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Dame Janet is a good school for everyone.

Our provision and our focus on personal development and welfare is outstanding. Supportive and skilled staff nurture and develop children to find what they are excellent at - whether it’s in the classroom, on the sports field, or as an artist.

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‘Pupils meet the school’s high expectations by behaving well and working hard. They participate in lessons with enthusiasm and want to do their best.’- Ofsted 2024

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Shorty's Nursery

Our nursery provides a warm nurturing environment for our youngest pupils, where they can flourish through play.

‘From the start we have always felt very welcome and comfortable. He absolutely loves going to Nursery and always talks in a positive manner about his experiences’- Nursery parent quote to Ofsted 2018

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We hope we have lots of children who are *excited* to learn this week! 🤩

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Sports Connect Community Sessions offer young people a safe, inclusive and engaging space to stay active, build confidence, and connect positively with others in their community for free. These sessions support physical wellbeing, teamwork, and personal development, while encouraging healthy routines outside of school.

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Carter class enjoyed making Stone Age tools and weapons in their history lesson this week. ⛏

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Ciao! 👋 We’re having a wonderful Italian day here at DJPA! Children have regular Italian lessons so we thought we’d immerse ourselves in the spirit of Italy today- it’s a shame the sun didn’t join us! ☀️ ☔️ Here’s Mrs Crane going all out with her Italian flag and pizza hat! 🍕

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A huge thank you to the family members who came in yesterday to share with Attenborough Class to support our project 'Long Ago'. We had a lovely afternoon finding out about when our Grandparents were children and how things have changed. Thank you for playing a special part in our learning.

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Congratulations to this week's spelling super stars! 🤩

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After school clubs are in full swing this term. Here's a few photos from LEGO Club. Children have taken inspiration from some famous buildings around the world.

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Congratulations to this week's times table superstars!

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We hope you are all well and nobody feels poorly this week, but if you are feeling under the weather this sign may come in handy!

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We’ve had week one of term 3’s clubs, but it’s not too late to sign up. Use your School Gateway app to book a place for your child. On offer this term, we have 14 free clubs: Lego; Times Tables Rockstars; Kent Test; Science; Cleaning; Cross-Country; Dance; Book club; Blooklet; Football; Tri-golf; Library; Singing; Thrive. Clubs run from the end of the school day until 4.10pm.

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Friday 23rd January is Italian Day. Children are invited to wear colours of the Italian flag (green, white, red) They will be learning about customs and culture throughout the day.

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Congratulations to this week's times table super stars!

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Congratulations to this week's spelling super stars!

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Happening tomorrow evening at Pie Factory in Ramsgate. Connect with Respect is a community wellbeing project in Thanet for girls aged 7 to 18 which aims to strengthen wellbeing, nurture kindness and empower girls to trust their bodies, voices and choices.

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This week's BSL sign of the week is scared. With BSL facial expression is important so make sure to match your face to the sign you are using.

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Not quite a time capsule but a blast from the past of 2020 at least… When changing the backing of some boards today, we unearthed these ‘Covid bubble’ messages:

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Welcome back! We are continuing with BSL emotion signs, we hope they may help children express themselves without verbalising.

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Breakfast club will return on Tuesday 6th January! We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas! 🎅

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HoHoHo! 🎅🏻 You should have heard the squeals of excitement when Father Christmas was spotted outside the school hall during our whole school festive sing-song today! 🥰 Father Christmas managed a quick break from his duties to dash through the hall for some waves and high fives! From all of us at DJPA, we wish you the happiest Christmas. Thank you for the cards and gifts- they were all very much appreciated 💜We’ll see you all on Tuesday 6th January 🎄

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What a busy week we have had in Reception! Tuesday was a definite highlight with a fantastic class party and an excellent Nativity performance. Merry Christmas everyone🎄

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