Headteacher's Message
Despite the weather, we have made a really good start to the Summer term.
I will continue to remind you about the difficulties we are having with traffic, especially on Dallas Road, cars attempt to get as close to the school as possible for drop off. If you must drive to school, please park a distance away and walk.
The issue of having dogs on school grounds has been raised and I will make the schools stance clear to everyone. Dogs are not generally permitted on our school site. You are of course entitled to walk your dog on the school run but please be mindful that so many children do have a fear of dogs, as lovely as yours might be.
One or two individuals have referred to the fact that their dog is a “support dog”, if this is the case please discuss this with the office or premises staff before coming on site.
Remember that this Monday (6th May) is a Bank Holiday and for those of you with children in Year 6, the week of the 13th – 17th May is SATs week.
Please ensure your child is in school and on time.
As we begin this long and challenging term it would be good to remind ourselves that calmness, kindness and consideration of others helps build a safe and happy community.
Morning Gate Access
A reminder to Parents:
Please note only parents who are dropping their children to Breakfast club in the morning should be going through the reception class playground gate. Some parents have been using this gate before the school is open to gain access to other playgrounds which are not yet staffed. Parents should not be on school premises before the school is open to pupils for morning registration. If you are early there are some benches available near the school office entrance you can use. Many thanks for your cooperation.
Nethercott - Year 5
Year 5 had a fantastic experience down at Nethercott Farm last week, making memories and learning a breadth of new skills. The children spent the week thoroughly immersed in farm life, they learnt to care for the lambs, donkeys, horses, baby chicks and cows, they prepared beds for planting and harvested vegetables and fruit – they even had cooking sessions, using the ingredients they had picked that day. All round the children had a wonderful time.
We’d like to thank the amazing staff at Nethercott Farm and Farms For City Children for welcoming the children, and of course a massive thank you to the KG Teachers and TA’s who gave up their time to look after Year 5.
Catch up on more from their wonderful week away through the Latest News link.
Autism Acceptance Week
At KG, we celebrated Autism Acceptance Week across last week – celebrating our wonderfully diverse school through a variety of different activities both in the Resource Base and our mainstream classrooms.
In celebration of the National Autistic Society’s theme “colour”, on Friday children came to school dressed in their most colourful (and comfortable!) clothes. Thank you to all the parents and staff who joined in and helped us bring an important spotlight on Autism Awareness.
Lost Property
Club Xtra Creativity!
Club Xtra were looking at different ways they could recycle and repurpose milk jugs into something else. They came up with a brilliant idea and transformed the bottle into a piece of fun playground equipment for KS1 to play with during their lunchtime play. Year 1 absolutely adore them and have even asked for more. Stay tuned to see what other creative crafts Club Xtra get up to this term!
May the Fourth Be with you!
Year 6 worked hard last term learning how to draw Manga and looked closely at the work of comic book and manga artist (and writer) Peach Momoko. This term, Year 6 were inspired by some of her recent Star Wars cover artworks and recreated their own impressive interpretations using watercolours and drawing inks – just in time for Star Wars Day – Saturday May 4th !Attendance
As the weather hopefully improves over the Summer Term, we would like to see our Attendance % increase as well.
Please avoid getting a late mark by ensuring children arrive in the playgrounds by 8:40am. They should be ready to start learning in class at 8:45am.If your child is unwell and you are not sure whether to send them to school, you can find some useful information here Is my child too ill for school? – NHS
Please try your best to make routine GP/dentist/optician appointments outside of school hours.
If your child will be absent, please do remember to contact the school office by 9am. You can either complete an absence form, email the admin team or call us on 0208 699 6300 (a voicemail can be left at any time if the office is closed).
School Socials
Be sure to check out and follow the KG socials for updates on Class News, achievements, trips and upcoming events.
* Instagram
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*The school Facebook page is currently down for maintenance however you can join the Friends of Kelvin Grove (KG Circle, PTA) Facebook Group for news about the upcoming Summer Fair and other events.
ClubXtra Times
If you are unable to collect your child by 6.00pm you will need to contact the school so we are aware and can make plans for a member of staff to stay behind.
