School finishes for the holidays on Friday 21st September. The new Autumn term begins on Wednesday 6th September. Have a safe and happy summer!

Join us on Friday 14th July at 2pm as we parade the streets in full animal costume! Our carnival this year is themed around the animal kingdom so look out for giant lions, extraordinary chameleons, thirty-five ladybirds and butterflies, about one hundred and eighty fish and loads more. 

Join us on Saturday 8th July  from 12 – 3pm for fun filled games, amazing food including a BBQ, great stalls selling homemade products and loads more. If you want to get involved speak to one of our F@B representatives or ask at the office for more information.

Join us on the field for this years Sports Day, Please use the KS1 gate to gain access to the field. Thursday 6th July 9.30 – 12.30 – Year 3,4,5,6 Friday 7th July 1 – 3.30pm – Year 1 and 2 Wednesday July 19th 9 – 12

Join us this week to celebrate National School Sports and Health Week. Come along to one of early morning fitness sessions, enter our healthy eating competition and enjoy the Intra school football competition.  

Look out for information about our Bike and Healthy week which will begin on Monday 22nd May.

Join us in the nature garden on Friday 24th April at 3.30pm. Help us find the hidden eggs, buy some freshly made cakes and raise some valuable funds to support the purchase of a few new chickens!

Please remember to wear your pyjamas THIS FRIDAY 24TH MARCH. Bring a donation to school and pop it in the tin in the office. Lets see how much we can raise! For more information please look at the red nose day website RED NOSE DAY

Next week is science week at Bessemer. Have a go at the homework project and try and make your own lava lamp. We will be experimenting and having fun with science over the next week. Join us on Thursday to take a look at what your children have been up to at our school science […]

Bessemer is taking part in the Big Pedal. To join in just cycle or scoot to school each day for the next two weeks. Simply collect a token at the gate, lock your bike or scooter away and pop your token into the box in your classroom. If your parents or siblings ride or scoot […]

On March 2nd we will be celebrating world book day. We will be visited by authors, creating character costumes and reading new books. Join in with the fun and read your favourite childhood story to your child! Take a look at the world book day website to find out about exciting book activities and competitions […]

Come and join us on Friday 24th February for our first play street of this term. Enjoy a car free street for the evening and play safely. Try some of our new games and meet the school councillors.

Monday 20th February is tutorial day at Bessemer. Please ensure you arrive promptly for your appointment. If you are unable to attend please call the school office to cancel. All appointments have been recorded on the school website. Thanks  

Come and join us tomorrow Wednesday 8th February between 9.45am – 10.45am or 1.30pm – 2.30pm and take a look at all of the wonderful things your children have been doing so far this term.

Join us on Wednesday 18th January at 9.15 and 5pm to find out more about the year 2 SATs tests.

Happy new year and welcome back! We hope you have had a restful break. All after school activity clubs begin next week. Please check at the office for a list of clubs. 

We wish you all a happy holiday and look forward to seeing you all in the the New Year. Please remember we close at 2pm on Wednesday 21st December. School begins for children on Wednesday 4th January and after school activity clubs begin on 9th January. 

Please look at the relevant class page and our Twitter Feed for updates and small video clips from the winter performances.

Tuesday 13th December – Early Years Nativity 10am Wednesday 14th December – Early Years Nativity 2pm Wednesday 14th December – Year 1 Sing – along 3.15pm Thursday 15th December – Year 2 Winter performance 10am Friday 16th December -Year 2 Winter performance 10am Friday 16th December – Year 3,4,5,6 Carol Concert 5.30pm at St Faiths Monday […]

School will be closed to pupils on Friday 2nd December.

Help us raise money for Children in Need. Sponsor your child to jump on the spot for two minutes. Activities will take place this Friday 18th November.

Join us on Friday 21st October at 3pm in the KS1 playground to sing a harvest song. Help us collect dried and tinned food for the Salvation Army food banks and soup kitchen. Help donate unwanted clothing for the refugees in Calais.

