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...

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...

Curriculum Overviews

A curriculum overview gives you an idea of which topic your child will be studying at which point during the school year. Year Group Overviews Subject Overviews

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...

Daubeney Village

Daubeney Village is an organisation of parents and staff. Its role is to encourage closer links between home and school and organise fundraising events to provide an opportunity for parents, staff and pupils to get together. How is money raised? Daubeney Village raises money through events. They...

Free School Meals

... Is my child eligible for free school meals? Your child might be eligible if you access: Income Su...... income not exceeding £7,400 (£616.67 per month) Your child might also be eligible if you’re in...

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...

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 -...

Home Learning

Home Learning is an activity that should enhance your child’s experience so at Daubeney the activities we give all children are based on skills that will be useful and help them to learn during class time. Lower School Years R, 1 and 2 children should have 1 hour per week of home learning and...

Year 2

Class Teachers Meet the Teacher PE Days Children in Year 2 have PE every Friday. They must wear their school uniform in to school and bring their PE kit in their bag to change in school. Forest School Parakeet class will begin Forest School sessions on Friday 15th of September and they will run...

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....

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...

Nursery

EYFS Team Welcome to Daubeney Nursery! In the nursery, we plan exciting activities every week based on our observation of children’s needs, interests, and stages of development across the seven areas of learning to enable the children to achieve and exceed the early learning goals. We hope you...

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...

Year 1

...in their book bags every day. Your child will receive a reading record and their reading books will be changed on an allocated day each week. Breakfast Please ensure Your child has breakfast before coming to school as it can affect their focus and concentration. If you want further information for ...

Phonics & Early Reading

...learned through Reception and Year 1. Your child will read up to four words per page for their teach......sarily mean there is a serious problem. Your child will re-sit the check the following summer term. ...

Reception

Meet the Teacher EYFS Team Yearly Overview Welcome to Reception! Important information PE is on Monday. Please send your child to school in their PE kit. Please bring in your book bag on your book bag day. Please bring in a water bottle with your child’s name clearly labelled. Please bring a spare...

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...

Clubs

Please submit applications to admin@daubeney.hackney.sch.uk Breakfast Club Breakfast Club runs every day from 7:45am – 8:55am. This includes fruit, cereal, bagels and juice. Activities will start at 8:15am Breakfast Club Registration Form 26-27 Breakfast Club Changes Update Form 26-27 Breakfast...

Contact

...ents at school Curriculum Your child's progress Changes to picking up children Please speak to Miss Gustave Safeguarding For non-urgent enquiries, FoD or feedback about the school please email us. If Your issue is not resolved or you need further information, please speak to the SLT ...

Spanish

Pupils at our school learn Spanish and enjoy the benefits of starting to learn a foreign language at an early age. Learning a foreign language provides an opening to other cultures, fosters pupils’ curiosity and deepens their understanding of the world. It helps them to develop communication...

Quick Links

Staff Links IT Support Helpdesk - To log a call, enter your work email address and click ‘Log In’. An email will be sent to you with a link to the Helpdesk. Click this link and you will be taken to an area where you can see your calls. To log a new call, click the button in the top right and fill...

Year 6

Class Teachers Secondary School Application Home Learning Daily reading and reading records to be completed Times Tables Rockstars – TTRS IXL – one Maths and one Literacy objective to be practiced daily Weekly spelling list PE Children in Year 6 have PE every Wednesday and must bring in their PE...

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...

Starting Reception in September

...tion for the settling in week....... Years Curriculum at Daubeney Your child will be learning skills, acquiring new knowledge and demons...

Forest School

Autumn Term – Year 2 Spring Term – Year 1 Summer Term – Reception During Forest School sessions, children are encouraged to work with others to carry out activities such as den/shelter building, role play, exploration, practical and creative skills and tasks. These sessions will be delivered by...

Resources for Parents

Behaviour at Home Hello and welcome to these mini presentations about understanding and managing behaviour at home. These presentations seek to help us to understand where misbehaviour may come from as well as providing us with some practical ways of managing misbehaviour. They also provide us with...

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...

Admissions

...is 8:45 - 11:45 or 12:30 - 3:30 Your 2-year-old can get free childcare if parents live in England and get any of the following benefits: Income Support income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Universal Credit, and the hou...

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...

Nursery Open Evenings

Is your child 3-4 years old? Are you looking for a Nursery space? Come and visit us, meet the teachers, play in our wonderful nursery and collect an application form. We have AM, PM and Full Time spaces available. Need to know more? Take a look at what we're learning in Nursery and see some of our...

