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Children from Year 1 went to David Wilson Homes at Cane Hill to help decorate their tree. They had an exciting time presenting the Christmas tree baubles they had decorated.

This initiative,run by the School Council, produced another great response – the toys were donated to the Purley Food Hub for distribution to local families. They were very grateful for all of your donations.

11th–15th November During this week at Keston we spent time thinking about what makes each one of us special. Throughout the week, pupils were engaged in a range of activities. These included wearing odd socks to school, singing ‘The Odd Sock Song’, cooking and tasting food from different cultures and creating a colourful ‘odd sock’…

Year Six are learning about Macbeth. In these pictures, they are acting out some of the famous scenes in the play in preparation for writing a play script.

To enhance our current topic, year 1 went on a trip to Leeds Castle in Kent. We had a wonderful day taking part in a traditional tale workshop, where everyone was able to dress up and get involved. Because we were so lucky with the weather we were able to eat our lunch outside and…

On Tuesday 12 November 2019, four children from Year 5 attended a Maths Challenge competition. It was hosted by Old Palace School in Croydon. There were 8 teams participating and they had to complete various maths challenges throughout the afternoon. Keston ran out overall winners. Well done Keston.

Thank you for kindly representing the school and laying our wreath at the Remembrance Sunday Service at St John’s Church this year.

On Tuesday 5 November 2019, Year 5 celebrated their topic of Ancient Greece by holding a Greek Day. The children dressed up and made their own version of a Greek pastry (puff pastry, feta, tomatoes and spinach). They also designed and made face masks and jewellery. In the afternoon they took part in a workshop.…