During the last week of term we will be taking part in the National Big Draw. Children will participate in exciting drawing activities. In the top hall we will be selling  some amazing art work created by your children in our art exhibition on Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th October. There will be some exciting […]

Next week is our PSHE week. Your children will be learning about air pollution and ways in which they can make a difference to the planet. Look out for posters to promote sustainable ways to travel to school!

Calling all year 6 parents – We will be holding our secondary school transfer meeting on Tuesday 27th September at 9.30am. Please come along so we can help you with secondary school applications.

All activity clubs begin this week. Please check the window at the office to find out which club your child has a place in. Have a look below to see what clubs we have on offer this year. autumn-term-after-school-club-letter

Come and find out what is happening in English lessons this year for your year 1 child. Join us on Wednesday 21st September in the lower hall at 9.15am and again in the upper hall at 5pm. Join us this Thursday 22nd September in the lower hall at 9.15am for a fantastic phonics workshop. Help […]

The Bessemer ‘Playstreet’ is back! Please join us on Friday 30th September at 3.30pm for our first ‘Playstreet’ of the year. The street outside school will be closed to cars and children will be able to play safely in the road. Ice creams, snacks and second hand uniform will be on sale. If you would […]

Please join us to learn how you can help your child at home. Thursday 15th September – Early Years – Home diaries – 9.15am and 5pm Wednesday 21st September – Year 1 – English – 9.15am and 5pm Thursday 22nd September – Early Years – Phonics – 9.15am and 5pm Wednesday 28th September – Year 2 – […]

We hope you have had a great holiday! School opens for children on Wednesday 7th September 2016.

Come and join our final play street and ice cream Friday of the year on Friday 15th July straight after carnival finishes!  

Our carnival will be held on Friday 15th July. We will leave school at approximately 2pm and parade around the local area. When we return to school we will perform our carnival dance on the field. once the performance is over we invite you to watch our films and computing presentations in the top hall. […]

We have rescheudled the KS2 sports day to Monday 11th July at 1.30pm on the field.  Lets hope the rain holds off!

Come and join us on Saturday 9th July for a day of fun and games from 12 – 3pm. The Bessemer beach is coming!

Next week Monday 20th – Friday 24th June is National School Sports and Healthy Week. There will be a range of activities taking place throughout the week, including; family fitness sessions, an intra school football match, sports days, competitions and our own version of Masterchef. Letters will be sent out later this week so look […]

Bessemer Bike week has been going incredibly well. Reception successfully completed a day of cycling on Monday, year 6 had a fantastic day at the Velodrome and today at least one hundred bikes were checked by our team of bike mechanics. Look out for more photos towards the end of the week!  

Bessemer Grange PTA has teamed up with Stamptastic (www.stamptastic.co.uk) and you can now earn money for your school when shopping on their website. They have some great products. No more ironing or sticking names into clothes. Just stamp and go. Please use the unique code BESSEMER when you order and the school will receive cash […]

Bessemer Bike week will kick off on Monday 23rd May and will include: Reception balance bike training workshops, a family bike day in Dulwich Park for year 1 and 2, visits to Herne Hill Velodrome (year 5 and 6) and Burgess park BMX track (year 3 and 4). If you are interested in helping out […]

The first Bessemer family guided bike ride will take place on Saturday May 21st. The ride will depart from the school at 10.30am and will head to Dulwich Park. The aim is to build road cycling confidence by riding as a group. Places are limited so please let the office know if you are interested.

Please find below all dates relating to the forthcoming SATs examinations. Year 2 Tuesday 10th May – Maths Paper 1 Arithmetic Wednesday 11th May – Maths Paper 2 Reasoning Thursday 12th May – Spelling Tuesday 17th May – Reading Paper 1 Wednesday 18th May – Reading Paper 2 Thursday 19th May – Punctuation, Grammar and […]

Join us on Friday 29th April and enjoy some amazing dishes from around the world. Stalls will be situated in the street outside school from 3.30pm.  

Well done to the year 4 team and children, your performance was amazing! During this term year 4 have been working incredibly hard to produce an outstanding performance based around recycling and looking after the planet. If you did not manage to see the performance please click the link below.

We look forward to seeing you all tomorrow at 9am, Bessemer club is on as usual but activity clubs (including Year 6 tutoring) DO NOT start back until 18th April 2016.