Y6 Study Sessions w/c 21.3.22
Ambassador tour this morning
Reading helps us to better understand the world in which we live
Today I spent the morning with Mrs Ibbotson, our Reading Leader, looking at our Reading Strategy in action. It was a pleasure to see children so engaged in their Reading lessons across Year 2 to Year 6, whereby we spotted pupils practising their reading aloud, in order to develop their fluency so that they can then better understand their text. They were engaging in texts which would support them to better answer their guiding question for their current expedition. In some classes, the children were answering questions about the text and their Teachers were checking their understanding using protocols such as whip around and cold call. I particularly loved being in Crew Boswell, where they were being challenged by Mr B to further develop their oracy skills by providing a detailed response when asked a question. This session really made my day, to hear our pupils articulating their ideas with such elegance. Finally, I loved seeing so much collaboration in nearly every class including lots of paired reading and supporting one another to answer questions. Another lovely morning where I left feeling proud of what we are achieving together as a school.
Staff Days
Reminder that school will be closed on Friday 11th March and Monday 14th March.
We’re looking for Learning Coaches/Crew Leaders at XP Gateshead!
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World Book Day! 📚
What an amazing day in Crew Nursery! We have loved seeing all of your fantastic costumes, some of us even got to dress up twice!
We have had so much fun talking about our favourite stories, looking at different books and drawing pictures of ‘The Gingerbread Man’.
World Book Day in Crew FE
Well what a day in Crew FE! We have had so much fun dressing up and sharing a love of reading. We enjoyed sharing some of our favourite stories whilst tucking into a biscuit and a cup of milkshake.
The Crew FE staff came dressed as the characters from the story we are focusing on over the next few weeks, The Gingerbread Man. We have spent time this week retelling the story in different ways and the children have loved it! Why not see if they can share the story with you this weekend?
Thank you to all of our grown ups for helping us to celebrate World Book Day.
Bikes and Scooters
A friendly reminder that children are not allowed to ride their bikes or scooters on the school playground. This is to prevent accidents occurring.
Thank you for your cooperation Carcroft Crew
A Wonderful Wednesday at Carcroft School
Yesterday I saw some fabulous learning going on across our school. I started off in Year 5, where Crew Boswell were practising their spelling rules using a range of methods in their spelling book. Then next door, Crew MI had moved into their English lesson, where I spotted children using Mrs Ibbotson’s anchor charts at the front of their classroom to help them to generate their ideas.
Next I visited Year 6 where I spotted Year 6 working as Geographers. They were discussing the concept ‘Fairtrade’ following a silent conversation. I noticed pupils answering questions and Miss McLoughlin was supporting the children to develop their answers to provide a more in depth response. Deacon worked hard to extend his answer in order to get smarter today which was fab!
Crew Fox were using a silent conversation to help Mrs Fox to understand what they already knew about ‘Fairtrade’; everyone was fully immersed in their learning and were working sensibly as a crew.
After that I went upstairs to have peak in Y4 and Y5. Y5 were being Geographers, they had learned facts about Columbia and were using this information to then create information posters. The children were extremely focussed.
In Y4 the children were Musicians. The children were able to recall subject specific language such as ‘Forte’ and ‘Piano’ when chanting their rhyme with actions. Awesome crew work!
Finally I spent some time in Crew Gerrard and Crew Welburn. In Crew G, I was amazed that every single child was so focussed on their learning. The learning environment oozed ‘working hard’. And in Crew Welburn, children were enjoying their reading for pleasure book whilst sipping on their milk. I also spotted Shania undertaking her stewardship role, ensuring all pencils were sharp and ready for the writing lesson.
A lovely morning with our fabulous pupils! There really is some great Teaching and Learning going on around our school.