciting maths lesson demonstrating how to calculate fractions using coloured hoops and balls.
We welcomed our first sessions with our new Extended Schools team from Magna Groups this week with some new board games challenges for the children.
This Friday, School Council started their filming project with School Food Matters and we are excited to share the results with you soon. Parents and carers are also reminded that DKH is a
We will be celebrating World Book Day on Friday 3rd March (one day later than usual). We will be encouraging everyone to…
Here are some more bread making images; this time from Eucalyptus Class. The children did every step of the bread making.
As part of a cross curricular activity for English and art, Beech Class have been reading the classic novel “Treasure Island” by Scottish author Robert Louis
On Wednesday 22nd February, Year 6 were invited to attend the Southwark Junior Citizenship Scheme at Old Kent Road Fire Station.
DKH Primary School is a fun, diverse, vibrant, action packed learning environment, which our children and community actively take
On Thursday 23rd February, our amazing Samba Band led by Lily and supported by Mica will be hosting a fabulous evening of music inspired by
With Spring on its way, the Forest School at DKH Primary is starting to bloom. The children have been exploring as always.
Manuel from Bread Ahead, a very popular London bakery, came to our school on Tuesday and baked some delicious cheese scones with a group of Key Stage 2 children.
Maple class tasted different types of bread such as sourdough bread, naan bread, pitta bread and brioche. We then evaluated the breads in terms of appearance, texture and taste.
We joined Palm Class today who were looking at rocks as part of their science topic. The children were given a number of different types of rock and were tasked with identifying which
We welcome back the team from Edible Rotherhithe who join our eager green fingered gardeners for another explorative trip to the allotment to tend our crop.
Year 6 are taking part in a Royal Air Force Virtual STEM Day Glider Challenge this morning. Pupils will design, build and tested three gliders,
Eucalyptus Class have been learning about computer animation using some rather interesting stop motion animation software.
It’s Design Technology Week this week and amongst the many activities taking place during this exciting week of learning, the children have been learning about Bread Baking.
We welcomed back Edible Rotherhithe this Tuesday who joined Eucalyptus class this week for some green
DKH Primary School will be hosting an Special Educational Needs (SEN) Workshop this coming Wednesday 8th February from 8:45am-9:15am in Cherry Class.
Children in Year 2 to Year 6 have access to Time Table Rockstars (TTRS). TTRS is a fun way for children to confidently learn and practise their multiplication tables.
Safer internet day is the 7th of February and the theme this year is “Want to talk about it?” Making space for conversations about life online is an important part of teaching children
This week, Palm Class have been representing fractions and decimals with bead strings and multilink cubes. If you take a look at the pictures below, you will see that If the bead
It’s Wednesday at DKH Primary School, which means Yoga Day! We welcome back our Yoga Instructor, Kellie Ansell who is working in partnership with the PE and School Sports
Industrial Action Explained We will be providing more information regarding the upcoming potential strike action so please be sure to look out for the forthcoming letter.
Industrial Action Explained On Monday, the National Education Union (NEU) announced that its ballot of teacher members in England has met the threshold required to start industrial action meaning there is a
Dog Kennel Hill Primary Awarded Primary Science Quality Mark Over 400 Primary Science Quality Marks have been awarded to infant, junior, primary, middle and special schools this month to
For Science, Eucalyptus class have studied how the length of shadows changed over the course of a day. Shadows played an important role in telling the time before the invention of clocks and watches.
It’s Wednesday at DKH Primary School, which means Yoga Day! We welcome back our Yoga Instructor, Kellie Ansell who is working in partnership with the PE and School Sports
We joined our year 3 and 4 musicians today in the music room with Margaret of Margaret’s Music for a Ukulele session. While the ukulele is a uniquely Hawaiian instrument, its roots are in the Portuguese braguinha
We joined Hazel class in PE today where our coach Sean was hosting a gymnastics class, which concentrated on understanding the importance of balance. The importance of balance in individuals of all activity levels cannot
It’s Road Safety Week this week for Year 3 and 4 and the children have been venturing out accompanied by some amazing visitors from Southwark Council who have been teaching the children some very
Today was day one of our 6 week Yoga programme for all children led by our Yoga Instructor, Kellie Ansell who is working in partnership with the PE and School Sports Network.
As part of their project on The Stone Age, Year 3 have been looking at the amazing and mysterious British landmark “Stonehenge”. Stonehenge is perhaps the world’s most famous
To start of their History topic of Changes in Britain from the ‘Stone Age to the Bronze Age’, Years 3 and 4 went to the Horniman Museum.
