Welcome to Oaks
Hello. We are the Oaks. In our class we believe in working our hardest to reach our full potential and to thrive at school. We also have a lot of fun along the way too!
Our teacher is Miss Smith.
Resources:
https://student.readingplus.com/seereader/api/sec/login
https://www.conquermaths.com/login/
Important information:
Homework will be given out on a Friday and returned the following Thursday (Maths, Grammar and Reading Comprehension – there is also online homework too, which includes Conquer Maths and Reading Plus).
Spellings are expected to be practised regularly over the week.
P.E. is on a Monday– children are expected to have their kit to participate (P.E. kit will be taken home after use and not left on school premises).
If your child is having a school lunch please ensure that payment is now done through our online payment service.
Formal Letters
Here are the Beeches (morning class) hard at work typing up their formal letters. This is giving them the opportunities to combine two important life skills (formal writing and word processing). Watch out for their finished letters some time soon. Article 28: You have...
Hockey Tournament
Last night, our school took two teams from Year 5 and 6 to play in the qualifying Gateshead hockey tournament. Despite the freezing conditions, both teams played extremely well with one team qualifying through to the next round. Good work everyone! Article 29: Your...
Time to remember Mrs Greaves.
The memorial to Mrs Greaves is under construction. Already great progress has been made during the last two days. Once the structure is completed it will then be 'personalised' to make it extra special for Mrs Greaves and to not let us forget what a lovely person and...
The Book Fair is on!
Article 29: You have the right to develop your abilities. As you can see the Book Fair is in full swing. It has been really popular with some great book titles available. It is open Wednesday and Thursday during morning break 10.30 - 10.45 and after school from 3.15 -...
Calculating Volume
This week we have been looking at volume. It proved to be another great opportunity to use our 'maths tool kits'. The mini cubes were an excellent resource to use: we could actually see the shapes! Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should...
Canine Capers in Oaks
Article 29: Your education should help you use and develop your talents and abilities. It should also help you learn to live peacefully, protect the environment and respect other people. Today in Oaks, after learning about inheritance and how we get different...
Mrs Hope’s Morning Class: Homework 1.3.19
This week's homework is: Maths: p44&45 Grammar: p5 &12 Comprehension: p25&26 Spelling: continue to practice words ending 'tial' and statutory words: familiar foreign forty frequently government guarantee.
Mr Hawdon’s morning class homework
This week our homework is as follows (1.3.19). Comprehension-Y6 Only- Pig Heart Boy pages 4 and 5 Maths- perimeter and area or triangles and parallelograms pages 50 and 51 English – homophones – pages 96 and 97 Reading Plus – two texts Conquer Maths Article 28: You...
Visit Camp Green Lake!
In Year 5, we have been reading Louis Sachar's novel 'Holes'. Camp Green Lake is the unpleasant prison camp where the hero of the story, Stanley, is sent to dig holes. We imagined that Camp Green Lake was a holiday camp, and created brochures using persuasive language...
Fantastic Friendship in Year 5
This morning, Year 5 took part in the first session of a series of 6 all about health and wellbeing. Today's session focused on the value of friendship, and how positive friendships can support our wellbeing. We thought about the qualities needed to be a good friend,...
Mrs Broomhall’s Am Group Homework 28.2.19
This week's homework is as follows. Year 6 English- p.84- Spelling Maths- p.70- Line Graphs Comprehension-p.2 Year 5 English-p.84- Spelling Maths- p.62- Time Graphs The spellings this week are all archaic words from our class text "The Highwayman" By Alfred...
Marvelous movie night!
Another successful event by the PTFA tonight! Our Year 5 and 6 pupils watched 'The Diary of a Wimpy Kid' during our movie night and enjoyed a variety of snacks including pop corn. A good time was had by all! Article 31:You have the right to play and rest !...