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Week 1, ending 12 January 2024
Posted: Jan 12, 2024 by: Mrs Amos (a.amos) on: Oak Tree Class Blog
Reader: Ruby
Special Mention: Destiny
Well done to these children!
Welcome back to school for Spring Term 1! Metal Music has greeted the children every day – from Linkin’ Park, to Twister Sister via a bit of AC/DC! We have had a very enjoyable first week.
Music was also a big start for ten of our pupils, as we took part in the first Young Voices Performance in Sheffield. The girls (for there were only girls in the choir from my class) behaved impeccably, representing the school superbly and thoroughly enjoyed themselves, I think. Singing along to a live band with over 4,500 voices was quite something.... If you get chance, try to watch a young drummer, Nandi Bushell, on YouTube. She was one of the amazing guest artists for the concert and we were all blown away by her talent.
Speaking of talent - Y5 Auditions have taken place this week for the speaking roles in Oliver! More details about these will trickle through to you next week, I am certain! But it is safe to say, that Miss Suggett and I were incredibly impressed by the auditions and we are truly excited about our upcoming show.
Wednesday formed the Launch Day for our new topic – My Region and the Western USA - quite a wordy title, but we will predominantly be looking at rivers and mountains, comparing the two regions with a geography base. On this day, all the children participated in a workshop -style session, learning skills that will enable the new topic to be a success.
Fractions continue in Maths – but we are nearing the end of this super long (and super important) unit.
And in English, we have spent time discussing our achievements from 2023 and our hopes for 2024. This was linked to Mr Cooke’s assembly on the Roman god Janus, who is depicted as having two faces: one to see the past; the other to see the future.
Please remember: our PE sessions this week are on Thursdays and Fridays now.
Have a great weekend,
Mrs Adrienne Amos