A word from Mrs Kell

Wow. This week has been incredibly busy, from the summer fair to the Year 6 leavers performance, afternoon tea for families in B4 and a three-course dinner for Year 6 families to name a few! Thank you to every member of staff for continuing to give these wonderful opportunities right until the final day of term. 

A HUGE thank you to the whole community for helping to make our Summer fair a massive success. We are pleased to announce that over £2000 was raised! An incredible sum and certainly the largest sum we have raised, in recent history. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! A big thank you to the catering team who put in a very long shift to support the fair this year and kept us all very well fed. Mental note- get to the cake stand earlier! 

In my first blog I mentioned the ‘Dormanstown Welcome’ – little did I know that as part of that, I would have my head in the stocks having wet, gravel-covered sponges thrown at my head! 

The money that was raised will be spent on all our children and we plan to use these funds to increase our enrichment, trips/visits offer for next year, with the aim being that all year groups from Year 1 and S2 and above are off-site to enhance their learning at least once a term; and Foundation Stage pupils, relevant to their age and stage of development. 

A substantial number of parents have spoken to me over these five weeks about the lack of notice they have received this year regarding school events. In response to this, please find below and via email today, the 2024 Autumn Term dates list. This list will be resent in Autumn as a reminder, and dates will appear on the weekly blog as usual. Spring dates will be released in September to give families plenty of notice.

On behalf of the staff, I wish all families a fun, restful and safe Summer holidays. School will re -open on 4th September and we look forward to welcoming children back to school. 

Thank you for your support, Mrs Kell 

Message from Mrs Gruenfeld

B4’s Year 6 – what a pleasure! I am so proud of you all. I have truly enjoyed watching you grow, trying your best and forming some wonderful relationships. I hope the future comes with an abundance of fun, love and laughter. Remember who you are and it’s how you see yourself that counts. Enjoys the summer and good luck in year 7. You’ll be missed – Mrs Gruenfeld

Attendance

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 treat for the whole class.

Which class will be the first to receive that treat?

The Final weeks winners are………

Missed Learning

52 days of missed learning occurred this week due to unauthorised absences. Unauthorised absences are for holidays, parents/carers not contacting the academy or any other unexplained absence. With most minor ailments, children can be in school, so we really encourage you to think about keeping your child at home.

100% Attendance

This week we had 214 children who achieved 100% Attendance for this week, which is an Amazing way to end the School Year!

A huge WELL DONE to you all.

Can you get 100% when we come back?

Missed Appointments

We strive to accommodate parents/carers with appointment times within the academy. Unfortunately we have noticed that many appointments have been missed, occasionally this may be due to unforeseen circumstances. If you have to cancel and/or re-arrange your appointment, please ensure you contact the academy as soon as possible. Failing to turn up for an appointment and not contacting the academy to cancel it has an adverse effect on other parents/carers appointment times. This can also take valuable staff time that could have been utilised by other parents.

Diary Dates and Reminders

We look forward to seeing everyone again on Wednesday 4th September.

Lunches

The Lunch menus will be changing in time for September, please take time to check them. Our lunches are served on a 3 week rota and we’ll be starting with Week 1 when we return.

Nut Free Academy

A reminder to all parents we are a Nut Free Academy, please read below.

Actions for Happiness

We’ll still be in the middle of Jump Back Up July next week, what actions will you take over the Summer Holidays?

Lollipops

You can get your children’s uniform here.

Lollipops have a preloved rail out on the shop floor with various items on including polo tops, trousers, sweatshirts/cardigans, shoes, plimsolls, summer dresses etc. All items on the rail are free for anyone to take, they just ask for customers to be considerate of others when taking items. There is a box for anyone who would like to make donations which we then add to the rail.

Facebook – @lollipopsmiddlesbrough

Twitter – @LollipopsMiddl1

Instagram – @lollipops_middlesbrough

Lollipops
20 Norfolk Place
Berwick Hills
Middlesbrough
TS3 7PA

Links to support our Children and Families

All our links and flyers to help our families can now be found here. https://dormanstown.teesvalleyeducation.co.uk/parents/mental-health-well-being/

Cost of Living

If you need further support, follow this link https://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/benefits-and-support/household-support-fund to see if you are entitled.

