Oak Tree Class Blog - 2021 - 22
Oak Tree Class 2021-2022
Weekly Update 11/03/22
Mr Ranton (r.ranton) on: Oak Tree Class 2021-2022
We started the week off with a visit from Mr Jennings, who is a music teacher. We got out the xylophones and the pupils worked on practising a tune before performing it to the class.
In Maths, we are coming towards the end of our fractions unit (hooray the pupils the cry, until they hear it's decimals next). We have looked at combining different objectives we have learnt to start problem solving with fractions. The pupils have enjoyed the challenge of problem solving and have shown some great resilience.
In PE on Thursday, we started out dance unit. We were looking a creating a non-locomotive dance routine in a Bollywood style. The pupils took to this really well and, after learning our step touch, bhangra shoulders, shimmy shoulders and hands on hip techniques, worked in pairs to combine these into their own routines. I was very impressed with the creativity of our pairs and their confidence to perform.
Have good weekend. Mr Ranton.
Weekly Update 04/03/22
Mr Ranton (r.ranton) on: Oak Tree Class 2021-2022
It's been a busy first week back to start the half term.
In Maths, we have continued working on our fraction unit. We continued where we left at the end of last half term with subtracting a range of fractions, before moving onto multiplying fractions. I have, again, been really impressed with the pupils resilience and attitude towards this unit.
In geography, we have moved onto a new topic: Rivers. We started the topic discussing how rivers are shown with atlases and on maps. Pupils then had to hunt for rivers around the UK and the world, finding their sources and mouths.
On Thursday, we celebrated World Book Day. It was great seeing the range of costumes from, Cat in the Hat, Harry Potter, Mary Poppins and even an evil pumpkin. We visited the World Book Day website and had a look at some of the books available to get with their vouchers. Working in pairs, the pupils then completed a book scavenger hunt, where they had to locate different items from a range of books.
Weekly Update 18/02/22
Mr Ranton (r.ranton) on: Oak Tree Class 2021-2022
It's been an enjoyable end to a busy half term.
We have continued working really well with our Maths, using a range of skills to convert fractions so we can add and subtract them accurately.
During a D&T session this week, we begun designing a new logo for a competition, which explores the role of small satellites in protecting our planet from climate change, for the UK Space Agency. I have at attached the link the competition below, which has some accompanying activities that could be completed at home.
https://www.logoliftoff.org.uk/
In English, we have begun working on a newspaper report unit. Pupils have worked really hard creating relative clauses, that we embedded into sentences, and hot seating a range of quotes to use in our initial reports.
I have everyone has a joyous and relaxing half term.