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Date: 25th Jun 2021 @ 11:35am
This week we have been learning all about- William Shakespeare's - A Midsummer Night's Dream.
This play is a comedy written by William Shakespeare c. 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta.
The children have been researching the story, acting and directing scenes from the story. The children have been amazing !
Reception Weekly Blog WB 21.6.2021
Date: 25th Jun 2021 @ 11:08am
This week we have continued our learning about sea creatures. We have devised some riddles to give clues about a sea creeature and we guessed which animal it was - there were some tricky clues!
In maths we have been learning about odd and even numbers - looking at putting sets of objects into pairs and seeing if there are any left over. It is tricky learning!
In our garden the bean plants are getting really tall now and the carrot seedlings have poked through the soil. We have planted strawberries too. Lots of children say that the sunflower plants that were sent home as seeds at Easter are getting REALLY tall now - we would love to see some phtos of them on Seesaw!
Date: 23rd Jun 2021 @ 10:57am
This week the children in Class 5 have been learning all about the Seaside in the Past. They had a look at different entertainment and actvities that happened at the seaside years ago. They watched a Punch and Judy show and found it hilarious! As part of our Literacy we took part in drama actvities to create our own puppet shows then looked at a variety of scene from Punch and Judy shows and added in our own speech. Later in the week we created our very own Punch and Judy scene and turn our ideas into a playscript.
Below is some of the work we have done this week for you to look at, we are very proud of what we have created!
Date: 21st Jun 2021 @ 4:04pm
Class 12 took part in a school linking project last week with Mayfield Primary School. We created a joint poem with the their year 5 class and also completed some fantastic artwork that will be going on display in Gallery Oldham.
This is the poem that they created.
Linking Schools Poem:
Who are we and how do we live together?
We live in a town called Oldham, where we have treasured memories, have a proud history of art and leisure, do bungee jumping and cliff climbing with friends, don’t judge others, and have fantastic places to go for walks with our family.
We are caring, nice, sweet and kind, passionate, helpful and make good choices to help others, and welcoming to everyone.
We soar to the skies and believe, achieve and succeed; we learn from yesterday, live for today and hope for tomorrow.
And in this perfect place are happy people who live their lives to the fullest; lots of landscapes, rivers and mountains; peace and harmony, opportunities to develop and achieve anything you want, delicious food and colourful roads, love and affection, clean streets that are litter free, and beautiful skies and people.
We keep it beautiful by reducing the amount of waste, reusing items when we can and recycling, keeping it tidy, staying clean and helping poor people.
Our Oldham is amazing because of its unique people and different cultures, special because our nature thrives, and our Oldham is the heart of us.
By Mayfield Primary and Greenhill Academy Year 5
Date: 20th Jun 2021 @ 5:25pm
Class 9 have been working hard this week.
For our English this week the children wrote an alternative re-tell to the story of Beowulf.
For Maths, the children were asked to solve a range of questions involving fractions and probability. They worked very hard and learned new skills and developed a greater understanding.
For our Science topic we investigated whether gases have weight. The children had lots of fun investigating this and observing what happens to a fizzy cola bottle when shaken vigorously! Ask them what they learned!
What we have been learning in Year 6
Date: 20th Jun 2021 @ 12:51pm
Year 6 had a great week thinking about our Enterprise project. We worked together to come up with a range of ways to fundraise. After we decided on two ideas we used the computers to create posters to advertise our different events. We also looked at applying for a job on Shackleton's expedition to Antarctica. We had to think about levels of formality to ensure our applications would be considered.
Date: 18th Jun 2021 @ 10:23pm
The children have been working hard this week.
We have been mark making in shaving foam, directing Beetbots to different shapes and counting the skittles as they fall down.
Date: 18th Jun 2021 @ 4:43pm
This week in Maths, Class 4 has been busy looking at volume. We have been comparing different liquid amounts and later went onto measuring and recording.
We developed our skills of using measuring cylinders and measuring jugs to measure different amounts of liquid.