Nurture Group - Create Your Own Stick Man

Get creative with Ms Clare! Check out the amazing Stick Men that we made:

School Council - Meeting with Mr Warren - 8th December 2021

School Council invited Mr. Warren to meet with them. The meeting was scheduled for Wednesday 8th December 2021. School Council Committees had a selection of questions and ideas they wanted to share with Mr. Warren. Here are some of the questions they asked Mr. Warren; What are your plans for the...

Reception - Black History Week 2020

Today children celebrated Black people making a difference in Daubeney. It was amazing to see so many children dress up - thank you parents for your effort and support

Year 5 - Anglo Saxon Helmets

For the past couple of weeks, Year 5 have been learning about the Anglo Saxons! This week Year 5 were asked on Google Classroom to create their own Anglo Saxon helmets! If you could create your own Anglo Saxon helmet, what would it look like?

November Book Fair 2020

Yet another fantastic Book Fair at Daubeney! Of course it was a little bit different this year but it was great to see that children were still very eager to buy lots of books to enjoy reading at home and inspire their imaginations. We hope you have fun reading your new books! By Mei Foo 6FO,...

Year 3 - 3HC's Class Assembly - 21st October 2021

3HC’s sharing assembly was held on 21/10/21 and it was ALL about Brazil and saving the RAINFOREST! Must watch! The children worked so hard and were super excited to perform. The children shared some facts, acted out the story ‘The great Kapok tree’ by Lynne Cherry and sang and danced to the song...

Year 4 - 4S Mental Health Awareness

For PHSE, 4S went into the Hop Garden and meditated to observe the natural sounds around them which links to what they are currently learning in science. They were able to draw, say and write why it is important to take care of your mental health through regular walks, meditation and turning off...

Children's Mental Health Week 2021

...ly by Dr Annie McHugh....

The Junior Literacy Team Visit Everyone's Book Corners

The Junior Literacy Team visited all the classes from Nursery to Year 6 to check out everyone's book corners and judge them for the competition. We saw very creative and colourful corners with themes such as space, oceans, jungles and even hot air balloons! We want to show off our book corners so...

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...

Boys Book Club - 26th April 2021

Today the Boys Book Club, 26-04-2021, had a fun session reading their favourite graphic novels in our very special bus in the playground. Where is your favourite place to read?

The 2021 RSPB School's Bird Watch Event

Did you know that there are 622 species of birds in Britain? Did you know that the most popular birds in London are woodpigeons, house sparrows and starlings? Daubeney has been invited to take part in the RSPB Schools Bird Watch event this weekend! If you are interested, watch the video below. Find...

History Dress Up Day 2021

It was once said that going into a library and all history unrolled before me. Here at Daubeney, you need only to come in to our website and experience history relived and refreshed through the determined spirits of our pupils, fired by an unquenchable thirst to learn, remember and thrive. "A...

Boys Book Club - 24th May 2021

Today, 24-05-2021, the Boys Book Club enjoyed a session of poetry. We read a poem called, 'I cannot go to school today' by Shel Silverstein and enjoyed the poem. The boys then decided to create their own poem using ideas from the poem they have read. Here is our example created by the Boys Book...

Nurture Group - Snow Day

"When I stamp on the snow, it makes a crunching noise!!" Fun Fact - Playing outdoors activates the frontal cortex (the front part of your brain). This part is responsible for controlling emotions and problem solving. This forces the brain to make those neurotransmitter connections. This...

Year 4 - Recommended Books

Check out the wonderful Year 4 pupils recommending books for you to read. Do comment and let us know if you enjoyed reading the recommendations or have your own books to recommend for Year 4

Ms Shaikh's Banana Bread Recipe

Hello everyone! I hope you are having a wonderful time playing, learning and creating at home! In my spare time I love to cook, so today I wanted to share one of my favourite recipes with you: banana bread! Hopefully my video will make it super easy to make some banana bread of your own, showing...

Year 5 and 6 Residential 2020 - Day 2

[menu name="year5-6-residential-2020"] What an epic Day 2 at Youlbury. Not just because we started the day with a sumptuous breakfast of cereal and a fry up to compete with any Michelin star restaurant; not because of the lovely warm dry weather but because the Team Daubeney at Youlbury...

Year 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 5

...oughout this incredible week. Your (our) precious and blessed children have been absolutely fabulous, selfless and have achieved every manner of success that can be expected from a week-long residential experience. I hope their new and renewed skills acquired and developed throughout this week will ...

Home Learning

...that you remember from when you were a child. Your child will learn so much from you. Enjoy Your time together. Talk, laugh, have fun and happy learning! Virtual Assemblies Resources and Links Need Your login details?...

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...

TTRS Weekly Update - 27th March 2020

Hello everyone! What a week it’s been on TTRS. We’ve had some super close battles and some absolute rock stars doing brilliantly with their times tables. Please watch the announcement and listen out for some names! You’re all doing fantastic but let’s see if we can get...

