Oak Tree Class Blog
Oak Tree Class Blog
Week 7, ending 18 October
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Week 7, ending 18 October
Reader: Harrison
Special Mention: Lillian
A super well done to these pupils this week!
And the long term continues….! Just one week to go! But in the past week, we have been very busy in Oak Tree Class again, while listening to a variety of ‘Disney Classics’ in the morning.
Finally, we have published our WW2 diary entries. They are amazing. The children have evidently been able to empathise with children of their own age from this era – very pleasing. It was lovely to share these diary entries with so many parents on Parents’ Evenings. It is true to say that the handwriting of this class is excellent – many pen licences have been awarded.
Maths has been all about multiples this week, including a multiplication tables test – homework is also on this theme, so any support would be greatly appreciated.
It was our final Tag Rugby session this week – next week, we are hoping to hold an Intra-House Tournament for UKS2. Watch this space for the winners!
Many children from our class represented RPPS in a Cross-Country event – well done, guys!
Just to let you know, we have now sent home the children’s Celebration Books for you to enjoy. Due to time constraints etc we can no longer source, download, print and add further pics to these mementoes. But I can assure you that I shall regularly put pictures onto the weekly blog, so you can easily print them out and add them yourselves.
It has been lovely to meet so many of you at Parents’ Evenings this past week - I hope you have a splendid weekend!
Yours,
Mrs Adrienne Amos
Week 6, ending 11 October
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Week 5, ending 11 October
Reader: Millie
Special Mention: Seth
A super well done to these pupils this week!
It has been another great week for the children in Oak Tree Class. Tina Turner was by far the most enjoyed ‘Female Legend’ in our early morning music!
In Ukuleles, we all sang and plucked our way through 'Happy Birthday to you' to Dima, as it was actually his birthday. We have moved onto chords too, and began to sing and strum to 'A Thousand Years'.
Our English unit continues – diary entries have been written and edited; now we will publish! Already I can see progress in how the children are writing their ideas down – they are much more fluently adding details to each sentence, including elative clauses, expanded noun phrases and a range of conjunctions. All of these will stand them in good stead for the rest of Y5 and beyond.
In our topic session (history), the children have been investigating what food was rationed during WW2 and have also considered the language that was used in propaganda posters, encouraging families to ration their food. A lot of persuasive posters have been created by my brilliant class. I have been thrilled by the number of Ration Recipe pics that have been coming in - what superstars you all are! Keep up the fab work and continue to send photos of kids with creations to oak@ruffordparkprimary.org.uk
Here is a pic of us tasting the amazing bread, baked by Ted, following a WW2 ration recipe! Yum. We all loved it!
In Maths, more work has been done on addition and subtraction. We will revisit this area again shortly in Y5 but it would be very helpful if you could spend time revising ‘halving and doubling’ with your Y5 child. This is an area of weakness at the minute and could do with an extra boost from home. Thank you!
If you know how to say ‘Hello’ and ‘How are you’ in French, do practise together! Our French lessons are a lot of fun and it’s always good to know the children remember these phrases at home.
Have a lovely weekend! Hope to see you all at one of the Parents’ Evenings next week.
Yours,
Mrs Adrienne Amos
Week 5, ending 4 October
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Week 5, ending 4 October
Reader: Leah
Special Mention: Deacon
A special well done to these pupils this week!
This week, the children have been coming into school to the sounds of Boy Bands. All were well-received, but I definitely think that Year 3000 by Busted was the favourite tune!
Ukulele lessons have been progressing very well in Year 5. The children’s song ‘Rocky Mountain’ is now recognisable (!) and we also had a lot of fun picking our way through Happy Birthday to You this week!
We have continued to work our way through addition and subtraction in maths lessons, including practising the skill of rounding numbers to help us check answers.
But, for me, the best part of this week was the English lesson on National Poetry Day (Thursday) when the children worked in small groups to plan, perfect and perform a poem. Well done everyone!
The children are also working hard to plan and write WW2 diary entries – I really hope these will be published and displayed by Parents’ Evenings. Do remember to sign up for an appointment on 15th or 16th October.
I hope you all have a fab weekend – please continue to send in the fabulous Ration cooking pics.They make my day!
Homework is spellings and SPaG tasks.- all due in on Wednesday.
Yours,
Mrs Adrienne Amos
Week 4, ending 27 September
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Reader: Ted G
Special Mention: Katie
A really well done to these pupils this week!
Classical music has been the soundtrack for Oak Tree Class’s mornings. Vivaldi’s Season of Spring seemed to be the most well liked – the children said they recognised it from assemblies, but they seemed to enjoy In the Hall of the Mountain King the most.
