At Grange Primary School we have an active, enthusiastic and well supported Parent Teacher Association (PTA). The PTA aims to support the school and to help provide a wider and richer experience for the pupils at Grange. The objectives of the PTA are to organise events and activities that raise funds for equipment and projects…
Dear Parents, It has been lovely to have a ‘normal’ week this week. The children are really settling into their new classes well and systems are beginning to be embedded. Thanks to all of our parents that attended the KS1 workshop last week and the EYFS one this morning. Our reading together sessions begin this…
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 funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. The Department for Education has confirmed that they are not asking schools to remain open on the day. The school will…
Wednesday, 20th July 2022 at 2pm Grange Primary School is a very diverse school with pupils and staff speaking over 52 languages and coming from a culturally diverse background. In order to celebrate our diversity, we will be holding an exciting Carnival
Dear Parents, The week has flown by in a flurry of activity. You should have received your child’s end of year report this afternoon with a letter about their new class Teacher and an update on our staffing for 2022-2023.
Dear Parents, We are getting closer to the end of term and are busy planning some exciting events. On Friday 15th July we will be holding our Prize Assembly where some children will be awarded for effort and application of skills.
Monday, 18th July 2022 As we get closer to the end of the term, we get closer to our exciting events! On Tuesday 5th July at 9am we will be hosting a planning meeting for our Summer Fair. If you would like to help out at the Summer Fair which will be held on Monday,…
Dear Parents, What a great week we have had. On Tuesday year 6 visited the seaside. A great time was had by all in Margate. They were lucky with the weather and had a fabulous day. Well done to all the children that attended the adults were really proud of the way in which you…
Dear Parents/ Carer, I’m delighted to let you know that this summer, Southwark Council will be hosting Southwark’s Summer of Food and Fun. We are partnering with local holiday club providers across the borough to provide an exciting programme of meals and activities for children and young people in our local communities. Free places are…
Dear Parents, It has been a great first week back to school and lovely to see you all. This is the final term of this academic year; it is jam packed so please keep an eye on your emails and our newsletters to ensure you do not miss anything! This week our year 2 children…
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 their adult life. They only get one chance at school, and your child’s future may be affected by not attending…
This week Nursery children were very lucky to be able to observe a life cycle of a chicken first hand. Happy Eggs project brought 10 eggs which we put in an incubator. Children have watched the chicks hatch and grow. We are happy to announce that all the eggs have hatched and we have 10…
Next week it will be year 2’s turn to sit their SATs tests. We wish them all the luck and know they are going to do brilliantly! Our staff and your children have been working incredibly hard to ensure they are ready for these tests. Please make sure that if you have a child in…
Dear Parents, Firstly, I would like to commend year 6 for their hard work, dedication, attitude and behaviour shown during their tests this week. They have completed their SAT’s and we are really proud of the hard work and effort they have shown. Well done year 6! I would also like to thank all of…
Next week is the start of the KS2 SAT’s tests. Our staff and your children have been working incredibly hard to ensure they are ready for these tests. Please make sure that if you have a child in year 6 they attend school daily and are on time every day next week. To help your…
We hope that you all enjoy celebrating Eid this weekend. Remember to stay safe. We would really love to see how you are celebrating Eid with your family. Why not draw some pictures at home of you and your family celebrating together and bring them into school next week? Enjoy!
Year 2 having really enjoyed working with Drawing Room London and Artist Lucie and Sadegh. During our final session parents were invited and Sadegh unveiled a sculpture called ‘Fragments of Migration’ while Lucie shared the children’s sketch books and paper pulp.
Southwark Park Cricket Club is your local community cricket club, dedicated to bringing the nation’s summer sport back to the historic Southwark Park Oval. This year we will be running the ECB’s fun
With SATs Week drawing closer, we have collated a series of very useful videos covering all aspects of the exam week and how best to prepare both at school and at home.
