Physical Education
Dance magic Dance
This term in P.E we have been learning how to dance. We have been learning different dance techniques such as: isolations, levels and spins. This is how our dance is looking so far.
British Values
Meet the new Eco-Committee
Meet the new Eco – Committee! We are here to make sure our school is tidy, recycling waste appropriately and eco-friendly. Last half term we went round school, checking for certain things such as lights turned off, rubbish on the ground and if we have ways that children and adults can recycle their rubbish. We filled in a questionnaire which told us which parts of being an eco-friendly school we do well, and which parts Read more
Physical Education
Wacky Races in P.E.
Children have been participating in races during their P.E. lessons. Skills they are learning during P.E. Building up confidence to try things independently Learning that sometimes we win and sometimes we don’t win… and that’s ok! Listening to instructions Learning the rules of the games We can honestly say that we have some very competitive Oaks… including the members of staff in the room!
Mathematics
Working hard… thinking about how to solve problems.
Children in Year 1 Oaks have been working extra hard this week, solving tricky problems! They used cubes to help them split a whole number into 2 parts, using a special diagram to help them. They also used a ‘ten frame’, which is a frame of 10 squares, to sort the shapes and find totals. Please comment on how well we are doing in Year 1 Oaks and we will read them out Read more
Science
Year 5 water resistance experiment
Year 5 have been busy planning and carrying out an experiment all about water resistance 😃
Art & Design
African masks
As part of our Africa topic we designed then created our own African masks. We will be using these in our class assembly.
English
The write stuff
We have been working hard to retell our class story ‘Lila and the secret of rain’ using the write stuff! Here are just a few examples of the fantastic pieces of writing:
Design and Technology
Which material is the most effective in blocking light?
In Science we have been experimenting with different materials to see which block the most light effectively. We found out that a dark opaque material which doesn’t reflect much light was the most effective in blocking light. We then created a bedroom including different light sources and a variety of materials making sure we chose the correct material for bedroom curtains so they blocked out lots of light! 😬😁😄
Growth Mind-set
Super scaling!
This week in maths we have been using Cuisinare rods to understand scaling and how it links to multiplication and division. We worked hard to find lots of different calculations and then explained our findings. 😬😀🤗