Daubeney Loves Reading

Reading for Pleasure We have a rich reading culture at Daubeney. We are committed to creating an ethos and an environment that excites, enthuses and inspires children to read for their own enjoyment. We aim to develop a community of readers through high quality reading provision. The children have...

Spanish

Pupils at our school learn Spanish and enjoy the benefits of starting to learn a foreign language at an early age. Learning a foreign language provides an opening to other cultures, fosters pupils’ curiosity and deepens their understanding of the world. It helps them to develop communication...

Physical Education

Intent The Blossom Federation believes that Physical Education (PE), experienced in a safe and supportive environment, is essential to ensure children attain optimum physical and emotional development and good health. We intend to deliver high-quality teaching and learning opportunities that...

Humanities - History & Geography

Intent To deliver a broad and balanced curriculum, which includes ensuring children are able to access cross curricular subjects like Geography, History and RE regularly. To have a deeper understanding of the world that we live in by learning in a cross curricular, creative and experiential way. To...

Computing

If you would like to know more about this area of the curriculum, please talk to Joel Power. Computing in EYFS We understand how important it is that children develop their technology skills and we will continue to use a range of technology to support and enhance learning in other areas of the...

Literacy

At Daubeney we are committed to raising standards in Literacy and follow the National Curriculum in order maintain accurate coverage across the year. In order to maximise opportunities to develop literacy skills, we make cross curricular links wherever possible. In Early Years we follow the Early...

Assessment

Assessment Policy and Procedures Why Assess? We assess to be sure that all children across the Blossom Federation can make as much progress in their learning as they possibly can. By assessing children’s achievements in their work, further progress in their learning can be planned for. Assessment...

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...

Starting Reception in September

Your Teachers The Early Years Curriculum at Daubeney Your child will be learning skills, acquiring new knowledge and demonstrating their understanding through seven areas of learning and development. There are three prime areas that are embedded in everything we do: Communication and Language...

Year 5

Class Teachers Residential 2025 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...

Contact

Daubeney Primary School Daubeney Road Clapton London E5 0EG Telephone: 020 8985 4380 Fax: 020 8525 7639 Email: admin@daubeney.hackney.sch.uk The person who deals with queries from parents and members of the public: Debi Groves Other Key Contacts Executive Head Teacher: Robin Warren Head of School:...

Calendar and Term Dates

Term Dates 2025-26 Term Dates 2026-27

About our Curriculum

At The Blossom Federation of Daubeney, Sebright and Lauriston Schools, we shape our curriculum to ensure all pupils have access to a rich, exciting, experiential curriculum, which celebrates the rich diversity of our schools. Drawing on the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and...

Year 2 - Geography and Computing

We learnt about the equator and the north and south poles this week. We explored why these places are either really hot or really cold, and compared their distance to the sun. We used atlases and Google Earth on chromebooks to identify countries that are close to the equator and polar regions and...

Therapy Dog

...ecked for signs of infection. Bedding should be laundered regularly. Feeding areas should be kept clean and their food stored away from human food. Food not consumed in 20 minutes should be taken away or covered to prevent attracting pests. The Benefits of a Dog in School School dogs have been pro...

Year 4 Story Telling with Phil McDermott

The children in Year 4 had a great story telling session with Phil McDermott today (2-02-2023). There was so much laughter as Phil told stories that grabbed their imagination and it was full of humour. We loved the stories and the funny facial actions used by our story teller

Year 5 - Literacy: Artwork Inspired by Poetry

In today's literacy lesson, we drew some art inspired by the imagery created by the poem "Mrs McPhee" in the book "The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry" Here is the poem: Mrs McPhee Who lived in South Zeal Roasted a duckling For every meal. 'Duckling for breakfast And dinner and tea And...

Year 3 - Playtime - Using climbing frame

During playtime, Benjamin displayed great confidence as he climbed up and down the climbing frame by demonstrating his independence and growing physical abilities

Year 1 - Parrot Class visited the Hackney School of Food.

