Daubeney Jazz Concert
... gave us a lesson on Ragtime, Cool Jazz and Bebop. At the session we also had the Daubeney All Girl Band and the Boys’ Choir....
Newsletter - 12th February 2016
Dear Parents and Carers, Half way through the year already! I am sure you have noticed our work has begun in the play-ground, this is a huge investment for the school but one which will be of great benefit to our children. The children are all very excited to see the finished product. When we...
12th February 2016
Year 6 Residential - Survive and Thrive
It has been an absolute scorcher in sunny Essex today and we have had a good one. To all the staffs surprise we had to wake up most of the cabins at 7 this morning to some really cool music, which they loved. Everyone has made an amazing effort in all the activities today and we are so proud of the...
Daubs on tour '24 - Day 5
The final day of our residential finally gave us some cooler weather to enjoy our final activities. The children got stuck in, despite showing signs of tiredness and I think we were all about ready to get on the coach home. Apologies for the delay in putting these up but Friday was a bit of a...
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...
Boys Book Club - 24th February 2029
... Club met and read the story 'Cool Clive' by Michaela Morgan. The boys were very interested in the story and especially fascinated to see how the character wanted to be as Cool as his friends. They then created their own 'Cool' front cover for a story they would like write....
Year 3 - 3T Get Arty in the Park
Today (21st June 2019) 3T took time to really appreciate the beauty of nature. They closely observed leaves, trees, even single strands of grass, before sketching whatever captured their imagination. Orson commented, "There are so many cool patterns and different shades of green on this one leaf!"...
Year 6 - Ice Skating
It’s getting closer to the final days at Daubeney for Year 6 and to celebrate they went out ice skating. It was a nice break from the heat in the cool ice rink. Lots of fun, laugh and good times. That would also work as a good summary for their time in Daubeney
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...
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...
Newsletter - 8th July 2016
Dear Parents and Carers, What an eventful half-term it has been thus far! We have enjoyed our: spelling bee competition; Year 4 swimming lessons; Year 5 and 6 residential; Sports days; Seaside trips and of course our Summer Fair. Thank you to all of those that have supported us by either attending...
8th July 2016
Newsletter - 4th March 2016
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4th March 2016
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
Reception - Blue Class: Work Week 2019
Blue Class have thoroughly enjoyed learning all about different jobs this week as part of work week. We were very lucky to have lots of wonderful parents who volunteered their time to come and talk to us about their jobs. We had TV producers who showed us adverts they had created, a daddy who...
Newsletter - 12th June 2015
Dear Parents and Carers, Last half term was very busy with many exciting trips, poetry workshops and ending with a spectacular Foundation Stage Performance. It was a delight to see our young children confidently talk aloud and perform some amazing songs and dances from around the world. We have a...
12th June 2015
Year 5 Work Week
Year 5 had a brilliant start to the Spring 2 term with an enjoyable work week! They had the opportunity to meet a creative director that works in the fashion industry and learn and experience what it is like to work in an ethical clothing company. 'Work week showed me how to work well under...
Year 5 visit the Science Museum
Year 5 recently visited the Science Museum to watch an amazing humanoid robots 3D film all about science, technology and engineering. Year 5 enjoyed all that the film had to teach us and felt inspired and blown away by the new technology that will soon be prevalent in our every day lives. Of...
Year 5 - World Book Day 2018
The Year 5 children had a fantastic time today dressing up for World Book Day. There were some amazing costumes, even Mr Matvad and Mr Martykan came dressed up! Check the cool invisible man in our photos
Year 4 Workshop at Hackney Museum - Travels With My Suitcase
Year 4 had a wonderful time at the Hackney museum. They attended an exciting workshop called 'Travels With My Suitcase'. This workshop was all about the history of Hackney going all the way back to the Anglo Saxon era. "I really enjoyed the trip, we got to touch real artefacts from the...
Year 4 Visit Wahaca in Liverpool Street
Year 4 were lucky enough to visit the famous Wahaca restaurant in Liverpool Street. They learned that maths and literacy are both very important in the workplace. First they used their maths skills to add up a customer's bill. Then they made some delicious guacamole and ate it with chips!...
Year 4 - Science: How Sound Travels
In our Science lessons this term, Year 4 have been exploring sound and how sound travels. We have learned that sound is created by vibrations and travels in waves. During this lesson, we wanted to test how sound travels through different materials. We did this by attaching some string onto a metal,...
Year 3 Literacy - Gregory Cool
... focusing on the text Gregory Cool. The book is about a young boy who travels to the Caribbean island of Tobago, to spend the summer with his grandparents. Upon his arrival he realizes, the lifestyle in Tobago is much different from the lifestyle in London. We are using this book to help us under...
School Choir Perform for Nursery
Our parent led school choir performed for a captivated nursery audience on Wednesday 5th of July. We had a sing off in which nursery children and our choir sang for each other. 4G were in the audience too and they treated us to a cool rendition of Kye Kye Kule. Massive applause and kudos goes to...
Reception - Yellow Class: '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...
Governor Newsletter 2025-2026
It's interesting to note that at the end of last summer term I wrote that I hoped everyone had managed to keep cool during the heatwave.
