Sharing Stories in Crew Ramsay 📚

11th March 2026Samantha Taylor

Today, Harlow, Hunter and Rose did a fantastic job reading stories out loud to their crew. Each of them chose a story they were excited about and took turns sharing it with everyone.

Harlow read with great confidence and expression, helping to bring the story to life for the listeners. Hunter did a brilliant job reading clearly and taking his time with tricky words so the story flowed nicely. Rose also read beautifully, using a strong, clear voice and showing great focus as she shared her story.

It was wonderful to see them all being brave and proud to read in front of their crew. Everyone listened carefully and enjoyed the different stories that were shared.

Well done, Harlow, Hunter and Rose – you were fantastic storytellers today! 🌟

Exploring Forces

10th March 2026Laura Godley

Crew Godley have been exploring air resistance and motion using frisbees! We planned the investigation by deciding what variables to change, like the angle and speed of the throw, and what to keep the same, so our tests were fair. By experimenting with different throwing techniques, we observed how the shape and orientation of the frisbee affects how far and smoothly it flies. This helped us understand how air resistance and forces work in real life, all while having lots of fun outdoors! We can’t wait to apply this to our learning tomorrow.

Learning about the pentatonic scale in music

10th March 2026A Welburn

Over the past few weeks in music, we have been learning the song, ‘I’ve been to Harlem”, thinking about the shape of the tune and using our voices to show this. We’ve spent time learning the lyrics and the tune, and today, we have moved on to creating an accompaniment using the pentatonic scale on the glockenspiel. We used the 5 notes – F, G, A, D and C – to create note clusters and we began practising playing along to the song.

World Book Day in Crew Ramsay!

5th March 2026Betty Ramsay

We watched a video of Dorothy seeing colour for the first time in Oz and then created some inspired drawings. The children were given autonomy to create whatever they wanted with the theme, ‘the colours of Oz.’ Here they are enjoying some creative literary time!

We’re on the move!

5th March 2026Elizabeth Frost

Last week the children explored the story Whatever Next! as part of their expedition learning. This story was incorporated into our continuous provision to support their understanding through play. The children were provided with simple 2D shapes such as circles, squares and triangles and encouraged to talk about the shapes and their properties. Using their knowledge, they created their own rockets inspired by the story.

This activity supported the children’s fine motor development as they manipulated and placed the shapes, while also developing their mathematical understanding of shape and space. The hands-on experience also provided rich sensory exploration and opportunities for discussion, linking storytelling with creative and mathematical learning. Well done crew Frost.