Mr Bagnall will be holding a Parent Workshop on Tuesday 5th February, at 9:15am-10:00am in the dining hall.

The session will cover the topic of Internet Safety and discuss ways children can make the most of the Internet by making smart decisions. Teaching children to use the web safely and wisely, so they can be confident explorers of the online world.

Parents can find out more here: g.co/BeInternetLegends/Parents

We have an exciting programme of After School Activities planned for the Spring Term.

Activities will start the week beginning Monday 21st January and will run for 8 weeks at a cost of £25. The full activities timetable is available on the school website and you should have received a letter with all the details.

Congratulations to all children who met their targets last term and attended the Target Setting Celebration Tea.

Keep working hard, and with excellent attendance, it might be you this term…

We would like to thank all the parents, carers, children and staff for their support this year, making it a very successful 2018 for Downderry. Children break for Christmas today and return to school on Monday 7th January 2019.

On Wednesday we held our annual Xmas Factor, talent contest. The standard was very high, well done to everyone who took part! The winners were Selin, Pamela & Lilly-Mae from Ash class who performed a fantastic gymnastic routine. Sebastian from Elm class was runner-up.

Swimming will restart during the first week back after the Christmas break for years 1-4. Years 1, 2 & 3 swimming lessons will be in the school pool. Year 4 swimming lesson will be at Downham Health & Leisure Centre.

You should have received your FREE copy of Family First magazine. If you haven’t got a copy, there are still some available from the school office, or you can view the magazine online at www.familyfirst.co.uk

Family First are giving away up to £1,000,000 worth of sports equipment to schools that are nominated by you, the parents!

To nominate Downderry, like, follow and share Family First’s Facebook page. Search FamilyFirstUK on Facebook!

A huge “Thank You” to the PTA for organising an amazing Christmas Fair and thank you to all the parents, carers and friends who came along and also made donations. Thank you to the Choir who sang beautifully throughout the fair.

We raised £688. This will go towards a variety of projects within the school to support the children's experiences and learning.

Well done to Chenai who made Christmas Pom-Poms to sell at the fair to raise money for Cancer Research!