To finish off the week we followed a recipe to make a magical potion for Rapunzel to quickly grow her hair so that she could escape from the tower.
Another fantastic week in class 3
Date: 18th Jun 2021 @ 4:38pm
This week, Class 3 have had another amazing week in school.
In maths we have had so much fun learning all about capacity and volume. This week we got the chance to measure out different volumes, working carefully to use and accuratley read a measuring cylinder as well as looking at the scale on a measuring jug.
On Friday we also received a very special letter from Rapunzel. She wanted us to make her a magic potion. Can you guess what it was for? That's right it was to make her hair grow even longer. We had to work carefully in our groups to follow the recipe to make her magic potion, making sure that we measured out each liquid properly.
This week we have also started learning about our new history topic 'Castles and knights.' We had so much fun finding out what it was like to be a knight, creating our very own coat of arms and taking part in medieval dancing. Take a look at some of the pictures below.
Learning - week ending - 18th June 2021
Date: 18th Jun 2021 @ 4:16pm
The children in Learning Base 2 have had a lovely week of learning.
In Maths, the children have been learning about length and height. They selected equipment from within the classroom and measured it using a ruler.
In Literacy, the children have been talking about the 'giraffe' picture. They drew a picture of where they would take the giraffe.
What we've been learning about this week...Mini Beasts! (14/06/21
Date: 18th Jun 2021 @ 4:14pm
This week we started our new topic, which was Living Things. We focused on Mini Beasts and read the story 'The Hungry Caterpillar'. In the writing area we drawed the hungry caterpillar and thought about all of the different foods he ate. In the painting area we painted him using the correct colours. We worked together in pairs to sequence the order of the story.
For maths we look at ladybirds and how their spots are always symmetrical. We used them to play a number game, matching the right side of the numbered spots. We also looked at simple addition and tried adding the fruits together by writing the numeral down.
Super week nursery!!
Reception Weekly Blog WB 14.6.2021
Date: 18th Jun 2021 @ 12:15pm
This week Reception started their new topic of 'Water'.We read the book Commototion in the Ocean which introduced us to lots of poems about sea creatures. We reasearched some of them using iPads and found out lots of amazing facts - did you know that an octopus has three hearts and can grow new arms! We wrote some fantastic descriptions of the creatures too!
In maths we have been learning how to divide by sharing equally. We helped teddy bears to have a fair picnic and gingerbread men have an equal number of buttons!
Next week we shall be writing riddles about the sea creatures and odd and even numbers.
Date: 17th Jun 2021 @ 7:05pm
This week has been the start of our topic on the Ancient Maya Civilisation. Wow! What a lot of new learning we have taken in. Teachers and children learning together to find out some amazing facts about these people. We have used the IPads to research in Topic and Literacy as well as at home on Purple Mash. We have learnt about life in general, chocolate, sports and their amazing buildings. We ended the week making a special box to keep all our learning about the Maya in. 
Date: 16th Jun 2021 @ 10:06am
This week the children started their final topic in RE all about Teachers and Leaders. They started by thinking about what the role of a teacher or leader is and some of the specific things they would have to do. Then they thought about those at home that would be responsible for them and those in school that would be seen as teachers and leaders in different situations. They recorded their teachers and leaders at home and in school and explained why they felt they were the best option for this role.
Date: 15th Jun 2021 @ 8:23am
This week's star of the week is Abdullah. You have really helped the class with your amazing knowledge and understanding of animals.
Date: 14th Jun 2021 @ 9:48pm
What an amazing week that Year 5 have had. As part of our curriculum week, we have been working with Chester Zoo to create a new style of orienteering lesson. We used QR codes to find out more information about the different the animals. The children in both Class 11 and Class 12 have created a new futuristic zoo and a new aquarium for Chester Zoo.
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An exciting Curriculum Week in Year 6
Date: 13th Jun 2021 @ 9:58am
Year 6 had a great week designing a QR hunt around Oldham. We composed emails, created clues, QR codes and adverts to advertise our hard work. We also considered the future of Oldham, we mainly thought about how hospitals, schools and our homes will change because of technology.