S.E.N.D Family Drop In

Bring It On!

With Summer just around the corner, Bring It On! are opening bookings for Summer activities that you can find if you follow the link below. Please note that some spaces are limited and will fill up fast. Bring it on! Free holiday activities for children and young people in Middlesbrough and Redcar & (coordinate.cloud)

SEND Family Voice

Communication Advice for Parents and Carers

New dates have been added

The Grenfell Club

Daisy Chain

Daisy Chain (located in Stockton) have a number of clubs running over the Summer for children and young people who have been diagnosed, who are undergoing diagnosis or who have been identified by a professional as having traits of the following neurodiversities- Autism, ADHD, FASD, SPD, Anxiety and social and communication differences.

For more information, please click on the link below, this will take you to Daisy Chain’s website.

Holiday Activities – Daisy Chain (daisychainproject.co.uk)

Weekly Round Up

What a week!

We are so proud of all our children who have moved to new and unfamiliar environments – from the Y6s on transition to all students who spent a lovely two days with their new teachers. We are glad to report that every member of staff was delighted with their new year groups, and all are very much looking forward to starting the year off with a bang in September.

We’ve also had sports days for EYFS and base classes which were a huge success, and lots of classes making use of the kitchen – we hope if you were lucky enough to try some of the spaghetti created in the kitchen that you loved it!

We have one more week to go – please can we request that any library books or school resources are returned, ready to be sorted out over the summer – and finally…

COME ON ENGLAND!!!

Attendance

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 treat for the whole class.

Which class will be the first to receive that treat?

This weeks winners are………

Missed Learning

59.5 days of missed learning occurred this week due to unauthorised absences. Unauthorised absences are for holidays, parents/carers not contacting the academy or any other unexplained absence. With most minor ailments, children can be in school, so we really encourage you to think about keeping your child at home.

100% Attendance

This week we had 219 children who achieved 100% Attendance for this week, which is Amazing!

A huge WELL DONE to you all.

Can you get 100% next week?

Missed Appointments

We strive to accommodate parents/carers with appointment times within the academy. Unfortunately we have noticed that many appointments have been missed, occasionally this may be due to unforeseen circumstances. If you have to cancel and/or re-arrange your appointment, please ensure you contact the academy as soon as possible. Failing to turn up for an appointment and not contacting the academy to cancel it has an adverse effect on other parents/carers appointment times. This can also take valuable staff time that could have been utilised by other parents.

Diary Dates and Reminders

Lunch Menu

For the Final Week of the School Year, the Menu choices will be from Week 1.

Nut Free Academy

A reminder to all parents we are a Nut Free Academy, please read below.

Actions for Happiness

Jump Back Up July is in full swing and there is still plenty to do. What actions will you take, heading into next week?

Lollipops

You can get your children’s uniform here.

Lollipops have a preloved rail out on the shop floor with various items on including polo tops, trousers, sweatshirts/cardigans, shoes, plimsolls, summer dresses etc. All items on the rail are free for anyone to take, they just ask for customers to be considerate of others when taking items. There is a box for anyone who would like to make donations which we then add to the rail.

Facebook – @lollipopsmiddlesbrough

Twitter – @LollipopsMiddl1

Instagram – @lollipops_middlesbrough

Lollipops
20 Norfolk Place
Berwick Hills
Middlesbrough
TS3 7PA

Links to support our Children and Families

All our links and flyers to help our families can now be found here. https://dormanstown.teesvalleyeducation.co.uk/parents/mental-health-well-being/

Cost of Living

If you need further support, follow this link https://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/benefits-and-support/household-support-fund to see if you are entitled.

S.E.N.D Family Drop In

Bring It On!

With Summer just around the corner, Bring It On! are opening bookings for Summer activities that you can find if you follow the link below. Please note that some spaces are limited and will fill up fast. Bring it on! Free holiday activities for children and young people in Middlesbrough and Redcar & (coordinate.cloud)

SEND Family Voice

Communication Advice for Parents and Carers

New dates have been added

The Grenfell Club

Daisy Chain

Daisy Chain (located in Stockton) have a number of clubs running over the Summer for children and young people who have been diagnosed, who are undergoing diagnosis or who have been identified by a professional as having traits of the following neurodiversities- Autism, ADHD, FASD, SPD, Anxiety and social and communication differences.

