Oak Class

All Zoom meetings are restricted access. The class teacher monitors participants and will only allow class members to enter the meetings.

Monday Assembly-14:45

Meeting ID:  786 4978 9882

Passcode: cG6hSY

Wednesday Assembly 14:45

Meeting ID: 726 3648 7790

Passcode: rTdk5U

Friday Assembly- 2:45pm

Meeting ID: 782 1554 2563

Passcode: n969X7

Welcome To The Oak Class Web Page

We hope you managed to get lots of exercise and explore the outdoors during the half term break. We are looking forward to welcoming you back on Monday 8th March!

Please note that as part of the school's on-going measures to guard against Coronavirus and following the Government's advice, we need to keep doors and windows open for ventilation so please consider sending your child to school wearing a vest and/or long-sleeved t-shirt under their uniform and girls might want to wear woolly tights or switch to trousers during the winter months.

School Day Reminders

* The school day for Oak Class begins at 8:50 am and ends at 3:30 pm.

* PE is on Wednesday and Friday: please continue to send your child to school dressed ready for PE on these days- a t-shirt, school sweatshirt or cardigan, joggers or leggings and trainers - rather than dressed in their school uniform. (During lockdown, PE is on Wednesday and Thursday.)

Dates for Your Diary

* Monday 22nd February: Spring 2 half term begins.

* Monday 1st to Friday 5th March: Multi Faith Week. Years 5 and 6 will be studying aspects of Islam and producing geometric patterns for display.

* Thursday 4th March: World Book Day.

* Friday 19th March: Red Nose Day.

* Thursday 1st April: last day in school before the Easter holiday.

* Monday 19th April: first day of Summer 1 half term.

Below you will find the information regarding the curriculum coverage. 

Mr. Beck, Mr. Gaffney, Mrs. Grundy and Mrs Chester. 

If you are working online, don’t forget to be safe and savvy! 

Never give personal information to anyone! Think about the safety of what you are sharing or posting if you are online or on your phone.

Do not share your school log-ins or change your log-in details. We won’t ask you to do that.

Make sure you are accessing online material that is relevant for your age and tell an adult at home if you come across something that is not suitable for you, or if someone is trying to contact/talk to you that is not someone you know.

You can contact your teacher through Seesaw if you feel vulnerable or worried, or contact Childline 0800 1111.

Useful reminders about Online Safety are at Thinkuknow.co.uk 

Curriculum News

 
English

We will study 'Monsters' by James Walker and create our own monster report for Professor Behmoths's monsterology. 

Once returned to school we will be studying ‘Danny the Champion of the World’ by Roald Dahl. The novel is about Danny, who thinks the world of his widowed father and is completely amazed to discover that his good, kind and clever father is actually a law-breaker! Together, they hope to pull off the most daring plan ever, and to exact revenge against the appalling Mr Hazell! The book will be the inspiration for us to write newspaper reports, diaries, instructions, summaries and recounts.

Spellings

Children will be given a new spelling list every Monday. Children will be expected to practise the spellings both in school and at home ready for the test every Friday. Do not panic if you lose the spelling list they are attached below. 

In our SPAG (spelling, punctuation and grammar) lessons, we will:

• Learn the use of a hyphen
• Identify and use simple sentences and why they are effective
• Use compound sentences
• Understand how to write complex sentences
• Revisit active and passive voice.

Maths

Our Maths topics for this half term include:

Ratio

• comparing quantities
• solving word problems

Volume

• Find the volume of cubes and cuboids

Word problems

• Solving word problems

Geometry

• Angles in triangles
• Angles in quadrilaterals
• Angles in a circle
• Drawing quadrilaterals
• Drawing Triangles
• Drawing nets of 3D-Shapes

During each topic, there will be opportunities to apply learning to problem solving.

Science

In science, we will be focusing on Evolution and Inheritance.

We will be learning about:

• Inheritance
• Adaptation
• Theory of Evolution
• Evidence for Evolution
• Evidence for Evolution (Humans)
• Adaptation, Evolution and Human Intervention.

RE

This half term topic is Easter- Who was Jesus?

Key Questions:

• Who was Jesus?
• Who is Jesus?
• Who did Jesus say he was?
• Who do people say he is?

PSHE

We will be focusing on the topic of 'Yes! It's our world, our wonderful world!

• H20
• Reduce, reuse, recycle
• Be better and do more
• Biodiversity and ecosystems
• Deforestation

Topic 

We will be learning about 'Raging Rivers', below is an overview of the topic:

• Where does our water come from?
• Rivers of the world
• Features of a river
• Erosion and Deposition
• How do we use rivers?
• Holding back the flood.

Homework

Your child will be given two pieces of homework to complete each week from a GCP book. Please look after the book. The homework will be handed out on Tuesday and will be expected to be returned the following Monday.

P.E.

Key worker children- PE is on Wednesday and Thursday.

I am delighted that our team of professional coaches will be leading Oak Class's PE lesson every Wednesday afternoon and the Year 6 teaching team will lead the PE lesson every Friday morning.

Your child can come dressed to school in their PE kit on a Wednesday and a Friday. It would be a good idea to check the weather forecast so they can dress appropriately. (No football kits allowed.) 

For safety reasons, long hair should be tied back for PE and earrings either removed or taped over for safety (tape is supplied by school). 

Do not forget to check out the school's Twitter page for regular updates and information.

@ccwalshaw