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!
Our school nurse will be visiting on Friday 7th November. She will be available to meet with parents of children in Year 1 and Year 2 and can offer advice on a range of issues, including sleep, emotional wellbeing, food and diet. If you have any worries about your child, no matter how small, she will be happy to meet with you to discuss them.
If you would like to meet with the school nurse, please contact the school office and this can be arranged.
The safety and wellbeing of all of our children is our top priority here at Dorothy Barley. In order to protect everyone in the school community, filming is not permitted anywhere on the school grounds. The use of FaceTime is also not allowed.
Thank you for your continued support.
Thank you to everyone who attended our ‘Time to Talk’ session with Barking and Dagenham College this morning, and we hope that you found the information useful!
Our next session is on Wednesday 5th November at 8:55am, where we will be inviting Family Navigators into school. Family Navigators work within the Barking and Dagenham Family Hubs and support families with children aged 0-19. They are there to offer a listening ear and friendly advice in a number of areas, including meeting your child’s changing needs as they grow up, finding local and specialist support, building positive family routines and specialist support for children with special educational needs and disabilities. They are family focused and very supportive. This session is an opportunity to find out more about the work of Family Navigators and also speak to a Family Navigator about your child.
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!
Thank you to everyone who donated food items for our Harvest assembly this week. The children learned all about the importance of helping in our local community and spent time thinking about how we can do this.
Our newly elected House Captains will be helping us when we donate the food to the Trussell Trust next week.
If you have not yet sent in your sponsorship money for the Mini Olympics, there is still time to do so! Please send all sponsor money into school by Friday 7th November.
We have Parents Evening next Wednesday and Thursday. Online booking of appointments has now closed and teachers have a list of all appointments. Please speak to your child’s class teacher if you still need to make your appointment.
Next Friday 24th October is an INSET day. Children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 finish school on Thursday 23rd October at the usual time.
The nursery is closed on Thursday 23rd October for parent consultation meetings. Please speak to the Nursery team if you have not yet booked your appointment.
Have a lovely weekend!
Mrs S O’Hara
Head of School
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In Music this half term, Year 1 have been learning to play percussion instruments. We have used them to help us keep the beat when we are singing....
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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 | 96.36% | ||
| Bumblebee | 88.46% | ||
| Year 1 | |||
| Rabbit | 96.96% | ||
| Squirrel | 95.60% | ||
| Hedgehog | 95.00% | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| Kingfisher | 95.50% | ||
| Woodpecker | 93.85% | ||
The whole school attendance this week is: 97%