For more information, please click on the link below, this will take you to Daisy Chain’s website.

Holiday Activities – Daisy Chain (daisychainproject.co.uk)

Weekly Round Up

We can’t believe it, but somehow we are only two weeks away from the summer!

Thank you to all the parents and famlies who attended sports day this week – it is always lovely to share activities, and we hope you enjoyed seeing the children competing in all the sporting challenges we had to offer. Thanks also to Mr Williams who arranged the event, and ensured that the morning ran smoothly.

Next week is an exciting week for all children in the academy, as Year 6’s make their way off to secondary schools for their transition days, and all other year groups get to spend time in their new classrooms with their new teachers!

If you have any questions about transitions, please ask at the office or at the school gates.

Come on England!

Class Round Up

Let’s see what our early KS2 classes have been up to since we last heard from them.

Year 3

Year 3 have had such a busy week this work, working really hard on our teamwork within the class. In English, we worked collaboratively to figure out our tenses.

The week was then topped off with an amazing sports day! We loved taking part in races and having our parents there to watch us show off our skills. 

Year 4

Our Year 4 students had a fantastic time exploring the beautiful Locke Park and were particularly inspired by the stunning reflections in the water.

To channel our inner Monet, we took a variety of photographs to use as a stimulus to create their own beautiful impressionist-style artwork!

The children thoroughly enjoyed their work on Claude Monet and learning about the beautiful and timeless art of Impressionism. 

Class B3

B3 have had a very busy week! We have had a wonderful visit to Senses Wellbeing Centre to link with our Science topic- light.

The children were fantastic representatives for Dormanstown Primary as they displayed our values of inspiration, aspiration, celebration and collaboration. Everyone loved exploring and discovering new light sources such as projectors and light up toys.

B3 also learnt how shadows are made by testing out opaque and translucent objects against the light sources. 

In English, B3 found a lost tiger in the classroom! He needed help creating a non-chronological report to tell the zookeepers what tigers eat and what they need in their habitats. The children have created amazing non-chronological reports with lots of interesting facts about tigers.

We have had a brilliant week and are hoping for some sunshine next week! 

Attendance

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 treat for the whole class.

Which class will be the first to receive that treat?

This weeks winners are………

Missed Learning

49.5 days of missed learning occurred this week due to unauthorised absences. Unauthorised absences are for holidays, parents/carers not contacting the academy or any other unexplained absence. With most minor ailments, children can be in school, so we really encourage you to think about keeping your child at home.

100% Attendance

This week we had 221 children who achieved 100% Attendance for this week, which is Brilliant!

A huge WELL DONE to you all.

Can you get 100% next week?

Missed Appointments

We strive to accommodate parents/carers with appointment times within the academy. Unfortunately we have noticed that many appointments have been missed, occasionally this may be due to unforeseen circumstances. If you have to cancel and/or re-arrange your appointment, please ensure you contact the academy as soon as possible. Failing to turn up for an appointment and not contacting the academy to cancel it has an adverse effect on other parents/carers appointment times. This can also take valuable staff time that could have been utilised by other parents.

Diary Dates and Reminders

Lunch Menu

Next week’s choices will be Week 3.

Nut Free Academy

A reminder to all parents we are a Nut Free Academy, please read below.

Actions for Happiness

Jump Back Up July is the new month, with plenty of actions to take, which ones will you be doing next week?

Lollipops

You can get your children’s uniform here.

Lollipops have a preloved rail out on the shop floor with various items on including polo tops, trousers, sweatshirts/cardigans, shoes, plimsolls, summer dresses etc. All items on the rail are free for anyone to take, they just ask for customers to be considerate of others when taking items. There is a box for anyone who would like to make donations which we then add to the rail.

