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!
On Thursday, we boarded a coach ready to take an exciting adventure to Peacehaven Waterworks. On arrival, we were greeted by Kim and Sophie – two of the 6 members of staff at the site – who gave us a vital safety briefing to prevent us contaminating everyone’s water supplies. After that we took
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
For the governors meeting last week, the Digital Leaders went round the classrooms doing a survey to create the average Ditchling student online and then presented their finding to the governors in the meeting. They got a round of applause afterwards for their excellent presentation.
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
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
On the 8th of October the year 6 class went to Plumpton racecourse to learn about the dangers of walking alone with friends with fun engaging activities such as drunk goggles and a fake call to 999. All the children had so much fun and are extremely grateful to the transport police, police and fire
On Tuesday the 15th Children In the Community morning took place. Each class had a individual mission to help our community. Classes visited and were visited by care homes, made boxes to send to Africa, and packed dog treats to raise money for our school dogs’ charity, Canine Concern. Year 6 made d
