School News
News & Announcements
Parent Workshops: Strengthening Families Toward Academic Success During a Pandemic
Want to learn how you can support your children’s academic success while facing common issues related to the pandemic and distance learning? Join us for a series of 8 parent workshops.
Quick Tutorial with Dean Wharton
Hi, Thunderbirds! We know some of you still had some questions with Zoom and Canva, so Dean Wharton created a quick tutorial video to help you better navigate your distance learning experience. Watch the Tutorial If you have any additional questions, email our Help...
iReady Training Sessions
In case you missed the live virtual training or simply wanted to watch it again, we are providing the recorded iReady parent sessions on how to support your child on taking the Diagnostic Assessment.
Welcome back, students!
Check out our Student Orientation site to get you ready for this new school year.
Meal Distribution for DUSD Students
Meal Distribution for the 2020-2021 school year begins on Wednesday, August 12. Please read through the information for our fall distribution as it differs from the spring/summer information.
Principal’s Message – July 31, 2020
Hello! On behalf of Ms. Bedolla and myself, we are excited to welcome you to the 2020-2021 school year! We will be starting our year off in a distance learning environment and have a lot planned to engage and enrich the lives of all of your students. Please see...
Downey Family Information Session
The “Administering the Diagnostic at Home” session is designed to help families engage with i-Ready to support their students at home.
Get to Know Our New Website!
We are very excited to have a new look on our school websites but we know this can cause confusion as our parents and staff get used to the new pages. Follow us on a quick tour of the new site to learn where all your go-to links are now located.
Online Registration is Now Open
We are pleased to announce that Online Registration Verification is now open for ALL DUSD students! This includes returning students and new students who have completed enrollment. Registration can be completed using your Parent Connect Portal or by...
Can you hear the THUNDER?
After months of discussion, we are excited to share that Downey Unified’s Board of Education unanimously voted to change the Griffiths Middle School mascot from the Indians to the Thunderbirds. For the last several years, the image of the Thunderbird has been part of...
