Dear Parents and Carers,
We have had 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 Junior Duke booklets have gone home and many children have already started to complete their challenges! Junior Duke is an life skills award aimed at increasing children’s independence, confidence and resilience by giving them a non-academic platform on which to feel success and achievement. Each year group has a different level of the award and it helps them to develop practical skills that can have a huge positive impact on their lives.
Well done to all of the children who have completed a challenge at home. Congratulations in particular to Reggie and Memona in Woodpecker class who are off to a fantastic start!
We have been celebrating VE day today in school! The children all looked wonderful dressed in red, white and blue and we spent some time learning about what VE Day means and why it is celebrated.
This links in with our learning about British Values and how we can display them in everything that we do.
In school, children are allocated to one of four houses. They earn points for their house and also complete House Challenges throughout the year.
One of our houses is named after David Attenborough and today we learned that it is his 100th birthday! In assembly, we learned about why David Attenborough is an important individual and how he has inspired us to learn more about animals and care for the world around us.
We really enjoyed watching this video in assembly! What A Wonderful World performed by David Attenborough – BBC
Our Year 1 children have been very busy practising their phonics skills ahead of the Phonic Screening Check in June.
The Phonic Screening Check is a statutory assessment that all children in Year 1 across the country complete. They work with a familiar adult to read 40 words, 20 of which are real words and 20 of which are made-up ‘alien’ words. The children do not realise they are taking a test and they will have many opportunities to practise in the upcoming weeks. If your child is in Year 1, please make sure you are reading with them at home every day as this will really help them to achieve their best!
Further information about the Phonic Screening Check can be found in the document below.
Phonic Screening Check for Parents
Information about how we teach children to read using our phonics scheme, Little Wandle, can be found here.
We are very much looking forward to our new Nursery children joining us in September!
If your child was born between September 2022 and August 2023, they are able to join our Nursery in September. Our Nursery gets the children off to the best possible start to their educational journey and supports them to get ready for Reception. Please ask for an application form from the office to secure a space.
As a school, we are learning Makaton as another method of communication. Makaton is a communication programme that uses signs, symbols, and speech to help people communicate effectively, especially those with speech or language difficulties.
Here are the signs we have been learning this week. Scan the QR codes for further information!
Have a lovely weekend!
Mrs S O’Hara
Head of School
In Nursery this week, we have been making Union Jack bunting and flags to celebrate VE day. We also had a great time celebrating dancing to 1940’s music! Thank you too all the children who have been looking and found 3D shapes at home....
This week in Oak Class, we have been learning to add two number together. We have been using instructions to support us to be independent in our learning. We have used a range of manipulatives such as Numicons and cubes. During the week, we have......
We have a had a wonderful day in school celebrating VE Day today, the children looked amazing in their red, white and blue. They enjoyed an assembly, learning all about why VE Day is an important part of our history and then had a fun......
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% |
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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 | 92.51% | ||
| Bumblebee | 94.5% | ||
| Year 1 | |||
| Rabbit | 99% | ||
| Squirrel | 92.75% | ||
| Hedgehog | 88.54% | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| Kingfisher | 99.51% | ||
| Woodpecker | 95.5% | ||
The whole school attendance this week is: 94.62%