Our keen gardeners from Year 4 were in action yesterday lunchtime sowing sweet pea seeds. They had great fun pulling up the parsnips that we had grown & showed great resilience, ingenuity & teamwork with some vegetables that were more 'reluctant' to emerge! #primarygardening

It has been a very rainy week, but that hasn't stopped the children enjoying the outdoors for wet play! #OutdoorPlay #outdoorlearning

Today Rabbit class have been busy creating beautiful daffodils #primaryart

On Tuesday Wolf class enjoyed a visit to Milestones Museum, as part of their topic on World War II. They learnt more about what life was like during the war from some workshops, and particularly enjoyed dressing up in some period outfits! #primaryhistory #curiosity

We have had a great time celebrating Book Week at The Butts! We've had trips to Alton Library, a 'booknic' to swap books & shared stories with reading buddies. For World Book Day we dressed as a book character or in pyjamas & saw some really imaginative costumes #WorldBookDay2024

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🚨 Irony klaxon 🚨 This week, #WakeUpWednesday is all about going to sleep! We’ve got together with Minds Ahead to bring you some expert tips on helping children and young people to develop a healthy sleeping pattern 😴

It’s good to talk 💬❤ Whatever the problem, an honest chat - delivered with a little compassion - can help. This #WakeUpWednesday, our guide has expert tips on encouraging and maintaining open conversations with children 🤗 Download >> bit.ly/49iJ2nn

Do pop down to @altonspecsavers to see YR's Easter egg designs. They are eggtastic!🐣

This week Year 3 had a trip to Alton Town Hall to meet the new Mayor, Councillor Annette Eyre. They found their visit really interesting and especially enjoyed trying on the Mayoral chain! #inhappinesswethrive #curiosity

Otter Class had a lovely afternoon at Forest School. There were great examples of creativity and resilience, from designing a slide track and creating a rope traverse between the trees, to craft activities making hair braids #inhappinesswethrive #curiosity #resilience #respect

There are a number of free courses designed for parents & carers taking place Library Service - Hampshire County Council this summer term. Alton Library is hosting 'Time Out For Parents' sessions, as well as Paediatric First Aid courses in June & July. Make sure to book online for a space! #altonlibrary

On Monday some students from Year 2 took part in the Alton Primary Schools KS1 Multi-Skills Event. They displayed their skills in running, jumping, throwing and balancing activities, and had a great time practicing and taking part! #inhappinesswethrive #resilience

Year 5 recently had a fantastic trip to Legoland, where they completed a workshop on forces, built their own Lego rollercoasters and then experienced them - truly bringing the learning to life! Here are some great examples of the work that has followed on from their visit

As part of their forces unit in science, Falcon class have been learning about air resistance by making & testing parachutes of different sizes. They also looked at images of owls & falcons in flight to decide if the birds were using air resistance to help them speed up #science

Recently the children in Reception classes had the chance to design an Easter egg for Alton Specsavers which they then displayed in their windows. The team at Specsavers picked their favourite design & this week they came into school to award the winner their prize! #PrimaryArt

The children have really been making the most of the sunny weather this week! Yesterday we saw Year 4 doing PE, Year 5 doing Art and Year 6 working on their history projects all outside. Let's hope this glorious weather lasts! #inhappinesswethrive

Yesterday Year 3 visited Butser Ancient Farm, where they learnt more about life in Roman times. They had a great day in the sun making clay pottery, jewellery & mosaics. Today they have had a Roman themed day, where they have blind tasted some food & made their own shields!

Year 6 have started their residential week at Hindleap Warren with some team building activities and ziplining! #Y6residential #curiosity #resilience

Booking is now available for our open events for parents of children starting school in Year R in September 2025. If you would like to attend one of these events, please complete the booking form on our website: butts.hants.sch.uk/Admissions/Boo…