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Oak Tree Class Blog

Oak Tree Class Blog

Week 6, ending 14 July

Mrs Amos (a.amos) on: Oak Tree Class Blog

Well done to the following pupils from Oak Tree Class:
Special Mention: Kai
Reader of the week: George
The week started off (and ended, it appears!) in a wet way - with Sport's Day on Monday. But the children really enjoyed themselves taking part in the races; the highlight for me was the Y5 relay - it was so good to see and hear all the children cheering their classmates on. 
We have all enjoyed working on Position and Direction in maths, pausing to recap division today. 
(There are a few pupils who are struggling still with methods for multiplication and division, mainly due to their inconsistent times table knowledge. If you think this might be your child, could I please ask that you continue to spend time recalling these important number facts? Thank you!)
It is our Ukulele Finale on Monday morning. It would be wonderful if we had a healthy audience to perform to. We are lucky to have some mums on FORP who have agreed to help serve tea and coffee so you are able to drop your children off, have a quick drink and then see the short concert from 9:15am. I am continually impressed by the progress Oak Tree Class has made in learning the ukulele. I am sure you will be too!
Hope to see you on Monday!
Yours,
Mrs Adrienne Amos


Week 4, ending 30 June

Mrs Amos (a.amos) on: Oak Tree Class Blog

A huge congratulations to the pupils this week for their hard work and dedication.  Mrs Amos has been out of school on a 3 day training course this week (Wednesday to Friday) so this week's blog comes from Mr Fone's and a couple of children from Y5 Oak:

Special Mention: Maizie-Lou
Reader of the Week: Joe
Assistant writers for the blog this week: Maizie-Lou and Oscar
This week we have been practicing decimals in maths which the pupils have taken to with great success.  Many of the students have been able to not only complete their work quickly and correctly but challenge themselves and other members of the class with increasingly complex equations. They are now firmly secure in their ability to add and subtract numbers with 2 or more decimal places.
We have continued with our class text Darwin's Dragons where pupils have been planning out a descriptive piece of writing in relation to the volcanic tunnels that our main character has entered. The pupils have excellently described the sinister and menacing atmosphere of the tunnels and brought a great deal of creative writing to this work.
Some children visited the Leeds book awards this week and greatly enjoyed their trip. 
As well as this, pupils have taken part in a music session this week in which they learnt how to play the drums.
To round off the week pupils have been creating films for their computing work in which they have planned, designed and used green screen to produce short films. The enthusiasm that they have shown for this work has been fantastic.
Finally, this week we have been looking into precious objects or family heirlooms as part of our R.E work. As such if there are any items that pupils would be comfortable bringing into school or even taking photos of and bringing them in to show the class that would be brilliant. 
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
Yours,
Mr Matthew Fones


Week 3, ending 23 June

Mrs Amos (a.amos) on: Oak Tree Class Blog

Much of this week has been dominated by our end of year assessments and I have been really encouraged by how mature Oak Tree Class has been about them. They have worked quietly and diligently and all children were most keen to show the progress they have made this year.

And apart from PE and Ukuleles, our other main concern has been to provide a piece of artwork for the ALPT art project, this year with the theme of CELEBRATIONS. (You may have already heard that we decided to go down the route of Cadbury’s Celebrations, rather than kingly celebrations!!)

In our art sessions, we have evaluated the sweet wrapper designs, copied them and then created a pattern, using similar colours, shape and styles from one chosen chocolate. These were then represented on a puzzle piece and six lovely final collaboration pieces were created. They look fantastic and the amount of detail in some is just phenomenal!

Homework this week is spellings and place value work.

Enjoy your long weekend!

Yours,

Mrs Adrienne Amos


Week 2, ending 16 June

Mrs Amos (a.amos) on: Oak Tree Class Blog

Well done to these pupils this week.

Reader of the Week: Sheldon

Special Mention Pupil: Violet

World Music has greeted the children every morning – there has been quite a ‘zen’ atmosphere to start our day!

In English, we have continued to read our novel, Darwin’s Dragons, and this week, the children have completed a variety of tasks, which have furthered their understanding of the plot so far. I think a highlight was looking at and learning about the prickly pear cactus, which is found on the Galapagos Islands and then creating a little information booklet.

In Maths, we have completed our shape work on angles – now the children should know how many degrees are in a right angle, a straight line and also a full turn. Test them and check that they do!

PE sessions were fun again this week, as the Y5s spent time with our Y3s, teaching them the finer art of bowling and catching for rounders. The weather was super-hot again, so we also spent some of the time reading with the Y3s in the shade. It was encouraging to see how supportive the children were with their younger peers. (I am really hoping to have been able to put some photos of this session onto our class gallery!)

We had an important message delivered to us on Tuesday, by an IT expert, about Internet Safety. We have had a few discussions since and I think it would be worthwhile for you to visit this site, to continue the open discussions with your child:

https://saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2023/parents-and-carers/practical-tips-for-starting-a-conversation-about-life-online 

Hope you have a pleasant and sunny w/end.

Yours,

Mrs Adrienne Amos


Week 2, ending 16 June

Mrs Amos (a.amos) on: Oak Tree Class Blog

Well done to these pupils this week.

Reader of the Week: Sheldon

Special Mention Pupil: Violet

World Music has greeted the children every morning – there has been quite a ‘zen’ atmosphere to start our day!

In English, we have continued to read our novel, Darwin’s Dragons, and this week, the children have completed a variety of tasks, which have furthered their understanding of the plot so far. I think a highlight was looking at and learning about the prickly pear cactus, which is found on the Galapagos Islands and then creating a little information booklet.

In Maths, we have completed our shape work on angles – now the children should know how many degrees are in a right angle, a straight line and also a full turn. Test them and check that they do!

PE sessions were fun again this week, as the Y5s spent time with our Y3s, teaching them the finer art of bowling and catching for rounders. The weather was super-hot again, so we also spent some of the time reading with the Y3s in the shade. It was encouraging to see how supportive the children were with their younger peers. (I am really hoping to have been able to put some photos of this session onto our class gallery!)

We had an important message delivered to us on Tuesday, by an IT expert, about Internet Safety. We have had a few discussions since and I think it would be worthwhile for you to visit this site, to continue the open discussions with your child:

https://saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2023/parents-and-carers/practical-tips-for-starting-a-conversation-about-life-online 

Hope you have a pleasant and sunny w/end.

Yours,

Mrs Adrienne Amos


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