Nursery Open Evenings
Is your child 3-4 years old? Are you looking for a Nursery space? Come and visit us, meet the teachers, play in our wonderful nursery and collect an application form. We have AM, PM and Full Time spaces available. Need to know more? Take a look at what we're learning in Nursery and see some of our...
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:...
Quick Links
Staff Links IT Support Helpdesk - To log a call, enter your work email address and click ‘Log In’. An email will be sent to you with a link to the Helpdesk. Click this link and you will be taken to an area where you can see your calls. To log a new call, click the button in the top right and fill...
Literacy
At Daubeney we are committed to raising standards in Literacy and follow the National Curriculum in order maintain accurate coverage across the year. In order to maximise opportunities to develop literacy skills, we make cross curricular links wherever possible. In Early Years we follow the Early...
Maths
Our Vision Our vision at Blossom Federation is to nurture a life-long love and confident use of Maths. We aim to develop lively, enquiring minds encouraging pupils to become self-motivated, confident and capable in order to solve problems that will become an integral part of their future. Through...
Year 2
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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...
PSHE - Jigsaw
Intent One of the integral features of the Blossom Federation curriculum. The backbone of PSHCE is our JIGSAW programme. Jigsaw connects the pieces of Personal, Social and Health Education, emotional literacy, social skills and citizenship, carrying out a mindful approach to PSHCE which brings...
Phonics & Early Reading
At Blossom Federation we have devised our own phonics programme based upon the principles of Letters and Sounds. We use a range of resources and strategies to tailor the phonics provision to meet the needs of our pupils. It aims to build children's speaking and listening skills in their own right...
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...
Clubs
Please submit applications to admin@daubeney.hackney.sch.uk Breakfast Club Breakfast Club runs every day from 7:45am – 8:55am. This includes fruit, cereal, bagels and juice. Activities will start at 8:15am Breakfast Club Registration Form 26-27 Breakfast Club Changes Update Form 26-27 Breakfast...
Daubeney Children & Family Hub
Daubeney Children & Family Hub is just down the road from Daubeney Primary School. The centre shares its state of the art facilities with Daubeney Nursery which is a high quality and beautiful environment for children to learn. The centre is run by our Children’s Centre Manager – Suzanne...
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...
Early Years Foundation Stage
The Early Years (Nursery and Reception classes) will provide an environment that is happy, warm, secure and stimulating. We aim to ensure that all children become confident and independent, and enjoy exploring and learning. We aim to enable children to develop a strong sense of self, while also...
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. Following a recent visit by Ofsted’s inspectors (October 2023), we are...
Year 1
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Nurture Group - The Nest
The Nest is a place for children to have the opportunity to grow in confidence and become engaged, successful learners in their classrooms and the school community. Nurture is an environment where adults and children work closely together; a place where mistakes and accidents are discussed; where...
Year 6
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Governors
Welcome to the Governing Body section of the website. My name is Will Emms and I am the Chair of Governors of the Blossom Federation of Daubeney, Sebright & Lauriston Schools and Children Centres. Our governors represent our wider school community: elected parent and staff governors, one Local...
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...
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...
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...
School Uniform
Daubeney is a ‘uniform school’ this is supported by the SLT and the Governors. We believe that a school uniform is important: It looks smart Wears well Contributes to a sense of belonging and community Gives a common purpose Makes children feel equal to their peers in terms of appearance Fosters a...
Assessment
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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...
Humanities - History & Geography
Intent To deliver a broad and balanced curriculum, which includes ensuring children are able to access cross curricular subjects like Geography, History and RE regularly. To have a deeper understanding of the world that we live in by learning in a cross curricular, creative and experiential way. To...
Mental Health
Here at Daubeney, We are very lucky to have a team of people working to support mental health and well-being. This team consists of DHML - Designated Mental Health Lead - Cheryll Gustave CWIS - CAMHS worker in school - Karolina Balciunaite WBF - Wellbeing Framework Partner - Claire Tregear EMHP -...
Admissions
Daubeney is moving to a two form entry sized primary school. There are currently two classes of Reception children and this will continue for the academic year 2023 and beyond. It is currently three form entry primary school in Years 5 & 6 although it retains three classes of Year 2 children....
About our Curriculum
At The Blossom Federation of Daubeney, Sebright and Lauriston Schools, we shape our curriculum to ensure all pupils have access to a rich, exciting, experiential curriculum, which celebrates the rich diversity of our schools. Drawing on the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and...
Year 4
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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...
Daubeney Loves Reading
Reading for Pleasure We have a rich reading culture at Daubeney. We are committed to creating an ethos and an environment that excites, enthuses and inspires children to read for their own enjoyment. We aim to develop a community of readers through high quality reading provision. The children have...
Year 3
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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...
Year 5
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Year 5 - Art: Evaluation (Outdoor Lesson)
As an introduction to our new topic, we looked at some art from the 1960s and even investigated Andy Warhol’s art. We talked about what similarities and differences we noticed about a style of art called pop art. As a class, we evaluated a piece of art together. We discussed the colours,...
Duckling Class - Hello Alan! Welcome to Earth
This week, an Alien named Alan visited us from outer space! We introduced ourselves to Alan and made him feel very welcome! We created space pictures using chalk to make Alan feel at home and showed Alan how to sort items by colour and shape! We're very excited to show Alan the smells and...
Spanish Music Project
The school band and class 5MC have been working on our own arrangement of the Mexican classic , La Cucuracha. Linking music to Spanish language lessons is a special project that Daubeney is part of , in collaboration with other Hackney Schools and the Hackney Music Service. We hope you like our...
Reception - Duckling Class - Smell and Taste
Last week, we enjoyed exploring our senses. We talked about different smells and we had a discussion on good smells and bad smells. We made our very own big smelly bear! We tasted different food including sugar, salt and lemon. Some of us enjoyed the sourness of the lemon...some did not. We also...
Reception - Duckling Class - Halloween Dress Up Day
We had so much fun dressing up for Halloween. We saw witches, zombies, football players, superheroes, skeletons and lots more. We enjoyed designing our own pumpkins and making spider webs!
Reception - Duckling Class - Week 2
In Week 2, we had a fantastic Road Safety Workshop where a visitor came in to talk to us about how to safely cross the road. We had so much fun and learnt so much! We had a visit from Nova, our federation dog! This is the first time we have met Nova, and look forward to seeing her again next week!...
Year 3 - Literacy Autumn 2 2023
Toucan class in year 3 had a fantastic day role playing scenes from our book SPEAK UP!
5S: sharing assembly - Windrush
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Year 5 - Computing Week 2
We've spent another week familiarising ourselves with the 2Design and Make program. This lesson focused on changing the shapes of our vehicles. We did a few challenges as a class
Year 2 Computing A2W2
This week we started our new topic of online safety. We explored the search bar on Purple Mash and discussed why it's a safe search compared to search engines such as google. We also used the filter option to narrow down our results and found our activity for the day. Once we completed our work...
Reception - Duckling Class: Anti-bullying Week - celebrating Kindness Day!
This week, it is Anti-Bullying Week! We started this week off by celebrating ‘Kindness Day’. We talked about what it means to be kind, how we can show kindness and why we should show kindness. After our circle time, we drew pictures of ourselves and our friends being kind to each other!
Parrot Class - Role Play
We have been reading the story Little Red Riding Hood. We pretended to e the characters in the story and acted out the story with our peers. We used character masks and lots of story props to make it interesting. We also discussed the characters feelings in different parts of the story
Year 5 - Chicks
The chicks have arrived! We are so lucky to have a set of beautiful chicks and they spent their first day out of the shell in the bustling 5C classroom. We even made time to let them out for a wonder and a cuddle!
Year 5: cross curricular - Human geography in Tanzania
Year 5 spent their afternoon researching human geography in Tanzania. They used Chromebooks to search for settlement patterns, main trade, economy and tourism. All the information was collated, and in their groups, they presented their findings to the class. It was a fun opportunity for kids to...
Year 2 Poetry
This half term year 2 are exploring poetry in Literacy. We have looked at poems by Michael Rosen and watched videos of him reciting some of them. We read through some of his work, chose our favourite poem and then performed to the class
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...
Week 1 in Parakeet Class
We have had lots of fun in our first week back at school! We have done lots of activities to get to know each other and have settled into our new classroom, ready to learn lots of new exciting things!
Reception - Ducklings first week!
We have had a superb first week in Duckling class. We have been making new friends, meeting our new teachers, playing different games, getting creative and enjoying the weather outside!
Year 2 Mapping Skills Day
We had lots of fun during Mapping Skills Day! We identified points on a compass, and explored giving correct directions. We then used a bird's eye view map of the school to navigate our way around the playgrounds, discussing which direction we had to go. We also identified what a key is on a...
Year 6: Science - Discovering new animals
After completing the recap quiz as a class, we looked through our floorbook to remind ourselves of what we learnt and made last week. Then, we learnt about vertebrates and invertebrates and how they are different. We learnt about specific types of vertebrates and invertebrates and what makes them...
Year 6 - Geography: Debate
This lesson started off with us completing the recap quiz about physical geography. Then, we learnt about what land use meant and what this looked like across the UK. After, we learnt about what HS2 was and what were some reasons why it should and shouldn’t be built. As a whole class activity, we...
Parakeet class trip to Hackney City Farm
This week year 2 enjoyed a trip to Hackney City Farm! We enjoyed exploring the habitats of many farm animals as part of our Science topic this half term. We saw a range of animals including pigs, donkeys, goats and ducks!
Parakeet class learn about continents
This week year 2 have been learning about the 7 continents. We love singing the continent song! Ask us about them when you see us!
Year 5 - Levi's passion for reading
Levi loves reading so much that he created his own story to share with the class. A brilliant beginning to a story...Are you excited to see how the story unfolds?
Daubeney Book Corners
The Junior Literacy Team visited all the classes from Nursery to Year 6 to check out everyone's book corners and judge them for the competition. We saw very creative and colourful corners with themes such as space, oceans, jungles and even hot air balloons! We want to show off our book corners so...
Year 3 - Maths September 2023
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Year 6 - Literacy: Freeze Frames
Today we freeze framed scenes from chapters 1 and 2 of Floodlands by Marcus Sedgwick. When we were tapped on our shoulder, we explained to the rest of the class which character we were and what their thoughts and feelings were in that scene. Then we hot seated as some of the characters we have come...
Year 6 - Geography: Physical Geography
We started the lesson by recapping what we learnt last week, first by looking at our floor book and second by completing a recap quiz as a class. We discussed the difference between physical and human geography. We played a game as a class where we had to figure out if the landmark was a physical...
Reception Duckling Class - Me and my Family
This week, we have spent time talking about our families. We have discovered that families come in all shapes and sizes and that's okay! We have had fun creating our home, drawing our family members and creating a family tree
Parrot Class - Science: Planting
In science we have been planting beans. We did an experiment to see which plant will grow best. Is it the one with no water? Is it the one with water and sun? Is it the one with no sun? I wonder which one it will be
Year 2 Maths- Measuring
Today we took our Maths learning outside and used rulers to measure objects from around the classroom and the school. We identified our lengths using centimetres as our standard unit
Duckling Class - Parent Lunch
This week, we invited our parents to come and join us for lunch. We had such a great time! We enjoyed showing off the wonderful lunch we have at Daubeney. We can't wait for the next one!
Falcon Class at Into Uni!
Falcon class had a brilliant week with the staff of into university! Our toooc of the week was liberal arts. We learned so much about different universities, university courses, and about people who studied liberal arts. We also went to the Wallace Collection in central London and learned about the...
Year 6 Hawk Class - Into University Experience
Monday During Our Into University Experience, On Monday, we did the carousel activity learning bout psychology, philosophy, classics and social sciences. Tuesday On Tuesday we did self portraits or our fellow peers. . In the afternoon, we carried out research, created fact files and biography and...
Duckling Class - Valentines Week and Party!
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Toucan Class - Mapping Day
Toucan class learned about coordinates, compass points, map symbols and used our knowledge to draw a map of our playground. We took our maps outside to measure how many steps it took us to get from one point to another
Duckling Class - Chinese New Year
This week, we have been learning about and celebrating Chinese New Year. We have been talking about 'The Great Race' and all the animals involved. We have learnt that this year is 'The Year of the Dragon'. We have been designing and creating our own dragons and fans to celebrate...
Duckling Class - Ordinal Numbers
This week, we have been learning about ordinal numbers in maths. We have been reading about Chinese New Year so we have been talking about racing. We had our own running races with each other, and had to use ordinal numbers to help us present our winning rosettes. We had so much fun!
Duckling Class - We love reading!
Every morning, we have small group reading sessions with our adults at school. We love these! We make sure we use our reading finger and use our phonics to help us sound out tricky words!
Year 6 - Geography: Mapping Skills Day
Lesson 1: For our first lesson this Mapping Day we first recapped all that we have learned before, including the 8 points in a compass to how to read a map. We then looked at globes and how to read globes. On our maps, we identified the 7 continents, lines of latitude such as the Tropics of...
Duckling Class - Discover Children's Story Centre
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Year 6 – Eagles Class: Into University
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Computing fun in Toucan class!
We learned about spreadsheets and had a go at creating our own using Purplemash
Toucan class are learning about light in Science
How many light sources can you identify? Is the moon a light source? What about ice cream?
Duckling Class - Handas Surprise
This week, we have been reading 'Handa's Surprise'. We have been talking about the animals and the fruit in the story. We created our own animal scene and we wrote postcards about what animals we saw. We also learnt how to weave and created our own fruit baskets
Year 2 Maths - mass
Today year 2 explored mass using scales. We chose objects from around the classroom, predicting which would be heavier or lighter before using scales to determine if we were correct
Duckling Class - World Book Day 2024
On Friday, we celebrated World Book Day. We dressed up as our favourite characters from our favourite books. This included Alice in Wonderland, Muhammed Ali, Kings and Queens, Paddington and many more! We had so much fun!
Parrot Class - World Book Day
Can you guess who we've dressed up as for World Book Day?
Robin class - World Book Day 2024
Can you guess who we've dressed up as?
Reception: Duckling Class - Wild Wild West Drama Workshop
On Tuesday, we were so lucky to have a drama workshop! We were in the Wild Wild West! We had to act as different animals found in the Wild Wild West such as horses and dogs. When the Sheriff came, we had to pretend to be statues! We had so much fun!
Toucan class visit the RAF museum
Year 3 visited the RAF museum to explore linkages, levers and pulleys linking to our DT topic this term
Year 1 Protest - Speak Up
Year 1's were inspired by reading the book 'Speak Up' by Nathan Bryon to go on a protest. We went on a protest to convince Mr Logan why we should have a library in our school. We thought of lots of reasons why having a library at our school will benefit us. We enjoyed making placards as...
