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...

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

Class Teachers Meet the Teacher Phonics Screener Meeting Pupil Survey Survey Link PE Day - Friday Please ensure your child brings their PE kit and suitable footwear to school every Friday in a bag. At home, please allow your child to practice getting changed by themselves to help them to be able to...

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...

Physical Education

Intent The Blossom Federation believes that Physical Education (PE), experienced in a safe and supportive environment, is essential to ensure children attain optimum physical and emotional development and good health. We intend to deliver high-quality teaching and learning opportunities that...

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...

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...

Computing

If you would like to know more about this area of the curriculum, please talk to Joel Power. Computing in EYFS We understand how important it is that children develop their technology skills and we will continue to use a range of technology to support and enhance learning in other areas of the...

Science and Sustainability

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Year 3

Class Teachers Welcome to Year 3 Daubeney Pupil Wellbeing Survey https://forms.office.com/e/VUwUMb0Mq2 Times tables tests We advise children to log into Times Tables Rock Stars daily to practise their times tables. They will be tested every Friday and will compete against other class groups weekly....

Nurture Group - The Nest

...g. I eventually had a meeting with Ms Asiya who thoroughly explained to me how Nurture worked and w......I asked for feedback and progress and Ms Asiya was very informative and direct and helped to ease my......y expressive and outspoken and according to Ms Asiya he is extremely funny. He looks forward to goin...

Mission, Vision and Aims

Mission Statement The Blossom Federation is made up of three primary schools - Daubeney, Sebright and Lauriston Schools - plus Daubeney Child & Family Hub and Sbright Children's Centre. Collectively, we serve over 1,200 Hackney children and families and are proud of our provision in supporting...

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:...

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...

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...

Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL)

Introduction to OPAL OPAL stands for Outdoor Play and Learning and is a programme endorsed and supported by Sport England . OPAL's mission statement is "To ensure that every schoolchild has an amazing playtime every day with no exceptions." We aim to: improve well-being develop self-regulation...

Online Safety

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

School 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...

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...

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 -...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

Times tables tests We advise children to log into Times Tables Rock Stars daily to practise their times tables. They will be tested every Friday and will compete against other class groups weekly. PE Children in Year 4 have PE every Monday and must bring in their PE kit to school including trainers...

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 5

Class Teachers Residential 2025 Parent Meeting Spelling test Spellings will be handed out on a Friday and the test will be the following Friday. Times tables tests Times tables will be handed out on a Friday and the test will be the following week. This is timed so please try to practice using a...

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...

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....

Year 1 - Forest School - 1S Superworm

1S looking for, measuring and drawing worms

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!

Nurture Group - Maths: Adding

We did adding using hoops, cubes and number cards! We also had sums with missing numbers

Year 5 - Character and Setting Description

We are continuing to look at the Greta and the Giants story this week and to help us with our descriptions, we spent the lesson talking about how we can describe characters and settings. We worked collaboratively as a group to come up with descriptions and write it down on our brainstorms

Year 2 - Computing Autumn 2 Week 4

This week we started our new topic of Spreadsheets. We learnt how to colour individual cells in our rows and columns, and also how add an image to a cell. We then explored adding a value to an image, and using the counting tool to say how many items we had in a certain area

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 4 - Function or Appearance: What Is More Important?

For design and technology, we researched, evaluated and created amazing boardgames to see the difference between function and appearance. Sketches of their innovation was brought to life and was also tested by themselves in order to evaluate the functions of their game

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 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 1 - Forest School - 1L Superworm

1L searching for worms, measuring them and climbing trees

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Computing Week 2

In Computing we explored pictograms as part of our Questioning topic for this half term. We discussed what types of homes we lived in and made a pictogram to show the answers

History and Computing

As part of our Great Fire of London topic, we used 2Create on Purple Mash to design our own tudor houses. We thought carefully about the features of the houses such as wooden beams, thatched or tiled roofs and white exterior

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 1 - Maths: Multiplication

Year 1 have been learning about making equal groups in Maths and have been introduced to the times symbol 'x'. They thought carefully about how many groups they had and also how many items were in each group. They wrote fabulous number sentences to show their learning!

Year 2 - Computing Week 6

This week we made our own race course with a range of characters. We thought about how the options for the turtle were different from other objects and programmed each of them to move. We had fun exploring how we can create and change algorithms of our own!

Year 4 - Spanish - Spring Term 2

Excellent effort from students in Year 4 this half term who have had the opportunity to learn about a range of famous Spanish-speaking painters – including Pablo Picasso, Frida Khalo, Wilfredo Lam, Joaquín Sorolla and Salvador Dalí, and different art styles/movements. Students can now use a range...

Year 5 - Maths Outdoor Learning

Year 5 improved their mental addition and subtraction in maths by using a range of strategies to answer one step problems. This included compensation, adjustment and finding connections between numbers

Year 4 - 4M School For Food

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

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 5 - WOW Day: Ancient Greece

We created vases inspired by ancient Greeks using recyclable items. First, we created the base and structure of the vase which was then followed by decorating the vase. This was a great way to end our topic on Ancient Greece where we learnt about how and where they had an influence on modern society

Year 5 - 2 Step Word Problems

Year 5 used a range of strategies to solve 2 step word problems. They had to read the question carefully and chose the correct operation

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?

Mr Logan Meets the School Councillors of 2022/23

School Council, Admin Committee invited Mr. Logan to meet with the School Councillors of 2022/23. The committees introduced themselves, updated Mr. Logan about what they had been up to since coming into post and informed him about their future plans. They were all mesmerised listening to Mr. Logan...

Year 2 - Coding Week 2

This week we started our coding topic! We had lots of fun trying to make planes take off from their runways and adding code blocks to detect any collisions. We had to think carefully about the algorithm we made and how we could debug if there were any problems!

Year 5 - Literacy: Features of a Poem

This week, we are looking at poems in literacy and today we spent the lesson looking at the features of poems. We looked at different kinds of poems. Do you know what the features of a poem is?

