Class 6 took a huge step back in time today with our Great Fire of London workshop. We were visited by Thomas Farriner and Samuel Pepys who gave us first hand information about the tragic event and who were both mightily impressed by the knowledge that the children were able to share. We also demonstrated our dramatic talents as the children became the wind, flames, houses and fire fighting citizens in ’10 second freeze frame’ activities. We had an amazing time!
I was very proud of the behaviour of ALL the KS1 children today and our visitor commented on the beautifully calm atmosphere as she moved through our school.
A huge well done to our community crew champions from last week! You are all amazing and are doing a fantastic job of working hard, being kind and getting smart, as well as being fantastic stewards. Well done year 1 and 2!
We spent some of our phonics session this morning embedding good practice and establishing perfect partner routines. This is a very important part of our phonics learning as it encourages the children to support each other with their reading.
A huge well done to our first rainbow challenge prize winners Blossom and Freya…although choosing their prize tookalmost as long as completing the seven tasks!
Today we paid our first visit to the library and made a poster showing the protocols we need to follow while using our beautiful new reading space. We can’t wait for our next visit!
Today in our RE lesson we continued to study what it means to belong. We looked at some symbols that represent different religions and created a symbol of belonging to Class 6…including Juicy of course!
Today the children brought home their first set of reading books for the new school year. Please encourage your children to look after these books and keep them safe in their school backpacks. This year we are asking that children bring their reading books to school everyday. This is to avoid missing books on Fridays when books are changed and also because staff plan to read your child’s books with them as regularly as possible.
Here are the slides that explain how children learn to read at Green Top School and the types of books they may bring home to share with you. Please take a few minutes to read these slides so you know how we work to support your child on their reading journey.
If you require any help or support please contact your child’s class teacher as we are always willing to answer and questions or concerns you may have.
Year 1 Parents – All Year 1 children brought home the first Year 1 Shared Reading book this week. Children at the expected level will be able to read this book. Next week we will begin our new phonics groups and your child will be placed into a reading group that is best suited to their current ability. Next week your child will be given the shared reading book that is more closely matched to level they are working in their phonics groups. We want children to enjoy reading and to achieve this we want children to read books that are closely matched to their current phonics level.
Today the children brought home their log-in details for Numbots and TTRockstars. Children are welcome to use both games but at this time of year we find Numbots particularly useful. Children who use Numbots regularly often show greater confidence in their maths skills. The game may appear easy at first but the games are designed to teach children the skills they need in order to be able to answer harder mathematical questions later. Please introduce your child to the game but do not give them the answers to the questions. The games are designed to track your child’s individual progress and if anyone else uses their account it can effect the games given to you child and lead to gaps in their overall progress.
Children can earn certificates for completing the different stages of the game. We also give out special certificates in our community crew assembly for children with the highest number of minutes played/correct answers/stages completed etc. This varies from week to week but one child from each class will be rewarded with a certificate for the chosen reason.
Please watch the video below to find out more about how Numbots can help your child.
