Burneston Primary

As part of Sky Arts week, Wrens have been creating their own concrete poems inspired by their favourite animals.

Inspiring the next generation of golfers Today we invited Jessica Hall into school to share her experiences in the golfing world. Due to fantastic questions being asked by all classes, she was able to share her achievements so far, including playing for the England Women’s Squad.

Some pupil voice in action this afternoon - in addition to designing the interior space, Year 5 are also leading focus groups across school to select the books we are investing in to fill our brand new library building! #loveofreading 📚❤️

KS1 had a wonderful day at the Yorkshire Air Museum. We found out even more information about the development of flight and the pioneers of the air. The children loved having the opportunity to be up close with so many amazing pieces of history!

Reception have had a fabulous day learning about different plants and animals at Monk Park Farm. We fed wallabies and lambs, snuggled pigs and even he,led collect some eggs from the hens!

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KS1 were lucky enough to invite Corporal Humphreys into school today as part of our history topic, 'The History of Flight'. The children enjoyed hearing all about the RAF, having a go at making RAF inspired paper aeroplanes and were even able to try on some of his equipment!

We have been incredibly lucky to take part in some Puppet Workshops today. Wrens loved telling the stories of The Three Little Pigs and The Gingerbread Man and then enjoyed their very own Puppet Dance Party!

In art, Hawks have been studying the work of Turner-nominated Fiona Rae, and using the formal elements of art to convey meaning through abstract compositions.

Swifts really enjoyed their final art lesson this term. They used an assortment of oil pastels to create different tones and produced a beautiful string of Christmas lights.

Hawks are studying the significance of the Mediterranean this term, and have been 'zooming in' on Italy today; they have learnt about the capaluogos of each region. and their individual characteristics, cultures and economies.

Our Year 5 and 6 footballers were in action yesterday, finishing 4th in the Richmondshire area finals after a nail-biting semi-final and penalty shootout. So much teamwork, resilience and determination to be proud of - well done boys!

Our new starters enjoying the sunshine this morning!

If you haven't already checked it out, here is a link to our latest Ofsted report - we are delighted with it! files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/502288…

Reception have been creating their own explorers in Drawing Club this afternoon. Some were going to Antarctica, some to the moon and some were even going to explore Sweetie Land! @GregBottrill @canigoandplay

KS1 worked together to make some tasty soup this week as part of our D.T. curriculum. We didn't want the soup to go to waste and sold it to fund more nativity props and KS1 resources. We made £122! Thank you to all parents/carers for your continued support.

Swifts class have enjoyed their art session today, 'repeating patterns', using different resources to produce different shapes.

Y1 have spent the last couple of weeks learning about Remembrance Day. As part of their learning, they have produced some fantastic descriptive writing and poetry 🌟

This week in Wrens, we having been looking at the story Leaf Man. As part of their provision, the children have created their own Leaf Creatures.

Reception have been looking at parts and wholes this morning. We have sorted ‘parts’ and ‘wholes’ and then used our bodies to help us create our own part/whole stem sentences.