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

Year 2 - IT in Cross Curricular: Designing our own Vehicles

Today Year 2 had some fun designing their own vehicles with wheels using Chromebooks, as part of our Design and Technology topic. We thought about the shape of the vehicle and how we could decorate it too. We learnt about the job of engineers to plan, design, test and make various items including...

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...

Year 4 - Spanish - Spring Term 1 2023

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

Year 5 - WOW Day: Pulleys, Levers and Gears

What are mechanisms? Why do we use pulleys? Where can you find a real life example of gears? These are all questions we considered today when ending our DT topic with our fantastic WOW Day! After writing our reflections on what we learnt. we worked in small groups to make wells that included a...

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!

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 1 - Forest School - Session 1

Writing poems to what we hear

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 4 - Poetry and Performance

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

Year 3 - BFG

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

Year 3 - 3G: Poetry

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

Spanish - KS1: My name, Parts of the day and Greetings

Pupils in KS1 have been learning how to introduce themselves in Spanish. They can ask other people their names and say who they are. They have also been learning the parts of the day and greetings in Spanish. They really enjoyed learning through songs and games

Year 3 - Maths Word Problems

In maths, Year 3 have been solving word problems using the addition and subtraction skills they have been learning

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

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

Year 1 - RE Day - Autumn 2020 - Harvest Festival

1A have been finding out why and how do people celebrate the harvest festival. We have been singing songs and making thank you cards for all the things we are grateful for. We also learnt what 'harvest' means and which food items can be harvested

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 6 - No Pens Day Wednesday

Year 6 had to get creative with their maths today when we had no pens day. We took part in a variety of games which challenged our times tables, our quick number fact recall and our oracy skills. One of the games we had to talk for 60 seconds about one number without any erms or pauses. Try it -...

Year 6 - SATs Celebration

Hi Year 6, we've put together this video for you to celebrate you finishing what is normally one of the more memorable half-terms in primary school - the half-term when you should have been sitting your SATs. As it was, you didn't have to sit them but arguably you have faced something much...

Ms Gray Reads FING by David Walliams

A Series of Unfortunate Events

Chapter 13 has been added. This is the last chapter is the book. I hope you enjoyed it. If you want to continue with the series, the next book is called The Reptile Room! Who is your favourite character and why? What do you predict will happen next?! Does anything about this story frustrate you?...

Reading Skills

Reading Skills At Daubeney we develop our love of reading and comprehension by using the 7 reading skills: predicting, inferring, clarifying, summarising, making connections, evaluating and asking questions. You learnt how to use these in in your reading sessions with your teacher and have them...

The Witches

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Enjoy the next exciting chapter of Harry Potter. Sit back and enjoy the next thrilling chapter of Harry Potter. Please leave a comment if you’re enjoying the story so far!

Baller Boys Author Visit

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

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...

Boys Book Club - 23rd November 2020

Today 23 November 2020 the boys book club met and read a story ’George the giant tortoise’. We used our reading stems to discuss the story and looked at answering questions about the story

Boys Book Club - 7th December 2020

Today the Boys Book Club met and read an interesting text all about sharks. They discussed the text and used their reading stems to understand the text. Next week they will focus on comprehension questions about the text

School Council - St Joseph's Hospice Rudolph Run

On Wednesday the 8th of December, we participated in St Joseph's Hospice Rudolph Run. The aim was to raise money to help the hospice look after patients. The run started at 9:30 with the receptions and the year 6s ended the run at 10:55. On Tuesday the 14th of December, two children delivered the...

Year 5 Outdoor Learning

This week Year 5 went outdoors to begin their topic learning about mountains. They had to work as a team to choose items that they would need on a climb up Mt Kilimanjaro

Year 1 - 1A Senses Experiment

1A have been doing an experiment this week using our senses. We explored what our senses can do! We had fun hearing different musical instruments, using telescopes to see, smelling and tasting different food items. Take a look to see what fun we had!

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,...

Year 5 - History: Windrush and Hackney

What is the link between Hackney and the Windrush generation? Today, we investigated this by looking at images and maps of bombs sites in Hackney. We also reminded ourselves of the experiences of Windrush generation after they arrived in the UK by watching some videos. Finally, we learnt about the...

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...

Reception - Mae Jamison Visit

Reception have been learning about space and had a very special guest in to visit. Mae Jamison came along and we asked her lots of questions about her life and she talked about following her dreams, despite not always being encouraged to

Spanish - KS1 Introducing Themselves

This term our KS1 pupils have been learning to introduce themselves in Spanish. They feel very confident now and ready to make new friends in Spanish!

World Teachers' Day 2021

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

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

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

Year 5 Literacy - Little Red Riding Hood

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

Year 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...

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...

Year 4M - Outdoor Maths

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

Year 4 - Poetry Workshop

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

Message from the Chair of Governors - Will Emms

Children's Mental Health Week 2021

Express Yourself - 1st February 2021 - 5th February 2021 Daubeney have been Expressing themselves during Children's Mental Health. More than ever, it is really important to talk about how we are feeling. The children participated in a variety of activities, including, yoga, origami, creating a...

Nurture Group - Story Time with Ms Clare

Nurture Group - Create Your Own Stick Man

...hat we made:...

Year 2 - WOW day - Great Explorers

Today Year 2 came to school dressed up as their favourite explorer. They then prepared some interview style questions for their explorer of choice and engaged in some interview role-play. They then answered the BIG question which was 'What makes a Great Explorer?' To round it all off, Year 2 made...

Science and JIGSAW

In Science we have been learning about taking care of the environment and trying to recycle items that we already have at home. We brought in empty jars to recycle them into dream jars! We had lots of fun adding the coloured paints and glitter, and watching the magic happen!

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...

Math - Adding decimals with different decimal places

Year 5 learnt about adding decimals with different decimal places. A strategy we consolidated was column method which was utilised to solve an array of mathematical problems. They completed their tasks outside whilst enjoying the lovely weather

Year 2 - Great Fire of London WOW Day

To finish our learning about the Great Fire of London, we spent the morning making our own Tudor Houses. We thought about the designs we wanted to make with timber beams and worked collaboratively with a group. In the afternoon we watched as all the houses burned down just like in 1666!

