In Reception this week, we have been thinking about our outdoor area and ways that we can makes some changes to make it better.We decided to do some fundraising to help us with our garden project and held a cake sale after school on Thursday!Lots...
We all thoroughly enjoyed celebrating World Book Day on Thursday. Reading is at the heart of everything we do at Dorothy Barley Infant School and we are proud that our children are growing a love of reading.The children looked wonderful in their pyjamas and we...
This week in Bumblebee Class, the children have been busy exploring our focus story, Monkey Puzzle. They thoroughly enjoyed reading the story together and acting it out during our Talk for Writing sessions. The children also worked very hard on their writing, creating sentences about...
This week, Reception have had a fantastic time exploring their curiosities and discovering the wonderful world around them. As the entry point to our new topic, 'A Bug's Life', the children set off on an exciting mini beast hunt around the school playground and Reception...
This week in Reception, we have been learning all about Chinese New Year. We discovered how and why it is celebrated and explored lots of exciting traditions. The children had great fun looking at special artefacts and trying on beautiful costumes.We read the story 'The...
Here at Dorothy Barley, we want all of our children to be ambitious and excited about their future opportunities. Last week, we were been learning all about the different jobs and careers that we could do when we grow up!We finished the week with a...
Reception have worked incredibly hard this week learning fascinating facts about different modes of transport, including steam trains, monster trucks and rockets. They enjoyed sing a range of fiction materials such as books and the internet including videos to find out more.The children practised thinking...
This week in PE, Ladybird Class have been learning how to control a ball by rolling it on the ground. We practised passing it to a partner, making sure we rolled the ball with enough force so that it reached our partner.We learned how to...
This week in PE, Reception focused on developing greater control when pushing, throwing and catching a ball. The children began by taking their ball for a "walk", carefully carrying it and looking after it. They then took it for another walk by using their hands...
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...