Year 1 trip to Woburn Safari Park 5th Oct 2024
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Year 1 visited Woburn Safari Park to support the learning in Science about humans and animals.This trip allowed the students to observe different animals and understand their needs for survival.

SEND support and provision 4th Oct 2024
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Look at some of the amazing ways that we support children SEND at Downside.

Year 5 Trip to Whipsnade Zoo- PLASTICS: Impacts and Actions workshop 3rd Oct 2024
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The children learnt why the oceans are important, how litter from land-based sources reaches the ocean and ways they can make a positive impact on the environment. British values: understand that we have a responsibility to look after our environment.

Reception children make a super start to the year. 28th Sep 2024
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Reception children have been enjoying the story `Once upon a Time` by John Prater, looked at different jobs people do in the community, learnt the sounds m,a,s and d and learnt to count and write to 10! WOW what a busy few weeks!

Year 4 Multisport festival 28th Sep 2024
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Children in Year4 enjoyed their afternoon of basketball, dodgeball, benchball and netball. They had lots of fun and it was a pleasure to watch the children develop their skills.

Year 3's fruity art 25th Sep 2024
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Year 3 have been looking at tone and creating realistic fruit drawings using chalk pastels.

Year 6 Multisports festival 25th Sep 2024
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Children in Year 6 had lots of fun at the Year 6 multisport festival.

Marylebone get chopping! 25th Sep 2024
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Marylebone children learnt about and then used a range of techniques to chop and grate their fruit and vegetables to eventually make their own muffins. Yum Yum!

Year 6 NSPCC workshop- Speaking out and staying safe 25th Sep 2024
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Year 6 students were visited by Vi and Marie-Claire (and Buddy too!) from the NSPCC for a fantastic workshop about the importance of 'Speaking Out and Staying Safe'. The Year 6 teachers were blown away by the maturity of their students and their engagement throughout.

Speak out- Stay safe NSPCC Visit 24th Sep 2024
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Children learnt more about what it means to: Speak out Stay safe with the help of the NSPCC. They learnt that they all have a right to: - speak out and be taken seriously - be kept safe - get help when they need it.

Emperor Stoneage day 23rd Sep 2024
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Year 3 had an amazing time on Friday 13th September 2024, during their Stone Age Experience Day, filled with fun and exciting challenges! The children enthusiastically explored ancient hunting techniques: developing archery skills through adventure games and learning how to light a fire like true Stone Age survivors. It was a fun-filled, hands-on journey into the past that left everyone feeling proud and inspired!

Rockhopper Stoneage Day 18th Sep 2024
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Year 3 had an amazing time on Friday 13th September 2024, during their Stone Age Experience Day, filled with fun and exciting challenges! The children enthusiastically explored ancient hunting techniques: developing archery skills through adventure games and learning how to light a fire like true Stone Age survivors. It was a fun-filled, hands-on journey into the past that left everyone feeling proud and inspired!

Owl making 2nd Sep 2024
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The children used twigs and leaves to make their own owl animals.

Downsides Future Stars Art Gallery 9th Jul 2024
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This afternoon it was time to let the art do the talking at the annual Downside Art Gallery. The quality and range of work was exceptional and once again just shows how talented Downside children are.

Town Finals 2024 6th Jul 2024
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We are delighted to share that on Tuesday 2nd July Downside Primary were crowned Luton Schools Athletics champions. (for the first time ever!!!) The team had 26 children finish in the top 8 positions 16 medals in total 6 gold medals 4 silver medals 6 bronze medals (3 children also came 4th) It was a brillant way to finish 2024 and we are so proud of all the children who competed and they all showed the usual determination, positivity and skill (DPS) that you would expect from Downside children. WOW! WOW !

Reception Sports Day 2024 3rd Jul 2024
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The children had a fantastic morning of running, jumping, throwing and having lots of fun during their sports day.

Reception- Computer science 2nd Jul 2024
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The reception children have been learning how to use Bee bots. The children had to explain what a given command can do, combine two direction commands to make a sequence and know the directions of forward,backwards, left and right.

Year 2 & 3 sports day 30th Jun 2024
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Well done to all the Year 2 & 3 children who competed in their sports day on Thursday.

West Zone Sports 2024 30th Jun 2024
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Downside Primary school were crowned West Area athletics champions 2024. 46 children have also qualififed for the Town Finals in July. Well done to everyone who took part and good luck at the Town finals.

Year 3 & 4 Quad Kids COUNTY finals 30th Jun 2024
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We are so proud of our amazing Year 3&4 Quads kids team who finished 3rd overall in the county. The children had to sprint 60m, run 400m, throw a vortex and perform a long jump. All of the children were amazing and we are so proud of their achievement.

Reception trip to Wendover woods 28th Jun 2024
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All the children in reception visited Wendover woods and completed the Gruffalo trail, looked for insects, climbed trees, flew a kite and had lots of fun playing in the woods and exploring nature.

Year 6 Legoland Trip 27th Jun 2024
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Another hot day but another day of new experiences, thrills and making memories.

Year 6 Sports day 2024 26th Jun 2024
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For the final time the Year 6 children took part in sports day. It was hot...but it always helps when there is a water activity!

