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

Also just a reminder that the Academy still uses School Gateway for any messages to be sent to the school. This includes Attendance, medical appointments and general questions.

Nursery

This week, Nursery went for a walk to Foxrush woods to explore the changes during Autumn.

We were fascinated by the leaves falling from the trees. We found pine cones, berries and leaves of different colours.

We could hear the rain drops falling on the trees and ground and birds singing as we walked. We even collected different leaves for Year 1. The best part was walking through the mud and puddles!

Class S1

This half term, S1 have been learning about people who help us. Today we had an exciting visit from our local community police officers.

We got to experience sitting in the back of the police van, dressing up in police officer uniform and sitting in the front seat with the siren on. The children were all amazing and absolutely loved the visit.

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

40 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 201 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 1.

The school will be holding it’s annual Halloween Lunch on Thursday 24th October. If your child is on packed lunch and would like a school dinner on this day, please inform the office. 

Nut Free Academy

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

Flu Clinics

Pumpkin Forest

Pumpkin Forest | The Auckland Project

CEA Cinema Card

For those that aren’t aware, the UK Cinema Association has a discount card which enables a disabled cinema guest to receive a free ticket for someone to go with them when they are visiting a participating cinema. 

To be eligible the person must be 5 years of age or older and be in receipt of one of the following:

• Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
• Attendance Allowance (AA)
• Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
• Adult / Child Disability Payment (ADP / CDP in Scotland)
• Armed Forces Independence Payment (AFIP)

Or hold:

• Severely Sight Impaired Registration (formerly Registered Blind)
• Sight Impaired Registration (formerly Partially Sighted)

Cards are valid from 1 year from the date of issue and there is a fee of £6.

For more information and/or to apply please visit the CEA webpage –  Home – CEA Card

Woods & Waves

Asda Cashpot for Schools

Asda Rewards – Cash Pots for Schools We have signed up to this brilliant scheme to get funding for our school. Every time you shop using Asda Rewards, Asda will donate 5% of your shop to our school. It’s easy to sign up. In your Asda rewards app – Opt into the Cash pot for schools campaign and select our primary school. We are already over the £100.00 mark!

Redcar Junior Parkrun

Redcar junior parkrun takes place in Locke Park every Sunday morning at 9.00 a.m. and is a 2km double loop of the park.  Anyone ages 4 to 14 years old can walk, jog and run the event and they welcome volunteers of all ages. 

Junior parkrun’s are family friendly, community events set up to encourage children and their families to enjoy exercising in open spaces.  It free to attend but participants are asked to register before they first come along at the parkrun website register | parkrun UK and bring a copy of their barcode to the event to receive a timed result.

Event Director Michelle Shaw is looking to expand the current pool of core volunteers and Run Directors and anyone who is interested in finding out more about what this entails should contact her at redcarjuniors@parkrun.com

Raring2Go!

The Autumn 2024 Raring2go! Teesside Magazine is now ready to view. Follow the link below to get the latest news and suggestions of places to visit.

https://magazines.raring2go.co.uk/teesside/autumn2024

Halloween Sports Camp

Actions for Happiness

Optimistic October is well under way, with lots of tasks to do to stay Optimistic. What will 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/

Weekly Round Up

There have been so many fabulous things happening at school this week. Today’s blog will show you some of those highlights. It has been a very busy week at Dormanstown.

The children have had a blast taking part in National Poetry Day, writing their own poems to then read to their friends and teachers.

A huge thank you to everyone who attended our Macmillan Coffee Morning. Thank you to the mysterious person who left these in the school office for us.

We weren’t able to catch you to thank you in person. They’re brilliant! But next time you visit, please wipe your feet – you left muddy, swampy footprints all through our school!

We managed to raise a total of £100.73 for Macmillan Cancer Support! Thank you so much to everyone who came and donated not just money but the cakes as well.

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

Also just a reminder that the Academy still uses School Gateway for any messages to be sent to the school. This includes Attendance, medical appointments and general questions.

Year 5

What a fantastic week it has been in Year 5! The children have truly embraced a myriad of activities, making every day exciting and engaging. One of the highlights has undoubtedly been our chess sessions with Mr Edmunds. This term, Year 5 have really been enjoying getting to grips with the game. We started our journey by learning about each piece and their unique moves, and we’ve now advanced to playing full games, putting all that knowledge into practice. It’s wonderful to see so much strategy and critical thinking emerging as they engage with one another on the chessboard!

In PE, the pupils have been busy participating in a range of activities that focus on movement, balance, and coordination. It’s a joy to watch them develop their skills while having a blast with their friends—there’s never a dull moment!

In Maths, we’ve been exploring the world of numbers with a focus on prime and composite numbers. The children have shown incredible curiosity and determination in identifying these numbers, building a solid foundation for their future learning.

As a grand finale to the week, the children have just completed an excellent piece of fiction writing based on ‘The Explorer’ by Katherine Rundell, set in the captivating Amazon rainforest. Their creativity has truly shone through, with imaginative tales that transport readers into the heart of the jungle.

What an exciting week in Year 5! Bring on next week!

Year 6

This week, pupils have enjoyed writing their final piece in English which has been a newspaper report about the declaration of World War II. 

The sequence of learning included learning about Neville Chamberlain and the events leading up to World War II.  In English lessons, the children have been exploring different headlines and how to report speech. 

They have also been learning to write an introduction, main body and conclusion.  When they brought everything together, the final pieces of work were outstanding.  The children should feel very proud of their hard work and the presentation of their books!

Class S4

What a fab start S4, to the new academic year.

All children have worked hard in both English and maths. We have started with Art, creating wonderful abstract pieces that reflect relationship, with the influence of Barbara Hepworth.

Here we have worked with form, using playdough to practice shaping a medium and used clay for our final piece.

Science has us looking closely how plants and animals have evolved to survive and PHSCE has us all considering what friendship is and how they vary in different circles.

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

50.5 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 197 children who achieved 100% Attendance for this week, which is Fantastic!!

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.

Asda Cashpot for Schools

Asda Rewards – Cash Pots for Schools We have signed up to this brilliant scheme to get funding for our school. Every time you shop using Asda Rewards, Asda will donate 5% of your shop to our school. It’s easy to sign up. In your Asda rewards app – Opt into the Cash pot for schools campaign and select our primary school. We are already over the £100.00 mark!

Speech and Language Therapy Service Survey

The surveys to capture views on Speech and Language Therapy Services in Tees Valley from Parents and Carers and will be available until Monday 7th October.  

https://eu.surveymonkey.com/r/9XMD2HG

Redcar Junior Parkrun

Redcar junior parkrun takes place in Locke Park every Sunday morning at 9.00 a.m. and is a 2km double loop of the park.  Anyone ages 4 to 14 years old can walk, jog and run the event and they welcome volunteers of all ages. 

Junior parkrun’s are family friendly, community events set up to encourage children and their families to enjoy exercising in open spaces.  It free to attend but participants are asked to register before they first come along at the parkrun website register | parkrun UK and bring a copy of their barcode to the event to receive a timed result.

Event Director Michelle Shaw is looking to expand the current pool of core volunteers and Run Directors and anyone who is interested in finding out more about what this entails should contact her at redcarjuniors@parkrun.com

Family Voice SEND Newsletter

CEA Cinema Card

For those that aren’t aware, the UK Cinema Association has a discount card which enables a disabled cinema guest to receive a free ticket for someone to go with them when they are visiting a participating cinema. 

To be eligible the person must be 5 years of age or older and be in receipt of one of the following:

• Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
• Attendance Allowance (AA)
• Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
• Adult / Child Disability Payment (ADP / CDP in Scotland)
• Armed Forces Independence Payment (AFIP)

Or hold:

• Severely Sight Impaired Registration (formerly Registered Blind)
• Sight Impaired Registration (formerly Partially Sighted)

Cards are valid from 1 year from the date of issue and there is a fee of £6.

For more information and/or to apply please visit the CEA webpage –  Home – CEA Card

Woods & Waves

R&C Short Breaks Club

Early Years Speech and Language Communication Pathway

South Tees Talk

Raring2Go!

The Autumn 2024 Raring2go! Teesside Magazine is now ready to view. Follow the link below to get the latest news and suggestions of places to visit.

https://magazines.raring2go.co.uk/teesside/autumn2024

Halloween Sports Camp

Actions for Happiness

Optimistic October is here, showing off your bright side even as the days become grey. What will you do to stay Optimistic this month?

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/

Reception to Year 6 Harvest Competition

This Harvest, as well as bringing in tins & dried goods to support our local food bank, you can also get involved in our new Fruit/Veg animal competition!

If you would like to take part, bring your entry in on Friday 4th October (no earlier please) into your childs classroom. All entries will be moved to the main entrance throughout the morning and judged for Dojo points for ‘Inspiration’ and ‘Aspiration’. Parents will be able to see all the entries as you come into join us for our annual Harvest Festival that afternoon.

Good luck! 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

Year 4

This week, Year 3 and 4 attended an orienteering scavenger hunt at Redcar Rugby Club. This was to help us to develop our perseverance and determination and improve our map reading and problem-solving skills

In English, Year 4 are looking at dark and twisted fairy tales. We have started reading an incredible book called Zombierella!! It is a twist on the traditional tale of Cinderella and we are hooked.

Class S3

S3 have had a very busy few weeks! They have settled back into school brilliantly and have loved taking part in our new challenge areas.

In Science, we have been learning about electricity. The children have enjoyed learning about electrical symbols and what a simple circuit needs. They have then planned and created their own circuits with different purposes such as turning lightbulbs on. 

In Art, we have been focusing learning about the artist Antony Gormley. S3 have been fascinated with his interesting sculptures and were able to identify his key pieces.

The children have been practicing new techniques using clay which they will use to make their own sculptures.

It has been wonderful to see the children so engaged in their learning!

Year 6 Parental Engagement

Thank you to all the Y6 Parents and Carers who attended school yesterday for the parental engagement session. The children enjoyed sharing their recent Art work, inspired by Barbara Hepworth, and working collaboratively with their grownups to create their own sculptures made out of clay.

