Dear Parents and Carers,
We have reached the end of 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!
Congratulations to our new House Captains! All of the Year 2 children had the opportunity to apply for this important leadership position in school and then we held a democratic vote. Everyone in Year 2 got to vote for who they think will represent their House well. The votes have been tallied and the new House Captains are….
| Attenborough House | Reggie and Maria |
| Benjamin House | Evelyn and Minahil |
| Donaldson House | Selman and Kacper |
| Rashford House | Elze and Sulayman |
Today we held our ‘Mini Olympics’ fundraising event for the Junior Duke award. It was great to see so many parents and carers joining in with sporting and athletic challenges alongside their children!
The Mini Olympics helps us to raise money to continue to offer the Junior Duke award. This life skills award gives every child the opportunity to develop their independence, confidence and resilience. We were blown away by amount of children who completed their award last year and by the wonderful photos that you shared with us.
It’s not too late to sponsor your child – all money will be spent directly on the Junior Duke booklets and awards for the children. Please send all sponsorship money into school by Friday 7th November.
Thank you for your continued support.
We are hosting our first ‘Time to Talk’ of the academic year next Friday 17th October at 8:55am. Time to Talk sessions are an informal opportunity to come into school and discuss important issues with both staff and other families. Tea, coffee and snacks are always provided!
On Friday, we will be welcoming staff from Barking and Dagenham College, who will be sharing information about the courses and services on offer to adults living in our borough. This includes English for Speakers of Other Languages.
Please enter the school from the Key Stage One playground after dropping off your child. We look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible!
Harvest Festival is just around the corner and we will be thinking about how we can help our local community. In line with our school values of character and compassion, we will be collecting donations for the Trussell Trust. The Trussell Trust is a national charity with over 1,400 food bank locations in the UK, including locally to us in Dagenham.
We are encouraging children to bring in long-lasting food items to donate to the Trussell Trust, for example canned and dried foods. Children should bring donations into school next week as each class will be preparing a box of items to donate. All donations will be gratefully received by the Trussell Trust.
Parents Evening is on Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd October and appointments are bookable on Parent Mail. Don’t forget to book your appointment if you haven’t done so already! If you experience any issues with this, the office will be able to help you.
We have a growing collection of lost property (mainly jumpers) in school. Please ensure that your child’s uniform is clearly labelled with their name, so that we can return it to you in the event of it becoming lost.
Have a lovely weekend!
Mrs S O’Hara
Head of School
This week in Nursery we have been learning all about Autumn. We have made hedgehogs with the play dough and have created beautiful Autumn trees in the Art area. We have drawn Autumn trees and used the correct colours. We also really enjoyed exploring pumpkins,......
This week in Oak Class the children have been Mathematicians. We have been learning how to add one more using a 10 frame and counters. We have been using Makaton to show the sign for 1 more. We then challenged the children to orally say......
This week in Science, Year 1 have been testing different materials to find out if they are waterproof. We had to make sure the test was fair by dropping the same amount of water on each material. The paper and the felt were not waterproof.......
Today, we took part in our first House Challenge of the year – the 10 Minute Mini Olympics! This afternoon we had to complete a series of mini tasks such as, star jumps, hopping etc. We had so much fun and it was even better......
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 | 97.92% | ||
| Bumblebee | 94.62% | ||
| Year 1 | |||
| Rabbit | 93.91% | ||
| Squirrel | 98.42% | ||
| Hedgehog | 95.42% | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| Kingfisher | 98.64% | ||
| Woodpecker | 100% | ||
The whole school attendance this week is: 97%