April
26th - Nursery Reading Morning/Afternoon 8.30-9.00 and 12.30-1.00

May
3rd - Reception Reading Morning 8.50-9.10am
6th - BANK HOLIDAY - SCHOOL CLOSED
10th - Year 1 & Year 2 Reading Morning 8.50-9.10am
13th - Diamonds and Sapphires class trip to Kingston Mosque 
14th - Emeralds and Rubies class trip to Kingston Mosque
15th - Year 1 Burlington's Got Talent Performance 2pm (more details to follow)
17th - Parent Information Morning - PSHE 'Changing Me' 9am Infant Hall
20th - Around the World Week (more details to follow)
24th - Multicultural Picnic (TBC)
27th - HALF TERM BREAK

June
3rd - INSET DAY - SCHOOL CLOSED
4th - TERM BEGINS
17th - Year 1 trip to RHS Wisley (more details to follow)
18th - Year 2 trip to Shree Ghanapathy Temple (more details to follow) 2 classes (TBC - all choir children will attend on this day)
19th - Year 2 trip to Shree Ghanapathy Temple (more details to follow) 2 classes (TBC)
19th - Year 2 Choir - Infant Singing Festival Rose Theatre (more details to follow)
20th - Rabbits and Squirrels class trip to Brooklands Museum (more details to follow)
21st - Foxes and Hedgehogs class trip to Brooklands Museum (more details to follow)
24th - Healthy Living Week (more details to follow)
26th - Sports Day (more details to follow)

A big thank you to everyone who joined us today for our Mango and Maths Day! We hope you enjoyed it. It was great to see everyone taking part in the Maths activities and thank you for all the lovely feedback.  Thank you also to Hannah Pirinen, our maths governor who joined in with the fun. 

This week the children learnt all about the Islamic festival Eid A-Fitr which was celebrated by many children and families all over the world during the school holidays on Wednesday 10th April. The children had an opportunity to ask questions and to share their own experiences. We also had a few parents and staff members from school to talk to the children about how they celebrated at home. The children volunteered to try some of the traditional clothes on as well. Thank you to all that shared their photos on Tapestry. If you celebrate any religious festivals at home, we would love to hear from you. You can upload photos to Tapestry, sign up for Culture Cat or maybe you would like to come into school to talk to the children? Please let me know. 

Miss Braithwaite
RE Subject Leader

Just letting you know that Burlington Infant & Nursery School are now registered with easyfundraising, which means you can raise FREE donations for us every time you shop online.

Over 7,000 brands will donate to us when you use easyfundraising to shop with them – at no extra cost to yourself! These donations really mount up and make a BIG difference to us, so we’d really appreciate it if you could take a moment to sign up and support us.

It’s completely FREE and only takes a moment. You can find our easyfundraising page here.

Thank you so much!
 
All you need to do is:
 
1. Go to the fundraising page by clicking here and join for free.

2. Every time you shop online, go to easyfundraising first to find the site you want and start shopping.

3. After you’ve checked out, the brand will make a donation to Burlington Infant & Nursery School at no extra cost to you whatsoever!
 
There are no catches or hidden charges and we will be really grateful for your donations.
 
Thank you for your support.

If you are taking part in science learning at home, please take a photo and email it to the school. It could be a photo of you trying out an experiment, sharing something that you have created or an interesting find. You could be with an animal, reading a book, feeding the birds, at your allotment or visiting a science museum. Please add comments and quotes from your child explaining what your science selfie is about and what you were learning.

Please email your science selfie to admin@burlingtoni.org.uk.  We look forward to seeing your Science Selfies!

Here are some of the Science Selfies we've received!

Science Selfie Challenge Photos

Take a Science Selfie while you are completing your Science Good Deed and post it on Tapestry!  If you would like to have your photo included in our weekly school newsletter, please e-mail your photo to admin@burlingtoni.org.uk

Our Eco Council need your help!  They know that Burlington children enjoy taking care of the world and would like you to take part in a Science Good Deed this half term!  You might do the activity for one day or you might try to do it everyday for a week. 

Science Good Deed

Here are a few ideas for you to choose from:

Go on a litter pick

Walk to school

Turn off the tap when you are brushing your teeth

Turn off the lights when no one is in the room

Create a Bug Hotel in your garden or at the park

Help with the recycling at home

If you have a garden, plant some bee friendly plants

Donate old toys, clothes and books to charity or organise a toy swap with a friend

If you have a garden, collect rainwater to water your plants

All year groups from Nursery to Year 2 are welcome to take part!

