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 [...]
Each term we have Stay and Read in every year group. This is an opportunity for parents and carers to come into their child's class and have a lesson with them. The children love it and enjoy showing their parents how things have changed since the olden days! First was the turn of Year [...]
As a school we are working hard to improve our environment and help to reduce, reuse and recycle our waste. On Saturday 25th January, the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust held a beach clean on North Beach. Staff members along with Burlington pupils spent some time combing the beach for rubbish discarded by careless humans [...]
Our annual poetry competition took place last term. The children put a lot of effort into their recital. However the winner was Class 7 with a poem written by Sara Adams and Miss Tebbett called 'School Days in Winter'. School Days in Winter Mrs Beckett it's cold outside, snow is falling all around. Can [...]
This years Christmas performance by Years 3 and 4 was a production called Lights, Camel, Action 2. The Sequin - a sequel to a previous years play. The Audience were treated to music from the School Orchestra first and then were able to watch the fabulous play. The children all performed brilliantly and the [...]
The below images show the progress that our pupils are making in Art. They are asked to draw something without any instruction and then are asked to look more carefully at the item. Techniques are explained and demonstrated - such as light and shade, proportion, perspective and observing. The pupils are then asked to [...]
Pupils from Burlington Junior School's choir made their way down to The Three Trees Residential Care Home to perform a carol concert. The children sang a range of songs for the residents including Deck the Halls, Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bells, See Him Lying on a Bed of Straw and We wish you a Merry [...]
The choir from Burlington have visited St John's Burlington Methodist Church for the culmination of their Christmas Tree Festival. Choirs from different schools and organisations attend throughout the day to sing Carols and festive songs. You can see more from the mornings events in the films below. [...]
On Thursday 28th and Friday 29th of November, Year Four attended a Roman experience day at Murton Park, York. While there, they took part in a variety of activities, from writing in Latin, to creating Roman oil lamps. In the afternoon, they took part in Roman weapons training, applying tactics they have learnt about [...]
