We thought we would make use of the sunshine being out and practised shadow drawing. The children loved looking at the different shadows and making lots of different marks. This kept the children engaged in learning for so long, even after the sun had gone in, we continued to make marks and experimenting with different colours and patterns. Next time we are going to do this outside and use lots of different types of media! Definitely a favourite in Crew Nicholson 🙌🏼
We have had a tremendous Tuesday in Crew Wilson, it is so nice to have our full crew back in school!
Highlight of the day:
In our Write Stuff lesson we have been exploring letters further, looking at envelopes, stamps and greetings. We are going to start writing our own letter tomorrow to Zog and the Flying Doctors, to see if they can help us fix Supertato!
Howl Heroes:
Work Hard: This goes to April for her consistently positive attitude and fantastic effort towards her learning, April never needs a reminder of what to do!
Get Smart: This goes to Eva for showing brilliant listening skills throughout all of our lessons today, keep it up!
Be Kind: This goes to Perrie for being an invaluable member of our Crew, she is so kind and helpful, we are so glad you are back with us Perrie!
Howl Average:
3.6 – A great improvement from yesterdays score, still some work to do for some children to make sure they are listening first time but I am confident we can achieve this by the end of the week!
We’ve worked really hard today in Crew Welburn to make sure that we were getting smart in our lessons. We started the day with a special delivery of a letter that had been sent to us, and then spent some time exploring letters so that we know how to write them and the layout of a letter, ready to write to Zog and the Flying Doctors so that they come and fix Teddy’s arm. Then, we ordered numbers from greatest to smallest and smallest to greatest in maths using number cards, base ten and cubes. We got so smart in our practice part of the lesson and we were able to do our sheet on our own! Miss Welburn was very impressed! 🌟✨🌟
HOWL Heroes:
Work hard: Mariama👏
Get smart: Kairen👏
Be kind: Bronwyn 👏
HOWL Score: 3.2 Well done Crew Welburn, you have worked hard, got smart and you were all kind today. Keep it up! 🥰
Star moment today was seeing the children work as a team in PE. The children learnt a new skill today playing football, and all enjoyed the new challenge and being able to play contact sports outside. Well done Crew Marsh!! 🙌🙌
Average is: 2.9 – we are slowly creeping up.
Our Weekly HoWL target is: 3.0
How can we develop this tomorrow?
Crew Marsh’s target is to make sure they are concentrating on their learning and not as much talking, today this seems to have been all day and I have had to constantly remind children about what working hard and getting smart looks like.
Howl hero:
Work hard hero today is Aaron!
Aaron has really shone today, he has made sure he has worked hard in every subject and really applied himself to his learning. Well done Aaron, Crew Marsh is so proud of you!😁😁
Terrific Tuesday! Today in crew we explored numbers in math’s and wrote everything we knew about a specific number on a whiteboard. Collating ideas together we looked at one more/ one less than a number. We looked at addition and subtraction number sentences to reach that number. We looked at numbers which multiplied to make that number. We popcorned everything we knew to create a class number sheet. The children loved this as they could see clearly numbers don’t just mean counting!
Our HOWL average today was 3.3! We discussed being kind today and what this means. Resetting our crew now all children have returned to the classroom. Hopefully tomorrow the children can improve this score further by working on “being kind” and respecting other children as well as their classroom. Well done everyone x
If your child is absent from school for any reason, please can we remind you to ring the school office on 01302 722353 – option 1 and leave a message stating your child’s name, Crew and reason for absence.
This will avoid the Admin staff having to make contact with you and avoid any unneccessary home visits due to your child not attending.
We’ve made it through another lockdown! What an awesome effort to keep going and continuing to work hard, get smart and be kind! Today has been no different. From helping each other when we’re getting stuck, to some wonderful pieces of critique and support within the crew, it’s a great platform to push on for the rest of term, and the year!
Today’s HoWL average is: 2.9
Our Weekly HoWL target is: 3.1
I wonder if…
I wonder if we can listen carefully tomorrow to ensure that we’re all working on improving our get smart scores.
Today’s HoWL Hero:
Our Get Smart HoWL Hero today is Melisa!
What a cracking day it’s been for Melisa! Her confidence is really improving and she has blown us all away with her focus and attention to detail. She hasn’t been happy with simply rushing the work and it’s been a great example for us all seeing her asking for help to ensure that she’s achieving her ME! Keep going, Melisa, and I love your storyboard!
Today has been named the ‘best day ever!’ in Crew Elmer! With having all of our members back in class today, getting to indulge in treats and receiving baby news! We have all had a very ‘memorable Monday!’.
Sooo happy to be back as a crew!
Star moment of the day: ⭐
Today there has been far too many ‘star moments’! Here are just a few…. we got to welcome back Ray, Lily-Beth, Esme and Skye into the classroom (whom we have missed so much!), we demonstrated an excellent understanding of area in Maths, we enjoyed some collaborative reading in our new reading groups and last but not least I revealed to the whole crew that I will be expecting another baby in June! 😁👍👨👩👧👦🤰🤱
Todays HoWL average is: 3.4
An amazing HoWL score! I believe that this is down to having ALL crew members in school today as well as children really following their HoWLs and trying to ensure that they got at least a 3. There were a few 2’s but luckily this was evened out by some 4’s. An amazing first day back! Well done Crew!
This week’s HoWL target is: 3.0
How can we develop this tomorrow?
Tomorrow, we need to make sure that we are all focused on our learning and that we maintain a positive attitude towards our learning. That way we can rule out the 2’s and ensure that we get 3’s.
Today’s HoWL Hero:
Today’s HoWL Heroes were Ray, Esme and Lily-Beth! These three survived their first full day back in Crew Elmer today! Miss Hart and I were blown away with how well these children adapted to school life so quickly. They followed the rules to keep us all safe, they completed what was asked of them and worked hard in every lesson that was taught today. Lots of crew members also praised them for just slotting straight back in! A great first day back you three! Well done! I hope that you all enjoyed your treats when you got home! 🙌😁⭐👏
What a wonderful day it was to have our crew reunited after lockdown 3. All the children have worked incredibly hard over the last few months
online and in school. We are super proud of everyone. All the children were rewarded with a certificate and a yummy chocolate bar. I’m sure they will be super kind at home and share it with you.
Highlight of the day:
In maths we used equipment to help us with repeated addition. It was lovely to see the children sharing the equipment and supporting each other with their number sentences. Keep up the hard work year 2!
HOWL Average: 3.4
HOWL heroes
Work Hard
Thomas for always staying focused in every lesson, every day
Get Smart
Kira-May for listening carefully in RWI
Be Kind
Kyden for being kind to his crew and teaching children how to play basketball at dinnertime.