Duckling Class - Daubeney Fields Trip
On Wednesday, we visited our local park. We visited the park because we have been learning about maps. We have been finding out what a map is and what is is used for. We have looked at road maps, zoo maps, tube maps and many other maps. We created a a walking route that was safe to walk to Daubeney...
Year 2 - Road Safety Workshop
Today year 2 had a special visitor in class to talk to us about road safety. We thought about different types of vehicles you would find on the road, where to find a safe place to cross the road, and what we should do when crossing
Duckling Class - Autumn 2 - Week 3
This week, we have been continuing to read 'The Extraordinary Gardener'. We have been using describing words to talk about how Joe is feeling and story sequencing. We have been making our very own flowers with play-doh and gems, we have been finger painting our own gardens and making flower...
Duckling Class - Our first trip!
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Year 6 - History: The Blitz
To start the lesson, we recapped our learning by doing a recap quiz as well as having a quick flip through the floor book. Then, we learnt lots of information about what the Blitz was and how it impacted people in London. Our task was to collectively film a news report as a class. We divided the...
Year 5 - Science - Life Cycle Wheels
After recapping last week’s lesson on human life stages, we looked more in depth into each of the following areas: physical changes, mental changes and independence. For each of the human life stages, we considered how each of these areas would change. In partners, we took our whole class...
Year 1 Parrot Class - Odd Socks Day.
Parrot had a brilliant day showing off their odd socks!
Year 5 History – Gods and Goddess Fact Cards
Year 5 had lots of creative fun making their own God and Goddess Fact Cards ! They used their historical knowledge along with their creative skills to produce some wonderful fact cards. These will be used in lesson to help us learn more about Ancient Greek Mythology and with our class reading book...
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!
Reception Duckling Class - Maps
This week we have been learning all about maps. We have been discovering what a map is, why we use a map and looking at different types of maps including zoo maps, tube maps, street maps and treasure maps! We have been creating our own maps, following the routes and finding the treasure. We had so...
Parrot Class - Trip to Discover Story Centre
Parrot class had a brilliant time at the Discover Story Centre today! We had fun exploring the story centre and used our imagination to come with interesting characters and story settings. We came up with our own story and shared this with the story tellers
Year 1 - Parrot Class visited the Hackney School of Food.
Parrot class visited the Hackney School of Food today. We made rainbow salad and green cheese scones. We had fun practising our knife skills and chopping salad leaves. We also discussed our sense of taste as this relates to our science topic, 'Animals including humans'. We also said that...
Duckling Class - Its beginning to look like Christmas
This week, we started our Christmas and seasonal holiday prep. We have been talking about Christmas and Hanukkah - making decorations, writing lists, playing games. We enjoyed playing in the Antarctic small world with the snow and beginning to practice our Nativity
Duckling Class - Library
We enjoyed our last weekly visit until after Christmas to the library. We loved looking at the different books and enjoyed listening to a story
Parrot Class - Science, exploring our sense of touch!
This week we have been exploring our sense of touch. We explored different textures and had to describe what objects feel like. We said that our sense of touch was important and useful for distinguishing objects around us
Duckling Class - Christmas Jumper Day
Today (15/12), it was Christmas Jumper Day. We really enjoyed wearing our festive jumpers and had fun making decorations to decorate our classroom! We also had our Christmas Dinner with our teachers. It was so yummy!
Duckling Class - St Barnabas Church Trip
On Wednesday, we visited our local church! We walked to the high street, looking carefully where we were going and remembering what we learnt at road safety. When we arrived at the church we had a look around and listened to the story of The Nativity. Some of us were able to dress up as people from...
Duckling Class - Final Christmas Week 2023
This week has been our final week of Autumn 2. We have been doing a lot of different Christmas/seasonal activities. This includes showing of our nativity (video coming soon!) making decorations, cards, making gingerbread men, practising wrapping presents and talking about what we will be doing...
Year 5 – Spanish and Music joint project
As part of project in which Music and Spanish are combined to deliver the National Curriculum requirements in both curriculum areas, this week Yr5 students have had the opportunity to take their Spanish outside the usual classroom and use key vocabulary and grammar structures in the Music room
Computing Week 3
This week we explored binary trees and worked collaboratively to think of questions that could be used to classify a range of avatars. We then tested our binary tree to make sure each question worked well and we could identify each avatar by asking yes/no questions
Year 3 - Stone Age Blogging
This term Year 3 are learning all about the Stone Age, Iron Age and Bronze Age. In computing this week, Year 3 were learning about blogging so the children got the opportunity to produce a blog about what they have learnt in History so far. Children got to post their blogs and read and comment on...
Reception - Yellow Class Easter Bonnet Parade
We loved making our Easter hats this week! We used coloured card, gems, googly eyes and tape to make our bonnets, and some of us made our own bonnets at home!
Year 4 - Science: Living Things and Their Habitats
In science, we are learning about living things and their habitats. We took a trip to Daubeney fields to explore what living things can be found and what classification they fall under. We had fun enjoying the nature of our environment and learning about different plants and insects
Reception - This Week in Red Class - 23rd June 2021
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Reception: Yellow Class - Ice Cream Parlour
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Nurture Group - Breakfast with Mr Logan
Today we had a visitor in Nurture. We had breakfast with Mr Logan. "it was fun talking to the Headteacher" "I like visitors"
Boys Book Club - 19th July 2021
Today, 19-07-2021, the Boys Book Club had a relaxed reading session in front of our classroom fan. The boys read a selection of their favourite book as part of our last book club session
Reception Graduation
On Monday 19th July, Reception had their graduation. We all looked the part in our graduation caps. We enjoyed singing our favourite class songs to our adults and our favourite Spanish song! We also enjoyed shaking our teachers hands and getting our certificates. We all had a lovely afternoon and...
Year 6 Graduation 2021
Grab some popcorn, get comfy (perhaps grab some tissues, it might get emotional). This is our Year 6 graduation. Congratulations to our class of 2021!
Nurture Group - The Little Red Riding Hood Role Play
In Literacy we have started to learn about the Little Red Riding Hood. We went into the Hop Garden and re-enacted the story. "I think little red riding hood felt frightened" "I think the wolf was hungry and felt excited in the beginning" "The woodcutter is a brave man"
Reception - Yellow Class - Our Body
This week, we have enjoyed learning all about our body. We have been learning about our different body parts and what we use them for. We really enjoyed going outside and drawing around our friends, listening to the initial sounds and labelling the body parts
The Junior Literacy Team Visit Everyone's Book Corners
The Junior Literacy Team visited all the classes from Nursery to Year 6 to check out everyone's book corners and judge them for the competition. We saw very creative and colourful corners with themes such as space, oceans, jungles and even hot air balloons! We want to show off our book corners so...
Nurture Group - Year 1 - Graduation Party
Today we are delighted to celebrate one of our nurture students graduating back to class full time. She has been a delight to work with and we will miss her vibrant caring personality in the nurture room
Year 5 - Maths: Making Graphs
Today we made bar graphs and created questions about the data that we collected yesterday. "It was really fun because we all worked together to create our graphs and questions" - Elijah "I really liked making graphs today because maths is my favourite subject" - Rachel
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...
Year 3 - Outdoor Learning Day
In Year 3 we got our coats on and went outside for some outdoor learning! We used outdoor resources to solve maths problems in Mabley Green. After, we went to Daubeney Fields and linked it to our whole class book for literacy
Year 4 - 4S Outdoor Maths Session
For outdoor classroom day, we focused on equivalent lengths. 4S had a wonderful time measuring their best jumps in the playground and they enjoyed recording, comparing and converting data
Year 5 - Outside Classroom Day
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Year 1 - 1L One Kind Word
1L spent time this week thinking about how we can be kind to others both inside and outside the classroom. We drew pictures showing us being kind and using kind words and then shared them with each other
Rudolph Run
Daubeney Primary School is collaborating with St Joseph’s Hospice to run laps around the playground to raise money for the hospice. The run will take place on Wednesday 8th December 2021 in the KS2 playground from 9:30am. Reception classes will commence the run and run 1 lap around the playground,...
Staff Panto 2021
Oscar worthy rendition of the age-old Disney classic put on by our wonderful Daubeney staff - we can guarantee you have never seen nor heard Cinderella told in this way!
Reception - Blue Class Father's Day Cards
Blue class created some cards for Father's day this Sunday. Some of us made special cards for our uncle's, grandad's and grandpa's too!
Nurture Group - Year 1 - Science Experiment: Leak Proof Bag
Today in nurture we did a science experiment. We stuck sharpened pencils through a bag full of water and much to everyone's surprise, the bag did not leak! This is because the bag is made of a polymer - which is long, flexible chains of molecules. when you poke the pencil through the bag, the...
Happy Holidays from Year 4B
For the last day of school, we are celebrating differences and in our class, we speak over 20 different languages at home! We wore traditional outfits or colours from our countries. We were given a small gift from our teacher. We wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy new year!
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
Year 4M Class Assembly - 3rd December 2020
Today our ECO team members led our assembly explaining the importance of the ECO team members and how we can help our environment
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 6 Science - Growing Mould
In science we have been learning about animals, plants and microorganisms. We could find plenty of examples of animals and plants and we decided to grow our very own microorganisms in class whilst also carrying out a scientific investigation. We are going to observe the effect water has on mould...
Year 6 WOW Day
We have been studying World War 2 and for WOW Day we had a range of different activities to celebrate all of our learning. We learn about Anderson shelters and rationing and then we had to design our own ration books as well as build our own Anderson shelters in class. Take a look at our marvellous...
Year 6 - First Week Back
and breathe! Wow! What a first week back. To say it’s been busy would be an understatement. Year 6 started the week off with a whole school virtual live assembly followed by an electrifying science workshop. We continued with our CC topic looking into the wondrous ancient kingdom of Benin....
Classroom Displays 2021-2022
Daubeney is full of exciting learning. Take a tour through a gallery of our bright and colourful displays to see the amazing learning that is taking place
Nurture Group - Playdough
We had so much fun making our own playdough. "Playdough looks like clay" "It feels soft"
Reception - Blue Class: Superhero Day
We had a fabulous superhero day raising money for 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 4M - TTRS Champions
A very special trophy was delivered today Friday 19th March 2021 to class 4M. Once again they won the weeks TTRS battle and had the most players on TTRS. Well done 4M!
Year 2 - Mapping Skills Day
We had a fantastic day learning about maps! We learnt about positional language and played a game with our friends then we went on a treasure hunt around the school. Afterwards, we created our own maps of the classroom and we ended the day by creating an art piece of the map of the UK!
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...
Nurture Group - Year 1: Group Music
Today we had the opportunity to have a small group music session with Mr O'Flyn in nurture. "I really enjoyed it" "it was fun"
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
This week in Reception... - 21st May 2021
This week in Reception, we have been having fun learning both inside the classroom and out. We have been learning about dinosaurs in our new outdoor Dino Reading Den, cooking up carrot soup in our Mud Kitchen, building sandcastles at the beach and dressing up to perform on our outdoor stage! We...
Nurture Group - Hackney City Farm
Last week Friday we were lucky enough to go visit Hackney City Farm. "We saw the pink pigs and it went oink oink and they had oval noses" "My favourite part of the trip was the ducks, I heard the ducks saying quack" " I loved all the animals in the farm except for the pig...
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 1 - Anasi stories!
Year 1 have been looking for Anasi stories! We've heard and read lots of tales of Anansi and were inspired to write our very own! We had a go at writing them and then we did some story telling, sharing our wonderful stories to the rest of the class. Have a listen!
Duckling Class - Easter Egg Hunt
On the last day of Spring 2, we went on an exciting Easter Egg hunt. All week, we have been designing our own Easter eggs and making cornflake cakes so what better way is there to finish the week off than an Easter egg hunt. We had so much fun!
Year 2 - 2L Mapping Skills Day
For mapping skills day, we had lots of fun learning about directions and following maps. We explored maps that used a bird's eye view and practiced drawing our classroom using a key. We also painted the United Kingdom and spoke about each of the countries and their capital cities
Year 2 - 2L's First Week Back!
We had lots of fun in our first week back! We created beautiful self portraits, made some collaged flowers, and explored our new classroom
European Day of Languages
This week we are celebrating European Day of Languages. Students in Yr5 and Yr6 have had the opportunity to learn about some loanwords or ‘borrowings’. These are words which are now English words that come from other languages. As well as being a great chance to celebrate the diversity...
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 2 - Computing Autumn 2 Week 1
This week we learned how to use the search bar on Purple Mash to find resources on the site. We spoke about it being a safe search bar, and how search bars on the wider internet might not be safe. We used the filter option to make sure we found relevant resources. We completed an emotions activity...
Therapy Dog
Research has shown many benefits to therapy and reading dogs in school settings. Daubeney School has introduced the access to a dog promoting emotional well-being, curiosity and engagement as an additional provision for pupils with high additional needs at school. Although there is a risk in...
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
Reception - Yellow Class - The Extraordinary Gardener
This week we started our reading groups! We really enjoyed our first reading sessions. We have also been reading 'The Extraordinary Gardener' and have been making different types of flowers. We have been practicing our phonics with different games, learning Spanish and building different...
The Nest - Baking Cookies
Today we had lots of fun baking cookies! We used flour, butter, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla essence. "it tasted delicious" "yummy" "it is crunchy" "ten out of ten"
Year 4 - Transition Day in 5C
This week was super exciting. To get us ready for September, we spent the day with our new teacher, Miss Cheung and did lots of fun activities like learning about Miss Cheung and talking about ourselves, creating class charter, writing a letter to our old teacher and play team games
Year 2 - Science: Material Sorting
Year 2 thought about the properties of various materials that they could find around the classroom. We discussed what each item was made from, and how that affected it's use. We also discussed how we could sort the items in various ways, giving reasons each time
The Nest - The Hackney School of Food
We joined our class to go to The Hackney School of Food to make Cheese and Spinach Scones and Rainbow Slaw
Year 6 - 6MC - IntoUni Week
We have spent a week with IntoUni! We learned about inspirational people such as Malala Yousafzai and Martin Luther King Junior. We also visited the Wallace Collection in Central London and Cambridge University! "It was one of the best into uni sessions we had and we had lots of fun with the...