Hi everyone,

I hope you have recovered from the Easter break and your children have settled back into school. Today I thought we could think about healthy eating. Although this topic has been addressed before, it's something that parents discuss with me on a daily basis. I hear so often of children who have a very limited diet and refuse to try new foods. From a child's point of view, why would they eat vegetables, fruit, fish, meat etc if they didn't have a good reason for it? As parents we would often say 'eat your vegetables, they're good for you' but what does 'good' actually mean when speaking about food? Have you ever thought about breaking it down into groups of food? Children are more likely to make good choices around eating if they know why it matters. Educate your children about how the right food will turn them into 'superkids.'

Protein rich foods like fish, eggs and beans will help their muscles grow stronger!

Healthy carbohydrates like squash, brown rice and sweet potatoes give you energy to play hard!

Colourful vegetables like spinach, beetroot, and red peppers help keep your eyes healthy and help protect you from getting sick!

Healthy fats like avocado, seeds and olive oil help the brain develop and get smarter!

Eating whole healthy foods and getting a range of nutrients helps you feel good and balance your mood!

Of course, trying to get children to try different foods isn't going to happen overnight. Involve your children in the whole process from menu planning, to shopping for the food and cooking it. If they realise how the food is going to help their body and they have helped to put the food on the table, they are more likely to eat it. Give it a try, you may be surprised.

And finally, our positive thought for the week:

Good thoughts make a happy person!

If you have a parenting concern, you can contact Mrs Easty via the school office - admin@burlingtoni.org.uk

The HENRY Programme in Kingston helps parents to transform family life for the better in all sorts of ways – including improved nutrition, emotional wellbeing, parenting skills and getting more active.  

 All of their support for families is underpinned by the HENRY approach to supporting behaviour change which helps parents gain the confidence, knowledge and skills they need to help the whole family adopt a healthier, happier lifestyle and to give their children a great start in life.

Click here to read their April newsletter. 

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the school fund, we are well on our way to reaching our target with £6,076 raised so far!

Our voluntary contribution is £50 per family - if you feel you are able to contribute, this can be paid online via your School Gateway account. There is also an option to pay on a reducing balance with smaller instalments throughout the year. 

The money we raise from these contributions goes towards enriching experiences for the children such as Earthsong, Big Breakfast, Don Rae Music and pretend holidays. This academic year, we have also used the funds to buy new iPads and laptops for the classrooms, cameras for computing and fantastic workshops run by Kiddirama for Black History Month.

You can read more about our School Fund by visiting the webpage: 

School Fund web page

Please click here to see a list of activities taking place at local children's centres during the summer term.

A reminder to all parents that the yellow zig-zag lines outside our school at both the front and back gates indicate the length of road where stopping or waiting is strictly prohibited. If you park on these clearly marked, yellow zig zag lines you are putting the safety of our children and their families at risk.

Cars should not be parked on the zig zag lines for any amount of time - even if it is just a minute or two to drop off children.

Thank you for helping us to keep our school community safe.

Please can we remind parents that children are not allowed to ride scooters on the school premises. Please use the scooter stands provided or carry your child's scooter once inside the school gates. We really appreciate your support.
Thank you

If you have not already downloaded the School Gateway App, please do this immediately. This is our communication and payment system for the school so it is really important that you have activated your account. We will use this system to send emergency text messages and all clubs, trips, Acorns, nursery fees etc can be paid using the app. If you require any assistance, please do not hesitate to ask the school office. 

How to access School Gateway instructions for new users

You can find all our policies on our Policies web page:

School Policies web page

We recommend parents read: 

Medical Conditions Policy
Attendance Policy 
Parent & Visitor Code of Conduct 
Behaviour & Anti-bullying 
Complaints policy
School Uniform

A huge well done to everyone who entered the Easter egg competition! We have loved seeing all the wonderful creations and we are so impressed with the creativity that has gone into every design.  The winners this year are: 

Nursery 
Orange - Hevin
Purple - Eliana
Green - 1st prize Prathesan 2nd prize Akeera
Yellow - 1st prize Ayesha 2nd prize Melita
Blue - 1st prize Donovan & Lina 2nd prize Anjeli, Alexander & Faith

