Humanities - History & Geography

...nt cultural awareness cultural diversity Children make progress in history by developing: the......reative with learning evaluated at the end of the lesson. Children are expected to say what they k......more creative and encourage Children to learn more – remember more. Children will be enthusiasti...

Maths

...dren develop the necessary building blocks to excel mathematically. Children should be able to count confidently, develop a deep understanding of the numbers to 10, the relationships between them and the patterns within those numbers. By providing frequent and varied opportunities to build and apply...

Assessment

... will, possibly, require further support. Children will be assessed as Emerging, Expected or Exceedi......ther for Children to decode and read aloud. Children who fail to reach the required standard in this......nd of sessions for Children to assess their own work. Children assess against the success criteria, ...

Resources for Parents

Behaviour at Home Hello and welcome to these mini presentations about understanding and managing behaviour at home. These presentations seek to help us to understand where misbehaviour may come from as well as providing us with some practical ways of managing misbehaviour. They also provide us with...

Music

Every child experiences the opportunity to realise themselves as composers and performers in their whole-class weekly music lessons. Lessons are delivered by our Music-specialists, using a holistic approach that includes moving, singing and playing as a way to understand and be creative in a range...

Mental Health

...alth day, Anti bullying week, Children’s mental health week! The JMHT team will regularly meet thr......ng; and may not even be verified. Children listening and viewing distressing images can become frigh...... a book, taking a walk or playing sports. Children who grow up with their noses in their devices oft...

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...

About our Curriculum

...t encourages lifelong learning. Children leave us with a sense of belonging to a school community wh...... needs of the individual classes. Children are expected to make good or better progress in all subje......mn term. DLR (Daubeney Loves Reading) Children in KS2 develop their stamina, fluency and comprehensi...

Admissions

...s (already admitted to Daubenet Children Centre) From September, Daubeney has capacity for 10 two year old Children; these are currently for part time places. All two year olds are eligible for 15 hours. In future, there will be a top up fee for additional hours. A part time place is 8:45 - 11:45 o...

Ambassadors

Their role is to be helpful, polite, friendly, respectful and caring. They are smartly dressed and support the staff in maintaining discipline. They are responsible for promoting our school values and expectations of behavior, meet and greet visitors and escort them around our school and being a...

Year 3

...other class groups weekly. PE Children in Year 3 have PE every Tuesday and must bring in their PE ki......d every Friday. Water bottles Children are allowed to bring in water bottles with water. Fruit juice...

Online Safety

Today’s pupils are growing up in an increasingly complex world, living their lives seamlessly on and offline. This presents many positive and exciting opportunities, but also challenges and risks. We want to equip our pupils with the knowledge needed to make the best use of the internet and...

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...

Safeguarding

...u are concerned about a child Children and young people have the right to grow safe from harm and ab......, you can contact the Hackney Children and Families Services Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) on...

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 2

...s Meet the Teacher PE Days Children in Year 2 have PE every Friday. They must wear their school u......bags every day. Water bottles Children are allowed to bring in water bottles with water. Fruit juice...

Year 4

...other class groups weekly. PE Children in Year 4 have PE every Monday and must bring in their PE kit...... every Friday. Water bottles Children are allowed to bring in water bottles with water. Fruit juice...

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 are elected every academic year by their peers in a democratic fashion of campaign, speech and voting. The School Council is made up of three committees. Admin...

School Uniform

...red tights Black shoes Children are not permitted to wear Bandanas Patterned/Sparkly headscarves Hoodies Hooped earrings Coloured tights Leggings PE kit Daubeney team colour t-shirt (Blue, Yellow, Green, Red) Black jogging bottoms Black shorts Uniform Price List Book Bag - £4.00 ...

Lunch Menu

School dinners at Daubeney offer children a balanced and varied diet. These are the menus:

Year 1

... office staff. Water Bottles Children are to bring in a water bottle filled with water. Fruit juices and squash are not allowed. Water bottles also need to be made from plastic and not glass. Curious Quests Step into a world of wonder with Curious Quests , where every question sparks a new advent...

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:...

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...

Daubeney Children & Family Hub

... Highlights Policies......arn. The centre is run by our Children’s Centre Manager – Suzanne Carmichael – who also works ......hael – who also works at Sebright Children’s Centre . Please contact them at CFHUB@daubeney.hack...

Forest School

...eney Fields and on our school site. Children will be split into groups of 15 for the session. Please ensure that your child has the following clothing to change into each session: Outdoor shoes – walking boots, wellingtons or old pair of trainers Warm socks A warm coat – preferably waterproof S...

Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Development

At Daubeney, the children and their learning are at the very heart of everything we do. Its impact is seen both within and outside of the classroom. We believe strongly in a holistic education for our children, rooted in our conviction that our children will succeed regardless of their background...

PE and Sports Premium

Across the Blossom Federation, we have prioritised PE and sport in our budget to enhance children’s participation, involvement, and attainment in PE. We are committed to ensuring our children understand the importance of being active, to have a healthy lifestyle and to enjoy sports and games...

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...

Early Years Foundation Stage

... feel included secure and valued. Children are active learners who are physically, emotionally and mentally involved in learning; for young Children play is the natural and most important vehicle for active learning. The curriculum has to be accessible for every child – in planning opportunities f...

Home Learning

Home Learning is an activity that should enhance your child’s experience so at Daubeney the activities we give all children are based on skills that will be useful and help them to learn during class time. Lower School Years R, 1 and 2 children should have 1 hour per week of home learning and...

Free School Meals

... Families receiving support under Section 17 of the Children Act 1989 who are subject to a no recourse to public funds restriction Certain failed asylum seekers supported under Section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 Mayor of London Universal free school meals Currently, all pupils fro...

Governors

...t & Lauriston Schools and Children Centres. Our governors represent our wider school community: elected parent and staff governors, one Local Authority nominee and co-opted members from the wider community. They have a mix of skills, experiences and backgrounds to help provide the best possible ...

Reception

Meet the Teacher EYFS Team Yearly Overview Welcome to Reception! Important information PE is on Monday. Please send your child to school in their PE kit. Please bring in your book bag on your book bag day. Please bring in a water bottle with your child’s name clearly labelled. Please bring a spare...

Physical Education

...xtra-curricular activities. Children are invited to attend competitive sporting events within Hack......ch enjoyed by the Children. Children participate in workshops covering a variety of sports through......s and to try something new. Children across KS2 have the opportunity to swim once a week for a blo...

PSHE - Jigsaw

...nt ideas, faiths and beliefs. Children from Year 2 onwards, actively involved in School Council el......of justice, alongside others. Children are offered opportunities to express themselves through a w......ake their place in the world. Children understand that a good diet and regular exercise keeps them...

Literacy

...ory or animation is introduced. Children learn and revisit exciting new vocabulary. Sessions begin w......ared “Time Together” as a class.Children then explore their own ideas through drawing and talk. ......oping Language, Writing and Imagination Children are encouraged to: Add detail and meaning to thei...

Mission, Vision and Aims

... & Family Hub and Sbright Children's Centre. Collectively, we serve over 1,200 Hackney Children ......repared for their life ahead. Children's early experiences are hugely important in forming a person....

Religious Education

Intent Across the Blossom Federation, our RE curriculum provides children with an understanding and appreciation for beliefs, cultural practices and values. The Blossom Federation follows The Hackney Education agreed syllabus and lesson plans where available. We hold six designated RE days at the...

Phonics & Early Reading

...groups and individual Children. Children’s curiosity in letter shapes and written words should be ......before beginning Phase Two. Phase 2 Children entering Phase Two will have experienced a wealth of li......tening activities continue. Phase 3 Children entering Phase Three will know around 19 letters and be...

Starting Reception in September

... your team colour in September. Children wear white PE tops that can be bought from the Trutex unifo......rough your online Scopay account. Children should wear black shoes, grey or black trousers or skirt,......ey V-neck sweatshirt or cardigan. Children should not wear jewellery, but if they have pierced ears,...

Pupil Premium

The Government believes that the Pupil Premium, which is additional to main school funding, is the best way to address the current underlying inequalities between children eligible for free school meals (FSM) and their peers by ensuring that funding to tackle disadvantage reaches the pupils who...

Science and Sustainability

Science We recognise the importance of Science in every aspect of daily life. As one of the core subjects taught in Primary Schools, we give the teaching and learning of Science the prominence it requires. Our vision for science is, “to ensure that children are given a science curriculum, which...

Performance, Results and Reporting

This page presents the performance data for the academic year 2025-2026 for the school and Federation based on: End of Early Years Foundation Stage data Outcomes of the Y1 Phonics Check Key Stage 1 Teacher Assessment Y4 Multiplication Times Tables Check Key Stage 2 Teacher Assessment and Tests The...

Computing

...er networks in Key Stage 2. Impact Children can save their work easily on the Purple Mash platform,......by the Computing lead and teachers. Children learn to confidently demonstrate and use their computin......nd knowledge across the curriculum. Children and parents can view what they have previously learnt i...

Nurture Group - The Nest

... Which Children attend Nurture? Children may attend sessions in the Nurture Group for specific reaso......my child be in Nurture Group for? Children attend on a part-time basis for a period of 2-4 terms. Ho...

Ofsted

...e for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) regulates and inspects to achi......munication through activities and interactions. Children are helped to develop independence and to c...

Daubeney Loves Reading

...Kids Book Club The 100 Best Children's Books "We’re living in a golden age of young-adult literature, when books ostensibly written for teens are equally adored by readers of every generation. In the likes of Harry Potter and Katniss Everdeen, they’ve produced characters and conceits that...

Year 5

... using a 5-minute time limit. Children will move onto the next times tables when they get 40 correct......ithin the time limit. PE Days Children in Year 5 have PE every Tuesday. They must bring their PE kit......bags every day. Water bottles Children are allowed to bring in water bottles with water. Fruit juice...

Year 6

... daily Weekly spelling list PE Children in Year 6 have PE every Wednesday and must bring in their PE kit to school. Breakfast Please ensure your child has breakfast before coming to school as it can affect their focus and concentration. If you would like further information for breakfast club, pl...

Spring Book Fair 2023

Our Spring Book Fair was another great success! Lots of children came to buy some fantastic books to share with their families at home. Altogether you spent an amazing £1002.88 which equals £601.73 in rewards for us to spend on some great new books for the school. What books would like to see at...

Year 4 - Telephone Science

The children in 4M had fun making their own telephones. I wonder how is it possible to hear each other- what makes the sound travel?

Year 4 - Science and ICT: Classifying Living Things

Today, 12-10-2022, the children in Year 4 used their Chromebook and explored classifying living things. They completed a range of fun activities on Purplemash learning all about classifying animals

Year 4M - Can you SEE sound?

The children in Year 4M had fun investigating sound today (27-03-2023). They carried out an experiment to answer the question, 'Can you see sound?' It was a fun lesson

Year 4 - ICT and Literacy

Today, 9-03-2023, the children in Year 4 used their Chromebooks to research facts about river pollution. In Literacy, they will be writing a letter to our Council representative about this issue

Therapy Dog

...k Assessment - November 2022 Children can benefit educationally and emotionally, increase their understanding of responsibility and develop empathy and nurturing skills through contact with a dog. In addition to these benefits, Children take great enjoyment from interactions with a dog. The Governm...

Year 4 - ICT and Geography: Information About Earthquakes

Today, 10-10-2022, the children in 4M used their ICT session to research information about earthquakes. They also used their Purplemash program to answer different questions and quizzes based on earthquakes and how it is formed

Year 4 - Wow Day

The children in Year 4 had a fun filled Wow Day. They designed and built settlements along a river they created, using their knowledge from our learning this term

Wow Day Year 4

The children in Year 4 had a wonderful wow day invading Britain as Anglo Saxons and Vikings. They made their own swords and shields and designed it with their own creative style

Year 4 - ICT and Geography

Today, 11-10-2022, the children in 4L had their computing session where they used their ICT skills to learn more about our Geography topic, 'Earthquakes'. They researched information and completed activities on PurpleMash all about Earthquakes

Nursery - World Book Day 2023

Nursery are having an amazing time celebrating world book day today! They came dressed as their favourite book characters, and the children have been so excited to share who they are. We have some superheroes, princesses and even a big scary Gruffalo!

Year 5: Maths - Decimal sequence

Outdoor learning? Year 5 truly love learning outdoors ! The learning outcome for maths: was to understand decimal sequences. This was achieved through fun and exciting ways; some children jumped to identify patterns and others played Hopscotch. Overall, the cohort had an amazing time at Daubeney...

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

Digital Leader Trip

Yesterday, our Digital Leader team had lots of fun visiting the Apple store in Stratford City. There they had the opportunity to code and create with Swift Playgrounds using an iPad. The children experimented with code and designed an app using the About Me playground. They had a great time...

Year 4M IntoUniversity

The children in Year 4M enjoyed their activities with the IntoUniversity team learning all about different careers. They explored careers like product designing, engineering and palaeontology. The children identified the skills they were using in different careers and completed some fun activities

Year 3 Maths

Today, 7-09-2023 the children in Year 3 Toucan and Kingfisher class enjoyed their introduction to this terms maths objective. They played a game which helped them with learning Place Value and identifying which digit changed when adding and subtracting. We hope the pupils enjoyed playing their...

Year 3 - Mapping Day

The children in Year 3 - Kingfisher and Toucan - enjoyed their Mapping Skills Day today (11-09-2023). The children started their learning by looking at grid references and identifying co-ordinates on a map. Then we discussed how to use a compass and how the compass points can help us. We used the...

Year 4 - Outdoor learning

Spending time outside is proven to have a positive effect on children’s physical and mental health. At Daubeney we are making the most of this sunny day and have taken our Spanish lesson outside. Great opportunity for them to take ownership of their learning and enhance teamwork skills

Year 4 - RE Day: Judaism

Today, 13-10-2022, the children in Year 4 has fun and exciting lessons, learning all about the Jewish faith. They discussed the main beliefs, the importance of a synagogue, looked at different Jewish festivals and coloured in their own stained glass image

Junior Mental Health Team - Mindful Colouring Sessions for Children's Mental Health Week

...louring sessions to celebrate Children's Mental Health Week....

Year 4 - ICT: Spreadsheets

The children in 4M enjoyed their ICT session today learning all about spreadsheets. They were able to use a spreadsheet and make a pattern that they have programmed to count in various multiples. Next week, we will be looking at creating more patterns and sequences using spreadsheets

Year 2 - National Outdoor Learning Day

Year 2 spent time in the Hop Garden doing some outdoor maths as part of National Outdoor Learning Day. It was raining a little and a bit cold, but the children enjoyed it

Year 4 - 4M Reading - 'I Survived'

The children in 4M enjoyed their reading session today, 10-11-2022, where they continued reading their whole class reader, 'I Survived'. The children were excited to finish the story finding out what happened in the end

Year 4 - 4M School For Food

Today, 10-11-2022, the children in Year 4M had an amazing experience at the School For Food. They made their very own Spanish Paella. The children were so excited to cook the dish themselves and they could not wait to eat the delicious paella

Year 4 - ICT and History - Ancient Egyptian Gods

Today, 10-11-2022, the children in Year 4 were excited to use their Chromebooks to research factual information about different Ancient Egyptian Gods. They located facts and recorded them in their books

Year 5 - Persuasive Argument

Year 5 have been identifying the features of a persuasive argument. They will use this to write their own argument persuading people to contribute to the fight against climate change. The children have become very passionate about the fight against climate change and have come up with some amazing...

Year 3 - Stone Age Blogging

... learnt in History so far. Children got to post their blogs and read and comment on their classmates blogs....

Family Phonics Workshop - Session 3

Thank you to all the parents and carers that attended our third family phonics session today. We focus on oral segmenting and blending and the children had a great time feeding 'Metal Mike' all the words. We revisited all of our phase 2 sounds and then practised reading CVC words by segmenting and...

Autumn Book Fair 2022

We had another fantastic Book Fair at Daubeney last week. It was great to see so many children excited about books. Altogether you spent an amazing £959.26 which equals £479.63 in rewards for us to spend on some great new books for the school. What book did you buy? Would you recommend it? Comment...

Year 4 - Controlled Experiment

The children in Year 4 had a fun controlled experiment, learning all about our digestive system. The children were able to identify the parts and the functions of the digestive system. They had fun learning all about how our food becomes waste

School Choir Trip to Homerton Hospital

The school choir, led by the inimitable Kari Stewart, performed in the Foyer of Homerton Hospital spreading joy and Christmas cheer. The children sang their hearts out and did the school proud. Here are some ot the hits we sang:

Year 4 - History and Art: Pyramids in Egypt

The children in 4M had a wonderful session on Wednesday 7th December 2022, creating a sunset image of the pyramids in Egypt

Year 4 WoW Day - Ancient Egyptians

Today, 15-12-2022, the children in Year 4 enjoyed their activities around Ancient Egypt. Our first lesson was answering the Big Question, 'Were Pharaohs Fair'. Then we made our own Cartouches and build a sarcophagus, pyramid and a mummy

Children's Centre Christmas Party 2022

Year 1 and Year 2 - Spanish Children's Stories

This half term students in Year 1 and Year 2 are learning key vocabulary and some simple grammar structures through familiar stories. 2L students have enjoyed learning the main characters from 'Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see?' this week

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 4 - ICT and Science - The Human Digestive System

Today, 9-11-2022, the children in Year 4 used their Chromebooks to further research the human digestive system, learning key facts and information. They also completed an activity, labelling the digestive system and a quiz

Year 4 - Outdoor Maths

Today, 3-11-2022, the children enjoyed their math lesson in the playground. They continued with their focus for this week, addition and subtraction

Year 4 - Spanish - Spring Term 1 2023

Outstanding effort from our Year 4 students this half term! Students in Year 4 have enjoyed revisiting food items in Spanish and learning how to share their opinions on food. Students can now talk about what food and drinks they like to have, using a range of positive and negative opinion phrases...

World Mental Health Day 2022

...y” parent workshop. Children in KS1 and KS1 attended assembly around Mental health day. Th......catcher" competition. 38 Children across Daubeney Primary School entered competition. They all ...

Year 4 - Wow Day: Building Board Games

Today 9-02-2023 the children in Year 4 created and built their own board games with electronic components. The children used various electrical components and played the game to ensure it works. After evaluating their game the children pitched their game to the CEO (their teacher) to make and...

Nursery - Spooky Dress Up Day

Nursery children dressed up in their Spooky outfits today. They listened to the story ‘Pumpkin Soup’ and have been exploring different pumpkins

Nursery - Observing the Changes in the Environment

In Nursery we have been observing the changes in the environment using shapes. The children looked through their shaped windows to see what Autumn changes they could observe. "The leaves are falling down" said one child with another commenting "The leaves on the tree are green and...

Year 4L Science at Cardinal Pole Secondary School

Year 4L had an amazing Science lesson in Cardinal Pole Secondary School today 9-02-2023. The children used Bunsen burners to test the different effects of different solutions and made their own sparkles

Nursery - Jobs and People in Our Community Who Help Us

...in our community who help us. Children talked about what they wanted to be when they grow up and took part in imaginative play....

Safer Internet Day 2023

This week we all participated in Safer Internet Day on Tuesday 7th February. The theme this year is 'Want to talk about it? Making space for conversations about life online.' We had lots of wonderful activities that enabled children to think about how they use the internet and what the...

Nursery - Dressing Up Area

The children in Nursery have LOVED using our new dressing up area! There has been lots of singing, dancing and laughter!

Year 5 - RE Day: Buddhism

Today, 13-10-2022, the children in Year 5 had fun and exciting lessons, learning all about the Buddhist faith. They discussed the main beliefs, the importance of The Four Noble Truths, looked at the Eightfold Path and teachings of Buddha

The Secret Life of Reception - Autumn 1 2022

The children of Reception have been given their own camera to capture those moments that we miss... the Secret Life of Reception! Each term, we will upload the next in the series of 'The Secret Life of Reception' and see what fabulous learning has been going on. They have been taking...

Year 4 - Maths Club

On Wednesday, 22-02-2023 the Year 4 Maths had a full house. The children enjoyed playing Times Tables Rock Stars, Hit the button, MTC games, Maths on Purple Mash and many more maths games. Every Wednesday the children in Year 4 have the opportunity to develop their fluency in their TimeTables

Year 4 - Cross Curricular: Rivers

Today, 1-03-2023, the children had a triple cross curricular session using the Chromebook to research information about rivers. This is also our topic in our cross curricular lesson. The children applied their reading skills to locate and record facts about rivers

Year 4M Science Experiment at Cardinal Pole Secondary School

The children in Year 4M had an amazing Science lesson at Cardinal Pole Secondary School today, 2-02-2023. They were able to use the amazing facilities of their science lab. The children were taught by a secondary science teacher and had a fabulous session where they used Bunsen burners and...

