Just a quick note to say how proud I was of every member of 5T today, your behaviour at swimming was excellent. The leisure centre staff also commented on this. Every child tried their best and I am so proud to say that everyone went into the water and had fun increasing their confidence in being in the water, going under and starting to blow bubbles to help with breathing under water. It was a joy to watch you all.

A quick reminder to adults, that no matter how warm the day is, all children must take a coat swimming. When they come out of the pool, many have wet hair, and the swimming baths are very warm, so the weather outside can feel quite harsh! All children need something nice and warm to snuggle into whilst they readjust to the temperature outside of the pool.

Thank you for ensuring your children had the correct items for swimming today. It made our job, and the job of the staff at the pool, very easy and meant the children got the maximum amount of time in the pool.

A huge well done to everyone who completed their SLC’s tonight. You all did a superb job and should be very proud of yourselves. I felt ready to burst with pride with how well you all did and I’m sure your grown ups felt the same. I am looking forward to sharing the rest with you tomorrow and Friday! #LovePlover

As promised 5T, a quick checklist ahead of swimming tomorrow.

In your swimming bag you will need; a costume/swimming shorts, a bobble for long hair, a towel, goggles if you’d like them and you might want to fetch a plastic bag to put your wet clothing in after swimming.

Please remember a warm coat, even in good weather, as it will feel chilly when you come out of the warm swimming baths into the spring air!

Remember, we are all there to learn together and encourage one another to become the best versions of ourselves! The instructors are specialists and will have helped many people who have a range of abilities when it comes to swimming and are used to Y5 children from Doncaster visiting their pool each week. You will all be ok if you listen to instructions and try your very best – just like you do at school! It’s still a classroom, just of a different kind!

This week, we have immersed ourselves in our new expedition and have so far drawn plague doctors and began our new book, ‘At the sign of The Sugared Plum.’ The children had some superb ideas from the front cover – the way their thoughts and ideas are maturing is joyful to listen to. We have also looked at timelines. To help us understand how they work, we looked at significant events from our own life and placed them on a timeline from birth to present day. We then thought about historical events and figures. Our next step will be to place them on a timeline. What a wonderful start to the new term, 5T! Keep it up