Archive for month: October, 2016
Sleeping Rough Project with the Salvation Army
10 children from Buttercup primary school will be swapping their beds for ‘sleeping rough’ to raise funds for a new scheme aimed at helping the homeless.
The Year 5/ 6 pupils are bedding down in sleeping bags in the school hall in April for one night to get a taste of what it’s like to be homeless.
The sponsor money raised will go to the Salvation Army Project who provide homeless young people aged between 16 and 25 with free, safe and secure emergency temporary accommodation.
To make Buttercup’s homeless experience as real as possible, heating in the school is being turned off, local warehouses are supplying cardboard boxes as bedding and bread and water will be the only food on offer.As well as raising money for a very worthwhile cause, this is a great way for the children to explore issues around how people become homeless – often through no fault of their own – the children will get an idea about how it feels not to have a comfy bed and home at night , and how this is a reality for many not only nationwide but globally.
Katy Hillary started the ball rolling with an interesting school assembly on Thursday 7th January 2016. This gave the children a head start into understanding the real issues some people in Britain are facing today and that having no home is not just an problem one may encounter internationally but may perhaps be near your doorstep.
The children and staff will plan the weeks ahead for attempting to address some of the issues.
Eco Boat trip Years 5/6 : Hermitage, Tower Hill : 12th October 2016
The children in Year 5/6 enjoyed the day out by the river, packed full of hands-on learning which links into the KS2 curriculum for science, geography, design & technology. They also had the opportunity to learn about the history of the river Thames and explore the historic Dutch barge. Children spent the day as scientists observing the urban river environment . They worked in teams to test the water for pollutants, their data was then uploaded onto an online database for scientists, policy makers and academics to use to assess the health of the Thames: Freshwater Watch. They all explored the boat, water, and explored further in depth as energy and waste detectives. Children got to learn and understand about local and international green inventors and exciting eco technologies of the future. The class split into teams where they used all of their learning from the day to design their very own Eco Boat, and presented their finished designs to the class! Everyone had a memorable learning experience by the Thames, and have been inspired to be the next generation of green inventors safeguarding the health of the Thames for generations to come! Here are the highlights…..
Black History week
Black History Week Assembly
The children at Buttercup Primary celebrated Black History week
with a wonderful assembly. Each class shared stories, facts and historical events about their special person’s achievements and how they made a difference to the world. It was truly an
inspirational assembly ending with a famous quote by Malcolm X, ‘Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.’
Here are the highlights…..
The Exploratorium – Materials :Monday 3rd October Year 5/6
Year 5/6 were visited by a Eccentric Scientist. Children took part in role play and used tableaux to explore the topic.
The children enjoyed showing off their knowledge and were very enthusiastic about science. they passed tasks like outwitting a disgruntled monster to save the Exploratorium science machine from imploding!
The workshop is very interactive.
Subject areas covered that day :
Properties of material
Investigating different materials
Absorbent and Waterproof materials
Liquid, solid and gas