Year 3 - ICT

Today - 12-09-2023 the children enjoyed their ICT lesson using Purplemash. They practiced their typing skills and identifying different keys

Year 3 - Outdoor Maths

Today the children in Year 3 enjoyed their outdoor learning in the Adventure playground where they looked at time

Year 3 Kingfisher - Cross Curricular

The children in Kingfisher were introduced to the Aboriginal culture and their textile designs. They read and listened to Dreamtime stories and drew various scenes and pictures from the stories

Kingfisher - Shapes and Angles

The children had a fun lesson on Wednesday 5th June 2024, creating different patterns with shapes. They identified the different shapes and identified the angles created in the patterns they made

Year 3 - Kingfisher Literacy

The children had a fun literacy lesson. They read a story and used the story to create their own speech bubbles. They discussed in their groups what they thought the characters might be saying

Year 3 - Kingfisher Wow Day: Roman Shields

The children today had fun creating their Roman shields as part of their Wow Day activities

Year 3 - Maths in Adventure Park

Today the children in year 3 enjoyed their math lesson in the Adventure Park. They matched analogue and digital times

Year 3 - Comprehension

The children enjoyed reading a story which links to our cross curricular topic about the Romans. They used the text to answer questions and discussed the story

Year 3 - Maths: Time

Today 14-05-2024, the children in Kingfisher enjoyed their Math lesson out of class in our Music room. The children looked at telling time and finding time difference

Year 3 - Outdoor Learning

Today the children had their comprehension session outdoors in Daubeney fields and enjoyed learning in a different space

Year 3 - Outdoor Maths

The children in Kingfisher and Toucan class had an exciting math lesson today in the playground searching for parallel lines, perpendicular lines, right angles and polygons

Science Exposé

...cience related (STEAM) sector. Children from different year groups enjoyed learning about and exploring careers from different fields. In the end, we all learnt that Science is in everything we do; whether we are on the playground, adjusting lights or mixing colours. Who knew that slicing bread actu...

Year 3 - Magnetic Hunt

The children in Kingfisher class had a fun Science Lesson today 2-05-2024 searching for buried treasure using magnets. As part of our Science lesson we are learning about forces and magnets and the children had to identify which objects are magnetic and which are not

Year 3 Kingfisher Class - Art and Literacy

The children in Kingfisher class had a wonderful Literacy lesson where they drew a scene from the story they have been reading. Their character Marcus is amazed at the African sunset and the children drew what he saw

Year 3 - Scientific Investigation

The children in Kingfisher class carried out a fair test in their Science lesson. They tested different surfaces to identify the one with the most and least friction, measuring the distance their car travelled

Year 3 - Kingfisher Roman Dig

The children in Kingfisher had a wonderful lesson today 23 April 2024 as they were archaeologists and had to dig up different Roman artefact. The children had to identify the objects and say who might used them, how it was made and what other purpose the artefacts may serve

Year 5: Wow Day - Turkey (Spring 2)

The children in Year 5 had a fun filled Wow Day. They designed and sketched Turkish ceramics. Using what they learnt, Year 5 replicated Turkish ceramics using ideas inspired from previous learning experiences

Year 4 Spring 2 Wow Day

The children in Year 4 had a fun filled Wow Day. They designed and built settlements along a river they created, using their knowledge from our learning this term

Sav Akyuz Author Visit

KS1 had the amazing opportunity to meet 'Bear Moves' author Sav Akyuz. He ran a fun, interactive workshop with Year 1 and 2 children full of energy and laughs. After giving a brief introduction to his work as a writer, and illustrator, he created an imaginary character with the help of the...

Year 5 – Mexican textiles

As we start a new Content and Language Integrated project at Daubeney, children today had the opportunity to revisit their historical, geographical and cultural knowledge of Mexico through a range of different sources. Students were introduced to los rebozos, and a range of different textiles –...

Spanish Champions at Tate Modern

A group of Spanish Champions had the chance to visit the Tate Modern this week, where they explored various works of art by Hispanic artists. Amongst these artists was Doris Salcedo, a Colombian-born visual artist and sculptor. Her work took the form of a long crack in the floor in 2007, and today...

Venessa Taylor Author Visit

KS2 had the amazing opportunity to meet 'Baller Boys' author Venessa Taylor. She ran an exciting workshop with each year group which involved fun activities, hearing her read a chapter of the book and answer the children's questions. Some lucky children even got signed copies of the...

Year 3 - 3D SHAPES

The children in Kingfisher class had fun today 1-07-2024 in math making 3D shapes

Year 3 - Kingfisher Literacy 2024

The children today have a fun lesson in Literacy where they designed their own front cover for the book they are reading - The Great Kapok Tree

Year 3 - Brazil travel leaflet

The children were excited today to create a travel leaflet all about Brazil. In their CC lessons they have been learning all about Brazil and the rainforest

Year 6: Urwisck Transition Session. Phonics

...reparing GCSE exams feel like....

Drama club - Autumn 2024

Mr Matvad was invited to be a special guest today 23-9-2024 in the after school drama club. The children today discussed what makes a good story teller and what key skills they needed to become interesting storytellers. The club had a wonderful time telling stories and acting out different scenes....

Year 5 and Year 6 - First Two Spanish Lessons

Busy first couple of Spanish lessons for children at Daubeney! Yr5 and Yr6 explored different memory techniques for retaining information, while learning new words, and explored the mile-long list of cognates that English and Spanish share. And you, could you work out the meaning on any of the...

Year 3 - Mapping Day

The children in year 3 enjoyed their mapping day where they learnt all about co-ordinates, using a compass for directions, map symbols and they ended their sessions by drawing their own map of our local area

Year 3 - Kingfisher: Bar Charts

The children in Kingfisher collected their own data and presented it on a bar graph

Kingfisher at Hackney Personal Best

On Wednesday the 3 July 2024 the children in Kingfisher class had an amazing opportunity to take part in the Hackney Personal Best sports activity day

Daubs on tour '24 - Day 5

The final day of our residential finally gave us some cooler weather to enjoy our final activities. The children got stuck in, despite showing signs of tiredness and I think we were all about ready to get on the coach home. Apologies for the delay in putting these up but Friday was a bit of a...

Year 6 – Spanish Transition session

...ick who led a phonics lessons....

Year 3 Kingfisher - Aboriginal Art Symbols

The children in kingfisher class today 27-06-2024 looked at symbols in Aboriginal art. They created their own art piece using the symbols

Daub's on Tour '24- Day 4

...ay weather wise, 24 and cloudy! Children are excited for their activities and campfire tonight. See you tomorrow!...

Kingfisher: Science

The children in Kingfisher had an exciting outdoor lesson today -26-06-2024 where they investigated magnetic objects in our school and playground

Daubs on tour '24 - Day 3

Yet more reasons to be proud of our Daubeney children today as they take on challenges and show resilience with tasks that are not easy and in 25 degree weather to boot! After very little sleep Monday night (they must have been excited or something 🤦🏻‍♀️) Tuesday evening was much more settled in...

Daubs on tour ‘24 - Day 2

Day 2 was a scorcher! Cloud cover intermittently helped us out a little though. The children awoke at sunrise after a pretty late night but were surprisingly still full of energy We got straight into activities and the children were amazing. They tried things they'd never done before and really had...

Hispanic Week – Afternoon film screening

A selected group of children have enjoyed the Madrid-set film, Ferdinand. Based on Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson’s 1936 children’s book The Story of Ferdinand, this animation film follows an adorable flower-sniffing bull named Ferdinand. Ferdinand is a beautiful film when it comes to...

Year 5: Science - Sir David Attenborough

...tion to the world of science. Children first researched and then produced their own documentaries in groups....

Year 5 and Year 6 - Spanish: Eurocopa 2024

EURO 2024 takes place in Germany between 14th June and 14th July. In our lessons this week, children in Year 5 and Year 6 have revisited topics such as numbers, colours, days of the week and European countries, as well as simple verb forms using EUROS as a stimulus

Year 3 Meets a special Author

It was an amazing experience today 12-3-2024- when the children met the author of Baller Boys vs The Bulldozers, Vanessa Taylor. They had a session with the author and discussed her latest book

Year 3 Mystery Reader

The children today were delighted to be read a story by our Mystery Reader who came in and read an exciting story filled with suspense and adventure

Year 4 - Mapping Skills Day

Year 4 had fun learning all about maps on Mapping Skills Day today (12-09-2023). The children started their learning by learning about ordnance survey maps and the different symbols that are used to represent physical and human features. We then looked at grid references and identifying...

Year 3 - Art and Literacy

The children enjoyed their Literacy lesson today when they included their artistic skills in the activity

Year 3 - Rock Posters

The children in Year 3 created Rock Posters sharing all the information they know

Year 3 - Graphs

Today 21-11-2023 the children used data to complete a table and create a graph to represent the data

Year 3 - Anti Bullying Week 2023

Today 15-11-2023 the children in Year 3 enjoyed a fun workshop around bullying

Year 3 Non-Chronological Reports

The children in Year 3 enjoyed reading a selection of non-chronological reports today - 13-11-2023. They identified different features and the language used I. A report

Year 3 - Road Safety

The children in Year 3 had an interesting lesson in school today 7-11-2023 where they discussed road safety and how to keep us safe on the roads

Year 6 Day at the Zoo!

To finish off Autumn 1 and out learning of Living Things and their Habitats, Year 6 spent a day at the zoo observing animals, their habitats, their diets and their Latin names! Later in today I and my colleagues will be sending more pictures along with quotes from the children. Please include these...

Year 3 - Dress up day

The children enjoyed dressing up and showing off their amazing costumes

Year 3 Wow Day

The children had fun making their own Amazon rainforests as part of our Wow Day activities

Year 3 Non chronological Reports

Today 30-11-2023 the children completed their non chronological reports in literacy about The Stone Age. The children extended their learning by researching facts about The Stone Age to add to their Did You Know section

Year 3 Science Experiment

The children in Year 3 enjoyed their experiment to see how water travels up the stem to the leaves

Year 3 Religious Education Day

The children in Year 3 had a brilliant RE Day today,13-10-2023 learning all about the Sikh Faith

Year 3 Trip to Horniman Museum

The children today 10 October 2023 had a great time visiting the museum and exploring the Amazon Rainforest galleries. They also had a lesson in the museum discussing the Amazon Rainforest and the people who live there

Year 3 - Science Autumn Term 2023

The children in Year 3 enjoyed planting their own seeds. They will observe it grow over the next few days

Year 3 - Maths September 2023

The children in Year 3 Kingfisher and Toucan Class had an exciting Maths lesson today. The children worked in groups and pairs and had a peer tutor to guide them

Year 3 - Art and Literacy: September 2023

The children in Toucan and Kingfisher enjoyed their Literacy session today when they created their own front cover for The Great Kapok Tree. The children used their creative ideas to design a front cover

Gardening Afterschool Club

...he Children who got involved. Children enjoyed watering our carrots and tomatoes by taking a " go" and they collected them in their teams by working together. They noticed different insects in our garden such as snails and lavender bugs- we enjoyed speaking about them and why they visit...

Year 3 Science and ICT

The children in Year 3 used their Chromebooks today 13-09-2023 to research information about plants which is part of their Science unit. Next week we will be learning more about plants and what they need in order to grow

Duckling Class - Library Visit

This week was Group 2s first week at the Library. We enjoyed our walk to Homerton library, we listened carefully to the library rules and then we explored the children's section. We founds lots of books that we would like to read and we were able to bring some of them back to school!

Year 3 Stone Age Tools

The children in Year 3 had a fun filled and exciting lesson today -30-11-2023 where they made their own Stone Age tools

Year 6 – RE Day: Islam

During this RE Day, we spent a lesson researching each of the 5 pillars of Islam then presented our research. We then focused in on the Hajj pillar – a pilgrimage Muslims go on to Mecca. We learnt about why Muslims do this and some children who have experiences of it, or hope to do this in...

Year 3 Linkages and Levers

The children in Year 3 made their own Linkage and Lever mechanism

Year 3 - Mystery Reader

A huge thank you to our Mystery Reader today who came in and read a story to our Year 3 children. The children were treated to a wonderful story and told beautifully by our mystery reader

Year 3 - Mystery Reader

The children had a fantastic story telling session this afternoon 19-2-2024 when our Mystery Reader came in to tell them a story. Each week we will be having a parent as a mystery reader to read and tell a story. If any parent is interested please contact your child’s teacher

Year 3 - Mapping Skills Day

The children in year 3 had a wonderful Mapping Skills Day learning all about maps. They studied ordinance survey maps, identified co ordinates, symbols on a map, compass points and drew their own maps

Year 3 Wow Day 2024

The children in Year 3 had fun making levers and linkages as part of their Wow Day. They made a moving dragon and a snapping crocodile

Duckling Class - Discover Children's Story Centre

...ss enjoyed a trip to Discover Children's Story Centre. We had to get on the bus and travel all the way to Stratford. When we got there, we were told that it was our mission to create a story to save 'Squiddly Diddly World'. In order for us to create a story, we had to warm up our imagination so we w...

Year 3 Royal Airforce Museum

The children had a wonderful experience today 31-01-2024 at the Royal Airforce Museum learning about levers, pulleys and gears

Year 3 - Design and Technology

The children in Year 3 had fun today -25.01.2024 making linkages and levers. They made a waving flag with two pivot points

Spanish - Phonics

...g on the year group or stage. Children start learning the vowels first. Actions are added so students can remember the sounds and review and retrieval is embedded in lessons....

Year 3 - Science

Today 17.01.2024 the children learnt all about how plants and animals obtain food

Year3 School Of Food Trip

The children in year 3 had an amazing session baking their own bread and cooking their own soup today 4-12-2023

Children's Centre - Christmas Party 2023

Year 3 - Stone Age

The children in Year 3 had a fun session creating Stone Age hand paintings

Year 3 - ICT and Science

The children today, 19-12-2023 used their Chromebooks and their program Purplemash to discover more about our Science topic Rocks and Soil

Jackie and the Beanstalk - Teacher Panto

Oh no it isn’t! Oh yes it is! The children enjoyed our annual staff panto ‘Jackie and the Beanstalk’. They all had a wonderful time watching their teachers take part in the performance and had a big giggle!

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...

Year 3 - Diary Entry

The children today 12-12-2023 had fun writing their diary entry on special paper they made. The children imagined they were in the Stone Age and wrote a diary entry all about their experiences

Year 3 Literacy in the Stone Age

The children in Year 3 had fun today creating ancient paper which they had to travel back into the Stone Age and teach the people how to make. They will use their papers to create a diary entry all about their experience during the Stone Age which is based on the book we are reading

Year 3 Science - Fossils

The children in Year 3 studied how fossils are formed and how we can identify different species from fossils

Year 3 Geography - Deforestation

The children in Year 3 today discussed the effects of deforestation and identified the impact humans have on the rainforests. They completed an activity to outline the dangers and the impact it has on humans and animals

Music - Summer Term 2022

It was a great year of skateboards, ukuleles, djembes, recorders with lots more in between. We enjoyed and celebrated our interschool concert with guest bands from Ickburgh, a local special needs school and also a band from Rushmore. Alongside this we often had our outdoor jam on a Friday lunchtime...

Year 4 - ICT and Geography: Human Geographical Features in Japan

Today, 6-10-2022, the children in Year 4 used their Chromebook to research information about the Human Geographical features in Japan. They used the information along with the notes from the lesson to create a poster identifying many Human features found in Japan

Mental Health Week

Reception and Nursery meditating whilst listening to rain. The children liked the feeling of being quiet and calm

Year 4 - Fraction Poster

Today 9th March 2021 the children in Year 4 enjoyed a practical activity based around fractions. They even made a poster all about fractions

Year 4 - British Science Week 2021

Today 9th March 2021 the children enjoyed making their own lava lamps using simple ingredients and apparatus. They had loads of fun during our afternoon of science

Year 4 - Dream Catcher

The children in Year 4 on Thursday 4th March 2021 had a lovely session with Mr Ricardo when they decorated our HOP Garden with beautiful dreamcatchers. Make sure you visit the Hop Garden to see the amazing display

Daubeney's 100 Active Challenge

Daubeney children took part in the Daubeney’s 100 Active Challenge. The children had a challenge each day to see how many squats, crunches, lunges, jumping jacks and burpees they could do in 100 seconds. Our Junior Mentor Health team created videos to help us with the challenge

Nurture Group - Painting Freely

Today the children in Nurture had the opportunity to paint freely. More than anything they loved to mixed the paints and make different colours. This also encouraged rich conversations and stimulated an optimistic attitude. "it feels awesome to mix colours" Did you know? Paintings have...

Children's Mental Health Week 2021

... Expressing themselves during Children's Mental Health. More than ever, it is really important to talk about how we are feeling. The Children participated in a variety of activities, including, yoga, origami, creating a sculpture in the style of the artist Andy Goldsworthy and dressing up as a feeli...

Year 4 - WOW Day

Today 17-12-2020 the children in Year 4 had an amazing time creating their Tutankhamun death mask. They also made their own personal cartouche and drew ancient Egyptian symbols as part of our learning in History

Year 4 - British Science Week 2021

Today 10th March 2021 the children in Year 4 had a fun session making close circuits. The children had bulbs, batteries, switches, motors and connecting wires

Year 4 - Literacy and Art

Today 11-12-2020 the children in Year 4 enjoyed sketching the pyramid as part of their literacy lesson- to follow instructions

Our 2020-21 Spanish Champions!

These are our 2020-21 Spanish Champions! We have new Daubeney Spanish Champions for the 2020-21 school year! There will be two Spanish champions on each KS2 class. Our champions are enthusiast of Spanish and try really hard to learn and also to help other children to learn. They will lead their...

Year 4 - Literacy: Instructional Poster to Make a Smoothie

Today 8-12-2020 the children in Year 4 created their own instructional poster to make a smoothie

Year 4 - Division

Today 8-12-2020 the children in Year 4 used the short efficient method to divide

Year 4M Class Assembly - 1st December 2020

Today 1-12-2020 the Junior Art team led our class assembly and discussed the role of being in the art club. The children were also encouraged to do some art activities and share their art skills with others around the school

Reception - Yellow Class: When I grow up I...

In Yellow class the children have been thinking about what they want to be when they grow up. They have enjoyed learning about different occupations, dressing up and role play. Take a look at some of the children

Year 4 - No Pen Day Maths

Today 25-11-2020 Mr Marshall created a fantastic multiplication game for the children in Year 4 to play and learn their times tables. The children had so much fun playing and learning their times-tables. It was a fun lesson

Junior Science Team Meeting - March 2021

Today, the junior science team looked at different liquids. We predicted what would happen if we placed them in a cup. Some said they would mix while others said they would separate. After doing the experiment, they separated and some children used great vocabulary such as "heavy, density, sink and...

Year 3 - British Science Week 2021: Egg Investigation

In Year 3 we had the task to make an egg travel down a zip wire. The children were given pipe cleaners and straws to design a harness for the egg. the children were very inventive in their designs. We were learning about fair tests and how to introduce variables to the investigation

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 4 - Mapping Day

The children today, 20th April 2021, had a fun day of learning all about mapping. The children started by identifying continents, oceans, cities and various landmarks and features on a map. Then the children placed key features on a map while planning a local route using a local map of our area....

Year 4 - Science: Can you see sound?

Today, 18th May 2021, the children in Year 4 carried out a fun investigation to see whether they can actually see sound. The children used cling film, a bowl, hundreds and thousands and tested to see the vibrations created by various sounds around us

Year 4 - Science: Making Sound

Today, 11-05-2021, the children in Year 4 enjoyed making sound by making a telephone cup. The children discussed how sound travels and how we hear

Year 4 - 4M Outdoor Learning Space

Today, 11th May 2021, the children in Year 4M enjoyed the opportunity to do their daily times table assessment in the Hop Garden as part of our outdoor learning for Mental Health Week. The children found the outside calming and soothing and was a nice place to focus while completing their times...

Year 6 - Football

Year 6 at Mabley Green. Well done to all the children who were playing. We had some excellent performances on the day and there will be more matches on the way

Year 4 - Atlas

The children in Year 4 today 5-5-2021 enjoyed their Geography session as they had an opportunity to study our Junior School Atlas books. The children were able to transfer their knowledge when using keys to read a map, identifying lakes, rivers, mountainous areas, deserts and main roads. They also...

Year 4 - 4M PSHE: Compliment Jar

Today, Friday 23rd April 2021, the children in Year 4M enjoyed their session in PSHE where they paid a compliment to every person in their class. This helped each child in the class to complete and fill their compliment jar. Their jar was filled with wonderful things that their peers had to say...

