Y3 visit to the Cenotaph

2nd July 2025Claire Dutton

Today, Year 3 were excited to visit Thorne Memorial Park once again. This time, to meet up with our friends from the Victoria Cross Trust who were steam washing the cenotaph in order to restore its original splendour. Unfortunately, the steam cleaner wasn’t quite working during our visit so we didn’t get to see it in action but Keith, who we worked with back in Autumn term, has kindly shared some videos of the washer in all its working glory! (see below)

We’re sure you will agree that the before & after shows an amazing transformation. A huge shout out to the VC Trust and the amazing work that they do!

Class 12 are assessment free!

2nd July 2025Alishia Pearson

All our assessments are done!! And I just wanted to post to let you all know how incredibly proud I am of you all! You have all shown wonderful courage and confidence and are so eager and excited to hear your scores (even if you think I can mark them all in 30 minutes!) it’s been so wonderful to see you all develop and progress over the last two years! Well done, you amazing bunch of wonderfuls!

Year 3 – Water Safety Assembly

19th June 2025Claire Dutton

Year 3 enjoyed an online assembly by Yorkshire Water, all about how to stay safe around water … especially during the hot summer when we might be tempted to get closer to water than usual. Why not ask us about the things we learned?

Classical violinist visitor

18th June 2025Aime Shaw

Today we enjoyed Eleanor Holt coming into our classes to play her violin for us. She is classically trained and it was wonderful to listen to. The children were very excited about it and love playing and listening to music. They did a little quiz to see if they could work out what she was playing…I personally loved the Disney film songs! We will be seeing a lot more of her next year in school and can’t wait to get started with our music lessons!

KS2 Tennis

13th June 2025Tom Ambler

Well done to our KS2 tennis team who took part in our first legacy competition yesterday at Doncaster Tennis Club. It was great to see some excellent tennis skills on display and the boys really enjoying themselves. Well done for finishing 5th boys! Shout out to George for winning the sportsmanship award! Bring on the next competition!

Year 3 – Telling The Time Practice

6th June 2025Claire Dutton

Year 3 are working hard on their current Maths topic – telling the time, but many of us are finding it very tricky … especially telling the time to 5minutes and to the minute using analogue clocks. Please could we urge everyone to spend some time at home looking at analogue clocks and watches, discussing time and practising reading different times throughout the day as this will really help us when we are looking at digital times and then problem solving with time.

For half-term, we did share some homework around this so a big well done to those who have already completed this. If you haven’t already done it then why not take another look at the previous blog post here: https://greentopschool.co.uk/year-3-telling-the-time-homework-for-half-term/

You might also find this clock-face poster a useful tool: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tEgZLbusnHDci9sh7PMsSUPYSI73jsf8/view?usp=sharing

KS2 Sports Day

4th June 2025Tom Ambler

Just a reminder to parents and carers about our KS2 sports day. Sports day will be on Tuesday 10th June on the KS2 field. Gates will be open from 12:50. Please enter through the main entrance on Middlebrook Lane. We are hoping to start at 1pm and finish before the end of the school day. There will also be refreshments on sale.

Children can come to school in their PE kits on Tuesday. Please make sure that all children wear trainers.

We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday afternoon!

Class 10 – We are Scientists!

3rd June 2025Claire Dutton

Today, we worked collaboratively to put on our science caps and investigate the properties of different rocks. We found that granite would make a great kitchen worktop because it was very hard and didn’t scratch. We also discovered that slate makes a great roof tile because it is impermeable but that chalk would be useless for an outdoor statue given how quickly it reacts to white vinegar, which is a bit like the tiny bits of acid found in rainwater. Fascinating!

To add to our learning, Beau & Eli found a wide range of rocks in our school’s garden area which they investigated themselves and then shared with the rest of the class. Well done boys!

Year 3 – Product in the Park: Lest We Forget

23rd May 2025Claire Dutton

What a beautiful day for a walk to the park! Today, Year 3 have popped down to Thorne Memorial Park to visit their beautiful remembrance display boards which were produced for our Autumn Expedition, Lest We Forget: How Does War Change Lives? The boards show our digital artwork alongside a biography of the soldiers and people they commemorate, as well as a selection of the children’s poetry about the blitz.

We are so proud of the beautiful work that is displayed here and the message that they present. Why not take a visit to the park over the half-term holiday and enjoy taking in the the boards for yourself?