The whole school took part in a Water Week to raise awareness of how important water is and how some countries are not so fortunate as us. Water Aid came into school to work with Year 3 and 4. The children took part in workshops that educated the children about all the fantastic work Water […]
All the children in Year 4 made a Roots and Shoots Pledge to encourage more minibeasts into our school grounds by designing and making bug hotels. They researched online and made a list of the materials that were needed as well as the cost. Each class made a display of their minibeast work that went […]
Trinity St Stephen CofE Aided First School in Windsor, Berkshire joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today. You can see where Trinity St Stephen CofE Aided First School is on a map and read about their local environment here.
Knole Academy in Sevenoaks, Kent joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today. You can see where Knole Academy is on a map and read about their local environment here.
We would like to thank the Parents’ Association for all their help in making our Founder’s Day such a success. Huge thanks to everyone for all their hard work and support, and for arranging the amazing weather! Founder’s Day was a fantastic whole school occasion and the girls all thoroughly enjoyed taking part in their […]
Damers Eco Enforcers have won the National Young Enterprise Fiver Challenge Competition for their Waxtastic No Plastic product (an alternative to cling film). They won Best Group as well as Most Profitable Product. This is the second year in a row that the children have won both awards and the third year they have won […]
An Auction of Promises at Damers First School was held in May to raise money for a Ridan Food Waste Composter which managed to raise the full amount needed. The Ridan is a fantastic way of educating children in composting and recycling. Any food waste can be placed in the Ridan which is a big […]
Mad Hatter s Nursery School (The) in Liphook, Hampshire joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today. You can see where Mad Hatter s Nursery School (The) is on a map and read about their local environment here.
Each year, our club hatches a small group of ducklings. The purpose of this activity is for each child to experience the development of a duckling from egg to hatch, and then to learn all about the personalities of the ducklings. Students also help care for the ducklings. The eggs are donated from a lovely […]
As it’s the first World Chimpanzee Day this Saturday, Monday’s workshop celebrated and focused on our closest living relatives and why they’re endangered, and in keeping with the African animals theme, we also looked at Pangolins, for they are such interesting creatures, but quite unknown, so much so that they might even go extinct before we’ve had a […]