Facebook – @lollipopsmiddlesbrough

Twitter – @LollipopsMiddl1

Instagram – @lollipops_middlesbrough

Lollipops
20 Norfolk Place
Berwick Hills
Middlesbrough
TS3 7PA

Links to support our Children and Families

All our links and flyers to help our families can now be found here. https://dormanstown.teesvalleyeducation.co.uk/parents/mental-health-well-being/

Cost of Living

If you need further support, follow this link https://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/benefits-and-support/household-support-fund to see if you are entitled.

S.E.N.D Family Drop In

Bring It On!

With Summer just around the corner, Bring It On! are opening bookings for Summer activities that you can find if you follow the link below. Please note that some spaces are limited and will fill up fast. Bring it on! Free holiday activities for children and young people in Middlesbrough and Redcar & (coordinate.cloud)

SEND Family Voice

Communication Advice for Parents and Carers

New dates have been added

The Grenfell Club

Daisy Chain

Daisy Chain (located in Stockton) have a number of clubs running over the Summer for children and young people who have been diagnosed, who are undergoing diagnosis or who have been identified by a professional as having traits of the following neurodiversities- Autism, ADHD, FASD, SPD, Anxiety and social and communication differences.

For more information, please click on the link below, this will take you to Daisy Chain’s website.

Holiday Activities – Daisy Chain (daisychainproject.co.uk)

Weekly Round Up

Thank you to the parents and carers that came to this morning’s coffee and pastries. I hope it was an opportunity to catch up with other parents, with members of the staff team and to enjoy a brief sit down after the school run!

Thank you for welcoming me back into the Dormanstown community after 38 years. It is a privilege to be working alongside you and championing the school and the area. 

My first fortnight has been fast paced, very enjoyable and punctuated with many highlights. From the Euros on the big screen, to my first ‘Pot of Gold’ assembly, to lunch in the hall with the children and playing football on the field.

I hope your child(ren) has/have told you about the badges they made so that we could get to know each other and of the assembly I led with ‘mystery objects’ sharing the values and beliefs I have about education and what I look for in a school community.  If they haven’t already, you might want to ask them to tell you what they remember.

It had been my early thought to arrange a further ‘coffee and cake’ session; however, alongside the school leadership team we have decided to introduce ‘Meet the Teacher’ sessions for each class at the end of this term and so there will be plenty of opportunities for us to meet in person in the coming weeks. 

Early next week, I will confirm your child’s class teacher for 2024/5.

On the 9th and 10th July whilst our Year 6 pupils are on their transition events at their destination secondary schools; the rest of the school will ‘move up’ and experience 2 days with them.

Over the remaining weeks of this term, our aim is to publish a calendar for 2024/5 with master dates for key events across next year, in order to support working parents with enough notice to attend these, where possible.

Thank you for the wonderfully warm welcome I have received. 

Have a lovely weekend. 

Antje Kell 

Class Round Up

Let’s see the latest from Year 1, Year 2 and Class B2.

Year 1

In Year 1 we have been learning how to use the app Scratch Jr in Computing.

Using their learning from earlier in the year when we learnt how to programme a BeeBot, the children were tasked with programming a sprite for follow an algorithm.

Once they had programmed a range of sprites (characters) they were tasked with creating a background.

Year 2

The children have been having lots of fun in their science lessons when learning about plants.

This week, we have been observing plants closely and identifying the different parts. We were amazed by the bean plant that we grew a few weeks ago in a plastic bag on our classroom window!

We have been conducting experiments about the conditions that plants need to grow healthily, such as having plenty of light and water.

We have made predictions about what will happen to a plant if it has light and water, and what will happen if it is missing these things.

We also planted some seeds and bulbs. Each day, we have a plant monitor to water our plants.

Keep an eye out for the beautiful flowers and plants that will (hopefully) soon be growing outside our classroom! 

Class B2

Another busy time for B2. We have been learning about plants in Science and we have labelled the parts and functions of plants and trees.

We went on a walk around school and found lots of wild plants that grow on the school grounds.

We then went on a trip with B1 to Newham Grange Farm and had wonderful day! We played in the park, stroked the guinea pigs, fed the goats and hugged some rabbits.

To top the day off we got to go and play in the imaginary world. It was the best day ever!

Attendance

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 treat for the whole class.

