Downs View Infant School

11/06/2026

31/05/2026

We’re collecting items for our OPAL play and would be grateful for any donations. If you’ve had a recent clear-out, or have anything tucked away in your loft, shed, or garage we’d love to give it a new home. Thank you for your support.

31/05/2026

We’re collecting items for our OPAL play and would be grateful for any donations. If you’ve had a recent clear out or have anything tucked away in your loft, shed, or garage we’d love to give it a new home. Thank you for your support.

23/04/2026

We are excited to announce a Skip2Bfit workshop taking place at school on Tuesday 28th April. All children will take part throughout the school day. Skip2Bfit uses counting skipping ropes to motivate everybody to exercise by challenging them to take the 2-minute Skip2BfitChallenge.

The Skip2Bfit ropes will be available to buy on the school playground after school on Tuesday 28th April. Ropes are fully adjustable so they are suitable for adults and children and have a counter on them which counts the number of skips you do as you skip. Please be aware this will be cash only and we would appreciate if you bring exact money due to a shortage of change.

21/04/2026

On Friday 1st May 2026 the children of Downs View will be taking part in the annual Mini-Marathon event. Over the past few years this event has helped us to raise money to make improvements to our school. Last year we were able to use the money raised to enhance our playground space. We have had so much fun completing the Mini-Marathon in the past, look back on our page to find the video of us completing it last year! We look forward to having just as much fun this year. Please look out for sponsorship forms that will be coming home this week.
Thank you for your continued support.

17/04/2026

We are looking forward to welcoming you all back to school on Monday and hope you have had a lovely Easter break!

We have an exciting update to share with you… some staff and volunteers have been busy over the holidays enhancing our OPAL playground! A HUGE thank you to all those that came to support and spared some of their time, it really is appreciated.

We have some more exciting plans for the playground so please keep an eye out for our next donation wish-list and if you are able to volunteer any time or skills then please let us know.

We will be introducing our new playground enhancements in assembly this week. Just a polite reminder to please not let the children use the areas on the playground when dropping off in the mornings or when picking up at the end of the day. Thank you for your cooperation.

We can’t wait to see it in action! 🪏 💦 🏕️ 🚲

03/04/2026

We wanted to share some exciting news with you!
We have been working behind the scenes to develop a Parent Support Hub on our school website. The hub has been designed to support not only children at Downs View, but also their younger and older siblings, as well as parents, carers, and childminders—making it a wider support resource for our whole community. Please take a look! https://www.downs-view.kent.sch.uk

18/03/2026

Downs View are holding a working party day on Wednesday 8th April and would appreciate as much help as we can get to help enhance our playground even more! 🪏 If you can spare even an hour it would be greatly appreciated. Please share with friends and family who may be able to help or donate resources.

29/10/2025

The Immunisation Team will be visiting Downs View Infant School on Wednesday 5th November 2025 to administer the Flu Nasal Spray Vaccinations to children in Year R, Year 1 and Year 2. This is a reminder that you need to access the e-consent portal to either accept or decline this for your son/daughter. The e-consent portal will close on 31 October 2025.

The portal can be found using this link www.kentimmunisations.co.uk our unique school code which is: KT118523

16/10/2025

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