Reception - Spanish - Spring Term 1 2023
Reception students love singing the numbers up to ten with Rosita! This term students have used this great number knowledge to count libros (books), pinturas (colouring pencils), gomas (rubbers), lápices (pencils), tijeras (scissors), sacapuntas (pencil sharpeners) once they learnt those new words
Year 3 - Spanish - Spring Term 1 2023
This term year 3 students have been introduced to new language structures that enable them to talk about their birthdays, and their favourite colours, months of the year or days of the week. Students have enjoyed role-play tasks, asking and answering questions from memory, and of course, singing...
Year 6 - Spanish - Spring Term 1 2023
Extremely busy term for Year 6 students who have worked really hard at Daubeney. Students have developed the ability to use context and previous knowledge to estimate new words, to identify words in written form through dictation using their phonics knowledge, and to work with a partner in dialogue...
Reception - Yellow Class - World Book Day 2023
Reception loved dressing up for World Book Day! Which characters do you recognise?
Year 3 - Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) – Volcanoes
This half term students in Year 3 have covered volcanoes as part of their Geography curriculum. In our Spanish lessons students have really enjoyed learning about the Canary Islands and its volcanoes. CLIL provides the opportunity to diversify methods of classroom teaching and learning. Students...
First Week in Reception - Yellow Class
We have had so much fun during our first week at Daubeney! We have made lots of new friends, explored the school and enjoyed getting to know our new adults! We have been writing and decorating our names, building in the sand, drawing pictures of ourselves, cooking dinner in the Monster Cafe,...
Reception - Forest School - Blue Class Friendship Week
Making elder necklaces for our friends
Year 5 - Harry Potter Slumber Party
To celebrate finishing our whole class reader, we watched Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. We dressed in our pyjamas and brought our teddy bears and blankets to make it extra cosy
Year 1 - DT: Making a Chair
As part of our DT topic of 'How do you make a structure strong?', we thought carefully about designing a chair and then used resources from the classroom to make it! We worked hard to make each part of the chair and then thought about how we could secure them together
Nurture Group's First Skateboarding Lesson
Mr O'Flynn has now switched our extra music sessions to skateboarding lessons. We LOVED our first session! "It was hard but it was fun" "It was SUPER MIGHTY good" "I can't wait for our next session, thank you Mr O'Flynn"
Junior Mental Health Team - Compliment Booklet
A very BIG thank you from Mr Matvad to our Junior Mental Health Team. Mr Matvad received a Compliment Booklet today with loads of lovely, kind and caring messages. "This really made my day, I am so happy." We would like to thank the JMHT for an amazing project that they themselves created...
Year 5 - Reading Art
This half term our whole class reading book is "The Time-Travelling Cat and the Tudor Treasure". In our reading sessions we predicted what we thought the book would be about and made some art inspired by the title of the book, time travel. We created our own ideas of time machines!
Year 5 - Science: Heliocentric Models
Year 5 are beginning to learn about the Earth and Space! Today we were learning about the different theories scientists had about space and what was at the centre of it. We learned that a long time ago, people thought that the planets orbited Earth. But now we know that the planets orbit the sun!...
Year 6 - 6M: World War 2 Artefact
WHAT A LESSON WE HAD TODAY IN 6M! We were so lucky to have a real life WW2 Bomber jacket from a fighter pilot. Not only did we get to inspect the jacket but it belonged to a great grandfather of one of our pupils in class. In the box, there was also a comic, which was based on a true event of the...
Year 5 - History: Charles I
To end the lovely sunny day yesterday, we decided to spend our research lesson outdoors and created a poster about different aspects of Charles I’s life. At the end of the lesson, we presented our findings to the rest of the class!
Reception - Forest School - Yellow Class Making Stone Soup
Making stone soup and finding bugs
Reception - Forest School - Yellow Class Friendship Week
Exploring friendships and making Elder necklaces
Year 1 - Iggy Peck Architect
Our book focus for two weeks is Iggy Peck Architect by Andrea Beaty. We used role play and hot seating to explore the story and the characters, and we also had a go at making our own structures out of items from around the classroom!
Year 5 - Maths: Measurement
Year 5 displayed their measurement knowledge today until identifying mm and cm in rulers and comparing measurements. They also looked at objects in our class and decided if they should be measured using kilograms or grams!
Reception - Forest School - Yellow Class: Planting a Rainbow
Planting a rainbow. Making seed bombs and felt flowers
Reception - Forest School - Yellow Class: Jubilee Crown Making
Yellow class celebrating the end of Forest School and the Queen jubilee crown making
Reception - Ducklings Week 1
This week we were lucky enough to have 5 duck eggs arrive! We waited patiently for the eggs to hatch and over the first few hours, they all hatched! We have watched them eat, drink and cuddle with each other. Both classes have enjoyed watching them, stroking them and watching them grow! Alongside...
Reception - Forest School - Blue Class Introduction
Blue class introduction to forest school. Exploring and nature treasure hunt
Year 5 - Role Play: Dragon Slayer
Today Year 5 role played the Dragon Slayer! We picked our favourite part and performed them for our class!!
Year 2 - 2P Singing School Trip
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Year 5 - Literacy: Presentations
We have been researching lots about the artist we are focusing on during this half term's art topic, Antony Gormley. So we spent the morning creating posters using everything that we have learnt and presented them to the class afterwards
Year 2 - plant careers
Last week we explored a range of jobs that involved plants. We discussed farmers, florists, gardeners and botanists. We then had a turn being a botanist by using a microscope to look at our bean plants that have been growing in the classroom!
Reception Duckling Class - Sharing
This week in maths, we have been learning about sharing! We have been talking about what equal means and how we can make sure things are 'fair' and the 'same'. We used gingerbread men to help us practice our sharing and we shared out counters
Duckling Class - Easter Trip
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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...
Rainbow Class: Iggy Peck, Architect (Design & Technology)
This week, our pupils enjoyed a story that opened a window into the world of architecture. The pupils explored different types of buildings from around the world and learned about the important work that architects do when designing the places we live, learn, and play in
Rainbow Class- Jungle Animals
As part of our Science topic "Animals Including Humans" , pupils took part in a hands‐on exploration of animals and their habitats. They listened to the story “Monkey Puzzle”, which helped introduce different jungle animals and their characteristics. Afterwards, pupils created...
Junior Road Safety Committee (JRSO)
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Rainbow Room - Maths (Measure)
Using Numicon Cubes, pupils measured a range of objects by placing the cubes next to them and comparing their sizes. This hands‐on approach helped pupils see which items were taller, shorter, longer, or smaller. They pupils recorded their measurements on their worksheets by using Numicon Cubes to...
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...
Year 3 - Geography - Earth's Layers
Kingfisher class explored the structure of the Earth and learned about the different layers that make it up. We focused in detail on the crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core, discussing what each layer is made of and how they differ from one another. Using coloured card, labels, and a split...
Rainbow Class - Our Learning
This term, we have been very busy with lots of exciting activities. Check out our learning gallery to see what we’ve been doing
Spanish - Teide’s National Park
Bringing classroom learning to life as we spent an unforgettable day at Teide’s National Park
Rainbow Class - Science & DT Learning
This week, our pupils became investigators as they explored different materials and their properties. They practised writing simple sentences about a variety of materials and matched these sentences to the correct picture descriptions. This helped them develop early writing skills, including...
Rainbow Class - Planting Beans and Cress
As part of our science learning, the pupils took part in a hands‐on activity where they planted beans and cress. The pupils were highly engaged throughout the session, exploring the steps involved in planting and beginning to learn about the plant life cycle. They had opportunities to touch and...
Rainbow Class - Interventions Focus
As part of our Colourful Semantics intervention, pupils listened attentively as adults modelled and recalled simple sentences using the sentence structure such as " Who"/ 'What doing"/ etc. Pupils were supported to identify and understand each part of the sentence through visual...
Rainbow Class - Learning about Seasons
Pupils explored learning about the different seasons by watching a short, engaging video and listening to a song related to seasonal changes. Following this, pupils took part in a hands‐on matching activity, where they matched pictures associated with each season, as well they were able to sequence...
Rainbow Class - Reading Fun
Pupils demonstrated strong engagement during reading by independently choosing books from the reading corner and they were looking at the illustrations from it to develop their comprehension skills. Some pupils were able to verbally describe the images to adults with limited support
Rainbow Class - Seasons Arts & Crafts
As part of a combined Arts & Crafts and Science activity, our pupils explored the topic of seasons. Pupils created colourful paintings to represent the different seasons, using vibrant paint colours to express seasonal changes. Also, they took part in a sticking and gluing activity to explore...
Rainbow Class - Literacy Focus
In literacy, pupils enjoyed listening to the story “We Can’t Take an Elephant on the Bus”, where they learned about different types of transport and their uses. Pupils listened carefully to the story and were able to recall key events by identifying the characters (animals) and...
Rainbow Class - Using Coins
As part of mathematics learning, pupils took part in practical activities to explore the use and value of coins, helping to develop their understanding of money. Pupils used concrete resources, including coins and numericons, to support counting skills and reinforce number recognition from 1 to 20....
Rainbow Class - Transports
As part of our history and literacy learning, pupils learned about different types of transport that people use to travel. We talked about the names of different transports and how people use them. Pupils also explored transport from the past and the present, looking at how some transports have...
Rainbow Class - Spring 1 Term 2026
WOW! We have been so busy during Spring 1 Term with lots of fantastic learning and our work is now presented on the display boards
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
Rainbow Class - Transports: History
As part of our history learning, our pupils had a great opportunity to learn about different types of transport across land, water, and air. They were able to sort and match transports by gluing and sticking them into the correct categories, for example, a helicopter in the air group, a ship in...
Year 1 Parrot Class - Rapunzel
Parrot class have been reading the story Rapunzel by Bethan Woolvin. We have been acting out the story using lots of story props. We also created a wanted poster for the wicked witch to try and find her. We've also been busy thinking of adjectives to describe Rapunzel. What words can you think...
Year 1 - Peacocks: Autumn learning so far!
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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 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
Nursery - Homes
We are learning about different homes. We made our 3D models, by recycling junk materials. We made individual models and a class model of a huge residential flats
Nursery - Learning new skills
We are learning about our classroom and all the skills we can practice. We enjoyed counting. We liked talking about our family
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 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 3 - Black History Workshop 2025
Year 3 had fun learning about Black History with Immediate Theatre Company. We used drama to celebrate diversity in our class and learn about different aspects of Black culture such as food
Reception Classes - Spanish: Colours and Fruits
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Year 4 Hornbills - Hornbill and Nursery
The children in Hornbill class had a lovely time supporting and playing with the children in our nursery
Rainbow Class - Under the Sea: Sensory Story
This week, pupils explored the sensory story ‘Under the Sea’ through multi-sensory activities. They engaged with tactile resources like textured sea creatures, fabrics, and water play, while adults enhanced the experience with ocean sounds, calming music, and visuals from the story....
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
Rainbow Class: Magical Music Session
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Rainbow Class: Small World - Transports
Straight after the playtime break, some of our pupils noticed train tracks with trains on the table and a rocket set on the floor. They quickly noticed it and decided to play with them, enjoying the activity with lots of excitement
Rainbow Class: Writing and Phonics
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Year 4 - Making Circuits
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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...
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 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
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 2 - Maths: Measuring in CM
We use rulers all the time to underline the date but do you know how to measure in centimetres? We went around the classroom to measure a variety of objects (and people) using our rulers
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
Rainbow Class - Learning Gallery
WOW ! We had so much fun with our learning so check it out
Rainbow Class - Geography: Exploring Places
Our learners were a great explores as they were learning about community and places as part of their geography learning, and by using symbols, pictures, and matching activities, pupils identified a variety of important places including shops, schools, post offices, police stations, parks, and...
Rainbow Class: Maths (Shapes)
As part of our Maths learning, pupils explored a variety of 2D shapes through engaging shape-identification worksheets and matching activities. Pupils practised recognising, naming, and colouring different shapes using a colour code, including circles, triangles, squares, rectangles, pentagons, and...
Rainbow Class: PSHE: Emotions Monsters
As part of our PSHE learning, our pupils had the opportunity to explore emotions through a fun and creative activity. Using recycled cardboard tubes, a variety of paint colours to represent different emotions, glitter, googly eyes, and feathers, our pupils designed and created their own Emotion...
Rainbow Class: Maths (Shapes Matching/ Shapes Names)
As part of their Maths learning, our learners explored the properties of 2D shapes by counting and identifying the number of sides each shape has. Pupils practised recognising and naming a range of common shapes, including circles, squares, rectangles, and triangles. They also matched shapes to...
School Council Elections 2026/2027
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Rainbow Class: Literacy (Story about emotions)
As part of our Literacy learning, pupils explored different emotions through stories and picture-based activities. Pupils carefully looked at illustrations, identified how characters might be feeling, and matched emotions to different situations within the story. Pupils had the opportunity to name...
Rainbow Class: PSHE & Arts (Emotions Jars)
As part of our PSHE and Arts learning, pupils explored a range of emotions through a creative "Emotions Jars" activity. Pupils identified different feelings, including happiness, sadness, anger, worry, calmness, and surprise, and discussed situations that might cause these emotions. Pupils used a...
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...
Rainbow Class - Maths: Colouring & Tracing 2D Shapes
As part of our maths learning, pupils were engaged in tracing and colouring the 2D Shapes to develop fine motor skills and shapes formations
Year 1 Peacock Class - Mapping Skills Day
We enjoyed our first Mapping Skills Day! We looked at maps of the local area, particularly our school. We then followed directions and used a map of our playground to find our landmarks. We then created 3D models of the playgrounds
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
Rainbow Class: Drums Fun (SEND Music Session)
YAY! We had so much fun playing on the drums alongside our peers
Happy DLD Awareness Day!
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Lego visitors
Representatives from LEGO recently visited us, working with our 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...
Rainbow Class - RE day - Exploring Christianity & Church
As part of our RE Day, our pupils were engaged in learning about Christianity and explored some of the important symbols associated with this faith. As a creative activity, the children carefully designed and decorated colourful crosses using tissue paper, helping them to deepen their understanding...
Rainbow Class - Attention & Memory Activities
Pupils engaged in a range of attention and memory activities using sensory and interactive resources. They demonstrated sustained focus, followed instructions, took turns, and practised recalling information while exploring different objects, such as pressing buttons to activate toys and squeezing...
Rainbow Class - Attention Bucket & Singing
Pupils maintained their attention well during Attention Bucket activities, showing curiosity as they explored new and exciting items. They enjoyed choosing songs and demonstrated good listening skills by responding immediately with actions and movements linked to the music. The session supported...
Rainbow Class - Bubbles Fun
WOW! We had great fun popping the bubbles as they floated through the air in our class
Rainbow Class - Geography
Our learners have been exploring what makes Hackney special through a creative geography project. Using their knowledge of local landmarks, community spaces, transport links, parks, and places they enjoy, pupils designed their own unique Hackney logos
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...