Year 5 - Wow Day - Tanzania and Mountains

Year 5 had an exciting WOW Day as part of their geography topic exploring Tanzania and mountain environments. The day was packed with fun and learning, helping pupils immerse themselves in the landscapes, culture, and challenges of mountainous regions. One of the highlights of the day was a...

Year 2 - Black History Month Drumming

To celebrate Black History Month, we had an incredible visitor who came in to lead a drumming assembly and he even did a workshop for us where we each had our own drums and we drummed along to his beat

Nursery - Size

Nursery have been learning about size, have been sorting items by size

Rainbow - Spontaneous Learning

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

Year 5 and 6 - Boys first federation match

Everyone enjoyed themselves and were able to work together as a team

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...

Kingfisher Outdoor Poetry Session 2025

Kingfisher Class enjoyed the sunshine and the Hop-garden reading a selection of poems from the Whole Class Reader (I heard it in the playground by Allan Ahlberg)

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

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

Year 4 - Group Maths 2025

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

Rainbow Room - Chalk Butterflies Drawing

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

Year 5 - School Tasking (Session 3)

Tort Law. Gross Negligence. Trespass. These were only some of the law terms that we learn about and discussed in this week’s School Tasking session run by our LSE law students!

Rainbow Room - Spring Books

Children explored the vibrant season of spring through two delightful books: "Hooray for Hoppy! " and " Five Little Ducks". Both stories brought the joys of spring to life, focusing on farm animals and changing weather. Hooray for Hoppy! by Linda L. Harkins follows a playful...

Rainbow Room - Spring Hyacinth

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

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

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

Year 2 - Division

Today we began thinking about using division and how this means we are sharing out items equally between groups. We were able to identify how many groups we would need, as well as how many cubes we needed to share out. We double checked our answers by counting each group and making sure they were...

Year 4 - Wow Day

We designed our own games working in teams and then presented our ideas to the Dragons whom we wanted to invest in our projects

Spanish Champions at the BFI

Yesterday a group of Spanish Champions was at the BFI Southbank for the day. In the morning the presenter took our pupils on an exciting journey to practice Spanish in a fun and interactive way using short films, and in the afternoon, we got to enjoy a film in Spanish

Year 5 - Trip to Suleymaniye Mosque

Year 5 spent the morning learning alot about Islam at Suleymaniye Mosque. We learned about the different features of a mosque, how Muslims pray and how to treat a Quran

Rainbow Room - Clay Snowman's

As part of our winter theme, pupils explored the texture of both wet and dry clay through a hands-on modeling activity. They used clay rollers and their hands to roll the clay into three spheres of different sizes, forming the body of a snowman. Pupils had make their snowman's to be unique and...

Year 2 trip to the Science Museum

We had so much fun on a trip to the Science Museum recently. We explored a range of aeroplanes and thought about how they had changed over the years. We discussed the materials they were/are made from and looked at miniature versions that were used in the design process. We then had a great time...

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 - 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...

Happy DLD Awareness Day!

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

Year 6 - Science Research Activity

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

Rainbow Class: Drums Fun (SEND Music Session)

YAY! We had so much fun playing on the drums alongside our peers

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 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...

Year 2 - Literacy: Performing poetry

What is your favourite poem? We have been learning about poems and we tried out performing fun and hilarious poems. We thought about our tone, volume, body language and much more! Have a watch of our performances!

Rainbow Room - Maths: Adding & Subtracting Coins

Our pupils were fully engaged in exploring different ways of using 1p coins as part of their learning about money. Through a range of practical, hands-on activities, they were encouraged to recognise, count, and manipulate coins in meaningful and purposeful contexts. They demonstrated growing...

Lego Club - Farm & Countryside

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

Rainbow Room - Exploring and Learning about Materials

Our pupils have been diving deeper into their science learning this week as they explored a variety of living materials in our investigation tray. The pupils were encouraged to observe, touch and discuss both familiar and unfamiliar items, allowing their natural curiosity to guide their...

Year 4 - Maths with Money

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

Year 2 - Science: Recycling items

Do you know what items can be recycled? We explored this by sorting items into different categories

Year 5: History - Windrush

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

Tenerife - Day 3

We have had another fabulous day in Tenerife! We started our day at the local school taking part in French, Maths, English and Art lessons. At the end of the school day, we painted a Cesar Manrique fish with our new Spanish friends! After school, we visited the town centre and treated ourselves to...

Year 5 - Mapping Day 2026

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

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 5 - Wow Day - Spring 2026

It was truly a Wow Day to remember! Year 5 spent the day exploring mechanisms—recapping what they are, how they work, and why they’re used. To finish, they designed and built their own mechanical systems. Using their knowledge, they created pulley systems with the goal of cleaning the...

Year 5 - Why was Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the Qur'an important to Muslims?

On RE Day, we learned about why Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the Qur’an are important to Muslims. We looked at who the Prophet was, some key facts about his life, and why he is a special role model. We also learned about how the Qur’an was revealed and why Muslims use it to guide their...

Year 5 - DT: Understanding mechanisms

We learnt more about mechanical systems and how the process of input and output makes things move. We tested our knowledge of levers, pulleys and gears so far and then made moving puppets

Year 2 - Safer Internet Day

Today we took part in Safer Internet Day, thinking about the theme of 'Too good to be true?'. We discussed scams and things we may see when we are online that are often too good to be true, such as free items, free gems or access to exclusive itmes. We explored what we should do if we see...

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...

Eco Team Trip

Today we went to the Leaside Trust Center! We learned about the Running Out of Time campaign and we got to meet the runners! The Running Out of Time campaign aims to raise awareness about Climate Change. The runners have been taking part in a relay from Ben Nevis in Scotland to the Big Ben in...

