Our poetry competition has been fraught with difficulties this term as both our Year 6 and Year 3 bubbles burst. However, Year 6 had managed to record most of their poems, unfortunately Year 3 had not had the opportunity to record their poems before they were isolating. Historically Year 3 have been very strong [...]
Over the last couple of weeks, pupils at Burlington Junior School have had the opportunity of a fun day down at the beach. The weather has been perfect and the children enjoyed playing in the sand, making art, burying each other, generally having fun, relaxing and more importantly having an ice cream! You can [...]
Over the course of the week each year group at Burlington had the exciting opportunity to go on a school trip to Go Ape. After what has been such a strange year for the children and having missed out on so much, we thought it would be nice to use the Sports Premium to [...]
Last week, pupils throughout the school were treated to a hula-hooping event! Within each session, pupils were able to develop their co-ordination whilst learning some new tricks, skills and exercises. The children initially had problems controlling the Hula Hoop but with determination and perseverance, they soon began to demonstrate understanding of the physics and [...]
Year 4 pupils had a trip to Murton Park recently as part of their curriculum topic Romans. They enjoyed spending the day as a Roman soldier, going through rigorous training to give them the confidence to use their weapons. They successfully defended their homes from invaders, putting their new found skills and tactics to [...]
Our assembly this week has focused on Mental Health Awareness Week and what we can all do to look after ourselves. This year the theme is Nature and for us at Burlington Junior School it has been an ideal time for the children to explore all that our garden area has to offer. The [...]
During the Autumn term, Year Four were given a design brief to create a small cushion for a passenger of the Titanic; students had to first look at designs relevant to the 1910s era, then create their own design using no more than four colours. From there, children first practised sewing using hessian strips, [...]
This half-term, Year Four have been looking at Food & Nutrition within their Design Technology lessons. We undertook a series of activities before creating our Ancient Egyptian feast, which included: food tasting as market research, using laptops to uncover common foods eaten in Ancient Egypt, and researching an Ancient Egyptian honey-cakes recipe. It was [...]
Year 5 have been loving their recent DT unit, refining their knowledge of the process of design. We have researched different types of bread and thought about how to use this knowledge to create our own. We practised shaping so we could create something appealing and carefully constructed. It was amazing to [...]
As part of our drive to maintain, promote and engage pupil interest in reading, the school has enjoyed WORLD BOOK DAY. Although, this day might be a little different to previous years as we adapt to home learning. On this special day, the children participated in lots of exciting activities, including an interactive lesson [...]