Year 4 Hornbill - Class Assembly
Hornbills had a fantastic assembly sharing all their amazing learning this half term
Rainbow Room - Art: WOW Day
WOW! As part of ART WOW DAY, our pupils immersed themselves in a vibrant dot painting activity, exploring creativity through colour, pattern, and design. With great enthusiasm, they carefully used colourful dots to create beautiful artworks, developing their concentration, fine motor skills, and...
Rainbow Class: Body X-Ray Art Fun
As part of our Science and PSHE learning, pupils explored the human body using simple, visual books showing body parts and organs. This was supported by looking at X-ray images of hands, arms and feet, helping pupils understand what is inside the body. Adults used clear language, repetition and...
Rainbow Class: Fun Learning
Our pupils were well engaged in the fun learning environment. Some pupils explored the safari animals and enjoyed the soft texture of the sand in the sandpit, supporting their sensory development. Other pupils were engaged in intensive interaction, demonstrating strong eye coordination and focus as...
Rainbow Class: Big Draw Day
Our pupils enjoyed a fun and engaging Big Draw Day! Pupils were able to express their artistic skills using crayons and felt tips by creating expressive mark-making drawings. Even, pupils explored different patterns, lines, and shapes by showing creativity and confidence in their artwork
Rainbow Class: Colorful Hands
We had so much fun creating colourful hands! Pupils explored making their own handprints on a range of different textures, using both primary and secondary colours. They enjoyed experimenting with colour mixing, discovering how new colours can be created by mixing colours together. The activity...
Rainbow Class - Human Life Cycle & Needs / Human Body
As part of Science and PSHE, pupils learned to identify and name parts of the human body. They were able to find, match, and write body part names on worksheets using a labelled human body diagram. Pupils demonstrated understanding by pointing to and naming most body parts independently. In...
Rainbow Class: Coreboard Intervention (Pop The Pirate/ Colour Match)
As part of the targeted intervention session, pupils engaged in a small-group activity using the " Pop the Pirate" game, by developing communication, social, and early literacy skills. Pupils took turns inserting coloured swords into the barrel, showing good engagement and anticipation....
Rainbow Class: RE - Learning about Islam
As part of our RE learning, pupils have been exploring Islam. They were actively engaged in matching key vocabulary words with corresponding images, such as mosque, hijab, prayer mat, Ramadan etc . This supported their understanding of important religious concepts and symbols. Pupils explored the...
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
Rainbow Class - The Three Little Pigs Focus (Literacy)
As part of their literacy learning, pupils engaged in active listening while exploring the focus 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...
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: SEND Music
Our pupils enjoyed taking part in SEND Music session. Through singing and listening to sounds of musical instruments, they were encouraged to develop their attention and listening skills in a fun and engaging music session . The session provided opportunities for pupils to participate at their own...
Rainbow Class: SEND PE
As part of SEND PE, pupils were engaged in developing their balance, coordination and gross motor skills. They practiced walking along the bench, standing on agility tables and safely jumping down using both feet. Pupils also enjoyed jumping on the trampoline, demonstrating increasing confidence,...
Rainbow Class: Three Three Little Pigs Literacy
As part of the literacy learning, pupils were engaged in matching story sequences in the correct order by recalling key events from the story and using the illustrations to support their understanding. They demonstrated their ability to remember and identify the different stages of the story....
Rainbow Class - Pigs Masks & Houses (Art)
Pupils had a fantastic time taking part in a creative art activity inspired by the story of "The Three Little Pigs." They carefully painted their pig and wolf masks and explored a variety of materials, including sticks, colour paper, and tissue paper, to create houses for the pigs. This...
Rainbow Class - Farm Animals (Literacy Focus)
Our pupils were highly engaged while listening to the story "Down on the Farm". During the session, they explored a variety of farm animals through colourful illustrations and enjoyed listening to adults model the different animal sounds. This helped to develop their attention, listening,...
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 - Exploring Subtraction (Maths)
Pupils were able to explore simple subtraction problem-solving activities by counting objects, crossing out the required number, and identifying how many remained by using a house-themed. They were able to select and match the correct numeral on the door, window, roof and other parts of the house...
Rainbow Class - Exploring Plants & Tress (Science)
Class="search-fragment-found">...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 names of e...
Rainbow Class - Flower Painting (Arts & Science)
Class="search-fragment-found">...week, the children in Rainbow Class combined their science and creative skills while learning about flowers and the 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 selecte...
Year 1 - Parrot class went on a local area walk
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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...
Duckling Class - First Summer Week!
Class="search-fragment-found">...e been super busy in Duckling Class. We have been reading, writing, playing table tennis, playing musical instruments, planting, working in Tesco and so much more....
Celebrating Black History Month Through Music
This year at Daubeney, we are thrilled to share a special video highlighting our Black History Month music lessons. With a focus on promoting diversity in the world of classical music, we’ve partnered with the renowned London Symphony Orchestra to bring this vision to life. In the video,...
Kingfisher - in the Library
Kingfisher class had a fantastic time today reading in our new library
Year 2 Literacy - Man on the Moon immersion
This week we introduced our new Literacy topic of non-chronological reports. We are going to be focusing on the topic of astronauts and space, and so are using the book 'Man on the Moon, a day in the life of Bob' as our long burst text. We retold the story as a whole class using our...
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
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
Daubeney Library
Look at our amazing brand new library! We are so excited to have our own library at Daubeney. Each class had the opportunity to go and explore the wide range of books. From fiction and poetry to non-fiction topics such as science, history, geography and RE, there is something for everyone. What did...
Year 1 - Parrot Class visit St Barnabas Church
We went to visit the church as part of the RE curriculum. We had a look at all the key features of a church and discussed why people visit the church and the kind of ceremonies and events that takes place. Have a look to see what fun we had!
Year 1 - Parrot Class: Daubeney Olympics
We've been busy learning about the Olympics as an historical event that happened in the past, in London!!! We made our own Olympic gold medals and had a mini Olympics in school
Year 1 - Parrot Class: The Three Little Pigs
This week we have been reading the story 'The Three Little Pigs'. We've been creating our own story puppets and acting out the story. We've also been describing the characters in the story using adjectives. What words can you use to describe the big bad wolf?
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 5 - Our second week in Year 5
This week was full of exciting activities, from Mapping Skills Day to a practical maths lesson. We even created posters and researched the author of our new whole class reader, Michael Morpurgo. Have a look at our fun week!
Year 1 - Parrot Class: RE Day - Christmas
During RE day we discussed why Christians celebrate Christmas. We acted out the Christmas story using props and costumes. We also created a lovely advent wreath and discussed what each candle on the wreath represents. Take a look at our lovely work!
Year 6 – Spanish: Phonics
Class="search-fragment-found">...ome of the children in Eagles Class pronouncing words containing some tricky sounds!...
Parrot Class Trip - Hackney School of Food
Parrot class went to the Hackney School of Food and we had so much fun making cheese scones and rainbow slaw. We were very confident using all the kitchen equipment and following step by step instructions. Chef Tom was super impressed with us!!
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
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
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!
Rainbow Room - Peers Reading: Library
Children have joined their peers from different classes in the school library to take part in the peer reading by looking at illustrations and words from the books to develop new vocabulary from reading
Year 6 - Day 2 of Into Uni: Eagles Class
Today we had another brilliant day, we created portraits using watercolours and collage. We explored how the time you have to create an image changes the detail and content - what you think is important enough to include. We also continued to learn all about our three famous individuals - Jean-...
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...
Reception - Our First Week
We have loved our first week in Reception at Daubeney! This week, we have been exploring our new classrooms! We have been reading in our garden themed reading are, making Play-Doh faces, playing in our home and our doctors' surgery, as well as exploring our maths and writing areas. We have been...
Year 3 Kingfisher - Open and closed questions
The children in Kingfisher explored open and closed questions using the text they are reading in class
Duckling Class - Tangrams and 2D shapes
We have enjoyed learning about Tangrams, 2D shapes and using 2D shapes to create pictures. We looked at the properties of 2D shapes and looked at different ways we could use them to create different pictures
Duckling Class - Planting sunflower seeds
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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 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
Science - Weather Reporters!
In parrot class we have been busy reporting the weather. We pretended to be weather reporters and used weather symbols to demonstrate the weather conditions in each of the 4 countries in the UK. Take a look to se what fun we had!
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 5 - Robin: Sharing Assembly
This was the amazing sharing assembly of Robin class. Please watch and enjoy!
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
Duckling Class - Forest School
Earlier this week, we enjoyed another Forest School session. We enjoyed looking for snails and other wildlife. We built homes and hotels for the nature that lives in that part of the forest and used magnifying glasses to have a closer look
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
Duckling Class - Forest School: Summer 2024
This week, we enjoyed Forest School with Miss Clare! We made our own bubble wands using sticks and pipe cleaners. We also had our own small sketch books to sketch, paint and collect leaves and flowers. We had so much fun!
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
Duckling Class - Our Ducklings
This week, we have been lucky enough to hatch our own duck eggs! We received the eggs in an incubator to keep them warm whilst the eggs hatched. On Monday and Tuesday, we started to see that cracks on the shells and knew that we would soon have ducklings. When we came back to school on Wednesday,...
Year 6 - Eagle Class’ last trip to IntoUniversity
This week, we went to IntoUniversity for the last time altogether. Of course when we are in secondary school, we’ll be able to come back for Academic Support but we will still miss coming here together during the school day. We thought about how we might prepare for secondary school and discussed...
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
Year 3 - 3D SHAPES
The children in Kingfisher class had fun today 1-07-2024 in math making 3D shapes
Year 4: Transition day to Year 5!
Today, we spent a day with our new Year 5 teachers! We learnt a bit about them, told them about us and created our class charter! After that, we went to King’s Hall for our swimming lesson
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
Year 6 - Art WOW Day 2024
We began this week’s lesson by recalling wood blocking techniques and how we would replicate that using polystyrene. We also looked back at our designs for our polystyrene printing pattern. For our WOW day we found out that we were going to do some of the techniques that we had learned about. First...
Year 3 - Kingfisher-Measurement
The children in Kingfisher class had a fun math lesson measuring their friends and objects around the classroom
Excellence in Music Award 2025
The Daubeney Music Department and our star pupil, Noah, have just received a prestigious award from the Mayor of Hackney, Caroline Woodley. On Tuesday night, Mr. Logan, Mr. Brian, and Noah attended a ceremony at the Hackney Empire to accept our certificate and a bursary worth £2,700. So, how did we...
Year 2 - Sustainability lesson - Autumn 1 2025
We're in a new classroom! This means we have to spend time making it ours! And to start, we learnt what sustainability is and we spent time creating posters to remind ourselves of how to be more sustainable while at school
Year 5 - Reading at Daubeney Fields
During SATS week, we enjoyed the outdoors by reading our whole class reading book at Daubeney Fields!
Year 3 Toucan - What I Want to Be When I Grow Up
Toucan class absolutely dazzled everyone with their assembly on 'What I Want to Be When I Grow Up.' They presented it to KS2 and their parents with incredible confidence and flair, earning well-deserved applause!
Year 5 - IntoUniversity: Astronomy
What is it like to study at university? What kinds of classes do they have? We explored the types of lessons university students might have by learning about astronomy. We took part in a variety of activities and worked with a team!
Parrot Class - Farm trip
Parrot class went to visit Hackney City Farm. We looked lots of different farm animals and discussed their habitat and diets. We had a wonderful day!
Parrot class - VE Day celebration!
Parrot class had a lovely time celebrating VE day. We made flags and hats to celebrate and even had lunch outside
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
Reception – Ducklings: Trip to Hackney School of Food!
Ducklings class enjoyed our trip to Hackney School of Food. We made dough, and cut the toppings to make little pizzas! We then sat in the sunny garden and eat them. What a nice morning!
Year 3 – Toucan: Magnetic and non-magnetic materials!
Year 3 Toucan class have been exploring magnetic and non-magnetic materials. They went outside the classroom to make predictions about which items they thought would be magnetic, then tested their ideas and recorded the results
Reception - Hackney School of Food - May 2025
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Year 2 - Plants: June 2025
Year 2 planted our own bean plants and took care of them in the classroom under different conditions to investigate what plants need to grow and be healthy
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
Year 2 Maths - Measuring: June 2025
Year 2 had fun learning how to measure objects around the classroom and identifying units of measure. Year 2 used scales to measure mass of items around the classroom, identifying the units used
Kingfisher Outdoor Poetry Session 2025
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Spanish - Transition session 2025
Earlier on this week, a group of Year 10 students from Urswick school visited Year5 classes for a special transition session, focussing on developing dictation and reading aloud skills – key foundations for success in secondary school. A wonderful opportunity to build bridges between KS2 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...
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
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 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 1 Parrots - Our First Week in Year 1
Parrot class have been very busy doing maths, literacy, phonics and geography. Take a look at our amazing work!
Year 3 Kingfisher Class Celebrating VE Day
The children in Kingfisher class had an amazing street party as part of our VE Day celebrations
Year 4 Maths - Fractions and Decimals
"Today we had so much fun enjoying our learning. We now understand how to work with hundredths as fractions and decimals. Some parts were challenging but we love challenges in Hornbills class."
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
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...
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 2 - Jigsaw
For this week’s Jigsaw lesson, we had a go at learning a new skill. We worked in partners to spend time learning how to count to 10 in Mandarin or count in twos in French and then presented this to the class. We thought about how learning something new can be difficult, and how it takes...
Year 2 - Money
To finish our money topic, we explored finding amounts of change. We worked with a partner to pretend to buy classroom items. The shopkeeper told the buyer how much it would cost, the buyer used appropriate coins to pay for it, and then the shopkeeper had to work out how much to give back
Year 2 - Science Recycling
This week we discussed recycling items from around the classroom and at home. We identified various recycling bins that we may have for different materials such as paper, metal, glass and fabric. We learnt about the recycling process and why this is a better option than throwing things away in the...
Year 4 - Numbers Day
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Year 4 - RE Day
During RE day, Hornbill class learnt about the life of Saint Francis. We were inspired by his poem 'Canticle of the Sun' and worked collaborative to write our own class poem 'The World, My World'. Listen to us perform our poem
Year 3 - Kingfisher - Mental Health Workshop
The children in Kingfisher class had an exciting workshop today talking all about children’s mental health
Year 1 - Parrot Class: DT
We've been busy making chairs in DT. First we looked at lots of different examples of chairs, like sofas, rocking chairs, deck chairs and swivel chairs. Then we designed our own chairs before making them out of lots of different materials. We used lots of tape and glue so that it was strong and...