Which class will be the first to receive that treat?

This weeks winners are………

Missed Learning

71.5 days of missed learning occurred this week due to unauthorised absences. Unauthorised absences are for holidays, parents/carers not contacting the academy or any other unexplained absence. With most minor ailments, children can be in school, so we really encourage you to think about keeping your child at home.

100% Attendance

This week we had 217 children who achieved 100% Attendance for this week, which is Amazing!

A huge WELL DONE to you all.

Can you get 100% next week?

Missed Appointments

We strive to accommodate parents/carers with appointment times within the academy. Unfortunately we have noticed that many appointments have been missed, occasionally this may be due to unforeseen circumstances. If you have to cancel and/or re-arrange your appointment, please ensure you contact the academy as soon as possible. Failing to turn up for an appointment and not contacting the academy to cancel it has an adverse effect on other parents/carers appointment times. This can also take valuable staff time that could have been utilised by other parents.

Diary Dates and Reminders

Lunch Menu

Next week’s choices will be Week 2.

Nut Free Academy

A reminder to all parents we are a Nut Free Academy, please read below.

Actions for Happiness

It’s the last week for Joyful June, how will you finish the month off?

Lollipops

You can get your children’s uniform here.

Lollipops have a preloved rail out on the shop floor with various items on including polo tops, trousers, sweatshirts/cardigans, shoes, plimsolls, summer dresses etc. All items on the rail are free for anyone to take, they just ask for customers to be considerate of others when taking items. There is a box for anyone who would like to make donations which we then add to the rail.

Facebook – @lollipopsmiddlesbrough

Twitter – @LollipopsMiddl1

Instagram – @lollipops_middlesbrough

Lollipops
20 Norfolk Place
Berwick Hills
Middlesbrough
TS3 7PA

Links to support our Children and Families

All our links and flyers to help our families can now be found here. https://dormanstown.teesvalleyeducation.co.uk/parents/mental-health-well-being/

Cost of Living

If you need further support, follow this link https://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/benefits-and-support/household-support-fund to see if you are entitled.

Bring It On!

With Summer just around the corner, Bring It On! are opening bookings for Summer activities that you can find if you follow the link below. Please note that some spaces are limited and will fill up fast. Bring it on! Free holiday activities for children and young people in Middlesbrough and Redcar & (coordinate.cloud)

SEND Family Voice

Communication Advice for Parents and Carers

New dates have been added

Weekly Round Up

We’ve had an exciting week at Dormanstown this week with the arrival of our new head teacher Mrs Kell

 School has also been going football crazy supporting England in the Euros! We had an amazing turnout for the match on Thursday night, and the children loved sharing the game with their friends (even though it was a draw, it wasn’t the result we wanted!)

Year 5 and B4 went on an amazing trip out to Guisborough Woods to support their artwork, and had a great time learning how art can be created from natural resources – Mr Williams and Mrs Gruenfeld were very impressed by their projects!

We also revealed our latest Diamond Standard winners for the summer term – a huge congratulations to the 5 winners who have shown courage, creativity, care, commitment and curiosity throughout the summer – it was an incredibly difficult decision with so many people excelling in the academy!

Keep an eye out for more dates and summer events coming in the next week!

Class Round Up

Let’s see what our early year classes have been up to since we last heard from them.

Nursery

This week in Nursery, we are mad about mini-beasts and have enjoyed exploring a mixture of fiction and non-fiction themed books.

In the outdoor area, the children have been taking part in their very own bug hunts and did a great job at finding the different minibeasts, including a woodlouse, a worm, a centipede, and more!

Reception

Reception have been getting ready for their trip next week to Saltburn. We wrote about what we will need, and the children even learnt how to complete a risk assessment!

We are very excited for our learning. 

Class B1

This half term, B1 have progressed to stage 4 of Attention Autism where the children re-direct their attention to an activity of their own to complete.

So far the children have enjoyed creating their own little red hens, making peg farm animals and printing with cotton wool to make baa baa black sheep.

B1 have also been learning about farm animals in preparation for our trip to the farm. This week we have learned about the lifecycle of the little red hen.

Attendance

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 treat for the whole class.

