Girls football tournament! ⚽️

23rd November 2022Simon Gerrard

Luckily, the weather turned around after a soggy start this morning an we were able to play our long awaited football tournament. With some new players starting today, it was a great showcase of enjoyment and pride. The girls really loved the games that they played, all smiled (even after late tackles) and encouraged each other to be their best. It was a joy to watch.

Our Year 3/4 team played their first game together and managed to finish third, which we are so proud of. This was the first time for a number of them playing a football game today. There were so many great performances, but Daisy was like a hoover in defence, vacuuming up any dangerous passes. She takes the player of the tournament for Year 3/4.

For our Year 5/6 team, some of the girls had played previously, but there were some new starters. As the tournament champions, they have also made us feel really proud. With lots of great displays all over the pitch, the girls managed to win all of their games, against some tough opposition. Madi takes the player of the tournament, with some great tackles in midfield.

We can’t wait for more tournaments in the future!

Scotty’s Heroes

23rd November 2022Ruth Shields

Due to the rain, Scotty’s heroes took place inside however, that doesn’t mean their survival skills weren’t put to the challenge. Unfortunately, the children were stranded at sea on a dingy (fitting for the weather today) and they had to chose which items were important and why. There was a range of different items chosen but children were able to explain why they thought it was more important than other items.

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.