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 6 – RE Day: Islam

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

Year 6 – Eagles Class: Into University

Monday We learnt about what liberal arts are and the subjects that make it up. We took part in a carousel activity about psychology, philosophy, classics and social sciences. At each activity, we learnt about what that subject means and then completed an activity that relates to our learning. An...

Year 6 – DT: Evaluate

In this lesson, we evaluated our prototypes! We first discussed what is evaluation and why we should evaluate. We then discussed the tools and materials we used, problems we encountered, what went well and more! We then completed an evaluating sheet with our group after discussing each question and...

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...

Year 4 - Spring 1 Wow Day

...nel of Dragons (Mr Dharma and Ms Gustave)! After that, we worked in groups to build our games, selecting from a range of tools and materials. We included an electrical component. Then we got to play our game and finally we evaluated it....

Spanish - Phonics

To ensure children can pronounce and read words and sentences accurately and confidently in Spanish, a consistent approach is used from early years. Our phonics approach is based on the context of what vocabulary children are learning depending on the year group or stage. Children start learning...

Year 5 - DT: Pulleys and gears

Year 5 had an incredible day as they gained knowledge about pulleys, gears, and levers. They were also given information outlining the significance of these systems and how they simplify jobs. Lastly, they created functioning gears and cogs for their activities

Year 2 Spring 1 Week 1 computing

This week we began our new Computing topic, learning all about coding. We discussed what an algorithm is and took turns giving sets of instructions, being careful to be precise. We then used Purple Mash to create algorithms which made our planes take off from the run way. We also tried debugging an...

Year 2 RE day Autumn 2

For this half terms RE day we focused on Judaism and thought about 'What values does Hanukkah teach us?' We learned about the story of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of light, we explored the Maccabees and why they were brave, and thought about values we could learn from the story. We then...

Year 2 - Jigsaw Week 4

In week 4, we thought again about food groups and how we need a balanced diet with items from each group to keep our bodies healthy. We worked together to group food items and discussed our favourite healthy meals

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...

Year 2 - Spanish - La oruga glotona

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is one of Eric Carle’s best books, and it can be used as a fantastic resource for us to learn the name of some fruits and other food items, days of the week and the words for caterpillar and butterfly in Spanish. Excellent lesson today!

Ms Shaikh's Banana Bread Recipe

.... Peace, love and bananas, Ms Shaikh X...

Junior Literacy Team 2023/2024

.... The team will be supporting Ms Lester in promoting Literacy across the school through assemblies and events. They will also be in charge of keeping all book corners around the school looking tidy and vibrant. Watch this space for book reviews, recommendations, literacy tutorials, competitions and ...

Gardening Afterschool Club

The gardening club began by introducing the important rules to children when it comes to using the school garden, for instance listening to each other, working in teams, being safe when using tools, taking respectful care of plants, fruits and vegetables etc so this was well followed by all the...

Year 5 - Math - To calculate 10, 100, 1000 , 10000 and 100000 more or less

Year 5's took their learning outdoors today! A great and rich experience for them, to use outdoor resources to support them in solving mathematical problems relating to place value

Year 3 Maths

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

Year 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

2L RE day trip

Last week 2L went on a trip to East London Mosque to learn more about the religion of Islam. We visited various parts of the mosque, learning about the environment and layout, and we also learnt about some actions that would be seen when Muslims are praying. We discussed why there are separate...

Year 6 – RE Day: Judaism

As part of RE Day in Autumn, we learnt about Judaism. We spent time researching Jewish artefacts as well as learning about the rules that Jewish people follow. We ended the day by designing and colouring in our own Hamsa Hand because this is a symbol is significant in Judaism

Year 5 - Math: To plot data on a graph

Learning about data and line graphs outside was a thrilling experience for students in Year 5. Their smiles truly convey how much they were enjoying themselves throughout activity time, as you can see

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 5 - Maths: Subtraction

We practiced subtraction today in maths and even completed some word problems! Look at our amazing work!!

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...

Year 3 Kingfisher - Science - Spring 2025

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

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 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 3 - Multiplication and Division - Spring 2025

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

Year 3 - Linkages and Levers

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

Junior Literacy Team 2024-2025

.... The team will be supporting Ms Lester in promoting Literacy across the school through assemblies and events. They will also be in charge of keeping all book corners around the school looking tidy and vibrant. Watch this space for book reviews, recommendations, literacy tutorials, competitions and ...

Sewing and knitting Club

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

Year 6: Urwisck Transition Session. Phonics

Children in Year 6 hosted a small group of ex-Daubeney students from Urswick Academy this morning. Year 11 students have shared the importance of learning phonics through a series of activities and games in a lesson they delivered. This transition session has also given our children at Daubeney the...

Junior Art Team Trip

...’ objects. Thank you to Ms Smith for leading, and thank you to Ms Toni for supporting with thi......for leading, and thank you to Ms Toni for supporting with this trip....

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 6 - Literacy: Performing Poetry

In today’s reading lesson, we learnt a bit about how poetry can be performed. Joseph Coelho explains that our voice, emotions and body language is important to help the audience understand the point of our poems. We picked some poems from his book “Overheard in the Tower Block” to perform

Daubs on tour ‘24 - Day 1

After a delayed start (excuse you coach company) we arrived to blue skies and sunshine. After a quick lunch we went straight into activities. Everyone had a go, got stuck and enjoyed themselves. We are looking forward to festival night later and please leave comments!

Year 5 and Year 6 - Spanish: Eurocopa 2024

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

Year 6 - Trip to V&A Museum

To begin our Japanese textiles topic, we spent the day at the V&A Museum where we learnt about different artefacts that relate to Japanese textiles. We learnt about some heel-less shoes, dyes that are used and materials used for different items of clothing in Japan. Finally, we walked around...

Year 2 - Great Fire of London WOW Day

Today we had lots of fun bringing together all of our learning from the last half term. We worked in groups to make Tudor Houses, thinking carefully about the colours of the walls and the patterns of the timber beams. We also decorated windows and added thatch to the top! In the afternoon, we set...

