I love meeting with our weekly Reading Stars ⭐️
We spoke about our favourite books and what we were reading at the minute. I shared with the children that I was reading a book about schools and how to make our school even better. We talked about the reasons for reading and the children shared that you can read for enjoyment or to learn new facts. It was such a lovely time.
I had the best start to a Thursday with our READING STARs from this week. We enjoyed a croissant and orange juice and then we chatted a little bit about reading and why we enjoy it. We then explored the library and had a little bit of time looking/reading some books . I am
incredibly proud ⭐️
This morning, we started our school week by developing our staff crew. At XP Trust we work hard to build crew with our pupils but also within our staff team too. We started the week talking about the highlight of our weekend with staff from other phases as we don’t often get enough time to mingle across phases.
Then we paired up and played the communication game. We had to describe the picture in front of us to our partner who could not see it. We thought carefully about our use of language and how to explain things to our partner so that they would understand. We managed a quick debrief to discuss what barriers we faced when completing the activity before dashing off to greet our crews ready for another fun filled week.
It was a lovely start to the week, with lots of smiles all round.
Staff do crew too! At XP, we always say, if it’s good enough for the kids, it’s good enough for us.
Therefore, just like our pupils, throughout each half term, staff also take part in staff crew events. Today they had to work with someone they don’t often work with to complete the ‘chocolate crew challenge’.
They even got to eat chocolate for breakfast and it’s not even Easter Sunday.
I have been working with four wonderful Year 2’s who are working extremely hard on their speedy reading and reading for meaning. They blow me away with their enthusiasm and love of reading every time we do it!
Dear parents and carers,
As I am sure many of you are aware, the world cup is fast approaching. We know that there is controversy surrounding the hosts of this and that there are some issues regarding Qatar. Many of our students are asking whether we will be watching the England match next week. The purpose of this letter is to clarify our position around the controversy and what we intend to do with students to support their education in regards to this.
It is important that we share the concern regarding the ongoing human rights record in Qatar. As a school, we have activism as a pillar of our curriculum and know it is important that as citizens of the UK we support our pupils in learning how to respectfully fight for what they believe is right. At the heart of our education, we teach our pupils the importance of having choice and valuing the choices they have in the UK.
We will have special crew sessions next week planned to ensure that pupils are aware, at their sensitive level of understanding, of what the controversy is about and we are using this as an opportunity to continue to develop children’s understandings of British Values.
On Tuesday 29th November, school will have a non uniform day where children can come dressed in their football/England shirts, however this is not essential as we understand some parents may be opting out of watching the World Cup this year.
This morning I visited Crew Welburn- F2 during their Expedition lesson, whereby they were focussing on developing their creative skills including painting using a fork to create texture and pattern, using their body parts and paint (hands) to create images and practising their drawing and cutting skills. I was blown away by how focussed the children were throughout the Crew. I spotted some fabulous modelling from all of the adults today and the children were really watching so that they could get smart. Finally, I just loved the kindness in this crew, so many children supporting one another to help them to be the best they can be. What a fabulous lesson for Crew Welburn- keep up the ‘great’ work!
Parent Governors are an integral part of the School Governor Team supporting the links between our school and its community. If you are interested in being a part of the Governor team at Carcroft School and would like to find out more information, then please register your interest with the school office by Tuesday 27th September 2022.
Thank you,
Mrs Atherton
This is certainly the case in Year 5 and 6 at Carcroft. This morning during an Expeditionary Reading Lesson, the pupils were continuing to develop their knowledge and understanding of their Science Case Study as part of this term’s expedition whilst continuing to consolidate their reading skills at the same time.
I was particularly impressed by the way in which the children were working hard to get smart with their shoulder partners and they were also demonstrating real kindness towards one another too. They were really listening to one another and taking turns to share their opinions and viewpoints.
I also spotted pupils text marking to support them with their summary statement and children using their purple pens to self critique their work and make some changes.
Keep up the fabulous work UKS2- you are such fabulous role models for our younger pupils.
These displays are showcasing expeditionary learning from both KS1 and UKS2 from the Summer Term of 2021/2022.
