D Day 80 at Green Top

6th June 2024Jayne Rodgers

On this day 80 years ago, thousands of troops from 13 different countries took part in Operation Neptune, otherwise known as D Day. This morning, Green Top children from all year groups learned of the courageous actions of the brave men and women who played a part in the Allied operation that launched the successful defeat of Nazis in occupied Western Europe during World War II. Reception children produced Union Flag bunting, Y1 made the parachutes of the soldiers who were dropped over the enemy lines the previous evening to capture roads and bridges, cutting off the supply lines to the German defences and Y2 created silhouettes of the planes that provided air cover for the invasion and the barrage balloons that protected the Allied troops from air strikes. Years 3 and 4 produced fact files of the key facts of the operation, Y5 wrote thoughtful diary entries from the points of view of soldiers from both sides of the conflict as well as their families, and Y6 created beautiful art work depicting the sacrifices made by the soldiers.

All of this work will be collated into a display in school by the History Club, helping to ensure that we will never forget the heavy price that was paid all those years ago for our freedom.

D-Day

6th June 2024June Miller

Crew Shaw has remembered the soldiers who has passed and the ones still alive today. We had a PowerPoint with lots of information, the children absolutely loved it! Then they went on to make their aircraft used. Here are some parts of the learning.

Thinking about keeping our oceans clean

23rd May 2024Selina Burton

This afternoon the children were exploring sea life toys and recycling in the water tray. They were shocked and surprised to see and hear how animals are affected by this.

Following this the children investigated the water independently and talked to their peers about what they found.

Mason said “They got stuck in the rubbish”

Paighton said “They’ll get sick”

Louie said “The animals will not get through”

Kristoff said “it’s stuck, can’t swim”

Elodie said “the animals could swallow it, you should put it in the bin”

It was wonderful to hear such thoughtful comments from our Nursery children.

Class 5 Beautiful Work

14th May 2024Carly Schon

Last week we has a special celebration for children who have demonstrated brilliant craftsmanship and quality in their Expedition books. Some children have beautiful work throughout and some children have made lots of improvement over the term so far. Well done superstars! We will be giving out more awards for beautiful work in a few weeks time.

Year 1: Methodist Church Visit

14th May 2024Carly Schon

This morning the children in Year 1 enjoyed a lovely wet walk to the Methodist Church. Mrs Raper gave us a lovely welcome and spoke to the children about the church and the community it serves. The children loved seeing all of the religious symbols and artefacts especially the organ and the family bible that had been passed down by many generations. The children asked some great questions too! What a lovely morning we had despite the rainy weather.

Year 1 Mayor Visit

14th May 2024Carly Schon

Yesterday the children in Year 1 were lucky to receive a visit from the Mayor of Doncaster Ros Jones. Ros spoke to the children about the jobs she does and the exciting things that are happening in Doncaster. We spoke about transport, travel, leisure, schools and housing amongst other things. We also discussed how we care for the environment and how we tackle issues such as food poverty and homelessness. The children asked some fantastic questions and I feel we have some potential future mayors in Year 1.