Today P2 were wondering how can plants breath when they don’t have a mouth like us… or so we thought.
We used a microscope and found that they DO! They have tiny holes in the leaves called Stomata which they use to take in Carbon Dioxide and release Oxygen for us to breath.
We all though that microscopes were amazing pieces of equipment.
Today the children in primary had a fun filled visit from Crazy Colin the Bubbleologist. We had an amazing time watching the wonderful variety of bubbles he was able to create. Our favourite was the millions of bubbles Crazy Colin used to give Jane a new hairdo. The white bubble bombs were magical, we all wondered how he managed to do it.
Thank you to the FOCCs for organising this for us.
Our year 7 textile work is inspired by Chinese New Year, so pupils went to see some Oriental artefacts for inspiration.
Pupils were fascinated by the age of some of these ancient objects and enjoyed the interactive elements of the gallery. We also found 3 objects which the BBC had used in the making of ‘Tea Cup Travels’ for CBeebies. 
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County Durham have introduced ‘The Active 30 Durham Campaign’ it aims to help schools in County Durham to support every pupil to participate in 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity activity everyday at school – as recommended by the Chief Medical Officer (CMO).
P3 have started with their own ‘Active 10 Campaign’ where they completed a carousel of activities to wake them up, get their heart pumping and mind and body ready for the school day.
Today’s three activities were;
Rebounding
Working on balance and core strength and ensuring our heart rates were risen.
Obstacle course
Racing
We then had three team races. First race we had to hop to the wall and run back before tagging our team mate. Second race we had to jump to the wall and run back before tagging the next person and final race we had to run as fast as we could to the wall and back.
Hopefully with our OPAL time at morning break and OPAL in an afternoon we will be close to our Active 30!
P8 have been making worry dolls today and learning about how it is important to talk about our worries and concerns.
The Pupil Voice steering group met last week to discuss the exciting opportunity to join the Extreme Group. Selected pupils from Pupil Voice were voted for and will join the group to represent Croft Community School in County Durham. Pupils also gathered to discuss the County Youth Parliament and the secondary election that will take place on Friday.
Today in science, P5 have been learning about changes of state discussing what processed change state.
Just a quick reminder that it is parent/carers evening on Monday 10th February, 3.15 onwards. No appointments necessary, primary staff will be in classrooms and secondary staff will be in the main hall.
Thank you and hope to see you there.
To link our science and art, P2 made Plasticine models of different animals they thought they would see in a rainforest. We studied slow motion footage to see how the different animals would move then attempted to recreate this using stop motion technology.
Today children in P2 have sent their Postcards to a care home near Kingston Park. The residents at the home have signed up to take part in the Postcards of Kindness scheme. The hope is that the residents receive the cards and these stimulate conversation and memory recall. Each week the children are wanting to write to residents and let them know what we have learning about that week.
