Cooking has began in Y5!

4th July 2022Stacey McClare

Today we thought about how we use and follow a recipe. To start with we made a fruit salad. We made sure we recapped food hygiene and cross contamination and ensured we were really thinking about food cleanliness. We discussed the recipe in mini crews then decided who would be responsible for each part of the process. We really developed our work hard howl by working well in mini crews ensuring we were actively participating and had a positive attitude to everything we did. We really did get smart aswell by supporting others to succeed by working collaboratively. We then moved onto our first starter, chicken traffic light kebabs. Some children were responsible for making the marinade, some cut the chicken and others chopped the peppers. Some children then used the ingredients to make the kebabs. We loved eating them at the end! A fantastic morning Crew MI, Crew Shields and Crew Boswell! We are all looking forward to making our second starter and main tomorrow.

Crew MI and Boswell play rounders

1st July 2022Emily Ibbotson

We had great fun playing rounders yesterday. We started with football rounders to get used to the rules and how to play then we progressed to rounders. First, we used a tennis racket to practise our hitting then some of us challenged ourselves to use the proper rounders bat. This was a fantastic crew activity where we worked together on our HOWLs, particularly our being kind one, where we were supportive and respectful to our peers.

Next week at Carcroft – It’s a busy one!

1st July 2022Lauren Marsh

(Week commencing – Monday 4th July)

Monday – Children to come in PE kit for the Sports For Champions visit.

Tuesday – Children to come in non-school uniform and bring a chocolate donation for the Summer Fayre, Nursery to come in sensible footwear as it is their sports day in the afternoon at 1:30pm.

Wednesday – Children to come in PE kit in for Sports Day (KS2 9am-11:30am/ KS1 1pm-2:30pm)

Thursday – Summer Fayre (2:30pm – 4:30pm)

UKS2 Thackray Museum Visit

29th June 2022Ruth Shields

Today has been a great day for UKS2 as we had the opportunity to explore the Thackray Museum. It was very interesting exploring life for people from 1840 and how that has changed in the present day. Some great discussions especially around how in 50 years time there will be children visiting the museum, who will learn about the covid pandemic.

As we walked round, we had a range of questions to answer in our pairs for each of the different medicine rooms that we entered. We had lots of reading to do in order to really understand how medicine has dramatically changed over the years. This meant our Work Hard and Get Smart HOWLS had to be secure so that we could be successful in our comprehension work!

Swimming kit – Year 5

28th June 2022Ruth Shields

On Friday (1st July), the children will need to bring shorts and t-shirt that they can get wet in the pool, in addition to their costumes. This lesson is to focus on safety and how to swim when potentially wearing clothing other than their swimming costumes.

Please remember to also have dry clothes to change into after swimming.

Thank you – Year 5 Crew

All About Hygiene

22nd June 2022Matthew Boswell

In expedition today, we learnt about the importance of hygiene when preparing food and the risks that we need to be aware of in the kitchen. As well as learning about where to store food in a fridge, we also looked at different types of bacteria and how they can spread and harm us. Our main focus though was looking at the cleanliness of everyday surfaces through an investigation. We rubbed some bread on a range of surfaces (as well as setting up a control, thanks Bobby) and sealed them in a bag to observe changes over time. As we made our predictions, we thought it only fair that you made yours too. Click on the link below to let us know which surface you think is the dirtiest!

Bacteria is Everywhere – make your prediction here!

UKS2 trip – Thackray Museum of Medicine

16th June 2022Ruth Shields

Good evening, just a reminder regarding our trip on 29th June. See below letter sent out 23rd May.

Dear parents and carers,

As part of our Summer Term expedition, ‘How does a healthy lifestyle impact your body and mind?’, we have organised a fantastic visit to The Thackray Museum of Medicine to hook the children into their learning and bring the expedition to life. The visit will be an action-packed day where the children will have the opportunity to explore how medicine has changed over time and observe some minor medical procedures. 

The trip will take place on Wednesday 29th June 2022. The coach will collect us from school at 9:15am and it will return at approximately 2:30pm depending on the traffic. We will update you via text message if our return is delayed. 

Children will wear school uniforms for the visit and we strongly encourage them to wear their red Carcroft hoodies. 

Those children entitled to a free school meal will be provided with a packed lunch from school. All other children will be required to bring one from home.

The cost of the trip is £16.60. We are asking parents to pay £12.00 per child and the school will subsidise the remainder of the cost. Unfortunately, if we don’t receive enough money the trip will not go ahead.

Please note: All monies and consents need to be completed and paid via Parentpay no later than Friday 17th June 2022. 

We are looking forward to an exciting day. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries. 

Yours faithfully,

Upper Key Stage Two Crew