Year 3 - Mapping Skills Day

During mapping skills day in Year 3 the children learnt how to use map coordinates. They also completed a task using map symbols. Next they looked at compasses and had to label the compass points. Their final task was to sketch a map of the playground and add a key using their own symbols

Year 4 - History Dress Up Day

Today 1-04-2021 the children in Year 4 enjoyed their History Dress Up Day, dressed as important figures from the past. The children in Year 4 made Viking shields, flags and design their own Viking jewellery

Year 6 - First Week Back

...whole class reader ‘The Children of Benin’ which we will be writing about in coming weeks. We also completed some art work based on our whole class reader. Not to mention LOTS of catching up with our friends at playtime. It’s safe to say we’re happy to be back!...

Year 4 - 4M TTRS Stars

The children in 4M were delighted on Thursday 31-03-2021 to receive their wonderful certificates for TTRS

Year 4M - Publishing: Biographies Based on Beowulf

Today 26 March 2021 the children in Year 4M published their Biographies based on Beowulf

Mental Health - Playing and Socialising with Friends

... their friends....

Mental Health - Giving

The week commencing the 15th March 2021, Daubeney focussed on the word, GIVING. The children discussed the importance of giving and raised money for Comic Relief. The children purchased Red Noses and on Friday 19th March the children donated money and came to school dressed as Superheroes! It was...

Year 4 - Super Hero Day

The children in Year 4 had a fun day dressing up as their favourite hero from around the world to support Red Nose Day

Year 4 - 4M SEAL Lesson - Give

This week the children in 4M were set a challenge to GIVE something anything like a smile, or a helping hand or even time to talk. We had a lovely session sharing as a class

Year 4 - Poetry Workshop

Today, Thursday 18th March 2021, the children in Year 4 enjoyed a virtual Poetry session led by Adisa Stephen Ezeocha a poet and publisher. The children had fun with poems and rhymes

November Book Fair 2020

Yet another fantastic Book Fair at Daubeney! Of course it was a little bit different this year but it was great to see that children were still very eager to buy lots of books to enjoy reading at home and inspire their imaginations. We hope you have fun reading your new books! By Mei Foo 6FO,...

Year 4M Class Assembly - 17th November 2020

Today 17-11-2020 the school council members led our class assembly in 4M. They discussed the role of a school council member and took ideas from the class to make our class even better. It was really nice to have the children leading an assembly and our next assembly will be led by the junior...

Year 4B - Outdoor Learning

Today for Outdoor Learning Day, 4B enjoyed a change of scenery and did our guided reading session in the Hop Garden. Some of us sat on the climbing frame and shared books that we were reading with our classmates and some children even had the opportunity to read with Miss Bennett today

Year 5 and 6 Residential 2020 - Day 5

[menu name="year5-6-residential-2020"] A very good morning from Team Daubeney at Youlbury! We’re packed, fed and ready to go, once we’ve completed our last two activities and had lunch. My aim is for us to leave by 1.30pm if not a few minutes before. I will update the school...

Virtual Assembly - 15th May 2020

Literacy Week - Our weekly children’s assembly lead by Nevan

Baller Boys Author Visit

To celebrate World Book Day (5th March 2020), Daubeney had a very special visit from Venessa Taylor, author of the book ‘Baller Boys’ which is based on our late Coach Reece and his football team. The children got to learn about the characters, hear an exclusive extract from the story and take part...

Virtual Assembly - 7th April 2020

The one where the Daubeney children took over

Huge TTRS Announcement

... Good. IT. IS. ON! Teachers v Children. Daubeney v Sebright v Lauriston What an Easter holiday this is turning out to be on times tables rockstars! And well done to 6S for climbing their way back to the top of the table! The championship is still anyone’s right now! Keep playing! Now, I’...

TTRS Weekly Update - 27th March 2020

Hello everyone! What a week it’s been on TTRS. We’ve had some super close battles and some absolute rock stars doing brilliantly with their times tables. Please watch the announcement and listen out for some names! You’re all doing fantastic but let’s see if we can get...

Home Learning

These home learning resources were published to support children during school closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic. They are no longer being updated. Welcome to the Daubeney School home learning portal! There are links to useful resources, access to online activities and information about what...

Year 5 and 6 Residential 2020 - Day 4

[menu name="year5-6-residential-2020"] It’s Day 4 and you’d have thought the tiredness would have set in by now... well it has for the adults! The children are just as energised as ever. After a hearty breakfast, they were pasting their way down, by now, a well trodden and...

Year 6 Graduation - Goodbye Class of 2020

The time has finally come to say goodbye to our Year 6 children though we know it's not goodbye forever because you are welcome to come visit Daubeney whenever you wish. It has been a memorable year, more memorable than most, but we will never forget all of you and how special you were to all...

Year 5 and 6 Residential 2020 - Day 3

[menu name="year5-6-residential-2020"] Day 3 and things are not slowing down. The sun even poked its head through the clouds for a few glorious seconds. The children finished an exhilarating day of activities today with fried chicken, wedges and waffles with ice-cream for dinner. Oh,...

Year 5 and 6 Residential 2020 - Day 2

[menu name="year5-6-residential-2020"] What an epic Day 2 at Youlbury. Not just because we started the day with a sumptuous breakfast of cereal and a fry up to compete with any Michelin star restaurant; not because of the lovely warm dry weather but because the Team Daubeney at Youlbury...

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...

British Science Week 2020

...involved in brain surgery. Children took part in awe and wonder science experiments and the feedback from our science expo was amazing. "Science is the best!" "I wish every day we could celebrate science." "Miss this is awesome, we have to d...

Year 5 Wow Day: Design and Technology

Year 5 took part in their Wow Day this week focussing on Design and Technology. The children were challenged to make a well which had a pulley in it. The children were asked to be innovative in their designs and succeed with flying colours!

Year 4 - Young Scientist

Today (13th March 2020) the Year 4 children dressed up as their favourite scientist to celebrate our Science Week in Daubeney. The children were excited to explain who they came dressed up as and why. The children have enjoyed our Science Week and will be very excited to welcome our next science...

School Council - Interview with Matt Harding by Jago

The School Council are divided into four committees; the Journalist Committee research and write articles about activities scheduled to take place in school, what children do outside of school and anything of interest happening within our community. This is an article written by Jago in 5MC. He...

Virtual Assembly - 3rd June 2020

Coping with Change Worried about Coronavirus? Try reading Everybody Worries - A picture book for children who are worried about Coronavirus

Summer Reading Challenge

The Hackney Libraries Summer Reading Challenge encourages children aged 4 to 11 to enjoy the benefits of reading for pleasure over the summer holidays, providing lots of fun as well as preventing the summer reading ‘dip’. Although public library buildings are closed, libraries will continue to...

Year 3 - Fraction Walls

In Year 3 today the children have been making fraction walls. Fraction walls are an excellent visual resource to help children learn about equivalent fractions

Nurture Group - Year 2 Clockwork Toys

This week the Year 2's played the Boxall game called the clockwork toys. This encourages working together and following instructions. It also gives the least confident children a chance to take the lead role

Year 4 - Poetry and Performance

Today (13-11-2020) the children in year 4 were excited to publish their anthology of poems and perform their poems. The children created an acrostic poem, simile poem and kennings poem. They were able to recognise different forms of poetry, read aloud their poems with intonation, volume, tone and...

Year 3 - BFG

In 3G we are reading the BFG as our class reader. The children are reading aloud to the class this is helping with their confidence and fluency. They are using the Daubeney reading stems to explain their understanding of the story.

Year 3 - 3G: Poetry

In 3G today the children published and performed their poems. All of the poems were inspired by the book Look Up! Look Up! The children have been learning about features of poems this week and have included some of them in their work

Year 3 - RE Day

What can we learn from the Bible? In Year 3 we learnt about two parables from the Bible. The Good Samaritan and The Prodigal son. We also learnt about The Ten Commandments and the children wrote some of their own. The children designed their own stain glass window, that included a message of peace....

Year 4 - RE Day

The children in Year 4 had fun today (5-11-2020) learning all about the Hindu faith. We looked at the features of a Mandir, the Deities, festival of Diwali, main beliefs and Rangoli patterns.

WOW Day in Year 4

On Thursday, 22 October 2020, the children in Year 4 had their Wow Day based around our Topic - Nepal. The children created a survival guide to climb mount Everest, drew different pieces of art from Nepal, studied a special festival celebrated in Nepal and created their very own Nepalese necklace

Reception - Black History Week 2020

Today children celebrated Black people making a difference in Daubeney. It was amazing to see so many children dress up - thank you parents for your effort and support

Nurture Group - Year 1: 'In the Driving Seat'

This week we played a Boxall game called 'In the driving seat' This game encourages attention and listening skills. This also lets us explore our feelings when behind 'the driving seat' for example a spaceship, racing car or a deck chair. The children really enjoyed this particular...

First Week in Year 6 - Autumn 2020

The children have all settled in fantastically to their new classrooms. We have already begun working on maths, spelling & handwriting and literacy. We have started our class reader 'Under the Lights' so make sure to ask the children what is happening in the story when they get home....

Year 3 - Maths: Multiplication

Today in maths Year 3 have been learning about multiplication. We started by using repeated addition. The children used place value counters and charts to show their work

Nursery - We are Real Artists

The nursery children love painting, they paint everyday. Look at these marvellous paintings

Nursery - LOVE playing outside

Nursery love playing outside, they love dancing with ribbon sticks, playing with instruments, using bats and balls. Nursery children riding scooters and bikes all day long

Reception Receive Presents from the Kindness Offensive Organisation

Reception received presents on Wednesday! We were very fortunate to have the Kindness Offensive Organisation come to Daubeney and give toys to every child. Check out the photos.....the children were so happy and excited

Year 2 - RE Day - Autumn 2020

For RE Day in Year 2, we were learning about Hinduism. We found out that Hindu God’s encourage Hindus to be good people. In one of our lessons, we thought about our own role-models and explained why they inspired us to be good children

First Week in Nursery - Autumn 2020

Well done to all the new nursery children for such a wonderful first week! We’ve had so much fun playing, drawing, running, jumping, climbing and painting and we cannot wait for the fun to continue in the weeks to come! Have lots of rest this weekend and we will see you next week for more...

Year 4 - Literacy: 3 Little Pigs

Today the children in Year 4 were focused when they completed their stories. The children re-told the story of the 3 Little Pigs but created their own alternative ending. The children focused on using varied sentence starters, powerful adjectives, speech, editing and improving their presentation

Year 4 - Geography and ICT

Today, the children in Year 4 used the Chromebooks to research information for their non-chronological report on Mt Fuji in Japan. The children gathered relevant facts and created a report. They used their ICT skills to help them and produce some interesting reports

Year 4M - ICT and Geography

Today, 20-5-2021, the children in 4M used their ICT skills to research information about Mt Fuji and create a non-chronological report. The children were able to use their literacy knowledge and ICT skills to create a factual report about Japans famous mountain. The children enjoyed using their...

Year 4 Timetables Club - 5th October 2022

The children in Year 4 enjoyed their first Timetables club today, 5-10-2022, where they practiced their times tables and their fluency. Every week they will be practicing and each week will assess their learning using the assessment tool on their Purplemash program

Year 4 - Outdoor Lesson: PHSE

In our outdoor lesson, we learnt about resilience. We created dens, structure and art using natural materials. Then certain children were chosen to destroy them which helped us to understand what is resilience and how can we overcome when we are hurt

Year 6 - 6M: ICT and History

On Tuesday (22nd February 2022) the children in 6M used their ICT skills to research facts and information about World War 2. They used Purplemash to help them create a News report about the Blitz

Year 6 - 6M Online Safety

The children in 6M looked at how they can be safe while being online. The children researched many facts about online safety and used PurpleMash to complete a quiz and various activities

Year 3 - 3HC Dress to Express

...ressed to EXPRESS! As part of Children's Mental Health week taking place this week. Don't forget the junior mental health team are helping to raise money for Pace 2 Be to help Children get easier access mental health support....

Year 6 - 6M Internet Safety

Today 8-02-2022 the children in 6M explored how to be save online by looking at different features that are available for children to play online games. They used PurpleMash to learn more about the topic and completed various quizzes based on Internet Safety

Year 1 - 1L Growing Together

...hieve those things....

Year 6 - 6M IntoUniversity

The children in 6M enjoyed a whole week of activities with the team from IntoUniversity. They discussed and learnt all about life at university, the courses on offer and activities provided by many different institutes. They children also discussed diversity and empathy and visited the Dialogue Hub...

Year 6 Mapping Day

The children in Year 6 had a fun day today, 10-1-2022, learning all about maps. They used a grid reference map today to locate places. Then used direction and instructions and drew their own map when they designed their own creating their own suburb

Nursery - Outdoor Chalk Fun

The Nursery children had heaps of fun mark making with chunky chalks outdoors

Young Hackney Poetry Competition Winner

Congratulations to Maya in 3 HC who was the winner of the Young Hackney Poetry Competition! She beat children from many other Hackney schools. Here is the winning poem

Year 5 - 5SM Christmas Play

One of the students in Year 5 wrote a play and the whole class got together to make her script come to life! We are so proud of the achievements of our children - this was entirely child led and the other Year 5 children loved it

Year 3 WOW Day - Building Stonehenge

As part of Year 3's WOW day the children built Stonehenge's using cream cheese and biscuits!

Year 3 Literacy - Stone Age

As part of one of our Literacy sessions this half term, the children created Stone Age caves to help them write a non-chronological report

Year 3 - Oreo Bugs Came to Visit 3HC!

Daubeny's school pet Oreo Bugs came to visit 3HC with Miss Asiya! The children were well excited but remained calm so that they don't scare him away. Well done 3HC!

Year 3 - 3HC Celebrating Differences Day

...and together, at Daubeney! Children in 3HC have come into school wearing traditional clothes from where they are from and/or wearing colours of their country flag....

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...

Year 6 - 6M ICT and Science

This week in Science 6M will be learning all about circuits. They used their Purplemash accounts today, 1-3-2022, to learn and discuss more about creating open and closed electrical circuits. The children used their program, which allowed them to draw, create and understand how to complete an...

Children’s Mental Health Week 2022 - Growing Together

...ary 2022, Daubeney celebrated Children’s Mental Health Week. The theme was Growing Together. Growing Together is about growing emotionally and finding ways to help each other grow. Challenges and setbacks can help us to grow and adapt and trying new things can help us to move beyond our comfort zo...

Christmas Baking in the Nursery

Today the Nursery children enjoyed baking delicious cupcakes. They enjoyed mixing, scooping, pouring and most of all eating their cupcakes!

Year 6 - 6M ICT: Maths and Coding Skills

The children in Year 6M used their ICT skills today (6th July 2022) to develop their maths and coding skills

Year 5 - Literacy Outdoor Learning

Year 5 were set the task of building dens suitable for the Himalayas. Ashley who sets off on a long arduous journey across the Himalayas would have had a similar experience when trying to find shelter in the evenings. The children had to work as a team and think about the properties of the...

Year 4 - Roman Numeral Clock

Today, 29-09-2022, the children in Year 4 had a fun Maths lesson where they made their own Roman numeral clocks. They have been learning about Roman Numerals this week and used their Design and Technology skills to create a Roman Numeral clock

Year 4 - Reading: Non-Fiction Text About Earthquakes

Today, Wednesday 21st September 2022, the children in Year 4 had the opportunity to read a selection of Non-fiction text about earthquakes. This helped the pupils to gain a further understanding of how earthquakes occur as they will be learning more on this topic in their Geography lesson later...

Year 5 - Practising Handwriting

Year 5 have been practising their handwriting. Many children are excited to achieve a pen license

Year 4 - 4M: ICT Online Safety

On Monday (5-09-2022) the children in 4M had their first computing session and focussed on online safety. They completed a few activities using PurpleMash and answered a quiz all about online safety

Children's Centre - Summer Fair / Health Event - 4th August 2022

Year 3 - Geography - The Amazon Rainforest

The children in Year 3 had a fun lesson today where they visited the Amazon Rainforest and shared what they saw, heard, tasted and how they felt living in the rainforest as part of a tribe. Then they went to a clearing where they saw the effects of deforestation and shared their feelings. Our next...

What do children think about freedom at breaktimes?

Please see how your children feel about the idea of freedom at break times. This video will be shared with other OPAL schools across the country. We hope it puts a smile on your face

Comic Relief 2022

Our Junior Mental Health Team helped raise money for Comic Relief. Our Daubeney children donated £1 and dressed up with the theme of, Make us Laugh! Helping others and helping yourself. It’s good for you! Doing things for other people actually has a beneficial effect on developing our own...

Year 6 - ICT and Science in 6M

Today, 22-6-2022, the children in Year 6M used their Chromebooks to complete their Scientific activities on Purplemash. Then they used their research skills to retrieve information about our Science topic. This term in Science we will be looking at Scientist and Inventors

Year 6 - 6M Yoga

This morning, 22-6-2022, the children in 6M had a wonderful session with our professional Yoga instructor. The children felt the calm and peaceful setting, of the hop garden, to be an amazing space to do Yoga. They really enjoyed the different Yoga techniques they did and felt relaxed and ready for...

Nursery - Queen's Jubilee: Going to the Races

The Nursery children looked spectacular dressed to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee with the theme 'Going to the races'. They designed and made pool noodle horses to race around the track. There were smiles, laughter and lots of cheering

Year 6 Residential 2022 - Day 1

Well, we all crossed our fingers for sunny weather but of course, shortly after our arrival the skies opened and it definitely made for a memorable first day. We had archery, climbing, aerial treck, mountain biking, obstacle courses and ALL in the pouring rain. Our children have settled in so well...

Year 3 - Forest School - Making Boats from Natural Materials

Year 3 have been working with Forest School and made boats from natural materials the children were then able to see if their boat floated

Nursery - Messy Play Day

Nursery had their first Messy play day. The children had so much fun exploring many different messy activities. We had corn flour, cutting spaghetti, cars in paint, shaving foam, water beads and lots more. One child said "Miss I am so excited, this is so much fun" and another said "I...

Year 6 Reading Booster

The children in Year 6 enjoyed their reading booster session in our Hop Garden. They read a selection of text fiction and non-fiction and discussed the text before answering the questions

Nursery - A special little visitor...

Today the children in Nursery were visited by a special and super cute member of the Daubeney family, Oreo. The children were excited as they watched him hop around the Nursery. We talked about what rabbits eat, where they live and other animals we can keep as pets!

WOW DAY Year 6 - Ancient Benin

Today, 14-12-2021, the children in Year 6 enjoyed their Wow Day activities by designing and creating masks, inspired by the real ones from Ancient Benin. The children also discussed how reliable resources are and which historical resources can be trusted

Year 4M - Outdoor Maths

Today, 20-5-2021, the children in 4M had a practical fraction lesson outside in our Hop Garden. The children were asked to make themselves into different fraction amounts

Reception: Yellow Class - Ice Cream Parlour

In Yellow class the children were super excited to use the Ice Cream Parlour where they were making ice cream cones. They had a great time taking orders then scooping shaving foam into cones and adding a variety of sprinkles. They had heaps of fun! If you are passing Yellow Class, remember to stop...

Year 6 - 6O Mapping Day

The children in 6O had fun learning about maps and they even created their very own map of the Daubeney Playground

Year 5 Literacy - Little Red Riding Hood

Today, Tuesday 7th September, the Year 5 children acted out Little Red Riding Hood to immerse themselves in the story before they write the story again from the wolf’s perspective

Year 3 - Mapping Day

...y of symbols used in maps. Children identified locations on maps and were even able to guide their partners to various locations around the school. At the end of the day, Year 3 went to Daubeney Fields where we sketched our own map of the park as well as collected foliage to create a 3D map....

Year 6 - 6M Mapping Day

In Year 6 today, 6th September 2021, the children had their Mapping Day learning activities and enjoyed learning all about the different types of maps. They also explored how maps are made, keys, different styles of maps and when a map can be used. The children had a final session in our playground...

Year 6 - 6M PSHE

The children enjoyed their PSHE lesson today in Daubeney Fields. They discussed their year ahead in Year 6 and expressed their fears and excitement for the new year. They also had an opportunity to have some reflective time with nature and improve their wellbeing

Year 4M IntoUniversity

Today, 9-07-2021, the children in 4M were excited to meet the team from IntoUniversity via on online Google Meet session. The children learnt all about different careers and the skills needed to pursue certain jobs. They will visit Into University when they are in Year 5 and a whole week in Year 6

Nursery - Trees in the Garden

... to help them climb the tree. Children enjoy sitting in the tree, looking for bugs and collecting rainwater....

