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.

You can now view the stream from our bird nest box camera on our website at www.downderryprimaryschool.com/the-birdbox-project/

 

The bird box is situated in the school garden and we have already seen a bird roosting overnight. Last year we watched a pair of Blue tits raise eight chicks and we are hoping they will return again this year!

After Easter, Forest Club sessions will increase to £10 per night which will include a snack. We will only be accepting payments made using our e-payment service, ParentPay.

 

Please use this transition period to register your ParentPay account if you have not already, at www.parentpay.com/parents/

Demelza Hospice Care for Children are thrilled to inform us that our Downderry Choir helped to raise £869 for the charity when they sang in The Glades, Bromley, before Christmas.

Reception had a fantastic trip to Mudchute farm this week. Our farmer’s Tom and Sunday told us so many facts about the farm animals and we got to feed the sheep! Please check out our class page on the website for many more photos!

Earlier this week our school governors spent the day in school, getting to know the school better. 

 

'Thank you, and all the team, for a most enjoyable and stimulating visit.  It was a pleasure to be at the school and to gain a greater sense of the school’s ‘workings’. The visit added considerably to my ’knowledge base’ on the school community; and confirmed my view of the staff as dedicated, passionate and enthusiastic professionals committed to not only raising standards, but also to instilling in the children a love of learning.  Those children I encountered, were purposeful in their work, articulate in conversation, polite and friendly in manner, and had a great sense of pride in their school and their own achievements.’

- Governor 

 

Thank you Governors and well done Downderry!