Year 1 have had an awesome Commando Joe session today. Their missions have recently been based within the story of The Lion King. Today they had to help Simba refill the watering hole after Scar had been defeated and left Pride Rock.
The children were tasked with moving water as quickly and effectively as they could. There were some fantastic ideas how to use the resources to transport the water. Brilliant team work.
In Commando Joe, Year 4 are currently completing missions to help rescue a baby gorilla. Today, they had to work in small groups to make a raft to safely transport him over the lake.
They had to think carefully about which recyclable materials would float and which would keep him dry. They designed and built small rafts, and then tested them on water to check if they were suitable for the gorilla.
The children made excellent rafts and each group managed to create a boat which floated and also kept the gorilla dry!
Our new Commando Joe is following the adventures of ‘real life Lara Croft’ Kira Salek.
We started our journey working together to rescue baby gorillas that had been captured.
The children worked in small teams to build something to rescue the gorillas but carefully so they didn’t harm them. They worked well as a team and the children realised that good communication was key to being successful!
Year 6 children are enjoying their new Commando Joe unit this half term; centred all around secret keeping and spies!
During our Commando Joe lessons we have been thinking about the Lion King film. Today one of the characters was stranded in unknown territory. It was our job to work as a team to cross the river and rescue our friend without touching the floor!
Some awesome team work and communication skills from Class 3 today 
Our mission in Commando Joe today was to help Simba the lion and his friends save the animals who had been scattered across the African Savannah.
We had to work as a team to get around the course and bring all of the animals back safely.
The children were resilient- not giving up when things went wrong and had innovative ideas how to solve problems.
After the lesson the class agreed that they hadn’t talked to each other enough and set themselves the target of better communication next time.
Year 4 continued their journey through India this week, following in the footsteps of adventurer Levison Wood.
Having collected our supplies on previous missions, this week our aim was to cross the Tawi River during flood season.
The children had to get the whole team and their equipment across the hall without touching the floor (the floor represented the fast moving river).
They showed great teamwork and communication skills and some team members showed great leadership and problem solving skills.
In our Commando Joe lesson this week our task was to help Goldilocks cross the river. The children are really getting to grips with looking at and pondering the best way to use the materials available. I was very impressed with how they are sharing ideas and listening to their classmates.
Awesome job Class 4!
Year 3 took on their third CoJo mission today focusing on Ed Stafford and his two year trip to the Amazon.
They had to work in groups to cross the river (mats), taking their equipment with them, and getting all of their team members across without falling in.
It was a really tricky task but the children worked so well as a team! Even after the adults began adding in curve balls of things to avoid such as snakes (ropes), crocodiles (large nets), and baby monkeys to save (cuddly toys)!
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