Crew Haddock had a lovely time in our forest area this week , building dens and going on the hammock.
Xp Outdoors
Category : Curriculum
Uses of rivers
Today, we looked at the different ways in which we use rivers. We first started by exploring the rivers and canals that flow through Doncaster. This included the River Don, Stainforth and Keadby and New Junction Canals. We recognised a couple of the photos which were taken in Doncaster. Then we looked at the uses of rivers and canals. We found that we can use rivers for transportation, leisure, irrigation, hydroelectric power, drinking water, habitats and ecosystems, and fishing. We then matched the use to the impact that it can have on the environment. Some of them had both positive and negative impacts on the environment. For example, people who use rivers for leisure activities such as kayaking and canoeing are improving their physical and mental health but they could pollute the waters and destroy habitats.
Memory Jars
Lovely afternoon making memory jars. The child wrote down 6 memories and then linked each memory to a colour. Next, they put 6 piles of salt on each memory and coloured the salt. They poured it into their jars so that they could keep their memories with them.
Early Conditions in the Mine
During today’s lesson, Crew Hamill had the opportunity to experience a mining tunnel for themselves. Using tables and dark material, we recreated what a tunnel might look like. We turned out the lights to make things darker and played a coal mine soundscape to mimic the sounds of the mine. One at a time, we made our way through the tunnel, experiencing the dark, cramped and noisy conditions. We then had a small debrief explaining how we felt – lots of us were claustrophobic! Following this, we played true or false and moved to the side of the room that we felt was appropriate when presented with different facts about mining. If we agreed and thought they were true we went to one side, if we disagreed and thought they were false then we went to the other. To further demonstrate our learning, we read some fact sheets about life in the mine and created chotting sheets in mini crews that detailed the early conditions.Â
Tectonic Plates – Chotting
Today in writing, we have continued to build our knowledge about tectonic plates in preparation for when we write our next plot point. We watched some videos and chotted down loads of facts to support us in writing.
We then did a shared write which allowed Miss Shields to model how to put the facts into sentences.
Weather predictions in Crew Marsh
Today the children in Crew Marsh took it in turns in their mini crews to present the weather to the rest of their crew. They made sure they each had a role to play and used their knowledge of the weather symbols to then present their predictions.
Volcanic Explorers!
Flip Octopus
This afternoon we enjoyed making our very own flip octopus.
Days of the week
Checking that we know what order the days of the week go in .
Magic Maths
Today we have been checking that we remember our 5 timetables so we did some practising on the board.
