We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who sent their children into school today in non uniform. The money raised will go towards the building of the 999 Cenotaph. In school today, children wrote letters of thanks to the emergency services for their dedication and bravery.
In English this week, children have been preparing to present instrucitonal speeches. We are looking forward to seeing their presentations next week.
In maths, we have been working on area and perimeter. The children have learnt how to calculate areas and perimeters of a range of shapes, including triangles, parallelograms and compound shapes.
Don't forget that next Friday (10th) is Christmas jumper day. Children are invited to come to school wearing a Christmas jumper with their normal uniform. Ties should be worn under jumpers please.
Article 28 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child states that "All children have a right to an education." We take this right very seriously at Down Hall and just over 3 years ago, the School Council chose to raise money to sponsor a child to go to school who currently did not have this right.
We are now in our 4th year of sponsoring Thoko, a girl from Malawi, to go to school. It is through wearing our Christmas jumpers and making a donation on this day that pays for Thoko's education for the whole year!
Have a lovely weekend.
Miss Sharman, Mrs Devlin and Mrs Witherall
