Weekly Round Up

Happy Friday Parents/ Carers/ members of the DPA community

This week our Year 6 visited Peat Rigg – A huge thank you to the staff that accompanied them and to you for ensuring they had everything they needed and to the pupils themselves for their resilience, behaviour and positive attitude to everything. They were a joy to be with! The staff all spoke of how proud they were of all of our children. Residentials are a huge part of your child’s primary school experience, and we hope they came home full of wonderful stories of all the fun things they had done/ tried for the first time- these are memories that last a lifetime. I am also thrilled that we had almost 100% attendance on return to school. I know they will all sleep well over the weekend! Hundreds of photographs have been taken (Wi-Fi wasn’t very favourable, and so many of them were not uploaded at the time) and Miss Alderson plans will share her plan to share these with the Year 6 families. Further details to follow.

You child/ren may have already come home telling you about our improved breakfast offer. We are delighted to work with Beyond Housing who have funded a Greggs breakfast for every child across the school for the 2024/5 academic year.

Breakfast options now include toast with jam, butter or marmalade, Frubes, fruit and smoothies!

We are always looking for ways to celebrate our area. In early November, we are welcoming an artist in residence on site for 4 consecutive days to work alongside KS2 pupils and to engage with the whole school community to doodle a huge map of Dormanstown and the surrounding areas. His name is ‘Dave Draws’, @DaveDraws, www.davedraws.co.uk, and he uses Posca pens for his murals. His work can be seen all across Europe, the USA and in Hong Kong! His work will give us the opportunity to talk about and focus on key landmarks in our locality. Each class has been tasked with collecting a list of all of the landmarks important to them that they would like represented on our map. If we don’t list it; we risk it not appearing. Please take the time to discuss with your child the landmarks that you feel as a family it is essential that we see on our map.

 Thank you for your support with this exciting project.

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Kell

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 also shows parents/carers what the children have been getting points for, including being on time, working hard during class and good manners to teachers and their friends.

The children are also scored for meeting the Values we hold closely at Dormanstown Primary of Inspiration, Aspiration, Collaboration and Celebration

Nursery

Wow, nursery have really explored our creative side this week. We started the week learning about the artist Jackson Pollock. We loved painting using his unique ‘drip technique’. We will be continuing our learning about Jackson Pollock in the coming weeks. Watch out for some amazing artwork!

We have also been talking a lot about families and ourselves, so we decided to put our new oven to the test. We made some delicious gingerbread children. They were extremely tasty. Junior bake off – here we come!

Finally, we would like to say hello and welcome Dormanstown to all of our lovely new starters and their families this week! 

Reception

Reception have had a very exciting week learning all about ‘The Colour Monster’! We have talked all about our feelings, why they are important and how they affect our behaviour.

We developed our colour knowledge by learning about the colour wheel and creating colour wheel collages. We also made our very own Colour Monster Cookies! 

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 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 198 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.

Macmillan Coffee Morning

Guisborough Amateur Swimming Club Open Day

Actions for Happiness

Second week of Self-Care September and there are still plenty of opportunities to look out for yourself and be a great example to others. 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

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/

A word from Mrs Kell

I hope your child has had a good first week back. There have certainly been lots of smiling faces -both staff and pupils.

There was a full programme of works over the Summer that included new flooring in some classrooms and redecoration; school looks bright, inviting and inspiring.

As we have organised our reading books and our library spaces over the Summer, we have sorted over 400 books that are surplus to our requirements. Next week, we hope to hold a book giveaway for families at school pick up time. We will look at the weather each day and judge the best day to do this. You will receive a reminder on the day we choose. There are books for all school ages and interests.

As you know, the Main Entrance has been relocated back to its original design, and we have forged a space for our ‘Community Hub’ in our previous entrance. There are several very exciting plans for this as we look to offer more to our school community beyond the education we offer our pupils, to help our families in a more holistic way, and I look forward to giving you further information in the coming weeks.

All of our pupils are looking smart this term. It has been fantastic to see everyone trying their best to look smart and ready for learning. A reminder that we do have some second hand uniform and plenty of second-hand PE Kit; for full PE kits, all we ask is for a £1 donation (optional). Please come to the main office or the ‘Community Hub’ entrance at any time during school hours.

This week we have been focusing on getting routines right (there have been some small changes in the process) and getting expectations and behaviour right and it has been wonderful to see everyone trying very hard. Every class has been focusing on our four school values and discussing what each of them mean in an age-appropriate way.

I would like to extend a warm welcome to our new families joining us across the school – whether your child is starting school for the first time, or you have moved from another school, we know that change can be emotional and challenging at times. If you need any support, please do reach out. We are always here to help.

I know that you will also join me in welcoming new staff to the school. 

Finally, a reminder about the importance of attendance and, in particular, punctuality – We want everyone to have the very best chance of success at school, so we aim for everyone to have over 96% attendance. School starts at 8.40 a.m. every day. Children need to be in their class line by 8.45 a.m. so that they can start their lessons promptly. The gate closes at 8.50am. 

We will continue to work closely with families who struggle with getting to school. Please contact Mrs Sherwood on the school number if you have any issues. 

Thank you for your support.

Wishing you a relaxing weekend.

Mrs Kell

Dormanstown Values

Attendance

Diary Dates and Reminders

Lunches

Our lunches are served on a 3 week rota .Next week’s choices will be from Week 2.

Nut Free Academy

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

Macmillan Coffee Morning

Actions for Happiness

Self-Care September is underway and there are plenty of opportunities to look out for yourself and be a great example to others.

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/

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)