Which class will be the first to receive that treat?

This weeks winners are………

Missed Learning

78 days of missed learning occurred this week due to unauthorised absences. Unauthorised absences are for holidays, parents/carers not contacting the academy or any other unexplained absence. With most minor ailments, children can be in school, so we really encourage you to think about keeping your child at home.

100% Attendance

This week we had 209 children who achieved 100% Attendance for this week, which is Outstanding!

A huge WELL DONE to you all.

Can you get 100% next week?

Missed Appointments

We strive to accommodate parents/carers with appointment times within the academy. Unfortunately we have noticed that many appointments have been missed, occasionally this may be due to unforeseen circumstances. If you have to cancel and/or re-arrange your appointment, please ensure you contact the academy as soon as possible. Failing to turn up for an appointment and not contacting the academy to cancel it has an adverse effect on other parents/carers appointment times. This can also take valuable staff time that could have been utilised by other parents.

Diary Dates and Reminders

Lunch Menu

Next week’s choices will be Week 1.

Nut Free Academy

A reminder to all parents we are a Nut Free Academy, please read below.

Actions for Happiness

With only one week left of Joyful June and there is still plenty to do. What actions will you take next week?

Lollipops

You can get your children’s uniform here.

Lollipops have a preloved rail out on the shop floor with various items on including polo tops, trousers, sweatshirts/cardigans, shoes, plimsolls, summer dresses etc. All items on the rail are free for anyone to take, they just ask for customers to be considerate of others when taking items. There is a box for anyone who would like to make donations which we then add to the rail.

Facebook – @lollipopsmiddlesbrough

Twitter – @LollipopsMiddl1

Instagram – @lollipops_middlesbrough

Lollipops
20 Norfolk Place
Berwick Hills
Middlesbrough
TS3 7PA

Redcar Rangers FC

Redcar Rangers are on the lookout for new players for our team and would like the Parents of Years 5 and 6 children to know that they are currently running trials for their team.

They train on a Tuesday evening between 6:00-7:15pm and on a Sunday morning from 11:30-13:00.

Any queries you can contact coach Mark Taylor on 07538 237285 and you can also visit their Facebook page here – https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094062310048&locale=hi_IN&paipv=0&eav=AfYO7cDF60cnUZ7g_fXtfxFwX2fcZMA3g4zN-6Cu93ZKJeUfMD_TMiaeQMT3JKSf9Yc

Links to support our Children and Families

All our links and flyers to help our families can now be found here. https://dormanstown.teesvalleyeducation.co.uk/parents/mental-health-well-being/

Cost of Living

If you need further support, follow this link https://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/benefits-and-support/household-support-fund to see if you are entitled.

Bring It On!

With Summer just around the corner, Bring It On! are opening bookings for Summer activities that you can find if you follow the link below. Please note that some spaces are limited and will fill up fast. Bring it on! Free holiday activities for children and young people in Middlesbrough and Redcar & (coordinate.cloud)

SEND Family Voice

Communication Advice for Parents and Carers

New dates have been added

Weekly Round Up

What a week!

After six years Mrs Hill our wonderful executive headteacher retired on Friday.

Mrs Hill has served the school fabulously throughout her time and we are sure you will join us in wishing her a very happy retirement. 

Children and families past and present will recognise the hard work Mrs Hill has dedicated to make Dormanstown Academy the school it is today.

Across school, children inundated her with cards, poems and songs on Friday, and despite the rain we still managed to enjoy our special fish, chips and ice-cream lunch together!

Whilst it a day tinged with sadness, we hope that Mrs Hill is now able to enjoy time with her family, her camper van and even a few lie-ins!

Have a great weekend – Come on England!

Year 5

We have had a really positive start to the final half-term of year 5.

We have been creating our own Mayan mythical creatures to feature as the main character in our very own Myths.

We have been looking at the book ‘Who let the gods out?’ as our reading text and have been taking on the roles of the character in some freezeframes (you can see them in the pictures below).

In PE, we have begun learning the different disciplines of running in the Olympics and have worked well in teams to complete some relay races. 

Class B4

We have had an active start this term. From practicing for sports day in PE and developing our swimming skills. The children we also taught some survival skills in water and why we never jump in to help.

