Oak Tree Class Blog
Oak Tree Class Blog
Week 2, ending 13 June
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Well done to these pupils this week.
Reader of the Week: Matthew
Special Mention Pupil: Bailey
World Music has greeted the children every morning – there has been quite a ‘zen’ atmosphere to start each day! Ladysmith Black Mambazo seemed to be the favourite!
In English, we have continued to read our novel, Darwin’s Dragons, and this week, the children have started a variety of tasks, which have furthered their understanding of the plot so far. I think a highlight was looking at information all about Charles Darwin and HMS Beagle. It has helped to put this story on the historical timeline.
In Maths, we have mostly completed our end of year assessment tests, but there has been some time to ensure methods for multiplication and division are secure. We also have been practising our times tables – there are still a handful of pupils whose knowledge in this area is not secure. Maybe ask your child how they did in their times table test (out of 25). If they achieved 20 or above, then their knowledge is mostly secure.
PE sessions were fun again this week, as it was Sports Day. Photos will be uploaded to our gallery later today.
I really hope you have a pleasant and sunny w/end.
Yours,
Mrs Adrienne Amos
Week 1, ending 6 June
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Welcome back after half term!
Well done to these pupils this week.
Reader of the Week: Matilda
Special Mention Pupil: Noah
100% Attendance Award: Charlie
The children have started this half term with a full and varied week.
The highlight was designing and creating Animal Automata models all day on Tuesday. The results were outstanding – hopefully some pictures are attached. Quite specific DT skills of measuring, cutting and tool work were employed in this unit. Thanks to Mr Martindale for braving this unit with Oak Tree Class!
In Maths, with the help of Miss Sanderson and Mr Fones, the children continued to work on the Y5 concepts – this unit is all about the properties of shapes. They have been particularly looking at angles – acute, obtuse, right and reflex. See how many angles you can find in real life during this weekend!
It was lovely to return to a warm welcome on Thursday. And I am most grateful for your messages of support for me and my family.
I hope you have a super weekend – see you all next week.
Yours
Mrs Adrienne Amos
Please note that Oak Class PE sessions are now on Mondays and Fridays for this term.
Week 5, ending 23rd May
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Week 4, ending 16 May
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Week 3, ending 9 May
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Well done to these pupils!
Reader of the Week: Syd
Special Mention Pupil: Morgan
100% Attendance Award:
Powerful ballads have started our mornings off all week – Meatloaf being the firm favourite amongst Oak Tree Class, I believe!
In Maths, we have begun a unit called Statistics. This week, we have been drawing, reading and interpreting line graphs; next week we look at interpreting tables, as well as another arithmetic test. We have continued to draft our leaflets for our Y2 pupils, and next week we hope to finish writing them and finally publish them too, before sharing with one of our young buddies! We shall also be delving more into our class novel, Darwin’s Dragons. The story has been exciting up to now.
By far, the big event in school this week has been our celebration of VE Day. The children really entered into this with thought and sensitivity, I am pleased to report. Our day on Thursday was spent entirely considering what it must’ve been like for children in 1945 – I hope they came home telling you all about our activities. It was also so pleasing to realise how much information they all remembered from our first Y5 topic on World War Two.
There are some pictures on our school Facebook page: Rufford Park Primary School and Nursery.
I hope you have a super weekend!
Yours,
Mrs Adrienne Amos