We were so pleased with the turnout for our presentation of learning / Christmas production on Monday – thank you to all who could make it! And, we were especially proud to be joined by our special guests, Keith and Mick, from The Victoria Cross Trust. They were thrilled to receive their gifts from the children and they now take pride of place amongst all their other awards and memorabilia in the Trust shop:
Well done to Hunter who has excelled in his recent football tournament! It is always great to share out of school achievements in our Crew.
What a busy and exciting couple of days back in school for Year 3 and 4, where we have engaged with lots of valuable input from experts about our expedition topic – war and how it changes lives.
On Monday, we enjoyed a very informative zoom call with two wartime experts who talked us through the lives of children in WW2, as well as guiding us through the work done by women as part of the ‘home-front’.
Then today, we have enjoyed another visit by the Victoria Cross Trust:
Mick, who worked with us back at the start of our expedition, revisited us to share more information about the Victoria Cross medal and some of its recipients from Doncaster, in particular: Thomas Harper VC, Thomas Bryan VC and George Wyatt VC who we are writing biographies about to include in our final product.
And, Keith guided each class through Thorne Cemetery to identify and research the Common Wealth graves located there. We were fascinated by the soldiers that we learnt about and the visit really helped to highlight the importance of the upcoming Remembrance Day and how important it is to remember those who fought – and still do so – for our country. We will remember them!
To end our fantastic day, Keith presented us with some beautiful commemorative slate plaques which show each of the VC Soldiers that we are learning about and the act of bravery which led to them receiving their most prestigious award. We look forward to keeping these plaques in school and to future generations Green Top students benefitting from these going forwards.
This week, Year 3 and 4 have been learning and studying the WW1 marching song – It’s a Long Way to Tipperary! We will be singing this at our Celebration of Learning / Christmas production so it would be really great if everybody could have a practise over half-term.
Thank you for your continued support, The LKS2 Team.
Well done to Imogen for her successes outside of school. Irish dancing is no easy style but Imogen and her dance team have had national success recently. They are now looking forward to competing at the World Championships in the coming year. It is always great to share extra curricular achievements with our crews and our wider school community. Well done Imogen, we look forward to hearing all about how you get on!
Thank you for attending Year 4 Family Learning and making it such a success. I thought the children grappled really well with the technology to produce some excellent pieces of art. I’m really looking forward to building on these skills to produce our final product. Take a look at what we got up to…
We had a lovely visit to the library in Thorne last week. We had the opportunity to explore the amazing range of books on offer, learn how the library works and delve in to a book too. The children gained a lot from this visit and they’re eager to return soon. There are many fantastic books that children are able to borrow so if you have any free time, it’s well worth a visit!
Please remember to send your child with appropriate XP Outdoors kit suitable for the weather – especially now it is getting colder and wetter! Appropriate footwear is essential as the children spend time in the grassy XP Outdoors area.
A reminder of the days that XP Outdoors takes place:
A further reminder of the suggested XP Outdoors kit –
