Oak Class Coding Adventure: Learning with Microbits
At Mary Howard we are always excited to embrace new ways of learning, especially when it comes to technology and coding. Recently, Oak Class had a fantastic opportunity to dive into the world of coding using Microbits, thanks to our pupil expert from St Andrews who led the lesson!
What are…
Science: Classifying cold-blooded vertebrates
In Science we have identified vertebrates and invertebrates and looked at cold-blooded reptiles, amphibians and fish. We researched each animal group in teams to create information posters and looked at ways of classifying using a branching key.
Oak Class Explores the Justice System with a Courtroom Reenactment
This week, Oak Class embarked on an engaging journey to learn about the justice system. The children deepened their understanding of how laws are made, the roles of different people within the court, and the importance of justice in society.
To bring this learning to life, Oak Class recreated a…
Bikeability!
Well done to Oak for completing their Bikeability training and learning the mastery skills: check, look, move, communicate and ride. We are thrilled that this training helps our children keep safe on their bikes and near the roads. Well done Oak!
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!