Year 2 - Science: Week 5

This week we finished off our topic of 'environment' by recycling household items that we had brought in. We made a whole range of new items out of something old that would have gone in the bin! Lava lamps, jewellery boxes, jet packs....the ideas were endless!

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

Year 2 - History: Tudor Houses

This week we discussed Tudor houses. We explored how they were made from timber beams that were covered in tar, and then filled with sticks called wattle. They were then covered in daub, which is a mixture of clay, sand and dung! We designed our own Tudor houses both on paper and online using...

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 1 - Design and Technology: How do you make a structure strong?

1L had fun making their own chairs as part of our Design and Technology topic thinking about "How do you make a structure strong?" We used lots of materials to make the seat, legs and back of our chairs. Some of us even made arms!

Year 1 - Ms Khatun's Banana Smoothie Recipe

Year 1 - London Transport Museum

Year 1 have been learning about different means of transport. We went to the London Transport Museum to learn about how people traveled in the past in London. We saw how horses were used to pull carriages, and what the first bus looked like. We also went on the first ever tube train: it had no...

Year 3 - Designing Chocolate Factories

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

Year 3 - 3T Retell 'Welcome'

3T retold the story Welcome. They independently improvised each scene, taking charge of the story themselves. We hope you enjoy!

Year 2 World Poetry Day

To celebrate World Poetry Day 2FA performed the poem 'The North Wind Doth Blow'. We memorized the verses and added some movement to our performance. The North Wind Doth Blow (Anonymous) The north wind doth blow And we shall have snow And what will the robin do then, Poor thing? He'll...

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 - Venn Diagrams Using Materials

Today (14th January 2019) while looking at what materials everyday objects were made of, we learnt about Venn diagrams because objects like scissors and computers are made of plastic AND metal! We used a Venn diagram to show that objects can be part of 2 categories. A lot of everyday materials are...

Year 2 - Maths Workshop with the Happy Puzzle Company

Year 2 took part in an exciting maths workshop with the Happy Puzzle Company. We developed our team work skills whilst solving challenging maths problems!

Year 2 - Great Fire of London

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

Year 2 - 2K World Maths Day 2019

Today (12th March 2019) was World Maths Day!! It was a fun day as 2K enjoyed taking part in different Maths activities. They enjoyed working in groups; whereby each child contributed ideas that helped their team solve the equation. Some teams used concrete as others challenged themselves with...

Year 1 - Hilda Offen

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

Year 3 - Investigating the Effect of Food Colouring on Stems

Year 3 have been investigating the effect of food colouring on stems. We have made our predictions and will draw our conclusions soon!

Year 1 - Goals and Dreams

In our SEAL sessions we have been talking about our goals and dreams. We have been discussing what we are good at and what we want to be good at. Today we designed treasure chests that will hold our hopes and dreams in

Year 1 - Designing And Making Toys

In 1A we have been busy designing and making toys as part of our History. We collected lots of junk boxes which we used to make our toy. It got very messy as we painted our creations and used lots of glitter, gems, feathers and other collage to put on the finishing touches. We all had so much fun!

Year 1 - Work Week Trip to Marks and Spencer

Year 1T went on a trip to Marks & Spencer in Hackney. We had a go at visual merchandising and at using the tills. We also walked around the shop floor to have a look at all the different departments and had a go at finding items from a shopping list. Finally, we went on a tour of the stockroom....

When I Close My Eyes

An original tune. Ambrose is on drums and Isaac and Tasharne are on piano

Ukulele Trip to Gainsborough

... organised by Mr. O Flynn and Ms. Fort from Gainsborough Primary School and eight primary schools took part in total. We had a fantastic time and we dressed up in a Hawaiian theme as that is where the ukulele comes from. We performed "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". We did the trip twice as we a...

Transforming our School Gates

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

Top Book Recommendations for KS2

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

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...

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 - Non Chronological Reports

Year 3 have published the reports they have been writing about their chocolate factories . They have invented some wonderful new delights that Willy Wonka himself would have been proud of

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

Year 4 Trip to Suleymaniye Mosque

As part of Religious Education (RE), Year 4 had a great time visiting Suleymaniye Mosque in Hackney. We were able to learn about Islam and Muslims' place of worship. The imam (religious leader) took us on a tour of the mosque and answered any questions we had. 'We learnt new things that we...

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 - London Buddhist Centre

The children were delighted to visit the London Buddhist centre and had the opportunity to explore the beliefs and teachings of Buddhist. They we excited to see the two shrine rooms and were amazed at the decor and artefacts

Year 5 - Human Form Inspired by Anthony Gormley

The children in Year 5 used ideas from Antony Gormley to design and create their own human form. They used wooden squares and rectangles to form the human outline. The children had fun making different forms and shapes of the human body - just like Antony Gormley's work

Year 5 - Fashion Show

This week, Year 5 had to design and create fashion items using recycled clothes and materials as part of Work Week. They also showed off their modelling skill on the cat walk! Well done for all the hard work Year 5! What was your favourite part of the fashion show? What company's products would...

Year 5 - ecoACTIVE Bugs

Year 5M had an amazing activity today exploring the world of compost and the bugs responsible for helping to break down our food. They learnt aboutthe process and even got to hold worms, larvae, beetles, woodlouse and earwigs. A special thanks to ecoACTIVE team who came to Daubeney and allowed our...

Year 5 - Division with Money

Today (1st March 2019) the Year 5 pupils used their efficient method to solve division word problems involving money. They applied their knowledge of division and their multiplication knowledge to help them solve the real-life word problems

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 4's Maths Tricks

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

Year 4 - Time Capsules

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

Year 3 - Properties of Soil

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

Year 4 - SEAL- Odd Socks Day

Year 4 had a great SEAL session today discussing Odd socks day. We spoke about how we are different in some ways and all similar in other ways. We also spoke about accepting one another for who we are and having a growth mindset. We chose to wear odd socks today to show that it is OK to be...

