KGPS Lower School Handbook 2023

CURRICULUM
ASSEMBLIES
A weekly Lower School Assembly takes place every Friday where we celebrate success, hard work and kindness. This is
known as the Merit Assembly. All children will receive a merit certificate each term. Once a year, each class has a Class
Assembly held on a Thursday morning. Parents are invited to attend class assemblies (with all mobile phones switched
off, please!). Younger siblings are also welcome, but we ask that they sit quietly and do not disrupt proceedings. Parents
are also requested NOT to bring food or drink into the hall on these occasions. On occasions, such as World Book Day
or Remembrance we hold extra assemblies. Guest speakers are regularly invited to our assemblies, often representing
charitable organisations. We also welcome parental contributions to our assemblies. The school’s religious overview is
that we are a non-denominational school.
CLUBS
A variety of clubs run before, during and after school. These change termly. Information about clubs, times, dates, capacity
and any charges are sent out in our communicated before each term, via email or on My School Portal. It is a good idea
to provide a small healthy snack if your child attends an after-school club. Please ensure there are no traces of nuts in
the snack. If you are late collecting your child from a club, then s/he will be taken to Aftercare. If your child will not be
attending a club, please notify the School Office.
After school clubs run from 3.45-4.30pm
INFORMATION EVENINGS
Information Evenings are invaluable meetings to hear all about the curriculum and key information for the year, homework
and any other classroom management matters relevant to the year group. A ‘curricular overview’ is sent out on the first
Friday of each term, setting out details of the term’s work and teachers’ expectation of the term ahead. Also included are
assembly dates, school trips, coffee morning dates and any other relevant information.
GAMES/P.E.
Each year group has a minimum of three sessions of P.E. per week. Most of these lessons are held on Kew Green. Some
sports lessons are taught off site and the children travel a short distance to use the facilities.
HOMEWORK
Your child will be issued with a Pupil Planner for home-school
communication. If you have any concerns regarding homework, inform
the class teacher immediately. Please make sure you read the diary daily
and it is brought into school each day. Reading books are issued regularly
and may be read over several days. Please sign this to show when you
have listened to your child read and write any comments. Do encourage
your child to ‘read’ bedtime stories with you and literature other than
the school reading schemes. Guidelines on homework tasks are covered
during Information Evenings. Homework will be differentiated supporting
and reinforcing work covered at school. Homework is an opportunity for
your child to develop independent study skills. For each year group, the
type of homework will progress throughout the year.
Lower School homework time allocation guidelines:
The children should not need to work longer than these times below. If
they are, please inform the class teacher.
• Reception: 15 minutes per day
• Year 1: 20 minutes per day
• Year 2: 25 minutes per day
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