Phonics & Early Reading
At Blossom Federation we have devised our own phonics programme based upon the principles of Letters and Sounds. We use a range of resources and strategies to tailor the phonics provision to meet the needs of our pupils. It aims to build children's speaking and listening skills in their own right...
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...
School Uniform
...rey skirts White shirt Tie Blazer Black, grey or red tights Black shoes Children are not ...... Blazer Black, grey or red tights Black shoes Children are not permitted to wear Bandanas......-shirt (Blue, Yellow, Green, Red) Black jogging bottoms Black shorts Uniform Price List Book B...
Year 6 - 6M Poetry Workshop
...t. The children with links to Black History Month enjoyed the session with creative ideas to use to create their own poem/rap or song....
Year 1 - Science Fun
Year 1 had fun this morning taking part in a Science experiment! We have been learning all about Mae Jemison who was the first black female to go into space, and today we discovered how a rocket blasts off. We made our own mini rockets using film canisters and effervescent tablets! We had so much...
Reception - Red Class trip to London Zoo
Red class had a brilliant day out at London Zoo last week (12th June 2019) The children were amazed to see a variety of animals. They particularly liked the black headed python, the penguins, the sleepy lion and and the beautiful butterflies. We also enjoyed eating our lunch at the aquarium with...
Black Super Heros
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It Takes a Village... 2020 - Episode 1
...episode 1 of 4 and places the Black Lives Matter movement into context for our primary students....
Year 6 - Present Exceptional Figures in Black History
Year 6 have been carrying out some extraordinary home learning and put together some very informative and inspirational presentations about some exceptional figures in black history
Reception - Black History Week 2020
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Year 2 - Black History Month Dress Up Day
Everyone in Year 2 looked fantastic and dressed up wonderfully. We had some really creative and interesting costumes so well done everyone!
Black History Month 2020
...te inspiring Black people for Black History Month. Who can you spot? A big thank you to Mr Vidler for taking such wonderful pictures!...
3G Sharing Assembly - Black History Month
...he children's learning around Black History Month. The children sang two songs, recited a poem and spoke about five influential Black people that they had researched. It was lovely to see so many parents....
1FA - Black History Month
...performance too!...
Dress Down Day
On the final day of term, the students dressed as famous black scientists and inventors. They practised their oracy skills by describing who they were dressed as and why they were famous!
Newsletter - 11th November 2016
...d skills, notably our various Black History Month activities in our first week back. I was really im......to improve their knowledge of Black historical figures. For the remainder of this half-PHUP RH RLOO ......going back there again! At Daubeney we celebrated Black History Month and many students were enthuse...
11th November 2016
Year 5 - Science: Soluble or Insoluble?
Do you know what soluble and insoluble means? We learnt about what they are today. We used our new learning to carry out a fair test to see what substances are soluble and what substances are insoluble. We used salt, sugar, flour, hot chocolate powder and black pepper. Which ones do you think are...
Year 4 Outdoor Art
The children in Year 4 had a wonderful art lesson outside today. They used our outdoor area to inspire them to use black and white tones. The children enjoyed learning outdoors and are looking forward to more outdoor lessons
Year 2 Art Wow Day
For our end of topic wow day this half term, we spent the day creating mini masterpieces for our art exhibition! We displayed a range of skills that we had learnt such as mixing primary colours to make secondary colours, creating tones of colours by adding black or white, and creating an image to...
Celebrating Black History Month Through Music
...pecial video highlighting our Black History Month music lessons. With a focus on promoting diversity in the world of classical music, we’ve partnered with the renowned London Symphony Orchestra to bring this vision to life. In the video, you’ll see our talented students delving into the ...
Year 5 - Literacy Power of Play immersion lesson
...e beginning of the story 'The Black Hole'. We practised moving and manipulating our bodies into shapes and characters before making freeze frames of the story, focusing on the mood and emotions of the character....
Rainbow Room - Easter Bunnies
Today, the children created their own Easter bunnies using paper plates and cotton. They explored the texture of the cotton by touching it with their hands. They also used black paper to make whiskers, googly eyes for the eyes, and pink paper to create ears
Year 3 - Black History Workshop 2025
...Year 3 had fun learning about Black History with Immediate Theatre Company. We used drama to celebra......rn about different aspects of Black culture such as food....
