Crew White – Guest blog posts by Tiarna, Greatness, Heartley and Frankie

26th March 2026Thomas White

This week  I have been working on my non- chronological report. I have produced 2 pages full of writing including the Carcroft School logo and 4 paragraphs in different lengths. Firstly, I researched my subject. Secondly, I wrote. Thirdly, I edited my work improving and ensuring a perfect piece. Lastly, I published my work on to 2 different pieces of paper. Written by Tiarna.


I am proud of the work I have created; it’s a non chronological report I’ve been working on for the past week. I hope you like it. It’s about the Solar System. Written by Greatness.

This week in Crew White we’ve been working on non-chronological reports based on our favourite things:

  • Dogs
  • Carcroft School
  • Anime

My non-chronological report is all about dogs and how they help people in different ways, sometimes without us even realising! Written by Frankie.

In Writing, we have been creating a non-chronological poster about things we like. I wrote about Football (my title was Football The Beautiful Game). This was the process of writing the non-chronological report: 

  • First, we had to practise writing sentences; some skills we learnt were compound sentences, complex sentences, colon to introduce a list, semi colons and cohesive devices;
  • Then, we had to write an introduction about the topic we were writing about;
  • Also, we had to write 2 main paragraphs so I did a history paragraph about football and then a modern paragraph about football;
  • After we edited it all, we had to write the paragraphs onto the poster and mine had footballs as the border.

Here is an example of the finished product.

Non-chron turtles! By Ruby

24th March 2026Thomas White

In Crew White, we have chosen a subject that we are interested in. We have written and published it in order to inform you about our interests! We have enjoyed writing about it all and we hope you learn something when we come to share it! Personally, I have chosen turtles since they are a big interest of mine and I hope to inform you about our impact on their world!

Sentence games in Crew White

23rd March 2026Thomas White

This week, we have been continuing to refine our use of relative clauses and accurate punctuation of parenthesis. We split our main clause, found the correct place to add our relative clause and then used correct punctuation. Then, we applied this to our previous writing, editing and improving.

UKS2 Celebration of learning

23rd March 2026Megan Gray

UKS2 were very proud to present their learning to their adults last week. After giving an introduction explaining all about our expedition titled: Justice through time, the children explained what we had done during our case studies to answer our guiding question: Does the punishment always fit the crime?

From showcasing their writing to demonstrating their growing historical knowledge, pupils have taken great pride in sharing what they have achieved.

We were all super proud of UKS2, we cannot wait to see and share our final product!

Learning from a Tudor Expert

12th March 2026Thomas White

Last week, our UKS2 Crews had a very special visit from an expert artist and Tudor enthusiast. She brought with her a remarkable portrait of King Henry VIII, which had been painted for her by her father. Seeing the portrait up close was a fantastic experience for the children, as it helped bring our Tudor learning to life.

During the session, she shared fascinating information about Hans Holbein the Younger, one of the most famous artists of the Tudor period. Holbein is well known for painting incredibly detailed and realistic portraits of important figures at the court of Henry VIII. His paintings were not just about showing what someone looked like — they were carefully designed to show power, wealth and status.

We looked closely at some of the features that made Holbein’s portraits so distinctive. The children noticed the rich fabrics, detailed jewellery and confident poses used to show the importance of the people being painted. We also discussed how artists used colour, position and symbolism to send a message about the subject.

Our visitor also gave the class some helpful critique and advice about their own Tudor portrait work. She encouraged the children to think carefully about proportion, detail and expression, just as artists like Holbein would have done hundreds of years ago.

The session was a brilliant opportunity to combine history and art, helping the children understand not only what Tudor portraits looked like, but also why they were created in that way. It was a memorable experience and gave everyone lots of inspiration as we continue developing our own Tudor-style portraits.

Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover! Crew White Celebrates World Book Day

5th March 2026Charlotte Newman

Today, Crew White celebrated World Book Day with a fun book discovery activity designed to spark curiosity about reading. Students began by silently exploring eight different books placed around the room, judging their first impressions based on the covers. After discussing what caught their attention, students read a selection of blurbs, noted interesting details and questions on post-its, and reconsidered their choices. To finish, we held a lively Book Tournament, where the eight books competed in a class vote until one Crew White Champion Book was crowned — which we’ll now begin reading together in class.

Waking up our brains!

1st March 2026Thomas White

We began our first week back after the half-term holidays by waking up our brains with an 8 minute HIIT (high intensity interval training) activity! 35 seconds of work followed by 25 seconds of rest got us warmed up for the day ahead.

Becoming Hans Holbein the Younger

1st March 2026Thomas White

This week, we started our Case Study 3 Art study of our current expedition. With a focus on proportion and creating beautiful work, Crew White have stepped back in time to the Tudor Court.

Our current task is to create portraits of ourselves at Tudors using significant artist, Hans Holbein, as inspiration. Stay tuned over the next few weeks to see our progress.

Academic Crew – personalised learning

12th February 2026Thomas White

Recently, during Academic Crew in Year 6 we have been showing independence, collaboration and hard thinking to help us get smart. During these sessions, we have our own learning target that we are focusing on. Some of us are improving our writing skills, some of us are becoming better readers and others are becoming better mathematicians. Last week, postcards were given to Rory, Tommy and Tiarna for their effort during this session. This week, postcards were given to Charlie, Ruby and Toby. Follow us to find out who will be next!