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Children got stuck into their activities straight away and showed great enthusiasm for exploring the Forest School area. Following their interest in finding bugs during our first session, I provided minibeast hunts, spider identification charts and magnifying glasses to help them investigate the natural environment further. Partway through the session, we survived a small hailstorm! The unexpected weather challenge meant the children had to think quickly and work together to

Our children took part in the Football No to Racism Tournament, which was a fantastic event featuring some excellent football and great sportsmanship. All players showed fantastic respect for one another and thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to play together. At the end of the tournament, the children took part in a fun quiz workshop, answering a range of sports-related trivia questions. Well done to everyone involved for demonstrating such positive attitudes, respect and te

Tipton Green faced a strong Burnt Tree side in an exciting match between two very talented teams. The game started at a fast pace, with end-to-end action before Tipton Green began to take control through a strong midfield performance. A fantastic goal from a short corner gave Tipton Green the lead, and some excellent defending helped keep them in front. A brilliant last-ditch tackle from our captain ensured we went into half-time with our advantage intact. Burnt Tree came out

A huge thank you to all the parents and carers who attended our Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check (MTC) meeting. It was lovely to see so many of you taking an interest in supporting your child's learning. During the meeting, we explored what the MTC involves, how we prepare children in school and the different ways parents can support times table fluency at home. Parents even had the opportunity to put their own times table knowledge to the test! Our Year 4 children also joi

Thank you to all parents and carers who attended the Year 6 SATs and Residential Meeting. We hope you found it informative. Please see below for the information we shared.

In photography club, we have been taking lots of amazing autumnal photos in nature! Have a look at some of our pictures!

Autumn 2026 - Issue 3 Dear Parents, Carers and Families, As we continue to place a strong focus on the wellbeing of our pupils, it was wonderful to see the school community come together today to raise awareness of Mental Health. Children enjoyed a lovely day wearing yellow, taking part in wellbeing activities and sharing acts of kindness across the school. Their enthusiasm, thoughtfulness and support for one another was heart-warming to see and reminded us of the importance

Today was our first Forest School session of the year, and it was a huge success, enjoyed by everyone involved! We began by discussing our Forest School boundaries and agreeing on a group call to bring everyone back to the fire circle. After much consideration, the children decided to keep it simple with: "1, 2, 3... Fire Circle!" The children then had the opportunity to explore the Forest School site while Mrs Favata tested our new group call. It was wonderful to see everyon

In year 5, we have been learning all about different trees and forests around the world. This week, we learned about different forest biomes and the sort of animals and plants that live there. We created some amazing fact files about different biomes we have learned about. Take a look!

Today at Tipton Green, we celebrated Yellow Day to raise awareness of World Mental Health Day and the importance of looking after our mental health and wellbeing. Our wonderful Wellbeing Ambassadors delivered class assemblies, helping children understand why it is important to talk about their feelings, share their worries and look after their emotional wellbeing. They reminded everyone that it is okay to feel worried, sad or anxious sometimes and that talking to someone we t

This week, we have applied our learning from our Rainforest Art topic to compose our own artwork. We started by sketching a foreground, middle ground and background. They then used a range of painting techniques for texture, tinting and shading to bring their rainforest paintings to life.

Our fantastic School Council members have been busy lending a helping hand with our generous Harvest donations! Working alongside the volunteers from Black Country Foodbank, the children took on the important responsibility of sorting and organising all the wonderful donations collected by our school community. The children carefully separated the food items and toiletries, making sure everything was organised into the correct categories before neatly stacking the donations i

October is Black History Month, an important opportunity to celebrate the history, achievements, contributions and experiences of Black people in Britain and around the world. It gives our children the opportunity to learn about significant individuals and events, explore different perspectives and celebrate the rich diversity of our society. At Tipton Green, we will be celebrating Black History Month across the school. Throughout October, children will take part in assemblie

We were delighted to welcome such a fantastic turnout of parents and carers to support our Year 4 children during their Harvest Assembly. It was wonderful to see so many families joining us and celebrating the children’s hard work. The children opened the assembly with ‘Because It’s Harvest Time’, immediately getting everyone into the harvest spirit. Throughout the performance, they sang a range of harvest favourites, including the classic ‘Autumn Leaves’ and ‘Cauliflowers Fl

Netball club was in full swing tonight practicing our reaction times and passing. We had lots of fun and were very competitive to earn our team points.

A huge thank you to all of our children and families who kindly donated items to support the Black Country Foodbank. We have received some wonderful donations, which will now be collected by the Black Country Foodbank and distributed to foodbanks across the local area, including Tipton, helping to support local families and individuals who may be in need. We are incredibly grateful for your generosity and kindness. Your donations will make a real difference to people in our l

We were delighted to welcome the Sandwell Mobile Library Service to Tipton Green Junior School! Our Year 3 and Year 4 children really enjoyed exploring the fantastic selection of books available. They had the exciting opportunity to choose a book to loan and bring back into school. The children will keep their chosen book in school and enjoy reading it as part of their morning activity. They will also have the opportunity to share their books with their friends and talk about

Year 6 have been very lucky to take part in an emotional health roadshow, that was run by the nurses. We discussed transitions to secondary school and how we can manage our feelings and develop resilience during this time. We discussed how we can prepare ourselves for this over the next few months and who can help us. We also played a fact/myth game. It was a very informative and enjoyable afternoon for all.

Year 6 became blood experts in Science! We explored the circulatory system and learned about the important job that blood does in keeping our bodies alive and healthy. To help us understand what blood is made of, we even made our own models of blood using everyday materials. First, we learned that blood is made up of four main components: plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. Each part has a special job. To create our blood models, we used different ingred

Year 5 enjoyed welcoming visiting nurses into school to talk about puberty. The nurses explained the changes that can happen as we grow up in a clear, age-appropriate and understanding way, helping children to learn about the physical and emotional changes they may experience. The session encouraged thoughtful discussions and gave pupils the opportunity to ask questions in a supportive and informative environment.

Today, we were delighted to welcome Pastor Eki Gabriel from Elite Church in Tipton to lead a special Harvest assembly for our children. Pastor Eki spoke to the children about the meaning of Harvest and the importance of giving, sharing and helping others in our local community. The children enjoyed thinking about how even a small act of kindness can make a difference to someone else. Elite Church works closely with Tipton Food Bank at St Paul’s Community Centre, supporting lo

Tipton Green 1 Ocker Hill 6 The game started at a fast pace and was very physical from the first minute. 1-1 in the first few minutes with a great finish from a Tipton Green player. Scoreline was 5-1 at half time with Ocker Hill being one of the strongest teams we have faced in the last few years. Tipton Green players deserve huge credit for going out that second half and making the game a hard contest for Ocker Hill and deserve credit for their mentality to keep going and ba

Year 3 and Year 4 enjoyed a fantastic Healthy Eating Workshop delivered by the School Nursing Team. The informative sessions helped the children develop their understanding of how the food and drink choices we make, alongside being physically active, can help us to stay healthy, strong and full of energy. The children began by learning about the importance of hydration. They discussed why our bodies need water throughout the day and how keeping hydrated can help us to concent

Last academic year, our Gardening Club worked hard planting and caring for lots of different vegetables in our Secret Garden. We thought the growing season was well and truly over… but the garden had one last surprise waiting for us! The children couldn’t believe their eyes when they discovered this MASSIVE courgette hiding away! 😲🥒 It’s been wonderful to see something planted by our children last year continue to grow and provide such an exciting surprise. Every visit to t