: Gallery
Year 4's mysterious object!, by Mrs Hover
Date: 23rd Jan 2018 @ 8:23pm
Isle of Ulva
The Ferryman has spotted something unusual on the shoreline after a big storm - he asks if we can help him to describe the object and predict what this object could be. A few other islanders have likened the object to the legend of the kelpie.
Year 3 No chairs spelling lesson, by Miss Jones
Date: 19th Jan 2018 @ 5:08pm
We have enjoyed Maths of the Day activities so much this term, that we had the idea to try the activities in other subjects. On Thursday, the children enjoyed a 'no chairs or tables' SPAG lesson. In pairs, we had to move around the classroom, looking for hints and clues for this week's spelling words. When we found a clue, we had try our best to spell the word correctly. The spelling pattern we worked on this week was the /u/ sound spelt 'ou'.
Miss Pinto, by Mrs Wheatcroft
Date: 19th Jan 2018 @ 4:41pm
Miss Pinto enjoyed her first week at Oldfield and is looking forward to spending time in Reception.
Buddy time, by Mrs Wheatcroft
Date: 19th Jan 2018 @ 4:36pm
The children all enjoyed making models, reading and playing games with some of their buddies from Y6.
RSPB and Reception, by Mrs Wheatcroft
Date: 19th Jan 2018 @ 4:20pm
We had a lovely time with the ladies from the RSPB and found all sorts of interesting things in our school grounds.
Maths of the Day in Year 3, by Miss Jones
Date: 19th Jan 2018 @ 1:56pm
I am so impressed with how well the children are doing with their times tables! They have enjoyed playing lots of games and doing Maths of the Day activities to learn the 3 and 4 times tables.
On Thursday, the children did Maths of the Day and played a game called Networking Numbers. The children worked together in pairs to solve timestable problems. For each question, they had to work with someone new. The chlidren loved doing their maths work standing up for a change!
On Friday, the children did circuit training with a twist. As they moved around the classroom, they had to complete a different 4 times table activity at each table.
For homework last week, the children created their own 3x table board game. I was so impressed with all of the different gamed the children has invented. Everyone enjoyed learning the rules and playing each other's game. What a busy week we have had!
Challenge: If you would like to practise at home. Hit the Button is a fantastic game for practising times tables. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
RSPB workshop in Year 1, by Mrs Bailey
Date: 18th Jan 2018 @ 12:44pm
Thank you to Karen and Alex for their interesting bioblitz workshop where we explored our school environment looking for birds and mini beasts and trying to spot tracks and signs. Karen and Alex were very impressed with the children's prior knowledge and engagement in the sessions. We were fortunate that the rain stayed away!
Fun at Judo club this morning, by Mrs Bailey
Date: 18th Jan 2018 @ 8:25am
Year 2 - Plop and Year 2 watch the fireworks, by Mrs Harrison
Date: 17th Jan 2018 @ 12:23pm
As we continue to read the story of 'The Owl Who was Afraid of the Dark', Year 2 experienced what it would have been like to be Plop in the nest watching the fireworks with his mum. We used our five senses to describe what we could see, hear, feel, taste and smell.
The class was a little messy by the end of the lesson!
Year 2 Maths - Sharing is caring, by Mrs Harrison
Date: 17th Jan 2018 @ 12:19pm
Year 2 have been developing their ability to count in 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s to solve multiplication and division problems through active learning and practical resources.
Y5 Maths of the Day, by Mrs Percival
Date: 16th Jan 2018 @ 9:24am
Today, in Maths of the Day, the children were multiplying a 4 digit number by a 1 digit number. In groups, they had to, one at a time, run to a hoop in the middle of the hall and take single digits. They then made the five digits they had taken into a multiplication calculation.eg 4756 x 7. The team that worked out the most correct calculations in twelve minutes were the winners.
Y5 and 6 Author Visit, by Mrs Percival
Date: 15th Jan 2018 @ 1:54pm
Today , Y5 and Y6 had a visit from an author called Andrew Glennon who came to talk to the children about what it is like to be an author and about how he found inspiration for his new book The Loneliest Robot. His talk was fascinating and really enthused the children to become better writers.