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
Year 4 Maths - Peer Tutoring
Year 4 classes are working together to improve their mathematical skills. Peer tutoring is a great way to make sure concepts are embedded in the minds of everyone
Year 1 Parrot Class - Paddington!
This week we've been having lots of fun with Paddington! We made marmalade sandwiches and then wrote a set of instructions on how to make marmalade sandwiches. We used imperative (bossy) verbs and connectives to write instructions. Later on, we also wrote a list of things Paddington will need...
Year 4 Hornbills' Trip to Ministry of Stories
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Year 3 - Kingfisher: Finds Fractions of Amounts
The children used concrete, pictorial and abstract methods today in class to find fractions of amounts
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!
Year 3 - Toucan: World Book Day
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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...
Tenerife adventures II
On Monday we spent the day in our partner school, CEIP César Manrique. We played games with another year 5 group in the morning and we went to visit the town hall where the mayor of Puerto de la Cruz greeted us in the afternoon! It made us feel very welcomed and fortunate. We then spent the...
Year 3 - Natural History Museum Trip
Benjamin took part in his class trip to Natural History Museum. He was eager to explore looking at different animals from around the world, insects, dinosaurs and fossils
Year 4M Class Assembly - 26th November 2020
Today, 26 November 2020, our playground friends led out assembly discussing the importance of keeping safe in the play ground. In addition they spoke about making our play times fun and enjoyable
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 4M Class Assembly - 24th November 2020
Today 24 November 2020 the Junior Mental Health Team led our class assembly. They discussed some breathing techniques and the importance of our mental health
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 - 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: Growth and Transformation
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Reception - Yellow Class: The Three Little Pigs
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Reception - Yellow Class: Winter
Class="search-fragment-found">...t 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 winter tree disp...
Reception Holiday Projects
Look at our brilliant holiday projects
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's Stay and Learn
Big thank you, to all the parents who attended our stay and learn sessions during Autumn Term. If you would like to volunteer to take part in Daily supported Reading in Reception. Please speak to the class teacher or Miss Bibi
Red Class - African Art
We have been very busy creating some African art. We've been mixing colours to make orange and blending water colours such yellow and red to create a sunset effect. We have also been using our cutting skills to create a silhouette picture. Take a look at our lovely work. Which animals can you spot?
Red Class - Festive Fun
Red class enjoyed a delicious Christmas lunch today. It was lovely to see everyone enjoying themselves and getting into the Christmas spirit. Take a look below to see what fun we had!
Reception - Yellow Class Work Week 2019
Class="search-fragment-found">...d 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 (Gynecologist) and Bea's dad who is a graphic designer and has designed so many interesting things ...
Red Class - Fire Station Visit
Class="search-fragment-found">...part of Inspire Work Week Red Class went to the Fire Station. Take a look to see what a brilliant time we had! A big thank you to all the parents that volunteered on the day....
Red Class - Journey to Africa
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Red Class - One Week in 1P
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Red Class - Our First week in Reception
We are having lots of fun in our new class!
Red Class - Our First Week in Reception
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Red Class - Our Trip to the Discover Story Centre
Recently Reception went to the Discover Story Centre. We had a brilliant time listening to stories and had such fun creating our own stories. We even had a chance to make our own character puppets and dress up. We also had lots of adventures in the playground pretending to go on a spaceship, a...
Red Class - Paradise Wildlife Park
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Reception - Yellow Class World Book Day 2019
We dressed up as characters from our favourite stories. We had a fabulous, fun day
Reception - Yellow Class Visit the Library
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Red Class - Transports
Class="search-fragment-found">...w 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....
Reception - Yellow Class Learn About 2D Shapes
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Reception - Red Class' First PE Lesson
Take a look to see what fun we had during our first PE session. "l like running and playing the wild animals game" - Kaivan "I like rolling" - Sueni "I like doing racing in our team colours" - Benjamin
Reception - Red Class: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Red class really enjoyed reading the story 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears'. We have been using props and resources to retell and explore the story further. We loved using different voices to retell the story. We used a deep loud voice for daddy bear, a squeaky voice for mummy bear and a...
Reception - Red Class: Still Life Drawing
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Reception - Work Week 2019: Red Class Learn About Their Parents Professions
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Reception - Work Week 2019: Red Class visit the Fire Station
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Reception - Yellow Class Christmas Jumper Day
Yellow class had so much fun on Christmas Jumper Day helping to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital
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 - 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 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 Visit Paradise Wildlife Park
All of Reception classes went on a end of term trip to Paradise Wildlife Park. We had an amazing time seeing so many different animals. We especially liked the meerkats, penguin and the white tiger. The weather was very hot but we found lots of shaded areas. We had a picnic lunch and we played in...
Reception - Yellow Class Learn About Autumn
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Reception - Yellow Class Meet 'The Rainbow Fish'
Class="search-fragment-found">...f a literacy focus. Yellow Class have enjoyed taking part in creative activities drawing and painting fish. Some of us worked together on creating a giant Rainbow Fish. We will now create a lovely display using their beautiful work....
Reception - Yellow Class Parents Come to Lunch
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Reception - Yellow Class Spooky Halloween
Class="search-fragment-found">... Halloween everyone!...Class="search-fragment-found">... pumpkin specially for Yellow Class for Halloween and we all had a special treat at the end of the d...
Reception - Yellow Class Spring Sharing Assembly
Class="search-fragment-found">...th 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....
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!
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 Visit Homerton Fire Station
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Red Class - The Big Draw
Red class created some lovely landscape pictures inspired by the artist Nicolas De Steal. We used paint and oil pastels to create different sceneries. Max said "mine is a picture of a garden with lots of colourful flowers". Agnes said " I like Elijah's picture because I like the colours of the sea...
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...
Year 3 - 3P The Surprising Stone Age
3P have worked really hard on their class assembly. This term they have been learning all about life in the Stone Age
Year 2 - Conscience Alley
Over the next two weeks in literacy, we will be learning about how to write an excellent informal letter. Today, we read a book called “The Day the Crayons Quit”. It is about a boy, called Duncan, and how his crayons quit and left him because they were not happy with how he was treating...
Year 2 - Making Toy Cars
In D&T we have been designing and making our own toy car. We first designed our car and made our body using cardboard. We then attached the axle to the wheels. We had a class race when we finished constructing our car. It was fun! Can you guess who won?
Year 2 - Planting Onions
In Science, we are learning about plants! Last week we learnt about what a plant needs to grow and live. This week, we refreshed our memories and put this to the test. In class, we planted some beans where we made some predictions of how they might turn out in different conditions. After that, we...
Year 2 - Trip to Shoeburyness Beach
We went to Shoeburyness beach for our end of year trip. We played with the sand, collected seashells, played games with our class and dipped our feet in the ocean. We had so much fun!
Year 2 Science Week - Molecules and Atoms
As part of Science Week, class 2F took part in an amazing workshop! We got to learn about some fantastic science words like 'molecules' and 'atoms'! We also got to make some scientific slime!
Year 2 visits Year 1 - Science Week Experiments
As part of Science Week, class 2F came to class 1D to do some challenging experiments! They investigated on how to build the strongest and tallest tower using spaghetti and marshmallows (which we're very tempting to nibble on!)
Year 2's Trip to Kew Gardens
On Wednesday 20 th May, year 2 went on a fantastic trip to Kew Gardens. The trip was linked to our learning – Growing Plants. We travelled by London Overground from Homerton to Kew Gardens. It was a long journey! When we got there, we split up into groups and went to see various things in the...
Year 3 - 3T Class Assembly: The Stone Age
This is Year 3T class assembly on the Stone Age. Children were amazing and got great reviews from the audience. Well done 3T
Year 2 - 2C Class Assembly - Great Fire of London
What do you know about newspaper reports and the Great Fire of London? In 2C, we know a lot about both of these topics and did our class assembly on it. We also sang a song about the Great Fire of London and it included a lot of helpful signs to help us remember the words of the song. Have a watch...
Year 3 - 3T Friendship Flowers
To celebrate Friendship Week, 3T made special friendship flowers. They thought about what friendship is and how we can all be good friends to one another. They then wrote what was special about their friends on a petal to be added to their flower. They also thought about what made them a good...
Year 3 - Celebrating Chinese New Year
Today Year 3 found out about Chinese New Year. They completed several artistic activities to celebrate the occasion and listened to Chinese New Year music. 'Luck is a very important part of Chinese New Year. Lanterns are released into the sky to send off the bad and make room for the new.'...
Year 3 - Christmas Party Day in 3T
3T have had a fun-filled day of festive frivolities! In the morning, they enjoyed creative activities, board games, word searches (including one in Spanish!) and they even got a visit from the one and only Santa! Later, they played a game called 'minute to win it' in which they had to...
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 - Exploring Stone, Bronze and Iron age Burials using Augmented Reality
Year 3 were exploring Stone, Bronze and Iron age burials this week using augmented reality on the iPads. We uncovered the graves and their remains using AR in our classroom! We then drew and designed our own barrow or cist!
Year 3 - Family Acrostic Poems
During their SEAL lesson today (17th October 2018), 3T spoke about people that are important in their lives. They commented that these important people feel like family whether they are related to us or not; that our class and our entire school is like a family as it is made up of people who think...
Year 3 - Federation Maths Challenge 2017
A team of 5 pupils from each of the Year 3 classes took part in the event. They working through a variety of problem solving and reasoning activities collaboratively. They took part in relay races, cross-number puzzles and worked systematically through a variety of investigations. Daubeney did very...
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 2 - 2C Singing the Continent Song
Last week in Year 2, we learnt about the continents by singing a song about it! 2C loved the song so much that they can’t stop singing it! Here is a video of our class singing the continent song. Do you know all 7 continents?
Year 2 - 2C Class Assembly - 15th November 2018
Today we did our first class assembly of the year! We talked about writing instructions in literacy, maps in geography and the environment in geography! Thank you to all the parents and carers who came to watch us perform! We hope you enjoyed it!
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...
World Book Week in Nursery
These are some of the higlights of World Book Week
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
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...
Spanish Champions Armbands
Gracias, champions! Our Spanish champions now wear new armbands to show everyone at Daubeney that we really love Spanish in our school. They are doing a fantastic job in helping all pupils to learn more Spanish and encouraging them to practise what we learn in class throughout the week. We had a...
Superhero Week in Nursery
Look at all of our superheros!
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...
Traditional Tales in 1D
In Literacy, we are reading the Gruffalo and 1D enjoyed acting out the story, changing their voices and putting on masks!
When I Close My Eyes
An original tune. Ambrose is on drums and Isaac and Tasharne are on piano
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...
Year 1 - 1l Easter Parade
1L had lots of fun today at the Easter parade! We made hats in class earlier this week and everyone enjoyed dancing round the playground. We hope everyone has a lovely Easter break!
Year 1 visits Year 2 - Science Week Experiments
As part of Science Week, class 1D came to class 2F to do some fantastic experiments! They investigated and observed what happens to M&M's when they are placed in a bowl of water.....!
Year 1 - 1L Jack and the Beanstalk Assembly
1L worked so hard for their class assembly today! They retold the story of Jack and the Beanstalk, and had fun singing songs
Year 1 - 1L Visit Virgin Trains in Euston Station
1L had a great trip on Tuesday to visit Virgin Trains in Euston Station as part of work week. We had fun exploring a train and split into groups to learn more. We visited the train shop and found out what it would be like to work there. We took a seat in first class! We also spent time with the...
Year 1 - 1P Class Assembly (May 2018)
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Year 1 - 1P's Monkey Puzzle Assembly
1P had our class assembly. We sang songs and told the story of Monkey Puzzle. We had a great time and thanks to everyone for coming!
Year 1 - 1T's Class Assembly: Growth Mindset
We had our class assembly on Thursday 7th February. We spoke about our SEAL topic for the term and we presented our cross curricular work. We enjoyed performing our songs for our friends and family. Thank you everyone for coming!
Year 1 - Animals
In Science our topic is Animals including Humans. We have been learning about animal classifications. We sorted animals out into different groups; reptiles, birds, amphibians, mammals and fish
Year 1 - Identifying and Classifying Different Materials
In 1P we have been learning about different materials and their properties. This week we had the task of identifying and classifying different materials. We worked as a team to decide where to put things and really enjoyed our experiment!
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...
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!
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...
Blue Class Assembly
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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...
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...
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
Black History Month 2017
Black History Month is celebrated annually for the remembrance of important people and events in the history of the African heritage. During the month of October, this is a time when communities and schools give special attention to learning about the contributions and history of black people. When...
Blue Class - Daubeney Fields Minibeast Hunt
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Blue Class - Language Walk
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Blue Class - World Book Day 2018
Blue class are celebrating world book day! they have dressed in their favourite character from their favourite book!
Blue Class met Andrew Weale
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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...
Blue Class Sharing Assembly
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Bring your Mother and Grandmother to School Week
Some highlights from our bring your Mother and Grandmother to school week
Chicks visit Blue class
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City Year UK: We don't know who benefits most - the students, the schools, or the volunteers
City Year UK: We don't know who benefits most - the students, the schools, or the volunteers Last week, we had the pleasure of seeing one of our newest project partners in action. Alex, Karl and I travelled to Daubery Primary School in Hackney to meet with the City Year UK Team, take a tour of...
Classroom Displays 2017
Daubeney is full of exciting learning. The school is following a theme of 'Intrepid explorers'. Take a tour through a gallery of our bright and colourful displays to see the amazing learning that is taking place. You should also take a look at our displays from 2018, and 2019
Classroom Displays 2018
Daubeney is full of exciting learning. Take a tour through a gallery of our bright and colourful displays to see the amazing learning that is taking place. You should also take a look at our displays from 2017, and 2019
Creative Arts - Art and Design Technology
At Daubeney, the children are given the opportunity to have a broad, balanced and exciting curriculum. Art is taught through our cross-curricular lessons with a special focus during Art weeks throughout the year. We will inspire, engage and challenge pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and...
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...
Andrew Weale visits Red Class
We were very lucky that the childrens author Andrew Weale visited Red class
Gardening in Nursery
We enjoy gardening with our gardener Gavin
1L Class Update
It's a great start to the year in 1L. We've been writing about the Gingerbread man for our Traditional Tales topic, we talked about our holidays and shared what a wonderful time we have had. We've been doing some arty pictures in free flow and we're looking forward to the rest of...
KS2 Spanish
Learn Spanish Numbers, Colours, Classroom Items, Fruits, Vegetables, animals and Transport.
