Dear Parents and Carers,
It’s been another busy week in school! Don’t forget to check the blogs at the bottom of the newsletter to find out what your child has been learning in class.
Our Reception children have all settled into school and already begun learning to read through our phonics programme, Little Wandle Letters and Sounds. This helps them to become confident and capable readers, ready to move into Year 1 at the end of the year.
We would like to invite you to an information meeting about how we teach reading and how you can support your child at home. The meeting is on Tuesday 23rd September at 2:30pm. Please enter the school from Davington Road and wait in the KS1 playground.
Further information is in the letter below.
Little Wandle Reception Parent Meeting
At Dorothy Barley, we offer music tuition through Rocksteady Music School. The children get to form a band with their friends and learn to play a musical instrument, including guitar, piano and drums. Since our Year 2 children left in July, we have a number of places available for children to join the band!
Rocksteady will be visiting the school on Monday and running a special assembly for all children from Reception to Year 2. Your child will then bring home a leaflet with a QR code to sign up for music tuition. They also get to perform termly to parents and the rest of school.
We are looking forward to hearing the bands!
On Tuesday, children can receive the nasal flu spray vaccination in school. You will have received a link to register your child for this via email earlier this week, so don’t forget to sign up!
Once you have collected your child from school, class teachers are available to answer any questions or to discuss your child. We do ask that you wait until all of the children have been collected before speaking to the teacher, so that we can make sure the children are safe at all times. Thank you for your understanding.
Children must bring the Dorothy Barley book bag to school rather than their own rucksacks. We have very limited space in school so cannot store rucksacks.
Have a lovely weekend!
Mrs S O’Hara
Head of School
Physical Development This week in Nursery we have had a lot of fun practising our fine motor skills. This helps us hold our pencils correctly and use scissors efficiently. We have drawn a lot of wonderful pictures. Understanding the World We have also had......
This week in Maths, we have been matching numbers and objects. The children were able to roll a dice and count the dots or recognise the number shown. They then counted out dinosaurs to match the numbers. They were independent and counted out one dinosaur......
This week, Reception have been having lots of fun exploring the wonderful seasonal changes in our garden. The children noticed the leaves changing colour and were very excited to spot conkers and pine cones outside. They enjoyed collecting these Autumnal treasures and bringing them back......
This week during our music lessons, Year 2 have learnt a tune on the glockenspiels. This is to accompany a song we have been learning....
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 | 90.83% | ||
| Bumblebee | 78.85% | ||
| Year 1 | |||
| Hedgehog | 90.71% | ||
| Rabbit | 94.20% | ||
| Squirrel | 99.11% | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| Kingfisher | 95.79% | ||
| Woodpecker | 100% | ||
The whole school attendance this week is: 92.47%