Category: Oak
Carols at the Hub
Today, Oak Class visited the Seniors Group at the Horspath Hub to sing carols. I was extremely proud of how the children represented our school and how well they sang. At the end, the seniors joined in with a rousing rendition of ‘We Wish You A Merry Christmas’. The children …
School Band
On Friday 29th November, Horspath School Band performed at the Wheatley Christmas Fayre. They were joined by friends including past pupils and parents. A large crowd enjoyed the mixture of carols and other well known tunes and there was even some audience participation. Congratulations to all that took part and …
Musical Instruments
In Oak Class we have been learning about how musical instruments make their sounds. We then designed and made our own instruments. When we had finished, we evaluated how successful our designs were and whether they could actually be played.
Paired Reading
On Friday afternoon, children across the school pair up to share stories and books. It is fantastic to see children enjoying reading stories to each other and working with children in different classes.
Times Tables Rockstars
Today Oak Class started using Times Tables Rockstars. The children have chosen their rockstar name and have enjoyed playing their first ‘gig’. Login details have been sent home so that the children can practise their multiplication and division facts at home.
Nice and nasty game
The children really enjoyed playing the nice and nasty place value game in maths. The children had to explain why they were placing digits in specific place value columns to make the biggest or smallest numbers. If they were playing the nasty game, they were able to sabotage their opponents …
A day in the ‘Stone Age’ for Oak class!
The children had a fantastic day at Hill end today, getting completely immersed in the Stone Age! We started by working in teams, to build shelter’s out of sticks and leaves. The children really enjoyed working together, to see who could create a water tight shelter….I think they all got …