Reception
Foxes - 1st prize Lulu 2nd prize Latifah 3rd prize Mina
Hedgehogs - 1st prize Erna 2nd prize Maisie 3rd prize Flo
Rabbits - 1st prize Qinyue 2nd prize Rosie 3rd prize Savannah
Squirrels - 1st prize Robin 2nd prize Salah 3rd prize Amelia

Year 1 
Diamonds - 1st prize Linea 2nd prize Xabier 3rd prize Naty
Emeralds - 1st prize Maysa 2nd prize Reuben 3rd prize Yuvan
Rubies - 1st prize Amelie 2nd prize Belle 3rd prize Ava
Sapphires - 1st prize Teddy 2nd prize Ada 3rd prize Kiriako

Year 2
Jupiter - 1st prize Ava 2nd prize Izzy 3rd prize Stella
Mercury - 1st prize Emma 2nd prize Sunwoo 3rd prize George
Saturn - 1st prize Alicia 2nd prize Leanne 3rd prize Varman
Venus - 1st prize Paulina 2nd prize Rianne 3rd prize Maisie

We are so proud of the year 2 choir for their fantastic performance at the Rose Theatre on Monday. The children sang with confidence and such enthusiasm that brought the songs to life not to mention the lively actions they did to the songs. They were definitely one of the stand out performances on the day and we could not be more proud of them. Well done! 

Exciting news in Nursery! On Wednesday we watched 9 chicks hatch! We have been watching them grow and taking care of them. Next week when they are a bit bigger we will be able to hold them!

Eco-Council children went litter picking in the Rainbow Garden. They did this as part of the Great Big School Clean. They collected a whole black bag full of rubbish! Well done and thank you for helping to keep our school clean and tidy.

Every week we will be sending home an exciting picture to discuss and share at home which will hopefully inspire your child to write and draw. There will be a post-box situated in the corridor by the school office which children can post their entries in. All entries must be brought into class by the following Tuesday. Children can write and draw anything which comes to mind after looking at the picture. Every week in Assembly, winning entries will be shared with the school and stickers/rewards will be given. Please encourage your child to participate in this weekly challenge. We’d love to see all of your ideas!

Click here to see a copy of this week's Inspiration Station. 

Well done to everyone who entered last week, we really enjoyed reading your stories!

Inspiration Station Entries 2023-24

We would like to make you aware of some places to visit offering reduced price tickets for those in receipt of benefits. Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace, RHS Garden Wisley, Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, London Zoo and Whipsnade Zoo all offer reduced price tickets costing between £1-£3 per person to visit.  Please see below for further details and links to buy your tickets. 

Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace and Kensington Palace
£1 tickets for a day visit to the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace and Kensington Palace are available to anyone in receipt of the following: Universal Credit, Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Pension Credit, Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support or Jobseeker’s Allowance.
You can claim £1 tickets for up to six people per household. Only one person per household needs to show supporting documents.
To book:
https://www.hrp.org.uk/one-pound-tickets/#gs.6mb87r
 
RHS Garden Wisley
If you receive any of the following benefits, you’ll be able to visit RHS Garden Wisley for just £1: Universal Credit, Pension Credit, Housing Benefit, Child Tax Credit, Working Tax Credit, Income Support, Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance or Income-related Employment and Support Allowance.
You can book £1 tickets for yourself and up to five people coming with you. This can be a mixture of children and adults. Only one member of the party needs to be receiving benefits. You will need to present proof of your benefits on arrival at the garden.  Please note: This offer applies to standard garden entry only and is not valid on separately ticketed events such as RHS Glow.
To book:
https://www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/wisley/articles/visiting-the-garden
 
Kew Royal Botanic Gardens
Low-cost entry for a visit to Kew Gardens and its sister site, Wakehurst in Sussex, for people in receipt of Universal Credit or Pension Credit.  You will need to present proof of either your Universal Credit, Pension Credit or Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) on arrival - £1 (£2 with donation).
To book:
https://www.kew.org/about-us/press-media/kew-for-one-pound-universal-credit
 
London Zoo and Whipsnade Zoo
London Zoo and Whipsnade Zoo have made reduce price tickets from as little as £3 per person available for those currently receiving Universal Credit, Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support or Jobseeker’s Allowance.
These tickets are only available to purchase online in advance, for up to six people per household (under 3’s go free and do not need to book – but must be accompanied by an adult with a booked ticket). These tickets must be booked online in advance of your visit, as only full price tickets are available to buy at the gate. You will need to bring proof of eligibility with you and show this when you present your ticket(s) at the admissions gate. This can either be by logging into your Universal Credit portal or by bringing your proof of benefit letter (one proof per household). To be eligible you must have received a Universal Credit payment within the last month and you may also be asked to show photographic ID.
To book:
https://www.londonzoo.org/plan-your-visit/london-zoo-tickets/universal-credit-tickets
https://www.whipsnadezoo.org/plan-your-visit/whipsnade-zoo-tickets/universal-credit-tickets

