Last Friday 2P went to the Danum Gallery, Library and Museum and had a wonderful time finding out about Doncaster in the past. The children enjoyed handling artefacts and finding out more about Doncaster through the ages.
The children were a real credit to Plover and we were so proud of them. A great big thank you to all the adults who came with us.
It was lovely to celebrate the achievements of our children today.
Some children had certificates for 100% attendance.
Georgia celebrated achieving a medal in dancing.
Scarlett celebrated achieving a new belt in martial arts.
Maisie celebrated swimming 20 metres and coming 5th in the NHS name a robot competition.
Mylo celebrated reading and making words on his own.
Well done F2P. Let’s see who we can celebrate with next week.
Mrs Price
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This week the badges went to Zehra and Nivriti. Both have worked exceptionally hard. Zehra has contributed to class discussions showing confidence and understanding. Nivriti has been working hard in all her learning and has been sharing her learning with others. You are both superstars – well done.
Mrs Price
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Continuing the theme of adding to provision the children made small boats for small-world play. They problem-solved, asked questions and tested their boats to see if they moved. They had lots of fun. They have taken them home to sail which means we now need to make more to play with in school!. Parents will be able to see the pictures on Evidence Me.
Mrs Price #LovePlover
2L had a fabulous visit to Doncaster Museum where we learnt more about the place that we call our home. We explored many different parts of Doncaster’s history and learnt about why Doncaster is famous all over the world. We handled and explored artefacts during our workshop and then looked around the museum to see how Doncaster fitted into the world. We were amazed to see that people from all over the world lived in Doncaster nearly 2000 years ago!
We were so excited by what we had learnt that we all want to go back again! Our brains are now full of knowledge to use in our Expedition!
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This week our Pride Of Plover badges have gone to Ali and Sylas, well done boys!
Ali has done absolutely amazing with his toilet training this week, and has settled really well back into school routines.
Sylas has shown a huge improvement in his attention and a listening this week and has been kind to his peers. Keep it up.
Miss Wood
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The G29 students speeches answering our guiding question “What does it mean to be human?” is now live on our website.
You can listen again and relive the POL speeches here!
This beautiful work is also available to visitors to the QE Hospital at the Windy Nook Entrance via a QR code on the art installation. This is important work matters, raising awareness of the importance of organ donation. A work that chimes with Olivias’ concluding remarks to our POL.
“…being human is about our social structures and relationships. How we connect, understand each other and have a sense of understanding and acceptance for ourselves and others. We build our world through our memories and experience to decide where we want to go in the future. Humans grow through our community and others around us.”
In Spring 2024, students from Years 5 and 6 at Carcroft School embarked on an Expedition to explore the 19th century’s impact on our lives today, examining whether its influence has been positive or negative. Students immersed themselves in the era by creating African pattern-inspired book bindings and sculptures. They delved into the work of British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonabare to understand cultural identity and globalisation. The history case study focused on the British Empire, particularly its effects on South Africa and the Zulu people, comparing Victorian society with Zulu society and discussing the legacy of these interactions. The science component of the Expedition related these historical impacts to the concepts of reversible and irreversible changes, using chemistry to draw parallels between the societal changes and scientific processes.
The Expedition’s culmination was an art exhibition-style event where students showcased sculptures inspired by Yinka Shonabare, reflecting on cultural identity and personal, cultural, or ethnic adaptation in an ever-changing world. This final product, along with literacy-based assessments and case study reflections, demonstrated the students’ learning and understanding of the 19th century’s influence. Throughout the Expedition, a diverse range of texts, including graphic novels and classic literature, enriched the students’ experience. Despite limitations on fieldwork due to economic conditions, video calls with South African residents offered insights into the lasting impacts of the British Empire on the Zulu people, enhancing the students’ global perspective and understanding of historical legacies.
The students’ final product drew together learning from all three of these case studies. They created these activity booklets, which contain examples of beautiful artwork and written information, and include activities for children to complete – here’s a sample of their work below!
We would like to donate these booklets to local places so that children can complete them whilst they are out in our community! If this is something that you feel you would like copies of, we can send them to you! Please send an email to [email protected] and we will organise sending them to you!
Hook week has been wonderful! We are so excited to learn more about what happens where the sea meets the shore. This week has been spent immersing our classroom together and doing a treasure hunt to find clues about our Expedition: Early Explorers!
As part of our settling in week, we have been learning about how we grow and change. We have looked at pictures of ourselves as a baby, and then Skyla’s mum and dad very kindly brought her baby sister to visit us. We asked lots of questions to find out things such as how babies move and what they eat.
Miss Wood
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As part of hook week. Year 5 immersed themselves into our DT case study and took part in a ready steady cook challenge afternoon. They were given a handful of ingredients and they had to choose what dish to make. They adapted really well to their limited ingredients and were very creative with their dishes and they demonstrated great team work!
