Oak Tree Class Blog
Oak Tree Class Blog
FINAL WEEK!!!!!
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Well done to these pupils:
Special mention – Olivia
Reader of the Week – Alisha
Oak Tree’s Reading Ambassador – Violet
And we have made it!!
The final week has continued in true ‘busy’ style – we have finished our Maths unit on Position and Direction and we have perfected a method for division (Some very brave pupils have also learned how to master Long Division – the Holy Grail of Maths in Y6!!!).
As well as this, we have celebrated the end of term in style!
Thanks to you all for your gifts and your support – have a super summer holiday.
On Tuesday we had an Assembly led by a local Librarian telling us about the Summer Reading challenge. This is run in libraries across the country to encourage children to visit libraries and continue to read throughout the 6-week break from school.
This year's Summer Reading Challenge theme is 'Ready, Set, Read!' and aims to keep children's minds and bodies active over the summer break. Children can read anything they like – stories, poetry, fact books, graphic novels or listen to audiobooks – it’s up to them! The books (physical or digital) can be borrowed from the library, and we recommend reading at least six books over the summer, with a Ready, Set, Read! reward for each of the six books they read. Once they have read their sixth book, they complete the challenge and will be awarded a certificate and medal. And best of all, it’s completely FREE!
Saturday 22nd July is Sign-up Saturday in Leeds, which is a dedicated time in libraries for joining the Summer Reading Challenge. There'll be a real buzz in our buildings on this day, as well as a range of self-serve activities, including a hunt for the Ready, Set, Read! characters among our bookshelves.
Summer Reading Challenge - find out more
All the best
Mrs Adrienne Amos
Week 6, ending 14 July
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Week 4, ending 30 June
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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:
Week 3, ending 23 June
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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
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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:
Hope you have a pleasant and sunny w/end.
Yours,
Mrs Adrienne Amos