Year 3/4 (group 6) really enjoyed buliding their own den as well as a little tree bench in xp outdoors today.
Category : Crew Gerrard 22/23
Dodgeball Tournament
What an incredible afternoon we had at the dodgeball tournament. All the children who participated worked incredibly hard and supported each other. I could not be any prouder of them. They showed great sportsmanship skills and cheered for each other. Unfortunately, we did come fourth in the competition but they did not give up and showed resilience
E-Safety Day 2023
On Tuesday 7th February we celebrated Safer Internet Day 2023, attached are the slides we created to showcase our thoughts and ideas.
Internet Safety or E-Safety is an integral part of children’s education in today’s digital world and is embedded in their learning at school. At Carcroft School we want to help our parents and children improve their own understanding of e-safety issues so they can learn to use the internet and all digital media in a safe and secure way.
As a parent/carer you’ll know how important the internet is to children – they use it to learn, play, socialise and express themselves. But the technology children use every day can seem a bit daunting and you might worry about the risks your child can face online – such as bullying, contact from strangers or the possibility of them seeing illegal or inappropriate content.
To try and help parents/carers with the fast moving and changing world of internet and social media we’ve suggested a few internet sites. You can also read/download the documents for further information and advice.
- Thinkyouknow (advice from the National Crime Agency to stay safe online)
- Internet matters (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
- Parent info (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
- Child net (help and advice for parents and carers)
- Net-aware (support for parents and careers from the NSPCC)
Storytelling
LKS2 children enjoyed sharing their expedition work with UKS2 on Friday afternoon. What a wonderful way to finish the week. It was lovely to see how engaged the children were and how impressed our crew were with UKS2’s handwriting.
LKS2 – Cake Sale
LKS2 would like to invite you to our cake sale on Thursday 9th February straight after school at 3pm. The cake stall will be set up outside Crew Flaherty and cakes will be on sale from 30p. We would really appreciate any donations you can make for our cake sale.
The money we raise from the cake sale will be going to a family who have recently suffered a bereavement and we would like to show our support as a school community by helping them to set up a memorial garden where the children can remember the special times they had with their loved one.
Thank you in advance for your kindness and support
LKS2 crew
XP Outdoors
MTC Testing!
As some of you may be aware, all year 4 pupils now complete a multiplication tables check (MTC). This is to determine whether pupils can recall their times tables fluently, which is essential for future success in mathematics. It also enables us, as teachers, to identify those pupils who have not yet mastered their times tables, so that additional support can be provided.
For all year 4 pupils we have added in some extra time during the school week to allow them to practise their times tables, sometimes they are working in a small group with an adult, other times practising times tables on Times Tables Rock Stars, as well as conducting a weekly MTC test.
During SLCs some parents asked how they could help to support their child at home, therefore please find below a list of useful websites:
www.ttrockstars.com
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Teachers will also be sending children home with some times table sheets as we know some children prefer to practise in this way.
To make you aware the MTC test is a timed test where children are given 6 seconds to answer a multiplication question. The test comprises of 25 questions and to pass children are expected to achieve 25/25.
Teachers will be sending children home weekly with a slip to indicate what their score was this week and how that compares to their previous score, as well as suggesting timestables that your child needs to work on.
This year the test will be conducted between Monday 5th June and Friday 16th June 2023. This means that we have lots of time to keep practising!
If you have any questions or concerns then please do not hesitate to pop into school and either speak to myself (Mrs Elmer) or your child’s class teacher.
Many thanks for your continued support.
February half term camp!
We have exciting news again, Active Fusion are hosting camps at out school in February half term (Monday 13th – Friday 17th February). Camps will cost £6 per day and children we need to bring their own pack lunch. The reason camps are charged this time is because Active Fusion are not receiving any funding from the government.
Please sign up using the link below:
Circuits
We have had such a wonderful first few weeks back at school and the children’s enthusiasm for learning is wonderful to see especially when we have been learning about circuits. The children in LKS2 have enjoyed investigating how circuits work and what happens in additional equipment is added. They particularly enjoyed adding a switch and buzzer to their circuits. The children have demonstrated fantastic HOWLs by listening to each other carefully when creating their own circuits.