Dear Parents, What a busy last week we have had! Thanks to everyone who has attended our tutorial day today. It has been really nice to see you all in the building. For the next two weeks there will be no school as the children will be on holiday. Please ensure you return safe and…
Dear Parents and Carers, When we return to school after the Easter break on Tuesday 19th April 2022, we will be returning to pre-COVID start and finish times. School will start at 8.55am. and will finish at 3.30pm. For full information on start and finish times, please click on the link below to download a…
Dear Parents, We are nearly at the end of term and what a jam packed half term it has been. Children have enjoyed many varying activities including yoga, drumming, cycling, and making slime to name a few! Next week we will be treated to a performance from our Year 4 pupils who have been learning how…
A few weeks back during our book week we asked the children to make a story spoon. We have had some fabulous spoons added to our collection so far. There is still time to make a spoon for our storytelling area in the school library so if you have time please join in. All spoons…
Dear Parents, What a colourful week we have had! Thanks for your generous donations to the school, The Ukraine campaign and Red Nose day. Next week our year 5 pupils will be performing in part of Southwark schools Jazz concert at the Festival Hall. If you have time, please come and listen to them perform….
On Wednesday 16th March 2022, the school community will be wearing blue and yellow.
Dear Parents and Carers, World Book Day takes place on Thursday 3rd March 2022
It has been a week of wellbeing for the children and some of the adults at Grange.
Safer Internet Day is celebrated globally in February each year to promote the safe and positive use of
Parents and carers are invited to join us on Thursday 3rd February 2022 for an E-Safety Workshop.
Dear Parents, This week we have visited many classes in the school to look closely at the support
Dear Parents, We have had a lovely week this week at Grange. Children in Year 4 began their drumming
Dear Parents and Carers, Happy New Year and welcome back to school. It has been great to see
Dear Parents, Carers, What an eventful Autumn term we have had! Thank you all for your support and
Dear Parents, Carers, Thank you for adhering to our Covid 19 updates and helping to keep our school
Dear Parents, Carers, Thank you for adhering to our Covid 19 updates and helping to keep our school
Dear Parents, Carers, What a Wintery week we have had, the weather is certainly colder!
Dear Parents, Carers, What a busy week! Thank you to all of those that have
Next week is anti-bullying week. We will be wearing odd socks on Monday, 15th November 2021 in
Our House names have been chosen, and your children have been allocated a house.
Let’s all have fun and Stay Safe! Fireworks and firework displays are loads of fun,
Dear Parents, Carers, This week I have been observing your children during their English lessons,
If you have not heard about it, received the Parent Mail email, or seen the paper letter – please contact the
This week the children in Year 2–6 voted for their school council representatives. Please see the names of the children.
Over the next few weeks our Phase Leaders will be hosting coffee mornings.
Dear Parents, Carers, Thank you for the support you have shown with our new behaviour policy. Once the policy has been
Grange Primary School and it’s PTA (Parent, Teachers Association) are now looking for
Over the next few weeks, children in Reception will be taking part in the new statutory
Dear Parents and Carers, It has been another busy week at Grange. This week we introduced our new behaviour
We currently have two vacancies on our Governing body for two parent governors.
Our school photographer will be visiting on Monday, 27th September to take individual
VISIT OUR NEW PARENT WORKSHOP PAGE! As a direct outcome of our first
Headteacher Coffee Morning Thanks to those of you that made the time to come and meet with me
Dear Parents/ Carers, We have had a fantastic first full week back at school. The children have settled
Dear Grange families, Thank you all so much for welcoming me into your
Music at Grange is very important and we want to see as many children and
Southwark Splash is an annual largescale music event for primary schools
Reception children had such a lovely trip to Leather market Park last week. They had so much fun exploring
Olympic Dance Workshops It seems like only yesterday we were racing up and
Year 3 have been learning about the life cycle of a plant in Science.
Dear Grange families, What is Diabetes? 1 in 11 people
We would like to wish all of our fathers and all our father-figures to our children a very Happy
Year 6 have had Half Moon Theatre company and run a workshop on online safety for our Year 6 pupils.
Year 2 have been learning about the story the ‘Pea and the Princess’.
This week in Year 4 we have been taking part in the Royal Mail’s Special Stamp
In Reception we have been challenging ourselves in all sorts of Maths activities. This week’s challenges
Dear Grange families, During the past term children have been smiling and enjoying their learning.
