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We had a lovely time this afternoon planting pea and cucumber seeds. We placed our pots carefully in the polytunnel and we will check them each week. Special thanks to Oliver’s parents for helping us! 

Oak Class loved their planting session on Friday afternoon! We chose to plant peas or cucumbers and we’re really looking forward to seeing their growth in our polytunnel!

In Design Technology we have been making our own pencil pots! We painted them this week and next week we will add the final decorations before we can test them out! 

After learning about what a saga is and listening to the oral retelling of Leif Erikson’s voyage, Oak Class worked in groups to plan and perform their own Viking Sagas. The children performed to the class whilst the groups in the audience filled out their feedback sheets, paying careful attention…

Oak Class learned some of the different trading routes that were taken by the Vikings and why trade was so important. Our classroom became a marketplace in Jorvik, which was a major manufacturing centre and trading hub for the Vikings. The children were assigned different job roles and used…

In History, Oak Class learned that a saga is an oral retelling of a story or event. The children listened to two different Viking sagas: The Greenlanders and Erik the Red. We discussed why sagas are not the most accurate sources of information as details can get left out and added over the years…

We have been reading “The Tiny Seed” and exploring the life cycle of a sunflower. We have been drawing sunflowers using pastels, exploring soil and seeds in a hands-on way and pretending to grow our own flowers in our garden den! 
 

Our question was “Do woodlice like damp or dry places?” We carefully observed them over time and our predictions were correct! The woodlice moved quickly to the damp side of the dish where the paper was wet. We linked this back to their microhabitats and where they like to live. We also found out…

In English we looked at features of an explanation text. Then we worked in pairs to find and label each feature so we know what to include in our own writing! 

This week Year 1 have worked hard to retell the story of Pinocchio. Reception have created their own sentences to describe the main events. Year 1 really enjoyed reading and sharing their stories with their friends! 

In RE, Oak Class continued their learning of the Gospels. The children know that Gospel means ‘good news’ and that at the heart of the Gospel, is the message of love. We read the parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders using our class Bibles and considered the meaning of the story along with how…

In Oak Class, we developed our oracy skills by using visual representations to create command sentences for our instruction writing. After turning statements into commands, the children considered how they can vary their use of vivid vocabulary when selecting imperative verbs. We also ensured that…