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...
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...
Pupil Premium
The Government believes that the Pupil Premium, which is additional to main school funding, is the best way to address the current underlying inequalities between children eligible for free school meals (FSM) and their peers by ensuring that funding to tackle disadvantage reaches the pupils who...
PE and Sports Premium
Across the Blossom Federation, we have prioritised PE and sport in our budget to enhance children’s participation, involvement, and attainment in PE. We are committed to ensuring our children understand the importance of being active, to have a healthy lifestyle and to enjoy sports and games...
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...
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...
Resources for Parents
Behaviour at Home Hello and welcome to these mini presentations about understanding and managing behaviour at home. These presentations seek to help us to understand where misbehaviour may come from as well as providing us with some practical ways of managing misbehaviour. They also provide us with...
Mental Health
...n a child is bullied or badly teased by others. Most of the insecurities people have as adults can be traced back to their childhoods. The good news is that meditation can bolster children’s feelings of security, empathy and inner stability, and this, in turn, builds compassion, joy and self-estee...
Assessment
Assessment Policy and Procedures Why Assess? We assess to be sure that all children across the Blossom Federation can make as much progress in their learning as they possibly can. By assessing children’s achievements in their work, further progress in their learning can be planned for. Assessment...
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...
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...
Year 3 - Spanish - Spring Term 2
What a fun half term for Year 3 students at Daubeney! Students can now understand a wide range of body parts and use them to make descriptions including masculine and feminine forms of colours. Adjectival agreement is one of the most challenging grammar points covered in this key stage, very well...
Year 6 - DT: Frames and Structures
As part of their DT unit, Year 6 researched shelters, planned out the materials they would use and annotated their design. They included measurements in order to make the most of the materials they had. They then used their maths skills to measure, and saws to safely cut the wood before putting it...
Year 5 - Literacy: Roleplay
Do you know what the most important things to consider when you are doing roleplay? We discussed them today in Year 5 and then used our new skills to roleplay the book "Ish" by Peter H. Reynolds, a lovely book about a child who learns to love their unique style of creating art
Year 6 - Land use in the UK
Year 6 have been learning about the different ways land is used in the UK! Today they have made posters about the different countries in the UK and compared their different forms of land use. Did you know that most of the land in the UK is used for farming?
Nurture Group - Shopping Trip
This week in maths we have been learning about money. We wrote out our shopping list and headed off to the shops. Today we are making fruit kebabs and chocolate Rice Krispies. We bought the ingredients and looked at how much each item will cost and what coins we will need. Finally, we worked out...
Year 5 - Literacy: Art-ish
Sun-ish, tree-ish, butterfly-ish, fish-ish. What do you do when your drawing looks ALMOST like the thing you meant to draw? We made art inspired by the book "Ish" to show us that even if it isn't perfect, we can all do art!
Year 2 – Spanish: Story telling and learning a second language
Language learning begins with listening and speaking, so storytelling is a fabulous tool for teaching any language, whether that is a first or a second language . At Daubeney we learn new Spanish words and phrases in KS1 from stories. Stories teach us grammar and syntax in the most natural way....
Year 5 - Aspiring Artist in 5SM
Well done to this young aspiring artist in 5SM. This layered painting took almost one year to complete!! It is entitled ‘Explosion of flowers’ We are very proud of the amazing work
Action for Children
Action for Children supports and speaks out for the UK's most vulnerable and neglected children and young people.
Year 1 - 1A DT: Making a Chair
For DT we have been designing and creating our own chairs. We have been looking at how to make a structure strong. We discussed using stronger materials such as card and cardboard and resources to connect pieces together. The outcome was amazing and most of our chairs were strong and sturdy. Take a...
Year 5 - Red Nose Day 2022
Have a look at our funny outfits? Which one made you laugh the most?
