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• Year 5 Secondary School Transition Evening

  Wed 26 Jun 2024

  Year 5 Secondary School Transition Evening

  Wednesday 26th June

  6-7pm in the Middle Hall

  Entry via the KS2 gate

• RSHE Statutory Guidance

  Fri 24 May 2024

  You may have heard in the media about the updated RSHE statutory guidance. The guidance will be finalised after a consultation period which closes on the 11th July 2024. If you wish to see the proposed changes and put your views forward, you will have until July 11th to take part in the consultation via an online survey: consult.education.gov.uk/rshe-team/review-of-the-rshe-statutory-guidance/

   

• Half Term Holiday Activities Programme

  Thu 23 May 2024

  ewisham are providing a half term holiday programme with funding from the DfE. A wide range of providers are delivering fun-packed sessions, including arts, crafts, sports and trips. There will be free activities and lunches for children who are in receipt of benefit-related Free School Meals, for more information visit: https://lewisham.gov.uk/myservices/young-people/holiday-programme-food-and-fun

   

• Year 6 School Journey

  Wed 22 May 2024

  Year 6 School Journey This week, some of our Year 6 pupils enjoyed a wonderful, sun-filled few days on school journey. They took part in a variety of adventurous activities including raft building, rifle shooting & abseiling! The children's behaviour was excellent and they represented Downderry incredibly well throughout the trip! You can see more photos on the Latest News page of the school website.

   

  A BIG thank you to the staff involved who took time away from their families to enable this memorable experience.

  

• Downham 100 Digital Logo design

  Fri 17 May 2024

  This week Ayda, Year 5, worked with Mia from Sevenfields Primary Care Network to transform her winning logo design into a digital format. The logo will be used to promote events as Downham celebrates its 100th birthday next year!

   

  Mia commented, not only upon the design itself but Ayda’s character. “ Ayda is a very talented young lady and I have no doubt she will go far if she chooses to pursue her creativity further. She was so polite and engaged with me, and she made it far easier to work with than adults I know in creative fields! She is a credit to Downderry school and her parents.” Well done Ayda!

  

• World Bee Day

  Fri 17 May 2024

  To celebrate World Bee Day, Ruxley Bee Keepers will be visiting our Reception classes on Monday 20th May. They have kindly told us that instead of any payment for their visit they would like to sell some of their honey.

   

  You can place an order, up to 19th May for delivery to school, by contacting shortie32@hotmail.co.uk, include your child’s name & class. Payments and orders must be made directly and cannot be made through school.

• Early Years - Beep Beep day

  Fri 26 Apr 2024

   

  Early Years have been learning all about road safety this week. We celebrated Beep Beep day on Thursday by dressing up in traffic light colours and taking to the streets with our signs and posters telling road users that 20 is plenty! 

  

• Downham 100 Logo competition

  Fri 26 Apr 2024

   

  This week special guests, Dr Tattersfield, Councillor Oana Olaru, Andrew Junaid and Mia Winters came into school to present prizes winners of the Downham 100 Logo competition. Congratulations to category winners: Tahlia (4-6years), Ryan (7-9), and Adesewa (10-11 years), and to the Honourable mention winners: Ayla (Year1) and Islah (Year 5). 

   

  The overall winning entry was designed by Ayda in Palm class. Ayda will work with a graphic designer to transform her logo into a digital format, to be used to promote the events that are being planned to celebrate Downham’s 100th anniversary in 2025.

  

• Science Selfie Competition

  Fri 26 Apr 2024

   

  We are launching our ‘Science Selfie Competition’. Science is everywhere! Look for Science in the world around you and take a selfie! This could be cooking or gardening activities, setting up and completing a science experiment or exploring nature.

   

  Send your selfie to scienceselfie@downderryprimaryschool.com, ensure your child’s name & class are the subject of the email. We will share Science Selfies on our school website and in displays around the school. Please let us know if you do not want your picture to be used on our website or in our school displays.

   

  There will be a prize for the most inspiring Science Selfie from Early Years, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. Entries need to be received by Friday 24th May. We look forward to seeing your Science Selfies!

• TCS London Mini-Marathon

  Mon 22 Apr 2024

   

  On Saturday, 80 children and their parents from Downderry headed into central London to complete the TCS London Mini-Marathon. Despite it being a little colder and windier than ideal, a wonderful day was had by all running either the 2.6km or 1-mile route starting from Horse Guards Parade and finishing on The Mall after a glorious run past Buckingham Palace. Some took the chance to show off their competitive prowess and put their Daily Mile practice into good use while others enjoyed a more leisurely pace, seeing the sights and lapping up the fantastic support from observers on the side lines.

   

  Congratulations to all who took part! Also, a special thanks to those staff who gave up their Saturday to support the children at the event! We look forward to completing this event again next year - hopefully with even more Downderry representatives taking part!

   

  Children in years 1 & 2 who have been raising money for Great Ormond Street Hospital and Antenatal Results & Choices have together raised over £1800 for the charities. Well Done!