This afternoon, the children worked collaboratively to create hanging solar systems to immerse our classrooms in our new expedition – ‘How does movement affect our world?’ They had to think carefully about the size, colour, features and order of the planets. Check out the photos below that show how hard they all worked in their groups.
I had great fun spending the day with the Year 6 children orienteering at Austerfield! The children were so incredibly resilient practising their map skills to find the correct points!
Now time to chill out and watch a film at the Green Top outdoor cinema! Popcorn, haribo and your PJ’s – what more do you need to finish a fun filled day of crew building!
We are just settling down around the camp fire to enjoy toasted marshmallows and then some of Mr Kershaw’s campfire songs. Everyone has enjoyed a great tea of hot dogs, burgers and crisps – shout out to Mr Ambler for being the BBQ king!
What a fantastic day we had at Austerfield today! We spent the day working on our communication skills, team work and building relationships; most importantly we had lots of fun. Check out some of the photos that show the activities we took part in.
Please join us for our first Y5/6 family learning session of this year on Thursday 5th September 2pm – 3pm. We can’t wait to welcome you into our new classrooms to enjoy some space themed learning!
What another fabulous day we have had in Year 6! Firstly, we have collaborated on establishing our crew norms by thinking about how our classroom should look, feel and sound like if we are working hard, being kind and getting smart.
After playtime we buddied up with some Y11’s at XP East for a hangout. They told us all about what it is like to go to secondary school, answering lots of the children’s questions and easing any anxieties they may have around the transition from primary school. We hope to catch up with our new friends again later this term.
For the rest of the morning, the children wrote letters to themselves about what they want to achieve by the end of Year 6. The children all thought really carefully about their own personal goals and aspirations – considering their HOWLs, character growth, crew, SATs, academic success and beautiful work. After they finished, they were sealed in envelopes addressed to themselves and put away to save for the end of the year. The children will get to open and read them again in July and see the progress they have made and how successful they have been towards achieving their goals.
We finished the day by working collaboratively on digital escape rooms. Both myself and Mrs Rayner were impressed with their problem solving and communication skills.
Well done everyone – a great day! I can’t wait for Austerfield and our camp out tomorrow.
This morning, Crew Jackson showed their fantastic crew building skills by working together to transport water from point A to point B. Despite only having 5 drainpipes that didn’t reach the final bucket, they used excellent communication skills to problem solve and avoided getting too wet! As a crew we took 1st place in the first race and a close 2nd place in the second race. Well done everyone for your hard work.