Latest News

Miss Mac's One Million Steps!

Wed 26 Apr 2023

Miss Mac, one of our amazing year 5 teachers, has set herself the incredible challenge of walking 1 million steps over the next eight weeks, to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital! It would be wonderful if we could help Miss Mac smash her target total, so if you would like donate, and help her raise much needed funds for an incredible charity, please click on the link below, it will take you to her Just Giving page. Don't forget, if you see Miss Mac out walking around Cheshunt, give her a big cheer, it will definitely brighten up her walk!

https://www.justgiving.com/page/miss-macs-miles?checkoutMode=Headless

Year 3's Sustainability Project

Wed 29 Mar 2023

The children in year 3 are studying sustainability and habitats in science. Their special project is to create a wild flower meadow in the school grounds, to try and attract more wildlife into the playground. The children have been digging and raking, and preparing the ground for the wild flower seeds that will be planted very soon. In addition to the re-seeding of the area, the children have started to build a bug hotel which will encourage more bugs to their wild flower meadow. They have done a fantastic job! We can't wait to watch their seeds grow and see more bees, butterflies and bugs thriving in their new habitat.

What Do Owls Eat?

Wed 29 Mar 2023

On Monday, year 3 were lucky enough to have a fascinating visit from the Be Free Forest School! During the visit the children learnt about the different things barn owls eat. Barn owls swallow their prey whole, as they cannot digest hair and bone, these are regurgitated as pellets. The children dissolved owl pellets in water, and dissected them to investigate what a barn owl had eaten. Things they found included, a shrew's skull, various mouse bones and rodent teeth. The children had a great afternoon! See the photos in the gallery below.

Wild About Burleigh!

Mon 27 Mar 2023

Wild About Burleigh

Please help us to re-wild our school and make it a more inviting place for bees and butterflies to come and visit.

If you are able to offer any of the following donations – we would be most grateful!

Packets of wildflower seeds
A £3 donation towards the cost of the school buying wildflower seeds.

Please drop any donations at the office and payments can be made via School Gateway

#wildaboutburleigh

Rock Steady Concert!

Wed 22 Mar 2023

Wow, what an afternoon! The children who take music classes with Rock Steady, put on a fantastic concert for their parents, showcasing everything they have been working on in their lessons!

This term the Year 1 & 2 children worked on their musical techniques, pushing and working hard to play difficult parts, such as moving between two rhythms, tricky vocals and chord changes as well as learning more notes on their instruments. The Year 3 & 4 children honed their mic techniques, learned how to move between notes on a faster turnover, and worked on perfecting their instrument skills. The Year 5 & 6 children learned how to work independently within their band, counting in their heads to keep in time with everyone else, and learned to play a whole song, unaided, and with increasing complexity. A huge thank you to their amazing band leader Emily and massive congratulations to all the children who took part - you played with enthusiasm and confidence - it was a fabulous concert, which was thoroughly enjoyed by all who watched!

Videos of all three bands can be found on our Music page.

Year 5 Ancient Greece Workshop

Thu 09 Feb 2023

Last Wednesday Year 5 went back 2,500 years - back to Ancient Greece! The children had the wonderful opportunity to take part in an Ancient Greece Workshop that visited the school. Taking part required them to dress as ancient Greeks, and they didn't disappoint; they looked absolutely amazing in their fantastic costumes! During the morning session the children carved soap, made olive oil for lamps, which they lit, created mosaics and made jewellery. During the afternoon session the children learned about everyday life in Ancient Greece and took part in a vote, to show how democracy worked 2500 years ago.

Photos of the mosaics and the other activities the children took part in, can be seen in the gallery below.

MAGIC Children!

Thu 19 Jan 2023

Under the purple Children Pencil we have a new tab - MAGIC Children. Here we will be showcasing the amazing work our pupils create at home. Click on our new tab now to see our first showcase in action - a sensor activated kitchen bin made by one of our ingenius Year 6 pupils.

Snow Fun at School!

Wed 14 Dec 2022

The children had so much fun playing in the snow today! It is so rare that we have the opportunity to make so many snowmen and snow angels! We are so lucky to have such extensive grounds, including a fabulous hill to sledge down! Photos of todays fun can be seen in the gallery below and videos can be seen in the Year 6 playlist in School Videos!

Rock Steady Concert!

Wed 07 Dec 2022

Huge congratulations to the Rock Steady children and their teacher Emily, for putting on a fantastic concert to parents this afternoon. Since September, for 30 minutes each week, the Rock Steady children have been attending their lessons, learning how to play pop and rock songs on live instruments. Years 1, 2 and 3 children learned the verse and chorus of Ghostbusters, moving between two different notes at the correct time on guitars and keyboards. The drummers playing two separate drum beats for each section and the singer working on her projection, after just 5 weeks with the band. The year 2, 3 and 4 band learned Seven Nation Army, working together to independently play their song. They learned an introduction and a verse, moving between 3 notes on keys and guitars, with the drummers moving between 3 drum beats and a drum fill - singers singing in unison out to the audience.

The year 4, 5 and 6 band learned Running Up That Hill, and were set the challenge of playing a full song unassisted. The guitars and keys moving between 3 different parts all containing different notes and rhythms and the drummer playing 3 drum beats and keeping the rhythm of the band held down. The children were amazing, and clearly loved performing! Well done, you all ROCKED!

Please see our Music page in the Home pencil for videos of the concert.