: Gallery
Year 2 - African plantain (banana) pancakes, by Mrs Harrison
Date: 28th Mar 2018 @ 4:11pm
Year 2 were given the challenge to follow a recipe and work in a team to make pancakes.
They each selected one of the following roles to contribute towards making the pancakes.
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mushing the bananas
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cracking the egg
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weighing out 150g flour
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mixing the ingredients together
Before making the pancakes, year 2 discussed the importance of hygiene when preparing the ingredients. As the pancakes were cooking, the groups discussed why it was important to cut open the pancakes when they were cooking and hygienic methods which could be used to cool down the pancake before eating them.
All children tasted the African pancakes and most enjoyed them. I wonder whether they can recall the recipe to make them at home?
Year 2 - Sorting and grouping, by Mrs Harrison
Date: 28th Mar 2018 @ 3:58pm
Year 2 have been busy sorting and grouping objects that are alive, dead and that have never been alive. We have used the term MRS GREN to help us remember how to identify whether something has ever been alive. I wonder whether you can remember what each letter stands for at home?
We have also focused on habitats and discussed why animals are suited to their habitat.
Year 2 Maasai artwork, by Mrs Harrison
Date: 28th Mar 2018 @ 3:43pm
Year 4 - Fantastic Guitar Performance!, by Mrs Hover
Date: 26th Mar 2018 @ 8:07pm
Y5 Poetry Day, by Mrs Percival
Date: 22nd Mar 2018 @ 8:02pm
Y5 performed the poem Gran Can You Rap on Poetry Day. Great fun!
Y5 Baking Muffins, by Mrs Percival
Date: 22nd Mar 2018 @ 7:48pm
In DT, we have been making blueberry muffins in Y5. They were delicious!
Year 3 Topic, by Miss Jones
Date: 20th Mar 2018 @ 7:44pm
Year 3 worked very hard today making their own “my maps”. We have learnt a lot about the world we live in over the last 3 lessons during our new ‘Marvellous Maps’ topic.
The children now understand the differences between cities, counties, regions and continents.
Active learners in Year 1 this week, by Mrs Bailey
Date: 16th Mar 2018 @ 3:55pm
We have enjoyed re-enacting The Creation Story this week. In maths we have been counting in 2s using cutting and sticking activities and sorting and counting pairs of socks to help us.
Year 4 - Inspiring people!, by Mrs Hover
Date: 14th Mar 2018 @ 7:59pm
Should animals be kept in captivity? Year 3 debate, by Miss Jones
Date: 14th Mar 2018 @ 3:17pm
The debates have been had. The opinions have been shared.
Year 3 have been working very hard on producing persuasive posters or paragraphs to encourage people to consider whether animals should or should not be kept in captivity. The children have thought very hard about their opinion and have used evidence to decide if they are for or against zoos. It has been wonderful to read such passionate and thought-provoking writing. Here are just some of the fabulous persuasive pieces...
Year 4 - Drama, by Mrs Hover
Date: 13th Mar 2018 @ 8:51pm
Today we acted out a scene from 'The Water Horse' to help us create a speech sandwich.
Year 4 - Legendary clay characters , by Mrs Hover
Date: 13th Mar 2018 @ 8:37pm
Characters from Ancient Greek Legends - The Minotaur, Prince Theseus, Princess Ariadne and Medusa
Wonderful Writing in Year 3, by Miss Jones
Date: 13th Mar 2018 @ 2:35pm
What fantastic writers we are!
Check our our new display in the classroom, showcasing our fabulous dragon inspired writing. The children enjoyed painting the dragon and volcano for our display as well as redrafting their work in their best joined up handwriting.
Have a look at the gallery to see examples of poetry, non-chronological reports and descriptive writing.
Should animals live in zoos? , by Miss Jones
Date: 12th Mar 2018 @ 11:31pm
Today we read an article about whether animals should be kept in zoos. We came across some tricky words so to help us learn the meanings, we played a word, pictures and definition matching game.
