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| Issue 25 | Summer 1 | Week 1 | Run Kids Run: Donate via Just Giving! We hope you've all been training hard in preparation for the Run Kids Run event at Battersea Park on Sunday 28th April. Don't forget to collect your donations via the Friends of Burdett-Coutts Just Giving page, which you

| Issue 24 | Spring 2 | Week 10 | The Lion King: Show Case Performance at the Lyceum Theatre On March 25th, the Lyceum Theatre hosted a group of Burdett-Coutts children performing to a star-studded audience. As one of four schools picked for this year’s Disney's Musicals in Schools programme...

Dear Parents and Pupils, On Sunday 28th April, our school is taking part in a sponsored fun run in Battersea Park, organised by a community charity, Run Kids Run. Along with 9 other primary schools, our pupils will take on the challenge of a 1 or 2k run, to raise much needed funds. Run Kids

| Issue 23 | Spring 2 | Week 9 | Lion King Performances: The Review The last few months have been incredible for the Year 4 & 5 children and staff! They have worked tirelessly towards realising their performance of the Lion King musical. Rehearsals are now finished – a culmination of 16 weeks of

| Issue 22 | Spring 2 | Week 8 | World Book Day A HUGE thank you to everyone who came along to share their favourite books, authors and characters with their class and friends today. We had such an amazing range of authors, book genres and characters represented across all classes...

| Issue 21 | Spring 2 | Week 7 | World Book Day This year’s World Book Day is on Thursday 7th March. We are planning to celebrate by asking pupils to dress up as their favourite book character. Every pupil will also receive a World Book Day voucher which can be used to buy

| Issue 20 | Spring 2 | Week 6 | New Signing-in System: Maximising Learning Time We have installed a new school office security and monitoring system (InVentry) to record all comings & goings made by staff, visitors, parents, pupils, contractors etc. We will also be using this system to...

| Issue 19 | Spring 1 | Week 5 | New Signing-in System: Maximising Learning Time We have installed a new school office security and monitoring system (InVentry) to record all comings & goings made by staff, visitors, parents, pupils, contractors etc. We will also be using this system to...

| Issue 18 | Spring 1 | Week 4 | Scholastic Book Fair Once again, we're delighted to host the Scholastic Book Fair at our school. This is a great opportunity to find some new books for your bookshelf, while at the same time helping us to earn free books for our school's library. For

| Issue 17 | Spring 1 | Week 3 | Scholastic Book Fair Once again, we're delighted to host the Scholastic Book Fair at our school. This is a great opportunity to find some new books for your bookshelf, while at the same time helping us to earn free books for our school's library. For

| Issue 16 | Spring 1 | Week 2 | Wrap Around Provison Our Spring term wrap-around provision fully commenced this week. Thank you  to all the parents and pupils who have signed up for the Extended School Day Clubs this term, these along with Booster Clubs have all started well, with many exciting...

| Issue 15 | Spring 1 | Week 1 | Welcome Back & Happy New Year! We would like to wish all our families a Happy New Year. We hope you had a lovely festive break and a great start to 2024. It’s been lovely seeing the children back this week and welcoming many new

| Issue 13 | Autumn 2 | Week 14 | Festive Wishes A HUGE thank you to everyone in the Burdett-Coutts School family and community! Your support, kindness, understanding and collective spirit over the autumn term has been wonderful. We’ve had many new pupils and families join us across the term...

| Issue 12 | Autumn 2 | Week 12 | EYFS & KS1 Nativity It was an appreciative audience who gathered to witness our talented EYFS and KS1 pupils performing an outstanding and heartwarming nativity today. They demonstrated amazing confidence, considering this was the first performance they had...

| Issue 11 | Autumn 2 | Week 11 | Friends of Burdett-Coutts Christmas Fair Speech Writing Competition This December we’ll be holding a speech writing competition. We’d like you to write a speech about something that you are passionate about. For example, it could be a hobby that you have...