Nurture Group - Music With Mr O'Flyn

After our keyboard session in nurture Mr O'Flyn took us to play the big piano in the hall. We were lucky enough to see how the piano works and experiment the high and low notes. The children really enjoyed seeing how the hammers worked inside of a piano

Welcome Back Nursery

It was all smiles from our Nursery children who returned to school this week. They have been enjoying the new Baby Clinic role play area and having lots of outdoor fun!

Nurture Group Baked a Cake!

On Thursday 17th June 2021 we celebrated a birthday in nurture. We baked a cake for his birthday. The children really enjoyed measuring the ingredients and mixing all the ingredients together. They especially enjoyed cracking the eggs into the bowl

Mental Health Awareness Week Nature Competition

The Junior Mental Health Team organised a competition asking children to create an art piece of why nature is important for our mental health. The JMHT chose their winners and took them on a trip to Daubeney Fields. The children had a special picnic and had fun being creative using natural resources

Year 4 - RE Day

Today (10-06-2021) the children in Year 4 had various activities to help them understand how the Christian faith deals with death and how people from other cultures celebrate their loved ones life. The children learn about Christian practices when a loved one passes away. They also learnt about a...

Nursery - Shoe Box Appeal

Nursery have donated to the shoe box appeal for St Vincent. These will be donated to children living in shelters as a result of the eruptions

Year 4M - Wow Day - 27th May 2021

Today, 27-05-2021, the children enjoyed their Wow Day learning based around Japan, mountains and earthquakes. The children answered their over arching question, 'How would you survive an earthquake' then created their own evacuation plan. They also designed and acted out a news report, broadcasting...

Year 4B - Wow Day - 27th May 2021

In Wow Day today, we did a variety of different activities which included a news report on an Earthquake in Japan. The children got into character and played a camera person, a reporter on scene, a reporter in the studio and witnesses

Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 - Nature

During the week commencing the 10th May, Daubeney celebrated Mental Health Awareness Week by discussing how nature is important for our Mental Health. The children loved participating in activities outdoors

Year 6M - Role Play

On Tuesday, 7-9-2021, the children in Year 6M enjoyed their lesson when they were able to role play different scenes from our story. The children used their skills to become various characters and explored what the characters said and thought

Year 6 - 6M Book Corner

Our book corner in 6M is a lush 'Garden Of Knowledge' and the children are very excited to read their favourite books while relaxing in the garden under the tree

Spanish learning website: Languagenut.com

...ange of games and activities. Children can practise forming full sentences and verb conjugations. They can save time with easy-to-find, automatically corrected activities. Type Languagenut.com on your computer, laptop, iPad, tablet or phone and let your Children explore it. You can also download the...

Year 3 - Wow Day: Should We Worry About the Rainforest?

Year 3 had a fantastic WOW day! The children have been working to answer the overarching question...SHOULD WE WORRY ABOUT THE RAINFOREST? They prepared to go on a protest! They got placards and speeches ready. Yes, that's right! They went to save the RAINFORESTS!

School Council - Meeting with Mr Warren - 8th December 2021

School Council invited Mr. Warren to meet with them. The meeting was scheduled for Wednesday 8th December 2021. School Council Committees had a selection of questions and ideas they wanted to share with Mr. Warren. Here are some of the questions they asked Mr. Warren; What are your plans for the...

Year 6 - COP26 Climate Change Summit Workshop

Today, 26-11-2021, the Year 6 children had an unique opportunity to meet a special guest, who personally attended the COP26 summit in Glasgow. The children discussed how climate change affects the entire world, how we can play a part to reduce climate change and countries that are looking at new...

Year 4 - 4K Sharing Assembly: The Hunter

4K sharing assembly was held on 18/11/21 and was inspired by our focus book 'The Hunter.' The children worked so hard to present and act out the story with great confidence. A huge thank you goes to all the parents who came to watch us perform

Year 6 - 6M Outdoor Learning

On Thursday, 4-11-2021, the children in 6M enjoyed their maths lesson in Daubeney fields. They created and identified different angles, measured and estimated various lengths and also enjoyed a reading session in Hackney Marshes

Year 3 - Outdoor Maths Lesson

In Year 3 we have had an outdoor maths lesson on Mabley Green. The children investigated many of the mathematical concepts from the Year 3 curriculum. They made arrays with leaves, used natural objects to create symmetrical patterns and took measurements of towers that they built

Year 3 - 3HC's Class Assembly - 21st October 2021

3HC’s sharing assembly was held on 21/10/21 and it was ALL about Brazil and saving the RAINFOREST! Must watch! The children worked so hard and were super excited to perform. The children shared some facts, acted out the story ‘The great Kapok tree’ by Lynne Cherry and sang and danced to the song...

Nursery - Spooky Dress Up Day

Nursery has had a fantastic day with our 'Spooky Dress Up' day. The children listened to the story 'Pumpkin Soup' and explored the inside of a pumpkin using spoons, and wooden sticks. They each had a turn to talk about the texture, colour and talked about what they could smell. They...

Year 6 - 6M Poetry Workshop

Today, 15th October 2021, the children in Year 6M had a wonderful poetry session led by Donna Powell, who is an artist, songwriter and poet. The children with links to Black History Month enjoyed the session with creative ideas to use to create their own poem/rap or song

Reception - Our First Week

This week, we have said "Hello!" to our new Reception children. We have been taking part in many activities including playing in the mud kitchen, having water play in our paddling pools and having a bite to eat at our Farm Shop Café! We can't wait for next week for even more, fun learning!

3G Sharing Assembly - Black History Month

3G's sharing assembly was held on 7/10/21 it was based on the 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

World Teachers' Day 2021

On the 5th October, Daubeney Primary School celebrated World Teachers' Day. The children came to school dressed as our teachers and created cards, poems and gifts for staff to show their appreciation. We had a special staff breakfast and our Junior Mental Health Team created cards and handed out...

Cooking in Nursery

The children in the Nursery enjoyed making Veggie pizza roll ups! They learnt about hygiene when preparing food and talked about some of their favourite foods to eat. Take a look at some of the pictures. We definitely have some chefs in the making!

Year 5 - Outdoor Learning: PSHE

What rights and responsibilities do we have as Year 5 children? We explored these during our Outdoor Learning session. We also talked about refugees and the struggles they go through when they go to a new country

Anti-Bullying Week 2021 - One Kind Word

...The focus was, One Kind Word. Children had the opportunity to participate in activities during their JIGSAW sessions and ended the week with our annual Odd Socks Day . The Children discussed bullying in assemblies and workshops and discussed how bullying has an impact on our mental health. The child...

Nursery - Row, Row, Row Your Boat...

It was all hands-on deck down in the nursery as the children enjoyed the newest addition in the playground. They rowed down the streams, through the rivers and shores and you wouldn't believe what creatures they met along the way! The children were super eager to make their boats bright and...

Year 3 - Science: Plants and Flowers

In Year 3 we are learning about plants this half term in Science. The children have spent time in the Hop garden carefully observing the flowers growing there. This week they have been learning about the functions of different parts of a plant

Year 3 - Geography

The children in Kingfisher gave great speeches to the president of Brazil urging him to solve the problem around deforestation

Kingfisher - Making Stone Age Tools

Today in our History lesson the children in Kingfisher made their own Stone Age tools

Year 2 - Jigsaw Week 3

In week 3 we explored our rights and responsibilities as children. We discussed our right to learn, our right to play and our right to be safe. We also discussed responsibilities we may have in the classroom or at home, such as tidying up and being in control of our own behaviour. We thought about...

Rainbow - Maths Learning

...s in many and fun ways. Children were able to use numbers puzzles by placing them in the corre......nting each of the numbers. Children engaged in a hands-on activity where they explored the concep......ained more or fewer cubes. Children participated in a sensory activity using water cups to explor...

Year 4 PSHE - Anti Bullying Week

The children in Year 4 had a special PSHE lesson today as a whole year group. They were told a story of a beautiful soul who was bullied and the effects it had on him. The children understood the big message today and completed a task to make them aware of the negative effects of bullying

Reception Classes - Spanish: Colours and Fruits

Learning colours through stories and play! Our children in Ducklings and Cygnet Classes explored words for colours and fruits in Spanish by using paints and real fruits — a fun way to connect language and creativity!

Year 4 - Brain Buddies workshop

The children today continued their Brain Buddies workshops where they explored choices and how their brain reacts to different choices and actions

Rainbow - Letters, Fingers Writing and CVC Learning

We had so much fun exploring literacy in our learning! The children enjoyed using the colorful sequence mats to create various marks and letters with their fingers, helping to develop early mark-making, letter formation, and fine motor skills. Also, were also fully engaged in practicing how to...

Year 4 Hornbills - Oracy - 5th November 2025

The children had a fun discussion session this morning 5-11-2025 as part of their study start. They used conversation prompts to explore speaking and listening as part of our oracy skills

Rainbow - Constructive Activity

...ng, and spatial awareness. Children explored different ways of connecting and placing the blocks, developing fine motor skills and imaginative thinking while engaging in self-directed play....

Year 4 Science - The Digestive System

The children discussed and identified the main parts of the digestive system. then they looked at the functions of each part. with this knowledge they created their information posters all about the digestive system and how it works

Arsenal Community Outreach

The children had an amazing time creating they own project about different topics which were Food waste , Anti-racism with inclusion and Promoting technology in education . The social project lasted for six weeks, working with a Arsenal community coach

Year 4 - Brain Buddies - Autumn 2 2025

The children in Year 4 had another lovely session in their weekly Brain Buddies Lesson. They explored the zones of regulations and their feelings in each zone. This helped them to understand how they can use techniques to move from one zone to the next

Year 4 Wow Day

The children in Year 4 had an amazing Wow Day. They first completed their end of term assessment and then began creating their earthquake cities. Some of our pupils had the opportunity to make a pop-up earthquake building

Year 4 - Outdoor Maths - Autumn 2 2025

The children had a fun math session today consolidating addition and subtraction. They measured different parts of the playground and used their addition and subtraction skills to find the answers

Year 4 Hornbills - Outdoor Learning - Autumn 2 2025

The children enjoyed their weekly whole class reading session in our Hop garden where they read our story and discussed the events

Year 4 Hornbills - ICT Logo

The children in Hornbills had a fun but challenging lesson today using Logo. They had to programme their Logo to navigate through a maze avoiding the mighty Minotaur

Year 5 - Spanish - Online Games

Year 5 children having fun while developing their Spanish vocabulary through competitive online games

Year 4 - Collabarative Learning

The year 4 classes Nightingales and Hornbills enjoyed a research session together exploring Japan as part of their topic with Mr Finkle ( student teacher) who showed the children a slideshow of his trip to Japan. The children were able to use facts and information for their travel leaflet which...

Year 4 - ICT and Reading

The children had an interesting Reading lesson where they read online information about our topic - Design and Technology. They researched facts and looked at how electricity can be added to a board game that they will be making in their lessons

Year 4 - Making Circuits

The children in Year 4 -Hornbill Class had a fun session learning and discovering circuits. They watched a video and from there learnt how to make simple and complex circuits while including switches and fans

Year 4 - Design and Technology

The children were excited today as they began to design their board game that they will be making in their lesson

Reception - Spanish: Numbers 1-10

In Reception, we also learn the numbers 1–10 in Spanish to help strengthen the children’s understanding of number value and number order. Through songs, games, and hands-on activities, the children build confidence recognising and counting numbers in both English and Spanish

Rainbow Class: Writing and Phonics

Our Rainbow Class pupils have been very busy and dedicated as they practised their handwriting. They worked on writing simple CVC words in their learning books and explored mark‑making through dot‑to‑dot activities to develop fine motor skills and correct pencil grip for accurate letter formation....

Rainbow Class: Magical Music Session

As we know, SEND Music Sessions with Mr O’Flynn are always fun and magical. It was a wonderful experience for our pupils to explore musical instruments such as the triangle, tambourine, and ukulele. Mr O’Flynn was truly amazed by how beautifully the children shared the instruments,...

KS1 - Lego Club

...k out their amazing creations!...

Year 4 - Literacy and Art 2026

The children had a fun Literacy lesson today drawing a setting from the book they were reading in class

Year 4 - Literacy

The children in Year 4 were excited today to start reading our whole school book called, Greta and The Giants. The children were inspired by the character Greta and made their own placards to protest against climate change

Year 5/6 Boy's & Girl's - Hackney Football Competition

The Year 5/6 enthusiastically took part in local Hackney football tournament. Showcasing great teamwork and sportsmanship, Unfortunately both team got knocked out of the semi-finals but was extremely proud of the children accomplishment

Year 4 - Boardgames

The children had a fun lesson today in our Design and Technology lesson. They had an opportunity to play different boardgames and critique the games they played. They discussed function versus appearances and shared their views. next week the children will begin to plan making their own board game

School Council Meeting - January 2026

The School Council recently met with Mr. Warren to share updates on their committees’ work since being elected and to outline their plans for the future. During the meeting, the Council had the opportunity to learn more about Mr. Warren’s experiences growing up, his journey to becoming...

Cross Country League Match 3

Daubeney Pupils from year 5/6 groups showcased impressive stamina as they raced across the challenging course, cheering one another on and celebrating each achievement. It was a fantastic day of sport, teamwork and school spirit. We are incredibly proud of all the children who took part

Year 4 - Group Maths 2025

The children enjoyed working in groups today completing their maths and solving reasoning problems

KS1 - Lego Club

Today, KS1 children in the Lego Club worked together to build their very own Santa’s Grotto out of Lego

Year 4 - Brain Buddies 2025

The children enjoyed their last Brain Buddies session today focussing on Problem Solving Choices

Year 4 Research - Literacy and ICT

The children in Year 4 had a session today where they researched facts about Japan for their leaflets they will be making next week. They used their ICT skills and their note taking skills to locate and record their information

Year 4 Hornbills - ICT

The children in Hornbill class discussed their responsibilities when using online activities. As part of their lesson they discussed SMART targets which identifies how to be safe online. Next term they will explore Logo using PurpleMash

Rainbow Class - Shaped Rockets

🚀Zoom Zoom Rockets! 🚀 This week, our pupils were fully engaged in exploring rockets — wow! It has been an exciting journey of discovery, imagination, and hands‑on learning. In our school library, children enjoyed looking through books about spaceships and rockets. They focused on the...

Year 3 - Kingfisher in The Power Of Play

The children had an exciting literacy lesson led by the specialist literacy lead from the National Theatre. The children used the story of Rumplestilskins and enjoyed the many role- playing activities

Year 3 Toucan - WOW Day 2025

The Year 3 Toucan class had an inspiring Wow Day, drawing creativity from the artist Andy Goldsworthy. They ventured into the playground to craft natural sculptures using leaves, twigs, and other found materials. Back in the classroom, they painted tree-themed canvases in an artistic style inspired...

Year 3 Kingfisher - Wow Day 2025

The children in Kingfisher had a lovely Wow Day creating pieces of art inspired by Andy Goldsworthy

Year 5 and Year 6 - Movie screening 2025

Our Year 5 and Year 6 children had a fantastic time watching the animated film Vivo. The movie, set in the vibrant Cuba, was a wonderful opportunity for children to explore intercultural understanding through music and storytelling

Year 3 - Kingfisher - Andy Goldsworthy Art Project

Today (02-07-2025) the children in Kingfisher class were super excited to complete their art project inspired by Andy Goldsworthy. The children had their canvas prepared last week and used twigs to paint their image. They added leaves and on Friday will add a setting sun to complete the project

Year 4 - Mapping Skills Day

The children in Year 4 enjoyed Mapping Skills Day learning all about maps, co-ordinates, grid references, symbols and also had the opportunity to draw their own maps of our local area

Rainbow Room - Human Life Cycle

In our Science and PHSE lessons, the children explored the fascinating journey of human growth stages from infancy to adulthood. They participated in an engaging activity where they arranged a series of pictures, each one depicting a different stage of the human life cycle, Some children...

Rainbow Room- Weather Patterns

...aging imaginative exploration....

Rainbow Room - Weather learning

...ointing to them with an adult....

Year 3 - Kingfisher Art Project 2025

The children were so excited today as they started their art project inspired by Anthony Goldsworthy. The children prepared their canvas for next when we created our art piece

Rainbow Room - Sun Catchers & Rainbow Clouds

We have been exploring the different types of weather we experience during our outdoor playtime, particularly in the playground where we have noticed changes in the weather while playing. The children had a wonderful time creating sun catchers using paper plates and triangles from orange paper ....

Rainbow Room- Patterns Arrangements

We had an amazing time exploring different pattern arrangements using colorful lollipop sticks. There was an opportunity for us to challenged ourselves to try memorize the colours sequences as we carefully placed the lollipop s sticks on the paper, matching each stick to its corresponding colour in...

Rainbow Room - Shapes ( Maths )

As part of their math learning, children engaged in exploring 2D shapes by learning their properties, including their appearances. They were introduced to a fun shape memory game where they matched the shapes on cards to those on a template. Some children even named the shapes, such as circles,...

Year 4 - Cross Curricular Learning

The children in Year 4 started learning about earthquakes as part of the Geography topic. They discussed what they knew and used their ICT skills to further research facts about earthquakes

Year 4 Hornbills - ICT lesson

The children in Hornbills had their first ICT/ Computing lesson today where they discussed Online Safety. They had a few task to complete using Purplemash which taught them how to stay safe when using the internet

Year 4 - Spanish: Weather

... in both reading and speaking!...

Year 4 - Hornbills: Reading

The children in Hornbills are always excited every Tuesday morning when they visit our library. The children are allowed to take books from the library to read in class as part of their independent reading session

Year 4 - Brain Buddies - Autumn 2025

The children in Year 4 enjoyed their weekly session ‘Brain Buddies’ where they focussed this week on their emotions and feelings. They also identified how their bodies react to different feelings

Rainbow - Spontaneous Learning

The children were fully engaged in spontaneous learning as they explored a variety of interests: Musical Instruments: They listened to and played with different instruments, experimenting with sound and rhythm. Sensory Toys: The children used sensory toys to help with emotional regulation, offering...

Rainbow - Fun Attention Activity

Our pupils had a magical learning experience that captured their attention and fostered teamwork. Sitting eagerly on their chairs, they worked together to guess sensory toys that were shown to them from the attention bucket. Each toy sparked curiosity and excitement while helping the children...

Nurture trip to Discover children’s story centre

Year 4 - Brain Buddies

The children in year 4 had a fun session today learning about their feelings and emotions. They played many games and discussed strategies to play as a team. They will continue Brain Buddies for the next 7 weeks

Year 4 - Maths - Roman Numeral Clock

The Year 4 children had fun in their maths lesson today making a Roman Numeral Clock

Drawing Club - Autumn Art

...urful drawings with felt tips....

Year 4 - Concrete Maths

The children in Year 4 enjoyed exploring Place Value through games and activities

Year 4 - Literacy

The children discussed the features of a good narrative today and created their very own information posters to display around the classroom. their posters included what features would help to make their narrative stories even better

Year 4 - Geography

The children in Year 4 researched the physical geography of Japan focussing on the main islands, mountains, rivers and the Japanese Alps. They used the information to create information posters all about the physical geography of Japan

Year 5 - Mapping Day

Year 5 recently took part in a fantastic full-day workshop focused on developing their mapping skills. The children explored a wide range of maps and learned how to read them using keys, symbols, and directional language. They were fascinated to discover how maps can tell stories and help us...

Rainbow Room - Letters Learning

Pupils had a fantastic time exploring letters through engaging fine motor skill activities! They practiced forming letters on the interactive board and completed letter formation worksheets with enthusiasm. Some children were actively involved in matching letters in alphabetical order, while others...

Year 4 Hornbills - Geography - Exploring the continent of Asia

The children in Hornbills explored the continent of Asia today learning various facts about countries and cities, rivers, mountains and other interesting facts. They created their own information posters and fact files about the continent

Year 4 - Role Play

The children in Year 4 had a fun session role-playing the main character in our story. This helped the children to understand the character and explore his feelings

Rainbow - SEND Music & PE

Wow! This week, our pupils were fully engaged in exciting activities as part of SEND PE and Music. In SEND PE, they enjoyed jumping on the trampoline, walking along the bench, and throwing bean bags. During SEND Music, the children were captivated by the sounds of various musical instruments,...

Rainbow Class - Learning Showcase

This week, some of our pupils had so much fun during their engaged learning sessions. They used magnetic letters to place them in alphabetical order, helping them develop letter awareness, understand spacing, and even form new words. Our trains and tracks was a big success too! The children loved...

Year 4 - Outdoor Maths 2026

The children in Year 4 enjoyed their outdoor math lesson today where they measured and converted using cm and mm

Year 3 Kingfisher - ICT: Google Slides

The children in Kingfisher enjoyed their third Google Slide session where they made their own presentation. they included images, changed the writing style and added information about their topic

Rainbow Class - Learning Subtraction

Our pupils have been working hard to develop their early math's skills through practical subtraction activities. Using counters and number worksheets, the children explored how numbers become smaller when objects are taken away

Rainbow Class - Geography (My Local Area)

As part of the geography learning, children took part in exciting geography activities focused on exploring their local area. Using photographs, symbols, maps, and matching tasks, learners developed their understanding of familiar places within the community. Some children were able to identified...

