Crew MI 5.11.21

7th November 2021Emily Ibbotson

We’ve had a great first week with our crew with lots of hard work to get smart and being kind. We have written our Harry Potter independent writes which we have tried really hard to include all the features we have been working on. We have also started our new case study in expedition… SCIENCE and we have had great fun doing some experiments. We have learnt about condensation and evaporation and how we can change states. We also tested to see what solids would dissolve in liquid.

We also had our first lesson from Scotty’s Heroes where we went into the forest school area and built dens. This was great fun and we can’t wait for our next session.

Our PE days have changed starting from next week and they will now be on a MONDAY and FRIDAY so please ensure children have their kits tomorrow. Also, those children who have been attending Young Voices rehearsals on a Friday, please can you check your emails (dated 8th October) and log on to parent pay to give consent to attend the concert please. All the information is on there but if you do have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask the office or Mrs Ibbotson.

Our target next week is to work on our active listening skills during lessons. Hope you have all had a good weekend. We look forward to seeing you at parents evening this week.

Crew Longley – Week 1

7th November 2021Stuart Longley

What a busy week, but we have really enjoyed our first week back.

We have really tried to focus on our HoWL score this week in all 3 areas (work hard, get smart and be kind). This saw us achieve an average of 3 this week 😀. We are now one step closer to our Nelli Day visit 🐾.

This week, we kick-started our art case study by investigating the work of Quentin Blake. We worked together to identify some of his illustrations and to have a go at our own illustrations. Over the next couple of weeks, we will be creating our own heroes in the style of Quentin Blake.

In art, we will also have a visit from Natasha Clarke. She is a talented local artist, who is going to help the crews create portraits of famous heroes as part of our finished product. You can see some of her amazing artwork here.

Coach Luke and Miss Tiede have been delivering our PE and we are working on basketball skills! It has been great to see the crew working as a team to develop their passing skills. 

Next week, sees our Walkathon event take place. We have our fingers crossed for good weather so that we can complete our 100 laps and have some fun in the process. Please could we ask that any sponsor money be sent to school this week.

Have a great week!

Crew Shields – 6/11/21

6th November 2021Ruth Shields

It was so lovely welcoming the children back to our new classroom. We have spent the week settling into our new classroom and ack into our routines and structures. I know I miss the routines during the holidays.

We started our next case study for our expedition and have enjoyed the opportunity of completing some science experiments. The children have learned the process of evaporation and condensation before exploring soluble and insoluble materials.

In writing, we have started our non chronological report which will be used for our final product. Despite the children finding this type of writing a bit tricky, they didn’t let this stop them. Their resilience was great and they worked hard.

We ended the week with our first Scotty’s Heroes session. The children had the opportunity to build A frame or lean to shelters. It was great seeing them work collaboratively and solve problems with their shelter.
Overall, a great first week back.
Hope everyone has had a safe Bonfire night.

TWITP LKS2 (5.11.21)

5th November 2021Simon Gerrard

It’s been a busy first week back after half term and two weeks of rest. We’ve been getting stuck into our new writing, continued to work on our reading fluency and been Historians as our research of the Vikings came to an end. We then began thinking about refugees, as we have an exciting visitor coming in on Monday, to discuss his experience as part of the Conversation Club.

Have a fantastic and safe weekend, Crew LKS2 – enjoy the fireworks! 😆

Crew Gerrard Weekly Blog (5.11.21)

5th November 2021Simon Gerrard

What a great first week back we’ve had and our first as Crew Gerrard. We’ve had a great week and have enjoyed talking about Halloween and ended with Bonfire Night, discussing how to be safe! 🎆🎇🧛‍♂️🧙‍♀️🧟

We have made a start on our newspaper articles this week about the incidents that are happening in Afghanistan currently, regarding the Taliban and understanding how this is effecting people who live there. We have also recapped our Maths learning for addition and subtraction and made sure that we can complete the column method for both securely. Many of use were able to achieve beyond our Minimum Expectation, to reach reasoning and problem solving. This is really great to see, as it has put a smile on our Crew Leaders’ faces! 😃

Our HoWLs this week have not been as secure as previous weeks, we have at times found it hard to make sure that we are listening and stopping straight away. I know as a crew this is something we can improve on next week as we have spoken about it a lot in our crew sessions. We know that this will change next week, as we have been getting back into our routine!

Have a fantastic weekend, enjoy Bonfire night and stay safe! 😆

Crew Marsh – 5/11/21

5th November 2021Lauren Marsh

What a busy first week back, which has started with Halloween and ended with Bonfire Night 🎆🎇

We have made a start on our newspaper articles this week about what is happening in Afghanistan regarding the Taliban and understanding how this is effecting people who live there. We have also recapped our math learning for addition and subtraction and made sure that we can complete the column method for both securely. Because we have worked so hard in maths this week lots of us have been able to access reasoning and problem solving questions, which is great!

Our HoWLs this week have not been as secure as previous weeks, we have at times found it hard to make sure that we are listening and stopping straight away. I know as a crew this is something we can improve on next week as we have spoken about it a lot in our crew sessions.

Have a lovely weekend, enjoy Bonfire night and stay safe! ☺

Y5/6 Netball tournament

1st November 2021Lauren Marsh

We have an exciting opportunity for 9 children from Year 5/6 to take part in Campsmount’s netball tournament. This event will be held on Wednesday 24th November in the afternoon. Letters will be handed out tomorrow. Any one interested will be asked to attend extra training sessions which will be outlined on the letter. If your son/daughter is interested in attending this tournament please can you make them aware that I will be coming around with letters in the morning.

Thank you Miss Marsh 🙂

Our School HOWL Heroes

15th October 2021James Tucker

This morning, all children across school who have achieved an ‘Awesome’ or ‘Great’ average in their HOWLs this half-term joined to together in the hall to celebrate their success and receive a special celebratory postcard.

It was great to see all these children together – you will see just how many there were in the photo below – to congratulate them on how determined they have been to Work Hard, Get Smart and Be Kind.

Our HOWLs help us to become the very best versions of ourselves and are so important, so it is great to see so many children achieving an ‘awesome’ or ‘great’ HOWL average. I can’t wait to see how many children we are able to celebrate with for achieving the same next half-term.