This week in Oak class we have been learning about Haiku poems. These are a form of poem from Japan that have only three lines: the first and third lines have 5 syllables and the second line has 7 syllables. Some of the children decided to write their own Haikus …
On Monday 28th June, the author Alan Durant came to school as a belated World Book Day visit. The children were really excited to meet him and he visited every class and shared stories and poems that he had written. It was the first time Alan had been able to …
As part of ‘Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week’ the children and staff were asked to dress in a way that expressed something about themselves. It could have been in their favourite colour, in a hobby or sports kit or in anything that expressed a part of their life. Can you …
Please use the link below to watch our Acorn Class perform the Nativity with support from the older children of the school. Congratulations, Acorn – this is a lovely performance and a nice way to end the year. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Fu4LjqPf76ToY0lHcD7DryZnxKbvhY_W/view?usp=sharing
Oak Class have been learning about the Stone Age. As part of the topic, the children designed their own Stone Age houses. They had to think about the materials Stone Age people would have been able to use. The children then made their house using clay, sticks, leaves and moss.
In Oak Class, we have been thinking about all the fruits and vegetables that are grown and need to be harvested. We have written riddles about fruit and vegetables – can you work out the answer to each riddle? The answers are at the bottom of the page. No. Riddle …
Please find a link below to a book that has been written specifically for children to help them understand about the coronavirus. It has been illustrated by the Axel Scheffler who illustrates a lot of Julia Donaldson’s book. Coronavirus – A Book for Children
Lessons, videos and messages are now being uploaded to the Horspath School home learning site. There is a link on the home page of the school website under the school name and it is also posted below. On the front page you will find useful links to government advice and …
Dear Year 5 children, It appears that the links to the adverts in today’s English lesson may not work for some of you and the video of adverts won’t play. If you cannot access the videos, then have a go at this BBC Bitesize reading lesson instead. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zn8bgwx Mrs Bailey
