Today the children will be going on a local walk to support our expedition learning. As the weather forecast is predicting rain please ensure your child comes to school in suitable clothing for the wet weather – raincoats with a hood, suitable shoes etc.
At the end of this week we will be doing our spelling touchdown, if you could encourage children to practise these, that would be great! Feel free to send picture of them working hard for some HOWL points too.. Thank you, the Year 3 team!
Since 2019 we have been working with the educational charity The Wood Foundation, which is based in Scotland. Dozens of educators from schools in the Aberdeen area have been visiting our Trust as delegates for the last four years – learning about Crew, expeditions and Leadership.
This week for the first time colleagues from our Trust, including our CAO Andy, had the opportunity to deliver CPD to teachers in Aberdeen, visiting schools and meeting students. It was heartwarming and humbling to see Crew – sometimes called Squads and Clans north of the border – being delivered in Scotland.
We look forward to welcoming more delegates to our Trust schools in the future and travelling back to support our new friends as they continue their Crew journey.
There Is No Planet B – Product Curation at Norton Juniors
The beautiful work from LKS2’s Expedition ‘There Is No Planet B’ is now curated outside the school! The awesome artwork, created from digital images of discarded waste, depicts various different animals whose habitats are being destroyed in the local community. To further reinforce the notion of climate emergency, through their literacy cycle, pupils also wrote persuasive speeches about how we can all bring about positive change if we work together.
Crew Knowles look so cosy in their pyjamas today! They’ve also been working incredibly hard on their expedition reflection whilst staying nice and comfy!
This morning, year 6 enjoyed a well deserved brunch to celebrate the end of their SATs week. They have all worked so hard over the year but particularly during the last 4 weeks of revision. We are so proud of each of them and the amazing attitudes they showed towards their SATs tests this week.
We were lucky enough to have Carolyne from Sugar Rush visit us today to teach us all about where chocolate comes from and how it is made! It was so interesting and the children even got to taste some yummy treats – we can confirm that her brownies are absolutely delicious! Thank you!