What a brilliant curriculum week we have had! This week each class has spent the week learning through different Disney animations. They have put their drawing, filming and computing skills to the test and they even made their own animations in a workshop.  Each year group chose a different Disney Animation upon which all classes have produced amazing work. We have enjoyed the different activities including using iPads to create fantastic eBooks. Please keep a look out for our amazing work around the school, on the website and in the blogs. Walt Disney watch out!

Year 5 and 6 pupils competed in the Lewisham Primary Schools Swimming Gala against swimmers from 21 other schools. Shageena made it into the Backstroke final, finishing 8th and Luke qualified for three finals, winning Gold in the Butterfly. Mikee, Pravin, Violet, Vethuja and Aiysha also took part in individual events and relays.

We are delighted to announce that Downderry Primary School has been awarded the Artsmark status for our broad, balanced and high quality arts provision. Some our strengths highlighted by the Arts Council include:

 

• Integration of the arts into your creative curriculum and using arts-based approaches to support pupils to access learning. The extent to which pupils choose creative approaches and demonstrate arts skills in their home learning indicates the quality and impact of arts teaching 
• A strong relationship between the arts and ICT, developing pupils’ skills in both subject areas. Your use of ICT in assessing progression in the arts and celebrating pupils’ achievements with a wide audience is also notable 
• You have strong music provision and pupils are clearly enthusiastic about opportunities to learn instruments 
• Use of visual arts to create a stimulating and high quality learning environment 
• A range of arts partnerships enabling pupils to work with local artists as well as to access the
• cultural offer of London

 

Thank you for all staff, pupils and parents for their support in the arts.

On Friday 13th March we will be supporting Red Nose Day. Please join us by wearing red, making your face funny for money, and bringing a £1 donation to be collected at the gate. Throughout the week, classes will also be making and decorating yummy treats to sell at breaktimes. All money raised will be donated to Comic relief.

On Friday 27th February some Year 5 pupils, accompanied by our learning mentor, Anita Sewell, went to the Town Hall chambers in Lewisham to meet with the mayor, Steve Bullock. Children posed some challenging questions on how to improve our local area. The children had a wonderful time and found the visit very interesting.