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Author Visit- Murray Lachlan Young, by Miss Young
Date: 14th Nov 2019 @ 4:12pm
Murray Lachlan Young and the Action Transport Team visited KS2 and delivered a fabulously funny assembly. Before Y5 and 6 created their own stories, with the help of Murray and Joe using juxtapositions as their inspiration.
Remembrance Day, by Mrs Bailey
Date: 14th Nov 2019 @ 2:53pm
Our Y5 and Y6 children coordinated the sale of Remembrance Poppies and other related items this year. Thank you to everyone who supported the Poppy Appeal.
Stone Age Workshop, by Miss Young
Date: 12th Nov 2019 @ 4:03pm
We loved our Stone Age workshop this morning. We explored artefacts from the Stone Age, learned what it means to be an archaeologist and enjoyed seeing what a Stone Age man might wear!
Into Film Festival- Horrible Histories, by Miss Young
Date: 8th Nov 2019 @ 3:42pm
Year 6 visited Chester Storyhouse and partook in the 'Into Film Festival', enjoying the screening of Horrible Histories- Rotten Roman's.
Year 2 History Detectives, by Mrs Harrison
Date: 8th Nov 2019 @ 9:26am
Year 2 received a letter from the police this week with a request to help them with an investigation! It was accompanied by a case full of evidence about a fire that took place in London a very long time ago in London. We made predictions from the clues we have seen so far and we look forward to learning a lot more about the fire over the next few weeks!
Year 4 - Circus!, by Mrs Hover
Date: 5th Nov 2019 @ 9:40pm
Today our classroom was transformed into a circus! There was music, incense, fairy lights, popcorn, candyfloss, images of the ‘Big Top’, acrobats, clowns, a white rabbit coming out of a top hat, a ringmaster, clowns on stilts and a lot more! In groups we wrote down what we could see, hear, smell and taste.
Year 2 Feathery Folk Owl Workshop, by Mrs Harrison
Date: 5th Nov 2019 @ 9:01pm
This half term Year 2 are learning to write Non Chronological Reports to link with our story The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark. Today we had a visit from some beautiful flying creatures from The Feathery Folk to help us with our learning!
Year 2 Zoo African Animal Workshop, by Mrs Harrison
Date: 5th Nov 2019 @ 4:15pm
Y5 Life Cycles Zoo Visit, by Mrs Percival
Date: 4th Nov 2019 @ 2:19pm
Today we had a visit from Chester Zoo Education Centre. We looked a different animal life cycles, different eggs and matched life cycles. The children were amazing when answering questions and showed that they really have learnt a lot this term.
Happy Diwali, by Mrs Bailey
Date: 1st Nov 2019 @ 2:27pm
Y3 enjoyed learning about Diwali on Friday. We were involved in self-learning tasks, sharing what we had learnt with others in the class. We had a go at designing our own Rangoli patterns - which aren't as easy as they look!
Farewell to Mr Jones, by Mrs Bailey
Date: 1st Nov 2019 @ 2:14pm
On Friday we said a sad farewell to Mr Jones who has been our site manager for 15 years. At a special assembly, we reflected on Mr Jones' time at Oldfield, children read out poems and Mr Jones was presented with some gifts from staff and governors.
We wish Mr Jones a happy and healthy retirement.
Year 4 - Kite Flying!, by Mrs Hover
Date: 24th Oct 2019 @ 9:51am
Aldi Team GB stickers update, by Mrs Bailey
Date: 22nd Oct 2019 @ 6:31pm
Thank you to everyone who has sent Aldi Team GB stickers into school. Mrs Holmes and her team have been adding the stickers to the posters. As you can see, one poster is already complete and we are well on our way to completing our second.
Please continue to send your Team GB stickers into school.
Periscopes, by Miss Young
Date: 18th Oct 2019 @ 4:02pm
During our Science unit on Light, we have created our own periscopes to investigate how light travels in straight lines and reflects off mirrors.
Performance Poetry, by Miss Young
Date: 18th Oct 2019 @ 3:05pm
In table groups, we practised and performed an alphabet poem relating to WWII.
We aimed to alter the pitch, volume, intonation and pitch. We considered how sound effects and actions would also be effective in our performance.
Y5 Becoming a Dementia Friend, by Mrs Percival
Date: 10th Oct 2019 @ 11:33am
Today is World Mental Health Day nod we had a visit from Susan, who is a Dementia nurse. She taught us about what dementia is and how we can support those with dementia. Such a valuable lesson for us all. Please ask the children, who are now Dementia Friends, how you can help people with this condition too.
Mini Makers in Y3, by Mrs Bailey
Date: 9th Oct 2019 @ 5:04pm
Year 3 have had an AMAZING day today with the Mini Makery team! We made potions, vegetable skeletons and rainforest pictures... and then ate them! Including LOADS of foods that lots of us had never tried before. The Makery team also set us the Mini Makery Rainbow Challenge - the children have taken these home and are attempting to try 55 different fruits and vegetables over the next seven days! Visit https://www.facebook.com/theminimakery/ for more information on this super experience, linked with our healthy food and bodies topic in Science.
Thank you to Young Carers Trust in Y3 sharing the experiences of young carers and the great work they do. , by Mrs Bailey
Date: 9th Oct 2019 @ 5:01pm
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Year 4 - Moodboards for our kites!, by Mrs Hover
Date: 9th Oct 2019 @ 4:05pm
Year 3 and 4 Tag Rugby Festival, by Mrs Hover
Date: 9th Oct 2019 @ 3:58pm
A huge well done to the Year 3 and 4 Tag Rugby team! They showed great sportsmanship and improved their tag rugby skills!
Flour!, by Mrs Wheatcroft
Date: 8th Oct 2019 @ 12:28pm
We are having a great time in the flour. We have been swishing, swirling, patting, squeezing, pushing, sprinkling and talking and singing!
Hot Seating, by Miss Young
Date: 4th Oct 2019 @ 1:56pm
During our English lesson, Y6 considered questions that they would like to ask the characters from our text. Through drama, the children then hot seated the appropriate character and provided their response.
Young Carers Information Session, by Miss Young
Date: 4th Oct 2019 @ 1:49pm
Nicki from Young Carers delivered a very informative session to Y6. We considered the day to day tasks of a young carer and suggested how we could help someone who is a young carer.
Active Maths, by Miss Young
Date: 4th Oct 2019 @ 1:39pm
Year 6 completed some Maths of the Day activities to demonstrate our knowledge and understanding of Place Value.
Year 4 - Senses!, by Mrs Hover
Date: 4th Oct 2019 @ 10:12am
On Wednesday, Year 4 used their five senses to describe four different scenes from our brilliant book, 'Gorilla'!
