We launched Book Week with a bang by inviting the Hobgoblin theatre company to perform ‘The greatest fairytale ever told’ to the whole school. The story was based around ‘The Evil Queen is doing away with all of the handsome Princes and it is up to the 3 Little Pigs to stop her!’ This interactive […]
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The teachers at Buttercup shared their favourite stories with the children. There was great excitement around the school as stories were told. It was wonderful to see the teachers spend time with the different year groups and share childhood favourites with them and prove they were once children too!
During book week in Early Years, the Hobgoblin theatre company came to perform a show on fairy tales. The children were very excited and knew every story they performed. We also had the children from year 5 and 6 come down and read stories to them . Mid week we had a pyjama day. The […]
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We ended Book Week with a bang! The children and adults came to school dressed as characters from their favourite book. Thank you to all the parents, children and staff for making the day so much fun!
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We arranged our very own book sale to encourage children to buy books of their choice. There was a variety of fiction and non fiction books to choose from. It was great to see the enthusiasm shown by the children, many went home with a book that they were interested in. We hope to continue […]
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The children were encouraged to bring a used book from home that they have read and enjoyed to exchange with other members of their class. This way children got to take home a new book to read, but without paying for it!
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Safer Internet Day aims to inspire a national conversation about using technology responsibly, respectfully, critically and creatively. Coordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre the celebration sees hundreds of organisations get involved to help promote the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology for children and young people. Safer Internet Day 2022 was celebrated globally […]
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We celebrated World Hijab Day by wearing beautiful hijabs of all colours and styles. World Hijab Day is an annual event founded by Nazma Khan in 2013. The event takes place on February 1st each year in 140 countries worldwide. Its stated purpose is to encourage women of all religions and backgrounds to wear and experience […]
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Our Eco ambassadors are taking littering issues into their own hands, after piles of rubbish started to appear nearby. Our ambassadors didn’t want to just make posters to raise awareness but they wanted to be involved and so they proposed a school litter pick. Its fantastic to know our children care about our local community […]
The Buttercup football tournament involved 9 students from each year group in key stage 2, years 3-6 who took part in a series of organised football games between one another. The purpose of the tournament was to bring excitement and involvement of sports amongst the students. Students showed exceptional skills of leadership, determination, teamwork, passion […]
Look at some of the amazing costumes designed and made by the children to celebrate the end of Science week at Buttercup Primary. We were so proud and impressed with the creativeness of the costumes brought in. Well done!
The children were introduced to the 3 different states of matter in a high-energy interactive show. Jet Pack Jez the scientist, showed the children the difference between the states of matter and forces through exciting and fun experiments that engaged them all! The children left the show with a wealth of knowledge and new vocabulary […]
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For Maths week year 1 and 2 focused on money and what it means in our daily lives. We spent our lessons learning about adding and subtracting money and how to calculate change in our transactions. We went to Watney market and decided which offers were best for our class to take advantage of. After […]
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The Who wants to be a Millionaire Quiz was a great way to get all children motivated to learn their times tables. The game was designed to inspire and challenge children to learn their times tables off by heart For Maths Week, year 3 and 4 entered the quiz (Who Wants to be a Millionaire?) […]
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This week our Year 5&6 students were investigating how much profit they could make from different types of pizzas using their fraction knowledge. They had to price each type of pizza a different price for example, a pizza cut into 5 slices were priced £59p each and a pizza cut into 12 slices priced 34p each. The […]
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In Maths week, the children in Year 5 and 6 have been learning about fractions. As part of their maths investigation, they planned to make pizzas and investigate Fraction related questions. Some children had the opportunity to go shopping and buy the ingredients for the pizzas. While shopping, they had to use their maths skills […]
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Hobgoblin theatre show
We launched Book Week with a bang by inviting the Hobgoblin theatre company to perform ‘The greatest fairytale ever told’ to the whole school. The story was based around ‘The Evil Queen is doing away with all of the handsome Princes and it is up to the 3 Little Pigs to stop her!’ This interactive […]
Story telling
The teachers at Buttercup shared their favourite stories with the children. There was great excitement around the school as stories were told. It was wonderful to see the teachers spend time with the different year groups and share childhood favourites with them and prove they were once children too!