We have completed our History on the Maya’s deciding if they were a blood thirsty nation and why their civilisation declined.

We also celebrated the journey Mrs Hill has supported us in and wished her well.

Attendance

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 treat for the whole class.

Which class will be the first to receive that treat?

This weeks winners are………

Missed Learning

70.5 days of missed learning occurred this week due to unauthorised absences. Unauthorised absences are for holidays, parents/carers not contacting the academy or any other unexplained absence. With most minor ailments, children can be in school, so we really encourage you to think about keeping your child at home.

100% Attendance

This week we had 209 children who achieved 100% Attendance for this week, which is Brilliant!

A huge WELL DONE to you all.

Can you get 100% next week?

Missed Appointments

We strive to accommodate parents/carers with appointment times within the academy. Unfortunately we have noticed that many appointments have been missed, occasionally this may be due to unforeseen circumstances. If you have to cancel and/or re-arrange your appointment, please ensure you contact the academy as soon as possible. Failing to turn up for an appointment and not contacting the academy to cancel it has an adverse effect on other parents/carers appointment times. This can also take valuable staff time that could have been utilised by other parents.

Diary Dates and Reminders

Lunch Menu

Next week’s choices will be Week 3.

Nut Free Academy

A reminder to all parents we are a Nut Free Academy, please read below.

Actions for Happiness

Halfway through Joyful June and there is still plenty of actions to take. What will you do next week?

Lollipops

You can get your children’s uniform here.

Lollipops have a preloved rail out on the shop floor with various items on including polo tops, trousers, sweatshirts/cardigans, shoes, plimsolls, summer dresses etc. All items on the rail are free for anyone to take, they just ask for customers to be considerate of others when taking items. There is a box for anyone who would like to make donations which we then add to the rail.

Facebook – @lollipopsmiddlesbrough

Twitter – @LollipopsMiddl1

Instagram – @lollipops_middlesbrough

Lollipops
20 Norfolk Place
Berwick Hills
Middlesbrough
TS3 7PA

Redcar Rangers FC

Redcar Rangers are on the lookout for new players for our team and would like the Parents of Years 5 and 6 children to know that they are currently running trials for their team.

They train on a Tuesday evening between 6:00-7:15pm and on a Sunday morning from 11:30-13:00.

Any queries you can contact coach Mark Taylor on 07538 237285 and you can also visit their Facebook page here – https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094062310048&locale=hi_IN&paipv=0&eav=AfYO7cDF60cnUZ7g_fXtfxFwX2fcZMA3g4zN-6Cu93ZKJeUfMD_TMiaeQMT3JKSf9Yc

Links to support our Children and Families

All our links and flyers to help our families can now be found here. https://dormanstown.teesvalleyeducation.co.uk/parents/mental-health-well-being/

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Bring It On!

With Summer just around the corner, Bring It On! are opening bookings for Summer activities that you can find if you follow the link below. Please note that some spaces are limited and will fill up fast. Bring it on! Free holiday activities for children and young people in Middlesbrough and Redcar & (coordinate.cloud)

Weekly Round Up

Welcome back to the last half term of the year!

We can’t believe how quickly the year has flown by, and as we move into our last few weeks, keep an eye out for celebration events, transitions, fayres and all the other fun things that accompany summer in school!

This week we have been commemorating D-Day all across school, with children learning more about a very important period in history, and why it is so important that we are always thankful to the brave service people who gave their lives.

Year 6 joined thousands of people for a special service and event in Redcar. Mrs McDonald was full of praise for the thoughtful, considerate way the conducted themselves.

In school, children created poppy wreaths, and we conducted our own memorial service, led by Ms Eden and Mrs Riley who shared World War II stories, showed clips from some of the survivors and completed an impeccably observed minutes silence.

Staff have also been working hard planning for next year, with many teachers and adults contributing to work with the whole trust on how our curriculum can be improved next year – we look forward to seeing those developments!

Class Round Up

Let’s see what Year 3, Year 4 and Class B3 have done since we last heard from them.

Year 3

This week Year 3 have been looking at our new reading book – The Girl Who Planted Trees! We are loving it so much that we wanted to have a friendly competition.

