Carcroft Celebrates Walk and Wheel Challenge 2026, we won!

9th October 2026Laura Godley

Carcroft School was delighted to welcome Olympic medal-winning cyclist Ed Clancy and the Bikeability team for a fantastic day of cycling activities, after we worked so hard during last year’s Walk and Wheel Challenge!

Our children had the opportunity to take part in exciting cycling sessions, build their confidence and learn more about the importance of cycling safely. Meeting Ed Clancy, a three-time Olympic gold medallist, was a brilliant opportunity to be inspired by someone who has achieved so much in the world of cycling!

The sessions helped promote active lifestyles, road safety and cycling as a fun, healthy and environmentally friendly way to travel. It was wonderful to see our children getting involved, developing new skills and enjoying such a memorable experience.

A huge thank you to Ed and the entire Bikeability team for visiting Carcroft and helping to make the day so special. We are incredibly grateful for this fantastic opportunity and the lasting memories created for our children.

What a brilliant way to celebrate all of the children’s effort, walking and wheeling to school!

How and Why Are Jewish Festivals Celebrated?

1st October 2026Ruth Shields

So far this term, Year 5 and 6 have been exploring the important question: “How and why are Jewish festivals celebrated?” We have learnt about four significant Jewish festivals: Pesach (Passover), Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot.

Through our learning, we discovered the stories, traditions and beliefs behind each festival and considered why they are important to Jewish people today. We explored how Pesach remembers the Israelites’ freedom from slavery in Egypt, while Rosh Hashanah marks the Jewish New Year and is a time for reflection and new beginnings. We learnt about Yom Kippur, a special day of prayer, reflection and forgiveness, and Sukkot, when Jewish people remember the Israelites’ journey through the wilderness and give thanks for what they have.

We have enjoyed learning how festivals bring families and communities together and how religious beliefs are expressed through special foods, prayers, symbols and traditions. Our learning has helped us to develop a deeper understanding and respect for Jewish beliefs and practices.

Times table fun

29th September 2026Olivia Fox

Crew FI got into 2 groups and each had a go at filling in the times table wheel. The first group to fill in the wheel were the winners!

1st October Fun Day

24th September 2026Stuart Longley

To celebrate an absolutely amazing start to the school year, we have decided to have a little bit of fun on Thursday 1st October.

Children are invited to come to school in their brightest outfits with wacky hair!

The afternoon, will be an afternoon of fun and games!

At lunchtime, Relish have organised a party packed lunch for us to enjoy. All children who have a school dinner on that day will receive a raffle ticket, entering them into a prize draw with prizes to be won!

Place Value in Crew MI

7th September 2026Emily Ibbotson

What a week we have had in maths! Crew MI have been amazing mathematicians this week and showed great resilience when tackling some tricky problems. We have used the concrete resources to support us with our learning and have played some great maths games along the way. Keep this great up as work up to millions next week!

Booktalk in Crew FI

7th September 2026Emily Ibbotson

We have started our new book ‘Orion Lost’ and we are really enjoying it so far. We have unpicked new vocabulary, made predictions about what we thought the book would be about and what would happen next, we discussed how to answer a range of questions and played a game or true or false. We are really looking forward to reading chapter 2 next week.