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Year 1 science , by Miss Jones
Date: 28th Feb 2020 @ 4:18pm
We have started our new topic in science this week. George volunteered to help us identify the parts of the body. We made a life-size diagram of George and added labels.
On Friday, we learnt the names for the parts of our face by drawing and labelling self portraits.
Year 4 - Badminton!, by Mrs Hover
Date: 25th Feb 2020 @ 9:49am
Year 1 - Find your brave , by Miss Jones
Date: 22nd Feb 2020 @ 1:24pm
From 3rd – 9th February 2020, Year One took part in Children’s Mental Health Week. This year’s theme was ‘Find your Brave’. Bravery comes in all shapes and sizes and is different for everyone. Bravery could be about sharing your worries, asking for help or trying something new. Finding your Brave can build your confidence and make you feel happy.
We all have times where we need to find our Brave our
Just like with our body, it is important we do things to help our minds to be healthy and feel well.
Just like our body, our minds need a rest too.
We learnt about mindfulness and how being calm and quiet each day can help our minds stay healthy. We even tried finger breathing, yoga and mindfulness colouring.
Year One’s Tips for a healthy mind
- Exercise
- Eat healthily
- Share your worries
- Ask for help
- Spend time outside
- Be creative
- Get enough sleep
- Have time each where you can be calm and quiet
- Remember you are special just the way you are
Reception Library visit, by Mrs Wheatcroft
Date: 4th Feb 2020 @ 11:31am
We enjoyed visiting the library. Pam welcomed us all and read us a story before we looked at the books.
Year 4 - Young scientists at Techniquest!, by Mrs Hover
Date: 30th Jan 2020 @ 5:41pm
Year 4 - 'The Place Between' collages, by Mrs Hover
Date: 30th Jan 2020 @ 5:33pm
Year 4 - First Samba lesson, by Mrs Hover
Date: 15th Jan 2020 @ 1:18pm
Year 1: seasons artwork , by Miss Jones
Date: 14th Jan 2020 @ 6:52pm
Year one are learning all about seasonal changes as part of our science and geography work. We have already learnt the different types of weather and are tracking the weather each day this week. Today we learnt a song to about the four seasons and talked about how the weather changes in each season. We then investigated what happens to trees across the four seasons. This helped us create a piece of art using finger painting.
Year 4 - The Place Between!, by Mrs Hover
Date: 9th Jan 2020 @ 11:45am
This week, the children are finishing their magical 'Place Between' drawings in preparation for their collages.
Our Bodies , by Miss Young
Date: 8th Jan 2020 @ 4:08pm
We used obliging partners to draw around before labeling parts of the circulatory, digestive, respiratory and skeletal systems.
Christmas Baking, by Miss Young
Date: 8th Jan 2020 @ 4:00pm
Year 6 enjoyed baking and decorating gingerbread as Christmas gifts for those lucky enough to receive them.
Chemistry with Cabbage, by Miss Young
Date: 19th Dec 2019 @ 9:26am
We had a fantastic day exploring chemical changes through various experiments.
Year 2 Born in a Barn Christmas Production, by Mrs Harrison
Date: 12th Dec 2019 @ 10:03pm
Well done to our fantastic Year 2 performers for their wonderful Nativity 'Born in a Barn'. We hope you all enjoyed coming to see it and thank you to those of you who supported us, whether it be providing costumes, supporting the children to learn their lines and listening to the songs at home! :)
Year 2 Multiskills Festival, by Mrs Harrison
Date: 12th Dec 2019 @ 4:17pm
Year 2 took part in a multiskills festival with other schools from the local area. The children worked really hard on their acivities and we were very proud of the way in which they represented our school. Thank you to the parents who were able to come along and help us :)
Year 1 - letters to Santa, by Weeks
Date: 11th Dec 2019 @ 1:23pm
Year 1 wrote letters to Santa yesterday using the writing skills we have been working on. Today Mrs McComb received an exciting delivery in the school office which she brought to year 1: a letter back from Santa all the way from the North Pole! The children were very excited to hear that Santa has put them all on his 'good' list, but he will keep watching until Christmas...
Reception dress rehearsal, by Mrs Wheatcroft
Date: 9th Dec 2019 @ 2:57pm
Reception were amazing in our dress rehearsal!
Christmas in Reception, by Mrs Wheatcroft
Date: 4th Dec 2019 @ 10:46am
Christmas preparations have started early in Reception. We have been wrapping presents, decorating the tree and writing cards.
Year 4 - Guitar Performance, by Mrs Hover
Date: 2nd Dec 2019 @ 4:56pm
Well done Year 4! Fantastic performace!
Year 4 - The Nowhere Emporium!, by Mrs Hover
Date: 1st Dec 2019 @ 7:03am
Linking to the themes in our text, 'Leon and the Place Between', we read the prologue from 'The Nowhere Emporium' by Ross MacKenzie. The children then created their own mysterious shop which appears from nowhere. We looked at the shops in Diagon Alley to inspire us! Some of the children then created drawings of their magical shops at home!
Year 2- Fire on the playground, by Mrs Harrison
Date: 29th Nov 2019 @ 3:16pm
What an exciting day in Year 2! We set up our model of Pudding Lane on the school playground. The fire brigade helped us to set the bakery alight. We recreated the windy conditions of 2nd September 1666 and the houses were ablaze! Luckily the children were on hand with the hose to extinguish the fire! We had a wonderful time watching the fire, trying on the fire equipment and sitting in the fire engine. Thank you to Mr Gerrard and the fire brigade for coming to help us.
Year 2 Building Pudding Lane, by Mrs Harrison
Date: 29th Nov 2019 @ 3:00pm
On Thursday we had a wonderful afternoon building Pudding Lane so that we can re-enact the Great Fire of London! We will be investigating how the fire spread under the conditions in London at that time.
Boxes in Reception, by Mrs Wheatcroft
Date: 29th Nov 2019 @ 12:30pm
Reception had great fun with some empty boxes!
Year 1 - book by the fire, by Weeks
Date: 28th Nov 2019 @ 4:53pm
After a busy day, year one enjoyed reading from a super book by our 'fireplace'. The book prompted discussions about kindness, individuality, and being brave. A great end to our day!
Year 1 - multiskills, by Weeks
Date: 28th Nov 2019 @ 4:49pm
Today year one travelled to Ellesmere Port Sports Village to take part in their multiskills event. The children practised jumping, hopping, ball-throwing, aiming beanbags and cup-stacking. One child said they did not want to leave. The children's behaviour was superb and they were great representatives of Oldfield. A big thank you to Mrs Egan-Simon for coming along to help.
Welcome to new staff at Oldfield, by Mrs Bailey
Date: 23rd Nov 2019 @ 4:06pm
This month we have welcomed a few new staff to Oldfield. Ms Mort is covering Mrs Stark in the kitchen. Ms Jones and Miss Turner are covering in Y1 and Mr Stevens has taken over the Caretaker role from Mr Jones, who left at the end of October.
