Please can we urge parents and carers to use the pelican crossing by the Children's Centre gate when crossing over Burlington Road. We have noticed a few people crossing directly from the Curry's car park especially in the mornings during peak rush hour. Burlington Road is a very busy road which is also a route for double decker buses. Please take extra care when crossing with your children so that they learn sensible and safe road awareness. 

On Tuesday 3 December, 7 children from Year 2 took part in a football festival at Chessington School. The children played against 5 different schools and all tried really hard, despite the cold weather! All the children really enjoyed themselves and were great representatives for Burlington. Thank you to any parents and carers who came to support and well done to all the boys!

On Friday 10 January 2020, we will be holding our annual Science Day!  Parents are invited to come into Reception, Year 1 & 2 classes from 9-10.30am. Morning Nursery parents are welcome into Nursery from 8.30-10am and Afternoon Nursery parents are welcome into Nursery from 12.30-2pm. 

If your job or hobby involves Science and you would like to talk about it with your child’s class, please let your class teacher know.

Dress Up: Following feedback from last year, on Science Day children are welcome to dress up as a Scientist or wear a science themed top/t-shirt.

Science Selfie Challenge!  We love to see you all enjoying Science and your new Science challenge is to capture your own Science Selfie! 

Take a photo of yourself trying out an experiment or visiting a science museum. You could send us a picture of something that you have created or an interesting find. You could be with an animal, eating dinner, have the sun in the background, on a swing … Science is everywhere! Feel free to add captions or comments explaining what your selfie is all about.  Please bring your Science Selfie into school to share with your class on our Science Day – Friday 10th January.

The week beginning 9 December is Computer Science Education Week 2019! In light of this we will be taking part in the 'Hour of Code' during our weekly computing lessons. The Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify 'code', to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to broaden participation in the field of computer science. 

"Every student should have the opportunity to learn computer science. It helps nurture problem-solving skills, logic and creativity. By starting early, students will have a foundation for success in any 21st-century career path."

By clicking the following link you will find all the activities listed by Code: Hour of Code Activities
If you filter by "Created by" on the drop down menu on the left and choose "Tynker" these seem to be the most suitable for infant children so please feel free to have a look and try at home. 

Happy Coding!

The children have started rehearsing for their Christmas performances. The dates are as follows:

Nursery
Wednesday 11 December 
11.00am - morning nursery and full timers
2.45pm - afternoon nursery and full timers

Reception
Monday 9 December
9.30am - Hedgehogs 
2.30pm - Rabbits 
Tuesday 10 December
2.30pm - Squirrels
Wednesday 11 December
9.30am - Foxes

Year 1
Wednesday 18 December
9.30am - Great Hall

Year 2
Monday 16 December
9.30am - Great Hall

We will be serving tea, coffee and biscuits after each performance and we would be extremely grateful for any donations of mince pies to add to the refreshments. 
Donations can be dropped off to the school office or your child's classroom. Thank you!

Thank you to all parents, relatives and friends who came into school today for Fudge Day. We hope you enjoyed spending time in the children's classrooms and joining in with some fun activities. We have had some great feedback and the children really enjoyed the experience. 

Parent Feedback

'I enjoyed interacting and assisting the kids with class work and experiencing what it's like to see my child in class.'

'I am amazed at how brilliant the new teaching methods are.'

'I enjoyed making paper aeroplanes, it was well set up and a lot of fun.'

'I enjoyed feeling so welcome and seeing how amazing the teaching is.'

'I enjoyed getting to see how the class is run and being able to get involved.'

We recently told you about the Primary Science Quality Mark which we were awarded this term. On Wednesday Mrs Macmillan, Miss Dwyer and Mrs Arbuthnot, one of our school governors attended the ceremony at the News Building in London to collect the award. They were accompanied by Alex Ferrer who had guided them through the award process. The PSQM award helps to raise the profile of Science and has had a positive impact on the teaching and learning of Science at our school. 

Please visit our Science curriculum web page to find out more about this award and our Science teaching at Burlington:

Science web page

Well done to all the children who represented our school in the Remembrance Day Parade and Service in New Malden last weekend and thank you to all the parents who came along. Lots of our children also participated through various cubs and brownies groups. 

Please can we ask that you park considerately when dropping off or picking up your children. We have had numerous complaints from local residents of parents dropping off or picking up Burlington school children and parking across private driveways in the roads surrounding the school. 
Thank you for your cooperation.

Please can we ask you to keep children off the climbing frame in the Infant playground during drop off and pick up times.
Thank you.

This month we will be starting to send home Maths Challenges.  Each month every child (in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2) will receive a maths challenge to complete.  When the children bring them into school they will all receive a sticker and their names will be put into a lucky dip.  You can complete the challenge anytime during that calendar month.  One lucky child from each year group will receive a certificate and a prize. Good luck to all the children who enter!

On Tuesday 1 October, 7 children from Year 2 represented the school and took part in the first football festival of the year at Goals in New Malden, luckily avoiding the rain! The team played fantastically, taking part in four games and winning all of them. They started strong against Maple Infants with a final score of 6 nil, then played Green Lane winning 3 nil, continuing their winning streak they played Our Lady Immaculate with a final score of 6 nil and finally played against Lovelace winning 4 nil. Congratulations to Olisa, Rachel, Emma, Aanandh, Eden, Leo and Oscar for a fantastic result so early on in the year!

It has come to our attention that some parents are crossing Burlington Road at unsafe points and children are not being adequately supervised. Please can we remind you to use the designated crossing points, there is a pelican crossing directly opposite the Children's Centre and, to ensure that you hold smaller children's hands when near the road and when crossing it.  

A big thank you to everyone who supported us by shopping through easyfundraising. We've now raised £107.12, so it really does work!

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The infant hall will be open on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 8.45am  for parents and children to quietly share a book together before drop off. There will be some books provided but please take this time to read the books in your child’s book bags or read books from home.