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Today, Year 5 learnt about the reasons workforces take strike action, what happens on a picket line and why it can be a difficult decision for employees to work without pay when they feel their rewards or conditions are unacceptable.
The children were challenged to consider a reason they might want to strike then take part in a peaceful demonstration and picket to illicit support for their cause. Well done all!
Would all parents and carers please be advised that from next week, in school PE will take place on Tuesdays.
Children should come dressed in their correct kit on these days.
Further details on kit requirements can be found on the school website.
There is no change to the swimming schedule. .
Year 5 showed great determination on this afternoon’s hike from school to the historic Markham Main (Armthorpe) colliery pit top. We ventured through the woods and were pleased to find the now defunct spoil tips had been made into a beautiful nature reserve for the public of Doncaster to enjoy. We explored onward to the new housing estate where we discovered the monument and stones marking the two mine shafts, also being surprised to learn that the nearby street names were named after those who had lost their lives underground.
We spent some time to reflect on the miners’ of Doncaster hard work through the years, working on our sketching skills by drawing the monuments.
Next, we ventured up high to the very top of the area, resting around the cairn to complete some beautiful sketching of the panoramic views of the city.
It was a long walk and we were very impressed at the resilience and engagement shown from everyone.
A huge thank you, also, to the family members who attended to help make this a really special learning opportunity out in the field.
Well done everybody!
Year 5 Crew
Today, Years 5 and 6 were visited by Rob, a local expert in mining with over forty years’ experience in the industry. We felt truly immersed in the life of a miner in Doncaster as he answered all the children’s brilliant questions and showed us through the range of artefacts he had gathered over his exciting career. It was great how he and the children made connections between our recent visit to Caphouse colliery and the vast number of coal mines in our home city of Doncaster.
This experience really helped to tee up our afternoon of family learning, keep an eye out for the next blog!
Year 5 had a fabulous time at the National Coal Mining Museum, touring the site of a real coal mine (Caphouse), learning about all the processes and history of the site from TC – our tour guide with over 40 years’ experience working in the industry.
It was great to hear that our groups were the best behaved their guide had ever led through the tour – you represented the school brilliantly!
Well done to this weeks reading plus winners, you have worked really hard this week.
Well done to this weeks TTR winners and a big shout out to Crew Myers’s for being the winning crew this week.
