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…
DetailsWe have been getting very creative in Rowan class this week. In RE we have been learning about Advent and what the different candles mean. Once we learnt about it we began creating our own wreaths. The children loved beginning to make these, we are finishing these off next lesson. In Art we have been…
DetailsRowan class had a very exciting day! It was a trip to the cinema! The children were so excited on the morning and we had all brought in our drink and snacks. We got onto the school minibus and drove to the cinema which was in Gateshead. On the way there we were all having…
DetailsIn 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…
DetailsOak 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. …
DetailsOak 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…
DetailsAttention 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…
DetailsIn DT pupils have been working really hard on designing their very own pocket purse. We began by designing the shape that we wanted. This was drawn onto a piece of paper and cut out to give us a template for our purse. We then used the template to guide us where to cut our…
DetailsThis 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…
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