On 28th January a team of our fantastic girls footballers from years 5 & 6 went to Lancing to play in the local football final. Overall, they came 4th out of 9! They WON 3, drew 2 and lost 3! A massive well done in particular to Isla, Felicity and Heidi!
Bonjour á tous! On Tuesday afternoon, France came to Ditchling. Hurst Language Leaders arrived in Year 5 and 6 to take the children on a journey through French culture to enrich their language skills. Young fashion designers, were given the chance to design and label their own outfits. Young expl
The Play Leaders are a group of year 5’s who are here to play with your children and encourage them to make friends with people they might not talk at school. The chosen group went along to Play Leader training along with children from other schools in our area who also enjoy this scheme. Operating
Last week the year 4 and 5’s went over to Hurst for a day full of physical educational fun. They completed multiple sporting activities throughout the day such as discus, basketball and capture the flag congrats year 4 and 5. The children said “It was very fun, our class had many activities, like
Recently year 5 have been learning to design and sew a bag for their DT project. They spend time designing and planning out their patterns, cutting their cloth, and then finally, with the help of some wonderful volunteers, sewing their bags. They made some beautiful designs and should be very proud!
On the 15th of November to raise money for Children in Need, Pyjama Day took place where for a small donation you were allowed to wear your pyjamas in school. Even the staff all got comfy in their PJ’s! Two year 6 students, Heidi and Winnie, said it was fantastic way to raise money for charity, and
Recently, we had a visit from a gymnast from Team GB, Oakley Banks! He showed us the medals he has won in the past, and many of us got to try them on. He was an impressive athlete, he walked round the whole school hall on his hands, and he even did a backflip over Mr D! You can see a short video of
Year 5 experienced the Farm to Fork journey at Plumpton College, hosted by the Table Talk Foundation, exploring the connection between fresh ingredients and the kitchen. Under the guidance of a professional chef, we prepared vegetable pasta and apple crumble using produce straight from the college
Last week students from years 3-6 went orienteering at Holy Trinity Cuckfield. Not only did the years 3/4 group come first out of the schools attending in the morning, so did years 5/6 in the afternoon, go Team Ditchling!
We are so proud of our Cross Country runners, who absolutely smashed it last week. 7 schools competed in the Chailey event, and out of the top 20 girls and top 20 boys from year 5 and 6, Ditchling took 10 of the places, including both first places, congratulations to Ben and Felicity! We look forwa
