In crew, we have discussed the importance of completing some home learning tasks.
I have created a document with some home learning options and some useful websites. Children can either email evidence electronically or on paper.
Category : Crew Shields 22/23
King Charles III Coronation Celebrations 👑🇬🇧
Cricket skills
PE this week has involved children continuing to practice their throwing skills for cricket. They had a new coach this week so it was lovely to see them full engaged in the activity.
Miners working conditions
Today, we have had the opportunity to learn more about the conditions working in the mines which are extremely unpleasant.
Children worked in pairs to read a number of sources before having to retrieve the important information. They were able to find the conditions in the mines but also the detrimental effects these had on people’s health conditions.
When we had collected the information, we have collated it into an anchor chart for the working wall.
Jobs in the mines
During our second expedition lesson, the children learned about some of the job roles from the mines. They were then challenged to read the information and act out the job. The rest of the crew had to guess the role based on the actions. Well done to everyone for getting involved and performing to the rest of the crew.
Reading
Today we started Chapter 3 of our Expedition text and focused on vocabulary.
Children started off playing a game called Round Table where they had to list adjectives from the text. We then shared these as a whiparound.
During the lesson we come across a word that we were unsure of how to use in a sentence. We looked at the definition and discussed some possible ways of using the word. Children then had an opportunity to write their own sentence.
Cardboard flower pots(xp outdoors)
Stem Project – Pulleys
We ended our hook week with a stem project that required us to use our problem solving skills. Children were given a range of resources and they had to use these to create a pulley system. We linked this to how in the olden days. miners and other industries would have relied on systems like this to help them move large loads of coal.
This activity really challenged our resilience as there were a few different steps that needed to be completed to allow them to successful. We managed some of the steps but then required some clues to support with the rest.
YR 5 Swimming
Crew Shields have smashed their 1st swimming lesson ! Great job everyone! 😁
Mining Fact-file
Hook week continued yesterday by allowing the children time to consolidate previous learning by giving them time to research and create a fact-file about mining. Children focused this more towards their local community so they could remind themselves of the importance mining played to the exisitance of Carcroft.
