Welcome to Oak Class
I am very pleased to welcome the new Oak Class pupils to a new year, and am looking forward to working with them. Year 6 is a very exciting year for our children as they prepare to leave primary school and embark on the next step in their learning journeys. There is a lot to look forward to and a lot of focused learning to ensure they are ready for secondary school. The adults working in Oak Class this year are myself, Ms Leeb, Mrs Robertson (mornings) and Mr Day (afternoons).
For a half-termly curriculum map, please click on the link below:
Autumn Term
The Kingdom of Benin
Our exploration of this ancient kingdom will focus on the 'golden threads' of: societal change, rulers, religion and invention. Children will learn why this civilisation is important and place it in context with events happening in Britain and around the world during the same time frame. Using a range of sources, they will learn about the leaders of Benin and aspects of life in Benin City. They will also explore religious practices and find out what happened when European settlers started trading with a particular focus on the effect of British involvement.
For more detailed information, please see the Knowledge Organiser below.
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Knowledge Organisers
Please find below the knowledge organisers linked to your child's learning this term. These documents provide details of the key knowledge the children are expected to learn across the sequence of learning. We would encourage parents and carers to look at these with their children and regularly spend time discussing the facts on the sheets.
This week in Oak Class (w/b 13.11.23)
Another busy week in Oak class! In maths we took a break from long division to start looking at co-ordinates, reflection and translation of shapes on a grid (four quadrants). Children produced some brilliant writing from the point of view of characters in Macbeth, including a letter from Macbeth to his wife, and a diary entry by Lady Macbeth.
The children worked hard to finish off their Light topic in Science - investigating shadows, splitting light and mixing light colours. This all lead to some fantastic conversations and lots of practical work.
Colour mixing with light
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Splitting light to make rainwbows
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Refracting light in different ways
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Investigating shadow length
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Can you walk forward and look behind yourself at the same time?
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Investigating the reflective properties of a range of materials.
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Making a 'human periscope' to reflect light onto a specific object
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The dryest den
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Den building!
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We made it back!
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Finding the markers
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Learning about orienteering
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Freeze framing the 'weird sisters' (witches) in Macbeth
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Science 'human periscope' activity - trying to use mirrors to reflect light onto a specific object.
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Some of our finished 3D sculptures
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2D to 3D final pieces
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Collaging our animals using copies of antique engravings
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Scaling up our animal silhouettes
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A larger grid in preparation for scaling up our drawings
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Art: Making a grid over an animal silhouette
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Demonstrating that light travels in straight lines in a Science lesson
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Learning about the leaders of Benin by playing Top Trumps!
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An exciting science lesson exploring light
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Working in groups to recreate a Buddhist sculpture representing the Triple Gems
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After retelling the Creation story from Ancient Benin, we acted it out in groups
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Acting out the story of Angulimala and the Buddha
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Exploring images of Buddha in RE
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Practising times tables with a rowdy game of 'Maths, paper, scissors'
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PSHE NSPCC lesson
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Acting out how a computer network sends information
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Making origami birds out of a letter to a character in our English text, The Arrival by Shaun Tan
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Working cooperatively to create a mystery Buddhist symbol
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Consolidating rounding knowledge through games.
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We tested our shelters in a storm (using a hairdryer) and thought about what a refuge provides
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In RE we thought about 'refuge' and worked together to build a shelter
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Autumn Term Photo Gallery