Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL)
Introduction to OPAL OPAL stands for Outdoor Play and Learning and is a programme endorsed and supported by Sport England . OPAL's mission statement is "To ensure that every schoolchild has an amazing playtime every day with no exceptions." We aim to: improve well-being develop self-regulation...
Year 3
Class Teachers Welcome to Year 3 Daubeney Pupil Wellbeing Survey https://forms.office.com/e/VUwUMb0Mq2 Times tables tests We advise children to log into Times Tables Rock Stars daily to practise their times tables. They will be tested every Friday and will compete against other class groups weekly....
Creative Arts - Art and Design Technology
At Daubeney, the children are given the opportunity to have a broad, balanced and exciting curriculum. Art is taught through our cross-curricular lessons with a special focus during Art weeks throughout the year. We will inspire, engage and challenge pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and...
Nursery
EYFS Team Welcome to Daubeney Nursery! In the nursery, we plan exciting activities every week based on our observation of children’s needs, interests, and stages of development across the seven areas of learning to enable the children to achieve and exceed the early learning goals. We hope you...
Literacy
...me based upon the principles of Letters and Sounds to provide concentrated and systematic teaching of daily phonics. We use a range of resources and strategies to tailor the phonics provision to meet the needs of our pupils. It forms the foundation for early reading and aims to build children's spea...
Year 5
Class Teachers Residential 2024 Parent Meeting Spelling test Spellings will be handed out on a Friday and the test will be the following Friday. Times tables tests Times tables will be handed out on a Friday and the test will be the following week. This is timed so please try to practice using a...
Year 6
Class Teachers Secondary School Application Year 6 Residential 2024 Home Learning Daily reading and reading records to be completed Times Tables Rockstars – TTRS IXL – one Maths and one Literacy objective to be practiced daily Weekly spelling list PE Children in Year 6 have PE every Wednesday and...
Year 4
Times tables tests We advise children to log into Times Tables Rock Stars daily to practise their times tables. They will be tested every Friday and will compete against other class groups weekly. PE Children in Year 4 have PE every Friday and must bring in their PE kit to school including trainers...
Year 2
Class Teachers PE Days Children in Year 2 have PE every Friday. They must wear their school uniform in to school and bring their PE kit in their bag to change in school. Forest School Parakeet class will begin Forest School sessions on Friday 15th of September and they will run weekly through...
Inclusion
Launchpad for Language The school have invested in an exciting early years package with the Speech and Language Therapy service. Listening and talking are the key foundation skills for later literacy and academic achievement. Launchpad for Language is a fun filled language enrichment programme for...
School Development
Each year the staff, children and governors review the progress we have made and identify areas of focus for continued Development for the future. This self-review and evaluation is part of our ongoing school Development cycle and helps us to devise the ‘School Development Plan’ or SDP. The SDP...
Year 1
Class Teachers Pupil Survey Survey Link PE Day - Monday Please ensure your child brings their PE kit and suitable footwear to school every Monday in a bag. At home, please allow your child to practice getting changed by themselves to help them to be able to do this confidently in school. Book Bags...
School Council
Daubeney School Council are a hardworking and enthusiastic group of children from years 3-6. They are the voice of their peers. They were elected by their peers in a democratic fashion of campaign, speech and voting. They meet in their committees weekly to plan, work and discuss the issues and...
Safeguarding
At Daubeney we are passionate about and committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and visitors to share this commitment. We are fully committed to ensuring that consistent effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support...
Reception
Meet the Teacher EYFS Team Trip Overview Welcome to Reception! Summer 1 Term Our topic this term is: Growth and Transformation Important information PE is on Monday . Please send your child to school in their PE kit. Please bring in your book bag every day. Please bring in a water bottle with your...
PSHE - Jigsaw
Intent One of the integral features of the Blossom Federation curriculum. The backbone of PSHCE is our JIGSAW programme. Jigsaw connects the pieces of Personal, Social and Health Education, emotional literacy, social skills and citizenship, carrying out a mindful approach to PSHCE which brings...
Phonics & Early Reading
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About our Curriculum
...gramme based upon the principles of Letters and Sounds to provide concentrated and systematic teaching of daily phonics in EYFS and Year 1. We use a range of resources and strategies to tailor the phonics provision to meet the needs of our pupils. It forms the foundation for early reading and aims t...
SEND and Our Local Offer
Our SENDCO Welcome to the Blossom Federation SEND offer. From the moment I took over as SENDCO at Daubeney, my dedicated team and I have tried to create a personalised experience for you - and bring back, the element of working together to serve your child. Our inclusive curriculum is supported by...
