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• Roman London

  Fri 27 Sep 2024

  On Monday Year 4 joined an online workshop for schools with the Bloomberg London Mithraeum. They learnt about Roman London and saw a Roman amphitheatre, baths and a temple, as well as having Roman artefacts to identify.

• Harvest Festival

  Fri 27 Sep 2024

  Thank you to all the Children, Parents & Carers who supported our Harvest Festival with your donations. We had a fantastic time in our sharing assembly on Wednesday. We were lucky to have Father Stuart with us to tell the children about Harvest.

   

  We will be distributing your donations via our Children & Family Centre’s Foodbank to support local families in need. Thank you to everyone who kindly donated, we really appreciate all the kindness shown.

  

• Jeans for Genes

  Fri 20 Sep 2024

  Thank you to everyone who wore jeans to support our Jeans for Genes Day. We raised £266 to help make a difference to the lives of children and families affected by genetic conditions.

• Class- Parent representatives

  Fri 20 Sep 2024

  This week the new Class Parent representatives met in school to develop communication systems through a Rep. managed WhatsApp group. Please introduce yourself to your class rep so that they can include you in the group chat. The purpose of this forum is to share accurate information and updates from the school.

   

  Your Class Reps are:

  Reception Amy (Kereya's mum- Mulberry) & Andy (Eric's dad- Mulberry) & Jessica (Emily's mum- Apple),

  Year 1: Amy (Troy's mum- Chestnut) & Elena (Sofia's mum- Chestnut),

  Year 2: Caz (Joanna's Mum- Oak) & Maria (Anthony's mum- Oak),

  Year 3: Rumena (Noah's mum - Willow) & Irene (Alice's mum- Willow),

  Year 4: Maria ( Frank's mum- Ash) & Lucy (TBC),

  Year 5: Sam (Harry's Mum- Cherry) & Irene (Sofia's mum- Maple),

  Year 6: Chiara (Vittoria's Mum- Hazel).

• Pupil Voice

  Fri 13 Sep 2024

  Elections have taken place, results counted and we can now announce this year's Head Pupils. Congratulations to Eleanor and Isaac, and well done to all those who stood for this position. You presented yourselves very well and we look forward to your contributions in strengthening Pupil Voice this year. Congratulations also to our new Prefects and school councillors.

• Class - Parent representatives

  Fri 06 Sep 2024

  We are looking to recruit class - parent representatives for each class to enhance communication between school and home. What might this look like...? Signposting parents to updates on the Parent information board, details from the school newsletter/ letters that sometimes get missed via WhatsApp.

   

  If you are interested in being a class rep for your child’s class/ Year group please email admin@downderry.lewisham.sch.uk. Use “Class Rep” as the subject and include your child’s name and class.

• End of Year Prize Giving

  Wed 24 Jul 2024

  Today we presented our end of year prizes to children who have demonstrated excellent work and progress in English, Maths, STEM, Arts, Sport and Values. A special mention to Marleigh (Cherry class) recipient of the Tracey Lewis Award. Marleigh epitomised our school core values. Well Done!

   

  Nursery:

  Maths- Musa, Literacy- Eric, Sports- Lucas, Arts- Kayal, STEM- Noah T, Values- Hani

   

  Reception:

  Maths- Alessio, Literacy- Tara, Sports- Jamie, Arts- Poppy, STEM- Zuriel, Values- Brailen

   

  Year 1:

  Maths- Gabriele, English- Lily, Sports- Tahlia, Arts- Ayla S, STEM- Jinae, Values, Israel

   

  Year 2:

  Maths- Ana, English- Anna, Sports- Prithian, Arts- Aathi, STEM- Naomi, Values- Providence

   

  Year 3:

  Maths- Jonea, English- Frank, Sports- Stanley, Arts- Aqsa, STEM- Amelia,

  Values- Ashlyn,

   

  Year 4:

  Maths- Kyro, English- Eloah, Sports- Ohemaa, Arts- Archie, STEM- Elliott, Values- Phoebe

   

  Year 5:

  Maths- Apurva, English- Isaac, Sports- Elias, Arts- Archi, STEM- Ava, Values- Abraham

   

  Year 6:

  Maths- Madhav, English- Kiara, Sports- Abdulwahab, Arts- Isla, STEM- Charlie, Values- Sophia

• Dymchurch beach trip!

  Fri 12 Jul 2024

  Happy, wise, well July 24,

  Years 1 & 2 visited Dymchurch thankful for life's treasures.

   

  Sprinkle squash between my toes,

  The smell of ocean to my nose,

  I can feel each grain of sand,

  It falls from air into my hand.

   

  

• Early Years Sports Day

  Thu 04 Jul 2024

  Due to the forecast of poor weather, the Early Years sports day has been rescheduled to Thursday 11th July:

  Nursery - 9:30am,

  Reception - 10:15am,

  Entry via the Key Stage 2 Gate.

• funetics

  Fri 28 Jun 2024

  GMAX Trackstars Athletics Club have setup a Funetics Satellite Club at Sutcliffe Park Athletics Club for children aged 6/8-11yrs. For more information follow the links below:

   

  Wednesday 3rd July – Wednesday 14th August, 5:15pm – 6:15pm, £56

  www.funetics.co.uk/Funetics/BookCourse/c69b6c8a-3eae-457c-b795-3e96680cd92b

   

  Thursday 4th July – Thursday 15th August, 12:30pm – 1:30pm, £42

  www.funetics.co.uk/Funetics/BookCourse/9f7a16ec-5c34-4349-a4ec-b0ad3588de0b