Welcome to our University of Chester Trainee Teacher, by Mrs Bailey
Date: 15th Jan 2018 @ 11:51am
Welcome to Joanna Pinto, a second year trainee teacher from the University of Chester, who will be working in our Reception class. We are looking forward to getting to know her and to supporting her during her placement with us at Oldfield.
A busy Friday in Year 1, by Mrs Bailey
Date: 12th Jan 2018 @ 5:21pm
Thank you to the volunteers who supported us in Year 1 today - Mrs Kiberd from Lloyd's bank will be reading with the children every Friday morning and 5 students from King's School will be visiting us on alternate Friday afternoons (Mia, Siobhan, Charlie, Sophie and Sara).
Mr Bell also taught gymnastics this morning.
What a busy day!
"and Tango makes three" Penguin life cycles - Year 2, by Mrs Harrison
Date: 12th Jan 2018 @ 2:09pm
This week, Year 2 have begun learning about the growth of animals.
We have read the book "And Tango makes three" by Justin Richardson which is about 2 daddy penguins who are sad because they don't have an egg like the rest of the other couples. Luckily, the kind zoo keeper helped the daddy penguins by giving them an egg.
We discussed how mummy animals and humans have babies and that depending on the animal type, they may look the same as their parents or they may look different. For example, birds lay eggs and look different. Mammals are born looking like a smaller version of their parents.
We then played a game to see if we could match the adult animal to the baby animal with the challenge of naming them all.
Islam assembly, by Mrs Bailey
Date: 11th Jan 2018 @ 2:44pm
Thank you to our visiting Imam who told us about the Islamic faith in assembly today. We learnt to say Peace be with you in arabic and found out about the Five Pillars of Islam. He brought a good mix of resources to support our learning.
A special thank you to Mrs Leake for organising the assembly.
Year 4 Chimpanzee display, by Mrs Hover
Date: 10th Jan 2018 @ 6:33pm
Year 4 and the Isle of Ulva!, by Mrs Hover
Date: 10th Jan 2018 @ 6:27pm
Today, we watched a short film about the remote Isle of Ulva. We imagined that this was our location for our Year 4 residential! In small groups, we created our own maps of the island, plotting key features and then we recorded all our questions about our week's residential on the island.
Christmas in Year 3, by Miss Jones
Date: 29th Dec 2017 @ 5:34pm
Year 2 - Retelling the Christmas story, by Mrs Harrison
Date: 21st Dec 2017 @ 12:36pm
Year 2 have had a fun filled day. This morning, they re-told the Christmas story using their knowledge from last year and the Christmas play.
They organised themselves into their own groups and were in charge of creating something to share to the class. We had a range of performances such as; plays, posters, songs, puppets and lego constructions.
Portraits in Year 1, by Mrs Bailey
Date: 21st Dec 2017 @ 8:50am
This half term our Year 1 children have used a range of media and techniques to create self portraits. Thank you for to Mrs Turnbull for her invaluable input.
Year 2 - Jump high little dolphin you are safe now, by Mrs Harrison
Date: 21st Dec 2017 @ 7:38am
As a class, Year 2 researched, presented and voted for the animal which they felt needed their help the most.
We used the information provided on the WWF website to inform us of all those endangered animals.
Year 2 couldn’t believe how many there were and the reasons behind them becoming endangered.
From the votes, it came about that we would adopt a dolphin for our Christmas gift.
They thoroughly enjoyed unwrapping their present today to find lots of information about the dolphins as well as a certificate for each child.
The class will continue to develop their understanding of animal conservation in the Spring term.
Jump high little dolphin you are safe now!
Year 2 - our mischievous Elf!, by Mrs Harrison
Date: 21st Dec 2017 @ 7:22am
Christmas dinner, by Mrs Bailey
Date: 20th Dec 2017 @ 5:22pm
Thank you to all the kitchen staff for our Christmas dinner today - it was delicious!
Thank you to staff and governors for giving up their time to help, it is appreciated.
Year 2 editing their stories, by Mrs Harrison
Date: 20th Dec 2017 @ 9:57am
Year 2 worked with a partner to circulate around the editing stations to improve their own versions of 'The dragon machine'. What helpful friends they have!
