Spring 2019

It's been a while since our last update, but fear not - we've been busy, busy, busy! This year our topic work has covered all aspects of the Stoneage. Lots of learning about historical aspects, plus fun art (such as cave paintings), and links with literacy.

Our current Science topic is Light - investigating reflections, prisms, the light spectrum, perspective... A great topic, with plenty of practical scientific learning going on!

In literacy we are developing our comprehension skills, focusing on different techniques of tackling questions. And we are doing our best to improve our handwriting and neatness!

In maths we are currently looking at fractions, decimals and percentages, plus how to tackle tricky word problems. We are also having a big push with times tables, including singing songs! (Feel free to continue this at home, everyone!)

Summer 2018

Welcome back to Oak Class for the summer term; revision has a major drive for the first four weeks before a week of SATs for year 6, although year 5 will have assessments also during the week.  To celebrate our hard work Oak Class will be heading out to PGL – for a long earnt weekend of fun, mental and physical challenges, awesome food and the makings of memories which will last a lifetime!

Our topic this term will be investigating the delights of Ancient Greece and this will begin after SATs are completed.

First and foremost the first big celebration of the term is the Flower Parade on Sunday 6th May – our very own Ring Master is waiting in readiness in the wings to ensure you all enjoy this year’s theme of the circus.

The summer term is also bringing the summer fete, where our Class will be planning for a variety of stalls; also in encouraging independence we will be planning an entrepreneurial project which will be funding the leavers' party. 

In Spring term we explored the importance of brushing our teeth and how plaque can easily escape!

Welcome to Oak Class September 2016

Welcome back to Oak class for those year 6's who are now in their last year and the new year 5's, and ready to attack the hard work ahead of them - it's going to be a very busy year.

With the Harvest Festival just around the corner (which every single pupil has worked extremely hard to produce their own thoughts about how they feel about Harvest) our class work is mainly focused on presentation and creative literacy pursuits.

To complement our science and Topic this term we are planning a trip to Lincoln to see in reality the reproduction of plants in a Garden Nursery of historic accord.

Just as a gentle reminder with so many pupils taking their SAT's at the end of the year, these are independent tests, which is why we encourage all homework to be attempted independently.

Also, we cannot stress how important it is to be fluent in all times tables - these help hugely with mental maths and when organising long calculations, lots of encouragement and help from parents and carers is very much appreciated where times tables are concerned.  There are lots of times table songs on YouTube to help and several apps to help with mental maths.

We hope you see many of you in the Chapel for Harvest Festival to celebrate our hard work so far.

Welcome to the Spring Term in Oak Class

We welcome you back to an exciting new term, where we will be delving into the origins of our present ‘State of Justice,’ by examining the Crime and Punishment of over the ages from Anglo-Saxon though the Victorian period up to and including the present day. 

We will be debating and analysing whether the punishments were carried out, as actual punishments or deterrents. This leads beautifully in to our English work is based on debates and arguments.  The second half of the term will include a further continuation of poetry and a more in-depth use of imagery, personification, similes and onomatopoeia.

During our maths work we are excited to discover how much fun fractions are, these are then leading beautifully into percentages and decimals.

What makes Mrs Sexton & Miss Dowell good teachers?

I like Mrs Sexton and Miss Dowell because they always encourage us and they are funny and it’s a nice way of learning – Jack

They make sure we understand what you are learning in lessons. If you struggle then they always go through it with you – Keira

Miss Dowell and Mrs Sexton are great teachers because they help you if you’re stuck. They explain what you are doing in lesson and if you don’t understand then they’ll help – Sadie

They are good teachers because they put a lot of effort into teaching us – Holly

Mrs Sexton and Miss Dowell always help us learn new things and they are the best teachers EVER! – Kai

They are really nice teachers because they make work fun for everybody and if you are ever sad they will cheer you up – Jodie

I like Miss Dowell and Mrs Sexton because they are really friendly and push me to my limits so I can learn to the best of my ability – Niamh

They always help me in lessons and whenever I’m upset they will always be there for me. They both make me smile everyday – Shannon

They help us when we are stuck on our work and find fun ways for us to remember what we’ve learnt. Some things like Kung Fu Punctuation and giving Times Tables games and splatting the answers on the interactive board – Roisin

They are good teachers because when I struggle in a lesson they can always help me. If you’re not sure on something they will chat to me and make sure I understand and it makes me feel so much better! – Lisa

They make it fun but hard at the same time! I like a challenge and they always help me when I need it the most. They have always got a smile on their faces and they put a smile on mine – Matthew

Miss Dowell always tells us what we need to learn. Mrs Sexton gives us really good lessons because in Science we investigate some good experiments – Olivia

Miss Dowell goes over work with me and explains it clearly. Mrs Sexton in our grammar lessons helps us get ready for SATS and goes over all the punctuation – Tiana

Mrs Sexton helps me with my spellings and makes learning fun. Miss Dowell helps me with my Maths and if I get a question wrong says “can you explain how you got that answer?” and then helps me – Faith

 Mrs Sexton teaches us really well and has some exciting lessons like ‘Kung Fu Punctuation’ and experiments in Science. Miss Dowell teaches us really well and she likes to have fun with Oak Class! – Eliza

We look forward to posting pictures of our learning over the coming year.