Dear Parents and Carers,
Thank you for your continued support during another very busy school week!
This week we launched the Junior Duke Awards, to build independence, confidence, resilience and self-motivation. All children will have the opportunity to complete a series of challenges both in school and at home to learn new skills. We will be fundraising to raise money for the children to take part and earn certificates and badges. Further information about this will follow.
This week you will have received a consent form for your child to participate. Please do sign and return these to school as soon as possible so your child can benefit from this exciting opportunity!
Please also come along to our first ‘Time to Talk’ on Wednesday 9th October at 8:55am, where we will share more about the Junior Duke awards.
Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our Little Wandle Parent Meetings with Mrs Thomas this week. Reading is of the utmost importance at Dorothy Barley Infant School and we value the important contribution parents and carers make in helping their children become fluent, confident readers.
To find out more about how we teach reading in school, you can visit the the Little Wandle website: Little Wandle for Parents
The flu vaccination is being offered for children in school on Tuesday. You will have received a link to the online consent form via Parent Mail.
For health and safety reasons, children are not allowed to ride their scooters or bikes in the playground before or after school. It can become very busy around the school gate and this will ensure everyone’s safety.
All children should have a Dorothy Barley Infant School book bag. We have very limited space in school and are unable to store larger bags or rucksacks.
Every week, we learn about a different musician in school, from different time periods, cultures and styles of music. This week the children have enjoyed listening to the music of Katy Perry.
Have a lovely weekend and enjoy the sunshine!
Mrs S O’Hara
Head of School
This week Year 2 have been looking at different ways of joining materials during Design Technology. We tried joining materials with glue, staples, pinning and sewing. Then we discussed which way would be the most suitable for making our teddy bears. During PE we have......
We have had a very exciting week in Reception this week. We had found that an old lady had used our home area in class to bake a gingerbread man but he had run away! We searched for clues all around the school to help......
The children have been settling very well into their new Nursery. We are learning the rules and routines at Nursery and have been busy painting, singing and spending time in the garden. We are learning to find and recognise our names on our pegs when......
This week in Oak Class we have been reciting Humpty Dumpty. We have had fun role playing the rhyme in a sensory tray and taking turns to be Humpty Dumpty and fall off of a chair. In Maths, we have been sorting by colour and......
In Art this week, Year 1 have been experimenting with paint. We learnt that red, yellow and blue are primary colours which means we can make all other colours by mixing just these three. It was very exciting to see the new colour appear! In......
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
Deputy Headteacher & Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Osborne
SENCO & Designated Deputy 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 | |||
| Bumblebee | 94.83 | ||
| Ladybird | 92.41 | ||
| Year 1 | |||
| Rabbit | 97.69 | ||
| Squirrel | 98.39 | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| Kingfisher | 97.78 | ||
| Woodpecker | 100 | ||
| Tawny Owl | 87.41 | ||
Overall attendance this week is 95.37%
It has been another good week for attendance! Well done to Woodpecker class for achieving 100%, our second class to do so this year. Thank you to all our families for your support in bringing your child to school every day!