Careers and Aspirations week, day 3 & 4

What an amazing day!!! Day 3 of our Careers & Aspirations week saw our lucky children being inspired by so many members of our wider community. A huge thank you to the parents and volunteers who so kindly gave up their time to support our week, informing our children and fascinating us with their job roles.

We started our day with the story of a little boy who loved LEGO who grew up to become a chief engineer in an international company, inspiring us to be engineers of the future…
Then…
The professional footballer who taught us to be reliant, believe, be healthy and practise, practise, practise…
Followed by…
The voyager pilot who mesmerised us with air to air refuelling and transporting our King. Simply WOW!

The midwife and healthcare nurse who showed us their compassion and wowed us with their expertise…

The dirt bike trainer who shared skill, strength, control, courage and oodles of fun!

The textiles designer who shared the importance of detail, precision skill, colour and customer experience and things to consider when self employed…

The veterinary nurse who showed the skills needed to care for vulnerable animals…

The gut nutritionist who amazed us with the length of our intestines and how food travels through our bodies…

And finally the brave, loyal firefighters who taught us that courage and selflessness knows no bounds.

💙another great day – so proud! 💙

Day 4, the culmination of our week, saw pupils reflecting on their experiences and meeting a paramedic who taught us how emergency responders bravely help people in their time of need.

Thank you to all our volunteers and superb staff. A fantastic week.

Careers and Aspirations week days 1&2

We started our week embracing the word ‘aspiration’, thinking how we could aim high, set ourselves goals for the future, knowing that there is a whole world of possibilities out there!
In our opening assembly we thought about questions we could ask this week to our visitors, making the most of the sessions.
Mrs Lyall shared her experience of meeting a real astronaut, Charlie Bolden, with children from her old school, then writing about the science opportunities this provided in a national magazine.
Class R showcased their career aspirations by dressing up and exploring wonderful role play opportunities in their classroom! More photos on their class page. What a wonderful day they had!
On Wednesday we welcomed the team from RAF Shawbury who landed a helicopter on our field! Exciting or what!! All children got to sit inside the helicopter and find out about the pathway to bring a pilot. Wow! Huge thanks to the team who are also parents, their children were extremely proud of them.

 

Eco Team exciting project

Well done to our Eco Ambassador team who met with the team from Let’s Go Zero today. They made a plan to participate in Switch Off Fortnight from 23rd November. The Lets Go Zero team brought digital equipment including thermal imaging cameras which were great fun to use. They further inspired our team to make small changes to have a huge positive impact.

Mrs Lyall and our 318 Estates manager also met with Lets Go Zero to discuss ways to further support sustainability and make impactful energy saving cuts around school. They did a tour of school, finding some small enhancements which we can make to hopefully make a positive difference.

Look out for more information and developments next half term.

Visit the Lets Go Zero website for more details about this Department for Education endorsed climate change team.

 

Last day residential adventures at OakerWood!

Compass skills, teamwork, crate stacking, shooting target practise to name a few! Busy day full of fun and outdoor adventure.

A boot full of kindness

Thank you to everyone who kindly donated in our Harvest donation for Market Drayton Food Bank. They were delighted when Mrs Lyall pulled up with an overflowing boot full of generous donations. Every single one has been greatly received and appreciated. Thank you to the local Beavers group who added their donations to ours.
Well done team Hodnet, great community involvement and support.

OakerWood day 3 highlights!

Last night was games night! Such a lot of fun, even when tired out from their busy day, they enjoyed team games together with bedtime snacks.

 

Today started with pizza making followed by a Borneo teamwork challenge. They did amazingly well, everyone made it up through the tunnel! Miss Darmanin said – what a team! Spectacular! Well done Team 6. Then it was on to rafting this afternoon, with every rafting team making it back to dry land safely and enjoying a dip – why not! Looks like wonderful fun.

 

Nutritionist food & fun!

A great day today consulting with our catering expert nutritionist. Well done to our school council representatives for providing feedback about our current menu and possible future menus. Excellent suggestions.
A community event today with representatives from our staff and governors supporting the assembly, meeting and

tasting activity. Brilliant!

Y6 day 2 adventures.

Paint balling, capture the flag and woodland tag. What a busy day!
Working together to share strategies, ensuring solid teamwork and skill – mixed in with a lot of fun!! 🤩

The adventure begins for Y6

Y6 are safely settled into camp and have set off for their first adventure on the High Ropes at OakerWood this afternoon.

We hope they have an amazing time and we look forward to hearing more about their journey throughout the week.

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Eco Bronze award
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