Year 3 - Celebrating Your Work

Hello Yr 3 (& 4!), I can see that you’ve been very busy on the Busy Things website. Here’s a selection of your wonderful work. Don’t forget to keep checking the assignments page-we’re setting tasks and are enjoying seeing your work. I hope you are all keeping well &...

Year 4 - Spelling Test - 27th March 2020

Hi Daubeney and particularly Year 4. I hope everyone is safe and happy during lockdown. I know Year 4 have been looking forward to their spelling test all week, so without further ado here it is!! Do your best as always and ask someone at home to check your spelling!

Healthy Me - Mrs Alam's Fruit Kebabs

Hi Daubeney, Hope you are all well and safe at home. I've made a video to show you all how to make a healthy snack. You can be as creative as you like with this recipe. You will need: A selection of different fruits (I have used strawberries, oranges, pineapples and grapes) Some wooden skewers...

Art Time with Miss Patel - Humbug Illusions Pattern

As requested, here is the tutorial video on how to create the Humbug illusions pattern. Enjoy! Don't forget to sent your artwork to admin@daubeney.hackney.sch.uk so that we can feature your work in our virtual assembly

Healthy Me - Miss Kepha's Fruit Salad

Hi Daubeney I hope you are all doing well and being safe at home. As part of our ‘Healthy Me’ week, I've made a short video to show you all how to make one of my favourite healthy snack. A fruit salad! Personally, I like to include my five a day fruits and veg, so you can add one of...

Ms Khatun's Banana Pancake Recipe

Ingredients 1 cup self raising flour 1 cup milk 2 tablespoons sugar pinch of salt 2 ripe bananas 2 large eggs 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 tablespoon butter Steps: In a medium bowl, mash the bananas until almost smooth. Add the eggs. Whisk with a fork to combine. Add the melted butter. In another...

Year 3 - Recommended Books

Check out the wonderful Year 3 pupils recommending books for you to read. Do comment and let us know if you enjoyed reading the recommendations or have your own books to recommend for Year 3

Year 2 - Spelling Test - 3rd April 2020

Hi Year 2, I hope you are all well. We are having our first spelling test! Please comment below with words you found tricky. You can also use the words from our spelling to write a sentence, don’t forget to add an adjective or adverb to your sentence. Good luck everyone!

Year 4 - Spelling Test - 3rd April 2020

I hope you are all well and ready for your spelling test. Let me know in the comments how you went! Stay safe

Ketchup on Your Cornflakes

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...

Year 4 Spelling Test - 24th April 2020

Hi Year 4, Greetings from the Year 4 Team! We hope you are all well and have been studying your spelling words. Comment down below how you went and stay safe

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?...

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...

Welcome to Reception

Welcome videos from your Reception teachers

Year 6 Graduation - Goodbye Class of 2020

The time has finally come to say goodbye to our Year 6 children though we know it's not goodbye forever because you are welcome to come visit Daubeney whenever you wish. It has been a memorable year, more memorable than most, but we will never forget all of you and how special you were to all...

The Junior Literacy Team's Top Tips

Check out the Junior Literacy Team's top tips for filling in your reading records as well as some amazing book recommendations! Comment below and share what you are reading at the moment and your top tips for reading at home

How to get Started on Google Classroom

Remember to add @dpsdrive.com onto your LGFL login and to use your LGFL password

Year 5 - Setting the Scene

This week Year 5 have been retelling the story of the Three Little Pigs but with a twist! They have been retelling it from the perspective of the innocent wolf! Today Year 5 drew a scene from their version of the Three Little Pigs. What would you change about the Three Little Pigs in your version?

Spanish learning website: Languagenut.com

All pupils at the Blossom Federation can now use Languagenut.com , one of the best online language-learning websites, which provides interactive and engaging activities and resources for children to learn Spanish. This online language-learning platform promotes a fun, simple and engaging approach...

Year 5: Science - Magnetism and Decanting

If you lost a bunch of paperclips in sand, how could you get it back? What if you spilt a bunch of oil onto your glass of water, how could you get that out? Today in science, we talked about two methods of separating materials: magnetism and decanting. We carried out 2 different experiments to test...

Parents Consultation Survey 2022

Our Parents Consultation Feedback survey is anonymous and we greatly value your feedback as it plays an important role in the management of the school

Year 6 Residential - Survive and Thrive

...and Levi From the teachers: Your children have shown such perseverance this week. Everyone has stepped out of their comfort zones and achieved everything they could. They have all displayed maturity and independence and we know you are as proud of them as we are. Thank you Year 5 & 6s for a la...

