Check out the exciting learning in Foundation Stage 1 and 2 from this week!
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Week – 6.09.21
What a busy but enjoyable week! This week we have learnt in our new groups for reading, spelling, writing and maths.. it has been amazing to see how everyone in our crew has settled into this and how much they love learning with all of the teachers in our phase.
We have made an amazing start on our dragon poems and we cannot wait for the children to be able to perform them when they are finished!
Murton park was an amazing trip/day this week and it was great to see the children learn in the role of a Viking, carrying out tasks such as practicing how to use weapons, pottery skills and living as Viking making bread. Look at this video to see more of what we got up to: https://carcroftschool.co.uk/year-4s-viking-visit-blog-8-9-21/
Have a great weekend and a well deserved break.. see you all Monday!
Mr G and Miss Marsh ☺☺
This week in Crew Tucker… 10/9/21
We’ve had another fantastic week in Crew Tucker with lots of great learning taking place both inside and outside the classroom.
Our highlight of the week has to be our visit to Murton Park, York where the children spent the day experiencing what life was like for a Viking. Dressed to impress, the children learnt how to be handle weapons to guard the village, made bread using Viking recipes and techniques and created pottery which we have brought back to school to display in our classroom.
If you haven’t seen it, click play on the video below to see photos and videos from our trip. If you’ve seen it already, watch it again as it really was an amazing day!
This week also saw our class celebrate our very first Learning Legend. This award went to none other than… Rome Wilson! Rome has made a brilliant start to his time in Year 3 and has demonstrated his determination to work hard to get smart in all lessons. He has created some beautiful work, particularly in Art where he has shown a real flare for the subject; his clay dragon eye is truly impressive!
Each and every member of our crew has worked incredibly hard this week. Starting Key Stage Two can be a challenge but they have risen to this and excelled our expectations. Keep up the hard work Crew Tucker.
Have a great weekend and we look forward to seeing you all bright and early on Monday morning.
EYFS weekly blog. 10.9.21
This week the children have all completed a full week in their new crews. For some children this means their first full week in school ever! We have had a brilliant time. 👍
The children have really worked hard to get smart in FS2. From starting phonics learning, counting cubes, discussions “all about me” for expedition they have definitely earned a weekend rest 😊
The children in F1 have settled in well and have been working on following the classroom routine. They have been looking at “being kind” to each other and their classroom by choosing using and putting away the toys and equipment. The have made their crew adults proud but trying so hard to eat all their dinners and trying new food.
Well done crew EYFS! Have a lovely weekend ❤️
A visit from a hero!
Today we had a very special visitor in Key Stage One, a real life hero that works on the front lines of a hospital! Here’s a snapshot of what we got up to, check out This Week in Phase for the full experience!
Year 4’s Viking Visit Blog (8.9.21)
What an amazing day Year 4 have all had at the fantastic Murton Park. We were really excited to get on our first trip for a while and it didn’t disappoint. This Hook has lead us perfectly into our Expedition to answer the Guiding Question ‘Coming to Doncaster; why then and why now?’
We can’t wait to see the ‘beautiful work’! Just to say a huge well done for how well behaved Year 4 were, you were brilliant – well done. Check out all our fun activities in the sun below:
Year 3’s Viking Visit Blog
Hit play on the video below to see all the amazing activities our children experienced today at Murton Park.
We can’t wait to build on this exciting hook to help the children get smart and produce beautiful work for our ‘Coming to Doncaster; why then and why now?’ expedition.
Viking Learning in Year 3: A fantastic visit to Murton Park
What an amazing day Year 3 have had on their visit to Murton Park!
The children spent the day fully immersed in the life of a Viking by becoming Vikings themselves! Dressed to impress, the children were invited to join a Viking Village and learnt how to make bread, make pottery, gather fire wood and become warriors to defend the village from Anglo-Saxon attacks.
The children behaved impeccably and had so much fun. They made us all proud and demonstrated how working hard to get smart doesn’t just happen in the classroom.
The pictures below will give you a flavour for our day, but look out for the video we will be posting soon with even more pictures and videos!
Crew Mcloughlin’s first week back!
Our first week back in Crew Mcloughlin was definitely filled with fun fun fun as we delved into our expedition hook week!
It had involved lots of lessons focusing on Art and Science to engage the children in their first expedition ‘The Magic of Motion: How have trains been on a journey of change?’ We began with a day of being pupils at Hogwarts and had lessons in the Defences against the arts, Transfiguration, Quidditch and Potions. Crew Mc particularly enjoyed the Transfiguration lesson where they completed various science experiments, turning solids into liquids 
We also created beautiful art work using watercolours in our new fancy art sketchbooks. I am very proud of them with the work that they have individually produced!
In-between all the fun, Crew Mcloughlin have been working on our HoWLs and expectations ensuring we are the very best we can be. I have no doubt this will improve week on week
We are eager to get into our normal timetable and most of all… our trip to Harry Potter World! 
Crew SB – 3/9/21
First week back…not a problem for our new year 5’s. It has been lovely having the children back in school. They have blown us away with how quickly they have settled back into school life.
This week has involved lots of book lessons to engage the children in their new expedition. On Wednesday, we spent a day at Hogwarts and had lessons in the Defences against the dark arts, Transfiguration, Quidditch and Potions. This allowed the children an opportunity to work with others In the phase. Some great learning happened and the children spoke positively about the activities.
Thursday was art day which focused on watercolours. They learned a range of techniques and then had the opportunity to explore using them. These skills were then used to produce a small art piece. We were very impressed with the quality.
We are really looking forward to getting into our normal timetable next week and then our trip to Harry Potter World.
Have a fantastic weekend. 😁