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 - Human and Physical Geography Trip to Daubeney Fields

Year 4 went on a trip to Daubeney Fields to develop their understanding of 'human and physical geography'. They enjoyed themselves by having the opportunity to observe different things in nature and discuss the physical landscape of their local area! They will use this information to help...

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

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

Year 3 - World Maths Day 2019

To celebrate World Maths Day, Year 3 took part in many fun-filled maths games and challenges. They completed the activities collaboratively and used a range of mathematical operations to solve the problems

Year 3 - The Big Draw

Year 3 created a masterpiece inspired by the art of Michael Craig Martin. "The colours are so vibrant" - Riya "I love that he creates items from the everyday world" - Gabriel

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 - Solving Addition Problems using Partitioning

In Year 3 this morning (21st January 2019) we have been solving addition problems using partitioning. We proved that although we were working on the same problems using the same method, we were able to use different resources to check our work

Year 3 - Roman Battle

Today Year 3 took part in an enormous battle against the Celts! Their stamping feet and mighty roars could be heard miles away. The Romans protected themselves using battle formations such as the tortoise and ultimately beat the Celts. Long live the Romans!

Spanish Champions Make Displays About Themselves

Our Spanish champions had an exciting meeting this week and they had a great time making creative and colourful displays in which they spoke about themselves in Spanish! They shared what their hobbies, favourite food, birthday, etc. are in Spanish

SATs Saturday School

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

Year 5 - Poems in the Hop-garden

The children in Year 5 had an amazing time in the Hop-garden where they performed their poems. This week the children had been reading a selection of poems and developing their skills to perform the poems. Next week, they will write their own poems using a range of different techniques

Alexia Performs 'Long Way Home' For Our Singing Assembly

Alexia learned this song back in Year 3 and it is still one of her favourites. I think we can all agree, her voice is amazing! Well done Alexia

4P’s trip to Tramshed by Mark Hix

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

1P - Number Bonds

In 1P we practiced our number bonds to 20. We used the part, part, whole method. These will help us with subtraction problems we will be solving this week

1FA - Maths Week

For Maths Week we had a fun assembly where we learned about shapes. We also had a great workshop where we worked together as a team to solve puzzles and problems. It was fun!

1D - Sense Investigation

1D did a sense investigation for Science. We explored what our senses do for us by tasting different items, listening to different instruments, smell different things, touching different materials and looking into sight boxes

1B's trip to Sainsbury's

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

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...

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...

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...

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!

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...

Reception visit the V&A Museum of Childhood

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

Reception Met the Metropolitan Police

Reception met the Metropolitan Police. The Police officers shared what they do and how they help us. We enjoyed looking at their uniforms and exploring their different equipment

Reception Hub Velo visit

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

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

...ook corner that Mrs Addai and Ms Emily created for us. We helped by painting the stars, space man and rocket that blasted off into space. Whoosh!...

Reception - Yellow Class Work Week 2019

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

Reception - Creating Patterns

In Red Class we have been busy exploring our senses. We have been looking at different kinds of patterns and creating patterns using two and three colours. We also made delicious jam sandwiches and invited Mr Teddy to our picnic. We've also experimented with smelling different items such as...

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...

Professor Brainwave visits Daubeney

Professor Brainwave visited Daubeney Primary School on Tuesday, 26th April, Thursday, 28th April & Friday, 29th April. Children were taken on a mathematical journey of attempting to find a solution where deep learning occurs as the sole focus is not on the answer. The focus was Geometry....

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...

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...

Nursery - Mothers' Week Tea Party

Thank you to all of the mums who came to our Mothers' Week tea party! It was wonderful to see so many of you there. As you can see from the photos, the children were beaming with pride; they were so excited to show their mums around the nursery and, of course, share delicious food and drink...

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...

Maths Family Workshop KS1

Today Wednesday 26th Daubeney held its first (Autumn 1) Maths Family KS1 workshop.The attendance was amazing and the parents and children took part in some fantastic team sharing and confidence building with a focus on making maths alive outside of school. Where can we find/ use maths at home or in...

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...

Junior Literacy Team Meet SLT

...eet with Mr Logan, Mr Dharma, Ms Lucey, Ms Gustave, Ms Bibi, Ms Corpe and Ms Cenac (Senior Leadershi......r Logan, Mr Dharma, Ms Lucey, Ms Gustave, Ms Bibi, Ms Corpe and Ms Cenac (Senior Leadership Team). W......Dharma, Ms Lucey, Ms Gustave, Ms Bibi, Ms Corpe and Ms Cenac (Senior Leadership Team). We discussed ...

Hackney Junior Citizenship

Hackney Junior Citizenship Schemes is a fast-paced, multiple-agency event run for Year 6 students and designed to help pupils prepare for the challenges they may face as they become young adults. Our Year 6 pupils enjoyed a carousel of activities with up to ten different agencies delivering short...

Farewell Ms. Douglas

...assembly for our Head Teacher Ms. Douglas. We had beautiful poeMs recited and heart felt tributes fr......nside so strong" because Ms. Douglas has given us all something inside so strong. We also sang ......to show how we all feel about Ms. Douglas, the world's greatest Head. Here is a video of the dru...

Eco Team - Worm Farms

The eco team made worm farms to help us compost more of our food waste. EcoACTIVE helped us to make them and we discussed why it was important to compost

Discussing Sustainable Modes of Transport in Spanish

...e modes of transports lead by Ms Cherid, Year 5 and some Spanish champions had a travel survey and discussed the transports they prefer using and why in Spanish. Pupils also shared the way they travel to school and their reasons....

Year 5 - Meet the Worms

5M had a wonderful time today with Eco Active looking at composting and how to recycle our left over food. Worms play an important part in our food and compost making and the children were delighted to meet the worms who are responsible for breaking down our foods and turning them into soil we can...

Year 5 - Poets

The Year 5 children had an amazing week of poetry. They developed their skills in writing different types of poetry and ended the week with an amazing poems called, My Gift To You... which they presented to their families. I hope all the mums, dads, brothers, sisters and grandparents enjoyed the...