Parrot class visited the Hackney School of Food today. We made rainbow salad and green cheese scones. We had fun practising our knife skills and chopping salad leaves. We also discussed our sense of taste as this relates to our science topic, 'Animals including humans'. We also said that...

Spanish - Phonics

To ensure children can pronounce and read words and sentences accurately and confidently in Spanish, a consistent approach is used from early years. Our phonics approach is based on the context of what vocabulary children are learning depending on the year group or stage. Children start learning...

World Book Day - 2021

Year 4 Maths - Peer Tutoring

Year 4 classes are working together to improve their mathematical skills. Peer tutoring is a great way to make sure concepts are embedded in the minds of everyone

Rainbow Room - Learning Prepositions

Activity: Where is the Monkey? In this activity, children listened to an adult reading a story about a monkey while looking at illustrations. They were tasked with finding out where the monkey was hiding by identifying the prepositions and naming the objects that the monkey was hiding behind,...

Year 6 Residential - Survive and Thrive

If the start of the day is a sign for the rest of the week, we are in for a spectacular time! The coach was right time, right place and to top it off there was no traffic on the way. We arrived around half 11 which means there was plenty of time for everyone to settle into their cabins, unpack,...

Year 6 Residential - Survive and Thrive

...d enjoyed our hot chocolates. Bedtime went surprisingly well. The children were in their cabins by 9 but it did take a little longer to settle! This is to be expected though, it’s all very exciting. This morning was an early start though, everyone up at 6 and about by half 6! It’s been a lovely,...

Year 2 - Literacy: Vlad and the Great Fire of London setting

We explored the setting of London in 1666 by using masking tape to create the world. We described the setting and even used our senses to imagine what it would have been like

Rainbow Class - RE day - Exploring Christianity & Church

As part of our RE Day, our pupils were engaged in learning about Christianity and explored some of the important symbols associated with this faith. As a creative activity, the children carefully designed and decorated colourful crosses using tissue paper, helping them to deepen their understanding...

Rainbow Class - Attention Bucket & Singing

Pupils maintained their attention well during Attention Bucket activities, showing curiosity as they explored new and exciting items. They enjoyed choosing songs and demonstrated good listening skills by responding immediately with actions and movements linked to the music. The session supported...

School Council - St Joseph's Hospice Rudolph Run

On Wednesday the 8th of December, we participated in St Joseph's Hospice Rudolph Run. The aim was to raise money to help the hospice look after patients. The run started at 9:30 with the receptions and the year 6s ended the run at 10:55. On Tuesday the 14th of December, two children delivered the...

"Bed Bug Blues" by Bessie Smith

The Daubeney School Band headline at the Daubeney Mini Music festival

Year 1 - 1A Odd Socks Day 2020

1A had a really good time celebrating odd socks day. We even designed our own odd socks! #itsgoodtobedifferent

Nursery - Pyjama Day

The children (and parents!) in nursery showed off their fabulous night-time attire in aid of Great Ormond St Hospital on Friday. Elijah excitedly said, "I can't believe we're not going to bed now!" The excitement lasted throughout the day, so it was lucky we had an activity that...

Nursery - The Five Senses

Nursery have been learning all about the five senses this term. After reading the story 'Brown Bear Brown Bear, What Do You See?', they confidently described what they could see around them. They named colours and animals, and identified the first sound in some words. Agnes said, "I...

Reception - Red Class Meditating

Red class love meditating! We spoke about how meditating makes us feel. Take a look at our video and read what the children have said about meditating. "I felt calm" - Kaliyah "It made me think of my favourite things" - Bea "It made me feel I was asleep in my bed" -...

Talking Mental Health Annimation

Mental health problems affect about 1 in 10 children and young people. this includes depression, anxiety and conduct disorder, and are often a direct response to what is happening in their lives. 70% of children and young people who experience a mental health problem have not had appropriate...

Year 1 - Spaceship in the Hop Garden

A spaceship has landed in the Hop Garden! We went to the scene of the crime to investigate! "We saw hot metal. Maybe a spaceship was hot and some bits came off." "We think an alien was in the spaceship. Maybe he went into London. How is he going to get home?" "Maybe the...

