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Nursery weekly blog WB 9/10/23
Date: 12th Oct 2023 @ 12:23pm
This week in Nursery we have done lots of fantastic learning abased on the book 'We're going on a bear hunt!'. Here is a link to the story - I'm sure child would love to join in with it at home!
Michael Rosen performs We're Going on a Bear Hunt - YouTube
As well as having lots of fun putting actions to the story, we have done yoga based on the book, made playdough bears and made binoculars ready to go on our own bear hunt on Friday!
The children have also done some den building to make a bear cave - they were very brave to go inside!
Next week is our school curriculum week on France and we have lots of exciting activities incuding making crepes and constructing the Eiffel Tower!
Date: 12th Oct 2023 @ 10:31am
This week is Year 5 has been exciting as we have been learning about William Shakespeare's 'MacBeth'. One of his most gripping plays and a story of betrayal, guilt, ambition and supernatural powers. We have been writing setting description of the Scottish highlands where MacBeth encounters the three weird sisters who prophesise that he will become the Thane of Cawdor and one day, the King of Scotland. Aside from engaging with an enthralling text, we have focussed on improving our writing by using figurative language such as personification, metaphors and similes, thinking about what effect this has on our writing and how it aids in achieving our target of describing the Scottish highlands more colourfully. Make sure to ask your child about this learning as they have all thoroughly enjoyed this week's Literacy.
The Literacy has been supplemented by a live workshop by the RSC (Royal Shakespeare Company) who are currently performing 'MacBeth' at the Globe Theatre. The workshop was led by the current director and lead actor and the children learnt about how the actors and director approach scenes in rehearsals and how they unlock language and explore a variety of performing choices. They also discussed the relationship between the characters and the journey they each take through the play. This will be particularly insightful to Class 11 who will become Shakespearian actors themsleves when they perform in the Oldham Shakespeare festival.
On Friday, we were also fortunate to spend the day learning about Rosa Parks and her influential role as an activist during the black civil rights movement.
We hope that you have a great weekend and come back rested for what will be a very exciting curriculum week- 'Parlez-vous Francais?' and final week before half term.
w/c 02.10.23 This week in Year 5!
Date: 6th Oct 2023 @ 7:50am
We started the week with an exciting ‘meet the author’ event, via Teams. The children were able to listen to Sir Lenny Henry discuss what it’s like to be an author and create stories and characters. We also talked about his involvement in Comic Relief and was he pleased to hear we are learning about Black History Month – his hero is Nelson Mandela.
He gave the children a great tip when writing stories... start with the question ‘What if....?’ This led to some lively discussions in class: what if I was invisible? What if I was king? What if I went to space?
The children have also completed their William Shakespeare biographs this week and have been learning about division in maths. Keep practising your times tables on TTRockstars to help with your division skills. The children have particularly enjoyed reading Romeo and Juliet, please do ask them about it.
Please continue to read at home and have a great weekend!
Date: 5th Oct 2023 @ 4:54pm
This week in Nursery we have been continuing our learning on our topic "All about me!'.
We followed the Large Family through the book 5 Minutes Peace.
Here is a link to the story if you would like to share it with your child.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZMLURzv4Lw
During the week we had lots of fun learning songs about elephants ,sequencing the story and comparing the Large Familiy to our own,
Thank you very much to the parents who sent in photos of the children's family - the children loved sharing them with us!
The highlight of the week for lots of children was making marmalade toast. The children loved waiting for the toaster to pop then spreading the marmalade on the toast, They thought it was yummy!
Next week we will be going with another family on a bear hunt!
Date: 2nd Oct 2023 @ 8:47pm
This week the children have been looking at where they live and what their homes are like. We had great fun using Google maps to find our house and practiced writing our address.
The children used the blocks to build houses and used the dolls furtinure to set up different rooms.
Date: 29th Sep 2023 @ 9:19am
This week in Nursery we started our new topic 'All About Me !' and we read the book 'My Mum and Dad make me laugh' to help us with our learning here is a link to a video of the book if you would like to share it with your child.
Read Aloud MY MUM AND DAD MAKE ME LAUGH by Nick Sharratt - YouTube
In the book Mum loves spots and Dad likes stripes - we decided which we liked the best!
We have created our faces using paper plates and had tummy time to help us with our fine motor skills.