Talking Mental Health - YouTube
Talking Mental Health is an animation designed to help begin conversations about mental health in the classroom and beyond. The animation and accompanying re...
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...
"Bed Bug Blues" by Bessie Smith
The Daubeney School Band headline at the Daubeney Mini Music festival
1A - First Week Back At School
In 1A we have been busy exploring our new class. We have enjoyed, building, reading, writing, puzzles and construction. Take a look at some of our pictures. Year 1 is lots of fun!
1A Planting Beans
This week in 1A we planted beans! We had a class discussion on how to make beans grow big and strong, and described the steps we need to take to plant beans
1A's Class Assembly - Friendship
We have been talking about Friendship and what makes a good friend. We made friendship posters and wrote about what we thought was important in a good friend. We then added all of our ideas together to make a friendship potion. Here are some pictures. We had so much fun dressing up as wizards
1FA - 'The Gruffalo' by Julia Donaldson
Our had out class assembly and it was amazing! We performed "The Gruffalo" by Julia Donaldson. Everyone worked really hard to put together a memorable performance. We made ourselves proud and had a great time! Well done, 1FA! You are awesome!
1P Class Update
What a fantastic few weeks we have had in 1P! Lots of writing and maths. We have been continuing with free flow time but focusing on writing about the gingerbread man in literacy and odd and even numbers in maths
ABC Hit It!
An original tune by the Daubeney School Band
1Ps Class Assembly - 18th January 2017
Thank you to everyone who came to see our assembly today. We worked very hard learning lots of songs and our lines. Unfortunately, we only managed to capture a snippet but we hope you like it!
1Ps Class Assembly - Autumn 2018
Thank you to everyone who came to our assembly, we worked very hard learning our words, songs and remembering what order we were in!
3K Assembly - Pirates
Avast me harties! Welcome to 3K's class assembly. Our assembly is all about Pirates! We tell the story of a small girl who goes on a brave adventure to save the pirates from the sea monsters
3T - Get Arty
Today 3T created masterpieces in the style of the artists that our class tables are named after. Can you guess which artists they were inspired by?
4G - Intrepid Explorers
4G made a trailer to accompany their first class assembly of the year. I think we have some movie stars of the future!
4N Samba Magic
Teacher : Michael Thomas
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...
First Week of Nursery
The children have had a wonderful first week at nursery. They've painted, practised writing their letters and numbers, built tall towers, played instruments and sung as loudly as they can. And that was just on their first day! Don't forget to check our class page for weekly updates. We look...
General Photos
Here are some photos of the brilliant things we do at Daubeney Primary School
Reception - Creating Patterns
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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...
Pizza Making in Nursery
Look at these delicious pizzas!
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 - Blue Class Visit Homerton Fire Station
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Reception - Blue Class: Work Week 2019
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Reception - Chicks Day 3
Day 3 - We have three new chicks churping away. Once they are dry and fluffy, they will move to their new home, the Brooder box. Please check back for regular updates. Our school will have the Chicks in residence for two weeks. We are ending our day with seven chicks, all seem happy and hurdling...
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
Reception - Christmas Pictures
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Reception - Homerton Fire Station
Class="search-fragment-found">...anied us on the trip. Yellow Class at Homerton Fire Station. Jaziah is having a go at using the hose. Awesome!...
Our Book Corners
We love reading in our creatively decorated book corners. Each class has a wide selection of books to choose from and we enjoy reading different genres. We can sit and share books with our friends as well as take books home to read with our families
Reception - LaunchPad for Language Sock Puppet Workshop
Thank you for attending our LaunchPad for Language, sock puppet Workshop 28th November 2017 Some comments from our parents: Thank you so much for the workshop, I really enjoyed it. If you have more workshops that would be great. So much fun! Thanks. Thanks for a brilliant Alan the Alien puppet...
Reception - Parents' Lunch
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Reception - Red Class Christmas Hoop
We enjoyed making decorations for our Christmas hoop. Take a look at our reindeers!
Reception - Red Class Easter Bonnet Parade
Take a look at our fabulous Easter bonnets!
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 - Red Class Parents' Lunch
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Reception - Red Class Planting Cress and Sunflower Seeds
Red class have been planting cress and sunflower seeds. We have been writing instructions, labeling plants and talking about what plants need in order to survive. We can't wait to see our sunflowers grow. Take a look to see what fun we've had!
ParentMail
As part of our ongoing effort to link school and home we have decided to introduce ParentMail , a quick and easy way to communicate with parents through online letters, a texting service and allowing parents to pay for dinner money, trips and other events online! We appreciate many people now pay...
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...
Goldsmiths Recording Studio
The Daubeney School Band, The New Redemptions, took a trip to Goldsmiths Recording Studio. ABC Hit It The latest studio release from the Daubeney School Band. Produced / engineered by Winther at Goldsmiths Recording Studio. Composed by Mr. O Flynn, Mr. Keating and the Daubeney School Band
Literacy Parent Workshop - January 2019
The parents and children thoroughly enjoyed our January workshop which was led by Phil McDermott, the amazing story teller. They were enthralled listening to Phil tell an entertaining story then they had the opportunity to work in pairs to create their own stories. The parents learnt about the...
Guitar and Ukulele
We have had a lot of success teaching ukulele to our Reception class. They have been working from a book called Ukulele Magic and can play a song called "Thumb Brush Strum."
IntoUni Graduation
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 week culminated in an amazing Graduation at the prestigious University of East London
KS1 Green Team Trip
Green team went on a trip
KS1 Sports Day 2015
Take a look at our talented athletes!
KS2 Assembly - Life in Spanish Primary Schools
This week, KS2 pupils enjoyed a Spanish assembly where they could get to know what life is like in Spanish Primary schools. They learnt new vocabulary related to the school, like do the register, classroom, playground, line up, teacher, just to name a few. Pupils had a great time watching Spanish...
KS2 Sports Day 2015
Key Stage 2 took part in their annual sports day
Literacy in Nursery
Here are some example of our excellent literacy in Nursery
Literacy Parent Workshop
Some of the higlights of our Literacy Parent Workshop
Live Jazz at Daubeney
On Monday we had a visiting professional trumpet player who gave us a master class in jazz blues. Both Luca and Isaac have been learning to play trumpet with Miss Buchanan and the rhythm section have been practising hard with Mr O Flynn. We were very proud to show off our work with a more...
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!
Make a Noise
What an amazing, fun packed fortnight Daubeney had ‘Making a Noise’ about bullying. Children from Nursery to Year 6 participated in concerts,assemblies, workshops, activities in class and ended with a BIG ‘Make a Noise’ non uniform day. Take a look at some of the wonderful...
Make a Noise
What an amazing, fun packed fortnight Daubeney had ‘Making a Noise’ about bullying. Children from Nursery to Year 6 participated in concerts, assemblies, workshops, activities in class and ended with a BIG ‘Make a Noise’ non uniform day. Take a look at some of the wonderful...
Maths in Nursery
We are excellent mathematicians
Maths Parent Workshop
Highlights from our Maths Parent Workshop
Maths Times Table Challenge
Children from Year 3 to Year 6 participated in a times table challenge. The children were extremely excited and enthusiastic to take part and pit their speed and accuracy skills against their peers. The children received team points, certificates and mathematical games and puzzles as reward for...
Nursery - Work Week
Take a look at what we did during Work Week
Nursery Sports Day 2015
Children from Nursery took part in lots of sporting activities
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 - Marlon's Lego Model of The Windrush
Marlon in 3G made a Lego model of The Windrush. He researched The Windrush using photos on the internet. Marlon was able to correctly name all the parts of the ship. He has also researched the history of the The Windrush as part of his home learning. He shared his knowledge in a question and answer...
Year 5 - Anglo Saxon Helmets
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Year 4 - Young Seismologist
Our young Scientist today were very busy designing and creating their own seismographs. They used the same principles that is used by professional seismographs and made their own. They even got to test the seismograph by creating a mini earthquake in class. The results were amazing!!
Year 1 - 1L's Class Assembly - October 2019
1L worked so hard for their class assembly today! They retold the story of Little Red Riding Hood and even shared some of their Spanish learning with everyone. We had lots of fun performing together!
Year 6 - 6S Mental Health Day 2019
In 6S we have been learning about how to take care of our mental health and the mental health of others. We learnt about how words, in the words of Albus Dumbledore, are capable of inflicting pain and remedying it. It was difficult to think about the words that have hurt us, but when we thought...
Year 3 Visit Kew Gardens
To further their knowledge & interest in their class topic of rainforests, Year 3 visited Kew Gardens. They were in awe of the exotic Palm House (built in the Victorian period, they noted), and especially by how hot and humid it was inside, just like the rainforest. Those wearing glasses...
Year 1 - 1TK Class Assembly: Little Red Riding Hood
1TK have worked really hard on their class assembly this week. Our assembly was about Little Red Riding Hood. We created a short trailer for our assembly using iMovie. We acted out the scenes and then put it into the trailer. We had lots of fun singing 'Stay on the Path'. We hope you...
World Mental Health Day - 10th October 2019
Throughout the week, Daubeney participated in assemblies, parent workshops and class activities to celebrate the fantastic World Mental Health Day. This year our focus was ‘I Love Me’. Children discussed the importance of being unique and participated in activities celebrating what they...
Year 4 - Role-Play: Lion and the Mouse
The children had an amazing and fun time in class today (29th October 2019) when they were reading the 'Lion and the Mouse'. The children used the images and scenes to allow opportunities for them to role-play scenes, use freeze frames and had a fun time playing characters from the story
Outdoor Classroom Day in Year 2
We took our Cross Curricular lesson outside today and did some painting in the playground! We were making the seas surrounding the UK so used lots of blues. We than sprinkled salt on it to achieve a wave like texture
"Clapton's Daubeney Primary school wears pink for breast cancer research" - Hackney Gazette
Clapton's Daubeney Primary school wears pink for breast cancer research - Hackney Gazette Students and staff at Daubeney Primary School swapped their uniforms for pink outfits and wigs to raise money and awareness for charity Breast Cancer Now. Read more
Year 6 - Visit from Bola Abisogun OBE FRICS
Year 6 were lucky enough to have a visit from Bola Abigosun where he explained to the children what a surveyor does. The children were inspired to hear about someone from Kingsmead Estate who went onto finish university with a first class honours degree and receive an award from Prince Charles. The...
Reception - Stay and Read Sessions in Blue Class
Blue class have really enjoyed parents staying for Stay and Read. Children have listened to stories that adults have read and shown a great interest in books. Big thank you to all the parents who have attended our stay and read sessions
Odd Socks Day 2019
The children have been Celebrating Differences in JIGSAW sessions and discussing that it is ‘Good to be Different!’. On Friday 15 th November we celebrated our Uniqueness with our annual ‘Odd Socks Day’
Reception - Red Class: Launch Pad for Language Walk
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Reception - Red Class: The Naughty Bus
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Year 3 - Sharing our Great Learning
Our Year 3 pupil was excited today to share his learning with other classes. The pupil in Year 3 visited Mr Matvad in Year 4 to share their learning. They transformed their bedroom into a chocolate haven filled with adjectives and descriptive language
Reception - Yellow Class: Launch Pad for Language Walk
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Year 4 - Natural History Museum
On Wednesday 27th November, the Year 4 pupils enjoyed a visit to the Museum of Natural History. They viewed the earthquake galleries and found all the information they learnt in class available on the display. It was very interesting to see how much the pupils knew, especially how earthquakes are...
Year 6 - Maths: Arithmetic Questions
Today in maths we did our arithmetic a little bit differently. Instead of working independently, we worked in pairs to work through arithmetic questions. We had to discuss the questions and agree on an answer. When we’d finished we had to compare our answers with another pair and any answers...
Year 4 - Information Posters
The children in Year 4 are learning all about the features of information posters. Today (5th December 2019) the pupils had to create their own titles, sub-headings, captions and factual information for a poster that they have been reading in class
Reception - Yellow Class: 1 More and 1 Less
In Yellow class we have been learning about 1 more and 1 less. We counted different amounts of teddies and were finding out more and less
Reception - Red Class - Our Body
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Year 6 - 6S Send Fan Mail to Year 5
6S were so impressed with Year 5s pantomime performance , we decided to send them some fan mail. We snuck into their classrooms at break time and delivered their letters so they would be surprised when they returned from break. We hope they liked the cards because we certainly loved their...
Reception - Yellow Class Maths Activities
Yellow class have really enjoyed doing lots of maths activities this week. They enjoyed exploring 2d shapes and creating shape pictures, matching numbers to quantities and creating patterns using different colours
Year 2 - 2C Fun in the Park
During our family picnic day in Victoria Park, we had lots of fun climbing, sliding and making things with sand. Here are some of our favourite parts: "My favourite part was climbing on the ropes because it was quite challenging" - Ava "I liked covering Mr Ricardo in the sand and...
Year 3 - Visit the Adventure Playground
Year 3 children showed lots of fantastic skills at the adventure playground today. It was fabulous to see how they supported one another and developed new skills. They also encouraged each other to try things that maybe they have not done before. As we left Zara said, "That wasn't an hour!...
Year 2 - Graduation Class Of 2019
With much fanfare our Year2’s graduated from KS1 to KS2 on 17.7.19. The teachers were proud, but not as much as the parents! As for the children they were filled with pride as the received their certificates, sang their celebratory songs and had nominated class individuals read their...
Year 6 Graduation - Class Of 2019
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Red Class - Our First Week in Reception
We are having a wonderful time in Red class!
Year 2 - Mapping Skills Day
We had a great day today, starting our Cross Curricular topic with mapping skills. We played a game where we had to direct our friend who was blindfolded using words like left, right, north and south. We sketched a hot climate. focusing on straight and curved lines and shading. We followed a map to...
WOW Walk to School Challenge
For the second year running, Daubeney has decided to take part in the WOW walk to school challenge! WOW is a pupil-led initiative where children self-report how they come to school everyday. If they travel sustainably (walk, cycle, scoot, hop off the bus early and walk the rest of the way) a few...
Year 1 - Favourite Places
This week in Year 1 we talked about our local area. Firstly, we talked about our favourite places in our local area, then we sketched a picture of our favourite place using pencils and finally we finished our pictures with oil pastels. We shared our pictures with the rest of the class. Watch our...
Year 6 - First Week in 6S
We have had a fantastic first week in 6S. In science we have started by asking questions about all the things we want to know about classification. In Literacy we got into character by performing role play of our modern version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. We have also had our WOW Day and...