Kingston First, the town’s business improvement district is thrilled to announce a new Bear Hunt Trail for 2024, a free public trail that promises an enchanting journey through art, adventure, and community engagement. In collaboration with Wild in Art and Walker Books, the trail will feature ten beautifully sculptured bears inspired by the award-winning animation, based on the much-loved picture book We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. 

From 29 March to 7 June 2024, the Kingston Bear Hunt Trail will be open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, inviting residents, workers and visitors to explore Kingston's streets, and landmarks in search of these captivating bear sculptures. Each bear, uniquely designed by ten different artists will showcase never-before-seen artwork from 5 of the sculptures. The bears capture light-hearted and thought-provoking themes, including diversity, sustainability, climate change, biodiversity, and more.

Please click here to see a list of fun Easter activities taking place at local children's centres.

We need your help!

Reading Volunteers Wanted!

If you are able to spare 20 minutes on a Monday or Tuesday morning from 9.00-9.20am to be a reading volunteer in class, please contact Mrs McEvoy via the school office. 

We are looking for at least 3 volunteers per class to listen to the children read. Training will be provided and a full DBS check will be carried out by the school. You will also need to provide 2 references if possible (this can be previous or current employers or somebody who has known you in a professional capacity).
To start after the May half term and from September.

Thank you!

Eco council are continuing to do a fantastic job of counting all the batteries we have been collecting. They all had a guess at how many were in the bucket before counting them - some children were very close to the actual number which is 559! 

Well done Eco Council and thank you!

Thank you to everyone who attended the session this morning. We hope you found it useful and we are very grateful for your comments and suggestions. 

If you were unable to come along, please click below to see a copy of the presentation. 

Parent information morning - presentation to parents from 8 March

Nursery children have been very busy this week finding out about healthy eating as part of their PSHE learning. A HUGE thank you to nursery parents who donated all the above fruit so that the children could look at the colours, shapes and textures of lots of different fruit as well as smelling them. The children recognised lots of the fruit from the book Handa's Surprise which they have been reading together. Afterwards the children got to make their own kebabs and taste all the yummy fruit. 

Thank you to everyone who attended the Reception phonics and writing workshop this week. We hope you found it informative.

If you were unable to come along, please click below to see a copy of the presentation. 

Reception Phonics and Writing Workshop - presentation to parents March 2024

Hodman Keyre is an Education Wellbeing Practitioner, part of the Mental Health Support Team (MHST) that works across primary and secondary schools in Kingston and Richmond, including at our school. 

The MHST deliver short term, evidence-based interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, such as anxiety, low mood and behaviour difficulties.

For more information about this service, please click here.

If you have concerns about your child and would like to speak with Hodman, please contact Mrs Docwra who is the school's mental health lead or to your class teacher. 

A big thank you to everyone who entered the extreme reading challenge! We have really enjoyed seeing all the unusual places the children have been reading - even Mrs Davies did some extreme reading in her half term break! 

The children in Reception to Year 2 have been sharing their home cultures, traditions and experiences with their new class mascot Culture Cat. This has included finding out about new countries such as Egypt when Culture Cat joined a family holiday, celebrating Australia Day and Chinese New Year, and learning a Tamil song. Thank you to parents who have signed up for Culture Cat already – please speak to your child’s class teacher if you have a special celebration, festival, holiday coming up so that your child can share (‘show and tell’) their experiences with their class.      
 
Here are some lovely examples…

Culture Cat had a lovely time celebrating Chinese New Year with this boy and his family. This year is the Year of the Dragon. His mum put up spring couplets on the front door to welcome the new year. He received a red envelope, with lucky money inside from his uncle. It is important to say ‘Xin Nian Kuai’ and ‘thank you’ when you accept them. Culture Cat also posed with a fish shaped rice cake. Fish is considered a lucky dish on the New Year’s Eve dinner table, because the sound of the word fish (Yu) also means ‘bountiful and plenty.'