The visit to Worth Valley Railway has certainly been the highlight of our week. We had a marvellous time pretending to experience being evacuated during the Second World War. I am sure that any creative work we do in response to this visit will be excellent because of it. Thank you for all your inspired costumes – team points all around! The children’s engagement was 100% and their behaviour was superb.
I hope to add pictures – so keep your eyes peeled! Miss Bairstow will also be putting pictures up - so do look on Ash Tree Class's blog/page, too.
Last week we set the first of our additional homework tasks. All children in Y5 and Y6 have been issued with a rationed recipe booklet and letter explaining this task. This will run all the way up until the end of Autumn 2 where we will announce winners and give out prizes for the most recipes completed! Happy cooking! It has been great to have already had some pictures emailed in.
In maths lessons, we have finished Place value and have moved onto addition and subtraction strategies – homework will reflect some of our learning again this week.
Please be aware of the following site:
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/
It is recommended to parents about Internet Safety – especially giving advice about how we can protect our children while they are online.
Homework this week is spellings (as usual) and some revision of prepositions. We have been looking at these in class and they are incredibly helpful to add details into written work.
I hope you have a lovely weekend
Yours,
Mrs Adrienne Amos
Week 3, ending 20 September
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Warning - it's a long one!!
Reader: Enid
Special Mention: Charlie
A special well done to these pupils!
Another super week in Year 5, full of excellent attitudes and superb work! Pop music has greeted the children each music – Lady Gaga and Ed Sheeran by far the most popular artists!
In English lessons, the children have composed two or three paragraphs based on an image of evacuees that they had been given. In this task, they have spent lots of time reminding each other about the key spelling and grammar features they learned in Y4, thus enabling me to move their learning on to the more tricky aspects of Y5 writing skills. At the start of each year in Y5, we spend quite a lot of time learning how to write neatly and legibly with a pen. Transferring neat handwriting skills from pencil to pen can be a real issue for lots of children, but gradually every child will have the chance to write with pen in all English and Humanities lessons in Year 5. (It is sometimes a good idea to ask Santa to bring a nice, blue handwriting pen (not biro!) at Christmas…)
Our ukulele lessons have continued with gusto! I am really looking forward to seeing the children’s skills and confidence grow in this area of our curriculum.
We had an extra PE-type lesson this week – as well as our usual two sessions on Tag Rugby, the children have enjoyed the opportunity to explore and develop scooter riding skills. It is hoped that a second session will happen later on in the year, where the children will learn what it means to scoot safely on the roads. We shall let you know when/if this will happen (possibly the summer term?)
Our WW2 trip is now only a week and a half away. Please make sure you have given consent for this visit via ParentPay by the end of next week at the latest or your child will be unable to come on the visit. If you are having difficulties finding this on ParentPay or in paying for the trip, please contact the office to give verbal/written consent via them instead.
Please also see the information below that was communicated to parents in the Summer term about our upcoming trips to the Worth Valley Railway as part of our WWII topic.
Our educational visit is taking place next week! We are all very excited about it. Please ensure that your child’s permission slip has definitely been signed on ParentPay. Here is a reminder of what information we sent out.
The date for the trip is Wednesday 25th September 2024. This is for all children in Oak (Y5), Ash (Y5/6) and Maple (Y6).
Children do not need to arrive at school early for this visit, and we will be back for the end of the school day.
We encourage all children to come dressed as evacuees to make the visit as authentic as possible. Please be assured that there is no need for costumes to be expensive or bought especially for the occasion. School uniforms and clothes that the children already have can easily be worn for the day with slight adaptations. There are a few sample ideas/suggestions below.
Boys: Dark trousers or shorts (no jeans), white shirt with a collar. If available, a flat cap would be great and a cardigan/jumper/tank top or jacket with black or brown shoes (school shoes are ideal!).
Girls: Simple pinafore style dress or school skirt and a white blouse. Cardigans/tank tops or jackets can also be worn. Long socks or tights and brown or black shoes (school schools are again ideal!). If available, a beret would be great and hair in plaits or tied back with a ribbon or headband.
We will be making evacuee labels to wear on the trip in school in September, so you do not need to provide one for your child as part of their costume.
(Please scroll down for some pictures of costume ideas!)
Please note the children will require a packed lunch for the day. If your child is in receipt of Free School Meals and you would like a packed lunch providing, please inform the school office as soon as possible.
Have a great weekend – possibly the last of the good weather….?
Yours,
Mrs Adrienne Amos