Reception - Blue Class Name Body Parts
Blue class have been learning to name and recognise body parts
Year 4 - Spanish
The children in Year 4 were excited today when they began another exciting session in Spanish. Today was extra special when the class chose a Spanish Champion to represent their class
Year 2 - 2P's Class Assembly - September 2019
We had a lot of fun sharing our assembly today. We worked as a team to create it and discussed what it should be about. We decided on the very important subject of mindfulness and breathing!
Reception Meet Alan the Alien
Louisa came to introduce Alan the alien to our class. We were excited to meet him. We asked him so many questions
Year 3 - 3P Class Assembly - September 2019
3P confidently performed their class assembly today and enjoyed every minute of it. They have been learning about developing a growth mindset and wanted to share what they learnt with KS2 and the parents. Take a look at their performance. We hope you enjoy it as much as 3P did!
Reception - Visit from Perform
Reception were lucky enough to receive a visit from Perform . The children had a wonderful time exploring the theme of Castles, Knights and Princesses and using drama, dance and singing to help develop their confidence, concentration and social skills
Year 2 - 2C Class Assembly - October 2019
Today it was our class assembly and we told the story of The Magic Bojabi Tree! We even sang a song about friendship! Enjoy!
Year 3 - 3T's Charles Dickens Assembly
3T's assembly last week was all about reading, and in particular about our class author of the term, Charles Dickens. We acted out one of Dickens' stories, Great Expectations, and explored the messages it contained. 3T decided that it demonstrated that everyone deserves a second chance,...
Reception - Blue Class Eating Lunch
Blue class enjoy eating lunch in the dinning hall together with the other Reception classes. If they don't like anything we encourage them to try it and Blue class are really good at that!
Year 2 - 2C Christmas Poetry Slam
Last week we wrote some acrostic poems about Christmas and today we performed them in our class poetry slam! We learnt about about what makes a good audience member as well. Enjoy some of our acrostic poems!
Christmas fun in 1L
1L have had lots of fun in school recently! We enjoyed Christmas jumper day and shared a lovely Christmas dinner with each other. Today we had lots of fun at our class party sharing our traditional dishes with our friends! Have a lovely Christmas everyone!
Boys Book Club - 2nd July 2019
Today (2nd July 2019) the boys in the reading club decided to sit in front of the classroom fan and relax while reading a selection of thriller stories. The children enjoyed reading the stories which made them use their prediction skills to predict the ending and in addition they enjoyed the...
Spanish - KS2: All About Me
KS2 pupils know how to say all about themselves in Spanish. They had a great time creating their "All about me" cards, sharing things about themselves with their classmates in writing and making a self-protrait
Prefect Applications for 2020-21
Job starts in September - applications accepted from Year 5 only A prefect is appointed by the Executive Headteacher on the recommendation of the Senior management team and other staff. It is expected that prefects will follow and demonstrate the Daubeney Standards in their everyday lives. Position...
Virtual Library
Here is an amazing virtual library filled with fantastic books that can read at home for free. Browse around and choose any book to read. All you have to do is click on the book cover to open the link. Enjoy!
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...
How to get Started on Google Classroom
Remember to add @dpsdrive.com onto your LGFL login and to use your LGFL password
Virtual Assembly - 28th September 2020
Due to copyright issues a small section of this video has been removed
School Council Elections 2020/21
This year, due to Covid-19, School Council elections were held in the classrooms instead of the Learning Mentors. But, this did not dampen spirits and the usual excitement of election day was there. The results of the successful councillors will be announced soon
Year 6 - Spelling Test - 27th March 2020
Hi year 6! This video is just for you. It’s the weekly spelling test just like we do every week in class! I’m missing you all massively - please comment in section below if you found this video useful, or even just to say hello. Keep up the good work!
Reception - Diwali
This week in Reception, we have been learning about Diwali. We have been learning about why people celebrate Diwali and what activities we can take part in. We have been making Diva Lamps using clay, sequins and beads. We have also been designing Rangoli Patterns both inside and outside the...
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.
1L RE Day - How and Why do Christians Celebrate Christmas?
1L had lots of fun for RE day in Autumn 2. We listened to the Nativity story and then acted it out as a class. We listened to some Christmas Carols and sang some Christmas songs while we decorated our Christmas tree with baubles! We also learnt about the Christmas star and decorated our very own...
1L Science - What does a plant need to grow?
In Science we have been exploring plants! We planted 3 beans in class and are going to give each bean different things over the next few weeks. One bean will get sun and water, one bean will only get sun, and one bean will only get water. Which bean do you think will grow best? We're excited to...
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 4M Class Assembly - 19th November 2020
Today 19-11-2020 our junior science and literacy team members led our class assembly. They explained their roles and activities in the group. There was also an opportunity to ask questions
Reception - Blue Class Celebrate Odd Socks Day
Today was 'Odd socks day' @ at Daubeney. We celebrated 'it's good to be different'
Reception - Yellow Class Odd Socks Day 2020
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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...
Reception - Blue Class: Celebrating Differences
Blue class dressed up in their traditional clothes and bought in special traditional dishes to celebrate differences and end to our wonderful autumn term
Reception - Blue Class: Valentines Day Cards
Blue class created some loving cards for themselves for Valentines day!
Year 2 - 2K Acrostic Poem Presentation
Pupil in 2K had an amazing time sharing their acrostic poem with their peers in class. They also supported and encouraged each other as talking in front of an audience can be a bit intimidating. Enjoy some of our amazing poems
Jigsaw in Autumn 2 2019 - Celebrating Differences
Last half term, we ended our JIGSAW theme ‘Celebrating Differences’ with a BANG! We came to school wearing traditional clothes and families made special traditional food that was shared with their class. Children and staff enjoyed showing off their traditional clothes expressing...
Spanish - Español: Autumn Term Summary.
“FELIZ NAVIDAD Y PRÓSPERO AÑO NUEVO! = Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! -Y4 & Y2 worked on using more Spanish with their teachers and their classmates to follow instructions and to talk to each other. They had a great time playing bingo and many other games. - Y4 learnt...
Year 2 - 2C Class Assembly - January 2020
We have been learning so much about the Great Fire of London! During our assembly we acted out the story and we even talked about how we know what happened during the fire. We ended out assembly be singing a song and doing all the actions. What was your favourite fact about the Great Fire of London?
Reception - Yellow Class: Our Body Belongs to Us
In Yellow class the children have been talking about their bodies and that our body belongs to us. They discussed no means no, it’s ok to talk about secrets that upset you and speak up, someone can help. Children then designed their own PANTS! Take a look at some of our designs
Reception - Red Class Love Meditating
Red class love meditating! We found that meditating and doing breathing exercises everyday helps us to keep calm and refocus. It also helps to create a peaceful atmosphere in our classroom. Take a look at our video to see how we meditate
Year 4 - Mummification!
Wow, what an interesting afternoon (12-02-2020) in 4M, we have finally unveiled our mummies, which we made during our Ancient Egyptian unit. The children mummified an orange, taking out all its 'organs', then filling it with salt to preserve the skin. We then wrapped it in masking tape and...
1L's Class Assembly
1L had so much fun in their assembly this afternoon! They retold the story of Monkey Puzzle and told us lots of interesting facts about the body as we have been learning about animals including humans in Science! They worked really hard, well done 1L!
Reception - Yellow Class: Bug Hotels
As part of Climate Learning Week, the children in Yellow class learnt about bug hotels. They learnt that bug hotels are a multi-storey homemade habitat where creepy-crawlies of all shapes and sizes can find a place to stay. They collected various natural materials from home such as straw, wood and...
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...
Reception - Blue Class's Parent Phonic Lunch
Lots of parents came to take part in Daubeney's parent phonic lunch today (25th February 2020) which was awesome. Parents were happy observing phonic sessions and enjoying a tasty meal with their children. Of course children were extremely happy to see their parent in the middle of the school...
Year 3 - Stone Age workshop at the Hackney Museum
Year 3 have been learning all about the Stone Age this term. During their visit to the Hackney museum, they got an insight into how Hackney was during the Stone Age era. They were able to have a touch of a range of artefact replicas including animal fur, flint tools and fossilised poop; they were...
Reception - Blue Class: Concept Cat Visit
Concept Cat came to visit Blue class for our Launch Pad for Language session yesterday. Concept Cat loves learning so Blue class did lots of learning too. Concept Cat will visit us every Wednesday for the next few weeks to helps us with our learning
Reception - Yellow Class: Birds and What They Eat
The children in reception had lots of fun learning outdoors in the hop garden. They talked about different types of birds and what birds eat. They made their own bird feeders using apples, seeds, string and sticks. The children were so excited to take their bird feeders home to hang
Reception - Blue Class: World Book Day 2020
Blue class dressed up in their favourite book character today (6th March 2020). It was really nice to see them happy and cheerful. Blue class carefully listened to the stories they bought into school throughout the day inside and out
Year 4 - Money
Today (10th March 2020) the children in Year 4 used 'Real Money' and opened their shop in class. Their role was to sell items from their shop, collect payment and give the correct change to their customers. To challenge their skills, the children purposely gave the wrong change sometimes to...
British Science Week 2020
The pupils and staff of Daubeney primary school drew the curtains to a close on an awesome British Science Week. Parents spent the afternoon in school educating and motivating pupils on a wide range of stem related jobs, from building their own animation into a film, taking fantastic photos when...
Reception - Red Class: Healthy Me - Germs
Red class have been learning about the importance of personal hygiene and staying healthy. We created some germ monsters today to show everyone how germs like to travel and stay in our bodies. We also highlighted ways in which we could stop germs from spreading. Here’s how you could fight...
Year 6 - Transition Week 5F to 6S
It’s been an absolutely fantastic week for the new 6S and an incredibly busy one too. In just one week the children have: completed a piece of writing, published it and begun their writing folders for Year 6; taken part in school council elections; practised their dancing for the end of year...
Year 4 - Swimming Course at the London Aquatic Centre
Year 4 classes completed a 10 day course at London Aquatic Centre, also known as the Olympic Swimming Pool, in Stratford. The children had a great time challenging themselves and facing their fears and even got to have a fun day at the end as a result of their amazing dedication. Well done all of...
Year 3 - Meditation
Have you ever felt tired, exhausted, stressed or worried? Well meditation helps you to calm your body and relax your mind. It allows you to reflect on your self and focus on your breathing and surroundings. It is proven that meditation helps you stay calm, improve your behaviour and focus during...
Year 5 - Work Week Fashion Workshop
Today (26th March 2019) the year 5 children had an interesting visitor to their class. A professional fashion designer cam to see them to help with creating ideas for their fashion show this Friday (29-03-2019). they used a mixture of collage and patterns to create their own unique style and...
Year 5 - Junior Maths Team
The junior maths team were in action today (5th February 2019) working across the Year 5 classes. Some children from 5M were working alongside groups in 5Mc, supporting and teaching the pupils methods to convert seconds, minutes and hours. They helped the children to extend their learning by...
Year 5 - Measure and Mass
Today (10th December 2018) the children used scales to measure the actual weight of everyday items around the classroom. They had to first estimate the weight, then measure their items. The children measured some interesting items
Year 5 - Our Planets
The Year 5 children published their non-chronological reports about their planets and used their planets that they designed to create a wonderful display in class. Their learning saw how they used their Literacy skills and Science skills, combining them to create a wonderful display
Year 5 - Poetry Workshop
The Year 5 children were excited today (22nd March 2019) when Bad Lay- Dee, a professional music artist came to class to help the children write a free style rap poem. The children first created a word bank of words then used them to create a free-style rap
Year 5 - Story Time in 5M
The children were excited today to begin writing their own story based on the book we are reading in class. The children used many features of writing today like; similes, personification, fronted adverbials and varied sentence starters. Each day this week the children will be writing a part of...
Year 5 - The Caterpillars Are Growing
The year 5 children are super excited to see their baby caterpillars growing and becoming ready for their next stage. Soon, they will enter the chrysalis stage where they will begin the amazing process of metamorphosis. Once they have changed into butterflies, we will update you and we hope to...
Year 5 - The Caterpillars Are HERE!
The children in 5M are super excited as their caterpillars have arrived. Almost everyone in class commented," They so CUTE". We will be monitoring the growth of the caterpillar and carefully watch as it becomes a pupa and enters its chrysalis. We have a special net to keep the pupa in...
Year 5 - We Made Our Own Planets
The children in Year 5 had an extra amazing afternoon session today (31st January 2018), when they painted their own planets. We used polystyrene balls and paint to create our planets. Next week, we will attach our planets to our non-chronological report and our work will be displayed on our...
Year 5 - Young Authors Publishing Session
5M today (Tuesday 2nd October 2018) were extremely focused and engaged in their publishing session. Excited, they all prepared their pages with pictures from the story in order to publish their own version of the story. The children cannot wait for the whole story to be published and ready for our...
Year 5 - Inspire Work Week
The children in Year 5 were extremely busy today designing and making their fashion products. The class made their own handbags, bags and we were even lucky enough to have some Tie Dye T-shirts, ready for our fashion show on Friday 23rd March 2018, in front of three judges
Year 5 - Young Engineers
Miss Calsite set up a wonderful activity for the year 5 children, where they designed and created their own moving mechanism. The children used their own creative ideas, resources from school and made their very own moving piece of engineering. 50 shared their designs with the other year 5 classes...
Year 5 - Young Scientist
The Year 5 children enjoyed their scientific investigation in class. They made predictions before carrying out the test. They mixed oil and water and observed what would happen. They were excited to see that the oil and the water did not mix - I WONDER WHY? Encourage your child if they are in Year...
Year 5 Are Learning Spanish
The Year 5 classes changed all their display boards to show their learning in Spanish. They have been focusing on developing their vocabulary and using short sentences in class
Year 5 Discuss Current Affairs
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Year 5 Maths Masters
On Friday the 15th of January 2016, Mr Naidoo cam to visit the Year 5 classes to look at how we can round any given number to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000. Mr Naidoo showed us how to spot patterns and howe can use the rules to help us round. The class were excited to learn new skills and become...
Year 5's Air Resistance Experiments
Year 5 carried out an air resistance experiment based on our Science topic of Forces. We developed a question as a class of whether two parachutes of different surface areas would land at the same time if dropped from the same height. We used plastic bags, cellotape and strings to create our...
Year 5M - Young Teachers
The children in Year 1L were super excited when the 5M came to their class and supported them with their next steps. The Year 5 children helped the Year 1 children to extend their knowledge about money, and modelled to them ordering different amounts. We are so proud of our young teachers who are...
