Welcome back to the new autumn term! We hope all our families had a relaxing and fun-filled summer break. It has been wonderful seeing the children again and we look forward to an exciting term ahead!

A very warm welcome to all our new Nursery and Reception families joining our school community. We look forward to getting to know you all over the coming weeks.

Please keep an eye out for this newsletter every Friday afternoon. Each week we will feature key updates, celebrate the children's achievements and include important dates for your diary. 

September
 18th - Welcome to Year 2 Parent Meeting 9am Infant Hall
 25th - Welcome to Year 1 Parent Meeting 9am Infant Hall 
 25th - PTA AGM 2.30pm Great Hall
 28th - Year 2 Trip to WWT London Wetland Centre
 28th - Training session for reading volunteers 2.30pm (sign in at school office)

October
 14th - Individual School Photographs
 16th - PTA Monster Ball (more details to follow) 
 21st - Parent Consultations 2-5pm - SCHOOL CLOSES EARLY AT 1.45PM (Blue, Yellow & Purple nursery open as usual)
 22nd - Parent Consultations 4-7pm
 23rd - Wear it Pink (more details to follow)
 26th - Half Term Break

November
 3rd - Flu Immunisations (more details to follow)
 13th - Children in Need (more details to follow)  

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the school fund so far!

The suggested contribution for Burlington Infant & Nursery School this year is £100 per family, although you are welcome to give more, of course. This is separate to the contribution made to the Junior school. We are incredibly grateful for any support you are able to give.  Please make your donation via your School Gateway account.

Your donations help us to provide the children with a full and enriched education by offering activities which often fall outside of the national curriculum. These activities include workshops and events such as Earthsong drumming, Don Rae dance and fitness workshops, “Pretend Holiday” days, art workshops, Healthy Living Week Big Breakfast, school trips, multicultural picnic and classroom resources. 

This year, following an extremely hot summer, we are also fundraising to install air conditioning units similar to the one below in all our reception classrooms and the nursery block. All Y1 & Y2 classrooms already have air conditioning.

You can read more about our School Fund by visiting the webpage: 

Voluntary Contribution web page

Be There Bear returns next week! The classes (1 per year group) with the highest attendance will win Be There Bear and a child with 100% attendance for the week will be chosen at random to take the bear home for the weekend. We would love to see what Be There Bear gets up to - please send your photos to the school office (via admin@burlingtoni.org.uk) to be featured in our weekly newsletter!

If you would like to know more about Attendance at our school, please visit our web page:

Attendance web page

A big thank you to everyone who attended the parent information morning today. We hope you found it useful. 

If you were unable to attend, please click below to see a copy of the presentations shared. 

Everything you need to know about Burlington!

Online Safety - Supporting children in the digital age

PTA Annual General Meeting - SAVE THE DATE! 

Friday 25th September
2.30pm Great Hall 

Starting a new school year is such an exciting milestone, packed with fresh possibilities, new friendships, and inspiring things to learn. It is completely normal for both children and parents to feel a mix of beginning of term butterflies and eager anticipation, but it helps to view this transition as the beginning of a great new adventure. For children, it is a chance to grow, discover new passions, and build confidence every single day. For parents, it is a moment to celebrate how much your little ones have grown and to take a well-deserved breather, knowing you have given them the tools to thrive. Take a deep breath, embrace the morning hustle, and look forward to all the incredible stories they will bring home at the end of the day.

Upcoming Dates

Parenting Drop In - 23rd September 9-10am and 12.30-1.30pm: Come along to an informal meeting to ask for support on any aspect of parenting. No need to book in, just turn up.

Parenting Course - this is a 10 week course starting on Friday 2nd October 9.15-11.15am and every Friday there after other than half term: PLACES ARE LIMITED AND MUST BE BOOKED IN ADVANCE.  All 10 sessions must be attended.  There is no charge for this.  Please register your interest by emailing the school office and Mrs Easty will make contact with you.

ESOL Classes (English for Speakers of Other Languages: Open to all adult members of the family.  Registration day is Tuesday 22nd September and classes will start on Tuesday 29th September after school drop off.  These sessions are free and no documentation is needed.  Please come to the school office on Tuesday 22nd September to sign in.

Our thought of the week is:

Every day is a new day.  Take a deep breath, smile and start again.

