On Wednesday 4th February, the Mayor for Broxbourne, Councillor Patsy Spears visited Burleigh school and met with the Burleigh Parliament. The children were able to ask Madam Mayor all about her life prior to becoming mayor and her current role and responsibilities. Everyone was surprised by how open and warm-hearted Cllr Spears was and we greatly appreciated her visit.
Our ministers and class MPs spent a day in Westminster seeing democracy in action.
Please be aware our school crossing patrol, Julie, will NOT be on the crossing for the foreseeable future.
Yesterday, our Young Voices choir sang their hearts out at the O2 with 8,000 children from across the country. The whole day was great fun as the children practised their songs, warmed up with the amazing dance group Urban Strides and sang along with guest performers Ruti and Aneesa Folds. The performance itself was magical and made memories that the children will treasure for years to come.
On Wednesday 14th January 2026, the Burleigh Parliament did us proud when they met with representatives from Herts County Council and our catering company HCL, to share our children's views on school dinners. The ministers and class MPs put forward the results of our recent food survey respectfully and the chef was very receptive to some of the suggestions they made. Watch this space for future changes!
This morning began with an unexpected and magical surprise for the entire school. As pupils assembled on the playground, the gentle sound of sleigh bells echoed through the air, growing louder by the moment. Anticipation built as Father Christmas appeared, arriving in his sleigh to delighted cheers. Joined by one of his cheerful elves, he danced along to the festive music while greeting everyone on the playground. After spreading plenty of Christmas spirit, they waved goodbye and set off once more for Lapland, where preparations for the big day continue.
Thank you to the whole Burleigh School community for your contributions and donations to create holiday hampers with FABS.
Raffle tickets are £1 per chance. To purchase your raffle tickets go to the School Gateway, select your child's name, go to Payments, and select FABS Christmas Raffle Tickets. You may buy as many as you wish. Good luck!
Winners will be drawn on Wednesday December 17th with hampers available to pick up on Wednesday afternoon, Thursday and Friday. Hampers not picked up by Friday afternoon at school pickup may be re-distributed due to the timely nature of the food products.
Good luck!
Thank you to everyone who attended our 'Elf Extravaganza' on Friday 28th November. The atmosphere was buzzing and FABS made over £1,000 towards our fundraising goal for the school.
Thank you to the whole school community who helped and came along on the day. We hope you had as much fun as we did and FABS are already planning to make the event even better next year!
A huge 'thank you' to everyone who supported our recent book fair, which took place during the parent consultations.
FABS are running their annual Holiday Hamper collection and raffle - all proceeds of which go directly to the children of Burleigh School.
Please donate a new, unopened, in-date, luxury gift (such as a bottle of wine, a box of mince pies, chocolates, a tin of biscuits, a bottle of bubble bath), an unopened children’s toy or donate £2 via the School Gateway.
The deadline for donations is Wednesday 26th November - please bring your items to your children's teachers or the main office.
FABS will then turn your generous donations into incredible hampers or tombola prizes! Raffle tickets will then go on sale - £1 per chance - and winners will be notified the week of 15th December.
For more information visit www.fabsburleigh.com or sign up to volunteer for an event shift at https://volunteersignup.org/43Y7T
We are looking forward to hosting Santa at our Burleigh School Elf Extravaganza on Friday November 28th from 3:30pm – 5:30pm.
Santa has so many children to say hello to and we only have a limited amount of time for him to visit Burleigh School. Therefore, it’s very important that you book the time slot that you’d like to meet Santa. All children meeting Santa will be given a gift to open and will have the opportunity for parents to take photos of their families together.
To enter the Elf Extravaganza you will need to have purchased a ticket online – it’s £1.00 per person (child or adult) to enter and £5.00 per child if you’d like to enter, meet Santa and get a gift from him.
Many thanks to FABS and the disco volunteers for putting on three amazing discos on Friday! After all of that dancing, everyone enjoyed the snacks and drinks that were provided.