Hello,
What an amazing cultural week we've had!
It has been a busy but very exciting week.
In English this week we have been on Safari and made a list of the animals we could see. We have also been labelling photos and writing captions.
In Maths we have made a bar graph of animals - looking at the most and the least and the most amount of animals. We also had to create a pen for a giraffe with only 10 sticks - we came up with lots of ideas on how to make the biggest pen possible with only 10 sticks and we have also measured an elephant!
In Topic we have been learning information about Kenya and we also built our very own African village inspired by the South African houses 'Ndbele Houses'. They are covered in geometric patterns and lots of colours.
We have loved exploring Google Earth and have been able to find Africa on the map as well as Kenya.
In our own time we have made African bracelets, necklaces, Kenyan flags, masks, playing in our African village role play and drawing some lovely African pictures.
We were also very lucky as we had an African dance workshop - we learnt some great moves and all really enjoyed ourselves. In the afternoon we then practised our drumming skills on some African drums.
Today has been so lovely - a HUGE thank you to Jake's Mum who cooked us all a Kenyan feast - we all tried something and decided that Jake's Mum was an amazing cook! We all loved the Kenyan doughnuts, the beans and the ugali - in fact a few of the children want a Kenyan snack every day! Thank you as well for coming in to see us in your gorgeous outfit and answering our questions.
We were all wearing our own clothes this week and bringing in money for the toilet twinning organisation that helps to provide toilets to those without in Africa, so thank you for your donations.
In assembly we got Paddington this week for the best attendance as well as the golden plug for saving electricity.
Autumn challenge is going home - your challenge is to fill a match box with various different items.
We hope you all have a lovely half term and we hope you have some time to relax ready for a busy Christmas term ahead! We look forward to seeing you again on Monday 30th October.
Love
Oak Class
Reminders:
There is NO GAME ON on Thursday 2nd November
On Friday 3rd November it is non-uniform day - we will be wearing bright colours to raise awareness for 'Glow Day' and road safety.
Friday 20 October 2017
Friday 13 October 2017
Oak Class Authors
Hello,
In Oak Class this week, we have all been authors and illustrators. In small groups we looked at different traditional tales and re-wrote the story. To go with our part of the story we also made a picture on the computers. The books have been bound together and look amazing! They are in our book area for us to read whenever we like.
During our Maths sessions we have been looking at 1 more and 1 less. We have explored different ways to show this using tens frames and part part whole diagrams as well as writing the number sentence.
We have learnt about different types of houses in our Topic session this week, we might be able to tell you about the different types of houses in Redbourn! We looked at detached houses, semi-detached houses, terraces houses, bungalows, flats, trailers and mobile homes.
We practised our running skills today in PE, and learnt to run like Usain Bolt by using our arms to help us. We explored sprint starts! We had a great time and earned our 13th Marble.
We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone that has contributed to FORIS, this has enabled us to buy a brand new sound system for the hall which was installed this week.
Next Week:
Cultural week is next week, we will be learning about Africa, specifically Kenya. We look froward to an exciting week ahead.
Home learning is to find out something about Africa and record in your own way.
On Friday next week, we will be able to wear our own colourful clothes and bring in a money donation. The money will be going towards helping to provide toilets in Africa.
We hope you have a lovely weekend,
Oak Class
In Oak Class this week, we have all been authors and illustrators. In small groups we looked at different traditional tales and re-wrote the story. To go with our part of the story we also made a picture on the computers. The books have been bound together and look amazing! They are in our book area for us to read whenever we like.
During our Maths sessions we have been looking at 1 more and 1 less. We have explored different ways to show this using tens frames and part part whole diagrams as well as writing the number sentence.
We have learnt about different types of houses in our Topic session this week, we might be able to tell you about the different types of houses in Redbourn! We looked at detached houses, semi-detached houses, terraces houses, bungalows, flats, trailers and mobile homes.
We practised our running skills today in PE, and learnt to run like Usain Bolt by using our arms to help us. We explored sprint starts! We had a great time and earned our 13th Marble.
We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone that has contributed to FORIS, this has enabled us to buy a brand new sound system for the hall which was installed this week.
Next Week:
Cultural week is next week, we will be learning about Africa, specifically Kenya. We look froward to an exciting week ahead.
Home learning is to find out something about Africa and record in your own way.
On Friday next week, we will be able to wear our own colourful clothes and bring in a money donation. The money will be going towards helping to provide toilets in Africa.
We hope you have a lovely weekend,
Oak Class
Friday 6 October 2017
The schools big birthday week!
Hello,
This week has been such a lovely week. We started off our week with the schools 50th birthday! We made crowns, sang happy birthday, played musical statues, ate a special lunch and had cake in the afternoon. It was delicious!
In maths this week we have been finding 1 more and 1 less (up to 20). We have used resources, bead strings and number lines. We have also learnt how to play dominoes.
We have been scientists as well, helping The Three Little Pigs to find a good material to fix their roof. They wrote us a letter and sent a photo of their broken roof. They needed a waterproof roof and we tested some different materials; felt, tissue paper, cling film and foil. We found out that cling film and foil were best, felt absorbed the water and the tissue paper got a hole in it!
For the first time this term we made our way down to woodlands. This was so much fun, we played in the muddy kitchen, made dens and houses for the pigs and spotted signs of autumn.
Today has been a great day as we got to bring in a toy from home for our treat. We also had a skipping workshop where we got to skip with a long rope and practised different skills independently. "Skipping backwards was the best!" "I couldn't do it at the beginning, but I kept going and I did it!"
Next Week:
Year One cake sale on Friday - please bring some cake donations (home made or shop bought, we don't mind!)
Disco is on Friday from 5-6:30
Don't Forget:
Please book and appointment for the 'Meet the Teacher' parents evenings on Wednesday 18th October and Thursday 19th October.
We hope you have a lovely weekend!
Oak Class
This week has been such a lovely week. We started off our week with the schools 50th birthday! We made crowns, sang happy birthday, played musical statues, ate a special lunch and had cake in the afternoon. It was delicious!
In maths this week we have been finding 1 more and 1 less (up to 20). We have used resources, bead strings and number lines. We have also learnt how to play dominoes.
We have been scientists as well, helping The Three Little Pigs to find a good material to fix their roof. They wrote us a letter and sent a photo of their broken roof. They needed a waterproof roof and we tested some different materials; felt, tissue paper, cling film and foil. We found out that cling film and foil were best, felt absorbed the water and the tissue paper got a hole in it!
For the first time this term we made our way down to woodlands. This was so much fun, we played in the muddy kitchen, made dens and houses for the pigs and spotted signs of autumn.
Today has been a great day as we got to bring in a toy from home for our treat. We also had a skipping workshop where we got to skip with a long rope and practised different skills independently. "Skipping backwards was the best!" "I couldn't do it at the beginning, but I kept going and I did it!"
Next Week:
Year One cake sale on Friday - please bring some cake donations (home made or shop bought, we don't mind!)
Disco is on Friday from 5-6:30
Don't Forget:
Please book and appointment for the 'Meet the Teacher' parents evenings on Wednesday 18th October and Thursday 19th October.
We hope you have a lovely weekend!
Oak Class
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