Thanks to everyone who bought a poppy for Remembrance Day. Downderry raised a staggering £642.31 for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal to fund welfare work for our Armed Forces families. The total raised by all schools in the BR1/BR2 area was £12,701.52.

A big thank you to Mollie and Chloe for their tremendous help.

This week Downderry’s Eco-Warriors have been making sure teachers and pupils are “switching off” in order to avoid wasting energy!

Today, we held a “No Electricity Day” which meant No computers, No interactive whiteboards and No iPads! It was a very successful day, helping the environment and saving some money on our electricity bill.

Thank you to everyone who took part in our “Spotacular” day last Friday and came to school dressed in something spotty. We have raised £246.53 for Children in Need. Well done!

The Christmas fair will be held on Friday 8th December. We are offering 4 stall places. If you would like to set up your own stall at the fair please come to the office and fill in a form. Stalls will cost £15.

The Early Years “Spotacular” Learn & Play session was a huge success! Thank you to all the parents/carers who came along and joined in with all of our fun activities! The children had a great time and we hope you did too!

Local police officer Steve Eaton visited Downderry this week to deliver safety talks to pupils in Key Stage 1 and 2 as part of Anti-Bullying Week. The children really enjoyed his visit and participated in group discussions.

Thank you to everyone who attended our Parents evenings and completed a Parent’s questionnaire - helping us to make our school even better.

98% agreed that “My child is happy at school”

99% agreed that “My child is taught well at this school”

The full results are available in the Parents section of our website. You can still have your say by visiting https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk