Message from Mrs Kell

Many thanks to parents and carers for taking the time to complete our parent survey over the two parent consultation evenings. The finds of the survey are shown below.

We value your feedback and as leaders we will be looking to address areas where we can improve our metrics. It was wonderful to see that so many members of the school community now regularly use Class Dojo to keep up to date with academy information, with this only being introduced in September, we thank you for your support.

Dave Draws

We have spent lots of time building up to this final piece and if you have not seen it in person yet, here is the finished article! We hope that you see it at some point in the near future.

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.

Cooking Club

From slicing, grating, shredding, chopping, mixing and creating, the children designed, and made, their own individual wraps tonight with a breakfast summer fruit dessert, which they struggled not to eat!  Collectively, it was amazing to see how well the children co-operated and helped each other with the various skills – even cutting onions for others – true friendship and collaboration! 

These skills acquired over the last two weeks will help the children with their future creations – shortbread, scones and Christmas cake are on the Bake-off menu to come. They will also be working towards a very special Christmas treat – top secret! 

Power of Women

SPARK Tees Valley ran POW sessions in Dormanstown school as part of the Primary School Ambassador Program, working with Key Stage 2 pupils on the POW Ambassador Programme.

These sessions were designed to foster ambition, promote equal opportunities, and break down gender biases. All the children in Year 5 were able to join in the sessions and all children got the opportunity to write an application form.

Abigail Howey along with Sonia Herlingshaw from PX Group interviewed and handpicked four exceptional ambassadors from Dormanstown. These children were selected because they embodied commitment and passion.

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?

Missed Learning

30 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 207 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

New choices next week for Week 3.

Nut Free Academy

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

Stay Safe and Warm

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

Dance Magic

Our Mini Dance Classes start this Week Friday 8th November!

Class Times:

 • Friday: 5:15 pm – 5:55 pm
 • Saturday: 10:00 am – 10:40 am

Your little ones will learn basic dance steps and routines set to their favorite songs. Classes also incorporate acro equipment to support flexibility and coordination, helping kids build confidence, make new friends, and have fun! Plus, they’ll receive a sticker after each class as a reward.

Come join us for some dancing fun!

https://dancemagicredcar.classforkids.io

Bike Build Workshops

In preparation for Christmas , Redcar and Cleveland Walking and Cycling Hub have set up workshops  to help parents build bikes if they need help!
Please see below a list of dates and locations where anyone can drop in to get help or recommendations.
As well as building boxed bikes we can provide free safety check for second hand bikes to make sure they are safe and ready to go!

Green Doctor

Actions for Happiness

New Ways November is now well under way and we’re almost halfway through! What new things will you try as the month goes on?

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/

Message from Mrs Kell

What a wonderful experience we have had with Dave Draws in school this week.

As you know, Dave Draws is a freelance artist, he draws using Posca pens onto most surfaces and has murals commissioned all around the world.

We are so grateful to every family that helped put together the list of essential landmarks to appear on our map. We hope you agree that it looks fabulous, and we can’t wait for you to see it in person.

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.

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?

Missed Learning

24.5 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 211 children who achieved 100% Attendance for this week, which is Outstanding!!

A huge WELL DONE to you all.

Can you get 100% when we return?

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

New choices next week for Week 2.

Nut Free Academy

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

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

Dance Magic

Our Mini Dance Classes start this Week Friday 8th November!

Class Times:

 • Friday: 5:15 pm – 5:55 pm
 • Saturday: 10:00 am – 10:40 am

Your little ones will learn basic dance steps and routines set to their favorite songs. Classes also incorporate acro equipment to support flexibility and coordination, helping kids build confidence, make new friends, and have fun! Plus, they’ll receive a sticker after each class as a reward.

Come join us for some dancing fun!

https://dancemagicredcar.classforkids.io

Actions for Happiness

New Month means new actions to try and what better time to try new things in New Ways November.

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/

Message from Mrs Kell

What an exciting and action packed eight weeks it has been. I know both staff and pupils are very tired and ready for this break. I hope everyone has a well-deserved rest from all of their hard efforts this half term!

A huge thank you to parents that contributed to our Reception/ Year 1 and Year 2 disco, all pupils were invited on the day, and I heard lots of pupils chatting about how it had been, ‘The best day ever!’ A huge thank you to Mega Stars for hosting a fabulous disco and party games and for your parental support to allow the event to run. A big thank you to all of the staff that stayed back late to support at the KS2 disco and to all of the children that attended for their fabulously frightening Halloween costumes and excellent behaviour.

Another thank you must go to our kitchen and lunch time supervision team for a super lunch ‘experience’ on Thursday – we were so proud of the children for eating pink rice and green mash!! They were so brave and adventurous but soon realised that it tasted exactly the same. The staff in this school community really do go above and beyond for our children every day and this is a great example of that.

This week your child (ren) may have come home telling you about their first visit to the Dojo shop! As you know this year, Dojos are the way in which we positively reward pupils for living our school values of Aspiration, Collaboration, Inspiration and Celebration across the whole school, at all ages. Pupils earn Dojos for working together, influencing others positively, using their manners, focusing on their learning, for always doing their best, for being ready to learn, for keeping themselves and others safe, to name a few.

Each half term pupils have the opportunity to ‘redeem’ their points by ‘spending’ their Dojos if they had met the first threshold or saving their points over the term/ terms/ year to aim for one of the prizes on the higher shelves. I was so impressed that so many pupils have chosen to save. Check out our brand new KS1 and KS2 Dojo shops below:

We are so grateful to the Tees Foundation that had given us £2500 to further develop or community farm shop and refill station – we hope that this work will be complete by the end of the year. Please follow our blog for more exciting developments.

This week, the first batch of our new handwriting pens were awarded in our Pot of Gold assembly. The improvement in presentation from the start of the school year is noticeable in all classes. These first pupils have set the ‘Dormanstown standard’. We look forward to giving out more pens in the future!

In the first week back after half term we have the amazing Dave Draws joining us to create our ‘Dormanstown’ and the surrounding area mural. He will be leading workshops for pupils in Year 3 ,4 ,5 and 6. We are so grateful for the extensive list you worked on to support us in building an outline of the map and the places and buildings that are significant to you. Dave Draws is on Facebook for those families that wish to follow some of his previous work around the globe.

Wishing the whole school community a restful half term. 

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

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.

Class S3

S3 had a wonderful afternoon with their parents and carers by taking part in a Geography parental engagement session.

The children flew around Europe to discover new facts about France, Germany, Italy and Spain.

It was brilliant to see the children so engaged in their learning as they investigated capital cities of each country and their languages.

S3 also tried new food which originated from each country and drew their own flags. 

Autumn Choir Festival

On Tuesday, our KS2 choir performed at the TVED Autumn Choir Festival at Guisborough Priory. They performed a range of songs from traditional songs to iconic pop tunes by Taylor Swift. For our Year 3 pupils, this was their first choir event, and we were so proud of their behaviour and how they represented the academy.

Well done to all pupils, for singing so beautifully. Our choir meet once a week and show immense dedication in learning new songs, and their hard work shone through at the festival. A huge thanks to Mr Nixon and Miss Smuk for organising the event and helping our choir grow from strength to strength.

Mrs Kell would like to publicly thank all the staff involved with this wonderful event.

Fire Safety Assemblies

This week, the Fire Service visited the academy to run special assemblies for our KS1 children and our KS2 children. The Fire Safety officers spoke about the importance of keeping safe on Bonfire Night and we talked about how to be safe around fireworks.

The children all listened really well and understand that they should all be with an adult when they attend a firework display. A huge thank you to the Fire Service for attending and delivering the session for us.

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

30.5 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 202 children who achieved 100% Attendance for this week, which is Brilliant!!

A huge WELL DONE to you all.

Can you get 100% when we return?

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.

Secondary School Applications

Diary Dates and Reminders

Lunch Menu

When we return after Half-term it will be week 1.

Nut Free Academy

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

Half Term Holiday Clubs

Scan the QR code or follow this link to book Holiday Activities October Half Term – Daisy Chain (daisychainproject.co.uk)

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!

Flu Clinics

MLR Coaching Holiday Club

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

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 we come to the end of Optimistic October, it seems like the perfect chance to reflect on what you have done to stay optimistic and active.

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/

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.

Reception

In Reception we have been drawing our ‘People Who Help Us’ topic to a close by learning about the Fire Service. We have learned all about what the Fire Service do to keep us safe in our community as well as the tools that they use to carry out their work.

We have linked back to our prior learning, recalling what number to call in an emergency and the way in which the Fire Service travel compared to other emergency services. We have even used our knowledge of colour mixing to paint orange flames!

In Expressive Art and Design, we have been further developing our knowledge of colour mixing by mixing water coloured paints and ice! We have especially loved seeing the ice change state into water and observing the coloured ice mixing.

Class S2

S2 have been reading Chicken Licken. We have been retelling the story, acting it out and now we are starting to rewrite the story in our own words.

In music we have been playing Halloween songs. We played the Addams Family.

Class S4

The children and parents carried out an experiment to understand how the Galapagos finches had adapted over time.

We looked at how Charles Darwin had observed their various size beaks and how the sizes of the beaks affected which seeds they could pick up.

The experiment was carried out with various size tongs and tweezers with different sized seeds.

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

22.5 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 205 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.

Secondary School Applications

Diary Dates and Reminders

Lunch Menu

Next week’s choices will be Week 2. On Thursday the school will be having a special Spooky Halloween lunch, even children who normally have packed lunches can have one, please inform the school office if you would like your child to have one.

Speaking of Halloween…….

Halloween Disco

Nut Free Academy

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

Half Term Holiday Clubs

Scan the QR code or follow this link to book Holiday Activities October Half Term – Daisy Chain (daisychainproject.co.uk)

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!

Flu Clinics

MLR Coaching Holiday Club

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

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

Halfway through Optimistic October and there is still plenty of tasks to do to keep yourself 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/

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/