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Clubs

At Charles Dickens Primary School and Nursery, we are proud to offer a wide range of clubs throughout the year, all run by our dedicated staff. These clubs are designed to enrich your child’s school experience, and we are committed to ensuring that every child has access to free clubs each term.

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Monday

Choir-Golden Hinde

Year one
Led by Ms Gemmell. Spring term only. Perform at the Golden Hinde.

Choir-Thames Festival

Year 5
Led by Ms Gemmell. Summer term only.

Choir-Young Voices

Year 4
Led by Ms Gemmell. Autumn term only. Take part in Young Voices concert at the O2.

Domino Racing

Reception and Year One
Led by Mr Paul. Spring and Summer term only. Children will work together to carefully build domino runs and then knock them down! Great for building patience, team work and fine motor skills.

Engineering club

Years 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Led by Ms Huggins. Summer term only. Children will build and test their own vehicles. Opportunity to attend the Primary Engineer Celebration in June.

Geography club

Year 3, 4, 5 and 6
Led by Ms Huggins. Autumn term only. We are going to (virtually) travel around Namibia to uncover its hidden wonders, explore its diverse landscape, search for wildlife and discover Namibia’s amazing features. We will meet local people to understand how they’ve adapted to life in such an extreme environment. And along the way, we will investigate how climate change is affecting this unique country.

Graphic Novel Book Club

Year 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
Led by Ms Huggins. Spring Term Only. A trek to Everest Base Camp. We are going on a virtual trek to Everest Base Camp, learning about how the landscape changes in a mountainous environment.

Hama Beads

Reception, Year 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Led by Ms Pasantes, Ms Mesmain and Ms Faherty. Autumn, Spring and Summer Term. Design and create colourful bead pictures which can be taken home.

Lego Club

Reception, Year 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
Led by Ms Carver. Critical thinking, social skills and fun.

Mindfulness Colouring

Reception, Years 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Led by Ms Dauti. Autumn and Summer term only. To combine meditation along with colouring and drawing. A lovely calm environment for the children.

Movement Club

Reception and Year One.
Led by Ms Mc-Garrell. Spring and summer. To support physical development.

Phonics

Year 1

Pilot Club

Years 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
Led by Mr Eggleton. Autumn term only. The children will learn about commercial and military aircraft along with the knowledge of flight. Children will get to learn about the world around them.
Lunch Time Club

Polymer Clay Club

Reception, Year 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
Led by Ms Fraser. Autumn term only. Using soft clay to make animals, miniture food and key rings.

Secondary Ready Club

Years 4, 5 and 6
Led by Mr Eggleton. Spring and Summer term only. Mr Eggleton will support children in articulating their interests, ready for secondary school. They will complete verbal and non-verbal reasoning lessons, preparing any child wishing to take an entrance exam. Learn new and interesting things regardless of which school your child wishes to attend.
Lunch Time Club

Wool Craft

Year 3, 4, 5 and 6
Led by Ms Smith. Autumn term only. Wool craft and knitting.

World Cinema

Reception, Year 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Led by Mr Huxley. Autumn and Spring term. Children to have opportunities to learn a range of film styles and different cultures.

Tuesday

Board Games

Reception, Year 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
Led Ms Layton. Autumn, Spring and Summer term. Play and learn a range of exciting board games.

Creative Writing

Year 5 and 6
Led by Ms Jacobs. Autumn and Summer term only. We will practise a range of writing techniques, including flash fiction, to inspire a final piece of creative writing.

Creatures of The Deep

Years 4, 5 and 6
Led by Ms Dunn. Autumn and Spring term only. Learn about different sea creatures, the environment and draw different animals.

Cricket

Year 3, 4 5 and 6.
Led by Mr Windle. Spring and summer term only. Play games and learn cricket skills.

Fine Motor Skills

Reception, Year 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
Led by Ms Scott. Autumn term. Supports hand strength, co-ordination, cutting, threading and drawing.

Fitness and Sport club

Reception, Year One, Year Two and Year Three
Led by Ms Elston Spring term only Games and activities to support children's fitness. The club will take place outside where possible.

Girls Football

Years 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Led by Ms Harris. Spring and Summer Term Only.

Home Learning

Year One, Two, Three
Complete your home learning with a member of staff to support them.

