Thank you to our school counsellors Addison, Aurora and Mia for coming to read with some nursery children this afternoon. It was a lovely treat!
Nursery: Reading Week
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Year 2 G Block Art
Below is some examples of the children’s work linked to The Great Fire Of London.
can’t wait to see the finished pieces.
Reception: Christmas Photo Shoot – Tuesday 14th October
On Tuesday 14th October, Reception will be holding a Christmas Photo Shoot Day. The photos taken will be professionally printed and made available for purchase at our upcoming Christmas event – a perfect keepsake or gift for family and friends!
Please send your child to school on this day dressed in the outfit you would like them to wear for their photo. This can be a festive outfit, smart clothes, or anything special you’d like them to be photographed in.
We’re looking forward to capturing some lovely, festive memories!
Class 5: America Day
We had a fantastic day on Thursday! We were so lucky to take part in some special activities throughout the day. First we rocked out with Mr Pickles and even became the drummers in his band! Then we enjoyed our American themed lunch. Cooper and Louie even won a prize for finding a special sticker under their tray! At lunchtime we had cheerleading and baseball on the playground and then in the afternoon we had a go at cheerleading with Mrs Raynor! It was so much fun!
Year 1: Phonics
This week in phonics Miss Schön and Miss Rodgers group have been learning /ou/ ‘Shout it out!’.
We have been reading the book ‘An Outing in the Woods’. We have discussed the the vocabulary and the meaning of different words and phrases.
We now know 2 differerent /ow/ sounds
/ow/ as in cow, brown and town
/ou/ as in out, shout and loud
We have also learned that words can end in el or le and the ‘e’ is silent
We have also learned that when there is a ‘st‘ next to each other the ‘t’ is silent
This was a lot of leaning but the children have been doing so well with this! Keep it up boys and girls and don’t forget to practice as often as possible so that you can beat your ‘word count per minute’ scores!
Class 8: drama in RE
We have been listening to Hindu stories in RE and the children have been doing freeze frames to retell the story. Then they made masks of the main characters and acted out the key points of the story.
Nursery: book & a biscuit/ toy sale event!
On Wednesday 1st October Nursery will be opening the doors from 8.30 – 9.30am for our family book and a biscuit event. All family members are welcome to come and share a story with their nursery child.
We will also be hosting a used toy and book sale to raise money for nursery resources.
We hope as many of you can make it as possible to support the nursery children continue developing a love of reading.
The Nursery Team
MacMillan Coffee Morning – Friday 26th September!
Y6-Parents and children invited!
The Thorne Colliery Monument Committee are unveiling a new noticeboard containing artwork completed by last year’s Year 5 children. They will also be playing the soundtrack of our product. Parents and children are invited to attend
KS1: Reading
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.
Click the link below to view the slides:
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.