Headteacher's Message
Its Parents’ Evening next week and I hope you all get an opportunity to come and meet your child’s teacher and talk about the learning goals for the year.
It is so important that the partnership between school and home is strong. Your child’s learning is at the heart of all we do. Our teaching and learning review this week celebrated the fantastic learning and wonderful inclusion that is our school. This success is down to the hard work of teachers, teaching assistants and the strong partnership with you.
We are also holding a number of meetings to help explain our approach to phonics, reading and the wider curriculum, these will help you support your children’s learning at home – especially their reading. If there are issues you would like to discuss about your child, please speak to the class teacher on Parents’ Evening.
Learning at Kelvin Grove is about developing a lifelong love of learning and the skills required to achieve this, no matter the challenges.
Starting Secondary School in September?
The official closing date for online applications is 31st October 2022, this also applies to submitting any required supplementary forms to support your application (although we recommend that you submit your application prior to this date). Supplementary forms are available from the individual chosen schools that you are applying for. You can read more here: Secondary Transfer @KG
Parents will be notified by email of their allocated school place on 1st March 2023. Please contact the school office if you require any further assistance.
Lewisham Council have shared with us, the new ‘starting secondary school in Lewisham‘ video which features some wonderful students and parents from Deptford Green, Conisborough College and Forest Hill School.
Please share this with your children, it’s a warm, funny and informative video that helps answer some questions and alleviate some of those worries about transition.
Parents' Evenings Booking
We are looking forward to seeing you all at our Parents’ Evenings on Tuesday and Wednesday next week. Please make sure you book an appointment with your child’s teacher, instructions can be found here: PARENTS’ EVENING LETTER. If you experience any difficulties with the booking system, please contact a member of the admin team who will be on hand to help.
Medicine in Schools
If your child needs medication while at school, please ensure that you complete the form and hand the medication in at the school office. Please do not give the medicine to the class teacher. We are not allowed to administer any medicines to children unless you have completed the following form: Parental Agreement to Administer Medicines in School
School Photographs
SIMS Parent
Just a reminder to all parents and carers to register with SIMS Parent where you can access your child’s records and make any necessary changes as and when you need to; even if you don’t need to make changes, we would greatly appreciate it if you could please still double check the details we have on record for you child, and confirm that no changes need to be made.
Thank you to all those parents and carers who have already registered with SIMS Parent and have updated changes on their child’s record. If you need help, you can read the instructions here: INSTRUCTIONS or contact the school office.
Class News
Bronze Class News
Year Six Amazing Bronze NewsIn Bronze this half term, we have been doing all sorts of fantastic learning. In the news below, we shall inform you
Violet Class News
This week, Violet Class have had the pleasure of meeting Michael Morpurgo at the National Theatre. He spoke to us all about his inspiration for writing
Amber Class News
In Amber Class we have been reading the story ‘Little Red’ by Bethan Woolvin and comparing it to the traditional version of ‘Little Red Riding Hood’. We
Orchid Class News
What a fantastic first half term Orchid Class have had. We’ve been busy counting, learning our sounds in Phonics, making friends and learning our school routine.
Ochre Class News
As part of our topic ‘Moving with the Times’, we had the chance to compare an electric car and a petrol car. Everyone was so excited to see two cars on
Blue Class News
In Blue class this term we have been learning about Lighthouses connected to our topic ‘Light and Dark’. At the start of the term, we looked
Green Class News
We have had a fantastic start to the year in Green Class. Our topic is ‘Transport’ and we have read lots of texts linked to the
Turquoise Class News
This week in English, we finished writing our acrostic poems where we have been using figurative language and powerful adjectives. We also began our new text,
Emerald Class News
Year 3 have been innovating a story based on ‘The First Drawing’ by Mordecai Gernstein. They have learnt to use adjectives and write sentences using the rule of
Letters sent home
Newsletter 14 10 2022
Saffron Class – Parent Representative
Amber Class – Parent Representative
Bronze Class – Parent Representative
Azure Class – Parent Representative
Copper Class – Parent Representative
Cinnamon Class – Parent Representative
Apricot Class – Parent Representative
Coral Class – Parent Representative
Mint Class – Parent Representative
Ochre Class – Parent Representative
Cobalt Class – Parent Representative
Reception 07 10 2022
Year 1 Trip to Horniman Museum
Year 1 Newsletter – 03 10 2022
Year 5 – Mr History Workshop
Year 6 Homework Club
Phonics Meeting Catch up
Parents’ Evening October 2022
Flu Vaccination 2022
Governors' News
the Governors
This week the Pupils, Parents & Community Committee met. We had a packed agenda and covered a lot of ground.
