The Triangle of Risk

3rd March 2026Laura Godley

Today in Crew Godley we have begun to explore staying safe on the road, this is everyone’s job! By using the ‘Triangle of Risk’ we have discovered that road safety has three important parts – the road, the vehicle, and the person.

  • The Road – Is it wet or dry? Busy or quiet? Are there signs and crossings to help us stay safe?
  • The Vehicle – Is it working properly? Are seatbelts on? Are bikes and scooters in good condition?
  • The Person – Are we paying attention? Wearing a helmet? Following the rules and making safe choices?

We explored these three sides to see how their actions matter. Even small safe choices – like looking both ways, wearing a helmet and putting your phone away!

Scooter Fun!

25th February 2026Laura Godley

We’ve been making the most of the beautiful spring sunshine by heading outdoors to develop our scooter skills! The children have been practising their balance, co-ordination and control as they weave, glide and steer with growing confidence. It’s been wonderful to see their determination, teamwork and big smiles as they challenge themselves and cheer each other on.

Exploring Gravity

25th February 2026Laura Godley

Today, Crew Godley explored gravity, researching the famous scientist Isaac Newton, who helped us understand gravity. He discovered that gravity is a force that pulls objects towards the Earth. Gravity is always working, even though we cannot see it. We also explored the work of Galileo Galilei. His most famous observation was that two objects of the same size but slightly different mass (how much “stuff” they are made of) hit the ground at the same time, as far as he could tell, if they are dropped from the same height. This happens because the acceleration due to gravity is the same for both objects.

To test this idea, we carried out our own experiments. We dropped bottles at the same time and carefully observed what happened. The children noticed that they hit the ground together!

We then explored forces in active ways:

  • Running downhill to feel the pull of gravity.
  • Observing how gravity pulls us back down.
  • Dropping objects at the same time to see how they fall.
  • Identifying pushes and pulls in everyday movements.

Exploring how to stay safe online during Safer Internet Day

10th February 2026Laura Godley

During Safer Internet Day, Crew Godley became digital detectives as we worked with Natterhub to explore how our data is used online. We learned that every time we go online, we leave a digital footprint and that our information can be collected, shared, and sometimes used in ways we might not expect. Through discussions and activities, we discovered why it’s important to keep personal information private, think carefully before we click, and make safe, responsible choices on the internet. Crew Godley showed fantastic maturity as we built our understanding of how to stay smart, safe, and secure online.

Crew Godley blast off to the Moon!

9th February 2026Laura Godley

Crew Godley blasted off into Case Study 2, Mission Apollo 11 – What made the Moon landing so special? We explored exciting space vocabulary connected to the historic Apollo 11 Moon landing, discovering that lunar means relating to the Moon, learned that a module is a self-contained unit of a spacecraft, and understood how gravity is the force that pulls objects toward each other. We talked about descent, the careful movement downward to land the spacecraft, and learned that Tranquility was the name of the calm and peaceful landing site. To bring our learning to life, we created detailed sensory maps of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, imagining what the astronauts might have seen, heard, and felt as they made history.

A Mysterious Blue Substance Hits Crew Godley!

28th January 2026Laura Godley

Crew Godley’s investigation took an unexpected turn when a mysterious blue substance filled the room! The police came to make sure everyone was safe and a scientist has taken away the mysterious substance.

Not ones to stay silent, we’ve decided to write to the Doncaster Free Press to share our concerns about this ever-growing mystery. Today we have started to plan out our own newspaper reports, Firstly, we carefully unpicked an example report and discovered that similar strange events have been happening across the whole country. As we analysed the newspaper report, we looked at lots of important features, including headlines, quotes, the what, when and where. Using these features, we are now ready to plan and write our own reports about the mysterious events at Crew Godley.

Exploring Relationships

27th January 2026Laura Godley

In Crew Godley, we are learning how to recognise our own feelings in the moment and understand how others might be feeling too. In our Crew session today, we explored different everyday scenarios and decided which ones made us feel happiest and which made us feel least happy. We challenged ourselves to explain why we felt this way.

By sharing our reasons, we discovered that everyone can feel differently about the same situation and that all feelings are important, building empathy.

Solar Sounds

21st January 2026Laura Godley

Crew Godley had a blast in ‘Create Your Own Verse’ today! We explored space through poetry, thinking about what we could see, hear, or feel, and turned our ideas into short, creative lines. We also practised reading our poems aloud to the crew with expression. It was lovely to see how hard everyone worked.

How does Earth move through space?

19th January 2026Laura Godley

Children in Crew Godley have been exploring where we live in the universe. They have created their own informative video, using key scientific vocabulary to explain their ideas. This was a great activity to deepen their understanding of how the Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the Sun.