Newsletter - 29th April 2016
Dear Parents and Carers, I hope everyone is impressed with the improvements we have made to our school over the past few years. Our playgrounds are looking great and today we opened the KS1 section. The children have been waiting patiently and have been very excited. At Daubeney, we appreciate that...
29th April 2016
DFE Letters and Sounds Activities - KS1 Phonics
Download and use, high quality printable DFE Letters and Sounds teaching resources - created for teachers, by teachers! Professional Phonics teaching resources for Key Stage 1 pupils - download in seconds!
Newsletter - 11th November 2016
Dear Parents and Carers, Unsurprisingly, our Autumn 2 half-term has got off to a wonderful start! As per usual, there were lots of activities for our children to develop their knowledge and skills, notably our various Black History Month activities in our first week back. I was really impressed by...
11th November 2016
Year 2 - 2C Mapping Day
To start off our week, we spent the day learning about maps! We learnt about map language, went on a treasure hunt, drew pictures and even made our own maps! Do you know what the arrows and letters on a compass stand for?
Year 6 - 6S Send Fan Mail to Year 5
6S were so impressed with Year 5s pantomime performance , we decided to send them some fan mail. We snuck into their classrooms at break time and delivered their letters so they would be surprised when they returned from break. We hope they liked the cards because we certainly loved their...
Letter from the Head of School - 1st July 2022
Welcome to the month of July and the countdown to the summer break. As the year comes to a close no doubt you are super keen to find out which teacher your child(ren) will have next year, transition letters will be sent to you on Monday 4th July...
1st July 2022
Letters and Sounds, English Games for 5-7 Years - Topmarks
Selection of excellent educational maths and literacy games, organised by topic and age group - Topmarks
Letters and sounds
Materials that concentrate on activities to promote speaking and listening skills, phonological awareness and oral blending.
1FA - Autumn in the School Garden
We went to the school garden to look at how the trees are changing as autumn approaches. We discussed how the leaves are drying and falling off the trees. We talked to Gavin, our gardener, as he was pruning the berry bushes to prepare them for winter. We talked about how the days are longer in the...
4G's Letters from Chicago
4G received our first letters from our new pen pals in Chicago, USA! We can't wait to write back!
Christmas in Nursery
Almost everyone in Nursery loves Christmas! The Nursery has been very busy preparing for the last couple of weeks. They have made Christmas decorations for the Nursery and to take home. The children have also created their own Christmas cards to give to their families. Since September, the children...
First Week of Nursery
The children have had a wonderful first week at nursery. They've painted, practised writing their letters and numbers, built tall towers, played instruments and sung as loudly as they can. And that was just on their first day! Don't forget to check our class page for weekly updates. We look...
Phonics Bloom
Play a range of online phonics games, helping teach children the relationship between letters and sounds and develop the skills needed to read and write.
Year 6 - Posting Letters to America
Today, two of our Year 6 children took our responses to the local post office. They had to find an appropriate envelope and pay for that. Then they had to write the address we were sending it too, as well as the return address (in case it gets lost). They then had to choose normal air mail or...
Learn to read with phonics | Oxford Owl
What is phonics? Find out in our phonics guide for parents. Learn about Letters and Sounds, the phonics screening test, and how to practice phonics at home.
Year 6 - Pen Pals in New York, USA
In February, we received an email from a teacher from a school called Laddie A Decker Sound Beach School in Miller Place in New York asking if we would like be their pen pals. We jumped at the opportunity and got our pens and paper out. It has been so much fun writing letters and receiving them all...
Year 4 - Hackney Museum: Travels with my Suitcase
Year 4 visited Hackney Museum where we had a workshop called 'Travels with my suitcase'. The children discovered how the local area has changed through the stories and suitcases of people who have travelled to Hackney from all over the world and throughout history. Year 4 children became...
Nursery - Growth and Transformation
This term our topic is 'Growth and Transformation'. We will be looking closely at plants and lifecycles. So far, Nursery have been busy planting seeds, doing observational paintings of flowers and finding minibeasts in our garden. We have also been reading the story 'Jaspers...
ParentMail
As part of our ongoing effort to link school and home we have decided to introduce ParentMail , a quick and easy way to communicate with parents through online letters, a texting service and allowing parents to pay for dinner money, trips and other events online! We appreciate many people now pay...
Year 3 – Spanish: Autumn Term Singing
Over the past four months students in Year 3 have worked hard practising key structures to be able to greet people, ask and answer questions about their names, age and wellbeing. Singing provides rhyme and repetition, and allows children to make connections between letters and sounds. There is a...