Year 3 have had a very exciting Science week! They learnt all about air pollution
Sun Class carried on with the minibeasts theme. We listened to the story:
Every radio station in the UK will united today to play the 2021 Mental Health
We are very excited that we are able to finally celebrate Science Week
This week in Year 4 we have been busy learning all about Decimals! We started
In Reception we have been learning how to write a ‘Recount’. We read ‘Goldilocks and the Three
Dear Grange families, As part of our continued commitment to giving our children the very best
Dear Grange families, Welcome back to the summer term. I hope you all managed to see loved
Earlier Finish on Wednesday 31st March 2021 The last day of the Spring Term is Wednesday,
What is Autism? Autism is a condition which means a person’s brain works
Dear Grange families, Thank you for your generous donations and helping to make a
This year, more than ever, we’ve witnessed the positive power that
Dear Grange families, Welcome Back to Autumn Term 2… The children have had a very settled week and we as adults can learn so much from their resilience which they are showing during this pandemic! We know that this second lockdown is not ideal and may cause much anxiety for some families. School will remain…
Dear Grange families, It’s OCTOBER and we can already feel the change in temperatures. Our focus on reducing the spread of Covid-19 continues. As part of this we need to keep good ventilation in classes even though it may be a bit chilly. We need your help! Please could we ask parents to ensure that…
During the month of October we celebrate our diversity at Grange. We will be learning about contributions made by people of all backgrounds. We will explore ‘the roots that connect us and the identity that makes us who we are today.’ We will be sharing real life stories and experiences that have shaped the lives…
THANK YOU SO MUCH to all the families who have been working hard to ensure children’s attendance and punctuality is high. Establishing early good habits early on really will make a positive difference to their lives. The link between attendance and achievement cannot be over stated. Your child will achieve better if they are in…
Dear Grange families, Back to School Southwark Back to School Southwark have created a new webpage which has the latest information on support and resources available to parents, children, and young people. They have also created a booklet which contains lots of useful information which is also found on their website. You can access this…
Dear Grange families, It has been another positive week at Grange Primary School and the pupils are continuing to work hard, continue to wash their hands regularly and stay in their class bubbles. It is important that the pupils continue to see themselves as a school community rather than a ‘class bubble’ so that we…
Dear Grange families, Welcome back to school. We hope you all had a fantastic summer break, remained healthy and enjoyed quality time with your families and friends. It has been 6 months since we have seen some of you. Where have the last few months gone? It has been quite a surreal time during lock…
Fun Learning with Fabulous Food! Our next Topic week is all about ‘Fabulous Food’. We have created a different activity for each day. Your children will have the chance to develop knowledge and skills through research, graph making, sorting and classifying and creative arts. We hope you have a great time investigating all there is to…
Many children may have questions about the images, stories, and conversations they hear on the news and around them. We can’t solely rely on schools to ensure children fully understand the Black Lives Matter movement and the issues that fuel the movement. As parents, if we haven’t already, it is also our responsibility to engage…
Dear Parents/Carers, This week (WC Monday 29th June 2020) we will be hosting a ‘Maths Week’ where we will have a whole school Maths competition and daily Maths Challenges for your children to complete at home. Competition time! This week we are challenging all our pupils in every class to earn a Mathletics certificate. If…
Grange Primary School are running an amazing writing competition this week for years 1-6. Below you will find a gallery of posters offering information regarding this weeks fabulous competition for years 1 and 2, 3 aand 4, and finally years 5 and 6. Just click on the thumbnails for a larger view. Good luck everyone!
Dear Parents, As you know, the Government has decided to undergo a phased re-opening of schools across the country starting from Monday 1st June 2020. Here you will find a video link explaining the expected changes when children return to school.
A HUGE congratulations to our children who achieved their first certificates in Reading Eggs. These include; Daniel, Ella-Mae and Toddreic in Reception, Oriana and Liya in Year 1, Sylvia in Year 3, Fiona, Bogdan, Stanislav, and Amina in Year 4 and Laura in Year 6. Keep up the reading practise everyone and your name may appear here next week!!