One of the topics we covered was attendance. It’s so important that children are in school, and on time. Please try to get your children to their lines/classrooms by 8.40am so that learning can start at 8.45. Children arriving late miss out on vital early learning and cause disruption to the rest of the class. Every child at KG should have the same opportunities and experiences and this can only happen if they are present and on time.
We also discussed the Home School Learning Agreement, which was sent to all families a couple of weeks ago. If you haven’t already please can you read and sign the agreement with your child. The HS Agreement outlines everyone’s responsibilities around safety, behaviour, learning and health, to ensure that children have the best school experience.
Thanks to everyone who baked and bought cakes on Monday. The Friends of KG raised £292, which will be split between FoKG and the mental health charity: ‘Get Ahead’.
If you need to contact the governors, you can email us on: governors@kelvingrove.lewisham.sch.uk
Community News
Children's Centre
Babies & Crawlers at Eliot Bank CFC on Mondays 10.00-11.30
Art Attack at Eliot Bank CFC on Mondays 13.30-14.30
Latino Bambino Toddlers 9.30-10.15& Latino Bambino Babies 10.15-11.00 at TNG on Tuesdays
Mum & Baby Yoga (6wks to crawling) Wednesdays 10.00-11.30 at Eliot Bank CFC 02.11.2022-07.12.22 call Adult Learning Lewisham 02083146959/0208314775 ref: WFJ1A16EB
Adventure Time (soft play) or Giant Messy Play at TNG on Wednesdays 10.00-11.30
Mini Music Players at TNG on Thursdays 10.00-11.00 NEW
Sydenham Community Supermarket at Kelvin Grove CFC on Thursdays 9.00-12.30 & 14.00-16.00 £3.50 membership fee per week
Employment & Training Back to work advice and support at Kelvin Grove CFC on Thursdays 10.00-14.00 call 020 8613 0172 to book an appointment
L.I.F.E. Cooking Sessions for mums aged 16-35 at Eliot Bank CFC on Fridays 11.00 -13.15
Free Legal Advice Duncan Lewis via phone on Fridays 10.00-12.00
All sessions held at TNG will be charged @ £2 per adult. Low income families are free
Children’s Centre Timetable Autumn 2022
Please join our Facebook page: Eliot and Kelvin for the latest updates.
Christmas Card Competition
Lighting Up Our High Street
CHRISTMAS CARD COMPETITION
The deadline has been extened to 15th October. Click on the flyer to read more.
Stand up Comedy
Lighting Up Our High Street
STAND UP COMEDY AT THE POODLE CLUB
Thursday 17th November at 7.30pm
- Raffle
- Drinks
- Laughs
Click on the flyer to read more.
Halloween Festival
SEE3 are organising a Halloween Festival for Sydenham, Forest Hill and Kirkdale.
- Trick-or-treating
- Haunted House
- Monster House
- Costume Competitions
- Spooky Stories
And much more ……. Scan the QR code to read more or look at the events here: HALLOWEEN DETAILS
Halloween Hoots
Boppin Bunnies presents ….. Halloween Hoots
Live music for little ones. A morning of music making including favourite songs with a spooky twist and live musical performances.
Tickets available from www.boppinbunnies.co.uk/shows
£10 per child (£5 per sibling)
Felix's Rock Choir
Because singing is good for your heart and your soul, I’m starting a choir for grown ups on Mondays 7-9pm at the Greyhound, upstairs in their beautiful function room.
– £7.50 a session and concessions available.
– No auditions necessary, just a willingness to join in and have a go.
If your mind is saying “…but I can’t sing…” then among friends, I will show you how 
Please join us!
It’s gonna be creative, healthy and fun with guest musicians, song writing and song writers, AND homework, plus a YouTube channel for practice and learning words.
Starting after half term November 7th to December 12th.
Contact: felixsrockchoir@gmail.com
Giggles at the Grove Centre
Looking for activities for your children over half term?
Giggles have Cooking Clubs and Sports organised from Monday 24th October to Friday 28th October.
Read about Giggles Cooking Club
Read about Giggles Sports Week
Read about Giggles After School Club
Lewisham Swimming
Saxon Crown Swimming Club, funded by Lewisham Council and supported by GLL, is providing free school top-up swimming sessions to students of Lewisham primary schools. The sessions are provided to help swimmers achieve the National Curriculum standard in swimming, which requires children to swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres, use a range of strokes effectively and perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations. The sessions are for Lewisham primary school pupils in Year 4 and above, and will be running during the half term holiday on the dates below:
Forest Hill Pools – Monday 24th to Friday 28th October 2022
To register interest please email: developmentofficer@saxoncrown.org.uk
Read more here: LETTER FROM SAXON CROWN