Using our teamwork and creativity, we produced some amazing mind maps telling people all about our new book and we could not wait to share them. 

Year 4

Year 4 have had a very interesting afternoon learning all about the digestive system. 

We replicated the journey your food takes inside your digestive tract from mouth to bottom using coffee, banana, sweetcorn and a pair of tights.

First we mashed the food using a fork, just like your teeth would in your mouth. Next we added water (saliva), rec food colouring for bile, juice for acids in your stomach and then squeezed it down the leg of a pair of tights.

To make the food move along we used our hands to show peristalsis. In the large intestine, the last nutrients are absorbed with lots of water, so we squeezed out the liquid into a bag. Finally we cut open the bottom to let out all the undigested food, also known as faeces or poo. 

Class B3

B3 have come back into school with happy and settled. They have been determined to complete their activities and have been very inquisitive!

In English, B3 have enjoyed reading The Magic Paintbrush. They have re-enacted the story, sequenced events and written sentences describing what they would paint with magic brush. The children have written beautifully presented sentences using fantastic adjectives!

In PE, the children have been sprinting and exploring running for speed. They have demonstrated their knowledge of running by keeping their heads straight and moving their arms. B3 have enjoyed taking part in sprinting competitions to show how quickly they can move.

In Science, B3 have been learning about light sources. The children took part in an investigation to find out which objects in the classroom were light sources. They discovered that darkness is the absence of light.

It has been a wonderful week, and we are raring to learn more in Summer 2!

Attendance

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 treat for the whole class.

Which class will be the first to receive that treat?

This weeks winners are………

Missed Learning

32 days of missed learning occurred this week due to unauthorised absences. Unauthorised absences are for holidays, parents/carers not contacting the academy or any other unexplained absence. With most minor ailments, children can be in school, so we really encourage you to think about keeping your child at home.

100% Attendance

This week we had 223 children who achieved 100% Attendance for this week, which is Fantasti!

A huge WELL DONE to you all.

Can you get 100% next week?

Missed Appointments

We strive to accommodate parents/carers with appointment times within the academy. Unfortunately we have noticed that many appointments have been missed, occasionally this may be due to unforeseen circumstances. If you have to cancel and/or re-arrange your appointment, please ensure you contact the academy as soon as possible. Failing to turn up for an appointment and not contacting the academy to cancel it has an adverse effect on other parents/carers appointment times. This can also take valuable staff time that could have been utilised by other parents.

Diary Dates and Reminders

Lunch Menu

Next week’s choices will be Week 2.

Nut Free Academy

A reminder to all parents we are a Nut Free Academy, please read below.

Actions for Happiness

A new month means new Actions for Happiness, what will you take as we head into Joyful June

Lollipops

You can get your children’s uniform here.

Lollipops have a preloved rail out on the shop floor with various items on including polo tops, trousers, sweatshirts/cardigans, shoes, plimsolls, summer dresses etc. All items on the rail are free for anyone to take, they just ask for customers to be considerate of others when taking items. There is a box for anyone who would like to make donations which we then add to the rail.

Facebook – @lollipopsmiddlesbrough

Twitter – @LollipopsMiddl1

Instagram – @lollipops_middlesbrough

Lollipops
20 Norfolk Place
Berwick Hills
Middlesbrough
TS3 7PA

Redcar Rangers FC

Redcar Rangers are on the lookout for new players for our team and would like the Parents of Years 5 and 6 children to know that they are currently running trials for their team.

They train on a Tuesday evening between 6:00-7:15pm and on a Sunday morning from 11:30-13:00.

Any queries you can contact coach Mark Taylor on 07538 237285 and you can also visit their Facebook page here – https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094062310048&locale=hi_IN&paipv=0&eav=AfYO7cDF60cnUZ7g_fXtfxFwX2fcZMA3g4zN-6Cu93ZKJeUfMD_TMiaeQMT3JKSf9Yc

Links to support our Children and Families

All our links and flyers to help our families can now be found here. https://dormanstown.teesvalleyeducation.co.uk/parents/mental-health-well-being/

SEND Family Voice