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Crew Focus: Safer Internet Day – Navigating the Future with AI 🤖🌍
This week in Crew, we took part in Safer Internet Day, focusing on navigating the Future with AI. We explored how artificial intelligence is becoming a bigger part of our lives and how we can use it safely, responsibly and with our crew values in mind.
To start, we did an active debate activity around the room. Signs said “Okay,” “Not Okay,” and “It Depends,” and we had to move to the area that matched our opinion about statements involving AI. Some statements were tricky! One statement really got everyone talking: ‘Is it okay to use AI to help with homework?’
We realised that many answers were not simply yes or no – sometimes it does depend. By listening to others respectfully and explaining our reasoning, we practiced respect and integrity. It reminded us that staying safe online means thinking carefully and making thoughtful choices with trusted adults.
Next, we worked in our mini crews to act out short scenarios where children faced troubles with AI. We gave advice on what the character should do. We suggested things like:
- Never sharing personal or private information online (integrity).
- Telling a trusted adult if something feels wrong or confusing (courage).
- Using AI as a tool to support learning, not replace it (respect).
Through these activities, we practised compassion by understanding others’ experiences, courage by sharing our opinions, respect by listening carefully and integrity by giving honest, thoughtful advice.
Safer Internet Day reminded us that AI can be exciting and helpful, but it must be used safely, kindly and responsibly.
Fraction Walls
Year 3 enjoyed making fraction walls in their lesson today before placing fractions onto a number line.
Exploring Positive Mental Health in Crew
Crew Godley have focused on positive mental health this morning in crew as we got moving with a fantastic workout inspired by Joe Wicks! We learned how exercise helps to boost our mood, increase our energy, and keep our minds healthy as well as our bodies. As we jumped, stretched, and powered through our workout, we could feel the difference movement makes, releasing feel-good endorphins and helping us feel calm, focused, and happy. We talked about how staying active is a great tool we can use whenever we need a lift. Crew Godley showed brilliant enthusiasm, resilience, and teamwork as we worked out our bodies and strengthened our minds!
Exploring how to stay safe online during Safer Internet Day
During Safer Internet Day, Crew Godley became digital detectives as we worked with Natterhub to explore how our data is used online. We learned that every time we go online, we leave a digital footprint and that our information can be collected, shared, and sometimes used in ways we might not expect. Through discussions and activities, we discovered why it’s important to keep personal information private, think carefully before we click, and make safe, responsible choices on the internet. Crew Godley showed fantastic maturity as we built our understanding of how to stay smart, safe, and secure online.
The Water Cycle ☀️ 🌧️
In expedition this afternoon we learnt about the water cycle. We learnt several new worlds including evaporation, condensation and precipitation. We used our new knowledge and our water cycle bags to explain the process to our friends.
Trying Chokol-ha
Today we tried the traditional Maya drink which was used in religious ceremonies and weddings.
Experience Day
Today we made the famous Maya drink ‘Chokol-Ha’. Pupils enjoyed tasting it and describing the flavours.
Crew Godley blast off to the Moon!
Crew Godley blasted off into Case Study 2, Mission Apollo 11 – What made the Moon landing so special? We explored exciting space vocabulary connected to the historic Apollo 11 Moon landing, discovering that lunar means relating to the Moon, learned that a module is a self-contained unit of a spacecraft, and understood how gravity is the force that pulls objects toward each other. We talked about descent, the careful movement downward to land the spacecraft, and learned that Tranquility was the name of the calm and peaceful landing site. To bring our learning to life, we created detailed sensory maps of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, imagining what the astronauts might have seen, heard, and felt as they made history.
Phonics in action.
During this focused activity, the children’s early phonic awareness was assessed and further developed. The children were challenged to sort a range of familiar objects according to two initial sounds they have been learning through the Read Write Inc. phonics scheme.
This activity provided a valuable opportunity to observe the children’s ability to listen attentively, recognise initial sounds and apply their growing phonics knowledge with confidence. The children demonstrated strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills as they discussed their choices and organised the objects appropriately.
Activities such as this highlight the importance of secure foundational phonics skills and how these can be applied meaningfully to support future reading and writing development. We were extremely impressed with the progress the children have made and the confidence they showed throughout the task. Well Done Crew Frost. Keep up the hard work.
