The Year 5 pupils had a fun and engaging Commando Joe session today!
Working as a team, they demonstrated excellent communication skills and strategic thinking throughout the challenge.
Their mission involved transferring rock samples from the space modules to the space station for testing.
Every group showed resilience, focus, and brilliant collaboration as they completed their tasks.
A fantastic effort from everyone — mission accomplished!
Year 5 had an out-of-this-world Commando Joe’s session today! The children suited up for an exciting space walk challenge, using top-notch teamwork and communication skills to collect precious lunar rock samples.
Working in pairs, they showed amazing perseverance, determination, and stellar cooperation to complete their mission successfully.
Well done, Year 5 – you truly reached for the stars!
Some outstanding teamwork and communication this week in our Commando Joe session.
We are currently on working through missions inspired by “Levison Wood” and this week we have been stranded in the Amazon rainforest without shelter, food, or water.
While we waited to be rescued we had to “make camp” and this week needed to find water to sustain us.
The children were given basic tools to transport water from the watering hole to their team water tank.
After some careful planning, discussion and problem solving, the children were able to come up with agreed plans. One key take away from this lesson was clear communication – with few agreed words – to help everyone know what was happening.
Well done Year 4!
Our brave Year 5s channelled their inner warriors during their Commando Joe mission today! They worked together to FREE the hostages — just like Spartacus and his fearless crew freeing the gladiators from the clutches of the Roman Empire!
There was crawling, sneaking, planning, shouting (and a bit of dramatic rolling)… all in the name of teamwork and ancient heroism!
Watch out Rome… West Boldon’s Year 5s are coming for you!
Class 12 stepped into the arena this week as young gladiators, building the skills they’d need to succeed in battle!
They developed their agility, speed, precision, communication, and teamwork through fun and challenging activities. It was fantastic to see such brilliant collaboration, encouragement, and determination from every child.
The spirit of Spartacus was strong — and so were our gladiators!
Today, Year 5 stepped into the sandals of Spartacus — a brave gladiator leading a mission against all odds! With fewer men in his army, Spartacus had only one chance of winning: teamwork. And that’s exactly what we showed!
From building battle strategies to completing challenges, we showed:
️ Self-communication – thinking before acting and talking clearly to each other
Teamwork – listening, encouraging, and making sure no one was left behind
Every decision counted, and we worked like a true army!
Spartacus would’ve been proud.
CoJo After School Club Adventure!
Today, our young adventurers took on the challenge of crossing a dangerous river to rescue their friend from the enemy. Along the way, they explored important qualities in a friend: teamwork, communication, and looking out for each other. Together, they discussed how to keep everyone safe and how to help one another through tough situations.
Not only did they succeed, but they had an absolute blast while doing it! What an amazing way to learn the value of friendship and co-operation.
In Year 5 Readers Theatre, we explored the biography of astronaut Tim Peake. This not only helped improve the children’s reading comprehension but also connected nicely with our Commando Joe lesson, where the students participated in an exciting space mission-themed activity, inspired by Peake’s real-life experiences in space.
The children in the ARC had to work in teams for their Commando Joe mission today.
They had to build a shelter to protect them from a storm, making sure it was big enough for the whole team to fit in. They came up with some really inventive ideas to create their dens.
Well done!
As part of the mission we had to refuel our engines after they were damaged in a sandstorm. They only way to transport water from the oasis was to fold paper and carry it through an obstacle course.
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