Teamwork Toucans!

On a beautiful, cold sunny afternoon the boys were happily playing football in the outside classroom when disaster struck! The ball got stranded on the sandpit cover, now what should they do? They all rightly know that they can't go onto the sandpit cover, so they all came running over shouting

“Help Mrs Jarrett, the football is on the sandpit!”

This is when we saw a real opportunity for some team work problem solving, I explained to them that they had to get it themselves but couldn't stand on the cover because the sharks would get them! What then ensued from this one comment was amazing!

First Harry tried the drill “No! That won't reach” he called.

Next, it was Luca’s turn and he tried a spade carefully reaching over towards the ball but still unable to reach it!

Jake then called to everyone “We need something longer”, what a great idea this was, everyone raced around the outside classroom looking for something longer that might reach.

Fridolin found a stick, brilliant, what a good idea, he reached out to get the ball but it just wasn't quite long enough! So then Jake got an even longer stick, all the while quite a crowd was gathering around the sandpit to see what all the excitement was about!

Hooray! Jake’s stick was long enough but, oh no when he touched the ball it just kept moving and rolling away from him. So what to do next...Harry had a brilliant idea, he went and fetched a plank from near the shed and with the help of some friends carefully laid it out from the edge to just where the ball was resting. Jake then tentatively tiptoed along the plank being careful not to fall into the sea and the jaws of those angry sharks and reached the ball!

There were big cheers all round!

What great teamwork! Well done everyone!