Needle Work

Years 4, 5 and 6.
Led by Ms Fareeda. Autumn and Spring term only. Children to learn different types of basic stitches and embroidery.

Spanish Club

Reception, Year 1 and 2.
Led by Zuluaga. Spring and Summer term only. Learn basic spoken and written Spanish.

Wednesday

Chess Club

Year 3, 4, 5, and 6
Led by Mr Vanson. Autumn and Summer term only. Learn and play chess.

Colouring Club

Reception, Years 1, 2, and 3.
Led by Ms Kyriacou. Autumn and Spring term only. Colouring and drawing pictures using a mixture of media.

Design Technology Pop-Up Book Club

Reception, Year 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
Led by Ms Fraser. Summer term only. Design and create their own pop-up book using a range of mechanisms.

Drama Club

Year 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Led by Ms Black. Autumn and Spring term. Engage in a range of drama activities and develop performance skills.

Early Morning Running Club

Year 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Led by Mr McAnuff. Summer term only. 8am start. A fun and energetic KS2 running club held before school on Wednesday mornings. Children will begin with gentle stretching before taking part in light running activities set to upbeat music, helping to build fitness, coordination and a positive start to the day.

Phonics

Year One

Thursday

Arts and Craft

Reception, Year 1 and 2
Led by Ms Sam. Spring and Summer term. Use a range of media to create pictures.

Football

Year 5 and 6
Led by Ms Harris. Spring and Summer term only.

Home Learning

Year 4, 5 and 6
Led by Ms Jura. Autumn and Spring. Complete your home learning with a member of school staff.

Phonics

Year One

Friday

Art Lunch Club

Years 4, 5, 6.
Led by Dr Mulvenna. Summer term only. To use different collage techniques to create a collaborative final piece.
Lunch Time Club

Football

Year 3 and 4
Led by Ms Harris. Spring and Summer term only.

Due to additional academic groups and interventions, there may be some terms where fewer clubs are available compared to others. However, we always strive to maintain a diverse and engaging selection of clubs. There are always enough clubs for every child in the school.

To make the most of this opportunity, we encourage families to view these clubs as a way to support their child’s interests and development, rather than as a form of childcare. This allows children to explore activities they truly enjoy.

Here’s how the process works:

  • Each family is invited to select three club preferences for the term ahead. .
  • We will do our best to allocate every child their first choice. However, as some clubs have limited spaces to ensure safety, we may need to allocate their second or third choice if their first is unavailable.

While this system may not be perfect, we are proud of the unique offering at our school. It’s rare to find another school that provides such an extensive range of free clubs, and we are excited that we are able to continue to share this opportunity with your family.

If you would like to attend a paid club, please use your ParentPay account (Clubs will be updated during the first week back)

Please remember that we encourage children to lead or attend a lunchtime club. If your child is interested in running a lunchtime club, please encourage them to speak to Mrs Mesmain. Over the years we have had many exciting clubs including dance, chess, colouring, robots, Harry Potter club, dinosaurs and lots of arts and crafts. Once the full list of lunchtime clubs is available we will share them with the children in assembly. (No sign-up is required)

Please see the full list of clubs below.

Music Clubs and Lessons

  • Violin (group and individual lessons)
  • Keyboard (group and individual lessons )
  • Trumpet (individual lessons )
  • Ukulele Club (Year 3 +) )
  • Guitar (Group and individual lessons)
  • Choir groups (Years 5/6 and Years 3/4, by audition)

Please speak to Mr Nathan or the school office to find out more

Lunchtime clubs (Spring 2025)

We encourage children to plan and run their own clubs at lunchtime which are supervised by an adult. We are proud that a huge number of children have taken on this challenge therefore providing many extra club options at lunchtimes. There is no need to sign up for these clubs and children can attend on an ad-hoc basis. The clubs on offer this half term include:

Monday: Rock Painting Club, Arts and Crafts, Horror Monster Drawing Club, Recycling Art Club, Clay, and Eco Art.

Tuesday: Teddy Bear Club, Ballet, Harry Potter Club, and Minecraft Drawing.

Wednesday: Finger Crochet, Sports, Sports Games, Jewellery Making, and Theatre Club.

Thursday: Ball Games, Harry Potter Club, Uno, Singing, and Dancing.

Friday: Comic Club.