Year 1 - Family phonics workshop 2024/25

Thank you to all the parents that attended the Family Phonics Workshop this year. We hope that this has been useful and that you are feeling confident in supporting your child with reading and phonics now. Here are a few photos to highlight what we have been doing

Science - Measuring sound in decibels

Hearing is like a sound journey that travels through your ear all the way to your brain. Everything that makes a sound — like a drum, a bell, or someone talking — causes the air around it to vibrate (shake). These vibrations travel through the air like invisible waves. Sound waves enter your ear....

TTRS AWARD for Year 4 Pupil

The whole year 4 group were so excited when a star pupil received the GONE GREEN TTRS award. This means that all their answers on TTRS were completed in under 4 seconds. Well done to our young superstar. We are so proud of your achievements

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!

Year 5 & 6 Residential Trip - July 2026 - Day 2

In the Mix '26 - Day 2 Today started off sunny and bright despite the bleary eyes due to lack of sleep. Are they usually up at 4am?! 😩 It turned into a very hot one but everyone coped very well, I think 'where are your water bottles?' might turn into the slogan of the trip. Lots of brave children...

Whole School Art Exhibition - May 2025

On Monday and Tuesday, we held our Whole School Art Exhibition where we celebrated the art of all the children at Daubeney. Each year group were given an artist as inspiration and were asked to create a self-portrait based on this artist. The results were amazing! If you would like to purchase your...

Daubeney Art Exhibition!

On Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th May, we are holding a whole school art exhibition, and you're invited!! It is taking place in the KS1 hall at 3.45! Come along to see your child's artwork, have a few snacks and take part in a few activities

Children’s Mental Health Week 2022 - Growing Together

During the last week of our half term, week commencing 7th February 2022, Daubeney celebrated Children’s Mental Health Week. The theme was Growing Together. Growing Together is about growing emotionally and finding ways to help each other grow. Challenges and setbacks can help us to grow and adapt...

Mr Logan’s update video - 24th July 2023

Dear Parents and Carers, Please find our weekly update video for your viewing infotainment

Comic Relief 2022

Our Junior Mental Health Team helped raise money for Comic Relief. Our Daubeney children donated £1 and dressed up with the theme of, Make us Laugh! Helping others and helping yourself. It’s good for you! Doing things for other people actually has a beneficial effect on developing our own...

Year 6 Residential 2022 - Day 2

The sun came out hip hip hooray! And it looks like we’ve seen the last of the rain! It was a jam packed day today and our first full day here at Danbury! We’re still having an amazing time and we’re going to be reading all of your comments when we have hot chocolate later on so keep them coming!...

Year 6 Residential 2022 - Day 3

It’s been another jam packed day hahahahaha. Oh we had jam toast and croissants for breakfast. Inside joke. We’ve been kayaking, canoeing, starting fires, building bridges and climbing unimaginable heights. Last night we also had a Daubeney talent show and it’s safe to say it was VERY entertaining....

Year 6 Residential 2022 - Day 4

It’s our second to last day and things are not slowing down. We’ve been kayaking and canoeing, orienteering, going on an aerial trek, zip lining and doing some archery. We’ve got one final night and we’re going to celebrate by having a campfire and playing some camp games. It’s also the last night...

Year 5 - Literacy: Art-ish

Sun-ish, tree-ish, butterfly-ish, fish-ish. What do you do when your drawing looks ALMOST like the thing you meant to draw? We made art inspired by the book "Ish" to show us that even if it isn't perfect, we can all do art!

Junior Mental Health Team - Thank You to Daubeney Staff

Did you know, when you express your appreciation for someone, you will not only improve their lives but yours as well. You will feel more fulfilled because you have done something to make someone else’s life better. It will change your mindset. Our mood and daily outlooks change when we focus on...

What do children think about freedom at breaktimes?

Please see how your children feel about the idea of freedom at break times. This video will be shared with other OPAL schools across the country. We hope it puts a smile on your face

Year 5 - First Week

How was your summer? We spent the first day of Year 5 learning our new routines, finding our new seats and starting some new learning. We can't wait to experience more new things in Year 5

Hackney Star Life Time Achievement Award

On Thursday 12th March, our very own Miss Mary attended the Hackney Stars Award event at the Hackney Town Hall. Ms Mary was nominated as one of the nominees for the Hackney Stars Life Time Achievement Award. There were five nominees, but there was only going to be one winner – our Miss Mary....

Year 5 - World Book Day 2023

Who is your favourite book character? Can you spot them in Year 5? Can you spot any characters you know?

Spring Book Fair 2023

Our Spring Book Fair was another great success! Lots of children came to buy some fantastic books to share with their families at home. Altogether you spent an amazing £1002.88 which equals £601.73 in rewards for us to spend on some great new books for the school. What books would like to see at...

