The Exploratorium – Materials :Monday 3rd October Year 5/6

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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

 

Victorian Homelife and Toys for Year 1/2: 29th September 2016

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Year 1/2 were visited by a Victorian housekeeper

who worked using drama activities such as roleplay and tableaux to explore the topic with the children.  The workshop gave the children a chance to explore different aspects and chores of a Victorian household, as well as a chance to play with Victorian toys at the end. The day was very interactive.

Freshwater theatre company came in very early to recreate areas that represented the rooms that the children explored.

Rooms visited:

The Housekeepers Room

The Attic Bedroom

The Scullery

The Kitchen

The Drawing Room

The Nursery (with the toys)

Everyone enjoyed the day!

 

Parent E-Safety & Safeguarding ‎Workshop – Monday 26th September 2016‎

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Parents from each year group were invited to attend an important workshop covering issues on E-safety and safeguarding. The school shared the school policies and gave advice on how to keep children safe online. We had a great turned out.

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Victorian Schooldays for Year 3/4 – 27th September 2016

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History comes alive!

Years 3/4 were taught  by a Victorian schoolteacher who conducted an hour long session with the children in Buttercup.

The morning was spent covering different aspects of the Victorian curriculum and the cultural context of the time – Children discussing the fact that some children are not in school as they are working and so on. They will also get to see (and maybe even try out) some of the Victorian punishments for misbehaviour!

Freshwaters theatre company were invited to run a Victorian classroom session. The students were transported back to 1899 and were given a lesson they would never forget as the strict Victorian schoolteacher assessed handwriting, drill and arithmetic through role play of course!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year 6 Graduation Ceremony -22nd July 2016

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Picture4It took place at the ELM. The children were presented with their certificates by the head teacher. They sang nasheeds and a song that they wrote together and shared their special memories of being at Buttercup. The parents were proud and we were proud!

 

 

 

 

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Visit to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

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Following on from the Science week that took place at the end of January 2016 and in continuing to with the schools longterm plan on developing skills , we programmed to join Winns primary school children at an exclusive workshop at the very prestigious Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP in London Fleet Street.

Freshfields is a leader among international law firms, providing business law advice of the highest quality throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the US.
The children worked as a team to use their problem solving skills in order to act as either the prosecution or defence for some of their favourite storybook characters in Harry Potter. This task required the students to analyse multiple pieces of evidence and to listen carefully to each other’s ideas in order to decide what the best arguments were and which pieces of evidence were most relevant to back up their case.
Teams aimed high to bring the best case to trial. Presenting their case in court, both defence and prosecution proved they had built strong arguments, making the task trickier than ever for the jury to come to a unanimous verdict. It is fair to say the adults in the room had nothing but praise for the students’ speaking and listening skills as well as their teamwork. Everyone had a great time!
Here are the highlights…

 

Science week 2016

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Science Week

Monday 18th January to Friday 22nd January 2016 was Science Week at Buttercup Primary School. All week, children from Early years to Year 6 took part in a host of different science experiments.

The following zones were created in school:

Years 1/2 – Chemistry

Years 3/4 – Biology zone

Years 5/6 – Physics

Early Years – Space

The week began with a whole school CSI investigation with our partners Enabling enterprise. The children looked into finger printing and forensics leading to a crime scene investigation ‘who done it?’ It was an amazing experience!

Throughout the course of the investigation the children also learnt about rules and how it needs to be obeyed and that there are consequences relating to certain actions. They learnt about the legal justice system and also why it is needed.

Everyone got stuck in on Wednesday as the whole school conducted a carousel of exciting experiments and experiences within their own zones . The whole school joined in, everyone took part in their house teams it was an amazing time. The whole school enjoyed taking part in a dressing up competition everyone including the staff had so much fun!

The week ended with a special assembly on Friday afternoon, where each year group shared some of the things they found out.

Money Week

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Monday 23rd November  saw the beginning of an exciting money week at Buttercup Primary School. Everybody got involved in all kinds of activities. Key Stage 1 learned all about coins, counting money, shopping, prices and played a range of games, even taking part in a money treasure hunt. Key Stage 2 classes extended their experience to other currencies and exchange rates. They explored needs and wants, what we use money for and whether it makes us happy. Some children created pocket money policies considering whether children should be given pocket money, how much, whether to spend or save and if it should be earned – these make interesting reading! Others also investigated bank accounts, and the range of ways to pay for things: cheques, credit and debit cards or even simply with a mobile phones.

