Today in Crew Ramsay, we worked our way fearlessly through the Tough Runner Course. We exercised our courage, compassion and Crew by overcoming obstacles, helping one another and cheering each other on! Here we are enjoying the last day of Crew week!
What a first week we have had in Crew FI. Our guiding question for this week has been ‘How can our crew be strengthened by acts of service to others?’ We began by unpicking what we meant by acts of service and which acts of service we could do around school to help make it a better place. We made posters which we have put up around school. As well as this, we also wrote each other kindness notes and gave them out on Friday to make someone’s day.
In writing this week, we read the book ‘The Lost Thing’ which is about a boy who finds a thing on the beach and helps to find its home. This linked very strongly with how we could answer our guiding question. We wrote a diary from the perspective of the lost thing.
Because this was the first week back, we focussed on expectations and how we can ensure we are following our HOWLs. We really unpicked the work hard HOWL and created our own acrostic poems.
We have done so many crew challenges this week which we have all enjoyed. Our favourite was working together as a team to complete a jigsaw. We also really enjoyed some games of benchball where great sportsmanship was shown.
Focusing on our ‘Courage’ character trait, we all showed great resilience and determination to complete the ‘Tough Runner’ obstacle course. This was great fun!
Our final act of service, which we did as a crew, was becoming reading buddies where we listened to Crew Mcloughlin read. This was really wonderful to see how helpful, kind and respectful the children were towards each other. A great way to end the week. Well done Crew FI! We are looking forward to seeing what other great things you can achieve this year.
We took our crew learning outside of the classroom and challenged ourselves on the apparatus. For some of us, this meant stepping outside of our comfort zone and trying something that felt a little bit scary or unfamiliar.
We talked about how courage isn’t about never feeling frightened or worried. Courage is about having a go, even when we feel unsure. We supported one another, encouraged our friends and celebrated each other’s successes.
It was wonderful to see children showing courage in different ways — from taking their first step onto the apparatus, to trying something new, to encouraging a friend who needed a little extra confidence.
Our session reminded us that being courageous can help us to grow, learn and discover things we didn’t think we could do.
Well done, Year 3, for showing such wonderful courage! ⭐
Crew White took on the Tough Runner challenge, putting their determination and resilience to the test. The aim wasn’t simply to be the fastest: it was about pushing ourselves, keeping going when we felt tired and encouraging our Crew mates along the way.
There were moments when stopping would have been the easier choice, but the children showed what it means to persevere. We saw plenty of encouragement, positive words and children helping each other to keep moving.
A brilliant reminder that we will all face challenges this year. We might not reach the finish line at the same time, but as Crew, we can help everyone keep going. 🏃♀️🏃♂️
After taking on our climbing apparatus challenge, Crew White took time to recognise the people who had helped them along the way.
Each child was given a mountain coin to award to a Crew mate who had genuinely supported them during the challenge. The important rule was that this wasn’t about choosing our friends. Instead, children reflected on who had encouraged them, helped them overcome a fear, offered advice or simply stayed alongside them when something felt difficult.
It was a lovely opportunity to notice the small acts of support that make a big difference and reinforce an important message for our year ahead:
How can we help everyone reach the top of the mountain? Just ask Crew White! 🏔️
This week in Crew Nursery, we have been learning all about our Be Kind HOWL. We have looked at sharing, helping each other, how a smile can cheer our crew up, and how to put our hand up when we want to share our ideas. We’re working really hard to show our Be Kind HOWL!
We have been undertaking various crew challenges this week to really pull together as a Crew. Here we are using stepping stones to cross a lava and ice river. We worked together to pass the steps along our line and step carefully, holding each other up all the way! We also Great work, Crew Ramsay!
Crew Ramsay are proud to be the new owners of a new Year One Classroom and a new way of learning. We have a Continuous Provision Setting with various areas of enhancements such as Maths, Reading, Writing and Expeditions. This week we are learning to make good choices in our ‘Choosing time’ which will look slightly different to EYFS choosing time. In Year One we lead our own consolidatory learning by accessing Rainbow Challenges. We are determined to complete all 5 by Friday when Miss Ramsay will check our progress! Here we are practising our learning in the various areas. What brilliant learning we are doing!
Today we have been busy learning about kindness through our story ‘The Rainbow Fish’. We discussed the impact of being kind on the people around us and went on to begin a FWB Art project. Here we are sponge painting our fish ready to add the scales and eyes tomorrow! We will be creating a Kindness Fish Tank Display. This display will remind us to be kind to each other, as a good crew. Well done guys, beautiful crew building and beautiful work!
What a fantastic start we have had to our first week back in Crew McLoughlin! And we’re only part way through the week! 😄
We have been busy getting back into the swing of school, reconnecting with our friends and beginning to explore our crew guiding question:
How can we work together to achieve an end goal?
Miss McLoughlin was super impressed this morning when some of the children could already remember our guiding question! We have been discovering that reaching an end goal takes teamwork, perseverance, listening, concentration and sometimes a few attempts before we get there.
🍬 The Jelly Baby Challenge
We completed our Jelly Baby Challenge and the children were SO excited! Their challenge was to work together to keep their jelly babies safe while resisting the temptation to eat them. Amazingly, our jelly babies survived… although there were definitely a few very suspicious sniffs and licks! 😂
🎶 Copycat Orchestra
We put our listening and attention skills to the test with Copycat Orchestra. The children had to listen carefully, concentrate and copy the sounds and actions. It was lots of fun and a great way to practise the skills we need when working effectively as a crew.
➕ Maths Board Game
We have also been developing our arithmetic skills through a maths board game. The children tackled challenges, shared their thinking and enjoyed a little bit of friendly competition along the way!
Fun at Break
There has been plenty of time for fun too! The toy cars and playing on the tyres have been a big favourite, alongside lots of imaginative games of mums and dads. It has been lovely to see the children settling back into routines, enjoying their play and reconnecting with one another.
📖 Who Are We?
We read My Name Is Not Refugee and used it as a starting point to think about identity and what makes each of us unique. The children then created their own identity portraits, using adjectives to describe themselves. It was wonderful to see the range of thoughtful and positive words they chose!
🎢 Marble Run Rollercoasters
Our marble run rollercoasters have really tested our teamwork skills! Working successfully as mini crews was trickier than we thought and we definitely discovered that achieving an end goal doesn’t always happen straight away. But we’re not giving up! After our debrief, we’ll be having another go tomorrow. We’ll think about what worked, what didn’t and what we can change to make our teamwork even stronger.
And this is only so far… there is still plenty more to come this week! We can’t wait to see what else Crew McLoughlin can achieve together. 💪🌟
