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Week 3, ending 23 January
Posted: Jan 22, 2026 by: Mrs Amos (a.amos) on: Oak Tree Class Blog
Reader:
Special Mention:
A super week for these children especially!
As the children have come into class each morning, their ears have been assailed with the sounds of ‘Girl Power’ bands. It is probably no surprise to hear that the Spice Girls caused the best reaction!
In English lessons, we have been continuing to write non-chronological reports about the city of Leeds and a town it has been twinned with. The children have found it interesting to research facts, not only about places as far afield as Durban, South Africa, but also about their own city! Hopefully, these pieces of work will be completed next week.
Along with PE, RE and French, in Maths the tricky concept of division has been explored. We have looked at division with and without remainders; homework this weekend includes some work on the 8x table. Once again, if a child’s times tables knowledge is not secure in Years 5 and 6, it truly slows down their mental skills for dividing in particular.
The highlight of our week, of course, was spending time with the gladiator, Steel. His assembly was inspirational and key messages of healthy living were taken on board by the children. All created posters and some wrote a poem to mark his visit – it is safe to say that Steel (or Zach) was pleased with the children’s efforts.
Here is the poem they wrote:
This poem is written for Steel
Who visited Rufford today
We’ve learned so much about him
And living a healthy way
Steel talked to us about confidence
Being brave, not being scared.
Having a positive mindset
Aiming higher than first you dared.
His messages were also about diet
Eating sensibly AND drinking water
Made us think about healthy food choices
And drinking 1.5litres – we ought to.
A gladiator needs to be fit, he said,
But exercise is for all.
Running, skipping, jumping and so on
Prepare us for ‘Power Ball’!
Thank you for coming to Rufford
And giving us many top tips.
We promise to live well and exercise
And not eat so many salty chips!