We have also spent time learning how to care for our Nursery and all the equipment in it.
Next week we will be reading about the Large Family in the book 5 Minutes Peace and we would love it if your child could bring in a photo of their family to share in Family Group time.
w/c 25.09.23 This week in Year 5!
Date: 29th Sep 2023 @ 8:14am
We have had a busy and exciting week in Year5! The children have enjoyed learning facts about William Shakespeare in preparation for writing a biography about him. They were very interested to learn that he died on his birthday when he was 52. Please ask them what else they found out.
In science we have investigated friction and water resistance, we have learnt more about Henry VIII’s wives and used different methods to solve multiplication problems. In PE, we have been learning how to roll safely, completing log rolls, egg rolls and forward rolls from different starting points.
Please continue to read at home, quiz on MYON and test your times tables on TTRockstars.
Have a fantastic weekend!
Date: 27th Sep 2023 @ 2:46pm
Class 9 have had an exciting start to their Science learning All about Electricity. They are experimenting making different circuits and have found out what a complete circuit needs. Ask your child to tell you all about it.
This week in Reception (25.09)
Date: 27th Sep 2023 @ 1:01pm
In Reception this week we have been learning about the story 'In Every House In Every Street'
The children have enjoyed learning about houses, looking at different types of house and completing their table jobs.
In maths the children have been matching items in different ways such as by colour or by size. Why not try some matching at home with different types of socks or different coloured objects!
On the corridor the children have been making a junk model maps in relation to our topic 'Being Me in my World'.
Date: 22nd Sep 2023 @ 3:06pm
This week in the Inclusion hub we have been focusing on our family. The children have been drawing and painting pictures of themselves and their family.
Date: 22nd Sep 2023 @ 12:12pm
In Reception this week we have been learning about the story 'Little Red Riding Hood'
The children have enjoyed retelling the story, listening to different versions of the story and completing their first table jobs.
In maths the children have been matching items in different ways such as by colour or by size. Why not try some matching at home with different types of pasta or different coloured objects!
On the corridor the children have been making a shop linked to our current topic 'Being Me in my World'. They have made their own signs and the shop should be ready to open next week for the children to enjoty.
Date: 22nd Sep 2023 @ 8:29am
Many thanks to those of you who attended our ‘Meet the teacher’ sessions this week, it was great to see you and share what exciting things we have planned for this year.
The children have had an exciting week in Year 5! They have produced some fantastic big writes based on our focus text: ‘The Boy, The Bear, The Baron and The Bard’. They have enjoyed writing their own word problems in Maths and using newton meters in Science to measure the force of objects.
We have continued to learn about the Tudors, researching and creating a timeline of the monarchs' reigns. We were very interested to find out that Edward VI became king when he was 9 years old. Please ask your children what other exciting facts they discovered.
Please continue to read at home and have a great weekend!
w/c 18.09.23 This week in Year 5
Date: 22nd Sep 2023 @ 8:27am
Many thanks to those of you who attended our ‘Meet the teacher’ sessions this week, it was great to see you and share what exciting things we have planned for this year.
The children have had an exciting week in Year 5! They have produced some fantastic big writes based on our focus text: ‘The Boy, The Bear, The Baron and The Bard’. They have enjoyed writing their own word problems in Maths and using newton meters in Science to measure the force of objects.
We have continued to learn about the Tudors, researching and creating a timeline of the monarchs' reigns. We were very interested to find out that Edward VI became king when he was 9 years old. Please ask your children what other exciting facts they discovered.
Please continue to read at home and have a great weekend!
Date: 21st Sep 2023 @ 4:44pm
Class 8 have worked incredibly hard this week to write their alternative endings to Harry and the Jaggedy Daggers. They have been very creative and used a range of features in their writing and their handwriting and spelling is improving massively. Well done Class 8! 
Nursery Weekly Blog WB 18.9.2023
Date: 21st Sep 2023 @ 12:15pm
This week we welcomed in our final group of children into our Nursery. We are VERY proud of the way all the children have settled into their new class. We have started to learn new routines and how to care for our Nursery. All the children now have a Family Group and a Key Worker.
Next week we will be starting our Topic learning - 'All About Me!'- when we will be thinking about families and homes. If you have any photos of your childs familiy that you would be happy for us to share please give them to one of the Nursery staff.
