Today we started our Design and Technology case study! We thought a lot about food hygiene and what cross contamination is. We thought about how we can prevent cross contamination when preparing food, cooking and serving food. We then looked at different types of bacteria and completed a mini quiz to assess our understanding. From here we thought about our fridges at home and what they do. We thought about which foods go where in the fridge and why. We are all looking forward to visiting the school kitchen and allowing the ladies in there to show us how they prepare food safely, how they prepare our school meals and what the fridge looks like in there.
Category : Curriculum
MI’s very own press conference!
Today we took part in an experience day as part of our writing unit. This was to support the newspaper articles we are writing. We read a chapter of our text then watched a video clip to give us some ideas on what a press conference looks like. We then got into role of the characters from the story and explored questions that these characters would get asked. Finally, we put all our hard work into our very own press conference! Children did so well getting into role, thinking about responses the characters would say along with thinking about their body language and facial expressions.
Athlete sponsorship money
Don’t forget your sponsorship money needs to be in by Tuesday 28th June!
Press conference – writing experience day
In writing, we had an experience day exploring the dialogue that the characters for our newspaper article could have. We watched this section of Pig Heart Boy and recorded the types of questions they asked. It was great seeing their drama skills come out but importantly having fun with the activity.
Baking away in Y6
Whilst the rest of the year group are at Kingswood, we decided to do some baking! Lots of accurate measuring of ingredients 😋🧁🍰🎂
Brilliant Beamish!
What a fabulous day out we’ve had at Beamish! ☀️Travelling back in time to Durham, we had the opportunity to experience what life would have been like during the different eras, right back to the Victorian times. We explored the town with all of its wonderful shops and the bank, and we went into the different houses. We visited the dentist’s house and found out all about how the old toothbrushes were made. We certainly won’t want to think about the pig’s bottom at the same time as brushing our teeth!😬 We also got to experience a mining pit village and the cottages that would have been found in a village like this. We were amazed at the quaintness of the cottages and the thought of going to the toilet outside in the dark and cold. Our trip down the mine was also a real eye-opener, as we discovered the size if the mine and the conditions that the miners had to endure. We even met a miner who had worked at Bullcroft and Bentley! Our visit to the Victorian school was very different to our own school. The lessons were very different to ours at school (except the phonics!) and the teacher was very strict, but we still enjoyed them. We’ve had so much fun and have had lots of smiles on our faces all day.
Crew Welburn’s Tremendous Trip 🚌
Wow! What a fantastic day out we’ve had at Beamish! ☀️ After a rather long bus journey, we finally arrived in Durham and got to go back in time and experience what life would have been like during the Victorian times. We explored the town with all of its wonderful shops and the bank, and we went into the different houses. We visited a music teacher’s house, a solicitor’s house and a dentist’s house! Luckily the dentist left our wobbly teeth alone! 😬 We also got to experience a mining pit village and the cottages that would have been found in a village like this. We liked the cottages – they were warm and cosy – but we all agreed that we preferred the houses in the town because they were bigger and some of them even had toilets and baths inside! Finally, we experienced a Victorian school day. These lessons were very different to ours at school and the teacher was very strict, but we still enjoyed them. We’ve had so much fun and have had lots of smiles on our faces all day. We can’t wait to share what we found out with each other at school tomorrow 😃
Rounders Tournament (15.6.22) ⚾️
Today, LKS2 were representing Carcroft at a tournament held at Campsmount Secondary School. Despite it being the hottest day of the year so far, the competitors gave it their best shot and had a fantastic time. They loved being able to support each others’ successes, whilst enjoying a game in the sun. Although it was hot, the children still managed to bat with great effort and field with enthusiasm.
There were very few breaks, apart from eating an ice lolly, which went down a treat and cooled us right down. One of our teams from Carcroft managed to achieve a fantastic 3rd place for the tournament, which has been celebrated by all who attended and I am sure will be celebrated across the rest of the school. Finally, I just want to say how well the children not only represented Carcroft as a school, but how they represented themselves. They did us proud today!
A special shout out goes to Lydia S and Charlie E for their efforts and leadership during the 5 games that we played!
Here is a peak at what happened at the tournament today:
Carcroft Chronicles – Pig Heart Boy
Our newspaper articles for Pig Heart Boy are well underway in Crew Shields. Some lovely vocabulary and trying to include all our cohesive devices.
Osmosis – How does it work?
This afternoon, we have been exploring the process of osmosis so the children can understand ho the nutrients from our food are absorbed into the blood stream. This was a tricky concept to understand but we were resilient and asked for further diagrams or explanations when we needed clarity.
