Dear Parents and Carers,
We have had another busy week in school! Don’t forget to check the blogs at the end of the newsletter to see what your child has been learning in class!
We have had an exciting day today celebrating our cultural heritage and the different languages spoken in school. Children came to school dressed in either the colours of their flag or in clothes that represent their heritage. Everyone had the opportunity to talk about what they are wearing and share more about their culture. We all learned lots about each other and even learned words from many different languages!
We finished off the day with our first House Challenge of the year. In their houses, children learned all about a country and culture that is represented in our school community. Rashford House learned all about England, Attenborough House learned about India, Donaldson House learned about Pakistan and Benjamin House learned about Romania. The children were really curious about different cultures and showed great respect towards each other. Well done everyone!
Online booking for our first Parents Evenings of this academic year on Wednesday 21st October and Thursday 22nd October has been open all week via Parent Mail. If you have not yet booked your appointment, we would encourage you to do so as soon as possible.
This first Parents Evening is an ideal opportunity to find out more about how your child has settled into their new class and the learning in their new year group. It is also a chance to discuss any concerns or worries you may have about your child. If you are having any difficulty booking an appointment, please contact the school office.
Our lovely Reception children have been busy learning lots of songs ahead of their first ever concert on Friday 16th October. They will be performing twice, at 9:15am in the morning and at 2:30pm in the afternoon.
Tickets are bookable on Parent Pay and we hope to see as many of you there as possible!
To protect the privacy and safeguarding of all children, parents and visitors must not make video calls, take photographs or make video recordings whilst on the school site unless expressly authorised by the school. If you are on a video call when arriving at school, please end the video call before entering the school premises. Thank you for helping us to keep all members of our school community safe and to respect their privacy.
Children and adults are also not permitted to ride bicycles and scooters in the school playground. It is very busy in the playground at the end of the day and this rule is for everyone’s safety.
Have a lovely weekend!
Mrs S O’Hara
Head of School
We have had an exciting day today celebrating our cultural heritage and the different languages spoken in school. Children came to school dressed in either the colours of their flag or in clothes that represent their heritage. Everyone had the opportunity to talk about what......
This week in Nursery we have been singing our favourite Nursery Rhymes with confidence using a microphone. The children have enjoyed singing their Nursery Rhymes in a loud, quiet and slow voice....
This week in Oak Class, we have been looking at different pictures and using Colourful Semantics to create sentences about how the children are feeling. The children did a fantastic job cutting and sticking the pictures in the correct order and using them to say......
This week in Reception we have been working really hard to create patterns that repeat. We used different objects and look at the type, colour and size of the objects....
This week during PE, Year 1 have had the apparatus out for the first time. The children were very careful and sensible when developing ways of moving including jumping....
This week in Design Technology we have continued making our teddy bears. We used a template to cut out a teddy bear shape and sewed a button on to its tummy. We joined the fabric together using running stitch and filled the teddy bear with......
Please note: If your child is absent you must inform the school on the morning of the absence. Please do this by phoning the school office on 0208 270 4655 or emailing us at office@dorothybarleyinfant.org.uk.
We aim for the best education for your children at Dorothy Barley Infant School. Full Attendance and Punctuality are essential for your child to make the maximum progress.
To reach the school target pupils must not have any more than 6 days off per academic year. If you need to make appointments for your child, please aim to make them out of school hours or during school holidays. Thank you.
Children with 100% attendance each half term will receive a certificate. Pupils with 100% attendance for the whole year will receive a special reward.
| Attendance during one school year | Equals this number of days absent | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 90% | 19 days | ||
| 80% | 38 days | ||
| 70% | 57 days | ||
| Outstanding 100% | Good 96% – 99% | Requires Improvement 91%-95% | Inadequate (PA)Below 90% |
Do you know our Child Protection and Safeguarding Team?
Mrs Ratford
Assistant Headteacher & Designated Safeguarding Lead
If you have a concern about a child, please see a member of our Safeguarding Team.
In an emergency call 999.
| Class | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Reception | |||
| Ladybird | 97.84% | ||
| Bumblebee | 93.55% | ||
| Year 1 | |||
| Rabbit | 94.07% | ||
| Squirrel | 96.07% | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| Kingfisher | 97.6% | ||
| Woodpecker | 97.08% | ||
| Tawny Owl | 98.18% | ||
The whole school attendance this week is: 96%