Some great collaborative working during our reading lesson today. Children worked with their partner to read part of our reading text then answer book talk questions. They shared their thoughts and listened to the opinions of others 🙂
Today in Crew Nursery we had our first P.E session, the children explored different ways they could make movements, working hard to listen to the different instructions they were given.
Check out our super stomping elephant and slimy snail moves!
Y5 and Y6 were able to visit the National Space Centre on Wednesday where we had time to explore all the different interactive galleries and the UKs largest planetarium. The children had the opportunity to see shuttles, rockets, space suits and even a real piece of the moon.
During the day, they were able to read lots of information which then allowed them to answer some questions around our second case study for this expedition focusing on forces.
We also took part in a workshop all about the Sun, Earth and Moon. We took part in a quiz then took part in a practical activity around how we get day and night and seasons. Afterwards, they explored the phases of the moon and then produced a turn wheel to help them remember each phase.
Every child displayed awesome HoWLs and they really did themselves and school proud. This fieldwork has really hooked us in to our learning and we cannot wait to get started learning even more about our expedition!
LKS2 were transported back in time to the Second World War. The children entered the church at Wilderspin, dropped off their supplies and were ready to learn about the British home front. Churchill’s Carcroft Cogs demonstrated the British Bulldog spirit on the home front.
The groups were lucky to meet Betty, an ARP warden. She taught the children about the different groups that helped keep Britain safe during the Second World War and the threat of enemy raids, particularly from the air. We then were lucky enough to sort out scrap ready to aid our soldiers on the front line, check out the Anderson Shelter and then see the variety of gas masks. Keep an eye out for the baby gas mask!
In the other group, we had a particularly strict teacher leading us in class, checking on supplies and then protecting us through an enemy bombing. The children were not afraid though and displayed tremendous bravery, as sirens rang, bombs whistled and the air defences boomed.
These displays are showcasing expeditionary learning from both KS1 and UKS2 from the Summer Term of 2021/2022.
Today I managed to get into most classes, with the exception of Y3/4 because they were on their Fieldwork Trip. I loved my visits to every classroom, where I saw children focussed and working hard to get smart. I saw children working as ‘Crew’ in EYFS, Pledge setting in Y1, Getting smart at Maths using Ipads in Y2 and then more Maths in UKS2! What a way to start our new term but also to finish our first week.
Happy Friday everyone, see you bright and early on Monday.
Mrs Atherton (Was Miss Laing) x
Punctuality Autumn Term
Welcome back to all of our Pupils and Parents. As we start a new academic year I just wanted to send a quick post out regarding punctuality. We will also be sharing one with some reminders about attendance too.
We have been really impressed with pupils’ punctuality this week, with the vast majority of pupils attending school on time. However, we just wanted to send out some reminders to ensure everyone is aware of our school expectations around punctuality, which we have also shared with the pupils.
● Our school start time is 8.40/ pupils should be on school grounds from 8.35 ready to enter school at 8.40
● We will ring a bell at 8.40 to signal that pupils should enter school at this time
● We expect pupils to be in school no later than 8.45
● Doors will close at 8.50 as this gives time for anyone who may be running late to still enter viatheir normal school door/ a bell will ring at 8.50 to say that doors should now be closed and anyone arrive after this will be classed as late
If you know that your child is going to be late for school, please may we ask that you bring your child into the school and complete a ‘Late Form’ for your child, explaining why they are late on this occasion. Late pupils should always be brought in by their adult, if your child arrives without an adult, we will ask for you to come in later that day/the following day to complete the late form.
We understand that mornings can be busy and on the odd occasion pupils may arrive after 8.50 but we do need to ensure that pupils are arriving at school on time the vast majority of the time.
Arriving late into the crew can be unsettling both for your child and others. It also takes time away from adults being with the children. Finally, it means that our Admin Staff are unable to complete the registration process in a timely manner as they are taking late pupils to classes to ensure their safety.
Thank you for taking the time to read and for your understanding around this matter.
Mrs Atherton (Miss Laing) Headteacher
Happy Friday and welcome back – here’s a selection of beautiful work from across the XP Trust this week!
To read about other stories from across the XP Trust, visit xptrust.org/stories #WeAreCrew
Today has been a super busy day as we’ve continued with hook week and slowly started to introduce each area of the curriculum. This has also involved a huge focus on our expectations for each subject area and how this will look for Crew Shields
The children have then spent the afternoon continuing with their research and making paper mache planets. This was a very messy job! The aim is to get this finished tomorrow and then we will paint next week.