Following on from our work on Komodo dragons and inspired by the books ‘Zoo’ by Anthony Browne, Year 3 have raised the question: should animals be kept in zoos? We have had lots of debate and passionate discussions around whether animals in captivity are happy or would they be happier in their natural habitat. We have been learning about the importance of valuing other people’s opinions, even if they are different to our own. We have also learnt what a balanced argument is and have looked at reasons for and against zoos.
The children have had had some excellent discussions and have practised using debating techniques and phrases in a group and whole-class debate. This has led the children to form their own opinions about whether animals should be kept in zoos. This week, the children will practise their persuasive writing and design posters or write persuasive paragraphs to inform people about the reasons for or against animals living in captivity.
World Book Day in Year 3, by Miss Jones
Date: 12th Mar 2018 @ 11:12pm
Year 3 really enjoyed reading with the Year 6 children on World Book Day. They read to each other and shared some of their favourite books. The children’s discussions and the feedback given to one another was wonderful to hear.
The children also enjoyed hearing a poem, story extract or a tongue twister on the hour, every hour. In the afternoon, we did an emoji quiz to try and guess the name of a well-known children’s story from emojis. They children did very well!
Check out our gallery for some examples from the quiz and try to guess the story title.
Y5 Fairtrade Chocolate, by Mrs Percival
Date: 9th Mar 2018 @ 2:34pm
This week, Y5 have been learning about how Fairtrade chocolate is made, from the bean to the bar. We looked at how hard the cocoa farmers have to work in Ghana to grow and harvest the beans and how Fairtrade co-operatives make sure that the farmers get a fair price for their crops.
Eggs!, by Mrs Wheatcroft
Date: 6th Mar 2018 @ 2:47pm
Our eggs have arrived! We are very excited about the chicks hatching over the next few days.
Fairtrade coffee afternoon, by Mrs Bailey
Date: 2nd Mar 2018 @ 6:46pm
Thank you to everyone who supported our Fairtrade coffee afternoon today - sending in cakes, helping to set up and serve, tidying away afterwards and attending the coffee afternoon.
Ukulele, by Mrs Wheatcroft
Date: 2nd Mar 2018 @ 4:17pm
Miss Pinto played her ukulele for us today and we sang some of our favourite songs.
World Book Day, by Mrs Wheatcroft
Date: 2nd Mar 2018 @ 4:13pm
Reception and Year 6 enjoyed a special 'Buddy Reading' time on World Book Day.
Y1 and Y4 enjoying sharing books together, by Mrs Bailey
Date: 1st Mar 2018 @ 9:39am
Year 3 Dragon Poetry , by Miss Jones
Date: 21st Feb 2018 @ 1:43pm
For our new topic, the children designed their very own fantasy dragon. They then wrote poems about their dragons using verbs, adjectives, adverbs and prepositions. Here are some examples...
PTA Valentine themed cake sale, by Mrs Bailey
Date: 16th Feb 2018 @ 3:09pm
Thank you to everyone who has generously supported our PTA cake sale. An abundance of talent and creativity was demonstrated in the vast array of cakes and biscuits donated for the sale. Thank you to everyone who also supported by attending the sale.
A special thank you to Mrs Wilson and Mrs Evans for coordinating the event, to those who helped to set up and clear away and to Ruth, Hazel and Grace who ran the Guess How Many Sweets in the Jar competition.
All money raised will be used to support PTA projects - please see the PTA Newsletter for further details.
Thanks to Mrs Hargreaves, by Mrs Harrison
Date: 16th Feb 2018 @ 2:32pm
Mrs Hargreaves has been working extremely hard with all the pupils and staff at Oldfield Primary and we wish her all the best in the future.
Year 2 have had a lovely pebble jar treat with Mrs Hargreaves. They have enjoyed playing lots of party games and even gave Mrs Hargreaves a writer of the week certificate for all her amazing work with Year 2.
