Expressive portraits to show identity
Oak Class completed their final mixed-media piece of expressive art for the half term. The children were able to use a selection of the new techniques, that we have explored during this unit. Each child was completely independent in their final creations and showcased: monoprinting, layering,…
Publishing and sharing our writing!
Oak Class proudly published their narrative openings for Macbeth! The children assessed their writing against our toolkits and gave feedback to their peers. To celebrate our finished pieces, the children read their work to the Year 4 children in Willow Class!
Greetings in French
In French, Year 4, 5 and 6 children learned how to exchange greetings with each other. We developed our pronunciation skills of the ‘ç’ sound in ‘ça va’ and matched expressions to the correct phrases in reading and writing!
Inference in Macbeth
Today, Oak Class developed their inference skills. The children became detectives and used details within the text to explore and uncover more about the characters, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.
Wraparound 01.10.26
In Wraparound, we had lots of fun playing the scarecrow game before painting bird houses!
Monoprinting
In Art, the children continued to be inspired by the works of Burnam. They used the technique of monoprinting to create layers with their self-portraits!
PSHE - family support
In PSHE, Oak Class reflected on how their families support them and how they in turn support their families. We considered and gave ways for how the support a person received can look different throughout their life depending on age and individual needs. The children began by being tasked to build…
Retrieval in reading!
In whole-class reading, Oak continued to read the story, Macbeth. After developing our retrieval skills when answering questions, the children were given a challenge: to write two of their own retrieval questions for a peer to answer using this lesson’s pages. This really showed a secure…
Number lines to 10,000,000
Oak Class continued their learning in place value by working with number lines up to 10,000,000. The children worked out the difference between the start and end points, counted the intervals and used division to calculate what the number lines were counting up in. Super effort, Oak Class!
Punctuating direct speech
After revisiting the rules of punctuating direct speech with accuracy, the children in Oak Class considered what Macbeth, Banquo and The Witches might say to each other in the opening scene of the play, based on what we have read. We orally composed sentences and carefully considered how to convey…
Identity in Art
In Art, Oak Class developed ideas to communicate a sense of identity through self-portrait. The children learned about the works of Chila Kumasi Singh Burman and how she conveys her personality and culture through her mixed-media artwork. The children thought about words or phrases that best…
Numbers to 10,000,000
Oak Class learned about numbers up to 10,000,000 in maths. We used place value charts to explore different ways of constructing numbers with 7 digits using a given amount of counters. The children loved problem-solving to ensure that their numbers had the correct digit sum and fulfilled all of the…
