21/12 - 01/01/2027 - Christmas Holidays
Free School Meals
Our Catering Team works very hard to prepare a delicious and varied diet. As School Meals are universally free in London thanks to the Mayor of London, we expect all children to have a hot meal during the day. Pupil premium and free school meals If your child is eligible for ‘free school meals’ and...
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...
Year 6 - Spelling Test and Easter Home Learning
Hi Year 6 Here’s this weeks spelling test but please watch the whole video and see where you can access some different resources over the Easter holiday. There will also be battles on TTRS, activities on busy things and of course all the amazing and fun things we will add to the website over...
Virtual Assembly - 8th May 2020
... - Bonus Virtual Assembly...
Summer Reading Challenge
The Hackney Libraries Summer Reading Challenge encourages children aged 4 to 11 to enjoy the benefits of reading for pleasure over the summer holidays, providing lots of fun as well as preventing the summer reading ‘dip’. Although public library buildings are closed, libraries will continue to...
Year 2 - History Day
We had a fantastic day today! We made Tudor houses and then burnt them down! We watched as the wind blew the flames and turned them into ash, like it would have been in 1666. Well done everyone for dressing up and have a lovely Easter holiday!!!
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 6 - Spring Term 2 – Spanish
This half term Year 6 students at Daubeney have learnt to talk about holidays – they have learnt how to use the immediate future ‘voy a + infinitive verb’ to talk about when and where they are going to go, how they are going to get there and who they are going to go with. Great...
Mr Logan’s Weekly Update Video - 21st July 2023
Please watch my final video of the year. Wishing everyone a great summer holiday. We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday 6th September
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 - 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...
Celebration of ‘Día de Muertos’
Day of the Dead is a holiday for celebrating death and life. Pupils across school explored this fiesta through a range of texts, videos – including a short movie, games and discussions
Duckling Class - Easter Trip
Leading up to the Easter holidays, Duckling Class visited St Barnabas Church where we told the story about where and when Easter started. We had fun dressing up for different parts of the story!
History Projects
What inspiring children we have at Daubeney! Over the holidays whilst most of us were feasting and relaxing, our children set about independently researching their history topic for the Spring term. They presented their findings in the most creative ways, from sculptures and painting to computer...
Winter Resources
Winter Resources for Parents and Carers These resources are specially designed by the therapists at Beacon House to support regulation, connection and rest during December. Download them for free here and share with family and friends so everyone can access what they need during this busy holiday...
Parent Communication - 10th January 2025
Firstly, and foremostly a very happy New Year to you. I trust that you had a restful holiday and you’re looking forward to an exciting 2025! There will certainly be lots for us to look forward to here over the coming weeks and months of the Spring an
10th January 2025
Reception - Week 1: Spring 2025
We have enjoyed our first week back at school! We have been talking about our holidays, practising our numbers and our phonics
EHT Update Letter - 8th May 2025
We have been back a short time, but not really completed a full week yet! We are not complaining though; everyone loves a Bank Holiday. I do hope you enjoyed a lovely Easter break and the long bank holiday this week.
9th May 2025
Nursery - Welcome Back
We welcomed back all our friends after the summer holidays. We are excited to meet new friends too
Parent Communication - 9th January 2026
In our haste to enjoy the Christmas holiday you may have missed our Autumn School Development Newsletter
9th January 2026
Huge TTRS Announcement
Hi everyone! Please watch the video for a HUGE TTRS announcement. Have you watched it? Good. IT. IS. ON! Teachers v Children. Daubeney v Sebright v Lauriston What an Easter holiday this is turning out to be on times tables rockstars! And well done to 6S for climbing their way back to the top of the...
'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...
Reception - Red Class Planting Cress and Mustard Seeds
Just before the half term, Red Class planted some cress and mustard seeds. We were very surprised when we returned back from our holidays. The cress had grown very tall. We took good care of our plants by watering it and making sure that they had plenty of sunshine. Red Class also decided to make...
Yellow Class - Christmas Fun
Yellow Class have been having lots of amazing Xmas fun over the last couple of weeks. We did our nativity show where we all dressed up to perform for our families. It was very special and we sang Christmas songs and acted out a show. All the grown ups were so pleased at our talents. Definitely the...
Nursery - Autumn Treasures Bag
Nursery will be filling a Autumn treasures bag. Parents and children will be collecting Autumn treasures together, during the half term holiday
Nursery - Graduation 2018
We are so proud of our nursery children who graduated, ready for reception. We wish them the best of luck and a good summer holiday
Reception Holiday Projects
Look at our brilliant holiday projects
Red Class - Journey to Africa
Red Class have been on a journey to Africa! We have enjoyed reading the story Handa’s Surprise and acting out the story. We have also been looking at African art and prints in textiles. We then created a patterned scarf for Handa using shapes. Red class also loved writing postcards pretending...
Year 1 - 1L's Christmas Party
1L had fun yesterday afternoon at their Christmas party. We had lots of yummy food and drink, we listened to music and played games! We also had a very special visit from Father Christmas! 1L wish that everyone has a lovely Christmas holiday :)
Year 3 - First Week Back At School
In Maths, we have been looking at place value and representing numbers using dienes and counters. We have also started to add on 1, 10 and 100 onto different numbers using our knowledge of place value so far. In Literacy, we have been recounting our summer holidays and we are preparing to create...
Year 4 - Working Collaboratively Through Role Play
After a restful holiday, Year 4 are back and rearing to go! We had a great time stimulating our imagination and working collaboratively through our role playing lessons in Literacy. 'I enjoyed role-playing the mum in the story because I learnt how to use more adjective in my sentences and I...
Year 4 Half Term Holiday Projects
Over the Half-term holidays, Year 4 have been busy creating jaw-dropping projects! Hayden in 4P created a volcano (which actually explodes!). Massimo, Oran and Cormac created a model of a earthquake scene in London. The teachers and Mr Logan were very impressed!
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 - Leaflets
The Year 5 children were busy today (18th October 2018) publishing their leaflets. They used the key features of a leaflet and their frame, along with their information in their books, which they were writing this week. Ask your children over the half-term holiday to create a leaflet on any topic...
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
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...
Newsletter - 18th September 2015
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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 - 13th November 2015
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13th November 2015
Newsletter - 18th December 2015
Dear Parents and Carers, The last day of term has finally arrived and what a busy term it has been. Daubeney has truly celebrated Christmas this year and we hope you have en-joyed the array of performances and events. We always welcome your feedback and look to improve what we do. Enjoy the festive...
18th December 2015
Newsletter - 24th March 2016
Dear Parents and Carers, Spring term has come to an end and the holidays are upon us. I would like to congratulate Ms Douglas on her appointment as Headteacher at another school and wish her all the best for the future. Mr Logan will become the new Head of School from May half term. We are looking...
24th 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 - 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 - 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
Summer Project 2018
To keep your brains ticking over the Summer holidays, here are some fun and creative activities for you to sink your teeth into. There are maths, literacy, creative and science activities for Key Stage 1 and 2. We look forward to seeing your amazing home learning in September! Creative KS1 KS2...