Friday 8 May marks the 75th anniversary of VE Day – the official end of the Second World War in Europe, and we want everyone to be able to commemorate this special day safely. In 1945, the long anticipated news that the Second World War had come to an end in Europe resulted in celebrations…
Here is a video message from the teachers and staff at Grange Primary School to its community entitled “You are not alone”. We hope that you all enjoy it and we miss you all. Stay safe, stay home and we will see you all soon x.
A Huge Congratulations to the 109 pupils who scored over 1000 points on Mathletics last week. Our highest points scorer with a whopping 8683 points came from Saturn Class.
As a country, we all need to do what we can to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Hand washing is the simplest and most effective way to help stop the spread of germs. Washing your hands
At Grange Primary School, we pride ourselves on our strong partnership
Living Eggs is a special programme where children can learn about the
On Thursday, we celebrated World Book Day. The aim of the day was to celebrate the joy and value of books
Thank you to all of the parents and carers who attended the Reception
We welcome, celebrate and are very proud of our diverse community.
This week at Grange, we have been celebrating one of core Values ‘Love’. Pupils and Staff have been
We are extremely proud of all our pupils who took part in the Young
This week at Grange we have been learning about ‘Find your Brave’.
Weekly Attendance and Punctuality Winners Please see the table below:
This week we had a visit from Richard, a member of The Worshipful Company of the Weavers, who have
Grange has signed up to take part in the pilot of a new digital tool.
Dear Grange families, Thank you very much for your attendance at our Parent/ Carer Consultations this week. It is always a great opportunity
Jaffa and Andrew held Year 5 and 6 football practise on Monday in the MUGA. Despite the dark and cold, the children were enjoying a good work out. Keep it up team Grange!
As part of our on-going monitoring of standards we often hold discussions with the children to talk about their views on their
Welcome Back! We hope you all had a pleasant and restful break. We are looking forward to a Spring Term full of lots of exciting learning opportunities at Grange.
Dear parents/carers, A very Merry Christmas to everyone and a Happy New Year! We have finally made it to
Dear Parents and Carers, Grange Primary School will close for the Christmas break on Thursday 19th December at 2:30pm.
Dear Grange families, What better way to start the run up to the Christmas period than by celebrating
Last Friday, the pupils, teachers and parents at Grange Primary School were delighted to be given the
The Theme for this year’s Anti-Bullying Week was ‘Change starts with us!’ By making small, simple
Dear Parents and Carers, At Grange Primary School, we are dedicated to
Grange Primary School will be raising money for Children in Need by hosting a “Wear your own clothes
Last week the Grange Primary School Choir went to visit the care home to perform in celebration of the Harvest Festival. The children were complimented for
Dear Grange families, While black history is celebrated year round, Black History Month is marked annually. It recognises and values the inspirational individuals and events
Dear Parents, This years Harvest Festival assembly will be taking place on Friday 27th September 2019. We are supporting the Manna Society, which is a day centre for homeless
Last Sunday our Children’s choir attended the Thames Festival event. The performance was a resounding success. It was a wonderful experience for all.
Dear families, Welcome to the new academic year one and all! A special welcome to our new families here who recently joined Grange Primary School.
Dear Grange families, The end of a school year is a time of mixed feelings. We say good bye to Year 6 as they leave us to start Secondary School in September.
A huge thank you to all of those who contributed to making Grange Summer Fete such a huge success (either before, during or after the event).
