Over the last few months learning has been very different for all our students. Some pupils have been home learning and others have still been attending school as children of keyworkers. The pupils adapted as did the staff and there has been lots of interesting lessons go on. Including: 3D shapes Art in the [...]
Although this hasn't been the expected send off for our current year 6, all the staff would like to wish you every success as you move up to secondary school. We are sure that there will be lots of opportunities and exciting experiences waiting for you. In the meantime here is a reminder of [...]
Our children at Burlington Junior School have been busy making rainbows to display around school, in support of all the NHS staff and also all keyworkers. We have them displayed all along the front of the school and at our entrance. A huge thank you from everyone at Burlington Junior School to all those [...]
Farmer Colin has sent us an insight of what is happening at the moment on his farm. Farming is a very busy job, there is always something that has to be done, especially when you have animals. They need feeding and looking after every single day of the year. In the film below you [...]
Year 5 pupils recently visited York Castle Museum to deepen their knowledge about Crime and Punishment during the Victorian Period. They made links to past learning, drawing on their knowledge of crime and punishment during other periods in history. Our children enjoyed investigating the Castle Jail and discovered just how harsh the conditions were [...]
Last week the pupils were busy with DT (Design and Technology) and the topic this term is Pneumatic monsters. The children learn lots of skills from DT, firstly they had to decide what sort of Stone Age monster they wanted to make and design it. Next they have to be able to follow their [...]
The children in Year 3 have been visiting Murton Park this week, learning to live like Stone Age Man. They have been taught how to hunt and forage for their food. Tend their crops and protect their tribe from outsiders. They created their own thumb pots and practised their art work. All the children [...]
Our annual Book in a Box Competition has returned for World Book Day and we have some wonderful entries. There are books from the traditional tales, to more recent authors like David Walliams and some children have based their creations on this term's reading book. The standards were high as always, making it difficult [...]
Today the pupils have been busy doing DT (Design and Technology) and the topic this term is bread making. The children learn lots of skills from DT, firstly they had to decide what sort of bread they wanted to make and design it. Next they have to be able to follow instructions on the [...]
On Monday we had a visit from Mrs Singh who held an assembly on Hinduism. She asked the children questions to find out what they knew about religions and beliefs and then explained about Hinduism, how old it is, where it originates and the gods that they believe in. After the assembly the children [...]
