In collaboration with Public Health England and the NHS, we are receiving regular updates with regard to COVID-19. At present the advice remains clear: no school should close in response to a suspected COVID-19 case, unless directed to do so by Public Health England.

We have now entered the ‘delay’ stage in response to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. As we work together to tackle the outbreak people with either a fever or continuous cough should self-isolate for 7 days.

In the event of school closure this will be announced on the school website.

We will be postponing the Spring Concert that was due to be held on Thursday 19th March until after Easter in the hope that it can be enjoyed by all. We thank you for your understanding and continued support.

This week, we have been taking part in Sport Relief to get active and raise money for the charity. Children have been taking part in sporting challenges throughout the week and on Friday were invited to come to school dressed in “something sporty” and make a donation. Well done to everyone who took part!

Thank you to the Breck Foundation who visited Downderry on Tuesday for Safer Internet Day. They did a great job informing our children of how to keep themselves safe online. We would also like to thank the parents who attended the Breck Foundation workshop. We’ve had some great feedback which we will pass on to the foundation.

Thank you again for arranging such a session. Real eye opener busting so many myths. Presentation based on real life example sends a really clear message.

-Parent

You will be able to find more information about Internet Safety in the e-Safety section of the school website. Here you will find some helpful links for parents shared by the foundation.

Early Years have had a fantastic week learning all about how to keep healthy. We have had some fantastic experiences and now know various ways of how to keep our bodies strong and healthy.

We would like to thank Chartwells for providing us with the smoothie bike, the

lovely Dr Sarah Hughes for a wonderful interactive talk about our teeth and the

lovely parents who came to talk to us about their roles as nurses and midwives.

A huge thank you to Bellingham Leisure Centre for our free soft play session that highlighted to the children how fun exercise can be!

On Sunday 1st March several members of staff have decided to enter the Vitality London Big Half Marathon, and help raise money to replenish our classroom libraries with as many new and exciting books as we can! Please support us by scanning the QR code and donating.