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Class News
Copper Class News
This week in Year 6 we have been sitting our mock SATs in preparation for the real tests in a few weeks. I have been incredibly
Brass Class News
In Brass Class this week, we have been preparing for our SATs – just two weeks to go! We are working our socks off to do
Ochre Class News
What a super busy term Ochre class have had already! We have been working hard this term with our new Topic, and have already had two
Turquoise Class News
Turquoise have had a good start to the Summer Term. Our new topic is about the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings and we are enjoying it very
Year 5 Class News
Year 5 have had a fantastic week! For those of us who stayed at school, we have been busy designing, making and testing our own board
Nethercott – Last day!
Print 🖨It’s hard to believe our time at Nethercott is already over – the week has flown by! We have had such an incredible experience on
Nethercott – Day 4 delights!
It’s been lovely sunny day today on the farm and we’ve been hard at work feeding the lambs and pigs, harvesting vegetables, and preparing the beds
Cinnamon Class News
Our topic this term is Soil, Seeds & Sunshine and the children have been very busy learning about plants. They each planted a sunflower seed last
Nethercott – Day 3!
We have met baby chicks! They are so small and soft, it was incredible to see them this morning. We’ve been working hard today, caring for
Club Xtra Wonders!
Club Xtra was looking at different ways we could recycle and repurpose milk jugs into something else. After a long group discussion, we came up with
Nethercott – Making pizza!
Year 5 made their own pizzas for lunch while at Nethercott today. They were absolutely delicious!
Nethercott – Breakfast!
Wow! Our first morning has been wonderfully busy. After a hearty breakfast we got into our working groups and headed out to do our jobs for
Nethercott Y5
We arrived early afternoon at Nethercott Farm and have settled in at the house. After some fun downtime playing table tennis and football, we got stuck
Nursery News
The children are really enjoying our topic this term – Superheroes! We have been exploring what makes someone a superhero and that a superhero is not
Letters sent home
Sponsoring the KG Summer Fair
Reception Newsletter 26-04-2024
Year 1 Trip to Devonshire Road Nature Reserve
Year 6 Trip to Frylands Wood – Tuesday 21st May
Curriculum Letter Summer 1 – Nursery
Curriculum Letter Summer 1 – Year 5
Curriculum Letter Summer Term 1 – Year 4
Mint Class update
Y2 Trip to Beckenham Place Park Payment Update
Curriculum Letter Summer 1 – Year 1
Governors' and Friends News
the Governors
The KG Circle
In another fundraising milestone, £1500 has now been raised for The KG Circle through easyfundraising. Funds raised will go into improving the school playground. You can raise funds for The KG Circle at no extra cost to yourself. When you shop online, you will raise FREE donations for Kelvin Grove Charitable Trust (The KG Circle). If you’re not already signed up, then you can begin using the easyfundraising website or app straightaway.
The Summer Fair will be held on Friday 5th July and we need your help to make it the best yet. Local estate agent Property World is once again sponsoring the KG Summer Fair. We urgently need your help to take full advantage of this sponsorship and ask your permission to place a Property World board outside your home for the month of June. The boards not only help to promote our fair, but for each board placed the school earns a generous £10!
This year we are aiming for 60 KG families to agree to have a property board at their home address, as this
would generate £600 of pure profit for our school!
If you are able to help with this sponsorship drive, then please send complete the form below by Friday 10th May.
https://forms.gle/dJ63f5AYUjMLFAuu6
If you are interested in becoming a member of the PTA or just giving your time to help with events in the run up to and on the day – the success of our events relies on the help and support of the full school community. We hope to see more new faces joining us this year, as always please do come and have a chat to us or drop us an email on pta@kelvingrove.lewisham.sch.uk if you have any questions or want to chat about joining the team.
