Personal Development
Crew McGlone had a visit from ‘Little City’ who turned our school hall into a… well, little city! The children were able to role play different jobs and we absolutely loved all the different props and costumes! Thank you so much to Little City for coming in and letting us have SUCH a lovely afternoon!
Today the theme of the day was… Health and care careers. To start with, we discussed all the different jobs that come under this theme. We then thought about sub categories- medical and hospital jobs, emotional and mental health jobs and care and community support jobs. From here we thought more about nurses, thinking about if we had ever met a nurse and where. What we thought a school nurse would do every day and why nurses are important for schools. We watched a clip on school nurses, writing down all the jobs the nurse did. We then answered the discussion questions, what was something the nurse did that surprised you? How did the nurse make children feel safe or better? What qualities do you think a good nurse needs? We then finished the sentence… ‘A school nurse helps children by…’ We then assessed our knowledge in a mini quiz!
From here we explored some different scenarios making notes on what we would do as the school nurse. We then got into role, acting out some different scenarios, we played both nurse and patient.
We then moved onto thinking about therapists, exploring what a therapist does and the types of therapists. We then matched different statements to the correct type of therapist. From here we designed our own therapy room, we created a calm space where someone feels safe, calm and listened to. Some children added comfy chairs, coloured walls, plants, a music player, art tables and soft toys! We ended the day listening to some calming music whilst completing some mindfulness colouring.
Crew MT enjoyed listening to a talk from the fire service this morning. They then enjoyed exploring the fire engine, learning about all the different parts!
Today we started careers week with the theme in KS2 being ‘Find your future’. We will explore different themes all week, todays theme being media and communication. We kick started todays theme thinking about what aspirations are and what we dream of for our futures. We thought about the kind of person we want to be and the things we enjoy doing now that will add to our dreams for the future. Next we watched a video clip that showed us a variety of different jobs. We discussed these jobs at the end in mini crews, some of us changed our job choices for the future after watching! From here we explored the types of jobs… trades, professionals and unskilled. We discussed qualifications needed, experience needed and the skills and personal qualities required.
From here we headed into the hall to hear from a journalist living in Doncaster! We loved learning about what he has to do in his job and some of the personal qualities required. We answered lots of questions at the end 🙂
Listening really set us up for the next part of our learning back in the classroom. We watched newsround and thought about the journalists role. We were then given the headline… ‘Mysterious creature spotted on the playground’. We explored the headline together then became journalists! We interviewed all involved and took part in a hot seating activity! From here we created our own quotes to be part of our own class news article. Here it is…
Breaking News: Mysterious Creature Spotted on the Playground!
Reporter: Crew MT, Year 4 News
Excitement filled the air at Carcroft Primary this morning when pupils claimed to have seen a strange, furry creature running across the playground. It had a long tail, it was approximately 1 metre tall and it had bright blue eyes!
“It was covered in brown fluffy fur and it flew across the field at lightning speed! Also it had crazy rabbit teeth!” said Shania from Year 4.
The mysterious animal was last seen disappearing into the bushes in the forest school. Teachers have checked the area but say they found only a few large footprints, some brown fur and some half eaten bagels with a can of doctor pepper.
Some pupils believe the creature may be a lost pet, while others think it could be something magical.
“I think the creature is very mysterious, it was a cross between a tiger and a bunny,” announced Summer from Year 4. “It was so weird!”
The school has asked pupils to stay calm and not feed any mystery animals. More updates will follow after lunchtime.
From here we looked at presenting! We explored a KS1 video around dance. We unpicked the video thinking about the traits needed in order to be in this line of work. We then had a go ourselves, working in mini crews to do this. We thought about ways to engage the audience and had to work together to create the script. We then presented our video to the rest of the crew.
A fab first day in MT 🙂
Each child got given some skittles and a plate . They were asked to make a pattern on the outer circle of the plate. Ms. White then poured some warm water onto the plates. This is what happened. Amazing patterns!
Crew Haddock are loving our new provision area. This also helps them to work on their fine motor skills.
Our Year 6s had the best time ever at PGL! From high ropes and to zip lines, canoeing, and non-stop laughs, it was a week full of adventure, character growth and memories we’ll never forget. The video shows all the fun, team spirit and brave moments as everyone challenged themselves and had loads of fun with friends. A perfect way to round off our time in primary school – check it out!
This week we focused on hygiene and oral health. The children learnt about the importance of brushing our teeth and keeping healthy. The children also worked on cooking skills and learning to crack an egg. Alongside this, we kept our focus around understanding why we should clean our hands before and after handling food.
This week in our crew’s cooking class we made our own pizza. The children got to choose from a range of toppings, or all of them, to add to their pizza. We used our cutting skills from previous weeks to chop the peppers, tomatoes and mushrooms. They smelt delicious!
In Crew Haddock we have been working on be kind howl and we have to be kind to our crew and others from when we come to school right up to end of break. 4 of our children hit the target today and got to spin the wheel. The children in our crew got to choose what they would like on the wheel . They also get an extra treat if they can hit the be kind 3 times out of 5 in a week. Here is what they won. Well done Crew Haddock.