A group of Year 5 and 6 embarked upon an enterprise challenge. At the very exclusive UBS bank in the city of London .

Everybody took part in  Maths Hat competition, we had an interesting collection that was showcased!

The week ended with a theatre production show at the school hall by Hob Goblins on the history of Maths . Children saw the importance of math through history , all the way from ancient Egypt to now everybody loved the show!

School Council Election

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All the children took part in voting for their school councillors . It was a very serious day and a very important one . they all understood the importance of freedom of choice and had a great time trying to decide which candidate to vote for.

Visit to UBS Bank

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UBS is a global bank, providing services in over 50 countries. Specialising in Wealth Management and Global Asset Management they serve ‘ultra high net worth individuals’ all over the world. Over the course of the day, students got to meet a range of volunteers from across the company, and were able to work with them to improve their teamwork and communication skills. It was an excellent and valuable experience for all of them, the learnt so much and finished the day fully equipped with a taster of some of the skills needed to take on to the professional world.

Our children worked alongside a class from Southwood Primary School in Dagenham. Both schools had enjoyed sharing their skills and experiences with each other.

Falconry Birds of Prey at Buttercup

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The school was visited by the Falconry Birds of Prey Show. Everyone had so much fun meeting them. the children enjoyed holding the birds and seeing them fly around the classroom.

Visit to Parliament

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The Parliament visit for our budding school Councillors took place on the 6th of October 2015. The Children had an exclusive VIP tour of the inside building. And took part in a workshop called ‘YOUR VOICE’.

Buttercup an Enabling Enterprise Partner School

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Buttercup Primary school is now an Enabling Enterprise partnership school. Through this we hope to develop the enterprise skills and experiences of work and aspirations to succeed.

We will be working in partnership with schools and businesses such as Santander, IBM, BT, Hamleys, BirminghamUniversity, Virgin Active, London Business School. Enterprise will become a core part of the school experience through special projects, trips and Challenge days.
Enterprise Skills are communicated widely with children so that they can identify their own progress in each skill:

Working in a team
Leading
Listening carefully
Sharing ideas
Problem-solving
Using imagination
Staying positive
Aiming high

*Participation in Enabling Enterprise has will Insha’allah have a great impact on pupils at Buttercup primary school.
Our first visit is with the UBS Bank in Liverpool Street.
UBS is a global bank, providing services in over 50 countries. Specialising in Wealth Management and Global Asset Management they serve ‘ultra high net worth individuals’ all over the world. Over the course of the day, students will get the chance to meet a range of volunteers from across the company, and work with them to improve their teamwork and communication skills. This day is an excellent opportunity to incentivise and reward students, and will give them valuable experience of the professional world.

Buttercup’s new ‘OurSchoolsApp’ – Download now!

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If you have a smartphone you can download OurSchoolsApp for FREE. It is a personalised app for our school and will allow us to keep you all updated with school information, news, calendar events and contact information. It provides you access to school information at the touch of a button. Please click one of the links below depending on what type of phone you have to download the app.

For Apple devices: https://goo.gl/1FQgny For Android devices: https://goo.gl/sFI2to Instructions for download:
1.Using the relevant device (iPad, iPhone, smart pad, tablet or android phone), visit the relevant marketplace for your product (Apple Store or Google Play).
2. Search for ‘OurSchoolsApp’
3. Download the ‘APP’. In the search bar in the ‘APP’ put the postcode or the name of the school.
4. Hit the search button.
5. Once you see the school name displayed, just touch the screen on the school name.
6.Confirm your choice by pressing OK.
7. You will now be presented with the ‘APP’ for the school which contains news, information, calendar events, contacts and any other relevant details.

 

Romans come to Buttercup!

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The Romans came to Buttercup Primary School and showed us what they got up to. The children had a total blast watching them and participating in mini workshops.

Safety Week

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Monday 21st -25th September was our annual Safety week. During this week children across the school learnt about bullying, stranger danger, keeping safe on line and other safety issues relevant to the children.

We held mock fire drills , and road safety workshops .

The children were introduced to Mr Sabr Al Jameel ( our school postbox ). The children understood that communication was important and that everyone’s thoughts were important.

Graduates of 2015

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Another year and we have to say farewell to our year 6 students who now are off to their respective secondary schools. We would like to say well done and keep up your hard work.