After a busy morning learning patterns and phonics in Crew Haigh today – we were very excited to finish the day with a visit to the bounty castle.









After a busy morning learning patterns and phonics in Crew Haigh today – we were very excited to finish the day with a visit to the bounty castle.









Pupils enjoyed an interactive world book day in Crew Haigh, we shared book, sensory stories and especially enjoyed making sandwiches for our tea party











The pupils in Crew Haigh have enjoyed their latest story; Goldilocks And The Three Bears. Sensory story props, making porridge and edible bears (which we obviously loved!) all whilst developing those important motor skills that will help develop our writing – some superb communication and sharing too!

















In Crew, we put our faith in each other to the test by doing this fun partner challenge. We stood opposite our partners and took a step back, then we leaned closer and leaned on each other! We bounced gently on each other’s hands to feel the security of our crew member’s hold. We giggled and squealed and had a great time but ultimately we learned to have courage in ourselves and faith in each other! What a great Crew.






Crew Ramsay have been developing our vocabulary by using thesauruses! We are eager to broaden our range of vocab by learning tier two words which better articulate our ideas. Here we are exploring the wonderful world of words!!







To launch our Diverse Doncaster Expedition, Crew Ramsay read the story, The Day The crayons Quit. We then used our crayons to enjoy making some pictures just like they do in the story and hung these proudly on our writing wall. We couldn’t believe it when the crayons quit the next day and left us a note! What a launch to a new writing unit!











This week in our Life Skills lesson we made chocolate chip biscuits. We spoke about how we need to have clean hands and surfaces to bake. The children listened to instructions and both waited patiently while taking in turns to mix the ingredients. Getting their hands stuck in and feeling new textures, using our rolling skills and being careful placing them on the baking tray. Altogether taking 10 biscuits home for our families to share.












Crew McLoughlin had a wonderful time celebrating their Christmas party together, filled with laughter, festive cheer, and big smiles all around. The children enjoyed seasonal games and music that really captured the magic of Christmas. It was a lovely way to end the morning.



Crew Gray and Crew McLoughlin have started painting their Christmas wood cookies! They have practiced their blending techniques to perfect their starry night backgrounds. We can’t wait to see the final products !









Crew Haddock started their walk to the North Pole today





Crew Ramsay loved going under the tables and cosying down in the pillows to enjoy some reading with Year 5. As we get more and more familiar, we are really beginning to bond with our buddies and grow as little people. Crew goes beyond the year groups at Carcroft as we are learning in Year Two!




Crew Ramsay would like to acknowledge the kindness and generosity of the donators of our advent calendars. We have loved counting down the days to Christmas so far. We have learned to take turns, recognise numerals and share life’s little joys with our friends… what a beautiful way to be a crew! Thank you!










In Crew Ramsay, we have enjoyed independent writing which culminated in peer critique time today. We read our work loud and proud and received critique from a peer. We have already edited our work so didn’t make any changes to our actual work but we did think about our feedback and pledged to consider it going forward. Check us out using our actions and signs for our critique protocol: I praise, I notice, I suggest, I wonder. What a compassionate, courageous morning!