Culture Cat helped this boy to celebrate the Lunar New Year by visiting a Korean temple. Children are given envelopes with money by family members and the whole family get together to enjoy a special meal. They also hold memorials for their ancestors who are no longer here. 

We recognise that dogs are an important part of family life for many in the school community, and as such are often included in day‐to‐day activities such as walking children to and from school. However, others may find the presence of dogs in the playground and school grounds stressful, even frightening particularly with younger children. Even well‐behaved dogs can behave unpredictably when placed in a busy, noisy and crowded environment. Therefore school policy is that no dogs (apart from assistance dogs) are allowed on school premises (either on a lead or carried).  We would appreciate your co-operation by not bringing your pet to school.

Thank you 

Dear Parents/Carers, 

Please find attached a letter regarding a confirmed case of Measles in the school. Also included is a factsheet that has lots of helpful information about what to look out for. 

Measles Letter to Parents - sent 28 Feb

Please can we ask that if your child has an undiagnosed rash on their face or body to please get this checked out with your GP.

Thank you and best wishes, 

Burlington Infant & Nursery School

If you have a child who turns 3 by 31st August 2024, and would like to apply for a Nursery place at Burlington, please ensure you submit a completed application by 1 March.  We have a number of nursery options available: part time and full time, funded and paid.  Please visit the school website for more details and how to apply via our online applications portal: https://www.burlingtoni.kingston.sch.uk/about-us/admissions-nursery-3-years
 
If you have a child who turns 2 by 31st August 2024, we have a limited number of places in our 2 year old Nursery provision.  Following the recent announcement of the Government’s plans to offer new childcare entitlements to some working parents, we are pleased to offer part time funded and paid places.  The details of funding have changed so please take time to read all the updated information on our website: https://www.burlingtoni.kingston.sch.uk/about-us/admissions-nursery-2-year-olds
 
Please feel free to share this information with friends and family outside of the school who live in the area and may be interested in joining our Nursery.  
The closing date for Nursery applications is Friday 1 March 2024.

The children have had such a fun week taking part in lots of activities for Book Week. There was so much excitement when the junior school children came across to do buddy reading, not to mention dress up day! A huge thank you to parents and carers for their efforts, the children's costumes were amazing! Our staff got in on the fun too! Our mystery book this year was Luna and the Sky Dragon. You can find videos of Mrs Davies reading the story on Tapestry! 

Keep sending us your extreme reading photos, we are loving seeing the imaginative places the children have been reading in! 

Don't forget that you can still take part in the Book Bingo sponsored read. Ask friends, neighbours and family to sponsor you to read lots of different things in different ways! Click here for a copy of the sponsor form. Paper copies can also be collected from the school office. Please hand your sponsor money in by Monday 4th March. Sponsor money can also be paid via your School Gateway account. 

The children on the playground have certainly been making the most of the wet weather.  Over the last few weeks, our Orchard has transformed from having little puddles to splash in to thick oozy muddy puddles. 

Waterproofs: Now more than ever, we need donations of waterproofs. We are happy to receive any waterproof donations (trousers, dungarees and puddle suits) however a puddle suit is proving to be the most effective at keeping your child/children dry and free from mud.

Coats: A little reminder to please ensure your child/children come into school with a coat which is suitable for the wet weather we have been having. For example, they should have a hood and be waterproof.

Spare Clothes: As we continue to use the playground in all weathers, we would like to ask for all children to have a spare set of clothes (socks, jogging bottoms/leggings, a top and ideally a pair of plimsolls. This week we had a Year 1 child fall over and land in a puddle, thankfully they had their spare set of clothes in their bag and were able to change. Well done for bringing in your spare clothes! 

Many thanks

Mrs Leech, Miss Bisco and Ms Farr

This term's Science Homework is a scavenger hunt! 

At the beginning of the year, the children voted for which science homework they would like to do. Science experiments had the most votes which was the autumn term homework. The next most popular vote was a scavenger hunt so here it is for this term. We hope you will encourage the children to take part, you can look out for things on the way into school to check off your list! Click on the links below for the checklists, paper copies have also been sent home today. We look forward to seeing how many things the children find! 

Year 1 Scavenger Hunt
Year 2 Scavenger Hunt

Please click here for a full list of creative and wellbeing courses offered through Kingston Adult Education. 

Children's Centres are places where all families with children under five, and expectant mothers and fathers, can go to help their children to get the best start in life. They are pleased to offer a full programme in their centres for the spring term. Please click here to see a full list of services and activities offered.