The Twits

Year 5 Residential 2019 - Day 5

[menu name="year5-residential-2019"] Good afternoon everyone. This is the last update so I’ll keep it short. It’s been an absolutely amazing week. In the words of Senior Aribas, our silver medalist Spanish champion, “Muy Bien, fenomenal!” The children have been...

Year 3 - 'I Love Me' Portraits

As yesterday was world mental health day Year 3 have been thinking about their emotions and their self worth. With the theme of ‘I love me’ the children drew a self portrait and wrote what they love about themselves. Their portrait was then passed around to their peers for them to write...

Year 2 - Daubeney Fields Trip

We went on a walk to Daubeney fields. We were searching for worms to collect for our Worm World! We discussed the habitats they live in and what they will need

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!

Year 6 - 6S Photography Workshop

Strike a pose! 6S really enjoyed having the opportunity to take part in a professional photography workshop. They even had the chance to operate the camera themselves! The children are really excited to see the results

Year 2 - RE Day

Did you know that Hindus believe that there is one God that takes on many different forms? Some have many arms and legs, some don't look like humans! We learnt a lot of new things from where they pray and worship to what festivals they celebrate. The day ended with us designing our own hennas...

Year 3 - Mapping Skills Day

Year 3 immersed themselves into the world of maps. Firstly, they helped some pirates to find their missing treasure by building and then using their knowledge of grid references and coordinates. They then worked together to identify symbols that are used on maps, leading to an interesting...

Year 3 Recreate 'Alone in a Crowd'

After finding out about the artist Julian Opie, Year 3 created their own piece of art inspired by his work. It was interesting to see how one piece of art inspired so many different styles. It seems that the children are really developing their own unique artistic voice!

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 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 4 - RE Day: Hinduism

The children in Year 4 had an exciting day today (31st October 2019) learning all about the Hindu faith. The children studied the main beliefs of Hinduism, the importance of the Mandir (Hindu Temple) and signs and symbols from the religion. They also had an opportunity to create their own art...

Year 5 Residential 2019 - Day 4

[menu name="year5-residential-2019"] It’s day 4 and you’d have thought the tiredness would have set in by now... well it has with the teachers. The children are just as energised as ever. They finished last night with wider games and the usual hot chocolate before bed. This...

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...

Year 5 Residential 2019 - Day 1

[menu name="year5-residential-2019"] Wow! What a start! As first days go this is right up there with the best of them. It was a very excitable coach journey and the children couldn’t wait to get to Youlbury and try out all the activities. We arrived in plenty of time and as usual...

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...

Eco Team Meet The Senior Team

...met with Mr Logan, Mr Dharma, Ms Gustave, Ms Cenac and Ms Bibi to discuss all the great work they ha......Logan, Mr Dharma, Ms Gustave, Ms Cenac and Ms Bibi to discuss all the great work they have been doin......rma, Ms Gustave, Ms Cenac and Ms Bibi to discuss all the great work they have been doing over the ye...

Girls Club - 21st May 2019

Today (21st May 2019) at girls club we started off by playing a game called fizz buzz. Then we played a Lego building game in teams where everybody had to work together to build the Lego model. We ended the session by reflecting on the importance of teamwork. Another fun session in the bag!!!

Reception - Blue Class Sharing Assembly

Blue Class had their last sharing assembly in Reception on Thursday (16th May 2019)! They delivered a fantastic performance, ukuleles and all! Most of the lines were written by the children themselves, there was even some improvising thrown in! Enjoy watching :)

Reception - Yellow Class Flower Shop

...hop. The children worked with Ms Emily to paint beautiful flowers and a rainbow to display in our flower shop. Mrs Addai got us some real artificial flowers and accessories that we can use to role play with and pretend to buy things. We have been learning all about money and we used our shop to help...

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...

"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 - Motivational Poems

Year 6 is an important year and the children wanted to share some advice that has helped them develop their attitude. These poems are truly inspiring and if you listen carefully you may learn some important lessons not just about school but about life

Hello to 3G

Hi 3G, I wanted to check in with you all and I hope you are doing ok? I can see that so many of you have been doing lots of your home learning which is great. Do not forget to look after yourself in other ways too, exercise is very important as is your mental wellbeing. Remember the breathing...

Year 5 and 6 Residential 2020 - Day 4

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

Year 5 and 6 Residential 2020 - Day 3

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

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 5 and 6 Residential 2020 - Day 1

[menu name="year5-6-residential-2020"] Wow! What a start! What do you get when you’ve got 70 super excited, amazing pupils rearing to take over Youlbury Scout Centre? You get the Daubeney residential team! It was a very excitable coach journey with us arriving in plenty of time for...

Hackney Star Life Time Achievement Award

... at the Hackney Town Hall. Ms Mary was nominated as one of the nominees for the Hackney Stars Lif......ner – our Miss Mary. Ms Mary who has served Daubeney for over 20 years received her award f...... your congratulations and let Ms Mary know how much we appreciate her....

Nursery - Exploring Why Materials Float or Sink

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

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...

Reception - Blue Class: Valentines Day Cards

Blue class created some loving cards for themselves for Valentines day!

Debating in Year 3

Year 3 read the fable 'The Lion and the Mouse' and determined that fables are stories that teach us a message. They thought that the message of the fable was that TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK. They then applied this idea of teamwork to a debate. They argued both for and against the idea...

Year 6 - 6M IntoUniversity Week 2020

6M spent a week at IntoUniversity learning all about inclusion and diversity. The week included learning about a range of subjects. On Monday and Tuesday, we looked at inspirational people throughout history such as Martin Luther King Jr, Nelson Mandela and Malala Yousafzai. Also, we had an...

Family Matters Workshop - Dreams and Goals

"Have a vision, it is the ability to see the invisible. If you can see the invisible, you can achieve the impossible" (Walt Disney) Our dreams and Goals, a truly fun filled and creative workshop were the invisible became a visible by creating a vision. We had some lovely feedback from...

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

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...