Please click here for the autumn term programme for Kingston children's centres with a variety of activities suitable for children aged 0-5.

Screens are now a big part of everyday life, making it more important than ever to ensure children are safe in the digital world. It’s also important to help them find a healthy balance and develop positive habits around screen time. Each week, we will share practical tips, useful resources, and guidance to support parents in the home. 

We have added some new items below to our Amazon Wishlist. If you are able to help us we would really appreciate it! 

Click on the link below to see our wishlist.

https://amzn.eu/983v2T9

If your child needs to use the toilet after pick-up, please walk back to your classroom door and ask for your child to go back through the classroom to use the toilet. Parents are not allowed in the toilets. This is to safeguard the other children we have on site after school in clubs and at Acorns. 

Thank you for your cooperation.

If you have not already downloaded the School Gateway App, please do this immediately. This is our communication and payment system for the school so it is really important that you have activated your account. We will use this system to send emergency text messages and all clubs, trips, Acorns, nursery fees etc can be paid using the app. If you require any assistance, please do not hesitate to ask the school office. 

How to access School Gateway instructions for new users

Just letting you know that Burlington Infant & Nursery School are now registered with easyfundraising, which means you can raise FREE donations for us every time you shop online.

Over 7,000 brands will donate to us when you use easyfundraising to shop with them – at no extra cost to yourself! These donations really mount up and make a BIG difference to us, so we’d really appreciate it if you could take a moment to sign up and support us.

It’s completely FREE and only takes a moment. You can find our easyfundraising page here.

Thank you so much!
 
All you need to do is:
 
1. Go to the fundraising page by clicking here and join for free.

2. Every time you shop online, go to easyfundraising first to find the site you want and start shopping.

3. After you’ve checked out, the brand will make a donation to Burlington Infant & Nursery School at no extra cost to you whatsoever!
 
There are no catches or hidden charges and we will be really grateful for your donations.
 
Thank you for your support.

Parentkind, a charity that supports school PTAs have teamed up with Asda, who is making millions of pounds available to donate to primary schools across the UK through their ‘Cashpot for Schools’ initiative. To support our school, all you have to do is opt-in through the Asda Rewards app, shop and scan in store or shop online at Asda.com.
 
Between 2nd September and 30th November 2024, every time you shop with Asda using your Asda Rewards app, Asda will donate 0.5% of the value of your shop to your chosen school. Also, every time somebody opts-in to support our school, Asda will give an additional £1 to the school Cashpot. Plus, it doesn’t stop there – Asda are also giving £50 to every school to get them started.

It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3
1. Download the Asda Rewards app, register and opt-in to Cashpot for Schools (make sure you have the latest version of the app installed)
2. Choose Burlington Infant & Nursery School by searching the name or postcode
3. Shop instore across Asda and George, or online at Asda.com and start filling your Cashpot as you shop
 
Asda does the rest, all money raised will be donated to schools to spend on the things they need the most.

Remember, anyone can sign up, so start spreading the news and raising funds for our school.

A reminder to all parents that the yellow zig-zag lines outside our school at both the front and back gates indicate the length of road where stopping or waiting is strictly prohibited. If you park on these clearly marked, yellow zig zag lines you are putting the safety of our children and their families at risk.

Cars should not be parked on the zig zag lines for any amount of time - even if it is just a minute or two to drop off children.

Thank you for helping us to keep our school community safe.

Please can we remind parents that children are not allowed to ride scooters on the school premises. Please use the scooter stands provided or carry your child's scooter once inside the school gates. We really appreciate your support.
Thank you

You can find all our policies on the school website here.

We recommend parents read: 

Medical Conditions Policy
Attendance Policy
Parent & Visitor Code of Conduct 
Behaviour & Anti-bullying 
Complaints policy
School Uniform

Dear Parents/Carers, 

Please find attached a letter from Mrs Yay-Walker regarding the annual voluntary contribution. 

