November 2019 – Buttercup Primary School

Anti-Bullying Week KS1

20 November 2019/in Blog/by Zara

For anti-bullying week KS1 did a variety of activities in order to understand how children can choose kindness in any and every case. Our main focus has been to see how change starts within ourselves and how our own actions have a knock-on effect on how we interact with others. Some of these activities included: promoting kindness through fruit sharing during snack time, differentiating between friendly and unfriendly actions amongst peers, and using one of the 99 names of Allah, Al-Muqsit, to see how Islam promotes kindness and fairness between everyone.

Trip to the William Morris Gallery

20 November 2019/in Blog/by Zara

Year 5 & 6 had a fantastic time at the William Morris Gallery, learning about creating patterns through block printing as the famous British artist William Morris from Walthamstow once did. In DT the children have been exploring textiles and patterns which has enabled them to now create their own patterns on accessories as part of their topic.

Choose Kindness anti bullying day at Buttercup Primary school

20 November 2019/in Blog/by Zara

For anti bullying day we invited the children to show an act of kindness by bringing an extra piece of fruit to share with their class. We had an overwhelming response and ended up having a fruit party in every class! The children watched videos about anti bullying week and discussed ways in which we can tackle bullying. We all agreed that kindness overcomes all barriers and there should be more kindness in the world and no bullying!

Year 3 and 4 nature walk in Swedenborg gardens

19 November 2019/in Blog/by Zara

The Year 3 & 4 took part in a nature walk in Swedenborg Gardens with a local organisation (Nature and US). The children had a short talk with the leaders and then began their walk. They discovered various insects such as ladybirds, spiders and worms. They found out that all male spiders die in the winter but most females survive! They also observed various plants such as goose grass and dandelions. The children also used magnifying glasses to examine the small hairs on the leaves. They were excited to see wild lettuce and wild carrots, spotted different birds and learnt which nest belong to which bird. Overall, the trip was a great success and the children were able to make links with their science topic.

Guess what I am?

12 November 2019/in Blog/by Zara

Guess what I am?

My home is the bottom of someone’s meaningful heart.

Born from the thought of someone’s pondering brain.

Begun from someone’s lyrical words.

And then formed from a writers enchanted pen, I came.

Guess what I am?

From the top of the Azure sea.

To the bottom of someone’s soft heart.

Travelling the world North to South.

I can be recited from one’s mouth.

Guess what I am?

Altering from the deep ocean to dry land.

Deep memories I could deliver.

Meanings that will touch your heart.

Or break it all apart.

Guess what I am?

We are all different… but the same.

Some full of love, some full of shame.

We can represent something sad.

Or something you might have had.

Guess what I am?

Some can show feeling.

Others can show meaning.

Guess what I am?

I am a poem.

By Adibah Azad

I am a poem

I am a poem,

sitting in an author’s creative mind,

being written gradually on paper,

ready to be read by people.

Different people read me,

I can see that they are rapidly learning new things,

which makes me feel valued,

and I feel as though I have a purpose.

I provide knowledge to the world and plant new ideas into their brains.

Scratch, scratch is what I hear as my master carefully adds to me,

how great it is to be, a poem like me.

By Omar Saleh

Kent Owls Academy

5 November 2019/in Blog/by Zara

The Early Years foundation stage had special visitors, the owls from the Kent owls academy. We had an exciting time observing them fly silently in our classroom. We learnt many interesting facts about them, and we also had a chance to hold them and feel them too!too.Have a look.

Able writers workshop with Neal Zetter

5 November 2019/in Blog/by Zara

Two of our children from Year 6 were lucky enough to take part in a special workshop run by a leading performance poet, Neal Zetter. They got the opportunity to write their own poems and perform poetry with a group. Neal inspired children to use their imaginations and use creative language to express themselves through words. The children performed with other primary schools and shared ideas together. It was a very motivating and challenging day enjoyed by all.