: Gallery
Art and Design Technology in year 3, by Miss Jones
Date: 15th Nov 2016 @ 9:49pm
Year 3 have been very busy over the last week. We have been working on sketching Stone Age weapons and tools using different pencil tones and textures. We then designed our own tool ready to make using bamboo canes, string and stones. The children experimented with different fixing techniques. They particularly enjoyed using the hacksaws to cut their handles to the correct length.
Then the children had a go at creating their own cave art style picture using tea stained paper and oil pastels. They have worked very hard to make items for our display. Watch this space to see the finished display....
Danny Jones Girls Football Tournament, by Miss Jones
Date: 13th Nov 2016 @ 8:30pm
Friday 11th November - Danny Jones Football Tournament at Christleton High School
Well done to the year 5 and 6 girls who represented the school at the Danny Jones Football Tournament at Christleton High School.
The girls got off to a great start, winning 3 matches and drawing 1 during the group stage. They won their group which saw them progress through to the semi-finals!
With a score of 0-0 at full time, the girls faced a nail-biting penalty shoot out. Fabulous goal keeping by Katie saw the girls win on penalties, seeing them through to the final against Saughall!
Yet again, after some fantastic football, the score was 0-0 at full time. Miss Jones could barely look as we faced more nail-biting penalties. More expert goal keeping and goals scoring saw Oldfield WIN the final on penalties! Every player received a medal and the team received a trophy.
The girls showed brilliant skill, determination and sportsmanship and really were a credit to the school. They should be very proud of themselves; I know I am!
Well done Ruby W, Katie G, Katie N, Abbie (captain), Kimberley, Poppy, Sarah, Ruby P, Eva and Amelie.
Judo assembly for KS2, by Mrs Percival
Date: 9th Nov 2016 @ 3:32pm
Today, Chris from Judo Education came in to talk to the Key Stage 2 children about Judo. Some children took part in some warm up activities and were very excitedly cheered on by everyone. Chris will be starting a morning Judo club after Christmas, starting on 19th January.
Hands-on learning in FS2, by Mrs Bailey
Date: 9th Nov 2016 @ 1:38pm
Year 6 Anderson Shelters, by Mr Huddart
Date: 9th Nov 2016 @ 8:05am
We had the best time making these! They had to: look realisitic, fit in a Lego character, be waterproof and withstand a 1kg weight! They all looked fantastic!
Welcome to our trainee teachers from the University of Chester, by Mrs Bailey
Date: 8th Nov 2016 @ 4:51pm
It was lovely to welcome four trainee teachers (Miss Booth, Miss Hinge, Miss Archer and Mr Egan) from the University of Chester, to Oldfield today. They will be working with us every Tuesday until May and then will carry out a short block placement with us. Although they will be based in Year 1 and Year 2, they will are looking forward to having opportunities to work with other classes during their time at Oldfield.
Year 4 'Music For Life' , by Mrs Hover
Date: 6th Nov 2016 @ 2:41pm
Guitar practice with our fantastic 'Music For Life' teachers - James and Rob!
Y5 Monster Marathon, by Mrs Percival
Date: 29th Oct 2016 @ 5:23pm
Just a normal day with my little monsters!
Mrs Percival
Marching monsters, by Mrs Harrison
Date: 28th Oct 2016 @ 2:13pm
Y2 Halloween Fun, by Mrs Harrison
Date: 28th Oct 2016 @ 2:01pm
Simon says put the leaf inside your right hand..., by Mrs Harrison
Date: 28th Oct 2016 @ 8:45am
Year 1 played Simon says with the autumn leaves as part of their topic/numeracy lesson developing their ability to use positional language.
Spooky chocolate covered apples, by Mrs Harrison
Date: 28th Oct 2016 @ 8:34am
Don't skip breakfast workshop in Year 5 , by Mrs Bailey
Date: 27th Oct 2016 @ 11:12am
Our Year 5 children have enjoyed taking part in a workshop led by the HealthBox Community Interest Company. Seona Dunne (a public health nutritionalist) and Jess Conner delivered the informative workshop which increased our awareness of what constitutes a healthy diet and why breakfast is so important.
