Inspirations Day 2026 19th Mar 2026
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This week, we welcomed guests from a whole host of careers and industries to our annual 'Inspirations' event. Our Year 6s had the opportunity to explore a range of occupations and speak to employees about their experiences and their day-to-day roles. It was truly an amazing afternoon and we could not be prouder of the children, who confidently asked questions and were a credit to the school and their families!

Year 5 River Trip 19th Mar 2026
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Year 5 children have been out and about conducting essential fieldwork in one of our local parks: Wardown. There was also a slight change in the weather for the different trips.

KS1 House Meetings 18th Mar 2026
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We enjoyed House Meetings as part of children's mental health week. Our lovely year 6 house captains played some really fun games with us.

Maths 17th Mar 2026
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We have been using cubes and number lines to solve addition and subtraction calculations to 20.

Year 1 Art 17th Mar 2026
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We have been learning all about Pablo Picasso and cubism. We created some of our own portraits inspired by his paintings by using primary and secondary colours.

Eco-Club- Young Grower with Laura 5th Mar 2026
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It was great to welcome Laura from Young Growers to the school today to work with the eco-club planting peas, herbs and some sunflower. We look forward to working with Laura over the summer term.

Year 5 & 6 Girls Football 5th Mar 2026
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Well done to the girls who competed at the Year 5 & 6 Football League event. For most of the team this was the first time that they had competed against other teams. The final results were played 4- lost 1, drew 1 and won 2.

Ramadhan Food Packs Donation 5th Mar 2026
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We would like to say a huge thank you to Luton Foodbank, Discover Islam and Hayaat Welfare Trust for their generous donation of £50 gift vouchers and Ramadhan Food Packs for 10 families at Downside Primary School. Your kindness and support during the holy month of Ramadhan have made a real difference to our families. Thank you for your continued generosity and community spirit.

Young Voices 2026 4th Mar 2026
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The children had an amazing time singing their hearts out and dancing their feet away at the Young Voices concert 2026 at Wembley Arena.

Year 3 Cooking- Sensational samosas 9th Feb 2026
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As part of our DT curriculum, Year 3 children mastered the art of cutting, seasoning, filling, and sealing of vegetable samosas. This hands-on session challenged them to explore healthy, savoury ingredients for their samosas. We certainly have some talented young chefs among us! You can take a look at our photos below to see our young creators in action.

Wellbeing week 6th Feb 2026
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During wellbeing week we talked about the importance of belonging. Our house captains also came to play a few games with us and discuss the importance of mental health.

Year 4 science- Snap circuits. 4th Feb 2026
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This week, our young scientists from Year 4 used Snap Circuits. The children explored the basics of electronics by clicking together their own working gadgets. From spinning fans to glowing lights, the room was full of "aha!" moments and plenty of excitement. It was fantastic to see such great teamwork and problem-solving in action!

Year 5 History Art Club 4th Feb 2026
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Our Year 5 historians have been busy bringing the past to life in History Art Club! The children have loved designing and building their own Roman shields, using bold patterns and traditional symbols. They learned how the Romans used these shields to stay safe in battle.

Year 6 National Year of Reading 2026 4th Feb 2026
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In celebration of the National Year of Reading, our Year 6s joined a virtual workshop with storyteller, published author and rapper Alim Kamara to explore the magic of rhythm and poetry. They even had a go at writing their own raps, inspired by superpowers!

Mrs Andersons maths group online workshop with big-ideas.org to celebrate the life and work of Katherine Johnson 28th Jan 2026
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This morning, Mrs Anderson's maths set took part in an online workshop with big-ideas.org to celebrate the life and work of Katherine Johnson. Pupils learned about the significance of Katherine's mathematical ideas and had a go at some magic mirror maths themselves!

Taste of the World Menus- Jamaica 21st Jan 2026
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As part of the schools `Tastes of the World ` menus the children were given the opportunity to try food from Jamica. Thanks to the amazing kitchen team for creating another tasty lunch. Up next is the taste of Italy.

Year 6 Multisport Festival 21st Jan 2026
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The year 6 children had lots of fun participating in a range of sports including badminton, table tennis and archery.

History Autumn Term 13th Jan 2026
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Our Autumn 1 history displays show how pupils explore the past in exciting ways! I Year 3 discovered life in the Stone Age while Year 4 explored the Bronze Age to Iron Age. Year 6 investigated the Vikings and Year 1 learned about Changes in Living Memory,

Year 4 scientists have been exploring the fascinating process of dissolving. 13th Jan 2026
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This week in Science Club, our Year 4 scientists have been exploring the fascinating process of dissolving. Using a mix of Skittles, M&Ms, and Smarties, the children investigated how different sugary shells react when water is added. By carefully arranging the sweets on plates and adding water, they watched as the colours diffused to create stunning, multicoloured patterns. It was a brilliant way to see simple chemistry in action!

The 2026 Scholars Programme has been launched! 13th Jan 2026
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The Scholars Programme has been launched! The children are ready and raring to go. The Scholars Programme aims to raise the aspirations of pupils from state schools to consider applying for top universities in the UK.

Year 1 and 2 - House Meetings! 8th Jan 2026
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The children had a fantastic time playing winter games with their newly appointed house-captains. The children worked in teams doing word-searches and spot the differences!

Year 1 - Science 8th Jan 2026
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The children have learned about animals including humans. They have looked at how animals differ in their features. We even tested our five senses through an observational experiment.

Year 1 - RE - Christianity 8th Jan 2026
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The children have been learning about Christianity and Christmas. They learned about advent, the story of the first Christmas and the importance of Christingles and what each part represents.

Year 1 - Parliament Day 8th Jan 2026
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The children learned lots of facts about the houses of Parliament and the process of creating laws as part of Parliament Day.

