Crew Challenges

23rd November 2022Ruth Shields

On Monday in Crew, Children were asked to take part in some role play where they had to decide the ending to a scenario. We had been discussing the qualities that we look for in a friend and how to identify these with the people around them. Most children decided that their scenario would end with a breakdown of the friendship as we should always celebrate the successes of other but one group decided the friendship would stay together as friendship is more important.

On Tuesday, Mrs Rhodes had another great challenge for us especially as it required us to use some maths skills. Children were asked to estimate the length of certain objects such as a tape measure, an extendable dog lead and a skipping rope. They didn’t get to see the object stretched out first but had to base on their own knowledge of these objects. They worked together to decide where it would reach to and an estimation of length.

MI start case study 3

23rd November 2022Stacey McClare

Today we started case study 3. We thought about what we already know about coding and created a KWL grid. We then discussed what coding is and watched a clip on binary, building background knowledge. After, we used an alphabet chart to build our name in binary!

We then watched another clip to find out what coding actually is. We added our findings to our KWL grid. The next clip proved how much our lives depend on coding! Finally we worked collaboratively to create a group code, we had to ensure our instructions were clear and could be followed. We then thought about the guiding question and how coding helps movement in our world.

Critique in MI

22nd November 2022Stacey McClare

During expedition we read the feedback from our independent writing then made further edits and improvements to our work. We then allowed our partner to read our work and they offered further critique before we made our final improvements. Some fantastic pieces of writing!

A great caring crew in MI

22nd November 2022Stacey McClare

A really fantastic crew session as part of our caring crew. We built on our knowledge from our previous crew session on what makes a good friend. We used word art to create our own representation then created our own anchor chart to show examples of what the words mean to us personally. Some great discussions and explanations of our work during our debrief.

Pupils Emergency Contact Information

21st November 2022Michelle Wilcox

Over the course of the next few weeks you will receive a letter with the emergency contact details we have on record for your child. Please can you ensure you read the letter and complete the form using the link provided indicating whether there are any changes or amendments. These will be sent one crew at a time, so don’t worry if you do not receive all your children’s at the same time.

Thank you for your cooperation.

World Cup Blog

18th November 2022Olivia Fox

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.