Have a lovely restful break, see you in a few weeks. Thanks,
Sam, Emily, Jenni, Wei, Einat, Kerrin & The KG Circle
Community News
Children's Centre
Please join our Facebook page: Eliot and Kelvin for the latest updates or join our WhatsApp Channel ‘Kelvin Grove and Eliot Bank Children and Family Centre
Our timetable is also available here
For enquiries please call us on: 0208 613 0172
Tickets are for sale at KG CFC on Mondays, Tuesday and Thursdays
£10 per person cash only
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Babies & Crawlers at Eliot Bank CFC on Monday 10.00am – 11.30am
Baby Massage at Eliot Bank CFC on Monday 12.00pm – 1.00pm and 1.30pm – 2.30pm
Latino Bambino Toddlers 9.30am – 10.15am & Latino Bambino Mum & Baby 10.15am – 11.00am at TNG on Tuesdays
Adventure Time (soft play) at TNG on Wednesdays 10.00am – 11.30am
Mini Chefs at Eliot Bank CFC on Wednesdays 1.00pm – 2.30pm
Messy Play at TNG on Thursdays 10.ooam-11.30am
Sydenham Community Supermarket at Kelvin Grove on Thursdays 9.00am – 12.00pm and 1.00pm – 3.00pm
£4.00 membership fee per week.
Employment & Training Advice Back to work session support and advice. At Kelvin Grove CFC on Thursday 10.00 – 14.00
We can now accept healthy start vouchers for your shopping at Sydenham Community Supermarket. Do you have children under 4? Have you registered for your Healthy Start vouchers? Use this link to register for your vouchers now.
Health Visitor Clinic at Eliot Bank CFC on Thursdays 10.00am – 2.00pm by appointment only
Baby Massage at Eliot Bank CFC on Fridays 9.30am – 11.15am
L.I.F.E cooking sessions for mums aged 16-35 at Eliot Bank CFC on Fridays 11.00am – 1.15pm
Free Legal Advice Duncan Lewis via phone call 0208 613 0172 for appointment
All sessions held at TNG will be charged @ £2 per adult.
Low income families are free
If you are in need of any school uniform, please fill out the form using the link here. Simone Daniels will be in touch with you to confirm when the items are ready for collection.
Simone Daniels
#KST #GIVEBACK #TCT
Our gofundme page, with all donations going directly to the Kelvin Grove Community Centre is here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/kids-support-tree
Instagram: @kidsupportree
Twitter: @kidsupportree
Facebook: Kid’s Support Tree
Outdoor Walking Theatre
Free Comic Book Day is here! On Saturday 4th May Comic Book Stores across the UK are handing out FREE comic books in store to celebrate all things geek and comic related. This year you can expect hot comics from Marvel IDW, and DC, for adults and children! Highlights include a special Star Wars issue showcasing original stories, Spidey and His Amazing Friends, Marvel’s Voices #1 – Collecting comics from the Marvel Voices imprint, which is devoted to spotlighting diverse heroes and creators, Pokémon Adventures: Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Doctor Who: Fifteenth Doctor and Disney’s Encanto & Turning Red: The New Adventures. 
GOSH Comics are hosting another jam-packed day to celebrate FCBD with a range of children’s and comic related activities running from 10.00am, including several artist signings. As part of the festivities, they will have a signing with the legendary creator of Hilda – Luke Pearson.
See GOSH Comics full timetable here.
Where: Use the FCBD Store Locator to find your nearest participating Comic Book Shop
Price: FREE (some stores do require you to make a purchase in store to receive FCBD comics)
When: Saturday 4th May
Common Walking Theatre
For 400 years the site of Sydenham Common was fought over!
There were pitched battles, acts of sabotage, drinking water spiked with alcohol and month long festivals, in an attempt to keep this vast green space for the people.
Today there are green areas in Sydenham and Forest Hill that only exist because of those who battled – and continue to battle – to keep them.
Lewisham based site specific theatre experts Teatro Vivo will take you on an adventure across the former site of Sydenham Common – visiting the treasures of the local area and celebrating the protests and passion of the locals.
The show will be outside and will take you on a gentle walk of 1.2k starting at Sydenham Wells Park
Where: Sydenham Wells Park
Tickets: from £12.50
When: Tuesday 7th – Sunday 12th May, 7.00pm
See the website for full details
Family Events at Tate
Tate Draw
See your drawings come to life using our digital sketch pads at Tate!
You can draw online or take a seat at one of the desks at Tate Britain or Tate Modern, where you can see your finished drawing projected onto the wall.
When you’ve finished your drawing, you can save it to a phone, or order a T-shirt to wear your creation.
