Today our crew challenge was the Leaning Tower of Feetza.
The children worked in small groups to build the tallest freestanding tower using only their shoes. It was lovely to see them all working together and supporting each other even if it was a little smelly afterwards!!
Practise, practise, practise! Crew Godley have been trying so hard to develop their handwriting skills, making sure our letters are formed from the correct point, sat on the line and have correct ascenders and descenders. It’s a lot to remember but we are stating to see some real improvements!
Year Two took a lovely scenic walk up to our local church at Owston to complete our first case study in Christianity. Along the way we ensured we were stewards of our local area and collected litter, we were praised by the public for our lovely manners and care to our community. When we arrived at the church we were excited to explore the grounds and noticed lots of old artefacts which dated back to 1086, Owston Church we discovered was also mentioned in the Doomsday Book. A fantastic piece of history, right on our doorstep!
For Tranquil Tuesday we began the day with some space yoga!
Children were so excited to visit our local park to celebrate their excellent HoWLs. These children are always kind, going above and beyond to help their peers whilst also working hard and getting smart. It was such a lovely treat!
This week in Scottie’s we had some tricky challenges to complete. Not only did we have to work in small crews in which we were blindfolded, we had to rely on our crew mates to give us specific instructions. It was tricky however we found that clear and concise instructions were the best way to solve the challenges.
In crew, we played a game called ‘Giant’s Keys’. The ‘giant’ was sat on a chair in the middle of the circle, with their keys underneath. One person in the circle had to quietly steal the keys. Once they had successfully been stolen, we all put our arms behind our backs before the giant tried to guess who had stolen their keys!
Today we continued to be historians, exploring our village of Carcroft. We went on a local walk to see all of the buildings that have changed over time, we had a tick list to find – DFS (which used to be an old pub), Iceland (which used to be a picture house), Coffee corner (Which used to be a chapel) and the old auction room (which used to be a farriers). We noticed and wondered about how any why these buildings changed. Leo suggested that the more people lived in Carcroft so more shops were needed like Iceland and Asda.
We also visited the memorial wheel and did some sketches of it.
On the way back to school we noticed a very peculiar tree, we became scientists and investigated this, it was the workings of the processionary moth.
In our crew session this morning we made a raft out of twigs and pipe cleaners and put a sail in them, ready to see if they float.
