Christmas at Statfold!
We had another magical trip to Statfold, where we enjoyed lots of festive activities! Merry Christmas everyone! ????????
Oak Spelling Bee
Congratulations to our winners of the Autumn heats!
Cards and Calendars
The children enjoyed a festive morning at St Andrew’s making Christmas cards and calendars for 2026!
Christingle Preparation!
Mary Howard helped prepare for our Christingle service in church by making lots of Christingle oranges! The children were joined by Reverend Nicky, which they loved! We reflected on the orange as our world, the red ribbon as God’s love, the four seasons and our white candle, which…
Oak Class: let the festivities begin!
Christmas well and truly arrived on December 1st in Oak Class! The children decorated the classroom and began our Christmas countdown. Each day, a name is taken out of our Christmas jar and that child not only gets to eat the advent chocolate but also reads our festive story to the class at…
Building independent clauses
Oak Class used practical methods to build independent clauses in SPAG this week. We revisited the difference between a subject and a verb and the children had to distinguish between these in a variety of sentences. We then discussed how we can alter the position of clauses when writing…
Researching Facts
Oak Class have enjoyed using Google classroom for whole-class reading this week, in which they needed to research facts and construct persuasive sentences. For our new unit of learning, the children will be writing their own persuasive leaflets about visiting the Alps. The children have…
Sundials
Oak Class devised their own sundials in Science this week after learning about the ancient method of telling the time before clocks and watches were invented!
Collograph Printing
Oak Class were inspired by the work of Teis Albers and created their own Collograph plates, which they used to make prints. We carefully selected galactic looking colours in preparation for adding our futuristic sketches to the final pieces next week!
Newspaper Reports!
Oak Class have absolutely loved their most recent unit of work in English! The children have been learning about the grammatical features used within newspaper reports before planning and writing their own reports on the terrible tornado that landed Dorothy’s house in Munchkin Land and…
Rolls in Gymnastics
In Gymnastics this week, Oak and Willow class learned how to perform different rolls safely. They worked in partners to develop their execution in pointing their toes and straightening their arms. The children showed excellent teamwork and encouragement!
Editing and Improving
Oak Class have really been working hard on their editing skills. The children began by setting themselves a personal target to improve within their piece of writing. We thought of our success criteria and previously taught skills that would help us to enhance the quality and accuracy of our…