| Issue 10 | Autumn 2 | Week 10 | Friends of Burdett-Coutts Christmas Fair Science Projects The theme for this half term’s Science home learning task is Connections. Below are some of the activities which you can chose from, or you may wish to come up with an idea of your own. Model Neuron:

| Issue 09 | Autumn 2 | Week 9 | Disney Performing Arts Project Year 4 and 5 have been brimming with excitement during our Disney rehearsals this week. The highly anticipated casting has been revealed! Each child received an actor's script and delved into the entire narrative to understand how...

| Issue 08 | Autumn 2 | Week 8 | Remembrance Day Service The weather wasn’t kind to us on Friday for our planned outdoor Remembrance Service but luckily St. Stephens Church was available, so it was all hands on deck to move everything inside. Year 6 helped lead the service admirably, with pupils...

| Issue 07 | Autumn 2 | Week 7 | Hyde Park Winter Wonderland Art Competition Well done to everyone who participated in the Winter Wonderland Art Competition advertised earlier in October. The theme was to capture what 'Winter Wonderland' meant to the children. There were so many wonderful...

| Issue 06 | Autumn 1 | Week 6 | Friends of Burdett-Coutts Annual General Meeting (AGM) Our Parent Staff Association, Friends of Burdett-Coutts will be having their AGM on Wednesday 1st November, from 09:00 - 10:00am in the Ground Floor Hall. As a parent, carer or a guardian of a child that...

| Issue 05 | Autumn 1 | Week 5 | Parent, Pupil & Teacher Conferences: Wednesday 18th October The Autumn Term Parent, Pupil and Teacher Conferences will take place for all classes from Reception to Year 6 on Wednesday 18th October from 14:00 -19:00. Appointment sheets will be available in the...

| Issue 04 | Autumn 1 | Week 4 | Parent, Pupil & Teacher Conferences: Wednesday 18th October The Autumn Term Parent, Pupil and Teacher Conferences will take place for all classes from Reception to Year 6 on Wednesday 18th October from 14:00 -19:00. Appointment sheets will be available in the...

| Issue 03 | Autumn 1 | Week 3 | School Photographs The school photographers will be in on Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd October, to take your children's individual and sibling photos. Please ensure that your child comes to school in their full school uniform, including ties for all pupils in Years...

| Issue 02 | Autumn 1 | Week 2| PE Lessons Please ensure that your child is wearing the correct PE kit to school each week. Pupils who are not wearing their full PE kit will not be able to participate in lessons, and a note will be sent home indicating why they were not

| Issue 01 | Autumn 1 | Week 1 | Welcome Back! A big welcome back to all pupils, parents and staff of Burdett-Coutts! The sun has shone down on us since returning to school, and we have had an excellent start to the new academic year. We're absolutely delighted to welcome our 2-year olds

Dear Parents and Pupils, Welcome back to parents and pupils at the start of our new school year. We look forward to seeing you all again over the next few days and hope you have all had a wonderful summer break. An especially warm welcome to all our new families who will be starting at

| Issue 10 | Summer 2 | Week 36 | Important End of Term Dates Please note that the following clubs and boosters end on the following dates: Extended School Day Clubs 15:30 - 16:30: Finishes on Friday 14th July Booster Clubs 15:30 - 16:30: Finishes on Friday 14th July After School Club 15:30 ...

| Issue 9 | Summer 2 | Week 35 | Summer Fete: Saturday 8 July Out and About.... Wednesday 5th July: Year 2 Trip to Pizza Express This week, Year 2 had a fabulous time at Pizza Express on Moreton Street (Pimlico). The children were very excited on arriving. They first washed their hands and

| Issue 8 | Summer 2 | Week 34 | Summer Fete: Saturday 8 July Out and About.... Wednesday 28th & Thursday 29th June: Year 6 Workshop with Peter Daniels from the Westminster Archives This week we were very fortunate to take part in an insightful and inspiring workshop run by Peter Daniels...

| Issue 7| Summer 2 | Week 33 | School Class Photographs: Tuesday 27 June All children will have their class photograph taken this Tuesday 27 June. Please ensure that your child comes to school in their full school uniform and is wearing their black school shoes, not trainers. EYFS and KS1...