Daubeney Book Corners

The Junior Literacy Team visited all the classes from Nursery to Year 6 to check out everyone's book corners and judge them for the competition. We saw very creative and colourful corners with themes such as space, oceans, jungles and even hot air balloons! We want to show off our book corners so...

Year 2 Science - How to keep our bodies clean

This week we have been learning about ways in which we should keep our bodies clean and healthy, from showering and bathing to using a tissue when we sneeze. We conducted an experiment using water and dried herbs to try and find out why soap is so important to use when you wash your hands. Ask us...

Year 3 - Mystery Reader

The children had a fantastic story telling session this afternoon 19-2-2024 when our Mystery Reader came in to tell them a story. Each week we will be having a parent as a mystery reader to read and tell a story. If any parent is interested please contact your child’s teacher

Venessa Taylor Author Visit

KS2 had the amazing opportunity to meet 'Baller Boys' author Venessa Taylor. She ran an exciting workshop with each year group which involved fun activities, hearing her read a chapter of the book and answer the children's questions. Some lucky children even got signed copies of the...

Sav Akyuz Author Visit

KS1 had the amazing opportunity to meet 'Bear Moves' author Sav Akyuz. He ran a fun, interactive workshop with Year 1 and 2 children full of energy and laughs. After giving a brief introduction to his work as a writer, and illustrator, he created an imaginary character with the help of the...

Family Phonics Workshop Spring 2024

...nics Workshop in spring term. Your support is very much appreciated. So far we've covered phase 2, 3 and 4 phonics and have engaged in lots of fun activities to help our pupils with their reading. We can't wait to see you in the Summer term where we will look at phase 5 phonics and prepare f...

School Council off to a Great Start!

The School Council of 2024-25 is off to a great start! Their dedication to working for the betterment of their peers and splitting into focused committees shows a strong commitment to addressing different aspects of school life. The committees are; Admin Committee, Journalist Committee and Junior...

Reception - Red Class: Healthy Me - Germs

Red class have been learning about the importance of personal hygiene and staying healthy. We created some germ monsters today to show everyone how germs like to travel and stay in our bodies. We also highlighted ways in which we could stop germs from spreading. Here’s how you could fight...

Year 6 Graduation - Class Of 2019

As always, it was an emotional farewell to our year 6’s on graduation day (17.7.19). There were speeches, there were guests of honour, there were songs, there were special achievements there were tears and there was laughter! As we all enjoy the summer, we reflect on the good times and wish...

Year 5 Opens Shop

Today Year 5 opened many shops such as Desco Supermarket, Dercy Dingles, JDaubeney Sports and many more. We bought and sold many products practicing money skills such as adding amounts mentally, giving the correct change and even using a bank! Year 5, what was your favourite experience when...

Year 3 - Meditation

Have you ever felt tired, exhausted, stressed or worried? Well meditation helps you to calm your body and relax your mind. It allows you to reflect on your self and focus on your breathing and surroundings. It is proven that meditation helps you stay calm, improve your behaviour and focus during...

Reception - Red Class: Still Life Drawing

In Red Class we have been inspired by the artist Dennis Wojtkjewicz who paints large scale pictures of fruits and flowers. Take a look at our wonderful still life drawings of fruits. Can you guess which fruits they are? What do you like about these pictures? What is your favourite fruit?

Storytelling with Phil McDermott

To celebrate National Storytelling Week (29th January - 3rd February 2018), we invited Phil McDermott, the master storyteller, to Daubeney. Each year group had a fun and engaging session listening to Phil tell amazing stories. The children were inspired by mysteries, myths and fables and enjoyed...

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...

Top Book Recommendations for KS1

On Wednesday 7th November, The Junior literacy Team led an assembly for KS1. We recommended books we like to read when were younger. Dejunet’s favourite book was ‘Eat Up Gemma!’ by Sarah Huges, which Miss Fergus loved when she was younger too! Kai, leader of the JLT, read a funny extract from his...

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...

WE Day 2019

As part of our Safer communities initiative the learning mentors took a group of year 6 children to the SSE arena in Wembley for the WE Day event. There were 12,000 people in attendance at WE Day to celebrate all young people who are socially active, locally and globally and want to see change....

Year 2 - 2C Easter Bonnet Parade

Happy Easter! For our Easter Bonnet Parade, we decorated cards using felt tips, glitter and bow with rabbits and Easter eggs! We had a lot of fun designing them and we chose the song Firework by Katy Perry to dance to during the parade! Take a look at our photos! Which bonnet catches your eye?

Year 2 - 2C Traction Man and Our Favourite Toy

This week we read a book called Traction Man is here and it is about a helpful action figure who saves the lives of characters like the dollies and spoons. Today, we brought our favourite toy to school and drew a scene where our favourite toy and Traction Man go on an adventure. We made sure to...

