Fridays here once more and you know what that means, here's the latest news from the Academy, we hope everyone has a great weekend.
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Weekly Blog 7th February - Dormanstown
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Class Dojo Do you know the school now uses Class Dojo? This is a great service for parents/carers to see what the children get up to daily at school. It […]
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Each week we have an ‘Awesome Attendance’ competition for the class (/or classes) with the highest attendance. The class with the highest attendance will receive a letter and the first class to spell out ‘AWESOME’ receives a pizza party for the whole class. Which class/es will it be?
The winners last week were S2 with 99.1% and Year 2 with 98.9%, both added another letter.
Which class/es will be 'AWESOME' first? Support your child's learning by sending your child to school every day and improve their chance to earn the next pizza party for their class!
Mrs Kell and Mrs Lees
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We have loved our new pasta roller in Nursery this morning!
Playdough supports physical development by helping children to develop fine motor skills through rolling and squeezing dough, which can support later writing skills and develops a child's gross motor skills and muscle strength. #playdough
Mrs Kell
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Yesterday, pupils in Year 4, Year 5 and S4 had an 'other-worldy' experience in a pop-up planetarium thanks to the team from the Life Centre in Newcastle. When I went to see how they were getting on, a meteorite had just hit their 'spaceship' and they were furiously sending Morse code messages to satellites! Year 5 and S4 have an in-person trip to the centre later in this week and more pictures will follow...
Mrs Kell
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Cleveland Police are holding webinars on keeping children safe online. These are on Tuesday 11th February at 9.30am and 6pm, you can register via the link or by scanning the QR code below
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A HUGE thank you to Business in the Community who have funded our full height KS1/2 mud kitchen for the playground. This has been built from a mixture of pallet/ reclaimed wood and was built by Bettys interiors, a Tees Valley based supplier.
There are giant utensils, potion bottles, cauldrons, all sorts of table ware and of course, a digging planter!
DONATIONS: We are looking for donations of old pots and pans. If you have any, please do bring them into the main office.
Mrs Kell
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The count down is on! Arlo joins the Team at DPA after half term. He is currently finishing off his therapy dog training and has made a flying start with the first 6, of 8, modules completed to an excellent standard. Arlo is a 6 year old labrador, he loves walks, especially swimming in the sea. His ears are very soft! He loves to give cuddles and is very calm when someone is upset or distressed.
He has spent some time in school over holiday periods and is very happy on site. For more information please check your Dojo account.
Mrs Kell
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If you have seen the number of posts this morning, it is clear that Mrs Kell has a new log in!!
Mrs Kell will post over the coming weeks to celebrate the highs of the academy. Staff will continue to post on Dojo as typical.
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