…that the three smallest bones in the body are found in the ear.  

They are called the anvil, stirrup and hammer.

And …that the cells in your eye come in different shapes.

Rod-shaped cells allow you to see shapes, and cone-shaped cells allow you to see colour.

We found this out during our Crew sessions while we were discussing illnesses and accidents we have had at some point.  Different Crew members shared different things that had happened to them.  Some stories were a bit gruesome!

What do you know about the ear and the eye?

Today in crew, we have spent time thinking about songs which hold a special place in our hearts and remind us of a memorable time in our lives.

Have a look at our choices: have a listen!

Which songs would you choose if you were asked to write the soundtrack of your life?

Thursday 14th December:

Today in Crew we were sharing what we would like to do in our crew sessions until Christmas.  These are our ideas so far:

A Christmas present sharing session (7 votes)

Clean up crew (9 votes)

Watch a film (with snacks and scones) not ELF (10 votes)

Treasure hunt (2 votes)

Soundtrack to our lives (12 votes)

Non-Educational electronic day (56 votes)

Chillax day (56 votes)

Cosmos, KFC, McDonalds, Pizza Hut (order in) (56 votes)

Xblock activities, eg, art, music (2 votes)

Dance Off (4 votes)

Party :):):):):):) (1000 Votes!)

Further discussions will follow…

Wednesday 13th December:  

In today’s Crew session, we talked about ‘Secret Santa’.  Using our whip-around protocol, everyone in the circle said at least 3 things that they like so that the person who had picked them had an idea of their person’s tastes and what they like and dislike.  

We can’t wait to share our gifts!

Aran K

This week our Crew has been working hard preparing for our first SLCs which begin next Monday.  We’ve decided on which pieces of work we want to share and talk about, made notes to help guide and support our discussions and, today, we have practised and critiqued our presentations with others.

We’re now feeling excited about sharing our academic achievements and progress with our parents.  

Alyssa said, “I can’t wait to talk about my learning from the heart”.

I covered Miss Poncia’s Crew this morning, and our check in discussion revolved around ‘stand out moments’ from our expedition so far.

Interestingly, many of the student’s points were related to Case Study 1, and the work that we did on ‘What makes a successful community?’ I was delighted to hear students making comments about some of the more sophisticated aspects of our work, and how much they enjoyed working hard on some of the extended pieces of writing.

We then watched the following video on the Japanese Puffer fish, and Ben B was able to make links to our character value of ‘craftsmanship and quality’.

It’s an amazing piece of footage – check it out for yourself.

It was great to pop into 7KP’s Crew today to see them so engaged with our expedition’s Anchor Text ‘Lion: A long way home’ by Saroo Brierly. Reading the book in Crew allows for discussion to flow from the issues that are raised (all within a safe and comfortable environment) and this was definitely the case for 7KP.

Read more about our Anchor text in this blog post by Mrs Parker