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  • Upcoming Important Dates

    date posted: 27/04/25

    April
    28th - Saturn & Mercury class trip to Kingston Liberal Synagogue

    May
    2nd - Reception Trip to Polka Theatre 
    5th - BANK HOLIDAY - SCHOOL CLOSED
    9th - Nursery share a book - parents welcome 8.30am and 12.30pm
    9th - Y1 & Y2 Book Look 8.50-9.10am
    9th - Parent Information Morning 8.50am for Nursery & YR, 9.20am for Y1 & Y2
    9th - Reception parents OPAL POP-IN Event 11.45am
    13th - Diamonds & Emeralds class visit to Kingston Mosque
    14th - Rubies & Sapphires class visit to Kingston Mosque
    15th - Yellow nursery visit to B&Q
    16th - Green nursery visit to B&Q
    16th - Blue nursery visit to B&Q pm
    16th - Year 2 parents OPAL POP-IN Event 11.45am
    19th - Around the World Week (more details to follow)
    21st - Year 1 Burlington's Got Talent Performance 2pm Great Hall
    23rd - Multicultural Picnic 2.00-3.20pm
    26th - HALF TERM BREAK


    June
    2nd - WWF Week (more details to follow)
    16th - Year 1 Trip to RHS Wisley (more details to follow)
    19th - Year 2 Choir performance at Rose Theatre (more details to follow)
    23rd - Healthy Living Week (more details to follow)

  • Voluntary Contribution 2024-25 Update

    date posted: 27/04/25

    Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the school fund, we are well on our way to reaching our target with £8,655 raised so far!

    Our voluntary contribution is £75 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 drumming, “Pretend Holiday” days, art workshops, Healthy Living Week Big Breakfast, school trips, multicultural picnic and classroom resources. 

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

    School Fund web page

  • Maths Day 2025

    date posted: 27/04/25

    Our Maths Day today was a fantastic celebration of the many ways maths is present in our everyday lives. From the beauty of art and nature to the puzzles we solve, maths truly is everywhere. Throughout the morning, children and parents engaged in a variety of fun and interactive activities that showcased the usefulness of maths skills. Before the event, we asked the children what they loved most about maths, and their responses inspired the day's activities. It was a day filled with learning, creativity, and a lot of fun – reminding us all just how essential and exciting maths can be! A huge thank you to all the parents who came along and for the really positive feedback. 

    So many great activities especially the number and shapes treasure hunt.

    I loved the car parking activity and shape sorting. I'll try to copy it at home.

    It was wonderful to see how naturally the school incorporates maths concepts in the nursery setting. You make it look easy!

    Great range of activities and so great to be able to go outside too.

    It was so nice to see how the kids interact with each other on the carpet and how confident they are.

  • Multicultural Picnic 2025 - 23 May

    date posted: 27/04/25

  • Amazon Wishlist

    date posted: 27/04/25

    We have added lots of new items to our wish list - take a look here -  https://amzn.eu/983v2T9

    If you are able to help, we would really appreciate it!

  • Science Selfie Challenge

    date posted: 27/04/25

    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

  • Inspiration Station

    date posted: 27/04/25

    Every Friday we will be sending home an exciting picture to discuss and share at home which will hopefully inspire your child to write and draw. All entries must be brought into class by the following Friday morning. 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.

    Inspiration Station Entries 2024-25

  • Children's Centre Activities

    date posted: 26/04/25

    Please click here for a programme of activities being held during the summer term at local Children's Centres.

  • PTA: Burlington Schools Association - Join Us!

    date posted: 26/04/25

  • DO NOT USE playground equipment...

    date posted: 26/04/25

  • Use of Toilets at Pick-up

    date posted: 26/04/25

    If your child needs to use the toilet after pick-up, please walk back to your classroom door and ask for your child to go back through the classroom to use the toilet. Parents are not allowed in the toilets. This is to safeguard the other children we have on site after school in clubs and at Acorns. 

    Thank you for your cooperation.

  • Easy Fundraising

    date posted: 26/04/25

    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.

  • Cashpot for Schools - ASDA rewards

    date posted: 26/04/25

    Parentkind, a charity that supports school PTAs have teamed up with Asda, who is making millions of pounds available to donate to primary schools across the UK through their ‘Cashpot for Schools’ initiative. To support our school, all you have to do is opt-in through the Asda Rewards app, shop and scan in store or shop online at Asda.com.
     
    Between 2nd September and 30th November 2024, every time you shop with Asda using your Asda Rewards app, Asda will donate 0.5% of the value of your shop to your chosen school. Also, every time somebody opts-in to support our school, Asda will give an additional £1 to the school Cashpot. Plus, it doesn’t stop there – Asda are also giving £50 to every school to get them started.

