Following on from our lovely trip to Hamsterley Forest Oak class in Science this week were working on knowing the four seasons and the weather associated with theses seasons. We learnt this by observing the trees in the forest and when we came back to school we read our autumn sensory story using the book…
In Art Oak class have been working on using a range of materials creatively to make a natural sculpture, know what construction materials are and use them to assemble a structure. Today we went to Hamsterley forest to explore natural sculptures and construct a den using natural materials. We went on a walk to find…
Oak class are learning all about sculptures, observational drawings and natural art. In our first lesson we used clay to sculpt a natural object. We learnt different ways of sculpting clay such as pinching, rolling, smoothing and adding pieces. Once we learnt these techniques we used them to sculpt a hedgehog. …
Oak class last term were working on dance in PE. The theme of our dance was toys. Miss Robson told us a story about her Aunt Maud. When Miss Robson went for a sleepover at Aunt Maud’s house the toys used to come alive. Using Attention Autism we moved in different ways, snuck around the…
Attention Autism is one of our favourite tools for learning in Oak class. The four stages of Attention Autism help us to focus our attention, build on our group focused attention, turn- taking, then shifting our attention and to be able to focus, shift and re-engaging our attention. Being able to focus and sustain our…
This half term Oak class are learning all about seasons in Science. We listened to a story all about the different seasons of the year. We spoke about how the weather changes depending on the season and activities we can do in the winter but not in the summer. Oak class enjoyed creating some art…
Oak class had a wonderful if a bit wet day at Beamish. To continue with our learning about transport through time we explored the old vehicles at Beamish. We went to the pit village first and learnt about the Coffee pot, Glitter and the Edward…
Oak class had an amazing day at the Locomotion museum. We learnt all about the different trains and how they have changed over time. We were told about all the different things trains used for such as; carrying coal, cattle and people. We even…
In Science we have been learning about materials and their properties. This week we enjoyed our recap activity where we spoke about which of the three little pig’s houses were the strongest against the big bad wolf. We then decided to investigate which of the pigs houses might be waterproof. We made a prediction and…
Oak class have settled into Croft brilliantly. We have worked hard in every lesson, learning the new routine and sharing with each other. In English our focus story is ‘The Naughty Bus’ by Jan and Jerry Oke. We can’t wait to find out about the adventures the naughty bus has. In Science this half term…