Rainbow Class - Planting Fun & Plants Life Cycle (Science)

As part of the science and sustainability learning, our pupils did enjoyed learning about about how plants grow. We explored the life cycle of a plant and learned the correct order: seed → root → shoot → plant → flower → new seeds. Using visual pictures and sequencing...

Rainbow Class - Flower Painting (Arts & Science)

...he different parts of plants. Children had an opportunity to to explore the features of flowers and used paint to create their own beautiful flower artwork. The Children carefully selected colour and practiced using paintbrushes to paint their flowers....

Rainbow Class - Exploring Plants & Tress (Science)

This week, the children in Rainbow Class explored the life cycle of plants and trees through a range of practical, sensory, and engaging learning activities. Using pictures and matching activities, children explored the different parts of plants and trees by matching, labelling, or writing the...

Rainbow Class - The Three Little Pigs Focus (Literacy)

...story, The Three Little Pigs. Children matched concrete objects, including sticks, blocks, and shredded paper, to the different houses built by the pigs in the story. They were also encouraged to feel and explore the textures of these materials, supporting their sensory development and understanding...

Year 4 - Hornbills at Intouniversity

The children in Hornbill class had a fun session learning all about different and exciting careers with the Intouniversity team. Next year, they will continue to have workshops exploring more career options in the future

Year 5 & 6 Residential Trip - July 2026 - Day 2

In the Mix '26 - Day 2 Today started off sunny and bright despite the bleary eyes due to lack of sleep. Are they usually up at 4am?! 😩 It turned into a very hot one but everyone coped very well, I think 'where are your water bottles?' might turn into the slogan of the trip. Lots of brave children...

Year 3 - Sports Festival

The Year 3s took part in a Sports Festival this week. The children participated in Dodgeball, Cricket, Dance, wheelchair Basketball and Netball. They were really impressive and was able to win a trophy at the end!

Year 5: Wow Day - Windrush

Year 5 had an exciting WOW Day learning all about the Windrush generation as part of their History topic! During one of the activities, the children explored the work of a famous artist linked to Caribbean culture and created their own vibrant artwork, using bold colours and patterns to reflect the...

Year 6 Eagles - Debating the Future

The children in Eagle class debated today whether the HS2 fast train should go ahead and be built. They argued about the physical landmarks and natural resources that would be lost if the train line is created. On the other hand, they also argued the impact it would have economically and how it...

Year 4 - WOW Day

The children in Year 4 had a fun Wow Day making Viking shields, Viking Tunics, longships and did an activity using Old Norse Language

Happy DLD Awareness Day!

Today, Rainbow Class proudly took part in Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day. Throughout the day, children enthusiastically took part in a range of engaging activities, including language games, matching pictures and words , creative colourful posters. It was inspiring to see pupils...

Year 6 - Division - Autumn 1 2026

Our pupils in Year 6 had a wonderful and practical lesson today learning to divide using concrete resources. The children made up stories and shared amounts with different friends encouraging them to use mathematical language and show their understanding of division

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,...

Year 3 - Science

As part of our science learning, Year 3 have been exploring what plants need to grow and stay healthy. The children planted their own cress seeds and discussed the importance of water, light, warmth, and nutrients for plant growth. They then observed changes in their plants as they grew

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...

Lego visitors

...r Y4/5 and our Y3 classes. Children enjoyed a hands-on experience that encouraged creativity, imagination and problem-solving. Through play, pupils explored the many exciting opportunities LEGO offers, developing teamwork, communication and design skills while having fun and bringing their ide...

Year 6 - Information Text

The children in Year 6 completed their information text today. They used their ICT skills to retrieve facts and information about London. They chose their own sub-headings and researched information for each sub-heading

Year 6 Religious Education Day

The children had a wonderful Religious Education Day exploring 'How does art allow a Christian to represent his or her beliefs.' The children looked at how images and sculptures can allow someone to express their beliefs, learn from it and allow a person to follow a specific path. We ended...

The Nest - Volcano Science Experiment

The children in Nurture were really excited to try a volcano experiment they had seen online. We explored the experiment together, and the children loved watching the volcano erupt! It was a fun, hands-on way to encourage their curiosity, excitement and interest in exploring how things work

The Nest - Hop Garden

This term in Science, we have been learning about identifying plants and recognising their basic parts. We created a checklist of things we might find and went on a nature hunt in the Hop Garden. The children really enjoyed exploring the outdoor environment and were very excited to discover some...

Extended Day Care

Our Extended Day Care children have been having lots of creative fun! They have been bringing their imagination to life through role play, creating figures in the playground planters and making their very own bracelets. It’s wonderful to see their creativity and ideas shine!

Year 6 - Science Research Activity

The children in Year 6 used their ICT skills to research information and develop their learning all about micro-organisms. They used different ICT skills to gather and record their information

Year 6 Science - Classifying a new specie

The children in Year 6 had a fun lesson today exploring a scenario where we invented or discovered a new specie. The children drew their new animal and scientifically classified the new animal. They also recorded information about the animal that would help others to classify the animal

Lego Club - Farm & Countryside

In the Lego Club, children were engaged working in small groups by making their farms and countryside using lego

Year 4 - Maths with Money

The children today had the opportunity to buy a selection of items and find the correct change. They used their problem solving skills and found the change showing the amount using the money resources

Year 4 - Dragons Den

The children had a fun lesson today pitching their ideas to make a board game as part of their Design and Technology studies. They pitched their ideas to two Dragon businessman who asked them questions about their product

Year 4 - Hornbill: Science

The children in Hornbill were super excited when they made their own string telephones. They learnt all about sound and how sound travels. They discussed the science behind how we hear and decided to make their own string telephones

Year 5 - Science - Spherical Bodies

Year 5 had a fantastic time in Science as they designed and created their own imaginary planets. To inspire their ideas, they drew on real scientific knowledge, using key facts about the planets in our solar system. They thought carefully about features such as size, temperature, atmosphere,...

Year 5 - Mapping Day 2026

Today was Mapping Day, and our learning focused on developing our knowledge of maps and how to use them confidently. We explored different types of maps, including thematic maps of Turkey, which link directly to our current geography topic. The children examined themes such as population, climate,...

Year 4 Hornbills - Literacy - Writing Notes

The children had fun in their literacy lesson and as part of immersion week they wrote informal notes to their friends. They then designed their own envelopes and gave their notes to their friends

Year 4 Hornbills at The Urswick Secondary school

Firstly, a huge thank you to The Urswick School for inviting our year 4 hornbill class for a wonderful art lesson. The children learnt about a specific artist and discussed his work and drew ideas and inspiration from his works. Then, the children used a range of different resources to create their...

Rainbow Room - Monkey Puzzle Story

...and characters from the story....

Year 4 Hornbill - Geography

The children in Hornbills had an exciting lesson using their ICT skills to locate and retrieve facts about the River Thames. They used the information to complete their learning

Rainbow Room - Exploring Spring

We had a fabulous time exploring our school garden today. Around the pond, we discovered clusters of frogspawn and spotted several frogs swimming across the water. Some pupils enthusiastically tried to count them as they darted through the pond. Pupils also explored the pond’s ecosystem by...

Year 4 - Improper Fractions and Mix numbers

The children in Year 4 had a fun lesson making their own Improper fraction and Mix number dominoes in maths today. They had to convert the improper and mix numbers, then find the equivalent fractions

Year 4 Hornbills - Wow Day - Spring 2026

The children had an amazing day making their own board games. Their first lesson they used their science learning to add lights to their designs then completed their board games. After, they played their games and evaluated them against a specific criteria

Year 4 Hornbills - Religious Education Day

The children enjoyed their RE day learning about what makes a person special and unique. We discussed many different religious figures and used them as role-models. We identified who influences us and how we can become a positive influence for others. We made a describing tree listing all the great...

Year 5 - Preparing for Tenerife

...nforgettable shared adventure....

Year 4 Hornbills at Cardinal Pole Secondary School

The children in Hornbill class had an exciting lesson in Cardinal Pole Secondary School. They were invited to a History lesson all about Medieval Doctors and medical practices during this period. The children enjoyed the lesson and were fascinated by the facts and stories they heard

Year 4 Hornbills - Hornbill and Nursery

The children in Hornbill class had a lovely time supporting and playing with the children in our nursery

Year 4 - Science

The children had fun today in their science lesson designing a blue print for a product that uses electricity

Year 4 - Measurement

The children continued their learning in our Measurement topic and measured a variety of object in the class. They first estimated the measurements then measured in cm and converted to mm

Rainbow Room - Planting

We have been learning about the life cycle of plants, focusing on beans and cress. As part of our sensory learning, the children planted their own seeds using soil, pots and water, exploring the different textures and steps involved when it comes to planting. Over the next few days, we will be...

Year 3 - Ministry of Stories

Year 3 had the exciting opportunity to work on a 12 week project. Working alongside a professional author, the children first took part in fun drama and oracy activities to spark their imagination, inspired by their history topic on the Stone Age. These creative sessions helped them develop...

Year 4 - Science Experiment

The children in Year 4 had an exciting science lesson where they carried out a fair test to investigate factors that affect evaporation. They soaked three cloths in different amounts of water making them different in weight. Then hung them out to dry and recorded the weight every hour. The children...

Year 4 Hornbills - Viking Longships

The children in Hornbills used their literacy skills and factual information from the lesson to create a non- chronological report all about Viking Longships

Year 4 Hornbills - Biographies

The children in Hornbill class were focussed today as they completed publishing their biographies. The children used their notes, facts and information and published their biography based on Beowulf

Year 4 Hornbills - Jigsaw - Summer 1 2026

The children in Hornbills had a fantastic time making their memory boxes. Inside the boxes they wrote words that were special to the memory of a person, or object even a pet that they have of had in the past

Year 4 Hornbills - History

The children enjoyed their research session today where they collected and recorded interesting facts about the Vikings and the Anglo Saxons

Year 5: Science - Stages of Human Development

We began by reflecting on our prior knowledge of life stages and life cycles in both animals and humans, considering the changes that occur as they grow. The children then created a timeline of the human life stages, identifying typical ages and exploring the physical, emotional and mental changes,...

Year 5: History - Windrush

In today’s lesson, Year 5 explored the experiences of the Windrush generation, learning about their journey to the United Kingdom and how they settled into new communities. The session encouraged pupils to develop empathy and a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by those who arrived...

Year 3 Trip to the London Mithraeum

Year 3 enjoyed an exciting trip to the London Mithraeum, where they brought their learning about the Romans to life. The children explored Roman artefacts and learned what they were used for in everyday life nearly 2,000 years ago. They were especially fascinated by the remains of a real Roman...

Year 4 - Science

The children in Year 4 are enjoying their Science learning this term which is all about the states of matter. They discussed the different states of matter and how they change. They also used their Chromebook to research facts and information about the topic

Year 4 - RE Day 2026

The children in Year 4 enjoyed their RE Day today - 25-03-2026 - learning all about the significance of Easter. They learnt about the events that occurred and how Christians around the world celebrate Easter

Language Day at UEL

A selected group of children enjoyed an inspiring visit to the University of East London, where they explored the campus, discovered the medical facilities, and took part in engaging language sessions. Pupils particularly enjoyed learning new languages including Russian, Romanian, Ewe, and Latin,...

Year 5 Wow Day - Turkey

Year 5 had an exciting WOW Day learning all about Turkey as part of their Geography topic! The children experimented with vibrant patterns and colours to design their own ceramic‐style plates, inspired by both the physical and human geography of Turkey—from its stunning mountain ranges and...

Year 3 - Volcanoes Wow Day

Year 3 had an exciting WOW Day all about volcanoes! The children loved experimenting with watercolours to create vibrant volcano artwork, using straws to blow the paint and make dramatic lava‑splash effects. They also had great fun building their own mini volcano models and watching them erupt with...

Year 4 Wow Day 2026

The children enjoyed their Wow Day demonstrating all their knowledge about our topic - Rivers. They completed their assessment and created an information poster all about rivers using their facts and knowledge. They drew rivers and created different types of settlements around the river

Year 6 Residential - Survive and Thrive

This was the last day of the 2025 residential and probably the most organised day of the week for residential. The kids were well behaved today and were really well at getting ready to go back to Hackney. We had a really nice week and a week that will create memories forever and will also be in the...

Year 6 Residential - Survive and Thrive

It has been an absolute scorcher in sunny Essex today and we have had a good one. To all the staffs surprise we had to wake up most of the cabins at 7 this morning to some really cool music, which they loved. Everyone has made an amazing effort in all the activities today and we are so proud of the...

Year 3 - Horniman Museum

The children in Year 3 had. Wonderful time exploring the Amazonian galleries in the Horniman museum as part of their learning

Rainbow Room - Maths: Counting Blocks

...ough counting/ placing blocks....

Year 3 - Kingfisher-Measurement

The children in Kingfisher class had a fun math lesson measuring their friends and objects around the classroom

Kingfisher - Design and Technology

The children worked well today to create a moving linkage using a lever. They made flags that moved when a lever was pulled. The children enjoyed their Design and Technology session and are looking forward to their next session

Rainbow Room - Singing Intervention (3 Speckled Frogs)

The children were engaged as the adult sang the familiar song "3 Speckled Frogs." They joined in singing along and followed the song's phrases to count the frogs from 1 to 3. As they sang, the children placed the frogs into a red container with water. Additionally, the children used a...

Rainbow Room - Letters of name

During phonics activities, children in the Rainbow Room eagerly explored the letters in their names, focusing on identifying each letter individually. They practiced matching the letters in the correct order, reinforcing their understanding of sequencing, and actively listened to the sounds each...

Rainbow Room - Peers Reading: Library

...p new vocabulary from reading....

Year 3 - Multiplication and Division - Spring 2025

The children in Year 3 worked exceptionally well today consolidating their learning and methods to solve multiplication and division problems

Rainbow Room - PE Session

Today, as part of the PE session (Sensory Circuits), the children had the opportunity to engage in an enriching activity where they practiced walking along the bench. They were encouraged to make their own decisions about the direction they wanted to take, fostering independence and enhancing their...

Year 3 - Kingfisher: Kahoot - Spring 2025

The children were super excited today as they played Kahoot in class at the end of their IT lesson. The children answered questions based upon their learning from their Spanish sessions. It was fun!

Year 3 - Coding in Kingfisher Class: Spring 2025

The children had a fun lesson today learning about coding. They planned a route and used the BeeBots to follow the code

Rainbow Room - PE Session

As part of the SEN PE sessions, the children engaged in an activity where they practiced walking on a beach by making choices about their directions as well they developed their physical skills such as coordination, balance, and body awareness

Year 3 - Design and Technology

The children in Year 3 Kingfisher enjoyed their Design and Technology lesson where they used their knowledge about linkages and levers to make their own example. The children used card and split pins to make a lever which moved a waving hand around a pivot point. Next week they will create another...

Rainbow Room - Maths

In the Rainbow Room, children engaged in hands-on learning by practicing counting from 1 to 5 and 1 to 10 with colorful domino cards and small counters. As they matched the dots on the dominoes to the correct number of counters, they reinforced their understanding of numbers and sequence....

Rainbow Room - Identiplay Learning (Cars & Instruments)

As part of Identiplay, children had the opportunity to engage in interactive play with adults and peers using a variety of objects. They explored musical instruments by mimicking different sounds, to foster auditory skills and musical creativity. Also, children played with cars by demonstrating...

Rainbow Room

The children in the Rainbow Room engaged in the "Attention Bucket" activity, focusing on looking at objects from the bucket. They showed great attention as Mr. Namo demonstrated each item, and they eagerly shared their objects with familiar adult and peers. This activity helped support...

Year 3 Kingfisher - Open and closed questions

The children in Kingfisher explored open and closed questions using the text they are reading in class

Year 3 - Kingfisher Literacy - Spring 2025

The children in Kingfisher had an exciting Literacy lesson making a ship that Nelly used to sail the open seas. They have been reading Nelly and the Quest for Captain Peabody and was inspired by the ship Nelly made

Rainbow Room - Chinese New Year

The children in Rainbow Room had a wonderful learning experience making Chinese New Year arts and crafts. They made lanterns, colourful and creative snakes, blossom trees and a selection of traditional social stories were read to them

Rainbow Room - Number Day ( Part 2 )

The children in the Rainbow Room enjoyed a fun math activity for Number Day, playing "Follow the Leader" with heart-shaped numbers around the classroom. They listened for numbers called by the adult, finding the matching ones with some support. Some children confidently named the numbers,...

Year 3 – Learning Science through Spanish

...racteristics in two languages!...

Rainbow Room: Speech & Language Intervention

Today, children in the Rainbow Room were visited by Hannah (SLT), who conducted an intervention using Click Clack to support the development of requesting skills. This was done through the use of a core board and picture exchange books

Rainbow Room: Heart Painting

For Valentine's Day, the children in the Rainbow Room created heart paintings to enhance their fine motor skills. They painted with brushes, added pipe cleaners, and finished with glitter for a sparkling touch. After their had presented their heart painting to their peers

Year 3 - RE Day - 6th February 2025

The children had a great RE day on Thursday 6th February as they explored Judaism. the children learnt about the core beliefs, traditions, festivals and ended the lesson creating a piece of art

Year 2 - Numbers Day - Spring 2025

Year 2 had lots of fun dressing up for numbers day! So many children were very creative with their outfits! We had a great time playing lots of maths games today

Rainbow Room - Number Day (Part 3)

The children engaged in an maths activity where they rolled a dice and matched the numbers with corresponding number cards. This helped them recognize numbers and improve their counting skills. They also counted cubes by matching the quantities to number cards as they were exploring quantities in...

Rainbow Room - Number Day (Part 1)

Today, children had a fantastic time participating in a fun and engaging learning activity that was all about numbers. The activity was designed around Valentine's Day, using heart-themed cards to make it even more exciting! They explored different quantities of hearts on each card, and their...

Year 3 - Stepney City Farm

The children in Year 3 were super excited to visit Stepney City Farm. They fed some of the animals and had a chance to see a variety of different animals. The children discussed habitats, food for the animals, nutrients, vertebrates and invertebrates, the skeleton of animals and their habitats now...

Rainbow Room: Shapes Learning

Today, the children learned about 2D shapes by drawing them on the whiteboard, which helped develop their fine motor skills and ability to form shapes through drawing. Afterward, they played a shape-matching game, naming familiar shapes like circles, triangles, and squares

Rainbow Room - PE: Throwing & Catching Ball

As part of the PE session, children were participating in activities to develop their throwing and catching skills using a ball

Rainbow Room: Picture Sequences Activity

...aining the sequence of events.......hinking and comprehension. Children were also able to describe the pictures to an adult, identify...

Rainbow Room: Display Boards

The children in the Rainbow Room were involved in a range of fun and engaging activities, which were highlighted in our recent displays. In particular, we focused on the Chinese New Year Celebrations and Growth Mindset Learning

Year 3 Kingfisher - Science - Spring 2025

The children in Kingfisher discussed the terms vertebrates and invertebrates. Their activities allowed them to identify which animals belong to vertebrates and invertebrates. The children also did some research using their Chromebooks to find facts about the topic they are learning

Rainbow Room - Click Clack Cars with Coreboard

As part of Speech & Language Intervention, the children explored playing with Click Clack Cars by letting them roll down the platform. They were introduced to key vocabulary related to the activity, such as "Stop," "Next," "Go," and "I want a car."

Rainbow Room - Attention Bucket with Maths

...te their own shape stamps. Children worked together to figure out how to combine and position different shapes so this helped them practice spatial awareness and fine motor skills....

Year 3 Kingfisher - Literacy - Spring 2025

The children in Kingfisher class enjoyed their Literacy lesson today making a treasure map as their character Nelly made in the book they are reading

Year 3 - PE

The children in Year 3 enjoyed their PE lesson playing hockey and learning different skills needed to master the game

Year 3 Science - The Human Skeleton: Spring 1 2025

The children in Year 3 studied the human skeleton. They discussed the main parts and the functions of the various bones. They also had an opportunity to make the human skeleton in class

Rainbow Room - Heart Tree

The children in the Rainbow Room have excitedly designed their very own Valentine's Heart Tree, engaging in a creative activity that involved using a variety of textured papers. They explored different types of paper, including both hard and soft textures, to give their artwork an added sensory...