Newsletter - 27th January 2017
Dear Parents and Carers, It is with great pleasure that I yet again have the opportunity to celebrate the incredible teaching and learning that takes place here at Daubeney on a daily basis! As you read this edition of our fortnightly newsletter you will see a snapshot of the plethora of...
27th January 2017
Newsletter - 16th September 2016
... (yr 6. RYr 6 optional) Blazer (yr 6 only) Black, grey or red tights Black shoes Children are not ......azer (yr 6 only) Black, grey or red tights Black shoes Children are not permitted to wear: Bandana...
16th September 2016
Newsletter - 14th October 2016
...rch conducted by our students on Black History Month. In the meantime please visit our website. Mr Logan Head of School Daubeney News 14PO 2ŃPRNHU 2016 3OHMVH JR PR RXU VŃORRO RHNV...
14th October 2016
Year 2 - Great Fire of London
...as a Black disease called The Black Death and I didn’t know that before,” explained Georgia ....
Black History Month 2016
...ear.......ook forward to an even bigger Black History Month next year....
Black History Month 2017
...f Black culture and tradition........ In the spirit of honouring Black pioneers and landmark events in Black history, during the month ......for our pupils to learn about Black culture. To learn the ABCs of Black history take a look at these...
Black History Month 2017
...ok at the highlights from our Black History Month celebrations....
Black History Month 2018
...ing event!...
KS2 Spanish Assembly About African Black History
This week, pupils in KS2 learnt the unknown history of black African people and other African ethnic groups crossing through the strait of Gibraltar to Spain, blending artistic, cultural and religious traditions still present in both Africa and Spain. The biggest interaction took place when Islamic...
Motivational Boys Group Black History Month Assembly
...tory, focusing on people from Black and African heritage. The boys used their skills and lead the assembly discussing many influential candidates and people who were born to inspire the world. Mr Matvad has set a task for every student, to comment on this web-page saying who their inspirational pers...
Reception - Yellow Class Learn About Autumn
Last week Yellow Class learnt all about Autumn. We learnt about the many things that happen during this season from the leaves changing to yellow, orange, red and brown and falling to the ground. We learned about the animals that their own important job of collecting food so that they can store...
Reception - Yellow Class Spooky Halloween
In Yellow Class for Halloween we had a spooky, fun day. We did lots of activities around Halloween. The children made spells in the sand tray; pretending to mix all kinds of spell bounding things in their pots. We did lots of spell writing and could write lots of CVC words such as log, frog, cat,...
Year 2 - Black History Month Art
...n an amazing week! As part of Black History Month, children had an exciting opportunity to participate in the 'Big Draw'. Year 2's Art drawing was an inspiration from Derek Walcott who was an artist, play writer and a poet from the Island of St. Lucia....
Year 2 - SS Empire Windrush
...a look at our photos!...
5M African Drumming Session
...ttern and tone....
Year 3 - Fabric Painting
...o continue our celebration of Black History Month, Year 3 took inspiration from African prints to create their own fabric painting. They chose lively, vibrant colours to create their works of art. What fantastic artists we have in Year 3!...
Year 3 - Things We Learnt This Term
...t some famous pirates such as Blackbeard. Did you know he used to walk around with lit fuses on his beard to scare people? After that, we went to the hall and walked the plank blindfolded. The following day, we made pirate biscuits called ‘Hardtack biscuits’. We used flour, milk, butter ...
Year 3's Black History Month
...let to take home.......Sutton House. We were given a Black History Month activity trial where we learned all about famous h...
Year 4 - African Silhouettes
Year 4 had a fantastic time creating their African Silhouettes last week. They used red, orange and yellow water colours to create a beautiful African sunset. They then created their Silhouette by drawing the outline of an African Animal onto black card and cut around it. Have a look at their...
Year 5 - African Dance Workshop
...as so much fun!...
Year 5 - Light and Dark Tones
In art, the year 5 children were using light and dark tones to create an effect in their art work. They used various methods to obtain light and dark tones, for example rubbing, smudging and using a tissue to spread the shade of black
Year 6 - Black History Month 2016
... drumming workshop as part of Black History Month....
Newsletter - 12th June 2015
... findings. We have been discussing Black Holes and the Milky Way, using factual information and IPads to research interesting facts. Next week, we will be linking our Science lesson to last terms philosophy sessions, where children will answer a questions to develop their understanding of our s...
12th June 2015
Newsletter - 18th September 2015
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Newsletter - 22nd July 2016
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22nd July 2016
Year 2 - Black History Month Drumming
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