At Grange we are proud to be supporting the NSPCC –Speak Out & Stay safe programme. Our children have been taking part in many different activities over
Dear Grange families, This week we have continued out theme of Going For Goals. We have taken inspiration from different athletes and focused
Dear Grange families, Well we have come to the end of Summer 1 and it has been a very busy term. We have had been working with the NSPCC,
In the last 2 weeks children from years 4 and 5 completed their levels 1 and 2 Bikeability course. All children thoroughly enjoyed the training and gained great
Dear Families, I am writing to give you advance warning of an early school closure on Tuesday
Dear Grange families, We have had another exciting week here at Grange. Today we were fund raising for Comic Relief. Many children and staff wore red in
We are looking forward to the arrival of ten eggs on Monday 11th March. The eggs will be with us for two weeks where we all be able to watch
Dear Grange families, We hope you all have a restful, fun half term. May we take this opportunity to say thank you for your continued support to
Fizz Free February is coming to Grange Primary School for the first time, and we are challenging children to make a pledge to #gofizzfree. Friday 1 February marks the start of
Dear Grange families, We have spent some time this week looking at how amazing we all are as individuals. We had a whole school assembly in the Albert McKenzie Hall entitled ‘Good
Make every minute count Attending school every day = 100% attendance Attending 4½ days a week = 90% attendance = 4 weeks missed per year Attending 4 days a week = 80%
Dear Grange families, We started the week with a whole school assembly on Chinese New Year. We discussed how this event was celebrated and the history and tradition behind it. We also listened to some traditional
This week our Year 1 teachers attended an event to promote the visible learning of phonics in Year 1. Mr Doherty and Ms Tripp spoke about all the lovely learning during phonics lessons and the strategies
We are happy to announce the winners of the Mathys and Squire Christmas Card Competition for 2018. Children from Reception up to Year 6 took part in the competition.
Dear Grange families, As we come to the end of our Autumn Term, we would like to wish you a very peaceful and happy winter holiday. Having worked hard all term, the children will
Dear Grange families, We have had a very busy, exciting week at Grange. We have been working hard rehearsing for our winter performances and cannot wait to
This year Grange will be celebrating Christmas in style with a number of performances ranging from Nursery all the way up to Year 6. Please see our ‘upcoming events’ on page 3 of
Dear Grange families, We started our week of celebrating National Tree Week in a whole school assembly in the Albert McKenzie Hall. Some Year 6 children helped deliver the assembly and Owen, Sharmya and
Parents and carers, you can now complete the Health Check online if your child is aged 0-15 years and has asthma, constipation, eczema, or epilepsy. Click the link below (if e-newsletter or) Visit the link:
Dear Grange families, This week was Road Safety Week. We had a whole school assembly in the Albert MacKenzie Hall, which was led by some Y6 children. They delivered a thoughtful and informative
Grange children had a special assembly this week explaining ‘Operation Christmas Child’, a project which involves filling shoe boxes with gifts to send to those who need their
Dear Grange families, Next week is Children in Need. As always, we will be involved in this worthwhile charitable event. We are encouraging all Grange pupils to come to school next Friday (16th November 2018)
We hope you all had an enjoyable half term. It was great to see all the children back in school and enjoying their learning. We have had a busy first week back and we were lucky enough to have Kandace Chimbiri
Our Reception Open days for children applying to join the school in September 2019 will take place on: Wednesday 3rd October, 9.00 Refreshments, start at 9.30am
Dear Grange families, We missed World Book Day due to challenging weather conditions, so we invite the children to wear their traditional tale costumes on Monday 5th March.
Grange Netball Team represented our school on Friday looking very smart in their brand new Grange netball kit. Our thanks to Morgan Sindall, building contractors for their
Grange Primary School is proud to announce that it has been awarded the gold mark by Healthy London Schools. The History of Healthy Schools in London: Supporting children’s health and wellbeing is
Dear Parents and Carers, We invite you to participate in an initiative to maintain and drive up the funds received by the school through Pupil
Dear Parents and Carers, please find below a list of all forthcoming Christmas performances. If you have any questions regarding any of the information below, please feel free to contact the school office.
Our Reception Open days for children applying to join the school in September 2018 will take place on: Thursday 9th November, 9.45-11.00am Wednesday 15th November , 9.45-11.00am If your child was born between:
On Monday 30th October we were delighted that Councillor Vikki Mills, Cabinet Member for Children and Schools, Neil Coyle, MP and Nina Dohel, Director of Education were able to attend
Grange Primary School is proud to announce that the new building work is now complete! We are so very pleased to present our brand new school to you all while we wait for the final phase of refurbishment in the Victorian building. Throughout the year, our builders have been taking pictures of the progress they…
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