Year 2 - 2P Acrostic Poetry

We read our acrostic poems to each other. They were wonderful and interesting and everyone did amazingly!

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!

Nursery Christmas Performance 2019

Year 6 - Dance and Make Some Noise

Year 6 have been practising for the last 10 weeks and today they performed in front of a packed audience to resounding (and well deserved) applause. They performed dances which featured some traditional moves as well some moves associated with a certain popular video game. They also performed...

Year 3 - Designing Rooms for Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory

After finding out about the weird and wonderful world of Willy Wonka, Year 3 designed a room for his chocolate factory. They came up with some imaginative ideas, such as the Trick or Treat Room (chocolate sprouts anyone?), chocolate jacuzzis and waterfalls, and a room with marshmallow trampolines...

Year 3 - Girls Club

...b today during lunchtime with Ms Fathema. The girls took part in lots of icebreakers and team games including organising theMselves silently from shortest to tallest. They also engaged in conversation with each other, answering funny questions such as what they would do at school if they were invisi...

Year 5 - Reasoning

The children in Year 5 worked hard today (11th October 2018) to use their reasoning skills in order to solve one and two step word problems. They used their efficient methods and showed all the working steps

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 SEAL - Hopes and Dreams

The Year 5 children started their team with an interesting topic in SEAL - Hopes and Dreams. They discussed and shared their hopes and dreams for the future and identified what steps they would need to take in order to reach their goals, dreams and hopes in life. The children, with a mature frame...

Year 5 Residential 2018 - Day 5

Good afternoon everyone. This is the last update so I’ll keep it short. It’s been an absolutely amazing week. In the words of Senior Aribas, “Muy Bien, fenomenal!” The children have been brilliant and have pushed themselves to the absolute limit. It’s only been a week...

Year 5 Residential 2018 - Day 4

It’s day 4 and you’d have thought the tiredness would have set in by now... well it has with the teachers. The children are just as energised as ever. They finished last night with wider games which incorporated orienteering with a quiz. Of course, Mr Swarbrick’s group emerged...

Year 5 Residential 2018 - Day 2

Today was an absolute scorcher! It reached the dizzying highs of 28 degrees in Youlbury (thank you for Miss Fergus for noticing my spelling mistake in the last post). The children are adapting to independent life and have had to learn to get themselves ready for bed, keep their living areas tidy...

Year 5 Residential 2018 - Day 1

What a fantastic first day. It was a very excitable coach journey and the children couldn’t wait to get to Yulebury and try out all the activities. A mere 30 minutes after arrival the games began! We had children streaming down the Zip Wire at crazy speeds! Facing their fears on the dreaded...

Year 5 Residential 2017 - Day 4

It's our last full day on the residential and it's been another inspiring one! At breakfast we had cereal and juice for starters and then beans on toast, vegetarian sausages and saute potatoes. Yum! We read some more of the messages from families and friends whilst the children ate. We have...

Year 5 Maths Workshop

Year 5 took part in a maths workshop last week where they had the opportunity to use their problem solving skills to solve real life problems!

Year 5 Discuss Current Affairs

Year 5 are off to an exciting start this term with finding out about current affairs. Classrooms were heated with the well-thought-out opinions from the students. We discussed a range of issues such as; Floods in Haiti, Refugee crisis and the US presidential elections. Our students were able to...

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 6 - Publishing Short Stories

Today (04.04.19) year 6 published the short stories they have been writing over the last few days. They used the corrections and improvements made by themselves and their peers to produce a top quality piece of writing. They will be sharing them by reading them out loud tomorrow

Year 5 - We Made Our Own Catapult

The Year 5 children were very excited today when they made their own catapult. Our topic this term is all about forces, mechanism, gears, levers and pulleys. we hope to design, create and build more items as the term progresses

Year 5 - Time Problems

The children in Year 5 today (18th October 2018) worked together in pairs to solve time problems based on a TV guide and its timings. Ask the children at home to create a time table for their daily routines and make up some questions

Year 5 - The Bar Model

The Year 5 children have been using the bar model to help them visual the real life word-problems. The bar model has helped them to better understand the problem, choose the operation and solve the calculations

Year 5 - Telling The Time

Today (4th March 2019) the children in Year 5 were using clocks to help them tell the time. Then they used blank clock faces to show the time then read the time that was shown on their clock faces. The Year 5 pupils have been encouraged to practice telling time and using time word problems on IXL...

Year 5 - Team Teaching, Team Learning

Year 5M and 5F enjoyed learning maths together today. We learnt how to calculate a percentage of an amount and applied our knowledge to solve word problems involving percentages. It was fun learning together as a team!

Year 5 - STEAM Competition

A massive well done to all teams who participated from Year 5 today in a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) competition. The students showed amazing teamwork skills. Congratulations to all teams - one team from 5M came 3rd while the team from 5F came first and made it...

Year 5 - Solving Word Problems Using Fractions

Today, Thursday 9th November 2017, the children in Year 5 applied their skills and knowledge to solve word problems involving fractions. they used the steps to success and followed each step to help them solve larger fraction calculations. They worked in pairs, supporting each other and ensured...

Year 5 - Solving Word Problems

Today (17th January 2019) the Year 5 children worked in pairs and groups to solve a variety of mathematical word problems. They used their efficient methods and skills to help them solve the calculations. The Year 5 children are now encouraged to use their IXL maths program to continue practising...

Year 5 - Self Assessment: Fractions, Decimal, Percentages

Today (15th February 2019) all the Year 5 pupils revisited their learning in our Fraction, Decimal and Percentage (FDP) unit. The children identified where and when they were successful and what they needed to do in order to further develop their learning. They carefully looked at each objective...

Year 6 - Into University

6F spent a week at Into University doing a variety of activities focused on our topic World War 2, including a visit to Churchill War Rooms and HMS Belfast. On the Friday we visited Goldsmiths University. We had a tour of the campus, learnt about university life, all the different courses you can...

Year 6 - Division

The pupils in Year 6 today worked really well to solve division problems using both of our methods. We practiced the short efficient method and used long division