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Buttercup Primary School
School News
May 2, 2023
Eid celebrations at Buttercup
We celebrated Eid together as a school community. The children wore their best clothes and brought in delicious food to share with their...
Apr 7, 2023
Hobgoblin theatre production at Buttercup
We ended Book Week with a bang by inviting the Hobgoblin theatre company to perform the stories, ‘Jack and the beanstalk’ and ‘Alice...
Mar 27, 2023
Pyjama day at Buttercup!
This year our theme for Book week was ’Bedtime stories’. Children bought in their favourite bedtime stories to share with their class. To...
Mar 27, 2023
Buttercup book sale!
We arranged our very own book sale to encourage children to buy books of their choice. There was a variety of fiction and non fiction...
Mar 24, 2023
STOP, DROP AND READ!
Over the week, we played the ‘Stop, drop and read’ game in class. The rule of the game was whenever the teacher called out ‘Stop, drop...
Mar 24, 2023
Partner reading around the school
The Year 3 and 4 children went down to the Year 1 and 2 class and the Year 5 and 6 children went down to the children in EYFS and spent...
Mar 24, 2023
Book exchange day at Buttercup
The children were encouraged to bring a used book from home that they have read and enjoyed to exchange with other members of their...
Mar 22, 2023
World Down Syndrome day 2023
On March 21st we observed World Down Syndrome day at Buttercup. The theme this year was ‘We call for people and organisations around the...
Mar 16, 2023
Read for good Readathon!
We are really excited to share that the school will be taking part in the ‘Read for good’ readathon as part of our Book week which will...
Mar 13, 2023
Charity bake sale for Turkey and Syria
The school organised a charity bake sale to raise funds for the victims of the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. The event took...
Feb 10, 2023
WORLD HIJAB DAY’
To mark ‘World Hijab Day’ the school councillors at Buttercup Primary School went out to the public bearing beautiful gifts! Under 100...
Feb 9, 2023
Safer Internet Day at Buttercup Primary school
Tuesday 7th February 2023 Safer Internet Day aims to inspire a national conversation about using technology responsibly, respectfully,...
Feb 3, 2023
Centre of the Cell science show- Key stage 2
If you have ever wondered what snot, sick or scabs are made of, why cheesy feet smell so bad, or how your body fights off microscopic...
Feb 3, 2023
Centre of the Cell science show- Key stage 1
Meet Melissa, a new-born creature who is trying to find her mummy! Along the way she meets lots of new friends who teach her about the...
Feb 3, 2023
Celebrating World Hijab Day at Buttercup Primary
We celebrated World Hijab Day by wearing beautiful hijabs of all colours and styles. World Hijab Day is an annual event founded by Nazma...
Feb 3, 2023
Hijab gifts-World hijab day
The girls and the staff were gifted beautiful hijabs by the headteacher Miss Zara, to celebrate World hijab day. They were reminded that...
Feb 3, 2023
Science Week in Year 1 and 2
For Science Week KS1 conducted a coloured flower experiment. The aim of this experiment was to explore how water is transferred through...
Feb 1, 2023
Investigating atoms in Yr 3 and 4
Science Week Year 3 and 4 children took a plunge into the world of scientific learning and discovery. They engaged in a practical lesson...
Jan 27, 2023
Science week dressing up day!
Yet again another amazing day of amazing costumes designed and made by the children to celebrate the end of Science week at Buttercup...
Jan 25, 2023
Litter picking day
< Eco Ambassadors litter picking day Our Eco Ambassadors are taking littering issues into their own hands, after piles of rubbish started...
Jan 11, 2023
More gifts from brother Emdad Rahman OBE
Brother Emdad returned again with activity/reading books called ’The story corner’ for KS 1 from Bookmark. They are a children’s literacy...
Dec 16, 2022
‘We respect everyone’
Horniman museum trip The Early Years children had an amazing educational trip, exploring the Elmer and friends exhibition by the author...
Dec 7, 2022
Maths Week in KS 1
For Maths week, KS1 created posters about topics that they enjoyed this term followed by some facts about Maths that they know. This...
Dec 6, 2022
Maths week in Year 3 and 4
As part of Maths week, Year 3 & 4 participated in the Apprentice challenge! The children were given a budget of £20 and had to come up...
