Crew Farrow enjoyed making woodland crowns with their families on Tuesday afternoon. We’ve been looking at endangered animals in the UK, particularly woodland animals and how we can help them. 🦔🐿️
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Mathematicians – Addition problems
Planting our first seeds!
During the summer term, the children began by planting their first batch of plants, learning specifically about what happens when we plant broad beans and how to care for them as they grow. They listened carefully to instructions and worked thoughtfully throughout the activity. The session also linked to maths, as the children counted how many plant pots they used and measured out scoops of compost for each one. After planting, they watered the pots, counting how many squirts each plant received. This hands-on experience not only introduced them to basic gardening skills but also supported their understanding of counting and following instructions. We look forward to planting more, including edible plants, as the term continues.
Human Sentences in Crew White
This morning, to help us improve our composition, we created a human sentence using a range of Year 6 grammar, punctuation and vocabulary. Starting with our subject, verb and object, we added adjectives, adverbs and parentheses to our sentence, ensuring correct punctuation was used.
In case you were wondering, the sentence read…The amazing city of Doncaster, which is full of friendly, kind-hearted people) welcomes everyone warmly and has many interesting landmarks.
Making Animal Crowns with our Families!
Today our Crew Ramsay parents came into school to make animals crowns with us! We are going to wear these in an animal parade to raise awareness of endangered animals! Here we are enjoying our afternoon of family learning.
Animals Have Personalities!
Today we watched a demo sent especially to us from Nick Mackman, a real life Artist. She taught us that animals have personalities and to be a good artist, we have to look for these before we try to capture their likeness. We took some time looking at photos of animals to see what emotions and characteristics we could see before deciding if we agree with Nick Mackman… we did! We then sketched An animal sculpture and tried to capture their personalities through their expression and posture. Here we are being artists just like Nick Mackman.
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Earth Explorers
Today we became Earth Explorers by looking at different representations of Earth including globes, atlases and maps.
We tried to locate five different locations around the globe.
Cutting Skills for a Healthier You!
Today Crew McLoughlin transformed their DT lesson into a hands-on celebration of wellness by learning how to safely and effectively prepare fresh fruit for a vibrant fruit salad. By mastering essential cutting techniques like the “bridge” and the “claw,” students not only gained confidence with tools but also deepened their understanding of our current expedition topic, “Keeping the Mind and Body Healthy.” This practical session highlighted how fueling our bodies with fresh, nutrient-rich foods supports physical vitality and mental focus.
Healthy Snacks in Crew White
After we bought our fresh fruit from the market during our fieldwork on Friday, Crew White washed, chopped and ate it!
There were juicy strawberries, marvellous melons and soft dragon fruit with an interesting texture and taste.
We had some downsides to our fruit preparation:
- some of our fruit had gone mouldy because it had been left over the weekend;
- some of the raspberries had turned into mush because of how we carried them back from the market;
- many of the fruit was fragile and a little bruised
Overall, however, we were pleased with our purchases and enjoyed our sweet and healthy treats to kickstart our week.