    It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3
    1. Download the Asda Rewards app, register and opt-in to Cashpot for Schools (make sure you have the latest version of the app installed)
    2. Choose Burlington Infant & Nursery School by searching the name or postcode
    3. Shop instore across Asda and George, or online at Asda.com and start filling your Cashpot as you shop
     
    Asda does the rest, all money raised will be donated to schools to spend on the things they need the most.

    Remember, anyone can sign up, so start spreading the news and raising funds for our school.

  • DO NOT PARK outside school gates

    date posted: 26/04/25

    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.

  • REMINDER: No Riding Scooters

    date posted: 26/04/25

    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

  • Uniform Reminder

    date posted: 26/04/25

  • School Gateway

    date posted: 25/04/25

    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

  • School Policies

    date posted: 25/04/25
  • Maths Challenge March 2025

    date posted: 21/04/25

  • Easter Egg Competition 2025 Winners

    date posted: 21/04/25

    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 - Ava, Teo, Chen Chen and Yue Yue
    Purple - Alfie, Kai and Deva
    Green - Theo, Victoria and Devesh
    Yellow - William, Eliana, Isla H and Isla M
    Blue - Grace, Donnacha and Rebecca

    Reception
    Foxes - Gledis, Arthur and Leilah
    Hedgehogs - Romy, Rio and Alexander 
    Rabbits - Harry, Freddie and Niamh
    Squirrels - Ava, Rubin and Nola 

    Year 1 
    Diamonds - Sally, Flo and Maisie
    Emeralds - George, Jessica and Latifah
    Rubies - Amelia, Oscar and Aroosh
    Sapphires - Rosie, Niraj and Ben

    Year 2
    Jupiter - Ethan, Nelson and Jamie
    Mercury - Charli, Ho Yin and Charlotte W
    Saturn - Naty, Max and Kianee
    Venus - Ava, Amelie and Jessica 

  • Extreme Reading Competition Winners

    date posted: 21/04/25

    This week in our Reading Assembly we announced the winners of the Extreme Reading competition. The winners were chosen by our new Reading Champions. Thank you for all your amazing entries!

    Extreme Reading Competition Winners 2025

  • Reading Tree Winners

    date posted: 21/04/25

    These two children won the Reading Tree for January and February respectively. Congrats to them! They each won a new book for their class.

  • Positive Parenting

    date posted: 21/04/25

    Almost Easter, where is the year going? First a quick reminder that we are already taking names for our next parenting course due to start in October 2025, dates to be arranged. We will be running it on Friday mornings, from 9.15 - 11.15 for 10 weeks.

    Today, I thought I would talk about family rules, such a little thing with such a huge impact. Some people may feel uncomfortable with the word 'rules', you can replace this with guidelines, agreement, contract or code, whatever suits you. Family rules are for ALL of the family, not just the children. How could we possibly expect them to abide by a rule if we don't. Family rules should be a working document and when one rule is firmly embedded into the family routine, another one can be added. Family rules should be simple and achievable, for example - 'do put your shoes away in the cupboard when you come into the house', every one, including grownups, then has to put their shoes away. There should always be a reward and a penalty for each rule and this could be as simple as a sticker on a chart, the penalty would be no sticker. Another rule might be - ' do get out of the bath when asked', the reward could be an extra story at bedtime and the penalty could be that they won't get an extra story at bedtime. Another rule might be [children will often suggest this one] 'no shouting', this could be written down as, 'do use your quiet voice when speaking with each other' this could be rewarded with 5 extra minutes of screen time or the penalty could be losing 5 minutes of screen time (this would be the reward for the whole day, not every time they used their quiet voices).

    Allow your children to be part of the rule making, choose a time when every one in the house can get together around a table and discuss the rules, have snacks and drinks to make it a special occasion. Make the rules as positive as possible by starting it with the word 'DO', this will make it clear what you really want to see. Let your children contribute to the rules and when the rules are written, let every member of the family sign the rules to say that they have agreed, if they can't write, let them do a thumb print. To start with only choose 2 - 3 rules otherwise it will just be too overwhelming and difficult for you all to stick to. 

    And finally, our positive thought of the week:

    A family doesn't need to be perfect, it just needs to be united.

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

  • AFC Parenting Workshops April-May 2025

    date posted: 21/04/25

  • Motspur Park FC

    date posted: 20/04/25

  • Smart Phone Ban PLEASE READ

    date posted: 03/04/25

    Dear Parents/Carers, 

    Please find attached an important letter from Mrs Yay-Walker regarding the use of smart phones in schools. 

