Entries by Zara

Sharing stories

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The teachers at Buttercup swapped classes and shared their favourite stories with the children. There was great excitement around the school as stories were told. It was great to see the teachers spend time with the different year groups.  

Poetry day in EYFS

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During Poetry Week, Early Years children enjoyed watching Michael Rosen perform his poem: Chocolate Cake. They really loved Michael’s expressive voice and facial gestures so much so that they too joined in with the actions such as licking the crumbs and eating the yummy cake. The children were in fits of laughter, especially at end […]

Bookbike London

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Emdad Rahman OBE kindly got in touch with the school and offered to gift us brand new books and stationary for the children to enjoy. Emdad is part of an amazing initiative that provides books to schools, vulnerable people and families at home to read. All these books are hand delivered by Emdad on his […]

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First week after lockdown Alhamdulillah we are back! When we first heard schools were reopening, we all were very excited. We all preferred learning in person with our teacher than learning from the computer. The pandemic has effected us all and we found it very hard being at home without any visits by our friend […]

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First week after lockdown Alhamdulillah we are back! When we first heard schools were reopening, we all were very excited. We all preferred learning in person with our teacher than learning from the computer. The pandemic has effected us all and we found it very hard being at home without any visits by our friend […]

Mental Health Ambassadors

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We are the Buttercup Primary School Mental Health Ambassadors.  We were elected into our roles by the rest of the school and we represent years 1-6. We are here to promote positive discussions surrounding mental health. We recognise that we are all different and have different mental health at times. We are here to support […]

Anti-Bullying Week

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Thursday 19th November 2020 Anti-Bullying Week   LO: To think about what bullying is and how to help yourself or others who are being bullied. For anti-bullying, children engaged in various activities such as: Identifying different types of bullying l end a hand activity – children identified their support network through a framework- who they […]

Anti-bullying campaign at Buttercup

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Wear green and don’t be mean! Anti-bullying campaign at Buttercup This year we have decided to remember Anti bullying day as ‘Kindness day’ to encourage and teach children to always be kind and respect each other. We discussed ways In which we could spread kindness through our actions and words. On Friday 20th November, for […]

Anti-Bullying Week

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Anti-Bullying Week During anti-bullying week, in EYFS we talked about the different types of bullying and how it can make us feel sad and upset. We drew a helping hand to remind us of all different adults that children can go to if we are ever worried about anything. We watched a power point on […]

Anti- Bullying Class Poem By Year 5 and 6

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Anti- Bullying Class Poem By Year 5 and 6 Bullying is what we hate Bullying is not our fate Why are bullies here No one should shed a tear   Bullies are bad They make people sad If they have rage Lock them in a cage   Any bullying should not be allowed No one […]

Voting day at Buttercup Primary school

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On Friday 9th October the children at Buttercup primary school had the opportunity to cast their vote and have a say in who they want to represent them in the school council. It was a difficult decision for them as all the candidates were so deserving. They also experienced what democracy looks like when you […]

Pioneering personalities: Year 1/2

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As part of pioneering personalities week, year one and two were involved in activities based on their assigned person, Diana Spencer. During the week, the children were able to familiarise themselves with Diana and who she was. Our activity included crown making, which allowed the children to make their own crowns using borders and designing/painting/colouring/sticking […]

Pioneering personalities week in EYFS

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For Pioneering Personalities Week, in EYFS we celebrated the theme of “My Mother” because as our Prophet Muhammed (SAW) reminds us in this Hadith, she has a unique status: A man came to the Prophet and said, ‘O Messenger of God! Who among the people is the most worthy of my good companionship? The Prophet […]

Pioneering Personalities week at Buttercup

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As part of their homework, children were given the task to create posters and fact sheets about their special pioneering personality. Year 3/4 researched about Abdullah Quilliam and Year 5/6 researched about Mansa Musa. Here are some of the wonderful work that were produced by the children.