Year 2 Wow day Autumn 2
For this half terms wow day we recapped all of our knowledge from this History topic. We explored the expeditions of Sarah Marquis, Mae Jemison and Captain Robert Falcon Scott. We had fun interviewing explorers and drawing an explorer scene. We had the most fun in the afternoon when we made our...
Year 5 - Computing: Spreadsheet Counters
This week in computing we continued our topic on Spreadsheets and learnt how to add a counter. We used this to answer the question "Is 'e' the most popular vowel?" Look at how we did!
Christmas Baking in the Nursery
Today the Nursery children enjoyed baking delicious cupcakes. They enjoyed mixing, scooping, pouring and most of all eating their cupcakes!
Year 5 - RE Day: What Happened to Islam in the Middle Ages?
We learnt all about the Five Pillars of Islam and even discussed what Islam was like during the middle ages. Did you know that they went through a Golden Age, where learning and inventions were thriving in the capital of Baghdad, whilst most of the rest of the world was going through the Dark Ages?...
Mental Health - Playing and Socialising with Friends
8th March 2021 Children, staff and parents were all happy to return to school! During the lockdown, our Daubeney children took part in a Mental Health Questionnaire. Can you guess what the majority of the children said they missed the most? Playing and socialising with their friends. The teachers...
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 - British Science Week 2021
For British Science Week, we did a fun experiment based on the story ‘The Three Billy Goats Gruff’. We talked about what materials would be the most suitable to make a raft out of to help the goats get across the river. Then we made our rafts and tested them out!
The 2021 RSPB School's Bird Watch Event
Did you know that there are 622 species of birds in Britain? Did you know that the most popular birds in London are woodpigeons, house sparrows and starlings? Daubeney has been invited to take part in the RSPB Schools Bird Watch event this weekend! If you are interested, watch the video below. Find...
Boys Book Club - 16th November 2020
The Year 4 boys met today 16-11-2020 and enjoyed reading a selection of books which were their favourite books. We had many different genres and discussed which books we enjoyed most
Year 6 Graduation - Goodbye Class of 2020
The time has finally come to say goodbye to our Year 6 children though we know it's not goodbye forever because you are welcome to come visit Daubeney whenever you wish. It has been a memorable year, more memorable than most, but we will never forget all of you and how special you were to all...
Year 4 - Outdoor learning
Spending time outside is proven to have a positive effect on children’s physical and mental health. At Daubeney we are making the most of this sunny day and have taken our Spanish lesson outside. Great opportunity for them to take ownership of their learning and enhance teamwork skills
Year 2 - Jigsaw: Week 5
This week in Jigsaw we thought about the people that we trust and why. We discussed what can help to build trust and what may also break trust. We then worked in groups to create a circle of trust, thinking about who we trust the most and why
Year 2 JIGSAW Spring 2 week 2
Computing This week year 2 were using a search engine to find answers to a range of questions relating to dinosaurs. We discussed our online safety agreement before using Google Chrome to search for our answers. We explored the images tab and also discussed how search engines work by giving us the...
Year 6 Residential - Survive and Thrive
It has been an absolute scorcher in sunny Essex today and we have had a good one. To all the staffs surprise we had to wake up most of the cabins at 7 this morning to some really cool music, which they loved. Everyone has made an amazing effort in all the activities today and we are so proud of the...
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 - 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 - 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,...
Year 2 - Literacy: Taking Flight Drama
To help us remember the story of taking flight, we sequenced the story and then retold the story to our partners. The challenge was the second partner had half the time to retell the story, then we halved it again! This helps us focus on the most important parts of the story so we can add our own...
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...
Year 3 - Friction Test
We explored what friction is and how it can be both an advantage and a disadvantage. We investigated the effects of friction by setting up a ramp with different materials on it. We rolled a toy car down each surface, measured the distance it travelled, and recorded our results. We then discussed...
