November
 13th - Children in Need
 20th - Reception Phonics Morning - parents invited into class. 8.55-9.20am
 27th - Managing Challenging Behaviour Parent Workshop 9-10am Infant Hall 

December
1st - Mercury & Jupiter Trip to New Malden Baptist Church
2nd - Saturn & Venus Trip to New Malden Baptist Church
 4th - PTA Non-Uniform Day (more details to follow)
 4th - PTA Christmas Fair 4-7pm (more details to follow)
9th - Blue & Green Nursery Christmas Concert 9am
9th - Blue & Yellow Nursery Christmas Concert 2.45pm
10th - Hedgehogs Nativity 9.15am
10th - Foxes Nativity 2.45pm
11th - Squirrels Nativity 9.15am
11th - Rabbits Nativity 2.45pm
14th - Saturn Christmas Party Day 
14th - Year 1 Christmas Party Day 
14th - Jupiter Christmas Concert 9.15am 
14th - Saturn Christmas Concert 10am 
14th - Venus Christmas Concert 11am
14th - Mercury Christmas Concert 2.30pm
15th - Venus, Mercury & Jupiter Christmas Party Day
15th - Reception Christmas Party Day
16th - Diamonds Christmas Concert 9.15am 
16th - Sapphires Christmas Concert 10am 
16th - Emeralds Christmas Concert 11am
16th - Rubies Christmas Concert 2.40pm  
17th - Christmas Lunch Day - children can wear a Christmas Jumper
18th - SCHOOL CLOSES AT 1.45PM for the Christmas Break (NO Yellow or Purple nursery)

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

On Friday 13th November, the children can come to school wearing non-uniform clothes including something spotty if they wish in support of Children in Need. We would be grateful for any donations for this wonderful charity. Donations can be brought in to class on Friday or paid online via your School Gateway account from Monday.

Eco Council went out litter picking in the local area. They know that litter can harm wildlife and is bad for the environment. They collected 9 bags of litter in 25 minutes! Amazing work!

This week, the year 2 children have been retelling a story in their own words. Well done!

Do you ever ask your child what they did at school today and they say 'nothing'? You absolutely know that is not true, what they are really saying is, 'I can't be bothered to talk about it.' As a parent, all we want to know is that they had a good day and you want to hear about it. You could try coming from a different angle and ask some thought provoking questions instead, try not to direct them at your children, ask the adults in the family as well. Make the questions conversation starters around the dinner table at night to add to the enjoyment of eating together. Below are a few questions that any child would love to answer:

What was something today that made you laugh out loud?

Did you help anyone today, or did anyone do something kind for you?

What was the hardest thing you tried to do today?

If you could replay one moment from today, which part would you choose?

Enjoy and laugh together as a family!

Our thought of the week is:

The shared laughter of a family is the sweetest music a home can hold.

Please click here for the remaining 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

Milly Hennayake is an engineer who keeps people safe from flooding. She grew up in Sri Lanka and the UK. Milly loves engineering because it can help with great scientific discoveries. 

Milly would like you to become an engineer and design a bridge. In this activity, you’re going to fold paper differently to make mini bridges and test how much weight each can hold. All you need is paper, books or wooden blocks, small toys or coins.

Scan the QR code and watch the video to learn about bridges and how to make your own bridge!#

** ChatterPix is a fun free mobile app by Duck Duck Goose that lets you make any photo or object talk. You could use the app to help your child explain what they found out and post the video on Tapestry. **

Here at Burlington, all children under the age of 5 years receive free milk each day which is subsidised by the Department of Health under the Nursery Milk Scheme.
 
Once your child turns 5 years of age, should you wish for them to continue having milk at school, you will need to register and pay via Coolmilk.
 
www.coolmilk.com/parents

You can read more on our web page:

School Milk web page

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!

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

We will be celebrating that Burlington School has been open for 120 years! To ensure the children really have an immersive experience, we would love it if anyone (parents, grandparents too) would be able to share any photos/stories of their time in Burlington. We are creating a museum to show Burlington over the years so if you could share the date with the photos that would be amazing. 

Please send these to: admin@burlingtoni.org.uk with the subject 'Burlington 120 Years'.

If you have any further questions please email and ask for Miss Moore. 

Thank you in advance for your help to take the children of Burlington back in time! 

Thank you to everyone who attended the workshop this morning. We hope you found it useful. If you were unable to attend, please click the link below to see a copy of the presentation. 

Parental Controls: Getting Started

The Burlington Art Gallery is open and accepting submissions for display in its prestigious, highly acclaimed ‘Hall of Creativity’!
 
This term's exhibition has the theme 'Autumn' and is open to each artist’s own unique and individual interpretation. We welcome work in all forms of media - paint, drawing, sculpture, collage, digital, printing etc.  
 
