On Monday, we came into Nursery to find that a magic star had fallen from the sky and landed in our classroom! This was an introduction to our new nursery rhyme of the week, ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’. We had a go at using a......
This week at Nursery we have been exploring pumpkins. We have been talking about the colours, smells and textures of the inside and outside of the pumpkins, and using tools to scrape out the flesh from the inside. We used tweezers to help us collect......
In Oak class we have been learning to recognise and talk about our emotions. We have used the Zones of Regulation to link our emotions to colours. Green is calm and happy, blue is tired and sad, yellow is silly and red is angry. This......
The children have really enjoyed exploring the pumpkins as part of our Big Question, ‘What is Autumn?’. The children said it was slimy and soft and had lots of seeds inside. They also enjoyed printing repeated patterns using Autumnal colours in Maths. We have also......
This week in PE we have been learning about keeping fit. We discovered that our hearts and lungs work hard when we exercise. This helps them to build more muscle so that we can exercise for longer. In Science, we have been learning about the......
Year 2 have really enjoyed their music lessons this half term. We have been finding and keeping the pulse in different types of music. We have learnt that music is made up of long and short and high and low sounds called rhythm and pitch.......
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 | |||
| Ladybird | 93.10% | ||
| Bumblebee | 95.17% | ||
| Butterfly | 84.44% | ||
| Year 1 | |||
| Rabbit | 95.71% | ||
| Squirrel | 95.00% | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| Kingfisher | 97.04% | ||
| Woodpecker | 93.85% | ||
| Tawny Owl | 95.93% | ||
Overall attendance this week is 94.63%