Book week in Early Years
During book week in Early Years, the Hobgoblin theatre company came to perform a show on fairy tales. The children were very excited and knew every story they performed. We also had the children from year 5 and 6 come down and read stories to them . Mid week we had a pyjama day. The […]
Dressing up day at Buttercup
We ended Book Week with a bang! The children and adults came to school dressed as characters from their favourite book. Thank you to all the parents, children and staff for making the day so much fun!
Book Week displays around the school
Buttercup book sale
We arranged our very own book sale to encourage children to buy books of their choice. There was a variety of fiction and non fiction books to choose from. It was great to see the enthusiasm shown by the children, many went home with a book that they were interested in. We hope to continue […]
Book exchange day at Buttercup
The children were encouraged to bring a used book from home that they have read and enjoyed to exchange with other members of their class. This way children got to take home a new book to read, but without paying for it!
Safer Internet Day at Buttercup Primary school Tuesday 8th February 2022
Safer Internet Day aims to inspire a national conversation about using technology responsibly, respectfully, critically and creatively. Coordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre the celebration sees hundreds of organisations get involved to help promote the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology for children and young people. Safer Internet Day 2022 was celebrated globally […]
Celebrating World Hijab Day at Buttercup Primary
We celebrated World Hijab Day by wearing beautiful hijabs of all colours and styles. World Hijab Day is an annual event founded by Nazma Khan in 2013. The event takes place on February 1st each year in 140 countries worldwide. Its stated purpose is to encourage women of all religions and backgrounds to wear and experience […]
Our School Calm Club
Our Mental Health Ambassadors creating posters for our Calm Club.
Eco Ambassadors litter picking day
Our Eco ambassadors are taking littering issues into their own hands, after piles of rubbish started to appear nearby. Our ambassadors didn’t want to just make posters to raise awareness but they wanted to be involved and so they proposed a school litter pick. Its fantastic to know our children care about our local community […]
Football tournament presentation day
The Buttercup football tournament involved 9 students from each year group in key stage 2, years 3-6 who took part in a series of organised football games between one another. The purpose of the tournament was to bring excitement and involvement of sports amongst the students. Students showed exceptional skills of leadership, determination, teamwork, passion […]
Science week dressing up day!
Look at some of the amazing costumes designed and made by the children to celebrate the end of Science week at Buttercup Primary. We were so proud and impressed with the creativeness of the costumes brought in. Well done!
Mad Science show at Buttercup!
The children were introduced to the 3 different states of matter in a high-energy interactive show. Jet Pack Jez the scientist, showed the children the difference between the states of matter and forces through exciting and fun experiments that engaged them all! The children left the show with a wealth of knowledge and new vocabulary […]
Maths week year 1 and 2
For Maths week year 1 and 2 focused on money and what it means in our daily lives. We spent our lessons learning about adding and subtracting money and how to calculate change in our transactions. We went to Watney market and decided which offers were best for our class to take advantage of. After […]
Who wants to be a millionaire in Year 3 and 4?
The Who wants to be a Millionaire Quiz was a great way to get all children motivated to learn their times tables. The game was designed to inspire and challenge children to learn their times tables off by heart For Maths Week, year 3 and 4 entered the quiz (Who Wants to be a Millionaire?) […]
Pizza fractions in Year 5 and 6
This week our Year 5&6 students were investigating how much profit they could make from different types of pizzas using their fraction knowledge. They had to price each type of pizza a different price for example, a pizza cut into 5 slices were priced £59p each and a pizza cut into 12 slices priced 34p each. The […]
In Maths week, the children in Year 5 and 6 have been learning about fractions
In Maths week, the children in Year 5 and 6 have been learning about fractions. As part of their maths investigation, they planned to make pizzas and investigate Fraction related questions. Some children had the opportunity to go shopping and buy the ingredients for the pizzas. While shopping, they had to use their maths skills […]