Buttercup Primary School

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We celebrated Eid together as a school community. The children wore their best clothes and brought in delicious food to share with their...

We ended Book Week with a bang by inviting the Hobgoblin theatre company to perform the stories, ‘Jack and the beanstalk’ and ‘Alice...

This year our theme for Book week was ’Bedtime stories’. Children bought in their favourite bedtime stories to share with their class. To...

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...

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...

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...

The children were encouraged to bring a used book from home that they have read and enjoyed to exchange with other members of their...

On March 21st we observed World Down Syndrome day at Buttercup. The theme this year was ‘We call for people and organisations around the...

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...

The school organised a charity bake sale to raise funds for the victims of the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. The event took...

To mark ‘World Hijab Day’ the school councillors at Buttercup Primary School went out to the public bearing beautiful gifts! Under 100...

Tuesday 7th February 2023 Safer Internet Day aims to inspire a national conversation about using technology responsibly, respectfully,...

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...

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...

We celebrated World Hijab Day by wearing beautiful hijabs of all colours and styles.  World Hijab Day is an annual event founded by Nazma...

The girls and the staff were gifted beautiful hijabs by the headteacher Miss Zara, to celebrate World hijab day. They were reminded that...

For Science Week KS1 conducted a coloured flower experiment. The aim of this experiment was to explore how water is transferred through...

Science Week Year 3 and 4 children took a plunge into the world of scientific learning and discovery. They engaged in a practical lesson...

Yet again another amazing day of amazing costumes designed and made by the children to celebrate the end of Science week at Buttercup...

< Eco Ambassadors litter picking day Our Eco Ambassadors are taking littering issues into their own hands, after piles of rubbish started...

Brother Emdad returned again with activity/reading books called ’The story corner’ for KS 1 from Bookmark. They are a children’s literacy...

Horniman museum trip The Early Years children had an amazing educational trip, exploring the Elmer and friends exhibition by the author...

For Maths week, KS1 created posters about topics that they enjoyed this term followed by some facts about Maths that they know. This...

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...

Children in year 5 and 6 chose to make pizzas for their apprentice challenge as they have been learning about fractions. They used their...

During Maths week, Early years were really busy exploring patterns and cutting fruits to make fruit kebabs. The children had an exciting...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Emdad Rahman OBE from ‘BOOKBIKELONDON’ dropped by once again with some lovely books for our Year 3 and 4 children. There was excitement...

As part of their homework, children were given the task to create posters and fact sheets about their special pioneering personality....

We ended the week with a whole assembly where children from each class presented their pioneering personality. Year 2 presented Dian...

As part of the history topic ‘Romans’, the Year 3 and 4 children visited the Whitechapel Fountain, exploring the park and its...

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...

The shortlisted children  presented their manifestos to the school. They were confident, expressive and very persuasive in their...

This year for safety week Early Years talked and learnt about how to keep their bodies safe from daily germs. They explored making their...

We acknowledged World Smile Day by inviting children and staff to come to school wearing a specific colour for each class . Smiling is a...

For Safety week local police officers PCSO Kassam and PC Lisa visited KS1 at Buttercup Primary school to discuss road safety. The...

As part of Safety week, children in Key stage 2 were given special ‘Safety’ related books to read and discuss in guided reading. The...

The Year 5 and 6 children took part in the Tower Hamlets Junior Citizenship Scheme that coincided really well with our Safety Week.  It...

Our local officer spoke to the children about being ‘street smart’ and how to keep themselves safe outside and online. The children...

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...

Emdad Rahman OBE from ‘BOOKBIKELONDON’ dropped by once again with some fantastic classic and adventure books for our upper key stage 2...

We planned a lovely transition afternoon for the children to meet their new teachers, classrooms and classmates for next year. The...

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...

The winning house team with the most points this year was Umar Faruq! The house team members celebrated their win with a delicious cream...

As we prepare to say goodbye to our wonderful Year 6’s, we celebrated their time at Buttercup Primary this week with a beautiful...

The early years visited the Diana memorial park playground for their end of year trip. The little children were so brave traveling on...