Keep up to date with all the news happening in the school at the moment. Articles are added during the week. Parents are encouraged to check regularly. Our weekly newsletter, emailed directly to parents, summarises content for the week.

• Food Bank

  Fri 27 Oct 2023

  Thank you to everyone for all our donations for the local food bank, as you can see from our full trolley, this was very much appreciated.

  

• Year 6 starting High School in 2024, Apply by 31st Oct

  Wed 25 Oct 2023 Headteacher

  Year 6 pupils will be transferring from Primary to High School in September 2024. The closing date for applications is Tuesday 31st October. 

• Free French resources from home

  Wed 25 Oct 2023 Headteacher

  Many of our little linguists have been asking how they can do more French learning from home. Fortunately, there are many free and exciting resources out there to support the language journey of our young learners. Here are a few resources your families may enjoy using:

   

  • Tivi5 Monde Plus: authentic French animations, regularly updated (Taffy is a big favourite!)
  • Culturetheque (youth section): an online library of beautiful French picture books
  • Duolingo: A very popular and effective language learning app

   

  We hope you enjoy exploring some of these together at home!

• Calling All Budding Authors!

  Wed 25 Oct 2023 Headteacher

  There is an exciting opportunity for all children aged 5-11 years old to enter the ‘500 Words’ Story Writing Competition organised by the BBC. This year, the two age categories are for 5-7 year olds and 8-11 year olds.

   

  Children of all abilities are encouraged to use their creativity and imagination to write a story they would love to read without the pressure of having to worry about spelling, punctuation and grammar.

   

  There are fabulous prizes to be won, plus the opportunity for the children to share their wonderful creativity and imaginations.

   

  Children's entries should be written at home and submitted directly by you. Entries can be submitted any time from now until the closing date on Friday 10^th November.

   

  All details can be found at https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/500-words/about-500-words/zctk7v4 .

   

  If your child does decide to enter, please also share a copy of their story to their class teacher. We would love to create an anthology of their stories.

• Family Lives

  Wed 25 Oct 2023 Headteacher

  Family Lives provide targeted early intervention and crisis support to families who are struggling. They offer advice, guidance and support when things get tough.

   

  They also  provide a wealth of information on topics such as Early Years Development, and preparing your child for School Readiness, There are amazing ideas, games, and videos to support your child's learning and play.  

   

  Also included on the website are free online parenting courses, information around mental health, health and wellbeing and much, much more.

   

  Take a look and explore the website, there is so much on offer to families through Family Lives.

  

• eScooters

  Tue 17 Oct 2023
  

• Show Racism the Red Card

  Fri 13 Oct 2023

   

  Dear Parents/Carers,

   

  One of our core values at Burnside is that all people are treated equally regardless of race, disability, sex/gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, pregnancy/maternity or marriage/civil partnership.

   

  Show Racism the Red Card is an anti-racist educational charity who aim to combat racism through enabling role models, who are predominately footballers, to present an anti-racist message to young children.

   

  In support of the amazing work SRTRC do, we would like to offer your child the opportunity to wear something RED to school next Friday 20^th October should they wish to.

   

  As with other non-uniform days children are invited to bring in a monetary donation or parents may prefer to donate on the school money APP.

   

  Children can come completely dressed in red, they may wear a red top or bottoms as part of their outfit or they may choose to wear red socks or a hair accessory.

   

  Our school assembly (Nursery and Reception pupils will be visited in their classrooms) will be delivered by SRTRC and during the day their team will be delivering workshops to our Year 5 and Year 6 pupils.

   

  There will be an opportunity for your child to purchase some merchandise.

  Price list

  T Shirts - £10

  Beanie hat - £10

  Usbourne books - £5

  Snoods  - £3

  Water bottles  - £2

  Metal badges  - £2

  Wristband  - £1

  Pen 50p

  “Change Hearts. Change Minds. Change Lives.”

   

  Thank you for your support.

  Mrs N Akram

  Year 2 Teacher

  

• OCTOBER Childcare Holiday Club

  Fri 06 Oct 2023

  October Holiday Club 

  Monday 30th October - Friday 3rd Nov 2023

  (school and holiday club closed 27th October for staff training )

   

  October holiday is heading our way so it’s time to make plans for the children to stay happy, energised and engaged. No plan, no problem our amazing out of school club staff are here and ready to make sure the children are all the above and so much more.

   

  Children may spend time with friends and siblings across the year groups.  Activities have been planned as well as time given to just play and enjoy time with friends.

   

  Holiday club opens at 7.30am and closes at 6pm. Children will be offered a snack morning and afternoon but must bring a water bottle and healthy packed lunch to keep energy levels up throughout the day.

   

  You can book full days, half days or 2 hour sessions via the School Money APP

• Harvest Festival Assembly 26th October 9.15am

  Fri 06 Oct 2023

  Year 3 pupils (only) will be sharing a Harvest Festival Assembly on 26th October 2023. Parents, carers and families are welcome to come along and share this celebration with us and enjoy a cup of coffee. Please note it will only be year 3 pupils in the hall for this celebration.

   

  Last year we placed supermarket trolleys  (kindly donated) outside the school gates and invited families to add items which we donated to the Hope Centre/Cramlington Food bank. The trolley will be outside on Monday 23rd October until the morning of Thursday 26th October 2023.

• School Disco - Monday 23rd October 2023

  Fri 06 Oct 2023

  Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 pupils are all invited to attend our school disco on Monday 23rd October. The disco will begin immediately after school and finish at 4pm. Pupils will be dismissed from your classroom doors as they are at the end of a normal school day. Children attending the disco may bring in their "disco" clothes and they will be given the opportunity and helped to get changed. 

   

  Year 3,4, 5 and 6 pupils are all invited to attend the disco on Monday 23rd October. The disco will begin at 4.10pm and finish at 5pm. Children will enter school via the main entrance and go straight into the disco. Children will be dismissed from their classrooms and MUST be collected by an adult as it will be getting dark at this time.

   

  The cost of the disco is £2.50 which includes a pizza slice and drink. To book please use the school money APP.

   

  All children who are booked into After School Club whose booking overlaps should still book onto the disco and our admin team will give a £2.50 reimbursement into their child care account. They be will taken to and from the disco by our after school club staff.