Date: 11th Jun 2021 @ 9:53pm
This week was curriculum week, in which we looked at different ways in which technology could make our futures look very different.
Class 4 have worked hard to design futuristic sports goggles and shoes. Some designs had self-tying laces and used a shift wear app to change its design to match the outfit. We have also been busy in the computer room, designing cars that are linked to our moods. To finish off the week, we used junk modelling to make our dream bedrooms of the future. Some of our bedrooms had smart windows that would change the colour of the walls and carpet when we wanted. We also had smart wardrobes that would show us what our outfits would look like without us having to try anything on.
Out of this world Curriculum week
Date: 11th Jun 2021 @ 4:46pm
This week for Curriculum week we have been focusing on life in the future and how robots will help us.
The children had great fun exploring what robots can do and designing their own robots.
Date: 11th Jun 2021 @ 4:41pm
Class 8 have had a fantastic Out of This World Curriculum Week. We have thought about which planet we would like to live on and what our house could be like. We had some fantastic ideas and did some great designs. We then made our planet including biomes where we would live. We thought about all the aspects of life including entertainment. This led us to use Garage Band on the IPads to create our music. We have some talented musicians in class!.JPG)
Curriculum in Nursery 07/06/21
Date: 11th Jun 2021 @ 4:11pm
Welcome back parents & children!
This week was curriculum week... out of space!
We read the story 'Whatever next' about a bear who shoots of to space. In the writing area drew our own creations of spaceships, attempting to write captions using the phonics mat.
We focused on technology in maths as we played a number game on the computer. We used the computer mouse to give hungry teddy his cakes.
We had so much fun with the beebots as we had to move him all round using directions, making sure he does not touch any of the planets. We worked together as a team!
On the creative table we did some foil printing with glitter making a picture of a moon.
Can I remind parents to do seesaw learning with their children.
Curriculum Week in Reception WB 7.6.2021
Date: 11th Jun 2021 @ 3:57pm
Reception had a really exciting week looking at what technology could be used in space and space travel.We used search engines to investigate some of the planets and found out some really amazing facts! We constructed Moon Buggies inside and outside and went on an adventure into space! We made Aliens after we had read the book The Way Back Home which told the story of a little boy and an alien getting stuck on the moon and helping each other to mend ther space craft and get home.
We thought about what one special thing we would take on our journey in space - there were some interesting choices including a bouncy castle!
Date: 11th Jun 2021 @ 3:56pm
This week in preschool we have been busy taking part in Curriculum Week. We focused on digital technology in the future and our theme was “Out of this World.”
We made rockets from junk modelling materials and used foil to paint star pictures, adding lots of glitter to the pictures to make them shine!
We read the story Whatever Next by Jill Murphy. It’s a story about baby bear making a rocket and flying to the moon. All children had the opportunity to try out an interactive counting game and also explore the little BEEBOT robot, pressing the buttons to make it go in different directions.
Year 4's fantastic curriculum week!
Date: 11th Jun 2021 @ 2:59pm
Phase 3 were inspired by ’Time Travel’ for our ‘Out of this world Curriculum Week.’
This week we designed and created our own futuristic home and thought about what our life was like in the future. We then created short drama sketches where we lived in our future homes.
Wall-E was another one of our inspirations – we briefly watched a clip and discussed why mankind would abandon Earth in the future and how it could be prevented.
The children were also budding artists and created Vincent Van Gogh inspired paintings on different media such as paper and the iPads. How creative they all were!
It has been a great week and we can’t wait to get our own iPad’s to carry on with our exciting digital learning.
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Khalil
Date: 11th Jun 2021 @ 9:50am
This week class 3 have had so much fun taking part in Curriculum week. We have been exploring technology in the future and thinking about how things might have changed in years to come.
We had a go at designing and creating out very own planes, as well as making our own out of different materials and testing which would fly the best.
We also created some amazing futurisitc cars, deisgning them first on the computer in 2D and 3D, as well as drawing and designing the robot that they would turn into. Take a look at some of our designs below.