Year 6 - Learning Percentages
In maths this week Year 6 have been learning all about percentages. Today (21st November 2018) we had to explain how to find out different percentages and then teach the rest of the class
Year 5 - Instructional Text
The Year 5 children had a pleasant surprise today, when they played Draughts/checkers for their Literacy lesson. The class studied the instructions, evaluated them by identifying the key features and then used their knowledge to play the game. They also wrote their own instructions for a different...
Year 5 - Graphic Novels Expo
For the past week, Year 5 have been busy creating their own graphic novels. Today we shared our graphic novel with our peers in other Year 5 classes. We gave each other effective feedback by saying what we liked about each others work and by suggesting ways that our peers could improve
Year 6 Spanish Champions Visit The Urswick School
Our Year 6 Spanish champions visited a Spanish Year 7 class at The Urswick School on Tuesday. It was a fantastic opportunity for them to know what Spanish is like in KS3, to see Spanish textbooks and to work with Year 7 children, helping each other and sharing their experiences and impressions
Year 4 - Science: How Our Bodies Work
Year 4 have been very busy in Science investigating our bodies and how they work. One of our Learning Questions was 'How can different liquids affect our teeth' and we were able to investigate that in class! If you want to find out more, ask our Year 4 students about how we conducted the...
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...
Year 3 - Visit from an Archaeologist
Today (27th February 2019) Year 3 were lucky enough to be visited by a real life archaeologist from UCL (University College London)! She brought with her a variety of stones from the different stages of the Stone Age. We got to touch them and we guessed what they were used for. "Some of the...
Year 3 - Work Week
This week, year 3 are learning all about how money is dealt with in the adult world. Today (27th March 2019) we brought Hackney's Mare Street into our classroom! The High street included a Cinema, Post Office, Bank and a Supermarket! Pupils all got their own wallet which included some money,...
Year 3 and 5 - Magic Maths
This morning (19th October 2018) 5M were pleasantly surprised when a young mathematician from 3G paid them a visit. The young maths master showed the class a range of math tricks, math magic and number patterns using his times tables knowledge and calculator skills. The entire class in 5M were...
Year 3 Pledge to Prevent Plastic Pollution
Year 3 found out about the dangers of plastic pollution. They were horrified and pledged that they would do their best to reduce their own plastic use to make a difference to the planet. "I will use a paper straw instead of a plastic one" - Ava "I will refill my water bottle every...
Year 4 - 4K Sharing Assembly: Living Things and their Habitats
4K proudly performed their class assembly to parents and the whole school. Their class assembly was based on the science topic of Living Things and their Habitats. Well done to all the pupils who worked hard and performed with confidence! What a team!
Year 4 - Meditation
Every Friday, Year 4 spend 10 minutes of their afternoons meditating. Meditation helps you to relax and feel calm after a long week of learning (and playing) at school. It also helps you relax your mind so you are ready for a fun afternoon of learning. "Meditating helps me feel calm and...
Year 4 - Meditation
Year 4 have been meditating in class as a way of relaxing and making ourselves feel better. 'Meditation makes me feel calm and it helps me to get all the stress out.' - Ren 4C 'Meditation makes me calm down and helps me focus on my work' - Sofien 4C
Year 4 - Woodberry Wetlands
As part of our science topic, we were very lucky to take part in the workshops held by the Woodberry Wetlands centre. We got the opportunity to go and look for creatures in the wildlife and observe and classify what they were using the classification key. We also got to go pond dipping where we...
Year 5 - Eco Active Workshop
Year 5M were involved today (27th September 2018) in learning all about recycling and sustainability. The Eo Active team came into class to help the children learn about the importance of recycling and how we can recycle our food. Food waste is a major issue around Hackney and the children...
Year 4 Have Had a Great First Week Back!
They have shared what they did during the summer holidays and have got to know their class teachers better. They have also jumped right into Year 4 learning for RE day where they learnt about Judaism. Have a look at the concentration on their faces!
Year 5 - 5M Sustainability Pledge
This week (Spring Term 1 Week 6) the children learnt all about the dangers of plastic pollution. The class made a pledge to help put a stop to plastic polluting our oceans
Year 5 - 5M Word Tree
5M are excited to have their word tree on display in the classroom. Every week we choose two new words based on our topic. We explore the word, learn its meaning, apply it in a sentence then try to use the word in our daily learning. What other words from our topic can you list at home with your...
Year 5 - Ancient Greeks at The British Museum
Year 5 visited the Ancient Greek exhibit in the British Museum. We had lots of fun exploring and imitating some of the sculptures. 'I think it was interesting because of how the Ancient Greeks crafted the artefacts' - Brandon, 5C 'I liked the fact that we had fun while learning....
Year 5 - Balance Arguments
Today (15th January 2019) the Year 5 pupils were engaged in an activity where they had to compile points for and against. Our topic of discussion was ' should we allow a zoo to operate'. The children came up with some interesting arguments, points and opinions about the topic. We then...
Year 5 - Celebrating Diversity
The children in Year 5 used their creative skills today (29-10-2018) to design a poster celebrating diversity. The class, in their SEAL session, discussed the importance of diversity and generated ideas to create a poster to celebrate how diverse our world is. We hope to use all the work from the...
Year 5 - Celebrating World Maths Day
Today (12th March 2019) the Year 5 pupils were excited to celebrate World Maths Day by solving a range of puzzles and problems. The children formed groups and partners to help each other solve the puzzles and problems. The class had so much fun, solving the maths puzzles using their mathematical...
Year 5 - Creating Navajo Patterns
The Year 5 children enjoyed creating their traditional Navajo patterns, based on learning in the class. The children studied different designs and patterns and identified the bold colours used by the Native Americans. We hope to paint our designs on white material so the children can take them home...
Year 6 - Work Week 2019: Enterprise 6S
For Work Week, 6S had the exciting opportunity to start their own business and create their own inventions. They worked in groups to come up with the company name, design a product and work out the budget and manufacturing costs. They then had to pitch their ideas in ‘Dragon’s...
Year Groups
Here is some useful information about each year group. If you have any questions, please see your child’s class teacher. Nursery Reception Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Nurture Group
Year 3 - Outdoor Reading
Year 3 enjoyed a fun afternoon reading their favourite books in the Hop Garden. They found a cosy spot, got comfortable, and delved into their books. "Reading outside is so relaxing, I felt so refreshed" - Hussein "It's just a different feeling reading outside in the fresh air, I...
'It Takes a Village' Holiday Activities
As part of Daubeney's 'It Takes a Village' project, we would like to celebrate fathers and male role models and the positive impact they have on our children. As such, we are running two competitions for the children over the half term and would like your support in encouraging the...
Year 6 - 6F Time Capsule
6F were amazed at how Daubeney was in 2002! Many of the children from then had shared their experiences and daily activities by filling a time capsule with many newspapers, drawings and even a Harry Potter stationery set! The 17 year old capsule was found by the builders buried under the ground in...
Year 1P - Learns The Gruffalo
This week in 1P we started learning The Gruffalo. First we chose a character that we wanted to be in the performance and explained why we would be good for the part. We discussed how we could stage the story and worked together to rehearse each part. On Friday we performed our stories to the other...
Year 5 - IntoUniversity Centre
The children in 5M, 5F and 5Mc had a wonderful time exploring engineering at the 'IntoUniversity Centre' in Clapton. The three classes went on different days but all had the opportunity to use their designing and engineering skills to create a solution for a problem that was posed by the...
Year 1 - 1L Perform The Gruffalo
In Literacy 1L have been reading The Gruffalo. First we chose a character that we wanted to be in the performance and explained why we would be good for the part. We discussed how we could stage the story and worked together to rehearse each part. On Friday we performed our stories to the other...
Year 1T - Retells 'The Gruffalo' by Julia Donaldson
In 1T we are learning one of our favourite stories, The Gruffalo. Firstly, we chose a character we wanted to play in our performance. We have our reasons why we would be good for the part. Then, we worked collaboratively to rehearse each part of the story, taking care to remember not only our...
Reception - Yellow Class Flower Shop
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Reception - Yellow Class: Jack and the Beanstalk
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Reception - Blue Class Sharing Assembly
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Reception - Red Class Sharing Assembly
Red class performed brilliantly last Thursday (16th May 2019) and they enjoyed singing some of their favourite songs. It was a spectacular performance!
Newsletter - 27th January 2017
Dear Parents and Carers, It is with great pleasure that I yet again have the opportunity to celebrate the incredible teaching and learning that takes place here at Daubeney on a daily basis! As you read this edition of our fortnightly newsletter you will see a snapshot of the plethora of...
27th January 2017
Year 2 - Ultimate Times Table Challenge!
Before the half term, Year 2s took part in the ULTIMATE TIMES TABLE CHALLENGE. As it was the KS1 SATS earlier in May, we had to practice our times tables a lot and we took this opportunity to continue it even more after the SATS. We practiced for the whole of Summer 1 and on the last day of the...
Reception - Growth and Transformation
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Reception - Red Class Planting Cress and Mustard Seeds
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Year 1 - Hispanic Week in 1L
1L have been having lots of fun during Hispanic week! We have taken part in a Mariachi workshop, painted flags of Mexico and made our own maracas! We learnt lots of facts about Mexico and made a video to present to the other Year 1 classes!
Year 2 - 2C Hispanic Week
Hola! This week was Hispanic Week and we took part in lots of fun activities, including an assembly with a mariachi band and a piñata! In 2C, our country was Bolivia so we all did some research on it so we could teach the other Year 2 classes about it. Did you know that Bolivia has 2 capital...
Boys Book Club - 18th June 2019
Today (18-06-2019) the Boys Book Club explored the many online stories available which are suitable for primary school children. We used the iPads, and read a selection of stories. Next week we aim to read some classic fairy tales and hope to create our own fairy tale story in the session
Reception - Red Class trip to London Zoo
Red class had a brilliant day out at London Zoo last week (12th June 2019) The children were amazed to see a variety of animals. They particularly liked the black headed python, the penguins, the sleepy lion and and the beautiful butterflies. We also enjoyed eating our lunch at the aquarium with...
It Takes a Village...
This half-term we having been holding a series of events every Wednesday (5pm-7pm) under the banner of, ‘It Takes a Village...’. We have been blessed to have had the opportunity to host some world class speakers such as: Gary Younge, Patricia Lamour MBE, ‘Lt. Stitchie’,...
Classroom Displays 2019
Daubeney is full of exciting learning. Take a tour through a gallery of our bright and colourful displays to see the amazing learning that is taking place
Newsletter - 13th January 2017
Dear Parents and Carers, Firstly, I would like to say an official happy New Year to you all and welcome back. I hope that you had a peaceful holiday and are looking forward to the year ahead. 2017 here at Daubeney has got off to an absolutely fantastic start! As many of you will know we were...
13th January 2017
Yellow Class - Christmas Fun
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Newsletter - 13th November 2015
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13th November 2015
Yellow Class - Jobs
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Newsletter - 12th June 2015
Class="search-fragment-found">...mazing Indian performance from Blue Class, a fantastic Italian performance by Yellow Class and the a...Class="search-fragment-found">...astic Italian performance by Yellow Class and the assembly ended with a spec-tacular Hawaiian dance ...Class="search-fragment-found">...ular Hawaiian dance and song by Red Class. It was amazing to see reception Year 5 had a wonderful ti...
12th June 2015
Newsletter - 17th July 2015
Dear Parents and Carers, It has been a wonderful and eventful year with many successes. Yet again we have secured excellent results in Early Years, Year 1, 2 and of course Year 6. We wish those children leaving us the very best for their future careers at their chosen secondary schools. I know they...
17th July 2015
Newsletter - 18th September 2015
Class="search-fragment-found">... Daubeney News Class Assemblies: Thursday 24th September 2F at 1.30pm 3B at 1.45pm Thursday 1st October 2FA at 1.30pm 3C at 1.45pm Workshops-All workshops will be in the KS1 hall between 9am and 10am *21st September - Speech and Language coffee morning *22nd S...
18th September 2015
Newsletter - 2nd October 2015
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2nd October 2015
Newsletter - 23rd October 2015
Dear Parents and Carers, Half term already and a well deserved holiday for all. It was great to have an ex-pupil in school from 1953 and for him to share his experience with the chil-dren. I would just like to remind all parents that when in school they are role models and as such should be-have in...
23rd October 2015
Newsletter - 27th November 2015
Dear Parents and Carers, As you will see from our newsletter, we had a fun time 'Making a Noise' about bullying through a variety of workshops, concerts and lessons. It has been a very successful fortnight for raising our children's awareness of how we need to treat everyone with respect and be...
27th November 2015
Newsletter - 25th November 2016
Dear Parents and Carers, Here at Daubeney we pride ourselves on providing memorable and magical learning opportunities for our students, and it fills me with great pleasure to share in this edition of our newsletter SOME of the wonderful activities our students have partak-en in over the last...
25th November 2016
Newsletter - 15th January 2016
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15th January 2016
Newsletter - 29th January 2016
Class="search-fragment-found">... Blue Class met the Author Andrew Weals today. He read them Two stories, and a poem. They helped him re-tell his stories through rhyme and sing-ing songs. Year 2 had an exciting visit from Fresh-water Theatre Company. They were involved in African st...
29th January 2016
Newsletter - 4th March 2016
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4th March 2016
Newsletter - 29th April 2016
Dear Parents and Carers, I hope everyone is impressed with the improvements we have made to our school over the past few years. Our playgrounds are looking great and today we opened the KS1 section. The children have been waiting patiently and have been very excited. At Daubeney, we appreciate that...
29th April 2016
Newsletter - 27th May 2016
Dear Parents and Carers, Half term is here and there are only 7 school weeks until will finish for the Summer. We have lots of exciting events planned for our final half term, ending with a grand finale carnival on 21st July. Our Summer Fair is on Saturday 25th June and will be a fantastic event as...
27th May 2016
Newsletter - 22nd July 2016
Dear Parents and Carers, It has been another amazing year here at Daubeney, with an exceptionally eventful and enjoyable last half term! Our children have been able to achieve great results for all of their tests in Year 1, Year 2 and significantly in Year 6 with the new assessment criteria. We...
22nd July 2016
Newsletter - 16th September 2016
Dear Parents and Carers, Welcome to another exciting year at Daubeney! We trust that you have all enjoyed a great summer and are now looking forward to the many magical moments planned for the year ahead. It has been a great start to the year, with the children returning to school looking extremely...
16th September 2016
Newsletter - 30th September 2016
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30th September 2016
Newsletter - 14th October 2016
Dear Parents and Carers, As we rapidly approach the end of our first half-term I am truly inspired by the growth and development that I have seen in our children over the last six weeks. One example of that growth you too will bear witness to, when you read the articles written by the members of...
14th October 2016
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,...
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