KS1 are hooked on opera!

What a fantastic hook back into our learning after the half term holidays we enjoyed this afternoon. Mr Lamb, who had already given us the benefit of his expert knowledge about castles earlier in the year, came into school to explain what being an opera singer entails. He talked us through the process of learning and practising a song, and showed us the costumes and make-up he wears when performing. We joined in with some vocal exercises before Mr. Lamb performed part of ‘Toreador’ from the opera, Carmen. The children were transfixed! They then were allowed to try on some of the hats and masks that Mr Lamb wears. What an amazing experience. Thank you so much Mr Lamb.

KS1 re-hooked into their expedition

We welcomed a fantastic visitor today, who talked to us about his career as an opera singer. As music was our first case study, Martin really helped to further our knowledge in this subject and we were blown away by his voice…literally! I think it’s safe to say the children enjoyed it very much!

Year 2 kixx after half term

Year 2 children will be starting Kixx on Monday 20th February, straight after half term. Please can you make sure that the children have suitable clothing for this…an outdoor PE kit with trainers would be perfect. This will replace their current Thursday PE session for this half term. XP Outdoors will continue on a Thursday next half term too.

Have a lovely half term, from the year 2 team x x

World Book Day

Green Top will be celebrating World Book Day on Thursday 2nd March and this will be a dress up event.

We can’t wait to see which book character you decide to be but please don’t feel that you have to buy a costume – we love seeing the homemade ones!

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Year 2 grammar website

Green Top now has a grammar and punctuation website that is a great location for parents and carers to get practice papers and resources to support with any home learning or to see what we have been learning to support our English this year. Thank you to Mrs Jackson, our English lead who has created this great resource. If you would like any more information, please do ask Miss Good or Mrs Shaw. The link to the site is here.

Y2 TTRockstars!

WOW what a week it has been for TTRockstars in year 2! In class 8, Macky was our class winner, racking up nearly 7,000 coins! However Charlie W smashed it right out of the park for class 9 with a WHOPPING 12,457 coins!!!

There has been so much fun and engagement with the whole thing and it is wonderful to see so many children loving practising their times tables. If you haven’t been on yet, give it a go! You might even beat Charlie and Macky….. I wonder who will win the competition next week…

Maths Week Challenge 5

Today is NSPCC Number Day and TTRockstars are holding an NSPCC Rocks event! Support our school by logging in to your TTRockstars and taking part! The competition is open until 7.30pm.

If you don’t have a TTRockstars account you could play other online games on websites such as Hit the Button or Maths Frame!

Have fun!

Maths Week Challenge 4!

Well done to those who have taken part in our challenges so far – you’ve done a fantastic job! Here is the challenge for day 4! There are 3 different levels for you to choose from depending on whether or not you want a challenge!

Remember to send your pictures of the things you find to your teachers or to [email protected]

We can’t wait to see what you find on your scavenger hunt!

Class 9 fantastic science work

This is just a small selection of the children’s work today, which shows that they understand the main parts of a plant, as well as the functions of the parts of a plant.

These labelled diagrams look fantastic and show just how much pride the children are taking in their work this term.

Superstars!

Mrs Shaw x

Year 2 accelerated reader

Today some children in year 2 began their accelerated reading journey. They completed their star reader test and will be using them once a week to access books that they have read in class. Can’t wait to see the improvement in their comprehension and reading skills!

Mrs Shaw x