Year 3 - Friction Detectives
Year 3 became friction detectives! We learned what friction is and discovered that it can be both helpful and tricky. To test it out, we built a ramp and covered it with different materials. Then we sent a toy car zooming down each surface, measured how far it travelled, and carefully recorded our...
Rainbow Room - Autumn Maths Learning
Wow! We Have Fantastic Mathematicians. Our pupils had a fantastic time exploring autumn-themed maths activities! They practised number formation on the interactive board and enjoyed tracing numbers on pumpkins and acorns in their worksheets. This supported their number recognition and helped...
Rainbow - Fun Attention Activity
Our pupils had a magical learning experience that captured their attention and fostered teamwork. Sitting eagerly on their chairs, they worked together to guess sensory toys that were shown to them from the attention bucket. Each toy sparked curiosity and excitement while helping the children...
Year 2 - Computing: Exploring Purple Mash
For our first computing lesson in Year 2, we spent the lesson learning how to log in to Purple Mash and exploring the website. We will be using Purple Mash for almost all of our computing learning from now all the way up to Year 6!
Year 6 Residential - Survive and Thrive
This was the last day of the 2025 residential and probably the most organised day of the week for residential. The kids were well behaved today and were really well at getting ready to go back to Hackney. We had a really nice week and a week that will create memories forever and will also be in the...
Year 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
Spanish - Dia del libro – World Book Day
World Book Day was first created in 1995 by UNESCO and originally aimed at promoting reading, publishing and copyright. Since then however, it has grown bigger than anyone could ever have hoped for, with over 100 countries now taking part in World Book Day Celebrations that encompass everything...
Team Point Winners!
In Daubeney Primary School, students are awarded points for working as a team, meeting the Golden Expectations and always aspiring to achieve their best. This year, YELLOW TEAM amassed the most points. On Wednesday 25th June 2025, Reception and KS1 Yellow team will be spending the day at Adventure...
Team trip letter - KS2 2025
In Daubeney Primary School, students are awarded points for working as a team, meeting the Golden Expectations and always aspiring to achieve their best. This year, YELLOW TEAM, your child’s team - amassed the most points.
22nd May 2025
Team trip letter - KS1 and Reception 2025
In Daubeney Primary School, students are awarded points for working as a team, meeting the Golden Expectations and always aspiring to achieve their best. This year, YELLOW TEAM, your child’s team - amassed the most points.
22nd May 2025
Year 3 Kingfisher - Testing Frictional Force
The children in Kingfisher carried out a fair test to determine which surface will have the most frictional force. They built a ramp and tested different surfaces to test how far their car would roll and see which surface had the most and least frictional force
EHT Update Letter - 1st April 2025
I hope our families enjoyed a lovely Eid Celebration over the weekend. The Spring Term is almost finished and we are looking forward to the Easter Break.
1st April 2025
Saturday School SATs Boosters - 28th February 2025
Firstly, the Year 6 team would like to express their utmost gratitude for your continued support to ensure that our children are getting the most out of their final year in primary school. As the SATs are quickly approaching, we are offering free tu
5th March 2025
Year 5 - Science: Water Resistance
We learnt about water resistance by carrying out an experiment where we tested out dropping chunks of plasticine into water to see what shape was the most streamlined and had the least water resistance
Year 2 - Changing Materials
In Science, we took part in an experiment about changing the shape of materials. We made a prediction first, as to what material would be the most changeable and which would be the least. We then chose various items and tested to see whether we could squash, stretch, twist or bend it. We recorded...
Reception - Our Family and more!
This week, we have been talking about our families and how they might be different to our friends. We also have been having lots of fun taking part in Drawing Club and making most of the sun outside!
Year 5 – Mexican textiles
As we start a new Content and Language Integrated project at Daubeney, children today had the opportunity to revisit their historical, geographical and cultural knowledge of Mexico through a range of different sources. Students were introduced to los rebozos, and a range of different textiles –...
