A Trip Back to Ancient Egypt

On Tuesday, we took a trip back in time to build background knowledge about the ancient Egyptians. This was an amazing experience that taught us loads that we never thought was possible! We started by watching (and helping) a mummification, which was really gruesome! We then moved on to some Egyptian games: mancala and senet. These were a little confusing at first but we really enjoyed them! Senet was really like snakes and ladders! After that, we got a chance to ask questions with our expert who taught us lots of things about the ancient Egyptians. Then we had the chance to investigate artefacts and find out a little more about what being a historian is like. We answered questions to learn more but actually think they weren’t all that different to us today. After a much-needed lunch, we got to use reed pens, ink and papyrus to try our hand writing hieroglyphs – it was much harder than we thought and took a lot longer too! To finish off, we played a game where we had to think about building a city and which buildings would make our city great. It was an action-packed day and we really enjoyed it!

The Impact of Bees and Honey

On Wednesday, we were fortunate to have a visit from the Doncaster Beekeepers who talked to us about the importance of bees and how amazing honey actually is. We found out the types and numbers of bees we have in this country and which produce honey. We also learnt about the dangers of the Asian hornet. The best part was learning about how amazing honey is and all the benefits of it – and that it doesn’t go off. We even discovered that honey was found in the pyramids when they were opened!

First Aid…

Today, we had a very exciting start to the term and kicked off hook week with a first aid course. We learnt about how to give CPR, check for dangers, call the emergency services, how to use a defibrillator and an epi-pen. We then talked in detail about what we had learnt and made suggestions for what we thought our guiding question for this next expedition would be.

Argument Tennis in Crew Boswell

After finishing our balanced arguments, we have been preparing for our independent writing. Today we carried on the excellent work in PE by enjoying some argument tennis to help us to think of ways that we can share our opinions on a range of topics. We also discussed the importance of the planning process in becoming writers and are looking forward to planning our own balanced arguments tomorrow to help us really show off our writing skills!

MI and Boswell start their art slice

On Friday Crew MI and Crew Boswell started their next art slice 🙂 Our entry ticket allowed us to discuss our existing knowledge on mosaic, discussing when we have used mosaic before and what we did. We then looked at a range of different mosaics where we thought about what we could see and the patterns. We thought about how the mosaic had been created, the materials used and which ones we liked the most and why. Then we gave some of our own critique giving praises, notices and wonders for the different pieces. Next we were introduced to the artist we would study through this art slice- Antoni Gaudi. We watched different clips to build background knowledge then worked in mini crews to discuss and note down what we had learnt from the video. We created a whole class anchor chart using the facts we had learnt. From here we explored some of Gaudi’s work and where we can find it. We looked at the Sagrada Familia, learning that it is still to be finished! We discussed the following questions when exploring some of Gaudi’s work… What can you see? How does it make you feel? What techniques have been used? What was Gaudi trying to express? Our exit ticket allowed us all to voice 1 fact about Gaudi in our mini crew. We then shared this with someone from another mini crew then someone else in the room.

Citizenship Crew in Crew Boswell

Today we have been looking at how we can react to things outside of our control and who we could talk to when our feelings change. The children came up with situations that they feel they’re in control of and those that they’re not before sorting those and others into what’s in their circle of control and what’s not.

Year 5/6 Winners🏆🙌🏻🥇

Carcroft girls enjoyed the afternoon out playing football on XPs 4G pitch. We played 3 matches and overall Carcroft girls Y5/6 team won first place! What an achievement! The Y3/4 team stood out for their defending skills and sportsmanship. It was amazing to see! We cannot wait for the next tournament!