Crew MI have produced some great work in expedition over the last two days. Children have chosen then researched a plant or tree found in the Amazon Rainforest then they produced a fact sheet. Children thought about how they could attract their audience and used sub headings to organise their ideas. We all all really pleased with our final pieces of work. Here are some examples…
Category : Crew Blogs
LKS2 Writing Experience Day (17.1.22)
In order to be able to write our own setting description about bear island, we need to read chapter 3. In the hall we got cosy and comfortable and read chapter 3 as a LKS2 under the northern lights.
Rainforest plant links
What Plants Are in the Amazon Rainforest?
Spring Term: Week 2 in EYFS!
Week 2: Different types of houses including our own home.
The children have really enjoyed their expedition learning this week. They have looked closely at their own houses and then the different types of houses they coulod see in the local community.
They looked at the different materials houses were made of and how each type of house looked different on the outisde. We noticed the bungalows in the community didnt have an upstairs. Presely in FS2 said “this meant they didn’t have stairs inside, which helped old people to move around more easily”.
In the classroom the children used all their new knowledge to build houses in the bricks, print bricks in the paint, build using “cement” in the water tray and create their own dream houses in the workshop.
LKS2 Yorkshire Wildlife Park Trip (13.1.22) 🦁🐾🐅
LKS2 have had a great day on their trip to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park. This has really hooked us into our new Expedition, where we’re looking into answering the Guiding Question Why should we protect our beautiful planet?
We loved seeing all of the different wild animals that are on our door step, especially the Polar Bears, which we will be looking into great detail in future Expedition lessons.
The children were fantastic with their behaviour and should be really proud of how they represented Carcroft today. We will be sharing a video soon of our day, so here is a sneak peak!
KS1’s Ocean Adventure
Children had an amazing time learning about the oceans, life in the oceans and sharks during their visit to The Deep today.
We took a deep dive under the oceans in one of the most spectacular aquariums in the world 🌎 🐠 🦈🦑 🦀
We enjoyed a fantastic workshop exploring creatures great and small which reside in the oceans. We also modelled some diving equipment – our teacher couldn’t believe how smart we were with the background knowledge we’ve already acquired within a week of launching our expedition. We worked hard which in turn made sure we extended our knowledge of the oceans. Our crews had had a wonderful time. They children were a credit to the school 😊Keep on eye out for TWITP for some more snaps of the day 🦈
Mr Hull the builder, can he fix it?
During Hook Week, the children in EYFS watched how heavy machinery can make building projects easier. Mr Hull is building new path around the school and the excavator could dig a lot faster and deeper than his spade!
The children discussed the importance of safety around heavy machinery and they wore their visible vests so that the excavator driver could see them!
The children felt the rubble in their hands and commented on its texture. They were told how it would sit together to make an even and safe path.
Hook Week – Scrapheap Challenge
As part of Hook Week, the children in EYFS completed a Scrapheap Challenge! They explored a range of resources and materials in the school hall before working collaboratively in small groups to plan and build a simple structure. As part of the Scrapheap Challenge, the children were given a criteria to achieve – their structure needed to remain stable for at least three minutes and it needed to be big enough to house three children inside.
The children concluded the Scrapheap Challenge by completing a gallery walk and critiquing one another’s structures.
Henry praised Crew A for making their structure colourful.
George praised Crew C for building a structure big enough to fit their whole crew in.
Dominic wondered if Crew B’s structure was strong enough because it was leaning to one side.
Messiah wondered how all the structures could be made fireproof so that the crews could camp and cook inside them.
KS1 Visit to The Deep tomorrow 13.01.2022
Years 1 and 2 are visiting The Deep tomorrow, in Hull.
The coach will leave school promptly in the morning, we are aiming for 8.50am once we have all children in school and registered. Classroom doors will open at 8.25am in the morning to enable us to ensure the children are ready in time.
Please note, children MUST come to school in uniform, including their red / jumper cardigan. Children can wear comfortable, sensible footwear, for example, trainers or boots. Children who are on school dinners do not need a packed lunch, this is provided by school. The children have chosen their sandwich option.
When the coach returns to school we will take the children back to their Crew base to dismiss. This will ensure that all children are kept safe, as you will appreciate dismissing children from the coach onto a busy playground and close to a main road is far from ideal, so please be patient with us. Your children’s safety is our priority.
EYFS Spring Expedition
Last week, the children in EYFS started their new expedition! Their expedition title is ‘Early Years Engineers’ and their guiding question is ‘In a world of possibilities, what would you make?’
As part of their expedition this term, the children will be completing three case studies and answering some thought-provoking questions as part of these case studies:
- Case Study 1: What can we use to create and build? (Expressive Arts and Design: Creating with Materials)
- Case Study 2: How do you build a community? (Understanding the World: People and Communities)
- Case Study 3 : How can you be a maker like me? (Understanding the World: The Natural World)
Throughout the expedition, a range of traditional tales will be used to inspire, shape and lead the children’s learning:
- Case Study 1: The Three Little Pigs
- Case Study 2: Hansel and Gretel
- Case Study 3 : The Gingerbread Man
Over the course of the term, we will blog about what the children have learnt and experienced as part of their expedition on our individual crew pages. We will also upload photographs of the children’s learning and share their completed work on our expedition website.
