Y3/ Class 10 – Our First Day!

Wow – what a fabulous first day we have had in our new Year 3 class. The boys and girls have all returned with super attitudes and a readiness to get started straight away … well done everybody!

We have enjoyed using the morning catching up and sharing all of our holiday news as well as recapping our crew norms and character traits. We enjoyed a story called ‘A Letter from Your Teacher on the First Day of School’ and used this to help us pen our own amazing letters to our crew explaining how we we plan to be a good crew mate in Year 3.

This afternoon, we enjoyed spending time with Mr Kershaw in the outdoor campsite where we played games, toasted marshmallows and even sang come campfire songs.

In the words of Chayce … ‘who knew Year 3 could be so much fun!’

Class 15 / Crew Dutton – and that’s a wrap 2024!

Wow – what a beautiful day to finish on … Let’s hope the sunshine stays for the rest of the holidays!

We started our day by testing our stewardship skills with litter picking on the school field (as suggested by Edward) before spending some time making thank you and well done postcards for different people around school who have helped us this year. After break we enjoyed a chill movie time together to finish off our party food snacks from yesterday and we even managed to squeeze in a little bit of crew playtime before our early finish for this afternoon’s picnic. Phew … We are definitely ready for the holidays now!

I would just like to take a moment to say a huge thank you to both the children of Class 15 and their parents / carers for your support since I took over from Miss Barnett in February. I have loved teaching your children this year and being a part of their Green Top journey – I can’t wait to see how they get on in Year 6 and will be sure to shed a tear or two when they pass out in 2025. Go smash it guys!

Finally, a huge thank you for all of your lovely farewell gifts, they are all very much appreciated. Best wishes for an awesome summer break, Mrs Dutton x

Crew Dutton – Wicked Diversity

This week in school, we are celebrating all things diversity!

In class 15, we took a look at the huge musical hit, Wicked and we thought about the different characters within it. Children worked in groups to roleplay a small part of the play, thinking carefully about the differences in the characters and their experiences as a result of these.

There was lots of talk about how we should respect and tolerate one another’s differences, and how important diversity is in our lives. Well done, everyone!

Crew Dutton Attendance Winners!

A huge well done to Robyn, Etta, Naomi and Charlie who have all made it to school every day since the Easter break – and a double well done goes to Charlie, Etta and Naomi for having 100% attendance across the whole of Year5… Well done guys, what an amazing achievement! As well as certificates, all our winners received some extra spending power at Mrs Fitz’s trolley of goodies … Definitely worth all those days in school!

Mrs Dutton’s new class rocks!

Today we have joined the whole school by designing and painting our own rocks in readiness for a #kindnessrocks project which will come together in the new academic year. Children decorated their own rock with their personal artwork and positive message – all ready to be enjoyed by others next year. Take a look at the slideshow below to see your child’s beautiful rock … Well done everyone – you’ve all done an amazing job!

Mrs D x

Transition Day 2 for Mrs Dutton’s new Y3 class!

What a lovely second transition day we’ve had together – reading with parents, painting ‘kindness rocks’ and designing our own emotions character for our school competition … no wonder there were lots of tired children (and teachers!) going home tonight.

A big thank you to those of you who were able to join us for a read in our new classroom … We can’t wait to see you all in the new school year. Please find all your individual photos on a slideshow at the bottom of this blog – happy viewing 🙂

Mrs D x

Mrs Dutton’s new crew … Back together again!

I’ve had a fabulous day with my new (but old!) class in our new Year 3 classroom. We’ve explored British Values and how we apply these in our school, as well as spend lots of time thinking about our feelings/emotions and the things we can do to help us regulate them ourselves.

Thank you for a fab day boys and girls – I can’t wait to get started with our KS2 learning after the summer holidays already!

Mrs D x

Year 5 Celebrate our learning!!

Thank you to all who attended our Celebration of Learning today! It was wonderful to see children sharing their expert knowledge with their adults. We looked at some Egyptian artefacts, made hieroglyphic bookmarks, produced some beautiful sketches, experimented with dress-up and we even had a sneak preview of our Tik Tok videos…all washed down with a healthy mocktail!

Y5/6 Family Learning – Ready Steady Cook

This afternoon in Y5/6 Family Learning the children took part in different activities linked to being healthy. Myself and Miss Walton, enjoyed hosting a Ready Steady Cook challenge and we had a fantastic time creating healthy and creative dishes. Check the wonderful dishes below.

Well done everyone – I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!

Mrs Jackson, Miss Walton, Mrs Rafferty and Miss Kelly x