Year 5 Residential 2018 - Day 1

What a fantastic first day. It was a very excitable coach journey and the children couldn’t wait to get to Yulebury and try out all the activities. A mere 30 minutes after arrival the games began! We had children streaming down the Zip Wire at crazy speeds! Facing their fears on the dreaded...

Year 5 Residential 2018 - Day 2

Today was an absolute scorcher! It reached the dizzying highs of 28 degrees in Youlbury (thank you for Miss Fergus for noticing my spelling mistake in the last post). The children are adapting to independent life and have had to learn to get themselves ready for bed, keep their living areas tidy...

Year 5 Residential 2018 - Day 3

Day 3 and things are not slowing down. The children finished yesterday with pasta bake and hot cocoa. The tiredness had set in and it was a very quiet night in the cabin. After an energising sleep, the children were woken up to the smell of fresh pastries baking in the oven. They had enough choice...

Daubeney Spelling Bee 2019

The Daubeney Spelling Bee has come and gone and it was spectacular! It was close but Joey in 3G, Racheal in 4K, Taylor in 5M and Mohamed in 6S won 1st place for their year. All the winners including 2nd and 3rd place are going to compete in a federation spelling bee against Sebright and Lauriston....

Reception - Yellow Class Odd Socks Day 2020

Yellow Class had a fabulous day celebrating odd socks day. The children were super excited to show off all their odd socks! #itsgoodtobedifferent

Year 5 Residential 2019 - Day 1

[menu name="year5-residential-2019"] Wow! What a start! As first days go this is right up there with the best of them. It was a very excitable coach journey and the children couldn’t wait to get to Youlbury and try out all the activities. We arrived in plenty of time and as usual...

Year 5 Residential 2019 - Day 2

[menu name="year5-residential-2019"] Day 2 down and it was another absolute belter. What a day! We thought the rain may dampen the children’s spirits but residential continued as planned. The children are adapting to independent life and have had to learn to get themselves ready for...

Year 5 Residential 2019 - Day 3

[menu name="year5-residential-2019"] Day 3 and things are not slowing down. And wait for it... IT DIDN’T RAIN! The sun even poked its head through the clouds for a few glorious seconds. What a time to be alive. The children finished yesterday with fried chicken and chips and...

Year 5 Residential 2019 - Day 4

[menu name="year5-residential-2019"] It’s day 4 and you’d have thought the tiredness would have set in by now... well it has with the teachers. The children are just as energised as ever. They finished last night with wider games and the usual hot chocolate before bed. This...

Year 1 - 1L Love Odd Socks!

1L love odd socks! We had fun wearing odd socks today! #itisgoodtobedifferent ?

Year 3 - Sharing our Great Learning

Our Year 3 pupil was excited today to share his learning with other classes. The pupil in Year 3 visited Mr Matvad in Year 4 to share their learning. They transformed their bedroom into a chocolate haven filled with adjectives and descriptive language

Year 5 and 6 Residential 2020 - Day 1

[menu name="year5-6-residential-2020"] Wow! What a start! What do you get when you’ve got 70 super excited, amazing pupils rearing to take over Youlbury Scout Centre? You get the Daubeney residential team! It was a very excitable coach journey with us arriving in plenty of time for...

1A Planting Beans

This week in 1A we planted beans! We had a class discussion on how to make beans grow big and strong, and described the steps we need to take to plant beans

Year 5 - Literacy with Art Focus

In Year 5, we have been studying the text Ossiri and the Bala Mangro. Today, we created an image from the text which described a monster called the bala mangro. We made sure we included lots of details from the text in our pictures and of course had lots of fun!

Rainbow Class: RE Day - Lego Church

As part of our Religious Education learning about Christianity, pupils explored the significance of the Christian cross through a hands-on block-building activity. Using colourful blocks, the children carefully designed and created their own cross while developing their problem-solving, creativity,...