Dear Parents and Carers,
We have reached the end of another half term. We hope you all enjoy family time over the break next week and would like to thank you for your continued support.
In school this week, we have been celebrating Careers Week. At Dorothy Barley Infant School, we want all of our children to dream big and have goals and aspirations for the future. The children have been learning about different jobs and were excited to welcome in visitors to share information about their careers, including a builder and a scientist. We even got to meet a former Dorothy Barley student!
We finished off the week with University Challenge on Friday afternoon. This was a special House Challenge where the children got to sign up for a workshop teaching them new knowledge or skills not covered in our curriculum. It was very difficult for the children to choose between all of the different workshops, including architecture (designing their dream bedroom on the computer), engineering and martial arts.
Everybody had a great time learning new skills and thinking about what they would like to do when they grow up.
We will be celebrating World Book Day on Thursday 6th March. Reading is at the heart of everything we do at Dorothy Barley Infant School and we want all of our children to develop a love of reading.
The theme this year will be ‘Get Cosy With a Book’ and children can come to school wearing their pyjamas. We would also like to invite you into school to share a book with your child.
Please see the letter below for further information.
After the half term break, Year 2 are off on their educational visit to the National Portrait Gallery. This links with their Art unit of work on portraits and their History learning about Elizabeth I and Elizabeth II. The dates for the trips are as follows:
Monday 24th February – Kingfisher
Friday 28th February – Woodpecker
Monday 3rd March – Tawny Owl
When bringing your child to school, please drive and park considerately in the roads around the school. If your child is in Nursery, please queue up on the junior school side of our Nursery gate.
Have a lovely half term break!
Mrs S O’Hara
Head of School
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This week in Reception we have been thinking about different careers that we could have when we are older. We were very lucky to have been visited by a real scientist. Nicola, who is a former pupil of Dorothy Barley, spoke to the children about......
In school this week, we have been celebrating Careers Week. We want our pupils to dream big and have goals for the future! The children have been learning about different jobs and were excited to welcome in visitors to share information about their careers. Year......
In school this week, we have been celebrating Careers Week! The children have been learning about different jobs and this week we had a pharmacist come to talk to us. She told all about the importance of her job and what she does every day....
In Maths this week we have identified equal and unequal groups. We made our own equal groups with counters. We then investigated how addition and multiplication are linked....
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
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 | 85.00% | ||
| Bumblebee | 97.59% | ||
| Butterfly | 87.50% | ||
| Year 1 | |||
| Rabbit | 95.11% | ||
| Squirrel | 92.89% | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| Kingfisher | 97.62% | ||
| Woodpecker | 100% | ||
| Tawny Owl | 99.18% | ||
The whole school attendance this week is: 94.80%