Year 3 - 3T The Good Plant Growing Guide

"Are you tired of getting home to find your plants looking tired and droopy? Do you wish you knew how to grow strong and healthy plants? Then listen to our Good Plant Growing Guides! We did an experiment to find out the best way to grow plants so you don't have to!" - Christopher 3T

Year 3 - Magnets and Forces

Year 3 have been learning about Magnets and Forces. They learnt that magnets have north poles and south poles and that these attract each other. But two north poles will repel each other, as will two south poles. In today's lesson, Year 3 learnt how to make a compass with a magnet and needle....

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...

Our New Playgrounds

Great news!! Construction of our new playgrounds have been approved - take a look at these computer generated images of how our new KS1 & KS2 playgrounds will look! The Daubeney Road access will only be through the main gate until further notice, as work begins on our KS1 Playground from Monday...

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 5 - 5M Word Tree

5M are excited to have their word tree on display in the classroom. Every week we choose two new words based on our topic. We explore the word, learn its meaning, apply it in a sentence then try to use the word in our daily learning. What other words from our topic can you list at home with your...

Year 5 - 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 - Favourite Book and Author

The children in Year 5 today (24th April 2019) shared some of their favourite books and authors. They recommended books to their peers and suggested why they thought their friends would like the books. It was interesting to see the various books chosen by the pupils. Even Mr Matvad shared his...

Year 5 - Headlines

The children in Year 5 had an interesting literacy session today (16th November 2018) where they created headlines. They used pictures from newspaper articles and their own ideas to come up with catchy and suitable headlines. Encourage your child to read the newspapers over the weekend and watch...

Year 5 - Leaflets

The Year 5 children were busy today (18th October 2018) publishing their leaflets. They used the key features of a leaflet and their frame, along with their information in their books, which they were writing this week. Ask your children over the half-term holiday to create a leaflet on any topic...

Year 5 - Newspapers

Today (12th November 2018) the children in Year 5 had a chance to explore and read a variety of newspaper articles. This term, for our long burst genre, we will be looking at news-papers and creating our own articles. Encourage your child to read the news at home

Year 5 - Percentages

The children in Year 5 today (13-11-2018) worked extremely well, developing their learning to find different percentages of amounts. We first found 10% then used this to find other amounts, like 5%, 20% and 25%. Encourage your child at home to practice finding different percentages of amounts and...

Year 5 - Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPAG)

Today (25th April 2019) the Year 5 children were focusing on their Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPAG) objectives and looked at combining sentences using connectives. They were given a range of sentences and had to connect them using suitable connectives. Can you spot any connectives in your...

Year 5 - Study Star Number Challenge

The children in Year 5 were challenged today (9-10-2018) with a number puzzle. Their task was to use all the digits, from 1-9 with any of the four operations to make a total of 100. If you would like to try different combinations of making the number 100 see transum.org to play the game at home...

Year 5 - We are FREE

We are FREE Thursday we celebrated National Poetry day and our theme was FREEDOM. So the children in 5M decided it was the perfect opportunity to release our butterflies, who had grown so huge, into the wild to allow them to taste their FREEDOM. Fly little butterfly Roam the skies Enjoy life...

Reception - Make Your Own Sock Puppet Workshop

Parents and children made an Alien Sock Puppet together. Parents learnt about what we will be doing in Reception this year to help with developing language and communication. The children and parent created wonderful puppets. Have a look

Nursery - Animals

Nursery have been learning all about animals this term. After reading the story 'Dear Zoo', they confidently named the animals, imagined and enacted how they would move, and even identified which sound each animal name begins with. Christabel said, "I'm a loud and scary...

Year 5 - Young Scientist

The Year 5 children enjoyed their scientific investigation in class. They made predictions before carrying out the test. They mixed oil and water and observed what would happen. They were excited to see that the oil and the water did not mix - I WONDER WHY? Encourage your child if they are in Year...

Literacy

In Literacy we have been reading the book called Flaminals. We had so much fun creating our own monsters this week! Which one is your favourite monster? Why?

2K - 'Me and You' by Anthony Brown

As part of our literacy unit on Traditional Tales, we have been reading the book 'Me and You' by Anthony Brown. We based our assembly on this amazing book and retold the story by creating a short trailer and rehearsed the story line. We had lots of fun practising and trying to portray the...

BBC Big Breakfast - 48 Hours Before the Election

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Blue Class - Language Walk

Blue Class children and parents went on a language walk to the Hackney Marshes, walked by the canal. Miss Poppy our speech therapist provided top tips to develop listening skills, and how to help your children to learn new words

Boys Book Club - 5th March 2019

The boys book club today (5th March 2019) read a selection of short stories and had the opportunity to focus on their comprehension skills. The boys read their text then answered questions about the text. In our session, the boys were encouraged to make some questions of their own. Can you make up...

