Snow day

20th November 2025Elizabeth Frost

Today crew Frost have timed it perfectly in our phonic session by planning and executing another environmental walk. During this phonics session nursery focused on the weather by marking marks on their boards for what they could see and the way the weather felt. When we came back we practiced our Fredding skills by asking questions such as was it h-o-t? Then we used our think, pair, share protocol to discuss the meanings to the marks we had made for our outside adventure. The children loved the snow! Well done for another successful phonics session Crew Frost.

Hula Hoop Crew Challenge

17th November 2025Charlotte Newman

Today Crew Gray took part in the Hula Hoop Pass Challenge today. The goal was to pass the hoop all the way around without anyone letting go, which led to plenty of twisting, ducking, and creative moves. The crew laughed their way through the challenge and encouraged each other the whole time. By the end, Crew Gray had not only completed the task but strengthened their teamwork in the process.

Think pair share!

17th November 2025Elizabeth Frost

Protocol’s are embedded in our everyday standards at Carcroft. Think pair share is a learning strategy that first involves the children thinking about a question individually, then discussing their ideas with their partner, and lastly sharing their ideas with the whole class. For nursery we signal with our hands to que the children to “talk to their partner” to build this protocol in crew Frost. We can’t wait to try our pop corn protocol next! Well Done Crew Frost.

Crafty Crew!

14th November 2025Betty Ramsay

Crew Ramsay have been working in groups with our new student teacher, Miss Bagworth to create poppy art for Remembrance Day. We had 2 minutes of silence to honour the fallen and we celebrated by making paper tissue poppies. Here we are getting crafty and talking about our ‘Be Kind’ HOWL for this significant event.

This Week’s Academic Crew

5th November 2025Charlotte Newman

This week in Academic Crew, Crew McLoughlin took part in a lively Fraction Kahoot challenge to refresh their understanding of fractions, equivalent values, and mixed numbers. It was a fantastic way to revisit key math concepts in a fun and interactive setting, and we were so proud to see everyone showing focus, enthusiasm, and a positive attitude throughout the challenge!

Roald Dahl Day

2nd October 2025Natasha Holdsworth

Crew Ramsay have been working in mini crews on their tables, carefully using fine motor skills to create a green paper chain to resemble a crocodile from the linked text “The Enormous Crocodile”. They challenged themselves to see who could create the longest one. Table 2 came out in first place, however, in true crew style we decided to make one enormous crocodile by adding everyone’s together and created a “crew crocodile”.

UKS2 Online Safety Visit

26th September 2025Laura Hamill

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.