Dear Parents and Carers,
We have had a festive 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.
We are pleased to share that we are going to be working with the WISE (Wellbeing in Schools and Education) Team. The WISE team is made up of various professionals and supports the emotional wellbeing needs of children, young people and families within education settings. This will include workshops and assemblies for children to help develop their understanding of emotional wellbeing, as well as information sessions for parents.
The team came into school today for their first visit and met the children and staff. They led an assembly for the children about wellbeing and the different activities we do that make us feel happy.
The WISE team would like to find out which wellbeing related topics you would find the most useful. They can offer sessions on a range of topics including resilience, anxiety, ADHD, autism, sleep and behaviour. Please complete the following short form to share your views: WISE Team – Dorothy Barley Infant
All year groups are currently rehearsing for their Christmas concerts and nativity plays. All the parts have been cast and the children are busy learning their lines and lyrics. They can’t wait to share their performances with you!
Letters have gone home with further information and tickets are available to purchase on ParentPay. If you are having any difficulty logging into ParentPay, please come to the school office and we can help you.
Performances are on the following dates:
Nursery – Thursday 18th December
Reception – Wednesday 17th December
Year 1 – Monday 15th December
Year 2 – Tuesday 16th December
We hope to see as many of you there as possible!
We are preparing for a very festive day next Thursday. All children are encouraged to come into school in a Christmas jumper to celebrate Christmas Jumper Day. We will also be enjoying Christmas Dinner with our friends and classmates.
Parents and carers of children receiving music tuition through Rocksteady are invited to a very special concert on Wednesday 10th December at 9:30am.
The children have been working really hard this term to form a band with their Rocksteady instructor and their bandmates. After a whole term of learning their chosen instrument or vocals to a song of their choice and are now ready for their first live performance. We hope that you can make it!
To celebrate the end of term, we are selling individual photographs of the children. Photos were taken in school this week and they all enjoyed posing!
Photographs are available on ParentPay and cost £3 per photo.
The last day of term for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 is Friday 19th December. School finishes at 1:15pm.
The last day of term for the Nursery is Thursday 18th December.
Have a lovely weekend!
Mrs S O’Hara
Head of School
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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 | 88.1% | ||
| Bumblebee | 86.9% | ||
| Year 1 | |||
| Rabbit | 95.7% | ||
| Squirrel | 99.1% | ||
| Hedgehog | 85.8% | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| Kingfisher | 97.9% | ||
| Woodpecker | 90.9% | ||
The whole school attendance this week is: 91.87%