| Issue 6 | Summer 2 | Week 32 | 2-year old Pre-school Provision We are excited to be able to confirm that from September 2023, we will be offering a 2-year old pre-school provision. If you would like to reserve a space for September 2023, please collect an application pack from the school...

| Issue 5 | Summer 2 | Week 31 | Friends Of Burdett-Coutts Pop-Up Charity Shop Our fabulous Parent Staff Association, The Friends of Burdett-Coutts will be organising a Pop-Up Charity Shop on 14th & 15th of June from 3.30 - 5.30pm. Everyone is welcome to come and browse on both days - you never

| Issue 4 | Summer 1 | Week 30 | 2-year old Pre-school Provision We are excited to be able to confirm that from September 2023, we will be offering a 2-year old pre-school provision. If you would like to reserve a space for September 2023, please collect an application pack from the school...

| Issue 3 | Summer 1 | Week 29 | 2-year old Pre-school Provision We are excited to be able to confirm that from September 2023, we will be offering a 2-year old pre-school provision. If you would like to reserve a space for September 2023, please collect an application pack from the school...

| Issue 3 | Summer 1 | Week 28 | 2-year old Pre-school Provision We are excited to be able to confirm that from September 2023, we will be offering a 2-year old pre-school provision. If you would like to reserve a space for September 2023, please collect an application pack from the school...

| Issue 2 | Summer 1 | Week 27 | 2-year old Pre-school Provision We are excited to confirm that we will be offering 2-year old provision from September 2023. If you would like to reserve a space for September 2023, please collect an application pack from the school office as soon as possible and...

| Issue 1 | Summer 1 | Week 26 | Welcome back to the Summer Term I hope that everyone had a wonderful Easter break and that you are all well rested and ready for a very busy Summer term! We have certainly started off with a whizz and a bang with trips, club sign

| Issue 11 | Spring 1 | Week 25 | Parents Evening Our next Parents Evening will be on Thursday 20th April, and you can sign up for your appointment times at the school office from Monday 27th March. Please arrive 10 minutes prior to your appointment, so that you have time to review the

| Issue 10 | Spring 1 | Week 24 | Friday 17th March: Giving thanks, celebration, fun & joy while helping others! A huge thank you to all the Burdett-Coutts families who joined us last Friday to take part in a vast range of celebration and fundraising events held that day!...

| Issue 9 | Spring 1 | Week 23 | Red Nose Day 2023 Red Nose Day is back! Support us in this important fundraising event on Friday 17th March, when we will be joining thousands of people up and down the country by getting involved. All our donations will go towards helping Comic Relief

| Issue 8 | Spring 1 | Week 22 | Red Nose Day 2023 Red Nose Day is back! Support us in this important fundraising event on Friday 17th March, when we will be joining thousands of people up and down the country by getting involved. All our donations will go towards helping Comic Relief

| Issue 7 | Spring 1 | Week 21 | DEC Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal A series of devastating earthquakes have hit southern Turkey (now known as Türkiye) and north-west Syria killing over 24,000 people and injuring many more. Thousands of buildings, including hospitals and schools, have collapsed...

| Issue 6 | Spring 1 | Week 20 | DEC Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal A series of devastating earthquakes have hit southern Turkey (now known as Türkiye) and north-west Syria killing over 24,000 people and injuring many more. Thousands of buildings, including hospitals and schools, have collapsed...

| Issue 5 | Spring 1 | Week 19 | Parent Governor Elections A reminder to parents & carers that there is a vacancy for the role of parent governor on our governing body. Our school’s governing body is responsible for providing confident and strategic leadership, and creating robust...

