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News Report - The Great Fire of London
Date: 10th Nov 2022 @ 3:06pm
Year 1 have been learning all about The Great Fire of London. We have been doing lots of brilliant story writing based on the book "Toby and the Great Fire of London". We also acted in role as important people from 1666, Thomas Farriner, Samuel Pepys and King Charles II. We then acted out a news report and asked some important questions and used our learning to answer them.
A baker from a local shop asked us to design her some new bread so we researched, designed and made her some. She even came into school to help us make our bread. It was delicious! We also made pretend donuts for our bakery role play area. We have made lots of wonderful crafts based on the story too and enjoyed acting it out in our small world area.
Date: 9th Nov 2022 @ 8:00am
On Monday, Citrine class went on a local area walk around Oldham to get some inspiration for our Big Write this week - a dairy entry based on the story 'The Last Stop on Market Street'! While it was a little drizzly, we were able to find some very interesting things to talk about such as the mural of Oldham, the mechanic and his dog, and the bird hotel!
Date: 22nd Oct 2022 @ 7:34pm
We were studying The Worst Witch this week as part of our "Inspiration Texts" Curriculum Week. When we came into school on Monday morning, we actually walked in to Miss Cackle's Academy! We have completed character descriptions, created instructions for spells, made maths potions as well as creating our own animals and studying the history or witchcraft.
Date: 17th Oct 2022 @ 11:57am
Y3/4 Garnet and Y3 Coral have been excellent engineers this week! The pupils received a letter from King Charless III himself, requesting they build a new bridge for the River Thames, in honour of Queen Elizabeth II. They worked in groups to design, build, test and evaluate brilliant briges that were fit for a royal!
Year 4 - Oldham Library Theatre Trip
Date: 17th Oct 2022 @ 10:07am
Year 4 were lucky enough to get invited to Oldham Library Theatre to see a performance of Grandad Anansi. The children loved the story and so did the teachers. The children walked through town very, very sensibly and were a credit to the school.
Date: 14th Oct 2022 @ 10:28am
This half term in our Geography, Y3 are studying 'Location, location, location!' We are learning about where we live in the world, and finding out all about our local area! As part of this, we explored Oldham town centre to discover what different human and physical features we could see.
Date: 14th Oct 2022 @ 10:07am
Year five have enjoyed learning about water resistance and investigating which shape of boat works best.
The Three Billy Goats Gruff Retell
Date: 12th Oct 2022 @ 9:56pm
In English, we have been looking at the story of The Three Billy Goats Gruff. This week, we have been retelling the story and used our body language and facial expressions to create freeze frames from the story!
Air resistance science investigation
Date: 11th Oct 2022 @ 2:40pm
We had a great time learning about air resistance! By slightly altering different variables (such as the ammount of paper clips which were attached) we were able to see how it changed the time in which it took the spinner to reach the ground.
Date: 5th Oct 2022 @ 4:24pm
This half term we have enjoyed singing Nursery Rhymes and being involved in creative learning. We have enjoyed making buses and rockets in the workshop area. We have been exploring and developing our language during messy play.
Date: 5th Oct 2022 @ 4:14pm
Reception enjoyed reading the story Supertato! The 'evil pea' visited our classroom and caused mischief so we made our own supertato's to save the day!
Date: 5th Oct 2022 @ 4:13pm
To introduce our Countryside topic Year 2 took part in a WOW starter. We talked about what we might find in the countryside and focussed on farm. We then tasted some delicious food that may be found on the farm. We tried cheese, blackberries, blueberries, yoghurt and bread. Why not ask about what your children know about food from a farm?
Date: 5th Oct 2022 @ 4:07pm
This week, Year 3 have been superb shopkeepers! We have been making and reading amounts with money. Why not test us at home?
Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell.
Date: 5th Oct 2022 @ 4:06pm
Reception read the story Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell. We met Reggie our class pet and enjoyed holding him. We then had lots fun creating our own snail art.
Date: 5th Oct 2022 @ 4:03pm
Reception read the story 'Funnybones'. We enjoyed cutting and sticking using art straws to make our own skeletons.
History - Comparing Primary and Secondary sources
Date: 5th Oct 2022 @ 4:01pm
Year 5 investigated primary and secondary sources. We worked in table groups to decide whether a piece of text or image is classed as primary or secondary. We had amazing class discussions!
Date: 5th Oct 2022 @ 4:00pm
Reception enjoy using our excellent outdoor provision. We enjoy the large water play, the bikes and scooters, the climbing frame and the large construction, as well as all our other areas!
Date: 5th Oct 2022 @ 4:00pm
The Year Five classes took part in a 'story whoosh' where we retold the story of Romeo and Juliet through acting. We were really impressed with all the fantastic drama skills the children were able to show us.
Crafty crocodile breaks into Year 3!
Date: 5th Oct 2022 @ 3:59pm
On Monday morning, Coral and Garnet class were horrified to find their classrooms destroyed! A deadly intruder had snuck in and wrecked the rooms. The children bravely searched for the classrooms for clues and discovered it was the Enormous Crocodile! The police believe he was either seeking revenge or looking to devour juicy children!
Fantastic Finish - Oldham Junk Modelling
Date: 5th Oct 2022 @ 3:59pm
We have been looking at Oldham for our Geography topic in Year 1! We used our learning to build some of the things that we saw on our local area walk!
Year 2 visit to Smithills Farm
Date: 5th Oct 2022 @ 3:57pm
Year 2 had a wonderful day at Smithills Farm. We rode the donkeys, went on a tractor, fed the animals and saw cows being milked. We had lots of fun! Why not ask your child what their favourite part of the day was?
Date: 5th Oct 2022 @ 3:57pm
Year five have enjoyed their introduction to their topic on The Tudors. They tasted Tudor pottage and made Tudor gingerbread. They also experienced writing with Tudor pens and drawing houses from the period. The children really enjoyed learning about the punishments of the time and playing some Tudor games.
Our independent learning in the continuous provision areas.
Date: 5th Oct 2022 @ 3:56pm
We are set weekly challenges to complete linked to our English, Maths and Inspire (topic) learning.
Year 4 Citrine Investigating States of Matter
Date: 5th Oct 2022 @ 3:53pm
In science we had a fantastic lesson on states of matter! We needed to poke, mix, pour and sprinkle different substances to decide what could be considered and liquid and what could be considered a solid. It got very messy but we had a lot of fun!
Date: 5th Oct 2022 @ 3:52pm
In Geography, we have been looking at the features of our local area, Oldham. As part of this, we took a walk around Oldham and identified the human and physical features in the area, such as The Queen Elizabeth Hall, The Leisure Centre and the tram stop. We had so much fun!
