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 Friday 20th March 2026

A short personal message.

Dear Families,

Further to the message shared by our CEO David Hatchett yesterday, you will be aware that, sadly, I will be stepping down as Headteacher of JKPS at the end of the summer term. I want you to know that this has been an incredibly difficult decision, with my heart very much rooted in our school and its community.

I feel a deep sense of pride in having been part of JKPS as a parent, a teacher, a senior leader, and, more recently, as Headteacher. This year marks my tenth year at the school, and I am immensely proud of all that has been achieved during that time and of the school we have become. It has been a privilege to contribute to the school’s journey from so many perspectives, and it is incredibly exciting to think of all that lies ahead for JKPS.

Please be assured that, as always—and for the remainder of my tenure—I remain fully committed to providing the best possible learning opportunities for your children, to supporting the incredible staff team around me, and to ensuring that JKPS is thoroughly prepared for the next academic year.

Thank you for your support. 

Schönes Wochenende!

Patrick 

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Eid Mubarak to all those in our community who have been celebrating Eid Ul Fitr this week.  Wishing you good health, happiness and prosperity. 

Thank you to Yusuf (Y2) for telling us all about the significance of pomegranates to Eid celebrations during our celebration assembly this afternoon. 

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Congratulations to Ms Alice!!

Baby Albert was born last Saturday, and after a short stay in hospital, are back home and well.

We wish them all well!

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Southwark’s Easter of Food and Fun will run from Monday 30 March to Friday 10 April, offering free places for children aged 4 to 16 years who are eligible for benefits-related free school meals.

Southwark is partnering with local holiday clubs across the borough to provide an exciting programme of food and activities for children and young people.

Each programme will provide:

  • free, nutritious and tasty food
  • fun physical activity sessions
  • a wide range of other enriching activities to suit different ages and personalities
  • opportunities to learn more about food and nutrition

For more information, please contact HAF@southwark.gov.uk.

What's been happening in and around school - 

From Neurodiversity Celebration Week activities, to a celebration of Persian New Year, to Anti‑Racism workshops in EY and KS1, to Suffragette speeches in Year 6, it has been a week of important and meaningful work and activity at JKPS.

Thank you so much to the families who came in on Thursday to tell the children all about Nowruz and Celebrating Persian New Year. It was a wonderfully informative and celebratory assembly.

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Of course, the Silent Disco was for everyone - here are Super Monkey and Ms Jodie also enjoying the vibes!

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Thought Alley for Duck

We have started a new book, The Odd Egg, Duck was feeling really glum because the other birds made fun of his precious egg! Year 1 were so kind and wrote positive messages to him to cheer him up. We learnt about contractions and apostrophes to help him ... Don't worry Duck, we love your egg! We created a thought alley for Duck (Ms Yusuf showed off her amazing acting skills!).

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This week in Y6, we embodied Emmeline Pankhurst as we wrote and performed emotive speeches to the Houses of Parliament asking them to amend the voting reforms passed in 1918. 

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In maths this week, Year 4 began their new unit on fractions by exploring the relationship between parts and wholes. The children learned that what counts as a “whole” can change depending on the context. For example, if Europe is the whole then Germany is a part, but if Judith Kerr Primary School is the whole then the playground is just one part of it.

Can you have a go at filling in the gap? If Herne Hill is the whole, then ________________ is part of the whole.

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In Year 4, we continued our fractions learning by exploring what the numbers in a fraction really mean. To bring the learning to life, Ms Amy and Ms Ellie demonstrated by splitting a biscuit in half. The children were quick to notice that the pieces weren’t equal so they couldn’t represent halves at all! We all agreed that for a unit fraction to be accurate, the parts must be equal.

Building on this they learned that the denominator tells us how many equal parts make up one whole, while the numerator shows how many of those equal parts we have.

Who knew that biscuits could be such a powerful tool for learning maths?!

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Eco news and gardening day!