Kingfisher - ICT in literacy

The children in Kingfisher class researched information about the Stone Age. They collected facts and made notes in their books. They will use the notes to help them write full factual sentences

Wigglers and Jigglers

Stay and Play Session - 20th November 2024

Year 3 - Kingfisher studies Rocks

The children in Kingfisher class today identified the properties of different rocks. They were able to identify the properties and explain various vocabulary they used

Year 3 - Kingfisher Hackney School of Food: November 2024

The children in Kingfisher had a wonderful session today baking their own bread and cooking their own soup in the Hackney School Of Food kitchen

Stay and Play Session - 15th November 2024

After School Club Play

Year 5 - Science: Soluble or Insoluble

Do you know what soluble or insoluble means? Today, the children in year five learnt the meaning of these two words. We learnt about what it means for a substance to dissolve and we even did an experiment to test out what we know

Year 3 - Literacy: Autumn 2 2024

The children in Year 3 had the opportunity to read a selection of non-chronological reports and critiqued them based on the key features of a non chronological report

Kingfisher - Explores Using the Inverse Operation

The children in Kingfisher used the inverse operation today to check their calculations

Year 5 children train to be Peer mediators

Year 3 - Literacy: Stone Age

The children in Year 3 enjoyed their Literacy lesson today reading a story about the Stone Age. They looked at different shelters in the Stone Age period and made their own simple shelters

Sewing and knitting Club

Today Mr Matvad joined the club and had a knitting lesson. The children enjoyed their club making a range of different items

Year 3 - WOW Day: Amazon Rainforest

The children in Year 3 had a fantastic WOW day making their very own Amazon Rainforest

Creative Hub - Autumn Displays 2024

The children all through Daubeney have been getting very creative this half-term to show off what they have been learning. Displays in school are a great way for the children to show what they have been working on this half-term, in a fun and creative way. It is a great 'snapshot' of our...

International School Partnership

A very exciting partnership project has just started between Daubeney and C.E.I.P. Cesar Manrique in Tenerife, Spain. We have had the chance to visit their facilities, meet up with staff and children, and we are looking forward to exchange Christmas cards very soon!

Year 3 - Religious Day

The children enjoyed their day learning all about stories from Christianity and Buddhism and how these stories make us stop and reflect

Year 3 - Kingfisher researches The Stone Age

The children in Kingfisher used their Chromebooks and their ICT skills to research facts about the Stone Age. They included their facts in their non- chronological report that were writing in our Literacy lesson

Daubeney Children & Family Hub Open Day

Year 3 - Science

The children in year 3 started their topic today around Animals and Humans. They discussed what they knew and shared their facts. We created a mind map of our learning

Year 3 - Linkages and Levers

The children in Year 3 discussed and identified what a linkage and lever is. They used pictures to help explain the terms and created an information poster to explain what a linkage and lever is

Year 6 – Spanish: Phonics

Considering the greater emphasis on the explicit teaching and assessment of phonics in Secondary, and with the idea of continue helping children to become successful language learners in the future, at Daubeney we consistently complete a range of different activities that help us consolidate our...

Baby Stay & Play 0 - 2 YRS Old

Year 3 - Design and Technology - Spring 2025

The children in Year 3 started their Cross Curricular topic today on Linkages and Levers. They wrote what they knew about the topic and later used their Chromebooks to research information about Linkages and Levers

Happy House with Hartbeeps 0-5 YRS Old

After School Club - 8th Jan 2025

Family Hub Christmas Video 2024

Year 3 - Kingfisher: Spanish

The children had a fun Spanish lesson today learning Spanish through interactive games

Children & Family Hub Christmas Party 2024

Year 5 - RE: Autumn 2 2024

This half term’s RE day was dedicated to Christmas! We learnt about how Christmas is celebrated around the world as well as the different Christmas stories that are told to Christian children everywhere! We ended the day by making Christingle candles using actual oranges!

Year 3 - WOW Day

The children today enjoyed their activities and ended their unit of learning around the Stone Age

Year 5 – Partner school in Spain. Christmas cards

Last week, in our Spanish lessons, pupils from Kiwis and Robins classes created Christmas cards for our partner school in Tenerife, Spain. All pupils have written individual bilingual messages to wish them Feliz Navidad . A small group of children will be visiting the school next year, so they also...

Year 3 - Religious Education Autumn 2 2024

The children in Year 3 studied the significance of light in different religions. They had many different activities to further develop their understanding of light in religion

Year 3 - Built a Stone Age Village

The children in Year3 had a fantastic Literacy lesson. As part of our Power of Play project the children built a village where they would be living in during the Stone Age. This week they will write a travel guide for visiting the Stone Age

Year 5 – Spanish: La música y los instrumentos musicales

...ate them to language learning....

Year 5 - Maths Challenge

On Monday, four Year 5 children were invited to go to Guildhall to take part in a maths challenge lead by the students of Christ’s Hospital. The children took part in 5 challenging activities for 8 minutes each. Well done to all who took part!

Rainbow Room - Valentine's Day Phonics

The children in the Rainbow Room were actively engaged in a fun Valentine's Day Phonics activity, where they focused on learning the sounds of letters in various words featured on Valentine’s Word Hearts. They worked on matching these words with corresponding word puzzles, helping them to...

Year 3 - Kingfisher: Chalk Art

The children in Kingfisher had fun today using chalk to draw images from our text

Year 3 Kingfisher - Sharing Assembly

The children in Kingfisher were excited to share their learning in front of a live audience. They put on quite a show, sharing all the amazing learning they did last term

Year 2 – Los instrumentos musicales

This half term children in Year 2 are learning about musical instruments -their names in Spanish and English, which families they belong to, what they look like, how they’re played and what they sound like

Rainbow Room – PSHE: Family Relationships

...ld has a sister in the family....

Skateboard Club

The skateboard club had an amazing time today when they were treated to skate at the Daubeney Fields Bumps, the children absolutely loved the experience and were coached on how to safely skate on a downhill slope. It was amazing to see the young skateboarders and their skills

Rainbow Room- Requesting with Coreboard

... them go down with excitement....

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 3 – Kingfisher: Literacy

The children in Kingfisher were super excited today. They continued their learning around journals. They did something amazing today and created a whole class journal making sure all the features were included

Rainbow Room: The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Matching Game and Life Cycle)

...them on a matching game board....

Rainbow Room - VE Day Celebration

...eet party to celebrate VE Day....

Rainbow Room - The Very Hungry Caterpillar

...e them on a caterpillar model....

Rainbow Room - Playdough Caterpillars

The children were remembering the numbers on the caterpillar cards and used green playdough to position it on the caterpillar to represent numbers when counting from 1 to 10 by counting both forwards and backwards

Rainbow Room - Insects Hunt

... curiosity in finding insects....

Rainbow Room - Dotted Butterflies Painting

...hance their fine motor skills....

Rainbow Room - Chalk Butterflies Drawing

As part of our captivating social story, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," children immersed themselves in a artistic experience. They enthusiastically engaged in colouring and drawing their own spring butterflies, using chalks. With each stroke, they brought their imaginations to life, crafting...

Rainbow Room - Caterpillar Painting

... to bring their own paintings....

Rainbow Room - Incy wincy spider song

...ke the lead in the experience....

Year 3 – Kingfisher: The Roman Armour

The children in Kingfisher explored the Roman army today in their History lesson and focused on the equipment and armour used by the Roman soldiers. They used their knowledge to create an information poster all about the different pieces and their uses

Year 3 Kingfisher - Testing Frictional Force

The children in Kingfisher carried out a fair test to determine which surface will have the most frictional force. They built a ramp and tested different surfaces to test how far their car would roll and see which surface had the most and least frictional force

Year 6 Hawks - British Science Week Workshop - Dry Ice experiment

The highlight of this spring term was the British Science Week . This year’s theme was ‘Adapt and Change’ the 6 Hawks enjoyed science workshop whereby they learnt about state of matter and even attempted to make ice-cream. The children had the opportunity to explore different hypothesis and the...

Rainbow Room - Senses Book

...ses in the books about senses....

Year 3 - Kingfisher: Art

The children in Kingfisher class enjoyed their outdoor art session inspired by Anthony Goldsworthy. the children used mostly natural resources to create their art work

Rainbow Room - Chalk Drawing

The weather outside has been nice, allowing our pupils to have a great time participating in outdoor learning. They engaged in small group interactions, creating their own chalk drawings. Using a variety of chalk colour and the space available at the playground to create own chalk drawing. The...

Year 6 Residential - Survive and Thrive

We had a chill evening last night and 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...

Year 3 - Kingfisher: Online Reading

Today, 17th June 2025, Kingfisher class had the opportunity to read online (CCBC Newsround) as part of their reading session. The children enjoyed the child friendly news reports and CBBC is a great website for children's news which can be accessed from home. They also had the opportunity to...

Rainbow Room - Attention Bucket Fun

... Sticky Animals with Clay Fun...

ArtBytes Celebration Event 2025

Three Year 5 children had the wonderful opportunity to attend a celebration event of Art at Saatchi Gallery. The three children were voted the top 3 winners of the school in our ArtBytes competition. After accepting their awards, we were lucky enough to have a guided tour around the exhibitions. We...

Rainbow Room- Attention Bucket ( Glitter Fun ) )

The children had a great time using paper cups as shakers to sprinkle different colors of glitter onto large sheets of paper. After that, the children used cotton buds to create mark-making with the glitter on the paper

Rainbow Room - Our Body and Senses

As part of our PHSE and Science curriculum, students have the opportunity to learn about their bodies by naming and identifying various body parts through worksheets, interactive games, and coloring activities. They are encouraged to identify familiar body parts on their own bodies, such as eyes,...

Year 3 Kingfisher Class Celebrating VE Day

The children in Kingfisher class had an amazing street party as part of our VE Day celebrations

Rainbow Room: Buttons Maths

... part of the addition process....

Whole School Art Exhibition - May 2025

On Monday and Tuesday, we held our Whole School Art Exhibition where we celebrated the art of all the children at Daubeney. Each year group were given an artist as inspiration and were asked to create a self-portrait based on this artist. The results were amazing! If you would like to purchase your...

Rainbow Room - Preposition Learning

...positions as they look for it....

Year 3 Kingfisher - RE Day 2025

The children in Kingfisher had an exciting Religious Education Day learning all about signs, symbols and their meanings. They created their own special sign and symbol to represent their family. Then they learnt all about Christian symbols, Buddhist symbols and the importance of the signs. In the...

Parent Art Workshop - REC/KS1

On Wednesday, we hosted an Art Parent Workshop for our Reception and KS1 cohorts. The children and their carers enjoyed taking part in a range of different art activities including bracelet making, collaging, painting, air dry clay and making paper plate fish! We look forward for our next workshop!

Year 3 Kingfisher - Science Investigation

The children in Kingfisher class had an interesting lesson investigating magnetic and non-magnetic objects. The children used magnets to explore objects around the class and test to see whether they were magnetic or non-magnetic

Rainbow Room – PHSE: Family & Friendships

... match the type of friendship....

Rainbow Room - Learning Preposition (Interactive Game)

...sed on the given prepositions....

Year 3 - Kingfisher - Mental Health Workshop

The children in Kingfisher class had an exciting workshop today talking all about children’s mental health

Rainbow Room - Science (Our Body)

The children were actively participating in a science lesson focused on learning about the human body. They engaged in a body parts memory game that helped them learn the names of various body parts. In this game, they matched the names of body parts with their corresponding pictures, such as the...

Rainbow Room - Money (Coins)

The children were engaged in a hands-on math activity exploring money, focusing on 1p coins. They independently counted the coins from 1p to 10p and placed them into money bags, reinforcing their counting and money use skills in a practical context

Rainbow Room - Phonics Game

The children were actively practicing phonics through an interactive game that made learning fun. They matched words to pictures, reinforcing letter sounds, word formation, and pronunciation. They also listened to an adult pronounce the initial sounds and independently matched them in the game....

Rainbow Room - Number Lines

The children in the Rainbow Room were eagerly engaged in an exciting activity involving numbers on a number line. They had the opportunity to listen carefully as an adult would say a particular number out loud. Their task was to identify the number and then locate it on the number line. To make the...

Rainbow Room - Garden

Today, children from the Rainbow Room explored flowers, vegetables, and herbs in the garden. They were also engaged in observing different types of flowers and trees, focusing on their appearance and texture. The children enjoyed using garden tools, such as rakes, to tend to the soil. Some children...

Rainbow Room - SEND PE: Throwing & Catching Bean Bags

As part of their SEND PE session, the children from the Rainbow Room engaged in an exciting and interactive activity focused on developing their throwing and catching skills. Using soft bean bags, children practiced various techniques, improving their hand-eye coordination and motor skills

Rainbow Room - Our Body: Identity Play

As part of the science activity, we incorporated an identity play where children were asked to use a doll to identify and name different body parts. This activity aimed to help them become more familiar with the human body

Year 3 - Kingfisher: Concrete Maths

The children in Kingfisher class started their Fraction unit with a practical lesson. They used concrete resources to solve various fraction of amounts. The children using their resources have now understood how to find a fraction of an amount

Rainbow Room - Spring Flowers Painting (Mother's Day)

The children were fully focused on the activity, using forks dipped in vibrant paint to create colorful patterns and lines. With great care, they pressed the forks onto the paper by experimenting with colours and lines formations to represent flower petals and stems. Their concentration was great...

Rainbow Room: Drawing & Painting Pigs from Social Story

As part of their reading activity, the children from the Rainbow Room explored the classic story of "The Three Little Pigs." To enhance their learning, the children participated in an Attention Bucket Activity, where they used paper rolls and pink paint to create their own representations of the...

Year 3 and 4 Dodgeball

The children in Year 3 and 4 enjoyed their Dodgeball session today competing against each other. The children focused on the skills that were taught in their PE lesson and had a fun time playing

Year 3 - Wow Day

The children had a fun day continuing their learning all about linkages and levers. As part of our Wow Day activities they made a moving dragon, a snapping crocodile and a scissor dragon

Year 3 - Kahoot in ICT

The children had a fun session today in their ICT lesson using Kahoot and answering questions based on our Science topic - Animals and Humans

Rainbow Room - Heart Size Matching

The children were carefully comparing hearts of various sizes, picking up each one and sorting them in order, distinguishing between the small and large hearts as they arranged them on the tuff tray

Rainbow Room - Big and Small Hearts Stamping

The children in the Rainbow Room have been exploring different sizes of hearts, creating colorful heart stamps using heart-shaped cutters. They’ve enjoyed experimenting with various sizes to see how each heart looks by adding a fun and creative twist to their stamping activity

Year 3 Kingfisher - Show and Tell

The children today had another fun session in their weekly Show and Tell Session. They shared their favourite animals and gave some amazing facts about them

Rainbow Room - Mother's Day Card

The children from the Rainbow Room showed great creativity as they thoughtfully prepared for the upcoming Mother's Day celebration. They painted beautiful flowers in bright spring colours on their cards, added happy face stickers, coloured in the hearts inside the cards and with the help of an...

Year 3 - Kingfisher: Finds Fractions of Amounts

The children used concrete, pictorial and abstract methods today in class to find fractions of amounts

Rainbow Room - Autism Awareness Week Celebration

In celebration of Autism Awareness Week at our school, the pupils in the Rainbow Room participated in meaningful and enriching activities with great enthusiasm. A highlight of the week was the creation of their unique "Autism Puzzle." Each pupil carefully selected tissue paper colours...

Rainbow Room - Spring Books

... the liveliness of the season....

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

School Council off to a Great Start!

The School Council of 2024-25 is off to a great start! Their dedication to working for the betterment of their peers and splitting into focused committees shows a strong commitment to addressing different aspects of school life. The committees are; Admin Committee, Journalist Committee and Junior...

Year 3 Kingfisher - Maths: Equivalent Mass

The children in Kingfisher enjoyed their math lesson identifying equivalent mass

Rainbow Room - Easter Chicks

The children from the Rainbow Room coloured an Easter chick using pastel crayons. Next, they used pastels and felt-tip pens to decorate their Easter eggs, creating a variety of marks, such as lines, dots, and other patterns, based on their personal choices

Year 3 Kingfisher - Shadow puppets

The children in Year 3 enjoyed their Science lesson today using torches to make a shadow theatre. They had so much fun

Rainbow Room - Dino Pegs Counting

The children had a wonderful and engaging math session, where they had fun learning by using Dino Number Cards and pegs for counting. In this activity, they observed the numbers on the Dino cards and then counted out the corresponding number of pegs to match the number on each card. This...

Football Boot Competition

During Spring, we entered into a football boot competition where the children were asked to design a pair of football boots. We had over 100 entries! They have now been collected and will be going through the voting panel. Each class will have 1 winner plus 1 whole school winner. Watch this space!

Rainbow Room - Harp Sounds

Today, during the SEND Music Session, the children showed great focus and curiosity as they explored the harp’s sounds. With guidance from adults, they carefully interacted with the strings, producing soft, delicate tones. The supportive environment allowed them to experiment with different...

Rainbow Room- Old McDonald Song

As part of the Singing Group Intervention, children from the Rainbow Room participated in an interactive session centered around their favorite song, "Old McDonald Had a Farm," using farm animals to make the activity more engaging. The adult sang a line of the song and paused, allowing...

Year 3 - Toucan: World Book Day

World Book Day was on Friday, March 8th, and the children in Toucan Class dressed up as various book characters

Rainbow Room - Spring Hyacinth

Mr. Patryk has recently noticed that spring is beginning to appear in his garden and during his visits to the local park. However, there was one particular flower that caught his attention. Which flower is it? It's the wonderful Spring Hyacinth, which the children in the Rainbow Room were...

Rainbow Room - Displays: Spring

We invite you to take the opportunity to explore our new and vibrant displays, which beautifully highlight the incredible learning and growth of the children in the Rainbow Room. These displays serve as a celebration of the creativity, curiosity, and dedication that our students have invested in...

Rainbow Room - Colours Alphabet

Today, the children had a fantastic time during their phonics session, which skillfully combined learning with lots of fun! The session focused on colours, giving the children the opportunity to not only name various colours but also practice their phonics skills by identifying the first letter...

Rainbow Room - Ducks in Water

As part of the Indentiplay activity, children were introduced to ducks and bowls—one filled with water and one empty. The activity began with an adult modeling the actions. For example, the children observed the adult placing a duck into the water while saying, "Ducks in the water."...

Nursery - Exploring Why Materials Float or Sink

Nursery children are experimenting with many items, exploring different materials and talking about why things might float or sink

Wow Day in Year 3

Year 3 have been learning all about the Prehistoric World, and in particular from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. They discovered that even though there are no written documents left about this period of time, there are plenty of clues that tell us what their life was like. One of these clues is...

Junior Mental Health Team - How to Look After Our Mental Health

The Junior Mental Health Team wanted to create a video for everyone to share information on how to look after our mental health. The children had a premier where they presented the video to the Senior Leadership Team and it was then presented to the KS2 children in assembly. The children worked...

Reception Hub Velo visit

Reception had a special visitor during Inspire work Week. We met the owner of Hub Velo. He showed us how to change a tire and fix a puncture. We spoke about the different accessories you can buy for road safety. We also went on a interactive tour of his shop and his workshop where he fixes ANY bike...

Red Class - Decorating Cupcakes

The children enjoyed decorating cupcakes to create a snowmen. First we spread the vanilla frosting on our cake and then we had to use our counting skills to create the eyes, nose and mouth. Can you guess how many sweeties we needed to create the eyes, nose and mouth for our snowmen? Take a look...

Reception, Year 1 and Year 2's Sports Day

Reception and KS1's Sport's Day Took place on the 4th July 2016. The sun was shining, the children were smiling and there were lots of fun activities! The children participated in egg and spoon races, sack races, hop races and so many more. The children had so much fun

Reception visit the V&A Museum of Childhood

Reception visited V&A Museum of Childhood 18th May 2016. Reception really enjoyed looking at different toy mechanisms around the Museum, many of our children dressed up, enjoyed the activities around the museum. Reception also took part in a puppet workshop. they learnt about different types of...

Reception Trip to St Barnabas Church

Reception had an amazing time visiting St Barnabas Church. The children listened carefully to the Christmas story about the birth of baby Jesus. The children even took part in acting out the story. We also looked at some story props and pointed out some very important people in the story like, baby...

Reception Trip to Hommerton Library

Reception went to Homerton Library! We had an amazing time listening to stories, looking at books and talking about the illustrations. We learnt that a library is a quiet place to enjoy reading and a place to borrow books from. Here's what the children have said about the trip; Ayesha "I...

Reception Invitation - Stories

We invited Reception class to come and listen to our stories! We read our published story to them using our best voices. Reception children asked us questions about our stories and we answered them articulately

Reception Christmas Performance 2015

Our talented Reception children told us the Christmas story. Their acting, singing and dancing was brilliant. You can watch the whole thing again any time you like!

