Suspense Writing
In English, Oak Class learned how to build suspense within their writing. The children used a range of features to rewrite the battle scene from the Greek myth, The Hydra of Lerna. The children then worked hard to edit their writing, carefully considering how to uplevel their sentence, before…
Year 6 Volume
Year 6 finished their unit of learning in maths by learning about volume. We used concrete resources to construct given shapes and help us calculate volume accurately. This helped to eradicate the common misconception of only counting the cubes that can be seen! The children soared with…
Formal Letters
In English this week, the children planned, wrote, edited and published their formal letters. The children were tasked to write from the character point of view of King Eurystheus in the Twelve Labours of Heracles, which required us carefully selecting appropriate language choices to…
CAD - Greenpower
Oak Class had a blast tinkering using CAD in DT this week! We used computer aided design to build our own 3D steering wheels in preparation for our Greenpower project portfolio!
Electrical circuit components
Oak Class started their unit of work about electricity by learning about and correcting matching the symbols used to the correct electrical circuit component. We revisited prior learning and discussed the difference between a good electrical conductor and a good electrical insulator. The…
DT - scale models
As part of the Greenpower Goblin project we are participating in with the academy, Oak Class measured the chassis of the car in order to create their own scale models in groups. The children decorated their models in line with our chosen theme and evaluated their work using our ‘talk like a…
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…