Oak Class is home to our Year 3 and 4 children and is taught by Miss Cameron with support from Mrs Head (Monday to Wednesday) and Mrs Murdoch (Thursday and Friday).
This half term, our whole school topic is Invaders and Settlers. In Oak Class, we will be learning specifically about Anglo Saxons.
We will learn about why Anglo Saxons invaded Britain and what life was like in an Anglo Saxon village. We will also learn more about the Gods Anglo Saxons believed in and why they converted to Christianity. This topic builds on our prior learning as it slots chronologically between Romans and Normans!
We will continue our theme of Invaders and Settlers in English by reading Arthur and the Golden Rope by Joe Todd Stanton.
Imagine a vault so cavernous that it could contain all the world’s greatest treasures and relics, from mummified remains of ancient monarchs to glistening swords brandished by legendary warriors. How could someone come into possession of such a collection. Who is Professor Brownstone?
Hear the story of the very first items in this collection as we journey to the land of the Vikings. A place filled with magical objects, powerful gods and mythical beasts to be conquered!
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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 8th January
Thursday 22nd January
Thursday 5th February
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:
Yellow Group Spelling List Spring Term
Green Group Spelling List Spring Term
Blue Group Spelling List Spring Term
Red Group Spelling List Spring 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. Each time a child reads they will receive a Class Dojo point and a Regular Reader certificate is up for grabs for the most regular reader of each week!
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
Richmond Castle
Oak Class enjoyed a fantastic trip to Richmond Castle in October, supporting our learning about British monarchs.
