Year 5 have been writing news reports this week! They even acted out their reports with some 'breaking news' music.

Thanks to everyone who wore red today to show racism the red card. See donates below if you would like to donate to Show Racism the Red Card charity.

The children attended a special assembly yesterday where they shared the poetry they wrote for Black History Month. We were so impressed with the thoughtful poems the children created and how they captured the achievements of a variety of inspirational Black women in their poems.

Year 3 explored the lives of Mary Seacole and Ruby Bridges

Year 4 used their book 'Undefeated' as a model for their poems, which saluted a range of inspirational Black figures.

Year 5 created Bio poems about British athlete, Dina Asher-Smith; British Space Scientist, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Stem Scientist Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE

Year 6 have been learning about the Windrush generation this half-term and they created poems about Windrush and Claudia Jones, who helped set up Notting Hill Carnival. 

Year 1 had a great time at Dulwich Picture gallery, where they spent time in the gallery and then did some incredible artwork. 

JKPS encourages families to walk, wheel, bike, scoot or use public transport, especially as our school is in a polluted area. If you need to drive to school please remember to check if a parking space is a disabled bay before using it, as some of our families really rely on those spaces.

And if you arrive by bike please can you dismount and walk the last bit of your journey instead of cycling on the pavement, to ensure the safety of everyone arriving and leaving school.

A reminder that we operate a one-way system at drop-off and pick-up, please make sure you enter through the big gates at drop-off and then exit through the small one by the zebra crossing. Then reverse that at pick-up! This helps to reduce congestion at the gates.

Almost time for a collective exhale as we reach half term. What a great few weeks it has been, with the highlight of Oktoberfest and so many wonderful school and Friends’ run events. We cannot do it without all the energy and enthusiasm of the parents and carers, so a huge ‘Thank You’ to you all! Enjoy the week off and we will see you next term with a few events already in the pipeline as below. 

🍁Our St Martin Lantern Parade will be on Friday 10th November, 4:30pm - 6pm.

We will celebrate the benevolence of St Martin with lanterns, bonfire, singing, hot buns and warm apple juice on the school grounds on 10th November from 4:30pm. The scouts will be running a coat drive around the same time as well. More details will be sent closer to the time.

** Do you play the trumpet? ** We're still looking for a trumpet player to support some traditional songs on St Martin. Get in touch if you think this could be you

🍁 FoJKPS Second Hand Uniform sale will be Friday 3rd  November after Pick up

We are currently drowning in lovely looking pinafores, trousers and skirts! If there are any volunteers who can assist organising our growing stock of second hand school clothes please get in touch. We hope to meet after Drop off on Thursday 2nd November.

** We need your coat hangers! **

We’re rearranging our stock of second-hand uniform. If you have spare hangers - especially the ones with the ‘bar’ and those with clips to hang trousers and shorts, please can you drop them off at the office?

🍁 Gardening Day  Our next one is on Sunday 12th November, meanwhile if you’d like to you can join the gardening WhatsApp group here: FoJKPS Garden Group.

🍁Community WhatsApp channel 

A reminder that we have a WhatsApp community where we only post the main announcements that go out via the class reps. It’s a way to keep information easy to find, as class groups can get quite busy at times with other messages. You can join it here. 

We hope you like our new noticeboard by the main gate. Watch this space, we will be adding more info to it soon! To find out more about us or to get involved, head to fojkps.org or email us at fojkps@gmail.com.