Additional teacher strike days have been confirmed for Thursday 27th April and Tuesday 2nd May, when National Education Union (NEU) teachers will be striking at both national and regional level, in protest of teachers’ pay and conditions and school funding.

The following classes will be open on these days:

• Nursery: Gold (27th April only)
• Reception: Mulberry (both days)
• Year 1: Beech (both days)
• Year 2 Oak and Rowan (both days)
• Year 3 Elm (both days)
• Year 5 Palm (27th April only)
• Year 6 Holly, Hazel and Cherry (both days)

Arrangements have been made with Chartwells, our school meals provider, to provide vouchers for those children entitled to a benefit related free school meal whose classes will be closed due strike action. Vouchers can be collected from the school office between 8am and 1pm on each of the strike days. A hot lunch will be provided for children who receive a school meal and whose classes remain unaffected by the strike.

Breakfast and Afterschool Forest Club will be on for those children whose classes remain open. After school activities will be cancelled on these days and rescheduled for a later date.

Registration is now open for the Easter Holiday Activities, Food and Fun Programme (HAF), which aims to target young people aged 6-14 years, who are in receipt of Free School Meals.

Pro Touch SA will holding a free holiday camp in Partnership with Lewisham Council from Monday 3rd to Thursday 6th April at Haberdashers' Knights Academy, Launcelot Rd, BR1 5EB

Activities will include: Arts & Crafts ,Dodge Ball, football, futsal, board games and off site trip and a Free lunch is included for those who receive free school meals.

To book & Register: https://tinyurl.com/2h95kknm

Today we celebrated Red Nose Day as children came to school wearing a touch of Red! Thank you for your kind donations. We will let you know how much was raised for the charity soon!

Visit the Downderry comedy club here!

This week was STEM Week at Downderry, where the pupils engaged in learning around the subjects of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. As a special treat, the London Air Ambulance came to visit the children to tell them all about their role in London and to share information about their incredible helicopters!

With this information, the children were challenged to build a helicopter from recycled materials! Year 5 and 6 even had to have a working motorised rotor...

Well done to everyone!