Year 1 - Nativities 7th Jan 2026
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The children performed the story of the very first Christmas! They spent all half-term practising their lines and learning their songs.

Year 1 - Local walk 7th Jan 2026
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The children explored the different human and physical features from buildings, roads, plants and natural spaces. They were curious and observant while we walked around the school grounds.

Year 1 - Computing - Bee-bots 7th Jan 2026
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The children have been exploring bee-bots, creating simple algorithms and using clear directions to program the robots.

Winter Music Showcase 19th Dec 2025
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It lovely to hear the children singing and playing a wide variety of musical instruments at the Winter Music Showcase. Well done to all the children and the music teachers for such a fantastic job.

Year R - biscuits 15th Dec 2025
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In Reception, we have been making Christmas biscuits. First, we smelt the different flavours which were: orange, cinnamon and ginger. Then each class voted for the flavour they wanted to make. We mixed butter flour, milk, and sugar until we made a dough. When the dough was ready, we rolled and chose a cutter to make our biscuits. We enjoyed our biscuits and also made enough for year 1. As a thank you to year 1 for their wonderful Nativity, we took the biscuits and sang some lovely Christmas songs to say thank you! It was lots of fun!

DT - Soup making 12th Dec 2025
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This half term we are exploring, tasting, designing, making and evaluating soup. Here are some photos of us enjoying this unit!

Year R go to watch the Year 1 nativity... 12th Dec 2025
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We went to see the Year 1’s perform their nativity. It was a lot of fun. We watched Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem. We saw the Baby Jesus in a manger. Then we watched the three wise men and the shepherds visit the baby Jesus and give gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. Thank you Yea

The Great Fire of London Day 10th Dec 2025
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Year 2 thoroughly enjoyed their Great Fire of London Day. History off the page visited us and we learnt so much about The Great Fire of London.

Year 5 Bikeability - Monday 1st - 4th December 2025 9th Dec 2025
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Year 5 children who have mastered cycle control took part in Level 2 cycle training with experienced instructors. During the sessions, children were taken onto residential roads for 'real' cycling experience, covering key practical activities like negotiating junctions, responding to hazards, and communicating with other road users - preparing them to ride independently on our busy roads.

Year 5 Visit to Verulamium Museum in St Albans - Brampton Class 9th Dec 2025
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The Year 5 children have been learning about the Romans, and as part of the topic, they visited the Verulamium Museum in St Albans. During the visit, the children gained an understanding of Roman daily life at Verulamium, developed their reasoning and observation skills through object handling, and acquired specific knowledge of Roman food, clothing, and lifestyle/pastimes.

Year 3 Antarctica live assembly 5th Dec 2025
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Year 3 took part in a live Assembly with explorer Robert Swann OBE direct from Antarctica. They learnt about the conditions in Antarctica as well as the effects of climate change. The children were also introduced to the 2041 project which aims to protect Antarctic for future generations.

Year 4 Sportability Festival 4th Dec 2025
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The Year 4 children had lots of fun and were introduced to some new sports at the Sportability festival.

Year 5 & 6 Design a Menu Winners. 4th Dec 2025
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Congratulations to Hurricane class who were the winners of the `Year 5 & 6 Design a Menu` competition. A very tasty menu and very popular with all the children. Thankyou to the amazing Kitchen team who cooked up another delicious treat. We look forward to the next `Design a menu` competition which will be decided by a class from Year 3 or 4.

Marvellous Mexican Menu 2nd Dec 2025
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Thankyou to the wonderful team for their very tast Mexican menu it was `comida deliciosa`.

Year 3 Church Visit 26th Nov 2025
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Year 3 children visited St Mary's church as part of their RE topic ' what kind of world did Jesus want?' . During the visit, the children learnt about the history of the church and the role of a vicar., they alsogot the opportunity to make their own Christingle.

House captains 25th Nov 2025
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We chose our house captains for the year using the British Value or democracy!

Year R anti bullying week 17th Nov 2025
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We took part in anti bullying week. Have a look at the activities we did!

Year R library trip 17th Nov 2025
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We got on the minibus and visited our local library. We found out that it costs nothing to join. If we join the library we will get a library card and we will be able to take out up to 15 books at a time, for 3 weeks! The librarian also told us that they have afterschool lego club, exercise club and craft club during the week. We also really enjoyed being able to look at the books. WOW! What a great trip!

Firefighters 17th Nov 2025
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This week the firefighters have visited us and helped us learn how to stay as safe as possible if there is ever a fire. It is also interesting because we have been able to explore the differences between now and when The Great Fire of London happened.

Bread Making 17th Nov 2025
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We had great fun bread making with Julia in preparation for our instruction writing.

Remembrance Day 2025 16th Nov 2025
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Downside children found it interesting learning about the significance of the Poppy and took part in the 2 minute silence to mark remembrance day..

Year 4 Anti-Bullying week 16th Nov 2025
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The year 4 children enjoyed learning how to support their friends, spot signs fo bullying and being a positive role model

Year 5 trip to St. Albans Verulanium 2025 16th Nov 2025
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The Year 5 children have been learning about the Romans and as part of the topic they visited the Verulanium in St Albans. During the visit the children gained an understanding of Roman daily life at Verulamium, developed their reasoning and observation skills though object handling and gained specific knowledge of Roman food, clothing, and lifestyle/pastimes.

Year 6 Remembrance Assembly. 11th Nov 2025
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Pupils in Year 6 took part in an incredibly moving and thought-provoking 'Remembrance Assembly'. They heard anecdotes from veteran soldiers, heard from individuals currently serving in both the Royal Navy and Army and reflected upon their sacrifices.