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  • 19/02/25

    Chatham Dockyard

    Last week, Year 6 had a brilliant (but cold!) trip to Chatham Dockyard. They took part in a rope making workshop and a STEM activity creating and firing rockets. As they have been learning about World War 2 this term, they then explored HMS Cavalier and one of the dockyard’s surviving air raid...
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  • 19/12/24

    Christmas 2024

    We are feeling very festive at Deanwood now! Yesterday we had our Christmas lunch which the children really enjoyed. We need to say a big thank you to our brilliant cooks and Mid Day Meal Supervisors who put in so much effort to make it a special Christmas lunch. Today we have had our Christma...
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  • 17/10/24

    A Historical Journey

    Hawthorn Class has been on a historical journey! They continued their historical journey into the Islamic Civilisation of Baghdad, diving into our class text, The Golden Horseman of Baghdad, and learning about the incredible House of Wisdom. The children explored Arabic symbols, practised calligraph...
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  • 04/07/24

    Carroty Wood Trip

    Our year 6 pupils had a brilliant time at Carroty Wood where they took part in many fantastic outdoor activities, including climbing, blindfolded go-carts, archery, raft building and high ropes.   Throughout the trip, the pupils learnt about teamwork and trust as well as challenging themselv...
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  • 05/06/24

    Mr Slack's Reading Garden

    You may have seen that work has begun on Mr Slack's Reading Garden. We're really excited to see this space take shape and will share more updates as the project moves along. We are very grateful for the hard work of Rob from the Trust site team who has been working tirelessly over the last f...
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  • 01/05/24

    Harry Potter Trip

    On Friday we took 65 children from Years 4, 5 and 6 to The Harry Potter Studio Tour. We had a brilliant time exploring the sets and completing our 'passports' with all the stamps scattered around the site. Some also chose to have their photo taken on the broomstick with a green screen backgr...
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  • 22/04/24

    Deanwood Rated "Good" by Ofsted

    Deanwood Primary School continues to be a “Good” school in their recent Ofsted inspection, maintaining their previous inspection result. Deanwood Primary School joined The Howard Academy Trust in October 2016 and has served the Rainham community for many years. Inspectors highlight...
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  • 12/04/24

    Our Welcoming Environment

    Some areas of Deanwood recently received a facelift, thanks to members of the THAT Central Team! Our reception space now has new signage, welcoming you into our school, and we are utilising the reception TV screen to keep parents and visitors up to date with upcoming events and important reminders...
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  • 28/03/24

    Sand Donation

    A big thank you to Ashley Gent at Travis Perkins for donating sand for our EYFS sand pit! It was so appreciated and is used every single day by our children. Any support to ensure we offer our children the best opportunities at school is so helpful and we can't thank you enough!
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  • 08/03/24

    Reading Week 2024

    Reading Week is always a particular highlight of our school year, and this year did not disappoint. The children thoroughly enjoyed completing activities based around their books and it was lovely to see them sharing what they had been doing with children from other Year Groups at the end of the wee...
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  • 03/01/24

    A New Place to Read

    Have you seen our new library area? We have relocated our library to a bigger, brighter and more colourful space (with some brand new comfy bean bags!) At Deanwood, we strive to instil a love of reading in all of our children, and we're already loving this new space, getting cosy, and diving int...
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  • 06/12/23

    Our New Music Room

    We're very excited to now have a room dedicated to music! We have relocated our library to create a room solely for music lessons. Music plays an enormous role in day to day life at Deanwood, and we are very happy to now have a space where our children can express themselves through the use of a...
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