Mrs Drake will be using the artwork submitted by the children to fill a gallery wall in the school. Work will be framed and displayed for all the children to see as they pass by each day. 
 
Please ensure that all art work submitted has the artist’s name and class on the reverse/base of their masterpiece.  Don't forget to inform your child's Class Teacher that it is for the Burlington Art Gallery!

Girls tights ages 5-9 and girls underwear age 6+. 

Thank you!

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

Please remember to bring in your old batteries so that Eco Council can count them and then make sure that they are recycled.
 
Putting batteries into the bin is so bad for the planet. Please bring in your old batteries and put them in the Eco Council recycling box in your class.
 
Thank you

From this week, we are collecting donations for the Poppy Appeal. Children can bring in their coins (10p or more) and get a poppy in school, we will go around the classes during the week with the help of our school council children.

There will also be other merchandise such as bracelets, snap bands, pencils and zip pulls available and for these items we ask for a minimum donation of £1. All proceeds will go to the Poppy Appeal.  

This week, the year 2 children have been writing their own versions of the book Lost and Found - well done year 2!

Mrs Wilkinson is looking for 2 digital leaders from each year 1 and year 2 class to help her with computing. Application forms have gone out today in book bags. The deadline for application forms is Monday 19th October. 

A big thank you to everyone who came to the meeting this morning. If you were unable to attend, please click here to see a copy of the presentation. 

This week, the year 2 children have been writing their own versions of the book The Great Explorer - well done year 2!

Congratulations to the following children who were voted in to represent their class in our councils: 

School Council 
Sapphires - Eliana & Tristan 
Rubies - Naomi & Tamara 
Diamonds - Jasmine & Erin
Emeralds - Salwa & Miles
Venus - Tharshanan & Esme
Mercury - Ethan & Celine
Jupiter - Albert & Eralim
Saturn - Theo & Maddy

Learning Council 
Sapphires - Rafe & Lucy 
Rubies - Isla H & Devank 
Diamonds - Damian & Aoife 
Emeralds - Michelle & Dhruv
Venus - Ava & Nola
Mercury - Oliwia & Max G
Jupiter - Haadiya & Romy
Saturn - Delilah & Lily

Eco Council
Sapphires - Roeland & Akaarshan
Rubies - George & Rio
Diamonds - Marco & Evin  
Emeralds - Sebi & Chloe 
Venus - Sharian & Ellie
Mercury - Jenna & Henry
Jupiter - Freddie & Holly
Saturn - Anjeli & Harry

Year 2 children have been very busy again this week writing all about their trip to WWT London Wetlands!

At Burlington, we are very proud of our diverse community. This Autumn term there will be many families celebrating special religious festivals such as Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Moon / Mid-Autumn Festival, Diwali, St. Andrew's Day, Bodhi Day, Hanukkah, Christmas just to name a few. 

We would love the children to share their news and personal experiences with their class. This could be anything from artefacts such as special story books, photos, special clothes, a piece of music/food and some helpful written notes of information about the artefacts/festival. Uploads: Photos and videos can also be uploaded via Tapestry to be shared in class or special festival assemblies. 

Don't forget to sign up for culture cat. Please talk to your class teacher to arrange a particular date. 

*Diwali Celebration/Multicultural morning is on Friday 6th November 8.50- 10am. There are a limited number of spaces per class so if you would like to do a multicultural activity with a small group of children, please sign up on the sheet by the door. Thank you. 

Miss Braithwaite, Religious Education (RE) Lead

Thank you to everyone who attended the meeting this morning. We hope you enjoyed visiting your child's class. 

If you were unable to attend, please click here to see a copy of the presentation. 

Year 2 children have been doing some amazing writing this week for their topic Happy Homes where they are learning all about different animals and plants and their habitats. We are so impressed with the children's writing skills! Well done!

Thank you to everyone who attended the meeting this morning. We hope you enjoyed visiting your child's class. 

If you were unable to attend, please click here to see a copy of the presentation.

There are some classes who do not have a parent class rep. If you know that your class does not have one and you are interested in taking on the role, please contact the school office as soon as possible. 

This can be a rewarding role and includes: 

Communication Link: Act as a link between the class teacher, school office, and parents by sharing reminders, news, and updates.

Class Contacts & Whatsapp: Help set up and manage the class Whatsapp group for quick announcements.

Event Coordination: Help organise volunteers or contributions for school events, teacher gifts etc.

Welcoming Families: Greet new parents joining the class throughout the year and answer basic questions about everyday school routines.

Please email the school office at admin@burlingtoni.org.uk if you would like to be a parent rep. 

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. 

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

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

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).