BADU Support Line
BADU Community is an organisation that uses sport as the driving force to empower, educate and uplift young people and their families in the local community. We focus on giving people in the local area activities and opportunities to bring about positive outcomes. We have close relationships with...
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
Ms Khatun's Banana Pancake Recipe
Ingredients 1 cup self raising flour 1 cup milk 2 tablespoons sugar pinch of salt 2 ripe bananas 2 large eggs 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 tablespoon butter Steps: In a medium bowl, mash the bananas until almost smooth. Add the eggs. Whisk with a fork to combine. Add the melted butter. In another...
Year 2 - RE Day: Easter
Today we are learning about one of the most important Christian celebrations, Easter! Christians believe that Jesus died on the cross and resurrected (which means come back to life again) and that is why Christians celebrate Easter. There are many ways that Christians celebrate Easter, for example...
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...
Walking Map Zone
Recently, students went walking around our local area to create a Walking Map Zone and compiled the data for Hackney Council. The council have now got back to us with an official map for students to use to plan their journey to school using sustainable travel methods. Think about how you travel to...
Year 5 Residential 2017 - Day 2
Another riveting day at our residential adventure! What better way to start the day than with cereal, beans, hash browns, scrambled egg and toast? A hearty breakfast, after an interesting first night and a 6am morning workout and yoga, to prepare for another fun packed day of activities including...
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 - STEAM Competition
...ade it through to the finals. Most importantly, all the students had lots of fun!...
Year 4 - Natural History Museum
Year 4 had a great time at the Natural History Museum where we visited the Volcanoes and Earthquakes exhibition and were able to consolidate and develop our learning. Not only were children able to look at artefacts but they also had the chance to experience what an earthquake feels like on a...
Year 3 / 4 - Spanish in the World and Geography in Spanish
This week, Year 3 & Year 4 are learning about Spanish in the world and Geography in Spanish! They can find Spain in a map, they can name all the continents, the most important Spanish cities and the Spanish speaking countries in Spanish. They also learnt the history behind how Spanish spread...
Year 3 - Surviving the Stone Age
As part of their lesson today, Year 3 imagined what they would do in order to survive if they suddenly found themselves transported back to the Stone Age. In their table groups, they spoke about and ordered the importance of different activities to ensure survival, such as finding water, killing...
Year 3 - Forces and Magnets
Year 3's science topic for this term is forces and magnets. After creating mind maps to think about what questions we had about this area, we then took part in a game of tug of war! We discovered the the team who used the most force (pulling) would win. If we used equal force then the rope did...
Year 3 - Exploring Christianity
Today Year 3 explored Christianity. They read and discussed some of the parables that Jesus told, including The Prodigal Son and The Good Samaritan. They enjoyed determining the meaning of each parable and cleverly drew parallels between these stories and the other stories and topics we have been...
Year 3 - Chocolate Crazy, Learning Had
Wow! What a choco-tastic day of learning with MASTER Chocolatier Derek Smith the Year 3's have enjoyed. Where does the cocoa tree come from? Who invented the chocolate bar? What does a cocoa pod look and smell like? These were just some of the amazing facts we explored prior to creating our own...
Year 2 - Great Fire of London
Year 2 got ready for next terms topic on the Great Fire of London, with an exciting workshop this week. The children role played the scene of the buildings in London and in role as shop keepers. They learnt how the buildings were burnt down in the tragedy. The Great Fire of London happened in 1666,...
Ukulele Trip to Gainsborough
...i from 3K as he won the "Most Improved Musician" award....
Year 6 Outdoor Learning
Today (12th February 2019) 6S took advantage of the (quite) nice weather and took our spelling and handwriting lesson outdoors. It was a nice change of environment and we really enjoyed being outdoors to learn. We also know that being outdoors can help to improve our mental health and wellbeing....
