Crew Colclough had a blast during our FUN afternoon! To celebrate our Crazy Hair Day, the pupils dove into a variety of exciting activities—from making playdough from scratch and following along with directed drawing videos to playing games together. It was a brilliantly fun, high-energy afternoon!
In year 3 and 4, we have been learning about God’s covenants that appear in the bible.
First, we looked at the story of Noah and the Ark. Noah was asked by God to build an ark that would accommodate his family and 2 of each animal. God informed Noah that he was going to send a flood because the people on earth were evil and didn’t listen to God. Despite being laughed at, Noah built the ark and was ready when the rain came. The rain flooded the earth and killed everyone outside of the ark. When the flood was finally over, God told Noah that a rainbow would appear in the sky as a symbol to his people that he would never flood the earth again.
Next we learned about the story of Abraham and his wife Sarah. God promised Abraham that he would be the father of many nations. However, Abraham had no children and was considerable old. Despite this Abraham and his wife kept their faith in God. Eventually after many years, Sarah fell pregnant and later had a son and God fulfilled his convenant with Abraham.
Then we learned about Moses and the Israelites who wandered the desert for 40 years. Moses freed the Israelites from slavery after God inflicted 10 plagues on the Pharoah and the Egyptians. They left Egypt and went to the desert in search for the promised land. God told Moses that if he freed the Israelites that he would provide for them which he did. He protected them from the Pharoah, provided food when they were hungry and provided water when they were thristy. Noah had faith that God would fulfill his promise.
To follow on from the Moses story, we learned about Pesach which is the celebration of Passover. A time that Jewish people remember the story of Moses and him saving the Israelites from slavery. We learned about the Seder meal where each part retells the story of Moses. For example, they dip herbs in salt water to represent the tears of the slaves, the apple, cinnamon and walnut paste represents the mortar used by the slaves on the pyramids and the egg represents a new beginning.
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!
This afternoon, Crew Colclough stepped back in time alongside dedicated volunteers from Victoria Cross for an immersive World War II history workshop. Pupils were captivated by the hands-on session, which brought history to life through authentic WWII artifacts—including gas masks, deactivated weaponry, and inert grenades. It was a memorable, deeply engaging experience that gave everyone a powerful glimpse into the daily life of a soldier.
LKS2 have had a fantastic week immersing themselves in our new text ‘The lion and the unicorn’. Pupils have enjoyed reading an extract from the book to help build fluency. We have also been identifying different question types.
Across LKS2, we have began to make our poppies as part of our final product. We will be selling these at the beginning of November to raise funds for the Royal Legion. We will also be asking families to join us for our Remembrance Day assembly.
It was lovely to see Year 4 and 2 playing alongside each other during our Friday crew session.
Year 4 put in fantastic effort during PE today, practicing their football control and dribbling skills.
A huge congratulations to Louie and Nandi, our newly appointed Change Makers in Crew Colclough! Every pupil did a fantastic job preparing and delivering their speeches, articulating with confidence why they would excel in the role. We are so proud of everyone’s hard work, and we can’t wait to see the positive impact Louie and Nandi will make. Well done!
Yesterday, pupils fully immersed themselves in our new expedition, “Lest We Forget: How Does War Change Lives?”, during an engaging Hook Day. Step back in time, the children dressed as World War II evacuees and tackled a series of hands-on challenges: deciphering secret messages in Morse code, crafting authentic diary entries, and taking on a 20-minute STEM challenge to engineer paper bridges strong enough to hold a toy tank. It was an inspiring start to a powerful unit of learning.