Work experience students from Christleton High School, by Mrs Bailey
Date: 24th Oct 2016 @ 9:49am
We welcome Alice Matthews and Jasmine Peers back to Oldfield this week! Alice and Jasmine both attended Oldfield themselves so it is lovely to welcome them back and support them as part of their work experience with Christleton High School. We are looking forward to working with them and hope they enjoy their week.
Year 4 Dance Class!, by Mrs Hover
Date: 22nd Oct 2016 @ 7:25pm
Year 4 Pierrot Self-Portraits, by Mrs Hover
Date: 22nd Oct 2016 @ 7:06pm
Year 4 have worked really hard over the last few weeks, learning about the proportions of the face and using observational drawing to focus on individual features of the face. They have learned more about self-portraiture, Pierrot and French artists who paint scenes from the circus.
PTA Chester themed bake sale, by Mrs Percival
Date: 21st Oct 2016 @ 4:38pm
Well done to everyone who took part in today's bake sale. I was really impressed with the ideas that you came up with and the cakes really did look amazing. Everyone else must have thought so too because there were none left at the end! Thanks especially to Mrs Evans and her gang for all of your hard work, as ever.
Mrs Percival
Year 2- Our wonderful city, by Mrs Harrison
Date: 20th Oct 2016 @ 8:05pm
We have had great fun this week learning all about our amazing city of Chester. We have worked on maps of Chester and for our History curriculum, have been finding out about some famous landmarks in Chester. Here we are making posters to tell everybody just why Chester is so great!
Active learning in FS2, by Mrs Bailey
Date: 19th Oct 2016 @ 2:41pm
Brook Street Lego Visit, by Mr Brown
Date: 18th Oct 2016 @ 10:46pm
Our KS2 classes were able to see the Brook Street Lego creation at first hand today.
Year 1 addition and subtraction heroes, by Mrs Harrison
Date: 14th Oct 2016 @ 4:10pm
Using their adding and subtracting skills, Year 1 became addition and subtraction heroes racing across the hall to solve a new problem. They worked really hard in their teams to solve the problems, then order them from the smallest to largest numbers.
Fantastic team work Year 1, Well done!
Year 1 & 2 Story Time!, by Mrs Harrison
Date: 9th Oct 2016 @ 10:03pm
Year 1 and 2 have had a very busy week writing some wonderful stories! Year 1 have been writing Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Year 2 have been writing the Bog Baby's story. What better way to end the week than to share our stories with each other. We had a lovely time reading our stories to a partner and giving 2 stars and a wish. The stories were fantastic and both Mrs Harrisons were very proud 😄
Antony Lishak Author Visit, by Mr Huddart
Date: 7th Oct 2016 @ 6:02pm
The children had such a great time!
Busy time in FS2, by Mrs Bailey
Date: 6th Oct 2016 @ 3:29pm
Y5 children working on an exciting writing project with Antony Lishak, by Mrs Bailey
Date: 6th Oct 2016 @ 11:38am
What gift will you use to ignite the world?
Our Year 5 children have enjoyed working with Antony Lishak today on an exciting writing project. Mr Lishak is an author who writes fiction, non-fiction and historical stories. He has given us some of the books that he has written - one called Stars about people risking their lives to save others. It took him 8 years to research this book.
We asked him some questions to find out a bit more about him.
Where do you do your writing?
He has a writing shed. Sometimes he writes on paper, sometimes on the computer, sometimes he plans it out in his head. He is always thinking about possible story opportunities.
Where do you get your inspiration for writing from?
From everyday life. He believes we all have the ability to create stories in our head and if we listen to our imagination we'll be amazed at what stories we'll find.
He loves starting the story in a way that makes the reader stop and react, feeling that they desperately want to read more.
Which of the books that you've written is your favourite?
Stars. His second favourite is Henry's Boots.
How many books have you written?
Well over 100 - although he's only had 30 pubished. His message is, don't give up! If you want to be an author, persevere.
How old were you when you wrote your first book?
6 years of age - according to his mother!
Mr Lishak introduced the project, encouraging us to develop our ideas on what is important to us and consider how we can improve our world in light of this. Over the next few weeks we will be writing about these ideas and once our written work is completed he will put our pieces into a book, along with work completed by other children in neighbouring schools.
Topical issues written about today included war, homelessness, hunger, animal cruelty, global warming and poor educational opportunities.
To find out more about Antony Lishak, please use the link below:
