Y6-Parents and children invited!

14th September 2025Sarah Walton

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

12th September 2025Carly Schon

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:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1N1FRFJxJJufZzAsnsYLSd2KLWJuy6V9hPpM31rIMHtg/edit?slide=id.p#slide=id.p

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.

KS1: Visitor

11th September 2025Carly Schon

Key stage 1 will be taking part in an interactive drama workshop, which will be delivered by an organisation called ‘The Drama Hut’. It will be taking place at school on Thursday 25th September. It won’t affect any of their lunch time. 

The workshop will link directly to their expedition work and will help to enhance their knowledge of The Great Fire Of London, as well as being lots of fun! 

The cost of this workshop works out to be £6 per child. Please make the payment for this on ParentPay before Thursday 25th September. 

Thanks again for your support

Mrs Shaw and the key stage 1 team.

Nursery: play and establishing routines

9th September 2025Elizabeth Hay

This week we have welcomed some new friends to nursery who are doing a great job of settling in. The children have been playing beautifully and are starting to learn some basic rules and routines in our nursery. There has been lots of painting, building, physical play, lots of story reading, snack eating, bubble blowing, role play and friendship making.

I wonder what tomorrow will bring?

Key Stage 1: Parent Information

8th September 2025Carly Schon

Thank you to all the adults who attended the Key Stage 1 Welcome Evening tonight. For those of you who could not attend please find the information shared in the link below. If you have any questions please contact your child’s class teacher.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uB0z2DTSYOJ99X39LHmGG17p9cc5XPhX/view?usp=drive_link

Class 5 Heroes!

5th September 2025Carly Schon

Look at all these little heroes ready to help our planet! We loved dressing up today as part of our Hook Week activities. This week we have been learning about our new expedition ‘Not all Heroes Wear Capes; What will I do to be a hero in my community?’. We have been settling into our daily routines and making lots of crafts to immerse our classroom. The children have been super stewards in our classroom and have been looking after all the resources and making sure they are tidied away. Keep it up class 5 – you have been AWESOME!