River Safety
Willow Class finished their learning in Geography by learning about the risks associated with the River Mease. The children shared some fantastic ideas before creating their own posters!
Gardening!
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!
Saga Performances
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…
Viking Traders
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…
Viking Sagas
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…
The Wise and Foolish Builders
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…
Command sentences
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…
Batting skills!
In PE, Oak class revisited their throwing, catching and bowling skills before learning how to bat effectively in cricket. The children learned about the position of their body, handling the bat and driving with their head and feet to ensure accuracy and power! Excellent skill development…
Beowulf character descriptions
Oak Class applied their learning of expanded lists to independently describe the character of Beowulf, based on what we have read in whole-class reading. The class did a fantastic job and have shown such growth in their writing abilities this year!
Fielding skills
In PE, Oak Class revisited their throwing and catching skills from last week’s lesson. The children showed super progress in their accuracy and were then ready to progress to learning how to bowl. By the end of the lesson, the children were accurately using a straight arm to bowl a ball in the…
The Viking Period
Oak Class began their new unit of learning by creating Viking timelines. The children learned when the Vikings came to Britain and the main reasons believed as to why!
Grendel’s lair description
Oak Class developed their visualisation skills in reading this week. The children then used their imaginations and the information from the text, that we have learned about Grendel, to write vivid setting descriptions! The children included figurative language and relative clauses within their…