Today, we put our sportsmanship and resilience to the test during an exciting game of dodgeball!
We worked together as a crew, encouraged one another and showed great respect for our opponents. We learned that winning isn’t everything, it’s about giving our best, bouncing back when things don’t go our way and continuing to support our crewmates.
There were plenty of challenges along the way, but we showed resilience, determination and a fantastic Crew spirit. We were proud to see everyone demonstrating what it means to be a great sport!
Crew Godley took their learning outdoors for an exciting den-building challenge! Working together, we used natural and recycled materials to design and construct our own shelter.
We had to communicate, share ideas, solve problems and support one another as we worked as a crew. We thought carefully about how to make our den strong, stable and weatherproof, testing our ideas and making improvements along the way.
This challenge encouraged us to demonstrate our HoWLs and Character Traits, particularly compassion, courage and craftsmanship. We discovered that successful crew work isn’t about one person doing all the work – it is about listening to each other, sharing responsibility and helping everyone to contribute.
Most importantly, we had fun learning outside, getting creative and challenging ourselves together!
What an amazing first week back we have had; I have been so impressed with the resilience and maturity of everyone and I can’t wait to see what we can achieve together this year.
Crew Godley have been exploring the wonderful text this week, Have You Filled Your Bucket Today? and thinking carefully about what it means to show compassion towards others.
We have been learning that our words and actions can have a big impact on how people feel. Just like filling someone’s bucket can help them feel happy, valued and cared for, small acts of kindness can make a huge difference to the people around us.
As a Crew, we have been challenging ourselves to become bucket fillers! We have thought about how we can show compassion through kind words, helping others, including people, listening carefully and noticing when someone might need a little support.
Our challenge now is to keep looking for opportunities to fill the buckets of others and make Crew Godley a place where everyone feels valued, cared for and included.
What a fantastic start to the new school year for Crew Godley! We are truly embracing our first week back, working together to build a strong Crew and lay the foundations for a successful year ahead.
We have begun exploring our Character Traits of Compassion and Respect, thinking about how we can put these values into action and create beautiful work in service of others and our school community.
Our first act of service was giving some much-needed love and attention to our Quad, which had been feeling the effects of the recent dry weather. We worked together to care for our shared space and make it a welcoming environment for everyone.
Getting to know one another has been another important part of our first week. We worked together with a parachute challenge, learning each other’s likes and dislikes, whilst trying to keep a ball moving on the parachute. It certainly tested our teamwork, communication and perseverance!
Today, we created Kindness Stones, linking beautifully to our Character Trait of Compassion. These stones will be hidden around our school grounds for some lucky Carcroft Crew members to discover. We hope that finding a little message of kindness will brighten someone’s day!
It has been a brilliant first couple of days for Crew Godley. We are already showing compassion, respect, teamwork and courage, and we can’t wait to see what we can achieve together this year.
We have had lots of fun over the last couple of days settling in to our new classroom with our new grown ups. We have welcomed some new members of our crew to Carcroft Primary School and we are so excited about our year ahead!
We have spent time familiarising ourselves with the classroom environment and the resources within it, making sure that we are being our kindest selves by sharing with our friends, and we have been working really hard on showing our beautiful sitting on the carpet, making sure that we are ‘Being Kind’ at all times to the grown ups and our peers.
What a way to finish our final expedition of the year! Well done to all the children for working incredibly hard and retaining lot’s of knowledge from our expedition; ‘Blue Planet’. This afternoon, we showcased our art work, writing pieces and books. You should all be very proud of yourselves!
After learning about the four countries that make up the United Kingdom (UK), Crew Farrow rearranged the furniture to mirror the shape of the UK. We then set sail across the four surrounds seas; English Channel, Irish Sea, North Sea, North Atlantic Ocean. 🛶🌊
