On Friday our ‘Social Action’ team attended Blundell Park as part of their work with the Grimsby Town Foundation. It was noted how respectful our children were and how well they represented our school whilst out in the community.

Thank you to all the parents and carers who have attended our annual sports days this week and congratulations to the children who have taken part! What a fantastic 2 days filled with delight and joy, ambition and empowerment.

More photos to add soon so keep checking back!

Pupils enjoyed celebrating our very first Empathy Day! The theme was ‘Jump into some else’s story’. 

Pupils designed their own empathy power super glasses and read class books, discussing what what empathy is and how we can learn to show empathy through our actions. Pupils took part in a variety of different activities and also created their own story which they then swapped with another year group, who ‘jumped into the story’ to complete it.

They have had a great day joining the festival and have developed their Empathy skills.

This week we’ve been joined by Carolyn and Rachel from East Marsh United, who have been sharing their knowledge and expertise to help construct our willow tunnel, which you can see in the small playground.  We hope that when it grows it will be used for bird/animal watching, with our new binoculars to enhance the children’s learning of the world around them, nature and nurture.

Year 5 had an excellent day visiting Grimsby college. They chose different activities and learnt different skills throughout the morning as well as potential future choices when they are older.

 Sports pupils took part in glow-in-the-dark football and developed team work skills. They could also wear ‘glow-in-the-dark paint to help them see each team. Pupils who took part in joinery got to design and build bird houses which they said was really fun and they look great!

Some pupil took part in computing and Esports where they learnt that you can play online gaming competitively and had a go at doing this on Minecraft – Leila was our winner! Science pupils extracted DNA and pupils who chose acting performed a dance to the APT song. Pupils who chose to take part in engineering designed a key ring and then watched how lasers followed their instructions via computer to print them out.

It was a fantastic day! Some pupils gave us feedback:

Rosie “I want to go to Grimsby college when I grow up”

Ria “It was really fun and I’d like to go back again for the whole day!”

Sofia “It has given me some ideas for what I’d like to do in my future”

Eight very fortunate boys were chosen to represent the school at a tournament set up by Grimsby Town Foundation. The other schools were Welholme Academy G1, Welholme Academy G2, St Mary’s Primary, Macaulay Primary G1, Macaulay Primary G2 and Willows Primary.

Game 1: William Barcroft 0 v 0 Welholme Academy G2

A very tight game that probably deserved a goal in it. Welholme forced Lennon to pull off 2 outstanding saves in the early stages. Alby then released a powerful shot towards goal but the Welholme keeper got down well and parried it away. The opposition teacher complimented the performance from Lennon as he was the main reason we gained our first point.

Game 2: William Barcroft 0 v 2 Macaulay Primary G2

An unfortunate defeat for William Barcroft in their second game, who defended well as a team. Macaulay got their game after 5 minutes. Macaulay kept their relentless attacking going and their efforts resulted in a second goal as their attacker ran through and rifled the ball hard and low into the goal.

Game 3 William Barcroft 0 v 4 Willows Primary

William Barcroft suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of the eventual tournament winners. Willows had a useful weapon on their team who stole the show in an attacking masterclass. The Willows striker got a hat-trick and sealed it with a magnificent solo goal, where he dribbled through our team and slotted the ball past Lennon. Mr Dawes had a quick team talk with the team and instructed the team to press more and to learn from our defeat instead of dwelling on it.

Game 4 William Barcroft 2 v 0 St Mary’s Primary

William Barcroft listened to Mr Dawes and they put in a very dominant performance against St Mary’s. They gained their first goals and the first win of the tournament. Rhys pounced on a goalmouth scramble to score his first goal for William Barcroft. Just before the final whistle, Rhys pressed the defender, stole possession and assisted Riley, who slotted the ball in the back of the net.

Game 5: William Barcroft 0 v 0 Welholme Academy G1

Another game that was very tight but William Barcroft were more in control and more likely to break the deadlock. However, it wasn’t meant to be. William Barcroft defended really well and also threatened the Welholme goal.

Game 6: William Barcroft 0 v 0 Macaulay Primary G1

The final game was another tight contest which included a number of chances. The most notable coming from Macaulay’s keeper, who nearly scored from a goal kick. However, Lennon tipped the looping ball onto the bar.

Congratulations to Willow Primary, who fully deserved to be named champions. More importantly, a massive well done to our team for their resilience, determination and sportsmanship. They represented our school impeccably and definitely learned from the experience to make them better footballers. A special mention to our outstanding parent spectators, who came to watch. So many of you attended and on behalf of the children, I would like to thank you as it certainly gave the children an experience they won’t forget.

In Summer term 2 we will be working alongside Humberside Police ‘Mini Police’ project. We have chosen 10 pupils to take part in this fun and interactive engagement programme. The pupils will take part in 7 sessions and parents/carers are invited to an awards presentation at the end.

Our Y5 children have had the opportunity to experience a hands on Viking workshop in their individual classes, allowing them to apply some of what they have already learned in lesson but also expand their knowledge by drawing on the understanding of an external expert. The activities required them to engage in physical tasks, such as working in teams to create shapes of Viking artefacts (see if you can guess what they are in the photos!) and also re-enacting scenes from a Viking legend about Gods including Thor and Loki. They might be super heroes in the Marvel universe but the original Viking legends saw some very different plots and games being played by the pair.

Year 3 had a wonderful day of time travelling back to Ancient Egypt with a Portals to the Past workshop. We used primary sources to learn more about the past, played the Ancient Egyptian Hounds and Jackals game (found in Tutankhamun’s tomb) and competed in an ancient Egyptian quiz. ‘Jonesy’ knew so much about the topic and made learning fun and memorable! We  finished the day with a Pharaoh’s party and untimely death which led to his mummification!