Religious Education Day in Year 5

Today, Thursday 2nd of November 2017, the children in Year 5 explored Buddhism. They discussed the significant beliefs and values from the faith and the teachings of Buddha. the children enjoyed learning about the religion and created their own front page for their topic books

Reception - Yellow Class: Winter

We have had a great start to the year in Yellow Class we have a new role play area and it is a veterinary surgery. The children love it and are pretending to look after and treat animals. We have also been learning all about 'Winter'. The children learnt how to cut out snowflakes to put on...

Reception - Yellow Class: The Three Little Pigs

Yellow Class did a book focus on the well known story 'The Three Little Pigs'. The children enjoyed role playing the story, making the 3D houses and trees and painting the pigs for our display. They did some really good writing around the story. This was focusing on the how the characters...

Reception - Yellow Class: Growth and Transformation

Yellow Class are learning all about growth and transformation. Today we have planted broad beans. The children were so excited! We shall be looking at them carefully over the next two weeks to see what happens as our broad beans grow

Reception - Yellow Class: 'Whatever Next' by Jill Murphy

We had a fabulous week focusing on the story 'Whatever Next' by Jill Murphy. The children learnt all about onomatopoeia words. We pointed out many of them in the story and we thought of some of our own onomatopoeia words, which we then put into our literacy writing. As part of the...

Reception - Yellow Class Work Week 2019

During work we had lots of visits. The police came in to tell us about their important job. We also had some of our very own Yellow Class parents come and visit. Pearl's mum who is a Foley artist (makes sounds for films and tv programmes), Freddie's mum who is a doctor at Homerton hospital...

Reception - Yellow Class Visit the Library

Yellow Class have been on their first trip to the local library. We walked all the way there and the children were so sensible and grown up. Mrs Addai and all the grown ups who accompanied us on the trip were very proud of all the children. The librarian read us a story called 'Handa's...

Reception - Yellow Class Visit Homerton Fire Station

Yellow Class had great time at Homerton fire station even though the visit was cut a bit short because the fire fighters were called out to a job. The children got see them in action going out on a job. Amazing!

Red Class - Transports

We created our own class pictogram to see how we travel to school. In Red Class, we found out that a lot of us walk to school and only a few children come by train or ride a bike. We also completed a transport survey to see how many different types of transports pass by Daubeney Road

RRS: 'The Right to a Full and Decent Life' Assembly

KS2 were thrilled to enjoy a wonderful and entertaining assembly (in pursuance of Article 23 of the UNCRC - 'The Right to a Full and Decent Life') delivered by our local Revered, Clive Main. Reverend Clive had KS2 completely engaged and mesmerised as he skilfully explored the above Right...

Reception - Yellow Class Trip to Discover Centre

We went on a fun filled trip to Discover centre in Stratford. The children enjoyed the playground and making stories for Hootah. We made spoon puppets and dressed up as a character. We loved Discover!

Sports Update - Cross Country and Netball

On the 26th November the boys and girls participated in a cross country and did really well. Also on the 28the November 2018 it was some children's first time playing netball - they really impressed with their performance

Transforming our School Gates

This week, children from Years 1-6 have been involved in an exciting screen printing workshop. Using pictures of local Hackney landscapes the children got stuck in to create one of the local landscapes. The children used cut out shapes of paper to create their chosen building. Using their designs...

Top Book Recommendations for KS2

On Monday 10 th December, the Junior Literacy Team hosted another amazing assembly; this time for KS2. We recommended some fun and interesting books for children in Year 3 – 6. Here are some of our recommendations: Dork Diaries by Rachel Renee Russell The Boy in The Dress by David Walliams Tom...

Top Book Recommendations for KS1

On Wednesday 7th November, The Junior literacy Team led an assembly for KS1. We recommended books we like to read when were younger. Dejunet’s favourite book was ‘Eat Up Gemma!’ by Sarah Huges, which Miss Fergus loved when she was younger too! Kai, leader of the JLT, read a funny extract from his...

The One Show - Parents' Evening

Teachers, parents and children from Daubeney appeared on The One Show on Wednesday 20th December 2017. They featured in a film discussing their experiences of parents' evening

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...

Talking About Emotions Workshop

On Tuesday 5th March parents were invited to our ‘Talking about Emotions’ Workshop. Parents had the opportunity to hear from our CAMHs worker and family support who discussed the importance of mental health and how they can support their children. The children were invited to...

Storytelling with Phil McDermott

To celebrate National Storytelling Week (29th January - 3rd February 2018), we invited Phil McDermott, the master storyteller, to Daubeney. Each year group had a fun and engaging session listening to Phil tell amazing stories. The children were inspired by mysteries, myths and fables and enjoyed...

Spanish Champions 2016-17

We have selected the Daubeney’s Spanish Champions for 2016-2017. Our Spanish Champions are pupils who LOVE Spanish and who always show their passion about learning the language. They are children who HELP other pupils and their teachers practising what we learn in Spanish class throughout the...

SATs Saturday School

Well done to all the children that came to our first SATs Saturday School of the year. The children all enjoyed themselves having the entire school to themselves and not having to wear school uniform - they even saw the teachers wearing jeans! They also enjoyed flapjacks, biscuits and a juice for...

Short Ride in a Fast Machine

This is our music video for the BBC Ten Pieces Project. Thanks to parent volunteer Guy Sherwin for helping the children produce old style hand drawn animation. Drums by Jackson, Year 4 and keyboards by Tracey in Year 6

Science Club - Circuits

Science club had lots of fun today learning about different types of circuits! The children tried to get a motor, a buzzer and a switch to work all at the same time using a parallel circuit

Science Club - Bubbles

The children in Science club yesterday (7th November 2018) were super excited when they made a cube out of straws. Then they used washing up liquid to create bubbles around the cube faces. The children are certainly having loads of fun in science club!

Science Club

The children in science club today (17-10-2018) run by Mr Dan and Mr Ricardo, was a super excited and fun filled session. The children used ingredients to make their own slime, which turned out to be AMAZING! The children look forward to the next session, after half-term, where they will be making...

Science Club

The children really enjoyed experimenting with surface tension

School Council Elections

We are preparing to elect our school council for the 2016/17 school year. As part of the process children will complete speeches in class next week. The subejct is: "Why I should be chosen for Daubeney School Council". Once the class has selected the 4 members they will be putting forward...

School Choir Perform for Nursery

Our parent led school choir performed for a captivated nursery audience on Wednesday 5th of July. We had a sing off in which nursery children and our choir sang for each other. 4G were in the audience too and they treated us to a cool rendition of Kye Kye Kule. Massive applause and kudos goes to...

Reception - Yellow Class Visit Discover Story Centre

Take a look at our pictures of the trip to Discover Story Centre In Stratford. It was such a brilliant afternoon. The children absolutely loved it! We went to see the 'Tiger Who Came To Tea' by Judith Kerr. We learnt about the many other stories that Judith Kerr wrote such as 'Mog The...

Reception - Yellow Class Spring Sharing Assembly

Very pleased with all the children in Yellow Class for their hard work and effort to make their assembly a success. Mrs Addai is very proud of you all

WE Day 2019

As part of our Safer communities initiative the learning mentors took a group of year 6 children to the SSE arena in Wembley for the WE Day event. There were 12,000 people in attendance at WE Day to celebrate all young people who are socially active, locally and globally and want to see change....

Nursery Trip to Old MacDonald's Farm

Nursery had a wonderful time at Old MacDonald's Farm. They got to meet and feed so many animals, including Annie the owl and Freckles the pony. They were also lucky enough to race a tortoise and see if they could jump as far as a wallaby. Bea said, "The tortoise was faster than I...

Philip Womack visits Year 6

To meet a real life author was something that the Year 6 children were thrilled to experience. Philip Womack did not fail to deliver, as he presented an exciting and engaging session on supporting the Year 6 children to create their own mythical stories based on his book; 'The Broken King'....

Parents' Day 2017

Parents’ Day will be on Monday 20th March 2017 from 11am – 7pm. The school will be closed for children but it would be advisable for them to attend the appointment with their parents. All parents will be allocated a 10 minute slot in which time the teacher will discuss their...

Nursery's Pet Hamster

Nursery had a very special visitor. Violette's mummy very kindly brought in their pet hamster to show the children. The children enjoyed having ‘Cherry’ the hamster in our class. They were super excited to see Cherry and were being very gentle, stroking him carefully. A big thank...

Nursery's Caterpillars

The children in nursery have enjoyed observing the caterpillars as they transform into butterflies. The children waved goodbye and they were very excited to let the butterflies out of their net

Nursery Visit to St Barnabas Church

...urch on Homerton High street. Children eagerly listened to the Christmas story about baby Jesus. Chi......stmas story about baby Jesus. Children even took part in acting out the story. Agnes and Ben were Ma...

Nursery visit to Old MacDonald's Farm

Nursery had a wonderful time visiting Old MacDonald's Farm. We looked at lots of farm animals and even stroked the rabbits, guinea pigs and a European eagle owl. The children enjoyed going on the rides and having lunch with their class. A big thank to all parents who volunteered to help out!

Nursery Sports Day 2017

Nursery's sports day revealed that we have many budding athletes in Daubeney! The children hopped higher than kangaroos in their sacks, balanced like aeroplanes in the sky in the egg and spoon race and ran (almost) as fast as cheetahs! The parents didn't do too badly either, as you can see...

Photoshoot

...k you Mr Vidler and thank you Children!...

Nursery Sports Day 2015

...n lots of sporting activities....

Nursery Had Their First PE Session!

The nursery children really enjoyed their first PE session delivered by Mr Simon and Mr Reece. The children experimented in moving in different ways, balancing, walking, hopping on one leg and running. We even played a game, naming colours and matching the coloured cones. Well done Nursery!

Nursery Easter Bonnet Parade

Nursery had a wonderful time parading around the nursery playground. The children made some wonderful hats and sang songs to their parents. Take a look below to see some creative hats!

Nursery Concert

Our school band went to a nearby Forest School Nursery to perform a rock concert on a Saturday. It was a beautiful sunny day and the crowd seemed to really enjoy our grooves. If you look closely at the photos you may spot Mr. O Flynn's son providing guest vocals. Well done to all the children...

Nursery Christmas Performance 2015

As part of their Christmas performance the children in Nursery sang songs to their parents

Nursery Butterflies

The nursery children watched with fascination as the caterpillars that they nurtured over time formed cocoons and emerged into beautiful butterflies, ready to fly off into the world to explore. Scarlett reported, "today we let the butterflies go. I think they will go looking for flowers."...

Nursery are Wild About Reading

In the Nursery the children chose to transform their reading area into a jungle theme. They have been super excited to read amongst their new jungle pals and have even given them names. The children have been reading lots of familiar stories and have enjoyed retelling them to their friends. It has...

Phonics in Nursery

The children in Nursery love phonics! As you can see from the videos and photos, they have been working hard to identify and write initial sounds and name objects and pictures with the same sound. Some children can also read CVC words by segmenting and blending. In the video a child used his phonic...

Professor Brainwave visits Daubeney

... & Friday, 29th April. Children were taken on a mathematical journey of attempting to find a ......swer. The focus was Geometry. Children were given an opportunity to gain invaluable experience in ma...

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,...

Reception - Thames21

Reception had a special visit from Thames 21. The children learnt how to be environmentally friendly. They learnt interesting facts about the different fish and plant that live in canals and rivers. They took part in a sorting activity. they took out all the rubbish and left the plants and fish....

Reception - Yellow Class Parents Come to Lunch

Lots of the Yellow Class parents came to have lunch with their children. All the parents really enjoyed their lunch

Reception - Yellow Class Meet 'The Rainbow Fish'

Yellow have gone a journey through the sea and met 'The Rainbow Fish'. We have been learning all about what it is to be a good friend and treat others kindly. The children wrote about this as art of a literacy focus. Yellow Class have enjoyed taking part in creative activities drawing and...

Reception - Yellow Class Learn About 3D Shapes

We have been learning all about 3D shapes. We talked about the difference between 3D and 2D shapes. The children were able say that 2D shapes are flat and 3D shapes are not. We sorted out 2D shapes and 3D shapes into two sets. The children all made their very own 3D shakers. We talked about the...

Reception - Yellow Class Journey to Africa

Last week we went on a journey to Africa. The children thought deeply about what it would be like to go to this very large continent and what they might see there. We watched real life video clips of some of the amazing animals that live in Africa. We talked about what the weather would be like and...

Reception - Yellow Class Easter Parade

We had a great time at the Easter Parade. The children hats were amazing. Thank you to all the parents who work with their children to make this such a fun event

Reception - Work Week 2019: Red Class visit the Fire Station

Red Class had a brilliant time at the Homerton Fire Station. We looked at the fire engine and the fire fighters uniform. The children really enjoyed using the hose to squirt water. We also learnt about the importance of having a fire alarm at home and what to do in an event of a fire. Red class...

Reception - Work Week 2019: Red Class Learn About Their Parents Professions

Red Class had a lovely time during Inspire Work Week. We had parents come in to talk about their professions. We learnt so much from them. We had an actor, a costume designer, an events planner and Adam's mum from the children's air ambulance charity. Many thanks to the parents that...

Reception - Red Class Visit Homerton Library

Red class had an amazing time visiting the Library. We enjoyed walking to the library. It was great fun walking through all those colourful autumn leaves and we even spotted some pumpkins on the way. When we finally got there, the children sat beautifully listening to a story about a cow that laid...

PSHCE - Going For Our Goals

We are celebrating the new year by going for our goals! Throughout the school, children have created 3 goals for themselves to achieve in this year. Many children dedicated their goals to helping others! Here are some of their inspiring goals: "I want to learn a life skill such as cooking so...

Reception - Red Class Visit Discover Story Centre

Red class had a wonderful time at the Discover Story Centre. We carefully listened to the story 'The Tiger Who Came to Tea' and went on a very exciting story trail. The children loved acting out the story and using lots of story props. Take a look to see what fun we had!

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" -...

Reception - Minibeasts Workshop

Reception have taken part in a great minibeast workshop! Miss Lillian from the ZooLab brought us great fun and surprises. The children got the opportunity to meet minibeasts from around the world. We met Fire the Millipede from Africa, Mr slimey the African land snail. We even met a cockroach from...

Reception - Make Your Own Sock Puppet Workshop

Parents and children made an Alien Sock Puppet together. Parents learnt about what we will be doing in Reception this year to help with developing language and communication. The children and parent created wonderful puppets. Have a look

Reception - Launchpad for Language Parent Workshop

Parents came and found out, how to support their children to learn new words. They even got to take home a free sock puppet

Reception - Christmas at the Church

Today all the Reception classes went on a trip to Barnabas Church. When we got there Reverend Clive told us the Christmas Story. Some of the children were selected to act out the story. We all had such a nice time

Publishing Year 5 - Newspaper Reports

The children in year 5 were focused today (27-11-2018) in their literacy sessions, where they began to publish their newspaper reports on plastic pollution. The children will get an opportunity to write another report, as a HOT TASK on Thursday on deforestation

Ukulele At Daubeney

Many children at Daubeney, from Reception to Year 6 are getting a chance to learn to play the ukulele. Recently we went on a trip to Springfield Community Primary School to play at the annual schools ukulele concert. As you can see from our photos and video we had a whale of a time!

Welcome

...ght and Lauriston Schools and Children Centres. These are very exciting schools to be a part of and we hope you enjoy learning about us in these pages and finding out about all the amazingly creative and high quality learning opportunities we provide for our Children. If you are a prospective parent...

Nursery - World Book Day 2018

Nursery had a blast dressing as characters from their favourite books on Friday. The nursery was awash with a range of characters, from dinosaurs to farmers to the ever-elusive Wally. The children also had ample time to explore stories; they acted them out, snuggled up in the book corner with a...

Year 4 - #PassOnPlastic

...ed pledges to do the same! Children learnt about the responsibility of humans to protect the global environment. They also learnt about simple everyday changes everybody can take to help reduce ocean plastic pollution....

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...

Year 4 - Frinton on Sea

Year 4 had a wonderful day at Frinton on Sea beach. After a long coach ride, children got to enjoy the sun, sea and sand. Lots of magical moments at Daubeney! Anaya said: "Thank you Daubeney for taking us to this beach, I loved paddling in the sea." Alan said: "This is the best trip...

Year 4 - Eco-Active Workshop

As part of an Eco-Active workshop, Year 4 went on a trip around the local area to 'map their neighbourhood' and survey litter. The children were very excited to pick up litter and learn more about recycling

Year 4 - Debate

...from school’ and ‘Children should be allowed to bring their mobile phones to school’ Have a look at their fierce battles!...

Year 4 - Board Games

Year 4 started their Summer term by playing and learning about board games. The children had a lot of fun during lessons and even got to start planning their own board games

Year 4 - 4C Work Week 2019: Meeting a Foley Artist

4C were very lucky to have Sue, Ellis' mum, come in to talk about her very special job. She is a Foley artist which means she reproduces everyday sound effects in cartoons and movies. She has worked on some cartoons that the children watched such as Peppa Pig! Sue showed us different ways of...

Year 3's Visit to Kew Gardens

On their recent visit to Kew Gardens, Year 3 observed the dry, arid space populated by spiky cactus plants & noted the distinct change of temperature & humidity as they walked into the tropical Palm House. Those with glasses couldn't not notice; their glasses steamed up as soon as they...

Year 4 - Internet Safety Day

For Internet Safety Day, Year 4 learnt about the internet and how we can use it safely. We spoke about social media and privacy settings. The children also spoke about their own experiences and learnt about how important it is to report anything to an adult and when to use the 'block'...

Year 3 visit the Cutty Sark

As part of Year 3’s topic on Pirates, they went on aboard the legendary sailing ship, at the Cutty Sark Greenwich. The Cutty Sark is the world’s sole surviving tea clipper, the fastest ship of her time. They were taken back in time during 1869, where the Captain told them about the life...

Year 3 Trip to the Ministry of Stories

Year 3 were sent on an exciting mission to the Ministry of Stories. There were given an assignment from the Chief of the Ministry to write 30 new stories as the story supplies were running low. When they arrived at the Ministry of Stories, they were taken through a secret door which led to the...

Year 3 Maths Workshop

Year 3 took part in Maths workshop led by Mr Naidoo. The children were challenged through a series of activities to test their mathematical knowledge. They first of all began with a test of their times table where they had a set time to answer as many times table questions as they can. They later...

Year 3 and Year 4 - Science Club

The children in year 3 and 4 enjoyed experimenting with surface tension, floating and investigating how different objects, even unlikely ones, can float due to manipulating the surface tension. Mr Ricardo was amazed to see how well the junior scientist carried out the investigation and their...

Year 3 - Work Week

...f course they were all fake)! Children got the opportunity to 'spend their parent's money' by roleplaying the jobs of both the cashier and a parent. These are what some Children had to say about their experiences: "It made me realise how stressful being an adult actually is!&quo...

Year 3 - Weather Presenters

3G have spent the afternoon being weather presenters. They were learning about the difference between weather and climate.The children had to research their facts using fact cards and atlases. They worked with a partner sharing information

Year 3 - The Big Draw

Year 3 created beautiful landscapes inspired by the artist Paul Cezanne. Younes said, "I wanted to blend my colours to make it look like a hazy sunset!" Farzana added, "my dark mountain contrasts with my light background." The children are becoming very good at commenting on & appreciating each...

Year 4 - Hindu Deities

Year 4 had a great time researching Hindu deities on our ipads as part of RE day. We also had Mr. Dharma come in and speak to the children, teaching them stories and morals that they can apply in their lives. They also had the chance to think about their identity and what they feel represents them....

Year 4 - IntoUniversity Careers Workshop

Year 4 took part in an IntoUniversity workshop about careers. IntoUniversity helped teach the children about skills needed for different jobs such as engineer and product designer. What would you like to be when you're older and what skills will you need? Let us know in the comment section...

Year 3 - Properties of Soil

Year 3 investigated the properties of soil before making mini compost bins. Everyone was surprised that soil is more than just dirt. Amira commented, 'soil has a lot of minerals in it- over 47%!' David added, 'soil is important because it helps plants to grow and we need plants to eat...

Year 4 Ballet at the Royal Opera House

What an amazing opportunity it was for Year 4 to enjoy a wonderful and inspiring ballet performance of ‘Rhapsody’ and ‘Two Pigeons’ at the prodigious Royal Opera House. The children were pleasantly surprised and sat mesmerised throughout the electrifying performances. As the...

Year 5 - 5M Design Their Own Ancient Greek Vase

The children in Year 5M had a fun session today designing their own Ancient Greek Vase. They used a dark colour to create the patterns and designs, then used a peach colour to colour in the vase. We are hoping to see some examples when we visit the British Museum on the 6th of February 2018

Year 5 - 5F Trip to IntoUniversity

Today (28th February 2019), 5F participated in a workshop at IntoUniversity. The children were engaged in activities to learn more about university life. Well done to everyone, especially Amira and Ronnie, who received congratulatory postcards for their effort!