Nursery Trip to Old MacDonald's Farm
Nursery had a wonderful time at Old MacDonald's Farm. They got to meet and feed so many animals, including Annie the owl and Freckles the pony. They were also lucky enough to race a tortoise and see if they could jump as far as a wallaby. Bea said, "The tortoise was faster than I...
Nursery Sports Day 2017
Nursery's sports day revealed that we have many budding athletes in Daubeney! The children hopped higher than kangaroos in their sacks, balanced like aeroplanes in the sky in the egg and spoon race and ran (almost) as fast as cheetahs! The parents didn't do too badly either, as you can see...
Most improved music curriculum!
While fireworks were exploding overhead, a very proud Mr. Clarke, Miss Douglas and Mr. O‘Flynn went to the Hackney Empire to attend the Hackney Music Service Annual Gala. Mr O’Flynn was tipped off that there might be an award for Daubeney and sure enough Daubeney received a special acknowledgement...
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...
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...
Christmas in Nursery
Almost everyone in Nursery loves Christmas! The Nursery has been very busy preparing for the last couple of weeks. They have made Christmas decorations for the Nursery and to take home. The children have also created their own Christmas cards to give to their families. Since September, the children...
Boys Book Club - Poetry in the Garden
On Tuesday the 26th February 2019, the Boys Book Club made the most of the sunny day and enjoyed their session in our lovely Hop Garden. The boys read a selection of poems, then had the chance to recite some poems to their peers. It was a fun session filled with laughs and enjoyment. We were...
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...
400 years of Miguel de Cervantes and William Shakespeare
On the 23 April many countries across the world celebrated the International Day of the Book, organized by the UNESCO to promote reading and to honour the authors Miguel de Cervantes and William Shakespeare who died on this date. This year, we commemorate 400 years since their death and we...
Westminster Cathedral Virtual Tours
Virtual tours and panoramic photos of Westminster cathedral in London by Eye Revolution, the virtual tour company. Westminster is the largest and most important Catholic church in England and Wales.
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Year 6 - Pen Pals in New York, USA
In February, we received an email from a teacher from a school called Laddie A Decker Sound Beach School in Miller Place in New York asking if we would like be their pen pals. We jumped at the opportunity and got our pens and paper out. It has been so much fun writing letters and receiving them all...
Newsletter - 13th November 2015
Dear Parents and Carers, Thank you to all who attended Parents Evening; our feedback from both parents and teachers RMV YHU\ SRVLPLYHB H ORSH \RX IRXQG POH PHHPLQJV YMOXMNOH LQ OHOSLQJ \RX PR VXSSRUP \RXU ŃOLOG·V learning. Once again, Bonfire night was an amazing night and a great community event....
13th November 2015
Year 5 and 6 Residential 2020 - Day 2
[menu name="year5-6-residential-2020"] What an epic Day 2 at Youlbury. Not just because we started the day with a sumptuous breakfast of cereal and a fry up to compete with any Michelin star restaurant; not because of the lovely warm dry weather but because the Team Daubeney at Youlbury...
Year 2 - No Pen Day in 2C
Have you ever not used pens in school? That’s what we did today! We spent a whole day doing learning without using pens! We did lots of things we enjoy like reading books, learn about landmarks in the UK by playing a game and we even played games in maths that made us think a lot! Are you...
World Book Day in Year 2
Year 2 had a great time dressing up as our favourite book characters. We did lots of talking (mostly about different books) and lots of different activities. What a fantastic day!
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Year 2 - Science Experiment
Today we did an experiment on how we can change the shape of everyday materials. We did things like squashing, bending, twisting and stretching. We experimented on objects like pen pots, feathers, straws, jumpers, lolly sticks and rubber bands. Can you guess which object changed the most? Can you...
Year 2 WOW Day - Great Fire of London
To end our Great Fire of London topic, we designed some houses! We had to think about the materials that the houses were made of and the shapes of the houses. Houses in 1666 were made of wood and most of them leaned over the narrow streets of London, making it easy for the fire to spread from house...