Date: 21st Sep 2023 @ 7:53am
Class 9 have loved using Google Earth as part of our EuroVISION topic. We have plotted the journey from Greenhill to other places in Oldham and worked out the distance along the roads. We also plotted the path from school to London and other places in England. Why don't you ask your child to show you what they have been learning - we are sure you will love it too.
WB 11.09.23 This week in Year 6
Date: 17th Sep 2023 @ 4:25pm
We are so PROUD of all our Year 6's and how they have come in to school this term, eager and ready to learn! We are enjoying getting to know all of our lovely pupils and their strengths.
This week, we got to immerse ourselves in all things Word War Two. We had a fabulous day on Thursday, kicking off our wonderful topic with a day of exploring artefacts, dressing up and role play. What an amazing day! Make sure to ask your child all about it.
Date: 15th Sep 2023 @ 5:19pm
This week has been amazing in Year 5, we have travelled back in time for our very own reconstruction of the Battle of Bosworth as well as to visit the Globe Theatre, explored the science of Sir Izaak Newton and created our own Tudor style portraits. We really are immersing ourselves in the Tudor world. It has been so encouraging to see the enthusiasm in Year 5 for our new topic, please do ask about your children about what has interested them this week in class.
It has been a wonderful first two weeks back and we are all excited for Week 3. Please continue to read at home and write in your reading records, quiz on MYON and test your times tables skills on TT Rockstars... Remember: if you don't use it, you'll lose it!
Have a restful and happy weekend and we can't wait to see you on Monday!
Date: 14th Sep 2023 @ 10:47am
This half term the children will be learning all about Great Britain.
The children had a wonderful afternoon tasting traditional food from the 4 countries, learning traditional dances and drawing the countries flags.
They are very excited to find out the answers to all of their questions.
14/7/23 - Curriculum week - Making lemonade
Date: 14th Jul 2023 @ 3:48pm
This week the children have enjoyed learning how to make lemonade.
First the chidlren watched the video of 'Blippi' making a lemonade stand to sell his homemade lemonade.
Next they designed their own lemonade stand and tried to make it using junk modelling materials.
Then they tasted lots of different shop bought lemonades to decide which they liked the best.
Finally they made their own lemonade using lemons, sugar and water.
Their lemonade was sold at the Summer fayre.
7/7/23 - Curriculum week - Homemade drinks
Date: 10th Jul 2023 @ 9:27am
The children are looking forward to learning how to make homemade drinks.
To start off the curriculum week all about 'Cooking' the children watched a video where Blippy made homemade lemonade to sell.
The children designed a homemade drinks stand.
They decided what drink they would like to make to sell at the school Fayre.
They enjoyed tasting the different lemonade drinks that can be bought in the shops.
They are looking forward to making their own lemonade next week.
Date: 7th Jul 2023 @ 5:13pm
Class 8 have had a fantastic start to our cooking curriculum week! They have started their DT booklets and researched exisiting products and designed their own banana bread to sell at our Summer Fayre. They are looking forward to making it next week. 
Date: 7th Jul 2023 @ 2:06am
This week the children have been learning about another farm animal...pigs!
The children practiced following instructions and worked together to make edible mud for their pigs. We had lots of fun letting our pigs play in the mud!
Nursery weekly blog WB 3/7/2023
Date: 6th Jul 2023 @ 1:12pm
This week we have started our learning for curriculum week. We will be designing and making fruit kebabs to sell at our Summer Fayre. We started off by tasting fruit and deciding which ones we would like to put on the kebabs - evryone loved the strawberries! Then we wrote a shopping list so that we knew what to buy to make them - the children had some fantastic ideas. We look forward to making them next week.
Everyone looked super sporty in their sports gear on Thursday!
Date: 5th Jul 2023 @ 4:18pm
The children in Class 9 have been learning all about First Aid in their PSHE lessons. They have acted out scenarios about what to do if someone has a common injury. The children worked as teams to come up with the simple steps for how to help someone who has one of the common injury. They created powerpoints with the key steps of how to help someone and added images to make it clear and easy to follow. The childrens' learning was AMAZING and we are sending it to the teachers in Year 1, 2 and 3 to share with the children so they also know what to do. Well done Class 9 for being super First Aiders.