The children were able to confidently apply some of the techniques they had been practicing to their final pieces and should feel proud of their achievements. We are sure you will agree that their sculptures are quite impressive!

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

37 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 200 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.

Speech and Language Therapy Service Survey

The surveys to capture views on Speech and Language Therapy Services in Tees Valley from Parents and Carers and will be available until Monday 7th October.  

https://eu.surveymonkey.com/r/9XMD2HG

Redcar Junior Parkrun

Redcar junior parkrun takes place in Locke Park every Sunday morning at 9.00 a.m. and is a 2km double loop of the park.  Anyone ages 4 to 14 years old can walk, jog and run the event and they welcome volunteers of all ages. 

Junior parkrun’s are family friendly, community events set up to encourage children and their families to enjoy exercising in open spaces.  It free to attend but participants are asked to register before they first come along at the parkrun website register | parkrun UK and bring a copy of their barcode to the event to receive a timed result.

Event Director Michelle Shaw is looking to expand the current pool of core volunteers and Run Directors and anyone who is interested in finding out more about what this entails should contact her at redcarjuniors@parkrun.com

Raring2Go!

The Autumn 2024 Raring2go! Teesside Magazine is now ready to view. Follow the link below to get the latest news and suggestions of places to visit.

https://magazines.raring2go.co.uk/teesside/autumn2024

Halloween Sports Camp

Actions for Happiness

As Self-Care September comes to an end there are still lots you can do to ensure September ends with a smile.

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/

Weekly Round Up

We can’t quite believe it is Week 3 already!

On Monday, we started the week with a whole school assembly to discuss what we mean by ‘Leadership’ – I was so impressed with the discussion. Their ideas included:

• Supporting others to achieve 
• Showing the right example (even when no-one is watching)
• Being resilient
• Listening to others and good communication
• Work well with all ages
• Building a team

I was really impressed with Daisy in Year 2 who also told us what leadership wasn’t – ‘It isn’t the opportunity to be bossy and order everyone around.’ I agree Daisy!

We celebrated our Year 6 leaders. All of Year 6 have been given roles of responsibility this year: from Office Apprentices to Play Leaders, from Community Enterprise Leaders to Library monitors – all of them will play a key and active role in school life this year and have already made a difference this week.

We are proud to share that following writing and delivering their speeches and then a democratic vote in July – our new Head Boy, Head Girl, Deputy Head Boy and Deputy Head Girl have also been chosen. These pupils will support myself and other school leaders in helping to deliver the school’s strategic priorities this year.

A huge well done to everyone. We look forward to seeing you grow in confidence in your new roles.

You may have head that we have added to the Dormanstown family! This week we welcomed fish into our school community. Can you help us to think of names for them?

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

Year 1

The children in year 1 have been amazing these last few weeks. They have worked hard to adjust to the expectations and changes of year 1. 

In maths we have been doing lots of number work such as finding and recognising numbers and finding one more and one less than a number. We have also been doing number bonds to 10. The children have been fantastic at this.

Year 2

The children have had a great start to Year 2, and it has been lovely to see the enthusiasm and curiosity they have for their learning.

In our reading lessons, we have been looking at the book ‘Fanatical About Frogs.’ The children have been amazed by the fascinating facts and colourful illustrations. This text links with our English work, where we are writing a non-chronological report about a ‘Bog Baby.’ The children have been learning how to present information clearly, using full stops, capital letters and spaces, as well as some interesting adjectives.

In maths, we are currently focusing on place value and counting in tens. The children are gaining a solid understanding of 2-digit numbers and their values, using practical equipment.

Class S1

S1 have been settling in amazingly well and have enjoyed exploring the areas in both the indoor and outdoor areas.

We have been reading the story ‘The Colour Monster’ and learning about the different emotions we feel, how they look on our faces and linking them to colours from the story.

Thanks to the lovely weather, we have been able to spend lots of time learning in our outdoor classroom.

Class S2

This is our first blog this academic year and we are super excited to show our learning. S2 have made a great start and are starting to settle into our new routines.

In S2, we have been reading ‘Peace at Last’ by Jill Murphy. We have been doing lots of busy activities around the story.

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

46 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 196 children who achieved 100% Attendance for this week, which is Fantastic!

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.

Macmillan Coffee Morning

Guisborough Amateur Swimming Club Open Day

Redcar Junior Parkrun

Redcar junior parkrun takes place in Locke Park every Sunday morning at 9.00 a.m. and is a 2km double loop of the park.  Anyone ages 4 to 14 years old can walk, jog and run the event and they welcome volunteers of all ages. 

Junior parkrun’s are family friendly, community events set up to encourage children and their families to enjoy exercising in open spaces.  It free to attend but participants are asked to register before they first come along at the parkrun website register | parkrun UK and bring a copy of their barcode to the event to receive a timed result.

Event Director Michelle Shaw is looking to expand the current pool of core volunteers and Run Directors and anyone who is interested in finding out more about what this entails should contact her at redcarjuniors@parkrun.com

Halloween Sports Camp

Actions for Happiness

We’re heading into the final two weeks of Self-Care September, what actions will you take to ensure you are happier during September

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/

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)