Year 4 - Distributive Law
Today (21st January 2020) the children in Year 4 used the distributive law to solve their multiplication examples. The children used a game sheet, where they had to choose their own 2-digit numbers and multiply it by a single digit. Then, using the distributive law when they found the answer they...
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...
2K - Rocking on Timetable Rockstar!
...bles on Times Table Rockstar. Most of all, they are always very proud of their hard earned coins. Such an incentive!...
Year 2 - Christmas Jumper Day
Can you believe it’s almost Christmas? We celebrated today by putting on our best Christmas jumpers and by having a lovely Christmas dinner together! Look at how happy we are!
Daubeney Awarded Top Award of PSQM Outreach for Science
Last night (13th November 2019) our ex-science lead Mr Swarbrick had the honour of collecting our PSQM Outreach award. He led science for 3 years and this is testament to the incredible science work that happens at Daubeney and it was a pleasure to be a part of the process. At Daubeney we truly...
Year 2 - No Pen Day in 2P
We had a fun day today! We read our favourite books, played lots of different maths games and using our amazing vocabulary to describe different landmarks in the UK. At first, some of us weren’t sure how we’d be able to do anything without using pens but we soon realised that there are...
Year 6 - Maths: Counting, Reasoning and Problem Solving
6M and 6S joined forces to get the most out of our maths lesson. We started the lesson with some counting (as always) and then moved on to reasoning and problem solving. It certainly helped when solving problems to have more people to help out!
Newsletter - 29th January 2016
Dear Parents and Carers, January draws to a close and is usually a dull month but not at Daubeney! Lots of exciting trips and events have taken place. The trip to The Royal Ballet was extra special and the visit to the Ministry of Stories was inspirational. In school we have had an African story...
29th January 2016
Year 3 - Mapping Skills Day
...thing they found interesting. Most were surprised by how tiny the UK is in comparison to other countries, especially Russia! They were also excited to find names of places that they have visited before on the maps. We ended our Mapping Skills Day by creating a 3D map of an aerial view of Daubeney us...
Year 2 - Carnival
Did you know that "Bee's Knees" and "Cat's Pajamas" were terms used in the 1920s that meant something was the best? After all the practice and and hard work we put into our dance, we were definitely the Bee's Knees and Cat's Pajamas! Our theme was the 1920s so we...
Year 5 at UBS
Today (10th July 2019) five children from Year 5 entered the last stage of the STEAM competition at UBS Bank and came third. The children had to design a robotic car and an obstacle course to allow the car to be challenged. They used many of their skills to successfully complete the challenge. The...
Year 5 Residential 2019 - Day 2
[menu name="year5-residential-2019"] Day 2 down and it was another absolute belter. What a day! We thought the rain may dampen the children’s spirits but residential continued as planned. The children are adapting to independent life and have had to learn to get themselves ready for...
Nursery - Visit Old MacDonald's Farm
Nursery had a wonderful time at Old MacDonald's Farm last week. They got to meet and feed so many animals, including and the Josh the pony, Thumbelina the rabbit and Gladdis the tortoise. Some children enjoyed stoking the animals too! The children went on some great rides and played in the...
Year 3 Celebrate Wacky Day
Year 3 donned their most extravagant outfits and dyed their hair (and tongues!) every shade of the rainbow to celebrate all things wacky. They danced to some funky tunes, played on the climbing frame and even had a go at singing some songs themselves in the hop garden! Everybody had a whale of a...
Nursery - Maths Junior Team
The members of the Maths Junior Team visited the Nursery to interact with the younger pupils and help them gain an understanding of Maths. Each member planned what activities they thought would be most engaging for the children. The time passed quickly and soon it was time to leave but not before...
Reception - Blue Class Sharing Assembly
...erformance, ukuleles and all! Most of the lines were written by the children themselves, there was even some improvising thrown in! Enjoy watching :)...
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
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 - 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
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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