16 Jan Reception – RE
We had a special visitor in class today! Shaz came to see us and she spoke to us about what it is like to be a muslim. She showed us a prayer mat and explained when and how it is used. She told us about...
16 Jan Nursery – Music & Geography
This week in Nursery we have been learning about different musical instruments. We explored the different sounds that they make and we also made our own musical instruments.The in Geography, we have been talking about going on a journey. We looked at the different maps...
16 Jan Oak Class – Rocket Making
This week in Oak Class we have continued making our rockets. We have had our families join us to make them. The children and families enjoyed spending time with their child in school.[gallery ess_grid_gal="homepage" ids="20550,20551,20552,20553"]...
09 Jan Oak Class – 10 Little Aliens
This week in Oak Class, we have been immersing ourselves into our new story 10 Little Aliens. we have been reading parts of our new story and learning the strong 5 little men in a flying saucer. The children have enjoyed singing the song and...
09 Jan Nursery Understanding the World – Winter
This week in Nursery we have been learning all about Winter. We found a lot of ice in our garden and decided to experiment. We poured water into different containers and left them in the garden over night. The next morning we were so excited...
09 Jan Reception – Ready Steady Go!
The children returned to school this week to a wonderful surprise - our class role-play area had been transformed into a train station. They explored a variety of toys representing different modes of transport, alongside non-fiction and story books linked to the theme. The children...
09 Jan Year 2 – The Chameleon
This week in Year 2, we watched a story about a Chameleon. We learnt lots of interesting facts and then we all attempted to draw our own Chameleon![gallery ess_grid_gal="homepage" ids="20448,20449,20450,20451,20452"]...
19 Dec Father Christmas Visit
We were visited by a very special person in school this week. Father Christmas came to see us all the way from the North Pole!He stopped by every classroom, had a chat with the children and brought them all presents.[gallery ess_grid_gal="homepage" ids="20403,20404,20405,20406,20407,20408,20409,20410,20411,20412,20413,20414,20415,20416,20417,20418,20419,20420,20421,20422,20423,20424,20425,20426,20427"]...
19 Dec Nativities & Concerts
This final week at school has been incredibly busy for the children. Every single day we have had concert and nativity performances for every year group which the children have been practising for weeks!Each performance was wonderful! The children done so well with remembering all...
12 Dec Christmas Jumper Day 2025
The Christmas Festivities are in full swing here at Dorothy Barley Infant School and we had a wonderful time yesterday for Christmas Jumper Day!The children looked so good in their Christmas outfits and everyone enjoyed the Christmas Dinner too![gallery ess_grid_gal="homepage" ids="20330,20331,20332,20333,20334,20335,20336,20337,20338,20339,20340,20341,20342,20343,20344,20345,20346,20347"]...