🌰Oak

Welcome to Oak Class

Year 5 and Year 6

Mr Carr, Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Green and Mrs Longden

Please see the document below for an overview of the learning taking place in Oak Class for Autumn 2:

Pilgrimage to St Mary's Church

As part of the Jubilee Year, we went on a pilgrimage to St Mary’s Church. Fr Theo helped us deepen our understanding of the Jubilee Year. Fr David created a great quiz that encouraged us to explore the church and its history. At the end of our visit, Fr Theo gave a blessing. We are very grateful to both Fr David and Fr Theo for making us feel so welcome.

Visit to Turf Moor

We have had some fantastic PE sessions led by Burnley FC this term. To build on our learning, we also visited Turf Moor. We explored the club’s rich history and discovered how the stadium has developed over time. We had an excellent guided tour of the ground.

Resilience Workshop

We had a wonderful time taking part in a resilience creative workshop by the Calderdale MHST team.

Trip to London

In the Autumn term, Year 6 went to London to visit the Houses of Parliament. When we arrived in London, we travelled by London Underground to Buckingham Palace. We then walked down The Mall and Whitehall to see various sights in London. We stopped for some time in Parliament Square and went to see Westminster Abbey before visiting the Education Centre at the Houses of Parliament. It was a fantastic day that both the children and adults enjoyed.

Class Novel

We have recently finished reading Holes by Louis Sachar, a story the children have enjoyed. It has led to great discussions and excitement during our class story time. We are now looking forward to choosing our next class novel and continuing our reading adventure together.

Trip to the Etihad Stadium

We had a wonderful trip to the Etihad Stadium. As part of the trip, we had a tour of the stadium and a workshop, which explored a day in the life of a footballer.

World War II Day

To celebrate our work in history on World War II, Mrs Whitehead planned a World War II day. In the morning, the children imagined they were evacuees and had to work in pairs to make decisions to reach safety. They worked with Mrs Longden to learn about rationing. In the afternoon, Music for the Many shared some World War II songs. We also spent time looking at morse codes and completed some code breaking activities. A highlight of the afternoon was the World War II stew made by Ms Rudman.

Macbeth

We have enjoyed reading and studying an adapted version of Macbeth. As a class, we completed reading, drama and writing activities. The children finished their work on Macbeth by writing a playscript set after the original play. The general plot of the play is that the ghost of Macbeth visits the ageing king, Malcolm. Macbeth warns Malcolm of the final prophecy of the Witches that Banquo's son will be king.

Some photos from some of the drama work completed:

Primary Mathematics Challenge (Bonus Round)

Some of the children in Year 6 completed the Primary Mathematics Challenge Bonus Round. These children achieved above 20/25 on the Primary Mathematics Challenge and therefore were invited to take part in the Bonus Round.

Voices for Equality (Year 6)

At the start of the Summer term, Year 6 (2024) took part in a programme called Voices for Equality. Over two days, the children learnt about the inspiring life and work of Anne Frank through readings and video extracts from her diary.

The children also explored contemporary and historical forms of prejudice and discrimination. They reflected on the dangers if these views are left unchallenged.

The children have now planned an assembly and workshops to share their learning with the rest of the school.

Following the programme, we are very pleased to share that we now have a Year 6 student as an Anne Frank Ambassador. The role of an Anne Frank Ambassador is to work towards a world free from prejudice, inspired by the life and work of Anne Frank.