Burghill Community Academy

Y3/4: We’ve had a great few sessions at Forest School - alongside lots of building, challenges and team work opportunities the children have been busy making stick men and willow pencils 🌲🌳

A nice relaxing yoga session after school today with Lucy from The Starlight Company.

Y5/6: "Scientists study animals to invent new things for people, I didn't know that.", "You can be a rail teacher with Network Rail, teaching children how to be safe on railways" and "I want to be a cosmetic scientist!".

Sycamore had an really fun time at The Big Bang Fair at the NEC today. The fair is a huge event for UKS2/KS3 pupils, with lots of hands-on exhibits and stalls that promote opportunities and careers in STEM.

The YHA England and Wales hostel we stayed in this week (and last year) closed it's doors for the final time today and we were the last-ever group booking to stay!

The building was the last remaining YHA hostel within Dartmoor National Park and it had been open since 1934 so this really was an end-of-an-era moment.

Whilst one pupil said, "It just feels really sad that there won't be any more guests, it's a really nice building." a member of the hostel staff said "I think it's really appropriate that the last group ever to stay here is a group of school children."

To commemorate this historic moment, our pupils and staff posed for a selfie outside the building with the hostel staff before leaving for the last time. This photo will also be shared with the Museum of Dartmoor Life for their archive.

That's a wrap on our Y6 Devon residential! A fantastic four days of new places and new experiences with a wonderful group of children and it was an absolute pleasure to have them complimented multiple times by members of the public for their manners and kindness. Here's just a snapshot from each day with more photos to come in the leavers' montage at the end of term. 💚

RECEPTION: Apple Class we are ready to welcome you back! It a summery, Snail and the Whale, fortnight of fun ☀️

A big thank you for all who participated in our Croc 8 and fete event yesterday. It was a wonderful turnout and fantastic community event. A perfect start to the half term break.

It was Burghill BookFest at Stretton Sugwas for our KS2 pupils this afternoon. The children got to enjoy live streams from Hay Festival before taking part in a book-swap where children bought in books they'd finished to exchange for something new to read. 📚

Reception: Apple Class had a wonderful day at MESC. We pond dipped, used our senses and made stinky potions, searched for woolly worms and made nests.

KS2 Parents - Burghill Bookfest ‘on tour’

Due to our ongoing internet issues, please check Arbor/emails for an important message about Bookfest on Thursday.

Due to restrictive parking at our venue, please arrange to car share where possible and arrive/leave promptly.

If your child will need transport due to being in breakfast or after school clubs, please email Mrs Price or Mr Locke by 12pm tomorrow (Wednesday)