The HENRY Programme in Kingston helps parents to transform family life for the better in all sorts of ways – including improved nutrition, emotional wellbeing, parenting skills and getting more active.  

 All of their support for families is underpinned by the HENRY approach to supporting behaviour change which helps parents gain the confidence, knowledge and skills they need to help the whole family adopt a healthier, happier lifestyle and to give their children a great start in life.

Click here to read their February newsletter. 

More information can also be found here - https://www.henry.org.uk

The children have been learning all about Lunar/Chinese New Year at school. We were very lucky to have the amazing Earthsong team in school to run an interactive workshop for the children. Storme, Angela and Gill brought along all of their wonderful props and costumes to help the children to learn more about the special New Year festival. The children were excited to play traditional instruments. All of the children participated through music, movement, singing and dance. Some of the children even had an opportunity to wear the spectacular dragon costume! We wonder if the children can remember which one of the twelve zodiac animals is celebrated this year in 2024?

The Opal team has been hard at work and we are pleased to say that we have opened up a couple of new activities for the children to access.  See our Opal board and tapestry posts for the latest update.

As the weather has been very wet this week, our orchard is full of wonderful puddles that the children have been happily playing in. We still want the children to have access to the orchard regardless of the weather. We currently have wellies for the children to use but we are very short on waterproofs. Please, if you have any waterproof trousers, dungarees or puddle suits at home that you no longer need we would be very grateful to receive them. 

As the weather has been so wet we would like to ask for all parents to keep a spare set of socks, trousers (jogging bottoms/leggings)and ideally a pair of plimsolls in their book bags.  This is so when they get wet, they have something dry to change into.

We are also looking for any old kitchen equipment so that we can improve our mud kitchen.  We are looking for kettles, toasters, microwaves and coffee machines (no glass please).

Any donations of waterproofs please send to the office and all other donations can go in the Opal donation bin by our new shed on the playground.

Many thanks

Mrs Leech, Miss Bisco and Ms Farr (Opal Team)

If your child needs to use the toilet during drop off or pick up, they may use the toilets which are located near the infant hall (entrance opposite the orchard). Please can we ask that parents wait outside for their child and do not enter the corridor or toilets. This is in line with our safeguarding procedures - thank you for your cooperation. 

Next week, we will be collecting for the Dons Local Action Group foodbank. They are in need of the following items: 

Dried pasta and rice
Cooking sauces 
Tinned pulses (i.e lentils and beans)

Please leave your donations in the grey box outside the infant school office. 

Behaviour management course for parents and carers of children ages 2 to 7 years diagnosed with ADHD or who display challenging behaviour.

This course provides simple tools for parents to:

Control unwanted behaviour
Encourage appropriate behaviour
Strengthen your relationship
Build self-esteem

Next dates

Starting Wednesday 21 February for 5 consecutive weeks,  from 12:30pm to 2:30pm at Tangley Park Children Centre, 1 Bramble Lane, Hampton, TW12 3XB

This group is for parents and carers of children aged up to 7 years. 

The group will run for 5 consecutive weeks and attendance to all sessions is required to gain the full benefit from the course.

Availability

Places are limited, there may be a waiting list, places are offered on a first come first served basis.

How to sign up for the course

Please contact Mrs Docwra via the school office to express an interest.

The lost property basket will be emptied at the end of the day on Friday 9th February. After this date, all items which are not named will be disposed of.

Eco Council took part in the Big Garden Birdwatch on Friday. They went out to the playground with clipboards and counted all the birds they could see. Amongst these were pigeons, starlings, robins, blue tits, blackbirds, sparrows, magpies and a wren! Afterwards, the children counted up all their results and entered them on to the RSPB website. 

Eco council went out today to pick up litter along Blagdon Road. They did an incredible job and collected 3 bags of litter! On the way back to school they could see what a difference they had made as the pavements looked so much cleaner! Well done Eco council and thank you for making a difference to our local community.

Following on from our recent author visit with Zanna Davidson, Usborne Books has given us £375 worth of free books! We have chosen lots of science books to continue inspiring the children.  

Please email your science selfie to admin@burlingtoni.org.uk and please let me know if you would allow for it to be shared in the school newsletter and on our school website.  We look forward to seeing your Science Selfies! 

You can check out the selfies we've received so far by clicking below:

Science Selfie Challenge Photos

Zoom webinar for parents 
Tuesday 6th February @ 7pm

For more information and to book a free place, please click here.