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Date: 4th Mar 2024 @ 2:13pm
We have had an excellent start to the term! This week has been curriculum week and we have been focusing on the book 'Mixed' by Arree Chung.
The children have used the text to create two pieces of writing: a charctaer description and a persuasive speech. They have also enjoyed creating art- using colour and black and white images.
Notices for Spring 2:
Please be aware that this term our PE sessions will be on Tuesday and a Friday
Children are asked to wear their PE kits on those days.
Date: 1st Mar 2024 @ 2:41pm
This week Year three have been celebrating curriculum week.
The children listened to the story:
The children described the purple character in the story. They used similes and conjunctions to improve their writing.
Some of the similes they included were 'as cool as a cucumber, as round as a ball, as loud as a lion'.
They also tried to include different conjunctions such as; when, before, after, while and because.
Towards the end of the week the children wrote a speech from the Blue family introducing the colour Purple. They worked extremely hard on their handwriting and spelling skills. They used vocabulary linked to the type of character they were pretending to be.
The children also took part in drama where they used different techniques to act out the story.
During the afternoons the children took part in some art lessons. They practiced shading using coloured pencils and paint. They then created a picture of the purple character using their shading skills.
Date: 1st Mar 2024 @ 12:32pm
This week Year 1 have done some amazing learning based on the book Mixed which is about some colours who mix to make new ones ! The whole school have been focusing on writing and in Year 1 we have written a character description and a retell of the story. The writing the children have produced has been amazing and they should be very proud of themselves.
As well as writing the children have done some great drama learning creating a Soundscape of the city where the colours live and creating a Conscience Alley for the colours to walk through to decide whether they should mix or not.
The art work the children have created has also been based on the book and they have done some optical colour mixing based n the work of artist George Seurat. They also became illustrators for the afternoon and created some new characters for the book.
Next week our learning witll be linked to our topic learning about Knights and Castles and we will be reading the book The Kiss That Missed!
w/c 26.02.24 This week in Year 5!
Date: 29th Feb 2024 @ 8:53am
We have had an excellent start to the term! This week has been curriculum week and we have been focusing on the book 'Mixed' by Arree Chung.
The children enjoyed a 'Taskmaster' style gameshow to start the week, completing tasks in groups before realising that if they joined together they would be able to achieve more.
They have used the text to create two pieces of writing: a charctaer description and a newspaper report. They have also enjoyed doing colour related science experiments and bubble printing.
Notices:
Please be aware that this term our PE sessions will be on Thursday. Children are asked to wear their PE kits on Thursday and school uniform on the other days.
Have a great weekend!
w/c 12.02.24 This week in year 5!
Date: 15th Feb 2024 @ 9:18am
The children have written some excellent diary entries as Toad from 'Wind in the Willows' this week!
We have enjoyed completing another science experiment, investigating which materials are conductors of electricity and which are not. Placing different materials in a simple electrical circuit the children found that the metal materials could conduct electricity and then ranked them according to the brightness of the bulb.
We hope that you all have a great half term and look forward to seeing you back at school on Monday 26th February.
Date: 14th Feb 2024 @ 8:46am
This half term the children in class 7 have been learning all about Ancient Egypt.
This week the children took part in a DT lesson where they designed, planned and created an Egyptian Necklace to sell at the Manchester Mueseum.
The children had lots of fun adding patterns and colours to their designs.
Date: 9th Feb 2024 @ 12:37pm
This week in Year 1 we have been using the text The Kings Pant's to do lots of great English learning. Here is a link to the story if you would like to listen to it with your child.
THE KING'S PANTS 👑 Nicholas Allan | Read aloud #storyoftheweek #kingcharlesbooks - YouTube
Throughout the week the children have designed some special pants for the King to wear - they have been amazingly imaginative! On Friday they wrote a letter to describe the pants to the King - We hope he likes them!
We have continued our topic learning about Great Britain learning about human and physical features - next week we will be making some features out of junk as our end of Topic finish! And we will be creating a factfile of all the learning that we have done so far about Great Britain.
Thank you to all the parents who attended the phonics screening test parents meeting - some information for those parents who did not manage to attend will be sent home next week.
Date: 9th Feb 2024 @ 12:24pm
The last few weeks, the children in Inclusion hub have been looking at people who keep us safe.
We have learnt that Firefighters help us when there is a fire. Only adults are aloud to touch anything that makes fire, not children.
We learnt about the Police and how they help if something bad has happened or if something is stolen.
This week we have learnt about Lifeguards and how they keep you safe in the water. The children now know what to do if they get in trouble in the water too.
w/c 05.02.24 This week in Year 5!
Date: 8th Feb 2024 @ 8:43am
This week we have had a fantastic time exploring insulators and conductors by completing a science experiment. We used different types of materials for our cups and used the thermometers to record the heat of the water over a 10 minute period. The children enoyed the experiment and were keen to try it themselves at home!
We have also been working on our new text: Wind in the Willows. Focusing on Toads emotions in preparation for our diary entry writing next week
Have a great weekend!
Date: 6th Feb 2024 @ 9:55pm
This week, we assessed the children's progress in various subjects. The children have worked hard!
In science, they learned how fossils are made and how they provide evidence of past life forms.
In RE, this week, the children explored the concepts of charity and architecture and how they relate to different religions and cultures.
This week is Mental Health Week, a time to raise awareness around mental health issues. One of the key messages of this week is the importance of talking. Talking about how we feel, what we struggle with, and what we need, can help us cope better, connect with others, and access support.
What does mental health mean to you? | Children's Mental Health Week 2024 (youtube.com)
Learning in Class 9 2nd February
Date: 4th Feb 2024 @ 8:25pm
All of Class 9 have been working very hard at school and at home to improve their handwriting. They have been coming into school and using their Letterjoin App and their handwriting book to try and perfect their joins. We are so proud of their fantastic efforts and you can see a huge improvement. Well done to all of Class 9.
Also, Mrs Glynn tweeted a picture of Class 9's handwriting where they were using the Letterjoin App and their homework books and Letterjoin saw it and sent each child a magnetic writing board. The class were so excited to use them for the first time. 
Date: 3rd Feb 2024 @ 11:58am
This week, as part of their persuasion unit- in English, the children have written a persuasive speech, requesting entry to a new county. To develop the children's speaking and listening skills, they had the opportunity to share their persuasive speeches with class 9! There was a key focus on intonation, pronunciation and body language!
Class 9 gave the children in class 13, positive feedback about their written speeches and stated that if they were an official at the border, they would grant them entry in to that safe country.
Based on the children's feeback, from class 9, class 13 achieved their success criteria.
Well done class 13 !
Year 1 Weekly Blog WB 29/1/2024
Date: 1st Feb 2024 @ 12:33pm
This week we have carried on with our learning about Paddinton Bear. This week he has gone on a tour of Great Britain, stopping at Mount Snowdon, Blackpool Tower,Edinburgh Castle, Giants Causeway and The Angel of the North. In our groups we have found out lots of facts about these landmarks ready to write a diary entry in Paddington's diary on Friday.
In Science we continued our learning about classifying anaimals by finding out lots of information about amphibians - making posters to share our knowledge.
In our Topic learning we have looked at British weather patterns and created a factfile on Purple Mash to show what each season looks and feels like.
Next week our new book will be 'The King's Pants' and in Science we will be looking at reptiles.
Our Refugee Learning in Class 14
Date: 31st Jan 2024 @ 7:53am
Class 14 have started their refugee topic. As part of our WOW starter, we invited UKeff chairty into school to do an assembly to raise awareness of what they do to support those in need in the local community. Following on from this, Class 14 are going to organise fundraising events in school to collect as many donations as we can. We are then going to take them up to UKeff's office so that we can see first hand, the work they do and how it impacts Oldham.
Date: 25th Jan 2024 @ 8:22pm
Wow- what a week!
This week has been yet another incredibly busy and productive one, with our children fully engaged by their learning!
It has been a very cold, wet week, but despite this,the children have been amazing! Year 6 started their new Science learning- about Evolution and Inheritance and began to explore Charles Darwin's theory of Evolution.
Maths
In Maths this week, children have been learning about co-ordinates. During their lessons the children have gained a deeper understanding of how to plot co-ordinates, rotate shapes and reflect shapes.
English
During English this week, our Year 6 children have been introduced to our core text: The Journey by Francesca Sanna. They have been building up their writing skills to create a persuasive speech. I am already amazed by what the children are writing!
w/c 22.01.24 This week in Year 5!
Date: 25th Jan 2024 @ 8:56am
Date: 18th Jan 2024 @ 5:08pm
This week, we have continued looking at the story of The Queen's hat but.. it came all the way to Glodwick! We have been using time connectives and fantastic adjectives to write super descriptive sentences.
In Maths, we have been looking at our number bonds to 10 and 20, using lots of different methods to help us.
We continued with our science learning, looking at Mammals and sorting them.
In Topic, we had lots of fun learning all about British Traditions and will be moving onto look at the countries and captial cities in the UK.
We have had a fun week full of lots of learning!
Date: 18th Jan 2024 @ 5:07pm
w/c 15.01.2024 This week in Year 5!
Date: 18th Jan 2024 @ 9:02am
Date: 11th Jan 2024 @ 4:51pm
Class 9 made terrariums today as part of our WOW starter on the rainforest. We were so excited to make them and can't wait to see if the plants grow.
Year 1 Weekly Blog WB 8/1/2024
Date: 11th Jan 2024 @ 4:00pm
This week in Year 1 we have done lots of fantastic learning! Our book for this week is The Queen's Hat here is a video link if you would like to watch it with your child
The Queen's Hat read by its author and illustrator Steve Antony (youtube.com)
We did some fantastic drama learning using a Story Whoosh to retell the story where we made the shapes of lots of the landmarks in London that the hat flew over on its journey with our bodies. We have written a retell of the story using fantastic sentence starters.
In topic we have started our new Science topic which is all about different sorts of animals. This week we looked at wild and pet animals and next week our learning will be about mammals.
In art we have looked at primary colours and created images with collage and pastels in the style of the artist Mondrian.
Next week we will be starting our topic learning about Great Britain!
P.E. is now on a Friday and we will be doing a half term of learning about gymnastics.
w/c 08.01.24 This week in Year 5!
Date: 11th Jan 2024 @ 9:02am
Date: 8th Jan 2024 @ 3:40pm
Welcome back to a brand new year! We hope that you all had a wonderful holiday.
Year 6 are VERY excited about their Robin Wood Trip- next week! Please can you make sure that your child has all the things on the recommended list- Suggested Clothing List (schoolspider.co.uk)
If you have any questions, please ask Miss Cummins or the school office.
This week, class 13 have been learning about Refugees through the story- The Arrival - by Shaun Tann. Follow the link to find out more. Cast of Thousands
The children have also been revising Multiplication and Division. Please get your child to go on to Purple Mash to practise these skills.
This half term the children will have a dance lesson on Thursday and PE on Friday. Please can you make sure that your child wears their school uniform on the other days.
Date: 8th Jan 2024 @ 3:01pm
Date: 21st Dec 2023 @ 4:39pm
w/c 18.12.23 This week in Year 5!
Date: 21st Dec 2023 @ 3:39pm