Bring your Mother and Grandmother to School Week

Some highlights from our bring your Mother and Grandmother to school week

Christmas Number 1

Tell your Ma, tell your Pa, tell the whole wide world….we at Daubeney are proud to make an attempt at a Christmas number 1 single. The epic tale began last Christmas when two young girls, Iris Roberts and Mia Kaur came forward with their own stellar composition for our Christmas carol...

Daubeney on You and Yours - BBC Radio 4

... participate in their You and Yours episode - aired on Thursday 16th February 2017. Vishwa Samani, from BBC Radio 4, visited Daubeney and spoke to our fabulous children about their favourite science based fiction books and how these books have inspired their science learning. Well done to: Cormac (4...

Hackney Fun Run

On Sunday 30th May, as has become tradition here at Daubeney, we took part in the annual Schools' Fun Run Challenge at Hackney Marshes. The day as per usual was a great success for all involved, with many of our students declaring/discovering their love for running! Our marathon runners Mrs...

Healthy Me Week 2019

We had a fantastic Healthy Me Week, focusing on ‘Healthy Body, Healthy Mind’. The children had the opportunity to look closely at how looking after your physical health can support in looking after your mental health . The children: Participated in meditation during their music...

Kindness Tree

This is our beautiful Kindness Tree, earn yourself a leaf on the tree simply by being KIND! :) From helping another person to being good to yourself, it is easy to earn yourself a spot up there, showing the whole school what a great role model you are

KS1 Parent Maths Workshop - 29th September 2017

A huge thank you to all parents and carers who attended our Parent Maths Workshop. We hope that you benefitted from finding out more about how maths is taught at Daubeney and that you feel better equipped to support your child at home. As always, should you have any further questions please...

Year 5 - We Designed Our Own Zoo!

As part of our literacy topic, 'balanced arguments', we discussed the impact of a zoo and debated whether we should or should not have a zoo. We decided today (16th January 2019) to design our own zoo to allow animals to live in a safe environment which is similar to their natural habitat....

Year 5 Meet Mr Saunders

Year 5 have been learning about World War 2 over this half term and had the chance to visit the renowned Imperial War Museum . As if this wasn't exciting enough, we were lucky enough to have a World War 2 survivor names Mr Saunders come to visit us at school! Mr Saunders told us about life in...

Year 2 - RE Day: Easter

Today we are learning about one of the most important Christian celebrations, Easter! Christians believe that Jesus died on the cross and resurrected (which means come back to life again) and that is why Christians celebrate Easter. There are many ways that Christians celebrate Easter, for example...

Year 2 - 2C Sports Day

What a wonderful day to be out in the sun and have some friendly competitions! From three legged races to javelin throws, 2C gave it their all in everything we did today! We even ended the day by participating and watching the races! Take a look at our highlights! What was your favourite part of...

Summer Project 2018

To keep your brains ticking over the Summer holidays, here are some fun and creative activities for you to sink your teeth into. There are maths, literacy, creative and science activities for Key Stage 1 and 2. We look forward to seeing your amazing home learning in September! Creative KS1 KS2...

Year 4 - Sustainability

Year 4 had an interesting Eco-Active workshop where they studied the local area as part of the 'Map your neighbourhood' project. They also learnt about who is responsible for different areas and how we can look after them

Boys Book Club - 21st May 2019

Today (21st May 2019) the Boys in the book club were treated to a selection of myths and legends, stories with witches, dragons, wizards and adventures. After reading some stories we got a chance to watch a myth using the Myths and legends website, which is free and has loads of amazing myths to...

'It Takes a Village' Holiday Activities

As part of Daubeney's 'It Takes a Village' project, we would like to celebrate fathers and male role models and the positive impact they have on our children. As such, we are running two competitions for the children over the half term and would like your support in encouraging the...

Year 5 - 5MC Forensic Workshop

Today 5MC took part in an amazing Forensic Workshop. In the workshop, 5MC had to identify who stole a pedigree dog from a dog show! To find the culprit 5MC had to use many forensic skills by looking at clues such as DNA, finger prints, ink chromatography, addresses and many more. 5MC, what was your...

Year 2 - 2C Comics

This week, we have been learning about comics and we even drew one of our own based on the book Journey by Aaron Becker. We learnt that comics have lots of pictures and lots of thought and speech bubbles. An amazing comic will also have onomatopoeia. Do you know what an onomatopoeia is? Our...

KS2 Sports Day 2019

Another wonderful Daubeney KS2 Sports Day was enjoyed by all that participated and watched last Thursday at Mabley Green. A big thank you to all the staff who supported and encouraged our children on the day, especially Mr Simon and Mr Simeon our PE teachers. As always, a big thank you to you our...

