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…
Moons
In Science this week, Oak Class learned about the movement of the Moon around Earth. The children defined the term, ‘moon’ and named some of the phases of the Moon, which explain how it looks different at different times of the month. We then researched the moons of other planets and, working…
Wanted: a Messiah!
Oak Class learned what incarnation means and explored the prophecies, which set out the details of what the Jewish people were expecting of their saviour. The children then used the clues to create their own wanted posters for the Messiah! We concluded the lesson by following our windows,…
Oak Water Workshop
Oak Class enjoyed a visit from South Staffs Water, who led a water workshop. The children identified parts of a river and participated in a river basin project! We hope that the children take their learning away with them and consider ways we can reduce our water wastage and protect our…
Remembrance
Oak Class wrote some beautiful prayers for Remembrance Day, which are hung on our prayer tree in the reflection area. Some children even shared their prayers with members of our village community in Reverend Nicky’s church service on Tuesday!
Character Inference
Oak Class had great fun being detectives this lesson! After learning more about who they may encounter in the Land of Oz, the children had to work out which emotion belonged to which character based on the clues in the text!
Making predictions!
Oak Class began the half term by making predictions about their new book! The children were given images of mystery items from the text and had to consider who the items might be used by and what for. The classroom was fizzing with excitement for our new unit!
Evacuation Teddies!
Oak Class concluded their DT learning this half term by stuffing their evacuation teddy bears and finishing their blanket stitches! The children then evaluated their final products - an excellent unit of work that required lots of perseverance. Well done, Oak Class!
Oak Lego Workshop
Oak Class absolutely loved their Lego workshop! We had the challenge of working together to create: a day at the park, a beautiful garden and a dream house! Super teamwork demonstrated - thank you FOMH!