Carcroft School

Blending in Phonics.

11th May 2026Nicole Tymon

Using our anchor charts in Phonics today, we often use these whilst in choosing, but today we sat and did the whole lot! Well-done Alexis, great blending!

Last week, we planted some strawberry seeds, we learned how the seeds will eventually grow into strawberries. Today, we used some store-bought strawberries to make a delicious strawberry milkshake by chopping them into small pieces and adding them to the blender with milk. We spoke about how we can hopefully use our plants in the future too!

Think we did a great job!

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11th May 2026Geoff Hewitt

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Performance Poetry

11th May 2026Shannon Colclough

Today, we kicked off our poetry unit with an inspiring session watching the legendary Michael Rosen perform. After analyzing his iconic style, we built a performance toolkit to sharpen our own skills. We spent the rest of the lesson rehearsing in pairs, fine-tuning our delivery to ensure our upcoming performances are just as captivating.

Sharing Our Stories with KS1

9th May 2026Nicola Robson

Year 3 loved sharing their stories inspired by ‘The Journey Home’ with FS1, Year 2 and Year 5.

The staff were very impressed with their stories and how confidently they read them.

Well done CrewRobson!

Published Books!

8th May 2026Shannon Colclough

Today in Crew Colclough, we were super proud of ourselves as we reached the final part of the writing process. We were able to become authors and illustrators, publishing our very own books! We can’t wait to share them with the school community, parents, and carers on Monday. Well done for your hard work—I know how proud you are.

Human Life Cycles

8th May 2026Thomas White

In Crew White, as well as preparing for our SATs, we have been learning about human life cycles. We have learnt particularly about the emotional and behavioural changes, along with the physical changes that the body goes through.

We produced double page spreads to show off our understanding, thinking about our audience and the purpose of explaining and informing.

Plant Progress.

8th May 2026Nicole Tymon

After a week the beans started to sprout! Look how excited we are 🙂

This was them after 2 weeks! Look how tall they are! Notice the difference with 4 days? WOW! We measure each day and write it on our chart. We’re excited to see how much they grow over the weekend.

The seeds we harvested from our tomatoes have even started to grow! Amazing!

Flower Power.

8th May 2026Nicole Tymon

Over the past week, the children have sequenced the stages of plant growth and made and labelled their own flowers, all doing a fantastic job! Not only did they love creating the flowers, but they were also enthusiastic when talking through how plants grow. They are showing great interest and knowledge within the Growth and Change topic.