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🪴 BUMPER COMMUNITY GARDENING DAY - Sunday, 22nd March, 11am-3pm 🪴

🌷 If you come to one this year, please do come to this one. A chance to spend time outside with the whole family and help prepare the Garden and the Forest for spring 🌷

🐰 12noon - Kids Easter Craft Activity - we will make Colourful Easter Flowers, and plant them with cress and mustard seeds to take home 🐰

☀️ There are plenty of jobs likely to include everything from weeding to wood-chipping, from mulching to planting - with something to do for everyone. For the Early Years it is a lovely chance to familiarise themselves with the school grounds in a happy and easy way ☀️

In football news...

JKPS have just beaten Rosendale, the top team in Lambeth and Southwark and a school twice our size, by 2 goals to 1. Well done Tigers and thanks to Mr Elikem for coaching!

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SEND Update

Whilst our SENDCo Ms Beverley continues to be absent, please continue to direct any SEND‑related communications to your child’s class teacher as the first point of contact, or to Mr Patrick, Ms Sarah, or Ms Chantelle.

Attendance

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School attendance is mandatory for all students of compulsory school age. Whilst we understand that it isn't always possible to reach 100% attendance, we are fully committed to ensuring the highest levels of attendance to ensure we enable every student to meet their potential.  

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Friends Corner

Thank you to everyone from the SEN Group and beyond who "rocked out" today and helped with the Silent Disco, both in school and afterwards. And the parents in Early Years who supported the children making Easter Baskets.

The sunshine helped get everyone in the mood - and we are all almost ready for the summer term!

Bumper Community Gardening Day - Sunday 22nd March

A bumper community gardening day - if you come to one this year, please come to this one.

A chance to spend time outside with the whole family and help prepare the grounds for the summer. Jobs likely to include everything from weeding to woodchip, from painting to planting - there will be something for everyone to do. This is also a lovely opportunity for Early Years Children to get to know the bigger space.

There will be an activity for the children at around midday growing cress and mustard seed. Please come along even for 30 mins makes a difference to having the space ready.

Not Christmas Cards - Summer Cards!

Have you ever wished you could buy packs of birthday/occasion cards like you can christmas cards - so much better value!

We will be using the company that provides the Christmas cards to provide the option of "Summer Cards" for any other use, for example birthday or thank you. The templates have been distributed in school. To be returned to school by Thursday 26th March, allowing for processing over Easter, and ordering after.

If you need an extra template please ask in the office. We will also take orders from "JKPS alum" and there will be an option for that.

Pre-loved Uniform

If you missed the sale today but need something, please drop Claire Wren a line on: 07730-433-519. Save money, save the planet and and raise some money for the Friends by wearing second hand.

JKPS Caps

With dreams of sunshine in our mind, JKPS Caps are available from the Friends: https://www.fojkps.org/shop/p/kids-school-cap

Forward Look:

🌷 22nd March - Bumper Community Gardening Day

🎑 26th March - Deadline for "Summer Card" drawings to be returned

📆 (TBC) 6th May - Friends AGM

🪇 (TBC) 13th June - International Day

⛺ 20th/21st June - Years 1, 2, 3, 5 & 6 camping

⛺ 3rd/4th/5th July - Year 4 camping

⛺ 4th/5th July - Reception camping

🍻 19th September - Oktoberfest

🏮 13th November - St Martin Lantern Walk

🎄 5th December - St Nikolaus Tag Fair

 

Key Dates

Key dates coming up:

Spring Term RockSteady Concerts      Wednesday 25th/ Thursday 26th March 

Spring Term ends                                                                    2pm Friday 27th March

Summer Term starts                                                  INSET day Monday 13th April 

 - Children's first day back Tuesday 14th April

Y4 Swimming starts - letter to follow next week                            Monday 20th April

Year 6 SATs Week                                                                                          w/c 11th May

JKPS Sports Day                                                                                  Thursday 11th June

 

More term dates are on our website, including dates for 2026-27

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