DKH Primary School would like to take this opportunity to say Happy New Year to all of our amazing Children, Parents and Carers. We hope that you all had a fun filled, relaxing and enjoyable Christmas break
Today we were treated to three marvellous Interactive Performances by Liz from Teach it through drama. The final show of the day
Today we were treated to three marvellous Interactive Performances by Liz from Teach it through drama. The next show at 11am this morning
Today we were treated to three marvellous Interactive Performances by Liz from Teach it through drama. The shows started at 9:15 this morning
As winter is approaching, birds will struggle to find readily accessible food sources; therefore, it is important that we create bird feeders, which give birds access to easily accessible food for themselves and their young.
Winter is drawing in as we come to the end of the term leading onto Christmas. However, this doesn’t stop Edible Rotherhithe and our green
Our school lunches are DELICIOUS. They are so tasty that when our Year 6 pupils leave for secondary school, they come back to tell us that DKH school lunches are the BEST! If your child has not tried one of our school lunches,
Christmas Jumper Day is on Thursday 8th December. So, get designing a new jumper for Christmas. How creative can you be? Can you add tinsel, baubles or even lights? We will be dressing up to raise money for Save
Dog Kennel Hill has been working with Butterfly Tennis Club for the last few years. It has been a great way to introduce pupils to tennis. If your child qualifies for free school meals or pupil
TikTok is a free social media platform that lets users create, share and watch short videos ranging anywhere from 15 seconds to 10 minutes in duration. The app gained notoriety for its viral dances, trends and celebrity cameos
We are delighted to announce the start of our Young Apprentice Scheme. Children in Years 2 to 6 will have the chance to apply for roles across the school, from play leader and office assistant to reading buddy.
This week we had the amazing, perfumed scent of Lavendar filling our classrooms and corridors at DKH Primary as the children designed and crafted their very own Lavender sachets for our Christmas Fair.
As always, Tuesday is Edible Rotherhithe Day at DKH Primary and this week, the team were making some mouth watering fruit salads!
Dear Parents and Carers, The DKH Winter Fair 2022 is just around the corner and we are looking for your help. Can you or the company that you work for donate a prize or voucher for
Today was the last day of our Yoga programme for this term with our amazing instructor Jen who has been amazing these past few weeks. The children have really enjoyed taking part in these Yoga sessions.
Look out for an amazing new “Flags of the world” display, which will take pride of place in the main entrance of the school. Inspired by the work of artist Yinka Shoniba who was
Once again, every class from Year 2 to Year 6 has chosen two representatives to form our school council. This was followed by a whole school election to choose the chairperson. Congratulations to Hannah from
As part of maths week every class took part in the “Don’t Roll a 6” dice rolling challenge. The rules of the game are: 1) Each player takes turns to roll a dice. 2) The number it lands on is recorded on a score board.
It’s Maths Week this week and as part of this exciting week, classes have been taking part in a number of challenges using lego. Lego bricks can play a very important part in our maths learning as they can be used for
This week, Year 3 and 4 classes set off on a fabulous art adventure, which took them to the Tate Modern to see the “BRAIN FOREST QUIPU” created by
This week we were visited by some of the fantastic year 12 scientists from Alleyns School who were working with Hazel Class this week. The class were conducting an experiment to test density. In this case, the children were
It’s Tuesday at DKH Primary School, which means “Edible Rotherhithe” Day! Unfortunately the weather let us down again; however, this didn’t stop our amazing gardening team from getting
It’s Anti-Bullying Week this week and to start the week off, we would ask you to take a moment to watch this fantastic video created by some of our
We joined Eucalyptus Class today during maths and they were looking at number lines. In math, a number line can be defined as a pictorial representation of numbers on a straight line.
Anti-Bullying Week is starting on Monday 14th November and runs through to Friday 18th November. We start the week off with “Odd Socks Day”.
It’s Back! The DKH Primary School Disco Night returns this Friday 11th November 2022. The fun starts at 6pm and runs through to 8pm. Tickets for the Disco Night are priced at £3.50 per child. Tickets must be purchased in
As part of an on-going Mindfulness programme, The LPESSN will be providing a three week programme offering “Yoga and mindfulness” classes to children of all year groups. The PE & School Sports Network has
Anyone for cricket? Platform Cricket that is…We have had a very special sporty visit at DKH Primary this week from the amazing people at “Platform Cricket”. Platform Cricket deliver in-school coaching programmes in the
We’ve had another exciting week with Edible Rotherhithe. Unfortunately, due to bad weather, we have not been able to venture out to tend our crops at the allotment this week; however,
Eucalyptus’s Science lessons this year have focused on the human body. Before half term, we have been looking at different nutrients that the human body needs and what types of foods provide them.