Dec 5, 2022
Math Week
Children in year 5 and 6 chose to make pizzas for their apprentice challenge as they have been learning about fractions. They used their...
Dec 5, 2022
Maths week EYFS 2022
During Maths week, Early years were really busy exploring patterns and cutting fruits to make fruit kebabs. The children had an exciting...
Dec 5, 2022
The Apprentice challenge food sale
Each class had to come up with a product to sell as part of their Apprentice challenge. As a result of the learning, each class produced...
Dec 5, 2022
Maths hat competition
We celebrated the end of Maths week with a bang! The children were invited to take part in a Maths hat competition to design and make...
Nov 18, 2022
Anti-bullying posters
The school councillors met to discuss how they can make the children in the school more aware of Anti-bullying. They made posters to send...
Nov 18, 2022
‘Reach out’ at Buttercup Primary school
The theme for Anti-bullying week this year was ‘Reach out’ to empower children to do something positive to counter the harm and hurt that...
Nov 9, 2022
Bookbike London Autumn 2 2022
Emdad Rahman OBE from ‘BOOKBIKELONDON’ dropped by once again with some lovely books for our Year 3 and 4 children. There was excitement...
Oct 21, 2022
Pioneering Personalities Week at Buttercup Primary
As part of their homework, children were given the task to create posters and fact sheets about their special pioneering personality....
Oct 20, 2022
Pioneering Personalities week special assembly
We ended the week with a whole assembly where children from each class presented their pioneering personality. Year 2 presented Dian...
Oct 18, 2022
Heritage of London Trip
As part of the history topic ‘Romans’, the Year 3 and 4 children visited the Whitechapel Fountain, exploring the park and its...
Oct 18, 2022
Voting day at Buttercup Primary school
On Friday 14th October the children at Buttercup primary school had the opportunity to cast their vote and have a say in who they want to...
Oct 13, 2022
School council manifesto presentation
The shortlisted children presented their manifestos to the school. They were confident, expressive and very persuasive in their...
Oct 10, 2022
Safety week in EYFS
This year for safety week Early Years talked and learnt about how to keep their bodies safe from daily germs. They explored making their...
Oct 7, 2022
World Smile Day 2022
We acknowledged World Smile Day by inviting children and staff to come to school wearing a specific colour for each class . Smiling is a...
Oct 7, 2022
Key stage 1 Road safety assembly
For Safety week local police officers PCSO Kassam and PC Lisa visited KS1 at Buttercup Primary school to discuss road safety. The...
Oct 3, 2022
Guided reading in Safety Week
As part of Safety week, children in Key stage 2 were given special ‘Safety’ related books to read and discuss in guided reading. The...
Sep 29, 2022
Year 5 and 6 at the Tower Hamlets- Junior Citizenship Scheme
The Year 5 and 6 children took part in the Tower Hamlets Junior Citizenship Scheme that coincided really well with our Safety Week. It...
Sep 29, 2022
Key stage 2 assembly with PCSO Kassam
Our local officer spoke to the children about being ‘street smart’ and how to keep themselves safe outside and online. The children...
Sep 21, 2022
Growth Mindset
Growth mindset at Buttercup As part of the school’s values of the week, we introduced the children to the term ‘Growth mindset’. A growth...
Sep 21, 2022
Bookbike London
Emdad Rahman OBE from ‘BOOKBIKELONDON’ dropped by once again with some fantastic classic and adventure books for our upper key stage 2...
Jul 25, 2022
Transition afternoon at Buttercup Primary
We planned a lovely transition afternoon for the children to meet their new teachers, classrooms and classmates for next year. The...
Jul 22, 2022
Fatiha’s Writers Award
Fatiha loved to write and was a fantastic writer. In her memory we introduced the ‘Fatiha’s Writers Award so that her legacy lives on at...
Jul 22, 2022
House team celebration
The winning house team with the most points this year was Umar Faruq! The house team members celebrated their win with a delicious cream...
Jul 22, 2022
Year 6 graduation ceremony
As we prepare to say goodbye to our wonderful Year 6’s, we celebrated their time at Buttercup Primary this week with a beautiful...
Jul 22, 2022
Early Years End of Year Trip
The early years visited the Diana memorial park playground for their end of year trip. The little children were so brave traveling on...
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