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Message from the HeadDear all,As we approach the end of a very busy term at KCA, I’vebeen reflecting with the team on the many achievementsof our children, staff, and families. One of the standoutmoments for me was our World Book Day Celebration—seeing the effort and creativity from families and childrenwas truly special.A heartfelt thank you for your attendance at last week'sopen event. Seeing the pride in the children as theyshowcased their work was lovely. Next term, we will holdformal Parent-Teacher Interviews (PTIs), where you willhave the opportunity to reflect on the year’s outcomeswith your child’s current class teacher.Looking ahead, we have some exciting events on thehorizon. Our choir will be performing at the Royal AlbertHall as part of the Camden Music Festival, and this week,we’re thrilled to be taking a theatre trip to see Wicked! I hope to see many of you there.

Stephen MitchellNext term, we’re enhancing our parent training sessions bypartnering with a range of external providers. We recognisethe importance of supporting you as parents in makinginformed decisions that align with our school’s work. As weare funding many of these sessions, we will require advancebooking to secure places. While all training sessions willremain free, booking will be essential. Giovanni will be intouch by the end of the week with details on the bookingsystem and training dates.Finally, thank you for your continued support. Strongparental partnerships play a vital role in our children’ssuccess, and we truly appreciate your involvement.Eid Mubarak to all those who are celebrating, and now thatRamadan has come to a close, we hope it has been ameaningful and blessed month for those who observed it.Wishing everyone a wonderful spring break when the timecomes.Best regards,

EYFS LaunchOn March 5th we officially opened our new EYFS Playground and the pupilshad a chance to meet and play with Arsenal mascot Gunnersaurus!!It did not take long for our EYFS pupils to acclimatise to the brand newplayground and show it to Gunnersaurus. A HUGE thank you to MikeMcMahon Studios for generously donating the time to plan, desgin andoversee the installation. We are truly grateful!Giovanni Pillitu

KCA is thrilled to be providing instrumental lessons to the pupilsin Years Four to Six.Following the transition from Colourstrings to our newcollaboration with Camden Music Service, the children weregiven the choice of either piano, ukulele, cello or violin lessonsand now have a lesson - in groups of three - every alternateweek. Our new teachers, Rano (piano), Theo (ukulele) and Catherine(cello and violin) have been getting to know the children thishalf term. It has been exciting to be able to provide theseopportunities to our pupils! These lessons will complement thefantastic work Mr Bailey is doing with our classes, and we arevery proud of our music provision at KCA. Keep you eyes peeled for details of our first performance...Music at KCAStuart Laurence

World Book DayThis month our pupils celebrated World Book Day!On March 6th author Clare Luther (The Animorals & The LittlePaws Hotel etc) ran a workshop in the Main Hall with ourstudents.On March 7th each class went on a trip to visit HatchardsBookstore, and pupils used their WBD tokens to purchase a bookof their choice.A big thank you to the PTA for funding Clare’s visit to KCA! Olivia Daulton

HT Coffee MorningsStephen MitchellThank you to all the parents who have taken the time to attend theHeadteacher coffee mornings so far. These sessions have been avaluable opportunity for me to connect with you and discuss theissues that matter most to us both.