We welcome in a new term with another visit from the amazing team at Edible Rotherhithe who joined our avid, green fingered gardeners at the school allotment to tend to our crops,
Today, Hazel class were joined by Rita from MyBnk to talk about money matters! The children found out some important facts about money habits in the UK. For instance, did you know that the people of the UK combined,
Dear Parents, Our planned Open Day scheduled for Monday 7th November has unfortunately had to be moved to Monday 14th November. If you have already booked 7th November, please check your email provided
We welcome in a new month and a new school term, and of course welcome you all back from your October half term break. November is yet another jam packed month full with a plethora of exciting and fun
LET’S ROCKET: THURSDAY 3RD NOVEMBER 2022 Join us in bringing November in with a bang!! Let’s Rocket is a cracker of a meal celebrating Bonfire Night and Diwali – The Festival
Black History Month is well underway. Although our curriculum reflects diversity every month, we feel it is also important to celebrate Black History Month.
We had a fantastic day with our friends from Edible Rotherhithe today. As you can see from the pictures below, we had an array of fresh vegetables used to make a delicious and healthy salad.
Monday 10th October was Mental Health Awareness Day and DKH took part in the #HelloYellow campaign to support of the charity Young Minds. Throughout the day pupils were able to spend a few moments of quite
Years 3 and 4 are delighted to be taking part in the Classical Road Show at Milton Court Barbican on Monday the 17th October 2022. In our music lessons this term we are learning
DKH Primary School is pleased to announce a series of Open Days now available where we will be happy to greet parents from 9:30am on the following dates: Monday 17th October 2022 Wednesday 2nd November
Apple Day will take place on Friday 21st October 2022 from 3:15pm. Come celebrate the great British apple, with lots of fun games, fresh juice and also this year featuring a conker competition!!
Continuing with our on going project on healthy eating, Beech Class were having an absolutely yummy time making some deliciously healthy wraps filled with a plethora of fresh vegetables, some of which was grown
Dig out your neon socks, custard scarf and banana hat – let’s show young people they’re not alone with their mental health! Calling all DKH children to come to school in something yellow on Monday 10th October.
This week is full of national theme days. We are going to be very busy! October is black history month. As part of our history curriculum, children across the school will learn about key
National Poetry Day is on Thursday 6th October. Children will be reading and performing poetry within their classes on this day. The theme this year is the environment. Poems are great to share at home.
During their time in the allotment tending their crops, the Edible Rotherhithe gardening team were tasked with looking around the allotment at the other plots beyond the DKH plot to see what everybody
This week, the Edible Rotherhithe team were back to work with our green fingered gardening team for more gardening fun. They set off to the allotment to tend to their recently planted lettuces and winter
In their music lessons this term, Eucalyptus have been learning to play the ukulele. In this week’s lesson, we learnt how to strum and pluck the string of the ukulele. Photographs taken fantastically by Gael.
Year 12 pupils were in to work with Sycamore Class again. Pupils explored electricity to test their understanding of materials and their properties. They began creating their own electronic
As part of an ongoing weekly science workshop, Year 12 Pupils from Alleyn’s School have been visiting our Year 5 pupils to take part in a series of Science experiments. This week our Year 5 children took part in an
This week, Eucalyptus have been using physical objects and pictures to represent number and to understand regrouping (Vanessa: “I have 15 tens so I need to regroup 10 tens for 1 hundred.
We had another fabulous day of all things green with our green fingered visitors from Edible Rotherhithe this week. Working with Edible Rotherhithe has been a real eye opening
This week, Eucalyptus class have been using bar models and know number facts to derive other number facts. Also, we were visited by a visitor from Planet X. (It is rumoured that Jamal had something to do with the
DKH are so excited about their allotment this year. Thank you to our school community who kept it watered over the hot summer months. We have lots growing and are excited
The children at DKH Primary got off to a good start this week on their new “Food Growing & Gardening Club” hosted by Edible Rotherhithe, which takes place every Tuesday.
On Friday, 16th September we would like all children and staff to wear jeans and denim in support of Jeans for Genes Day. This is the day to wear double, even triple denim! Children and staff are asked to bring in a £1
Dear Parents & Carers, I am writing to confirm that there will be a national bank holiday on 19th September 2022. This is to mark the occasion of the state
Dog Kennel Hill Primary mourns the passing of our Queen Elizabeth II. Dog Kennel Hill will take part in a special assembly to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II and her dedication to serving the
Year 6 delighted the audience with their brilliant musical performance of Moana. What a way to end the year! Well done Year 6. A big thank you to
On Friday 15th July, children, staff, volunteers and parents and carers all set off to Alleyn’s Playing Field to take part in our final day of Sports for 2022. It was a glorious sunny day and