    Smart Phone Ban Letter April 2025

    Thank you and best wishes, School Office

  • New Gate Access for Summer Term - PLEASE READ

    date posted: 03/04/25
    Dear Parents/Carers, 

    Please find attached a letter from Mrs Yay-Walker regarding some important changes for accessing the infant school site after the Easter break and for the rest of the summer term. 

    New Gate Entrances for Summer Term 2025 - parent letter

    Thank you and best wishes, School Office

  • Sponsored Read 2025 - Thank you!

    date posted: 30/03/25

    Thank you very much for all your generous contributions for the Big Booky Bedtime Sponsored Read. We have raised £823 which will be spent on buying new books for the school. Certificates will go home to all of you who entered. 

  • Reading Champions

    date posted: 30/03/25

    Thank you to all the children who applied and congratulations to the following children who have been chosen as School Reading Champions. They will help Mrs Davies inspire others and make the school an even better place to read and love books!

  • Dental Team Visit

    date posted: 30/03/25

    Yesterday BrightBites dental team visited our school. They taught the children the importance of brushing all their teeth gently in a circular motion twice a day and using a pea sized amount of toothpaste. The children then got the chance to use a special toothbrush to brush Toothy!  

  • DONS Local Action Group: Foodbank Collections

    date posted: 30/03/25

    Dons Local Action Group would be grateful for the following donations:

    Rice
    Pasta
    Tinned meat
    Tinned fish
    Tinned fruit
    Tinned vegetables

    Please leave your donations in the Dons basket in the school office. 

  • Screen Time Survey

    date posted: 30/03/25

    In recent years, we are finding that more and more children are starting school with lower levels of language, and there are increasing numbers of children across the school who struggle with focus, attention and listening. As a school, we are focusing on Oracy to develop and strengthen children’s speech, language and communication skills, which are essential skills for children to thrive and succeed in school.  In order to understand exactly what we need to work on, we need your help with some simple questions about the use of screens and other free time activities at home. 

    The survey can be completely anonymous if you wish and we would really appreciate honest answers. The survey should take less than 5 minutes to complete and we would be grateful if all parents can complete it.

    Please click the link below:

    https://forms.gle/v66ZcMz3PQZ3saoM7

    Thank you in advance for your support.

  • Y1 Pirate Day

    date posted: 23/03/25

    Year 1 children had so much fun on Friday 21 March taking part in lots of pirate activities! It was wonderful to see the children dressed up in their amazing costumes - thank you to parents for making so much effort! 

  • Eid Celebration - this Friday

    date posted: 23/03/25

    All parents are welcome to come and join us in your child's class for our Eid celebration on Friday 28th March after drop off. 

    Each class will be doing lovely activities and learning all about why Eid is so special to so many of our families in school. 

  • What to write in your child's Reading Record

    date posted: 23/03/25

    When you write in the Reading Record it really helps us work together to help your child become a great reader.

    Mrs Davies has put together this guide to give parents an idea about the kind of things they can write in their child's reading record and information that is useful for us to develop your child's reading in school. 

  • Eco Council - March 2025

    date posted: 22/03/25

    Last week, our Eco Council had a little trip to B&Q to buy some new plants for the school. The children did such a good job at helping to choose which plants to buy and helped carry them all the way back to school. We would also like to say a huge thank you to the manager at B&Q who kindly gifted some of the plants to us. 

    Eco Council has an ongoing responsibility for taking care of the birds and other Burlington wildlife. Earlier this month they filled up the bird feeders and Mrs Easty helped by filling the water tray.

    The children also put the hedgehog house in the Rainbow Garden and decided where Mr Williams should put the bat boxes.

  • Opal Update Spring 2

    date posted: 21/03/25

    Dear Parents/Carers, 

    Please find attached an update about our OPAL playground scheme. 

    OPAL Update for Spring 2

    We are also looking for some volunteers for Friday 28th March to come and help with one of the projects in the playground. More details in the attached letter. 

    Thank you and best wishes, Burlington Infant & Nursery School

  • Junior School Closure Days - PLEASE READ

    date posted: 17/03/25

    Dear Parents/Carers, 

    Please find attached a letter from Mrs Yay-Walker regarding extra closure days at the junior school and important information for accessing the infants at drop off and pick up after the Easter break. 

    Letter re: Junior School closure April 2025

    Thank you and best wishes, Burlington Infant & Nursery School

  • Spark Book Awards 2025

    date posted: 17/03/25

    Burlington Infant and Nursery School are taking part in the SPARK book awards again this year. At home, you can listen to Mrs Davies read the four shortlisted stories on video (below) and vote for your favourite on the google form here. We will also be reading the stories to children in class and having a class vote. 

