Curriculum | Carcroft School

Art continues in MT

13th May 2025Stacey McClare

Today we recapped the skills and techniques needed when using water colours along with the complimentary colours that go together and also show contrast. We recapped our artist Andy Warhol before using a video clip to recreate our own piece of art work in the style of Andy Warhol. We used sketching techniques we had previously used to help us create our art work. We then applied water colours to our drawing using complimentary colours, always thinking about Andy’s style and what he wants from his art work. We then took part in a gallery walk where we admired the art work of our peers. We then gave some critique to our partners work. We explained what we liked about their piece then gave wonders on how they could improve their piece in their second draft. We have really enjoyed using water colours and are excited to compare to acrylic paints tomorrow.

Identifying Features of a Map

13th May 2025Laura Hamill

Today, Crew Hamill began their first lesson for Case Study 2 – Geography. We became geographers by looking in detail at maps, identifying what they are, why they are used and what they help with. We also looked in detail at the different symbols that can be found on a map and what they mean. We worked in pairs to match up the symbols to their meaning. Once we had more of an understanding on this, we worked in pairs to identify the symbols on a map of our local area, identifying schools, buildings, dual carriageways, water, railways and more.

Case study 2- art begins in MT

12th May 2025Stacey McClare

Today we began our art case study 🙂 First we were introduced to our new artist Andy Warhol. First we looked at a variety of images giving notices on what we could see and the medium being used. From here we were introduced to the pieces of art work we would be creating for our final product, we were all super excited! We then built background knowledge on Andy Warhol, watching a variety of clips. We noted facts on our white boards then build anchor charts in mini crews. From here we explored a range of Andy’s art work, giving praises, notices and wonders. We loved seeing the colours that Andy used in his art work, we loved the colours that complimented each other but also how they gave a strong contract.

Our second art lesson allowed us to practise using water colours where we refined the skills we already had. We experimented with building up water colours then applying to a volcano picture that we sketched. We will then compare and contrast this with acrylic paint, this is the other medium we will use through our art case study. We are all excited for more art lessons this week 🙂

The water cycle!

8th May 2025Kate Thompson

In expedition, we investigate how water travels around the world. We found out that the continuous movement of water around the Earth is called the water cycle. The four main stages of the water cycle are: evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection. We set up an experiment to see how the water cycle works. We cant wait to see if evaporation and condensation happens!

Consolidating 24 Hour Time

8th May 2025Laura Hamill

Crew Hamill had a more practical lesson today to help consolidate their understanding of 24 hour clocks. We were ensuring we had a clear understanding of how to convert 12 hour time into 24 hour time by taking part in a carousel of activities.

Matching written times to the correct digital representation.
Completing a table of conversions.
Completing a lesson on MyMaths

Crew McGlone – Expert illustrator Liz Million

7th May 2025Sarah Mcglone

On Tuesday, Crew McGlone welcomed illustrator Liz Million to our school to support us with drawing skills that we can use within our final product creation – a bookmark including children’s drawings of traditional tales characters.

Liz talked to us about her job as an illustrator, told us lots of stories from her childhood and how she decided she wanted to become an illustrator. She then began to show us many examples of artwork she could create just by simply using lots of different shapes. She showed us how easy it was to create the wolf, Little Red Riding Hood and Grandma’s cat, before then doing a step-by-step draw along to create a troll from Billy Goats Gruff!

We listened so well to each of Liz’s instructions and our final pieces were absolutely fantastic! We cannot wait to put our new skills intro practise when we come to do our final product illustrations. Thank you SO much Liz for coming in and working with us, we are very lucky! We will be sending you a bookmark to showcase our fantastic drawings!

Interviewing an Ex Miner

7th May 2025Laura Hamill

Crew Hamill and Crew Wilkinson were visited by an ex-miner who came to share his detailed experiences of working within the British coal mines. He shared moments of joy and camaraderie with his workers and stories of tragedy when accidents occurred. We were engrossed in his experiences and through this process, we developed a deeper understanding of how more modern mines operated and what a day in the life of a miner was like. Afterwards, the children had many prepared questions to ask to ensure that we got the most from the experience and allowed us to embed our understanding.

You can listen to the interview if you follow this QR code.

UK rivers!

7th May 2025Kate Thompson

In expedition, we have used maps and digital technologies to find rivers and canals in the UK. We found several rivers and canals that flow through Doncaster such as River Don, River Torne, River Went, New Junction Canal and Stainforth and Keadby Canal. We then used the maps and iPads to label the rivers in the UK. To consolidate our learning over the last few lessons, we completed a Kahoot quiz.

Bringing Prehistory to Life with Liz Million

6th May 2025Laura Godley

Today, we had the exciting opportunity to work with author and illustrator Liz Million! Drawing inspiration from the prehistoric world, we explored the time when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. With Liz’s expert guidance, we brought ancient landscapes to life, creating cartoon illustrations of a prehistoric volcano erupting in the age of dinosaurs. This hands-on experience not only enriched our learning in science and history but also sparked our creativity and imagination.

Dangers in The Mine

6th May 2025Laura Hamill

Crew Hamill deepened their understanding on the early conditions of the mine from last lesson by exploring the dangers that people faced due to these conditions. To begin with, we looked at some artefacts that would have been used within the mine (helmet, gloves, pickaxe etc.) and discussed what these told us about working in a mine (e.g you could hit your head, get blisters on your hands, be injured by the pickaxe). We then worked in mini crews to create freeze frames of some mining situations that all involved a danger. Can you guess what these are from our photos?

Following this, we worked in threes to conduct interviews in which one of us was a miner in a given scenario and the others asked questions about the dangers. You can see some of our interviews here: