Welcome to Oaks
Teacher: Miss Smith
Welcome to Oaks Class! This year is all about growing in confidence, becoming independent learners and taking pride in everything we do. We will challenge ourselves, learn from our mistakes and support each other along the way. We have lots of exciting learning ahead and can’t wait to see everyone flourish throughout the year!
Homework
Homework is set every Friday and should be completed and returned by the following Thursday. Some homework may be completed online. Homework pages and tasks will be available on the class website each week.
Spellings
Spellings are sent home at the start of each unit. Children will be tested at the end of the unit. Please practise regularly, as units vary in length.
Times Tables
Children should continue to practise their times tables daily, including regular use of Times Tables Rock Stars (TT Rock Stars) at home.
Reading
Children should read at home every day for 10–15 minutes. To develop independence and responsibility, children can record their reading in their own reading diary and have it signed by an adult.
Please ensure reading diaries are brought into school every day.
Resources:
https://student.readingplus.com/seereader/api/sec/login
https://www.conquermaths.com/login/
Windy Winners!
Last week our two awards were for a Top Attitude and a Top Reflector. Well done to all of our winners! Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go to school to the highest level you can. Class Top Attitude Top...
UKS2 Athletics
This afternoon, children from year 5 and 6 went out to Gateshead Leisure Centre to compete in the sports hall athletics. 28 children competed in a range of track and field events against 7 other schools. All children tried really hard and showed a great sense of team...
A Fantastic Walk to School Month at Windy Nook
As you may have been aware, last month was walk to school month. Schools across the country made an extra effort to travel to school in a more active way to celebrate it. As part of walk to school moth, our active travel was logged against other schools in Gateshead....
Terrific Tag Rugby!
On Friday, children from year 5 and 6 had the opportunity to compete in a tag rugby tournament at Gateshead RFC. We brought two teams which consisted of children who had mainly attended the tag rugby after school club. The children were split into different groups and...
Black History Month
The children have enjoyed taking part in this years Black History Month. Each year group had someone different who has made a difference. They found out about Rosa Parks who refused to give up her seat on a bus, Joe Clough was the first black bus driver in London,...
Year 6 Homework (4.11.22)
This week our homework is as follows (4.11.22). Reading Plus – Complete at least two texts Conquer Maths – complete the tasks on fractions – please remember to use the videos as well. Maths – CGP Scale Factors pages 36 and 37 Grammar – CGP Synonyms and Antonyms pages...
Keeping to the Beat in UKS2
This term, Year 5 and 6 have been working on beat patterns in Music. They learnt how to identify how many beats there are in a bar and repeat those beat patterns using different action such as clapping or tapping a table. We all had great fun learning how the beat box...
Year 6 visit to Nissan
Today and last Thursday as well, both of our Year 6 classes visited Nissan; we all agreed that it was fantastic. During the day the children competed in teams to build a model Lego car in a fast time but with good quality as well. The focus was definitely on...
Les Habitats dans UKS2
Year 5 and 6 have been learning about habitats in French. They have asked and answered questions about the different types of habitats and given examples. They have then learnt about different animals and plants found in these habitats. The children brought their...
Year 6 Homework (21.10.22)
This week our homework is as follows (21.10.22). Reading Plus – Complete at least two texts Conquer Maths – complete the tasks on the 4 main operations – please remember to use the videos as well. Maths – CGP Adding and Subtracting Fractions page 20 Grammar – CGP...
Windy Winners!
Well done to our winners: Top Effort, Top Investigator and our value of the month which is for Thoughtfulness. Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go to school to the highest level you can. Class Top Effort Top...
Exercise and Cognition Investigation
This week, Year 5 and 6 have spent time investigating the impact of exercise on a cognitive task to see whether activity levels effect the body positively or negatively. They carried out a Stroop test and recorded their results before completing a series of tasks of...