Year 4 and 5 Sports Day 2024 26th Jun 2024
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It was a hot day but the children had lots of fun competiting at the 2024 sports day. Keep your eyes out for the results

Science Club-Density. 13th Jun 2024
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We investigated density by considering the mass of molecules in a variety of liquids. We quickly discovered that the more dense a liquid is, the heavier it is!

Year 5 Indian Drumming 13th Jun 2024
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To raise cultural awaerness the Year 5 children have learnt how to play a traditional Indian drum (Dhol). The children learnt about various rhythms and beats.

Brillant club Graduation 4th Jun 2024
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The children taking part in The Brilliant Club 2024 have officially graduated from the Scholars Programme. They were treated to an unforgettable lunch cooked live by our very own Chef Paul.

Year 2 - London Zoo 3rd Jun 2024
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We loved our trip to London Zoo. It helped us to write a wonderful recount but also taught us about animal habitats.

Geography assembly - Colombia 15th May 2024
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Year 2 learnt about Colombia as part of our Geography unit. Mrs Manning is from Colombia so she was able to tell us lots of interesting information and even show us different artefacts.

Year 1- Bean growing 13th May 2024
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The children in Year 1 have been making their own greenhouse to grow a bean seed. Now we are looking and observing the different stages in the growth of a bean plant.

Year 5 Cambridge Mosque visit- Hamilton Class 8th May 2024
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The children visited the Mosque in Cambridge to see inside of a mosque and to study the architecture and symbolism.

Year 4 trip to The Tower 8th May 2024
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Year 4 children had a great day visiting the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London. Watch out for the Raven!!!

Year 2 - HSBC assembly 7th May 2024
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In Year 2 we had a visit from HSBC. They came to help us learn about money because we are learning about it in our PSHE sessions.

Digital leaders - coding competition 2nd May 2024
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The digital leaders took part in a coding competition along with other schools in Bedfordshire. This was based around online safety and the children were tasked with making a resource to help children stay safe online.

Reception- Can you feel the beat? 30th Apr 2024
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We have been learning about rhythm in our music lessons. We learnt 3 notes and learnt how to play these on the claves.We followed a rhythm with our teacher and then made up our own using the notes we have learnt.

Computing - Information Technology 30th Apr 2024
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We have been learning how to use digital devices to take photos. We learnt to recognise the camera icon on the tablet and followed instructions on how to take pictures.

Computing - Digital Literacy 30th Apr 2024
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We have been learning how to keep safe online . We have followed Smartie the Penguin rules to keep us safe when using devices.

Reception-Computer Science Algorithms 30th Apr 2024
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This term we have been looking at algorithms in reception . We have learnt that an algorithm is a set of instructions . We have had lessons on unplugged algorithms where we learnt to follow instructions for head , shoulders , knees and toes.

Reception Dentist Visit 30th Apr 2024
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Reception were lucky enough to have a visit from the dental nurses . They told us what it is like to go to the dentist and why it is important to keep our teeth healthy. They showed us how to clean our teeth properly and reminded us that having lots of sugar can cause our teeth to fall out.

Reception Healthy Living workshop 30th Apr 2024
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Reception took part in a health living workshop with the new chef Paul . We were shown how to use graters and to cut vegetables carefully . Then we went round to different tables and had the opportunity to touch , smell and taste a variety of fruits and vegetables. Now we know how to eat a balanced and healthy diet.

Year 5 Netball Tournament 23rd Apr 2024
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The girls were amazing in their first tournament. Playing 6 games, winning 6 games and not conceeding a single net! Very proud of all the girls.

Year 2 - ZooLab visit 23rd Apr 2024
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We had an incredible visit from ZooLab and their amazing animals. This helped us with our science learning based around habitats.

Year 5 Pizza 19th Apr 2024
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Year 5 children have been creating their own pizza`s in design and technology.

Yer 5 linking schools project 19th Apr 2024
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On Wednesday 17th April Hamilton and Wilson classes visited Stockwood Park for our School Linking Project. Aim was to learn about how our wider community is different, engage thoughtfully with others and develop team work skills

Year 1 Royal Banquet 19th Apr 2024
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The children in Year One had a banquet on Wednesday 17th April as they had been leaning about the coronation of Queen ELizabeth II an King Charles II.

Year 2 - DT - Moving toy 15th Apr 2024
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Year 2 made some amazing moving toys. In the design process, some of us decided to make our toy for a Reception child. We even got to go down to Reception so they could try the toys out. Have a look at the photos to see if they enjoyed them...

Science Club- Food Investigation 27th Mar 2024
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The children at science club carried out an experiment to see which foods conduct electricity. The results took us by surprise!!!

Year 2 - Hot Cross Buns 27th Mar 2024
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As part of our learning about Easter, we looked at different ways Christians celebrate Easter. We got to make hot cross buns with help from Chef Paul!

Ramadhan Food Packs Donation 26th Mar 2024
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We are immensely grateful to LutonFoodbank and DiscoverIslamUK for their generous donation of ten Ramadhan Food Packs for the Downside families.