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...

It Takes a Village...

This half-term we having been holding a series of events every Wednesday (5pm-7pm) under the banner of, ‘It Takes a Village...’. We have been blessed to have had the opportunity to host some world class speakers such as: Gary Younge, Patricia Lamour MBE, ‘Lt. Stitchie’,...

Year 3 - Fun Ways to Revise Your Timestable Skills

Year 6 - 6S Mental Health Day 2019

In 6S we have been learning about how to take care of our mental health and the mental health of others. We learnt about how words, in the words of Albus Dumbledore, are capable of inflicting pain and remedying it. It was difficult to think about the words that have hurt us, but when we thought...

Year 5 - Art: Watercolour Paint

Today Year 5 became masters of watercolour paint. We recreated our favourite scenes from The Lion and the Mouse by Aesop. What is your favourite part of the story? What techniques did you use to create your artwork?

Year 3 and Year 4 Carol Concert Preparations

Please read to find out what your child is singing for the carol concert and then help by practising the song at home. Carol Concert Lyrics 3P are singing Christmas is Coming , an original song by the Daubeney School Choir and Band 3G are singing I Saw Three Ships 3T are singing Wonder by Naughty...

Autumn Book Fair 2019

We had yet another VERY busy and successful Book Fair at Daubeney! You spent over £1000 buying amazing books to read at home which means that we also get lots of free books for our school book corners. Well done to Halima, Tariq, Sarah and Xiomara from the Junior Literacy team for helping Miss...

Year 2 - 2C Class Assembly - January 2020

We have been learning so much about the Great Fire of London! During our assembly we acted out the story and we even talked about how we know what happened during the fire. We ended out assembly be singing a song and doing all the actions. What was your favourite fact about the Great Fire of London?

Year 4 - Find Your Brave

...ed what it means to 'Find Your Brave' and how this can help us to never give up and achieve our goals. The pupils then created a front cover for their own hero and stated why and how they have found their own brave....

Year 5 - Comic Gallery

In literacy we have been learning about the features of comics and we create our own comics based on ancient Greek myths such as King Midas and the Golden Touch. Today we showcased our comics in Year 5 gallery and discussed what we liked about each others work. What is your favourite ancient Greek...

Year 2 - Moving Objects Investigation

Our DT topic is moving objects so we brought in some of our favourite moving toys and investigated how they were similar and different. We learnt that a lot of toys have wheels and axles that help it move easily and quickly. What is your favourite moving toy?

Year 3 - Stone Age workshop at the Hackney Museum

Year 3 have been learning all about the Stone Age this term. During their visit to the Hackney museum, they got an insight into how Hackney was during the Stone Age era. They were able to have a touch of a range of artefact replicas including animal fur, flint tools and fossilised poop; they were...

Art Competition

Create an art piece based on what sustainability looks like to you. Please submit your entries by 13th March

Year 5 Residential 2017 - Day 1

Thank you all for being on time this morning and supporting us with a fabulous start to our exciting adventure. We got here in great time and great spirits! The are absolutely amazing and supporting each other during room set up and the activities! Too many magic moments to mention here! We're...

Year 5 Residential 2017 - Day 2

Another riveting day at our residential adventure! What better way to start the day than with cereal, beans, hash browns, scrambled egg and toast? A hearty breakfast, after an interesting first night and a 6am morning workout and yoga, to prepare for another fun packed day of activities including...

Year 5 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 Visit to the Science Museum

Today (28th January 2019) Year 5 visited the Science Museum. We delved into our science topic which is ‘Space’ and we explored many scientific discoveries and had a whale of a time. What was your favourite learning experience of the day?

Year 5/6 Residential - Oxford

29th June Thank you parents for all your lovely messages; we've had a great time sharing these, especially the nicknames! The children are doing absolutely great. However, after a gruelling day today, they are very tired. We've decided to have an early night after a much-needed hot...

Year 6 - Daubeney Alumni

On Monday 8 th October some past pupils from Daubeney, who are now Year 7s at Cardinal Pole, visited Year 6 to discuss life at secondary school. They talked about their timetable, uniform, homework and gave us advice on how to prepare for secondary school. We were told that the expectations in Year...

Year 6 - Reading

Year 6 are avid readers and read at every opportunity they have. Why don’t you comment with your favourite author or a book recommendation?

Year Groups

Here is some useful information about each year group. If you have any questions, please see your child’s class teacher. Nursery Reception Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Nurture Group

Young Hackney Dance

On the 27th of March, two groups of children from Daubeney took part in a dance competition arranged by Young Hackney. The children choreographed their own routines and as you can see for yourselves from the brilliant performances, they did a magnificent job! Judging by the third video, Mr Simon,...