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• Win £5,000 for your school

  Fri 10 May 2019

  Visit nationalbooktokens.com/schools for a chance to win a massive £5,000 of National Book Tokens for your school – enough to buy hundreds of new books! You’ll also be in with a chance of taking home £100 of National Book Tokens just for you.

• Eco-Ambassadors

  Fri 03 May 2019

  Well done to Gabriel and Nathaniel who have been litter picking the neighbouring area on their way to school this week. Downderry is immensely proud of their community service, they are great ambassadors for our school and community!

• Gymnastics

  Fri 03 May 2019

  This week, we had success in the Lewisham Gymnastics Championships. Our team of Elijah, Yann, Pamela, Selin and Lilly-Mae from year 4, along with Elijah from year 3, won the bronze medal after each performing a vault and two floor routines.

   

  Pamela also won the overall best girl award and the best vault award. It was an amazing achievement.

  Well done!

  

• Ramadan

  Fri 03 May 2019

  This year Ramadan falls from Sunday 5th May – Tuesday 4th June. Please notify the school office if your child will be fasting, what their fast will involve (e.g. are they abstaining from drink as well as food) and on which days.

• Easter Assembly

  Fri 05 Apr 2019

  To end this term we have had a great Easter assembly with lots of singing and poetry.

  
  The choir sang, beautifully as always. The PTA donated prizes for the best decorated egg in each class. It was such a difficult job as the eggs were all amazing. Father Stuart was in to share the Easter story and also said a short prayer at the end. Wow, what a great term! Have a An amazing Easter everyone.

  

• Nut Free School

  Fri 15 Feb 2019

  Due to allergies in the school, please remember not to put nuts or products containing nuts in children’s packed lunches.

  

• Mudchute Farm

  Fri 15 Feb 2019

  The sun was shining for Reception’s first school trip to Mudchute farm. There was lots to do, we met the pigs, chickens, cows and even fed the sheep! We had a wonderful day and thank you to all of the adult helpers for supporting us on this trip.

  

• Fantastic Fundraiser

  Fri 15 Feb 2019

  Congratulations to Chenai in Year 4, who has been recognised for her fundraising achievements in a letter received by Cancer Research UK.

   

  “We cannot thank you enough for the hard work and dedication shown in making over 100 different pompoms… On behalf of Cancer Research UK, thank you.”

  
  Chenai raised £42.30 making and selling pompoms at the Christmas Fair, a fantastic fundraising achievement!

  

• Parent Survey

  Fri 15 Feb 2019

  Thank you to everyone who attended our Parents evenings and completed a Parent’s questionnaire - helping us to make our school even better.

   

  The full results will be available in the Parents section of our website once the data has been collated. You can still have your say by visiting https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk

• Planetarium

  Fri 15 Feb 2019

  Last week, we hosted a mobile planetarium that allowed children to develop a greater understanding of our place in the solar system.

   

  Children in reception, year 2 and year 5 sat in a huge inflatable dome and were flown past planets, stars and galaxies as an astronomy expert explained the origin and structure of them.

   

  It was truly an amazing and enriching experience - it could almost be described as out of this world.