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• Key Stage One Homework Club

  Fri 20 Oct 2017

  From Monday 30th October, Mr Steet will be running a Key Stage One homework club for any pupils who would like help with their homework, Bug Club, MyMaths or anything else you need help with. The club will run every day, 12:30pm-1:00pm in the Technology suite.

• Mayor Sadiq Khan recognises Downderry Primary School for exceptional educational achievements

  Mon 09 Oct 2017

  Downderry Primary School in Lewisham has been celebrated under a new programme set up by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to recognise exceptional schools in the capital. Schools for Success is part of the Mayor's drive to help tackle education inequality and increase standards for all schoolchildren across the capital, whatever their background. Schools for Success celebrates schools that are achieving academic success with all their pupils, in particular disadvantaged or vulnerable students who started off behind their peers, or those affected by circumstances that could have an impact on their learning.

   

  Downdery Primary School has been recognised in the Schools for Success Awards, because of its outstanding results, where children achieved high levels of attainment across all subjects in all key stages.

   

  The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: 'Congratulations to Downderry Primary School for its outstanding achievements and for the hard work of its pupils and teaching staff. London has some of the best schools in the country, and Schools for Success shows the huge difference good quality teaching can make to pupils who started off behind in their studies. By sharing best practice with other schools across the capital, we can help every young Londoner reach their full potential, and ensure no child is left behind.”

• Black History Week

  Fri 06 Oct 2017

  This week, we have been looking at famous black musicians and their music for Black History Week. It has been a fantastic week delving into the history and origins of the music. Children have been making music videos which can be seen on the screens around school and in the Curriculum section of the school website.

  

• Football Festival

  Fri 06 Oct 2017

  Six schools competed in a boys & girls round robin football tournament at Bonus Pastor.

   

  The atmosphere was exciting and encouraging and it was lovely to see the players all shaking hands at the end of each match. Downderry boys finish 3rd and our girls team came 2nd. A full report is in the Teams section of the school website.

• Black History Week

  Fri 29 Sep 2017

  The 1st October marks the beginning of Black History Month. Next week we will be celebrating this in school. Our focus this year is black music, we will be looking at the history of particular genres of black music and famous musicians from past to present.

• Jeans for Genes Day

  Fri 29 Sep 2017

  Thank you to everyone who wore their jeans and supported our Jeans for Genes Day. We raised  £246.66 which will be used for a range of initiatives that improve the quality of life of children affected by genetic disorders.

• Harvest Festival Assembly

  Fri 29 Sep 2017

  Please support our Harvest Festival celebrations by donating any tins, packaged or dried foods, to be given to the elderly representatives from Bellingham Golden Oldies and local homeless charities. We will be having a special assembly on Wednesday 11th October, where children will be learning about Harvest from Father Stuart of St Barnabas church.

   

  Donations should be brought into school by Monday 9th October at the latest. All donations, however small, will be gratefully received.

• Gold STARS

  Fri 29 Sep 2017

  We are proud to announce that once again we have been awarded a Gold STAR from Transport for London in recognition for promoting active, safer and responsible travel within our community. Thank you for your continued support, helping to reduce the amount of traffic on our roads by walking to school.

  

• Parent Learning Week - Maths

  Fri 29 Sep 2017

  Many thanks to all the parents who attended our English workshops - the feedback has been very positive and the children all enjoyed working with you.

   

  Our next Parent Learning Partnership week will be Maths, during the week beginning 9th October. You are invited to join your child and experience a typical Maths lesson.

   

  A crèche facility will be available. Sessions will take place at 9:15am and will last approximately 45 minutes including a Q&A session with the teacher:

   

  Monday 9th	Year 4	Dining hall
  Tuesday 10th	Year 2	Dining hall
  Wednesday 11th	Year 3 Reception	Dining hall Classrooms
  Thursday 12th	Year 5 Nursery	Tech Suite Classrooms
  Friday 13th	Year 1 Year 6	Dining hall Tech Suite

• Year Group Exhibitions are back!

  Fri 22 Sep 2017

  Parents are invited to attend our Year Group Exhibitions, where children will be showing their work from the past few weeks. Year group exhibitions will be held on Friday afternoons, 2:15-2:45pm in the middle hall:

   

  Friday 6th October                   Year 2

  Friday 13th October                 Year 3

  Friday 20th October                 Year 6

  Friday 3rd November                Year 4

  Friday 17th November              Early Years

  Friday 24th November              Year 5

  Friday 1st December                Year 1