Rowan 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…
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…
In Art Oak class have been learning all about sculptures, structures and natural artwork. Today we went on a trip to Hamsterley forest to learn more about what a natural structure is, what construction materials are and to make a den using construction materials. We enjoyed hunting for the Gruffalo and discussing what he was…
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…
In 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…
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…