Maths
Our aim at Burlington Junior School is to encourage children to be confident and independent mathematicians who are able to apply secure strategies to working with the maths they encounter, specifically with maths lessons and also across the broad school curriculum.
Further information
At Burlington Junior School we use a mastery program of work called Effective Maths. You can view this scheme at the following link.
Maths curriculum posts
Year 6 Super Science Day – Headlands School
On Thursday 23rd November, the Year 6’s visited Headlands for a Super Science day. We first found out about how materials burnt (using the Bunsen burners [...]
Lego STEM Workshop – Year 5
On Monday 4th December, Year 5 took part in a Lego STEM session with Ian from Junior Robotics. During this time, they learnt how to follow [...]
Children Challenging Industry
This half term, Class 9 took part in 'Children Challenging Industry' with Mrs Mawer and Miss Boyeson (University of York). This STEM programme consisted of three [...]
Mental Health Awareness Assembly
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 [...]
Bread Making – Year 5
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 [...]
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