Dear parents & carers, I am writing to inform you of a vacancy for the role of parent governor on our governing body. Our school’s governing body is responsible for providing confident and strategic leadership, and creating robust accountability, oversight and assurance for our school’s...

| Issue 4 | Spring 1 | Week 18 | Strike action: Our school will be open Many of you may be aware from the national press that the National Education Union (NEU), has balloted for strike action on the following dates: Wednesday 1 February 2023 Thursday 2 March 2023 Wednesday 15 March 2023 Thursday

| Issue 3 | Spring 1 | Week 17 | Welcome to Burdett-Coutts! Please join us as we wish a warm Burdett-Coutts welcome to our new school starters and their families who have joined our school's community this term. We are delighted to have: Majeste (Y6) and her sister Sarai (Reception), who have...

| Issue 2 | Spring 1 | Week 16 | Coffee Morning: Sleep Q&A Workshop for Parents On Thursday 19th January, at 9 – 9.45am in the Ground Floor Hall, Alexander Haswell, our school's Educational Psychologist, will be hosting a Coffee Morning for parents, with a Q&A workshop to talk about...

| Issue 1 | Spring 1 | Week 15 | Welcome Back! And Happy New Year! Welcome back everyone! We would like to send the best of wishes to all our families for the coming year. We hope you had a wonderful holiday, are well rested and ready to start the new term - because

| Issue 7 | Autumn 2 | Week 14 | Happy Holidays & a HUGE end of term thank you! Wow, what a busy Autumn term we have had! There has been so much that we have celebrated across the term, and especially during this busy nativity season. These final two weeks of term, have

The Secretary of State for Education, Gillian Keegan, is closely monitoring the increased cases of Group A streptococcus (Strep A) and scarlet fever. As a Department, they are working closely with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), who are leading on the response. UKHSA is reporting an...

| Issue 6 | Autumn 2 | Week 13 | Christmas Events Christmas Winter Holiday Camp: Monday 19th - Thursday 22nd December 2022 Dear Parents & Carers, We're delighted to be hosting Winter Camp 2022 organised by OurCamps from 19th - 22nd December at our school. Founded in the summer of 2021...

2022 Winter Camp @ Burdett-Coutts School Dear Parents & Carers, We're delighted to be hosting Winter Camp 2022 organised by OurCamps from 19th - 22nd December at our school. Founded in the summer of 2021, OurCamps is an organisation committed to providing fun, safe activity camps for...

| Issue 5 | Autumn 2 | Week 12 | Christmas Events PE Days Classes will have PE lessons on the following days for the Autumn Term. Monday: Year 1 (PM) Tuesday: Year 4 (PM) Wednesday: Year 5 (AM)* and Year 2 (PM) Thursday: Year 6 (PM) Friday: Reception & Nursery (AM) and Year 3

| Issue 4 | Autumn 2 | Week 11 | Christmas Events PE Days Classes will have PE lessons on the following days for the Autumn Term. Monday: Year 1 (PM) Tuesday: Year 4 (PM) Wednesday: Year 5 (AM)* and Year 2 (PM) Thursday: Year 6 (PM) Friday: Reception & Nursery (AM) and Year 3

| Issue 3 | Autumn 2 | Week 10 | Autumn Term Parents' Evening Thank you to all parents who attended their child's parents evening this week. It was a wonderful opportunity to view some of your child's work that they had chosen to celebrate and share. It was also a productive time to discuss

| Issue 2 | Autumn 2 | Week 9 | Autumn Term Parents' Evening We are very much looking forward to seeing parents and pupils during our Autumn Term Parents' Evening on Thursday 17th November. A gentle reminder that parents can still sign up for their child's meeting in the school office, if you...

| Issue 1 | Autumn 2 | Week 8 | Autumn Term Parents' Evening Due to the public transport strikes planned for Thursday 10th November, the Autumn Term Parents' Evening will now take place on Thursday 17th November. Parents can still sign up for their child's meeting in the school office, if you...

| Issue 7 | Autumn 1 | Week 7 | Autumn Term Parents' Evening A reminder that the Autumn Term Parents' Evening will be taking place on Thursday 10th November. Parents will be able to sign up for their child's meeting from Monday 31st October in the school office. PE Days Classes will have PE

| Issue 5 | Autumn 1 | Week 5 | Parent Information Meetings Well it's hard to believe that we are already one month into the new school year! What a busy time it has been. We'd like to invite parents and carers along to information meetings that we are holding in the final week