On Friday, we celebrated Children in Need. Children were encouraged to

On Thursday 21st November 2024, all DKH Primary children from Reception

On Thursday, we celebrated ‘Hello Yellow’ Day to promote children’s mental health and support ‘Young

Throughout the day and everyday of the week, children from EYFS and keystage 1 classes break away for their

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.

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.

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.

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

During a class visit to talk about The Windrush Generation, Ms Best treated us to some incredible stories dating back to that crucial period in our history. We were all in awe of the

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

DKH Primary will be live streaming its chicks hatching (hopefully) this afternoon from 15:45pm. We will be streaming on Wednesday 15th May as

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

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.

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 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 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 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

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 with your family and loved ones.

On Thursday 14th December 2023, do remember to dress up festive in your amazing Christmas Jumper! On this day, the children will also sit down to their first Christmas Lunch of the season.

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

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

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.

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.

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,

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 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 Author and School Teacher Sade Fadipe who spent the day with us telling the children about her life both in the UK

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

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

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.

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.

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 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

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

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

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 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

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. 

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).

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

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

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

The Relationship, Sex and Health Education (RSE) curriculum became statutory in September 2020. Relationships and Sex Education supports and guides children and

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

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.

Do you have green fingers? Do you enjoy gardening? DKH is very fortunate to have its very own allotment, which will soon be

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

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

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

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. 

On Wednesday 22nd February, Year 6 were invited to attend the Southwark Junior Citizenship Scheme at Old Kent Road Fire Station.