Voluntary Contribution 2026-27

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school office. You can read more about our School Fund by visiting the webpage: 

Voluntary Contribution web page

Thank you and best wishes, Burlington Infant & Nursery School

Today, we bid a fond farewell to our wonderful Year 2 children as they fly the nest for their next big adventure. Earlier this week, our Year 2 classes took part in their leavers' assemblies. It was a beautiful occasion where they shared their favourite infant school memories and performed two lovely songs for the parents and carers in the audience. It was an emotional milestone for us all. While we are always sad to say goodbye, we know these children are more than ready for this next step and will truly flourish at the junior school. We wish them the absolute best of luck as they transition to Year 3. We could not be prouder of their achievement - the junior school is incredibly lucky to welcome such a kind, bright, and awesome group of children!

We would be most grateful if you could take a few minutes to complete our parent questionnaire for the Summer Term. We really appreciate your feedback and would like to know your thoughts so we can continually improve our school. 
 
To complete the survey, please click on the link below:

https://forms.gle/DvpDh8WHDiBEgxsd9

Please click here for the brand new summer holiday programme for Kingston children's centres with a variety of activities suitable for children aged 0-5 (and siblings up to 8 years). 

Some of you may have already met Mr Mayer, our lovely new site manager but we are delighted to welcome him officially to the Burlington community! As well as being interviewed by the grown ups, Mr Mayer also went through a very tough interview with the school council children! A huge thank you to school council for their thoughtful and interesting questions and for helping us with the interview process! 

A bit about Mr Mayer...
'Thank you to the team and the children for making me feel so at home in such a short time. I'm already loving the cups of mud and leaves tea and the sound of "what are you doing?" and laughter all day long. I've come from a backstage theater tutoring background, am a keen sailor, enjoy the outdoors, books and cooking and have a strong interest in early childhood development.' 

There were big smiles in Year 2 on Tuesday afternoon! To celebrate their time with us before they say goodbye next Friday, the children were treated to a special visit from an ice cream van. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed cooling down with a delicious ice cream or lolly. A huge thank you to our wonderful PTA, whose fundraising efforts funded this lovely treat!

The children will be enjoying a party day with their class as a special treat for working so hard this year - please see dates below.

On the day, children can wear party clothes to school and bring some party food to share with the class. Please check with your class teacher about what to bring. Please note that we are a strictly nut free school. 

Tuesday 14th July
Venus & Saturn Class
All Year 1 Classes 
Nursery 

Wednesday 15th July
Jupiter & Mercury

Thursday 16th July
All Reception Classes 

We would love to hear about any science related activities the children take part in at home! It can be anything from helping out in the garden, finding mini beasts, doing experiments or perhaps visiting a museum - please email your science selfie to admin@burlingtoni.org.uk and let us know if you would allow for it to be shared in the school newsletter and on our school website. We look forward to seeing your Science Selfies!

Here are some of the Science Selfies we've received!

Science Selfie Challenge Photos

We’ve had an action-packed week focused all around healthy living and staying active! The children have been participating in sports sessions with Sean McInnes and his fantastic team, dance and 'Wake Up Shake Up' with Don Rae, as well as competing in sports day.

Alongside all the movement, we’ve been learning all about eating healthy and nutritious foods and the importance of looking after our bodies. The children enjoyed a delicious Big Breakfast of healthy cereals, wholemeal bread and fruit. It has been wonderful to see the children’s enthusiasm for making healthy choices and cheering on their classmates during sports day. Well done eveybody!   

The children in Year 2 were inspired this week to make their own booklets about healthy living. We loved reading all their interesting facts and advice! 

Maria Sibylla Merian was born in 1647 in Germany.  She is famous for her detailed drawings of nature.  Her illustrations were so detailed that people thought the bugs would jump right off the page!  She is also famous because she discovered how caterpillars change into butterflies, also known as metamorphosis.  She has at least six plants, nine butterflies, two bugs, one spider and a lizard named after her. 

Take a Science Selfie and post your photo on Tapestry!  If you would like to have your photo included in our weekly school newsletter, please e-mail your photo to admin@burlingtoni.org.uk

Second hand spare clothes for nursery (non-uniform) plus pants, socks etc. for boys and girls - ages 4-6.

Thank you! 

We raised £235 from our recent Copper Mile which has now been donated to the WWF. A big thank you for all your donations. 

Dear Parents/Carers,

The children had an assembly today where they found out their new class and teachers for September. They were all very excited! 

New Classes for September 2026

Please find attached information regarding your child's new class. If you have any questions, please contact the school office. 

Thank you and best wishes, Burlington Infant & Nursery School