Oak Class is home to our Year 2,3 and 4 children and is taught by Miss Cameron with support from Miss Henry, Mrs Pickard and Mrs Murdoch.
This half term our topic is Magical Mapping!
This unit of work will focus on map reading skills, including identifying map symbols, compass directions and human and physical geographical features of landscapes.
As part of our topic, we will be taking part in writing workshops with the writer in residence at Brimham Rocks, Natalie Davies. This project, which is funded by the National Trust in collaboration with the Ilkley Literature Festival and Word Up North, has been inspired by the Simon Armitage poetry comission at Brimham Rocks. You can find local and national press coverage about the writer in residence project here:
In English, we will be learning about exploration and maps through the following texts:
Imagine that fairy tales are real and can be explored in detail with the help of maps. Imagine navigating the mysteries of Aladdin’s kingdom, the dangers of the Giant’s kingdom at the top of Jack’s beanstalk, and the whimsy of Alice’s Wonderland. You’ll have expert guides and clear, simple directions. On each map, a compass, quadrants with letters and numbers, and a key with local routes will help you find your way.
The Wilderness is a wild and wondrous story of true bravery and discovering friendship in the most unexpected of places, perfect for adventurers and the more timid alike.
Oak Class PE is on a Wednesday morning. Children should come to school dressed in their PE kit each Wednesday. We also have additional PE sessions with our sports specialists on the following dates:
Thursday 5th September
Thursday 26th September
Thursday 24th October
Spelling tests are on a Monday morning. Children should ensure they have their red spelling book with them each Monday. Spelling practice activities can be found here: spelling activity ideas or accessed online the Purple Mash website.
Spelling lists for Autumn term can be found below:
Green Group Spelling List Autumn Term
Blue Group Spelling List Autumn Term
Red Group Spelling List Autumn Term
Paper copies of these have been handed out to children. Please check their bags for these. Each week, children will also be given a paper copy of the Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check worksheet to help them to practise their spellings at home.
Children should also be familiar with the Year 1 and 2 Common Exception Word List (words which are used frequently but do not necessarily follow the spelling patterns which they have already learnt) and the Year 3 and 4 Statutory Spelling List (a mixture of words which children use frequently in their writing and those which are often misspelt).
Reading books can be changed every day, as long as a comment is recorded in reading records by the child or their adult at home.
Children can practise their times tables at home by accessing the Times Tables Rockstars website.
More information about home learning can be found here: Home learning ideas
Our Local Area
We have been exploring our local area more this year, by visiting Brimham Rocks to take part in exploration and writing activities. We worked with staff from Word Up North, the organisation who runs the Ilkley Literature Festival, and staff from the National Trust to create nature poems within the landscape at Brimham, inspired by our journey through the rocks.