Share your art at #TateDraw
Days and Time: Open Monday to Sunday from 10.00am – 6.00pm
Location: Tate Britain Lower Floor, next to the Djanogly Café
Tate Modern The Starr Foyer, Natalie Bell Building, Level 1 and Blavatnik Building, Level 3
Price: Free
Tate Modern
Uniqlo Tate Play Make Studio: Kinetic 
Explore and play with form, space, colour and movement to create artwork that can swing or sway. Make and attach your creations to an ever growing and ever-changing collaborative mobile.
For under 5s, test your balance, move and spin on boards, planks and domes. Play balance games as a team and relax in soft spaces to read books inspired by art and things that move.
See the webpage for more details.
Days and Time: Every weekend and Wednesdays until 17th July 2024
Families with under 5s: Wednesday at 10.30am – 3.00pm (Last entry 45 minutes before event finishes.)
All the family: Saturday – Sunday at 10.30am – 6.00pm (Last entry 45 minutes before event finishes.)
Price: Free
Tate Britain
Play Studio
The Play Studio at Tate Britain is a space for families to explore and test out ways of making and playing together linked to the new collection displays.
Dress-up and place yourself in a Tate collection artwork. Explore a range of soundscapes, and play with sound and vision.
Make something together inspired by the stories you’ve encountered in the galleries, or relax with under 5s next to the sand trays, collections of objects and books.
Visit the Play Studio page for full details
Days and Time: Open every weekend and Fridays during term-time. Every day during school holidays from 10.00am – 5.00pm.
Location: Learning Gallery. Entry via Manton or Millbank Entrance
Price: Free
Story Space
Explore the growing Story Space book collection, celebrating books that centre children of colour, featuring books by black authors, indigenous authors and authors of colour from around the world. Story Space also includes books by authors and about characters who have protected characteristics such as disability, sexual orientation and religion/ belief.
Read to yourself, to someone else, with each other, out loud. Once you’ve discovered some new stories, tell your own story through our dress-up and drawing activities!
Visit the Story Space page for full details and news of Story Space Events
Days and Time: Open every weekend and Thursdays during term-time. Every day during school holidays from 10.00am – 5.00pm.
Location: Manton Studio. Entry via the Manton Entrance
Price: Free
Horniman Museum and Gardens, 100 London Road, Forest Hill, SE23 3PQ
Family Craft Saturdays
Join Horniman Museum’s volunteer team on Saturday afternoons for family craft activities inspired by the Museum’s collections. Learn about some of the 350,000 objects in the Horniman’s collections, and discover more about music, nature, wildlife, and the world around us.
Get stuck into some crafts and have fun with Horniman’s wonderful volunteers at these free, drop-in sessions.
When: Saturdays
Time: 2.00pm- 4.00pm (last entry 3:30pm)
Tickets: Free
Perfect for children aged 3 and above. (Children must be accompanied by an adult).
May
National Gardening Week
Use natural materials to make everyday objects in these sessions on 4th and 11th May. Make a pencil holder out of wood sticks with the whole family.
Water Saving Week
On 18th and 25th May you can come up with your own save water message in this badge making workshop.
Location: Education Centre – near the entrance
Horniman Museum and Gardens, 100 London Road, Forest Hill, SE23 3PQ
Hear it Live
Join us on Thursday 9th May to hear hear a unique performance by renowned sitar player Baluji Shrivastav OBE and talented tabla player Linda Shanson during this month’s Hear it Live!
Hear it Live! often includes performances on our four historical keyboard instruments, three of which, from the former Finchcocks Musical Museum, were restored to playing condition thanks to National Lottery funding.
The instruments are:
- A rare surviving example of a signed Neapolitan virginals by Onofrio Guarracino, 1668;
- A beautifully-preserved square piano by Adam Beyer, London, 1777;
- A 1772 Kirckman harpsichord; and
- A handsome English chamber organ, possibly by Joseph Beloudy, London, c.1800.
When: Thursday 9th May (the second Thursday of every month)
Time: 3.30pm- 4.00pm
Tickets: Free
Perfect for children and adults.
Location: Music Gallery Performance Space
Horniman Museum and Gardens, 100 London Road, Forest Hill, SE23 3PQ