Year 5 - 3D Shapes

On the 19th March 2019, the Year 5 pupils enjoyed a practical and hands on lesson, where they used 3D shapes to identify their properties. The children had a range of shapes and had to carefully look at the shapes, identifying their properties, sides, edges, vertices and faces

Year 5 - 3D Nets

The children in Year 5 today (20-11-2018) had a practical maths lesson where they constructed 3D shapes using nets. The children then made their 3D shapes and listed the properties of the 3D shapes

Year 4's Maths Tricks

In Year 4 we have been using our 'tricks' to help us work out challenging problems! Have a look at some of the examples where the children used their knowledge of patterns to extend their learning. "For 375 + 200. My trick is that if I know 3+2=5, then I also know that 300+200=500....

Year 4 Visit Hackney Museum

Year 4 visited the Hackney Museum to learn more about migration and how the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings settled into Hackney. The children were fascinated by all the amazing migration facts and stories. Year 4 got the opportunity to look through real artifacts of migrants from Hackney which dated back...

Year 4 Return to School 2017

Year 4 have had a great return to school. The children are bursting with energy and ready for all challenges thrown at them this year. 'I feel great being back at school. I look forward to doing tests and seeing my results.' Brian - 4C 'I'm happy to be back because I like Year 4....

Year 4 - World Book Day 2017

As part of World Book Day, the children in 4S wrote their own short stories for others to read. The children then illustrated their stories using watercolours. All the stories have been displayed in a big book. Please have a read of our great stories when you next visit our book corner!

Year 4 - IntoUniversity Workshop

Year 4P who are now the new Year 5M enjoyed a special workshop from the IntoUniversity team. The children were engaged in various activities, like creativity by designing their own trainer, being an archaeologist and having a go at being a road and town planner. The children are now looking forward...

Year 4 - Work Week Dress Up

As part of work week, children got to dress up as professionals from work. Fathia said "My dream is to become a doctor an open up my own surgery" Anaya said " I want to be a teacher just like Miss Patel" Justin said "I want to be a tennis player because it's fun and I...

Year 4 - Woodberry Wetlands

Year 4 were very lucky to go on a trip to Woodberry Wetlands where they had first-hand experience seeing all the creatures that they have been learning about in Science. At first the children were scared and didn't want to get their hands dirty but by the end of the day everyone was brave...

Year 4 - Viking Invasions

4S were visited by a Viking as part of an exciting workshop. The children learnt many interesting facts about the Viking invasions. They also had their fortunes told from reading Viking runes. Please ask a 4S member what the Viking predicted their future would be!

Year 4 - Time Capsules

On the final day of the school year 4S and 4G dug up their time capsules from the hop garden that they had planted during their transition week in Year 3. It was very exciting to read the notes they had written over a year ago. Mr Garber was particularly impressed with how so many children had met...

Year 4 - RE Day: Christianity

As part of RE day, Year 4 explored how Christians show their beliefs. The children made posters inspired by the Good Samaritan parable. We also looked at important figures such as Mother Teresa. Finally we created glass stained windows with symbols that we thought represented Christianity

Year 4 - Natural History Museum

Year 4 had a great time at the Natural History Museum where we visited the Volcanoes and Earthquakes exhibition and were able to consolidate and develop our learning. Not only were children able to look at artefacts but they also had the chance to experience what an earthquake feels like on a...

Year 4 - Maths: Graffiti Art

Year 4 had a fun maths lesson creating graffiti art. Each table had a different reasoning problem and the children worked in groups to find a solution using numbers and drawings

Year 3 - Smarties Fractions

Today Year 3 used Smarties to work out the fraction of quantities. They counted all the Smarties from the tube to work out what the denominator was. They then counted how many Smarties there were of each colour and wrote their final answer in fraction form. Here are what a few children said about...

Year 3 - Parents Visit Children at School

Year 3 were very lucky to have a parent come into school this morning, and share her knowledge about the rainforest and climate change. Jenny showed the children a slide show showing them what's happening to the worlds rainforests. The children were very happy to share their knowledge and learn...

Woodwind Concert

Our annual Woodwind Concert showcased some of the rising stars of Daubeney and the mature saxophone skills of Callaghan. Our ears were treated to the sweet mellow sounds of the flute, saxophone and clarinet. These children are the ones who stuck with their instrument all year with help from their...

Year 1 - Zoo Lab visit 1L

Year 1 had an exciting visitor as part of their Science topic Animals including Humans. Zoo Lab introduced the children to a variety of animals in the classroom, from a giant snail to a slithering snake! The children enjoyed being able to hold, touch and stroke the animals and learnt lots of new...

Year 2 - Great Fire of London

Year 2 got ready for next terms topic on the Great Fire of London, with an exciting workshop this week. The children role played the scene of the buildings in London and in role as shop keepers. They learnt how the buildings were burnt down in the tragedy. The Great Fire of London happened in 1666,...

Year 2 - Giving Intructions Using Imperative Verbs

In literacy we this week, Year 2 have been learning how to give intructions using imperative verbs. As part of a practical lesson, the children gave each other instructions using imperative verbs while making a jam sandwich

Year 2 - Black History Month Art

It's been 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 1 Trip to Homerton Library

Year 1 went on a trip to Homerton Library. Our literacy focus has been based on a story by Anthony Browne called 'Into the Forest' so the librarians read us some other stories by him. The children really enjoyed meeting Morgan and Myrna who made the stories really enjoyable for them

Year 1 RE Day

Year 1 learned a great deal during RE day this week. This term was all about the Sikhism religion and the children learned about Guru Nanak and the Vaisakhi festival which was celebrated in April. Manpreet one of our children's family members happily came in and gave a detailed talk about the...

Year 1 Autumn Walk in Daubeney Fields

1D enjoyed their autumn walk in Daubeney Fields where the children explored different features of the season, collected leaves, completed autumn challenges and had lots of fun!

Year 1 - Toys from the Past and Present

History this term is all about Toys from the past and present. We had so much fun learning and playing Victorian style games. We have also made some toys to remember the poor children who had no money to buy toys back then

Year 2 - Opera in 2G

2G have had a very exciting morning as they have had a visit from two opera singers. They were able to listen to the beautiful voices of the two very talented ladies, and also take part in a workshop. The children were really focused by what was a unique experience for them

Year 1 - Hilda Offen

Year 1 had an exciting visit from the author Hilda Offen . The children were eager to look at her books and were even more surprised when they found out she wrote and illustrated her own books. Hilda very kindly passed around storyboards and books of her work. The children got to experience being...

Year 1 - 1L: What We Want to be When We're Older

1L had fun dressing up last week to show everyone what they want to be when they are older! We had some fire fighters, footballers, vets and even an Olympic swimmer! Some children even had their picture taken with some police officers that were visiting the school! We had a great time talking about...

World Book Day 2018

What an amazing World Book Day at Daubeney! The children and staff enjoyed dressing up and taking part in a range of activities relating to our favourite books and characters! Take a look at our creative costumes

World Book Day 2016

Daubeney celebrated World Book Day with a blast! The children and staff made a massive effort in coming to school dressed as their favourite book character!

World Book Day - Author Visits

To celebrate World Book Day, Daubeney were visited by authors Tolulope Ogunmefun, Karen McCombie and Andrew Weale. The children enjoyed a very entertaining performance of Tolulope's book 'The Frog and His Dancing Shoes', an interactive workshop with Andrew Weale and an inspirational talk about how...

Work Week in Nursery

Nursery enjoyed trying out different jobs in nursery this week! We had doctors curing ill people, vets treating poorly animals and a mini-teacher or two reading to their 'class'. Bea said, "I want to be a rock star or a zoo keeper- or both!" Levi reported that he wanted to be...

Work Week in Nursery

Nursery enjoyed finding out about-and trying out- different jobs people do. They pretended they were builders, wearing helmets and high-vis jackets and building with the building blocks. Fawaz said, "builders wear the helmets to protect their heads from the falling bricks! I'm making a...

Year 2 - Hackney Music Service Festival

We took our best singers from Year 2 to perform at the Round Chapel for the Hackney Music Service Festival. We had a fantastic time and we got to sing the songs we love so well with 15 other schools and a live band. We sang songs such as "I feel good", "Fatou Yo" and "La...

Year 2 - Subtracting Using Dienes

In 2G today we have been learning to subtract using dienes. This was a practical lesson where the children had to find the correct amount of tens and ones for the amount that they were subtracting from. They then had to subtract the amount of dienes in the number sentence. The children were able to...

Year 3 - Museum of London

Yesterday (29th January 2019) Year 3 visited the Museum of London. We were there to see how the people of London lived during The Stone Age, The Bronze Age and Roman times. The children were really interested by the artefacts that have been discovered over the years

Year 3 - Exploring Christianity

Today Year 3 explored Christianity. They read and discussed some of the parables that Jesus told, including The Prodigal Son and The Good Samaritan. They enjoyed determining the meaning of each parable and cleverly drew parallels between these stories and the other stories and topics we have been...

Year 3 - Making Roman Soldiers

Today (7th March 2019) Year 3 got the opportunity to put their artistic skills to use. This term, our topic is the Romans, and to immerse them into the topic, they created their own Roman soldier. The children will be using these models as a stimulus for their journal writing in Literacy. Have a...

Year 3 - Making Recycled Hats

Year 3 had lots of fun making hats from recycled material. They had a special visit from Eco Active Team to encourage the children to recycle. They were taught what things they can recycle in school and at home. They were put to a challenge to make recycled hats in 5mins. This was hardwork but Year...

Year 3 - KidZania

Yesterday (28th March 2019) Year 3 were incredibly lucky to visit KidZania. They got the opportunity to independently wonder and roam around the safe and secure indoor city run by kids. In KidZania, the children were able to get a fun and realistic insight into the adult world by taking part in a...

Year 3 - Kew Gardens

Year 3 had a fantastic learning experience at Kew Gardens to introduce our new topic for the half term: Rainforests! We explored Palm house with our teacher for the day. It was so humid! We discovered that Papaya fruit is used as medicine, and that Banana trees have huge purple flowers! We touched...

Year 3 - Healthy Living Festival

Year 3 attended the Healthy Living Festival in Kings Hall. The event was promoting healthy eating and living, children were able to do different activities e.g Dodgeball and Tag rugby. At the end of the event, the children were given a free t-shirt for taking part

Year 3 - George's Marvellous Medicine

Year 3 had a very exciting lesson as they were introduced to the story of George’s Marvellous Medicine. The class had to make a medicine to turn Grandma into something evil! They wrote a set of instructions to make their medicine using ingredients that George used around his house. When they...

Year 3 - Fraction Museum

Today children exhibited their understanding of fractions by creating their very own Fraction Museum. They used different objects in the classroom to represent each fraction. On the card, they wrote down all the facts related to the fraction. Take a look at their exhibition!

Year 3 - Estimating in Maths

In Year 3 today the children have been using resources to learn about estimating in maths. The children had to make reasonable estimates of the amount of objects their partner was holding. They then had to check their estimates accurately to find out how close they were

Year 2 - Time

The children in 2K had a fun lesson learning all about time. They learnt how to identify, quarter past, half past, quarter to and on the clock. We then extended our learning by using other time intervals

Year 3 - Designing Chocolate Factories

After finding out about Willy Wonka's weird and wonderful culinary creations, Year 3 decided to design confectionery rooms of their own. Some of their ideas would give Mr Wonka himself a run for his money! One child created 'Everest Room', which contains a life sized version of the...

Year 3 - Creating Christmas Cards with the Metropolitan Police

On 2nd December the Met Police held an engaging lesson with the Year 3 children for an hour. The children had fun creating Christmas cards. At the end of the lesson the panel of judges deliberated and finally a winner was chosen. The winner of the competition was presented with a certificate from...

Year 3 - 3T Class Assembly: The Stone Age

...ss assembly on the Stone Age. Children were amazing and got great reviews from the audience. Well done 3T....

Year 3 - 3P Shares their Learning

3P had a wonderful time during our sharing assembly. The audience were amazed to see how well the Year 3 children performed on stage. Their main message was that success comes from hard work and determination, never giving up. They also shared with us some stories of famous people who failed at...

Year 2K Peer Tutored by 5M

The children in 2K were excited today to visit the children in year 5M, who peer tutored them. They worked brilliantly at developing their next steps and the Year 5 children helped the Year 2 children to focus on writing at a higher level. It was wonderful to see the peer tutoring being done across...

Year 2 Work Week - Dress Up

...as their preferred profession....

Year 2 - Visit to the Gurdwara in Bow

The children in year 2 visited the Gurdwara in Bow on Wednesday. The children and adults were asked to remove their shoes and socks and cover their heads with a scarf. They were warmly welcomed into the Gurdwara and shown to the prayer room. A lady explained what Sikhs believe in and how they...

Nursery - World Book Day 2019

Its World Book Day at Nursery and the children have dressed up! Please have at a look at some of the creativity that went into making these outfits awesome!

Nursery - World Book Day

Nursery had a wonderful time celebrating World Book Day! The children and staff dressed up in their favourite book characters and enjoyed reading and talking about their favourite books. Take a look at our photographs to see all the fantastic costumes

Year 5 - 5M Fire Safety

The children in Year 5M were educated about fire safety and the necessary procedures to be taken in the event of a fire. A member of the London Fire Brigade visited us today (29th November 2018) to help us understand fire safety

4P Awful Egyptians Assembly

4P have worked tremendously hard to prepare for this assembly. They made sure they practised all their lines well before the assembly. Helen said: "This was one of the best assemblies I have ever done" Mohamed said " I loved playing Pharaoh, it was amazing!" Hayden said...

5M and 2K - Peer Tutors

The Year 5M children were excited on Friday the 17th March because they became Peer Tutors and helped the year 2K children to develop their learning by supporting them with their Next Steps. The Year 2 children were even more excited because they got to do their learning in the Year 5 class. Mr...

5M African Drumming Session

As part of our Black History Month, the children in 5M were excited to take part in a drumming session, where they learnt about rhythm, pattern and tone

5M - Nelson Mandela Biographies

5M were busy last week publishing their biographies based on Nelson Mandela. The children worked extremely hard to create notes, then turn them into factual sentences, using formal language. Next they drafted a copy, edited it then prepared their biography for publishing. We are all proud of their...

5M - Inspire Work Week Project

The children in 5M were excited to create their own fashion T-shirts, using tie dye for our Inspire Work Week project. They enjoyed making and mixing colours to make their products colourful and amazing. Watch this space to see our finished product, which will appear very soon. Their fashion show...

5C - IntoUniversity Workshop

The children in 5C were excited today to attend their IntoUniversity workshop, where they spent a lot of time discussing what a university is what courses are offered there. The children also looked at clubs and societies and possible places they could stay if they attended a university out of...

4P’s trip to Tramshed by Mark Hix

This week, year 4 got to experience what it felt to work for the very first time! They were lucky enough to go to the famous restaurant and make delicious doughnuts and marshmallows with the head chef. Not only that, they also got the chance to make their very own mocktails! After making the...

1B's trip to Sainsbury's

For our exciting 'Work Week' topic this week, 1B went on a trip to Sainsbury's in Dalston. This was an opportunity for them to experience the roles and responsibilities of some of the people that worked there. They all got to decorate their own gingerbread man and of course eat it...

5M Fashion Show

The children have completed designing and making their fashion clothes, ready for our fashion show. The boys created funky tie dye T-shirts and the girls designed a Hawaiian style skirt with fashionable handbags as an accessory. The children had so much fun making and designing their product for...

Nursery Visit to the Church of St. Barnabas

Nursery found out all about the Christian celebration of Easter on their recent visit to the Church of St. Barnabas. They acted out part of the Easter story, standing in two lines and waving branches to welcome Jesus (played by Lexie and Nhyira!) as he arrived on his donkey and shouting...

5M Decorating Their Christmas Hoop

Year 5M had a fun time decorating our Christmas hoop, where they made their own Christmas crackers. The children used bright coloured paper, ribbons and a cardboard roll to make their own designs. It was so much fun and our hoop looks AMAZING!

5M Reading With 4S

The children in 5M welcomed the exciting young writers from 4S and had a chance to read their stories. The main focus of the session was to evaluate how well the year 4S children were writing and help them to improve by giving positive criticism

Beat 26 on a Rainy Day

This groove is one we call Beat 26. In the video you can hear Mr. O Flynn calling the changes and counting the beat. It features children from the Wednesday morning music club

Boys Book Club - Reading to Our Nursery Pupils

Today (26th March 2019) the boys book club pupils were super excited as they got to go to our nursery to read for our young stars. Each boy in the book club read a story to a nursery pupil and then discussed the story. Another bonus was when they were allowed to play with the nursery children for...

Boys Book Club - 30th April 2019

Today (30th April 2019) the boys in the book club enjoyed reading stories online. The boys used iPads and searched for famous stories and read the stories. There are many free websites that cater for children's stories. We particularly enjoyed Oxford Owl where you can sign up for free and enjoy...

Blue Class - Language Walk

Blue Class children and parents went on a language walk to the Hackney Marshes, walked by the canal. Miss Poppy our speech therapist provided top tips to develop listening skills, and how to help your children to learn new words

Blue Class - Daubeney Fields Minibeast Hunt

Blue Class visited Daubeney Fields to take part in the greatest Minibeast hunt ever! The children searched high and low. We even took a stroll upto the canal. We found ants, snails, spiders, woodlice and even beautiful Butterflies which were too fast for our iPads to capture

Black History Month 2017

... The ABCs of Black History: A Children's Guide by Craig Thompson 15 great back Britions who made history Famous Black Inventors 28 Unknown Facts: Black History How many of these people can you recognise? Anansi Stories Anansi stories are a huge part of black culture and tradition....

Black History Month 2016

At Daubeney we celebrated Black History Month and many students were enthused enough to carry out their own research. Mr Logan was impressed by the quality of the research and the passion for History shown by the children here at Daubeney. We look forward to an even bigger Black History Month next...

Bikers Breakfast

Daubeney hosted a Bikers Breakfast on 14th March 2019 where we gave a free breakfast to all children that rode to school on a bike. We also had mechanics from ‘Dr. Bike’ come in to check everyone’s bikes and ensure they are in good working order

BBC Radio London - Parents Helping With Homework Discussion

Our Head of School, Mr Logan joined Vanessa Feltz on BBC Radio London on 9th March 2018 for a chat about how parents can best help their children with homework

6D - Globe Theatre

Year 6 spent a week at IntoUniversity studying Shakespeare's Macbeth. The topic covered a whole range of subject areas including English, Maths, Music and Art. The children were treated to a visit to the Globe Theatre and the week culminated in an amazing Graduation at the prestigious...

BBC Big Breakfast - 48 Hours Before the Election

Daubeney is, once again very proud, to be working with BBC Breakfast and Radio 5 Live on the exciting feature - 48 Hours Before the Election. Mr Logan, Mr Dharma and Mr Ainsworth were proud to be representing the education sector during the programmes. We encourage all parents to ensure they watch...

Autumn Term in Nursery

The nursery children have been busy this week. They've been enjoying exploring what happens in autumn. In particular, they were fascinated by how the leaves changed colour and fell off of the trees. They discovered that the fallen leaves are fun to play with too, as you can see in the video!...

Autumn Term in Nursery

A new term has begun! The children have been settling in well. They've enjoyed exploring all that nursery has to offer both indoors and outdoors, from making cakes out of play-dough and 'cooking' in the role-play area to kicking a football around the garden outside. They have also made...

Autumn Book Fortnight

Our Autumn Book Fortnight was a great success! The whole school focused on the book ‘Welcome’ by Barroux. The children enjoyed the story and discussed issues such as global warming and immigration. Each class from reception to Year 6 had the opportunity to do a range of activities including art and...

Art Exhibition 2017

Thank you to everyone who supported our art exhibition. The children really enjoyed seeing their artwork framed and named and it looked especially beautiful!

April Book Fair

We had another very successful Book Fair at Daubeney! There was a fantastic selection of books and they were all half price! If you missed it, you missed out! The children bought lots of books to read at home and enjoy with their families. Well done to Queenie in 6F who helped to run the Book Fair...

Andrew Weale visits Red Class

We were very lucky that the childrens author Andrew Weale visited Red class

Celebrating Differences

In Autumn 2, Daubeney have been ‘Celebrating Differences’ in Jigsaw . The children have been discussing how it is ok to be different. Nobody in the WORLD looks the same thinks the same feels the same believes the same behaves the same YOU are UNIQUE! Take a look at our video #itisokto