    SPARK Poetry Competition

    This year your child can enter the poetry competition by writing a poem based on the front cover of one of the shortlisted books. Please give the poem to your class teacher and put it in the special box by the office. Any type of poem is great! For more information follow this link:

    https://www.sparkbookawards.co.uk/schools/pupil-competitions

    Here are the shortlisted books: 

    Farah Loves Mangos

    Who Ate Steve?

    If I Were Prime Minister

    Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf

  • OPAL Playground Scheme - Reception: PLEASE READ

    date posted: 14/03/25

    Dear Reception Parents/Carers, 

    Please find attached a letter regarding our Opal play scheme which reception children will be introduced to shortly and we would like to invite reception parents in to have a look at what it involves too. 

    Welcome letter to OPAL - Reception 2025

    Thank you and best wishes 

    Mrs Leech, Outdoor Curriculum Leader

  • Children's Centre Activities

    date posted: 08/03/25

    Please click here for a programme of activities being held during the spring term at local Children's Centres.

  • Book Week 2025

    date posted: 03/03/25

    What a wonderful Book Week we have had celebrating reading for pleasure and poetry. Highlights have been Buddy Reading with the Junior school, a bedtime story in PJs, learning and performing a poem, dressing up as a book character and a visit from Mrs P the children's author. Thank you for all your contributions to the Big Booky Bedtime sponsored read, the Extreme reading competition and the book fair. Please send in any further entries by Wednesday next week.

  • Year 1 and Year 2 Optional Science Homework

    date posted: 03/03/25

    Dr Parvez Alam is a senior lecturer in materials at the University of Edinburgh.  When he was at school he liked maths, science and PE. In his spare time he loves sports and spending time with his cats. Skateboarding is his favourite hobby and during the winter he goes snowboarding. 

    The best thing about his job is that when he does his research, he very often makes new discoveries. One month he might discover an animal that spins the world’s toughest silk egg case and another month he might discover a new way of designing materials for improved strength.

    Dr Parvez Alam would like you to take part in a materials experiment to answer the question: What is the best material to keep an ice cube from melting?

    You will need: ice cubes, containers with lids for your ice cubes, a range of materials to wrap the ice cube in e.g cotton wool, towel, foil, bubble wrap.

    Create an insulated container for your ice cube, using the range of materials.

    Create a control - a container that does not have any materials in it.

    Check on your ice cubes every 10 minutes and record how much they have melted. 

    Challenge question: How could a scientist use what you have learned to create a product in the real world? What kind of products could they develop? 

    Take a Science Selfie and post your photo 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

  • Year 2 Dodgeball tournament

    date posted: 20/02/25

    8 of our Year 2 children took part in a Dodge Ball tournament this week at The Kingston Academy. The children did so well and had so much fun. We are so proud of their efforts - well done! 

  • Book Trust Little Stars course in March 2025

    date posted: 19/02/25

  • HENRY Healthy Start, Brighter Future

    date posted: 10/02/25

    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. 

  • Children's Centre Activities

    date posted: 10/02/25

    Please click here for a programme of activities being held during the half term break at local Children's Centres.

  • After School Activity Clubs for Spring 2

    date posted: 07/02/25

    Dear Parents/Carers, 

    Please find attached details for the after school clubs for the second half of the spring term. We will be taking bookings from Monday 10th February at 8PM in the evening. Any requests sent before this time will not be valid.

    After School Activity Clubs for Spring 2 term

    Thank you and best wishes,  

    Burlington Infant & Nursery School

  • Lunar New Year Celebrations

    date posted: 03/02/25

    A big thank you to everyone who came into school today to help us celebrate the Lunar New year. It was lovely to see so many parents in class enjoying the activities with the children. 

  • Scientist visit: Dr Sheila Kanani

    date posted: 03/02/25

    Every half term the children in KS1 learn about a Scientist. This half term, the children have been learning about Dr Sheila Kanani.  We were very lucky that Dr Sheila Kanani visited us on Thursday. She told the children all about her job and answered their questions about space. She was very impressed by their space models, writing and their knowledge about the planets. To read more about her, please click on this link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila_Kanani

  • Shout out for....

    date posted: 03/02/25

    Boys trousers ages 4-5, 5-6, 6-7, 7-8
    Jogging bottoms (black, navy or grey) ages 4-5, 5-6, 6-7, 7-8

    If you have any of the above items second hand to donate, the school office would be very grateful - thank you.

  • Young Parents Connect

    date posted: 02/02/25

  • Kingston Adult Education Courses: New Family Workshops

    date posted: 02/02/25

  • Kingston Adult Education Courses - Maths

    date posted: 02/02/25

  • Childcare entitlements information session - 10 February

    date posted: 02/02/25