Year 6 had a fantastic time on our trip to Crucial Crew! We learnt so much throughout the day, including important lessons about road safety, bus safety, knife crime, and antisocial behaviour. Each activity helped us understand how to make sensible choices and stay safe in different situations.
It was a really fun and interesting day, and we’ll definitely remember and use what we’ve learnt as we move forward.
We had so much fun immersing ourselves in all things Roald Dahl. Our lessons were themed around his books, and one of our favourites was the The Twits arithmetic challenge!
We worked in teams to solve tricky riddles based on Mr. and Mrs. Twit’s silly pranks. To crack the codes, we had to use our knowledge of common multiples – it made maths even more exciting!
It was a brilliant way to learn while exploring the weird and wonderful world of Roald Dahl.
Year 6, started the lesson with a game of bingo to help us recap key vocabulary that had been covered in previous lessons. Children then had an opportunity to play a computer game that would have been found in arcades in 1981. As you can imagine, they didn’t give it raving reviews considering it was considerably slower than the games they play. The graphics were quite simple and the music was very basic. This allowed us to start thinking about computers from the past and how they’ve evolved. We briefly discussed some of the first computers and historical figures from the computer world before they started to set up their slides in preparation for creating a presentation of their chosen area. This will continue into next week and then children will present their research to the rest of the crew.
This week in Crew Rankin, we kicked off our new writing unit all about The Lorax!
We started with an exciting experience day lesson where we watched the beginning of the film and then worked in groups to re-enact different scenes. It was so much fun bringing the story to life – we had to use lots of teamwork, expression, and creativity to perform our scenes. Everyone got involved and we really enjoyed stepping into the characters’ shoes. We can’t wait to explore the story further in our writing!
Crew Rankin were great scientists today! They began by exploring some real life plants, having a look at each of them in turn and identifying notices about them. We then came together as a crew and shared what we noticed – different shaped leaves, different colours, the different way they grow etc. We then looked at classification keys and how we can use these to identify types of plants. As a crew, we worked on organising the plants we had just looked at with a classification key. Finally, we used what we had learned about the plants characteristics to create a crew classification chart.
Today, Upper Key Stage 2 received a visit from an officer with South Yorkshire Police to learn all about online safety. Lots of us were surprised to find out that a lot of the apps we use each day (Snapchat, Whatsapp, Facebook etc.) actually have an age limit of 13 years old!! This means that we shouldn’t actually be using them yet. We also learned all about the ways in which we can stay safe online – not sharing passwords or personal information, never talking to people we don’t know and sharing any concerns we have with trusted adults.
Crew Rankin are loving their Reading Crew sessions on a Friday! We have been loving spending some time reading for enjoyment with the books we have been able to choose from our school library. Some of us have now finished our first books so have been to the library again today to change them for new ones!
This week in Crew Rankin, we have taken control of our own learning!
We’ve been stepping up to the board during Maths, explaining our thinking, and helping each other understand new ideas. It felt a bit strange at first, but was really empowering too.
Taking charge like this has helped us grow more confident, not just in what we know, but in how we share it. When we teach our classmates, we realise how much we’ve actually learned – and sometimes, we find new ways of thinking about things together as a crew.
We’ve really enjoyed this experience. It’s made our crew stronger and we now know that everyone has something valuable to offer.
Today our crew put our stewardship skills into practice by taking part in litter picking at the back of the school field. Working together, we showed pride in our school community and respect for the environment around us.
It was a great opportunity to spend time outdoors, look after our shared spaces, and enjoy making a positive difference as a team. We finished the task feeling proud of what we achieved and motivated to keep caring for our environment every day.
In year 6, we learned about the importance of using a secure password. We initially looked at 3 digit passcode but discovered that a computer could hack these within a few minutes. We give this a try and started to think about how we would guess a password. Would you guess randomly or develop a system to finding the code? Children really showed their resilience when building the code and is something we’ll continue next week as children were determined to complete the code and try it out.
