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Year 6 Blog Friday 15th September 2023
Date: 15th Sep 2023 @ 3:41pm
Welcome to a Year 6 weekly blog.
We have had individual and sibling pictures taken this week with everyone looking super smart in their autumn uniforms. They should take a couple of weeks to come back to us, if you are thinking of ordering any.
Our leadership roles have been announced this week. Congratulations to everyone for receiving a leadership role, whether that be as the house point team, sports captains, eco team, reading ambassadors, school council, science ambassador, golden team or digital leaders.
On Thursday, St Oswald’s football A and B teams began their leagues. The A team came away with a win and a loss, with the B team winning both games. The pupils did themselves proud and gave a super effort as a team.
This week’s learning in Year 6:
- We have continued our place value knowledge in Maths through comparing, ordering and rounding whole numbers and numbers with three decimal places.
- In English we worked hard to describe the character, The Moor, from our Aladdin story. We discussed how evil he is, gathering great vocabulary from each other. We then analysed a character description from another story to understand how we can portray the evilness in our own character description. The results can be seen in our Year 6 gallery.
- In RE, we read passages from Isaiah who spoke about the power of God’s love. We used these quotes to make links to our lives and how it makes us feel.
- In Geography, we introduced our topic, Mountains, and used atlases to search for the largest mountains ranges in the world and where they are located.
- In PE, we focused on using tactics in small teams against single opponents, including ‘finding a space’, ‘communication’ and ‘pick the easy pass’.
- In Art, we began our topic, ‘2D Drawing to 3D Making’ by exploring the artist Lubaina Himid, who is a professor of contemporary art at the University of Central Lancashire and has artwork displayed at the Tate Museum in Liverpool. Our project will explore the idea that our 2-dimensional illustrations can be transformed onto surfaces which can be manipulated into a 3-dimensional object.
- In PSHE, we explored how to be respectful to others when online. We discussed the word ‘boundaries’ and watched a video on how we can respect other people’s boundaries with different scenarios. We then created a ‘respect charter’ for young people to follow.
- In Science, we developed our knowledge of classification by grouping various animals into a range of categories.
This is the first week of our Home Practice. Please complete the following tasks by next Wednesday:
Reading – Use your Home Reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a Reading Journal/Diary that must be used for the title of the book and any reading challenge chosen.
- You may change your book any day between Monday and Wednesday
Spellings (-ible / -able words)
- Sumdog (-ible / able wk 2)
- edible, horrible, possible, impossible, invisible, sensible, terrible, incredible, comfortable, considerable, enjoyable, miserable, reasonable, respectable, unacceptable.
Maths challenges:
- Counting:
- This week we have been counting in decimal steps of 0.1, 0.2 and 0.25 Try to do the same out loud or with paper.
- Draw a line with some marks on it like I do in class. You could write the numbers as you count up or down, then double check it to make sure you have said the correct numbers.
- g. Start with different numbers and count up 10 numbers then back again in 0.1:
5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, etc
and in 0.2:
6.5, 6.7, 6.9, 7.1, 7.3, 7.5, 7.7, etc
Start at a number with two decimal places like 8.12 and count up 10 numbers and down again:
8.12, 8.32, 8.52, 8.72, 8.92, 9.12, etc
Now try to count in 0.25 from 7 and 23 and 54:
7, 7.25, 7.50, 7.75, 8, 8.25, etc
- Sumdog (Times Tables - week 2)
- Each child has their own tables target which they should know. The Sumdog challenge may relate to their target but this week we have focused on 3s and 4s, which will be great practice for the future. (Every Tuesday there is a tables test).
- Sumdog (Place Value - week 2)
- This week’s learning is to practice questions on the value of each place and be able to compare numbers up to 1 000 000.
- For further maths work, please visit the ‘Maths Training’ section which you can find in the tasks box on the left of the main screen. This will enable your child to push their learning further with the skills that Sumdog has given them, following a recent diagnostic test.
Year 3 Friday 15th September 2023
Date: 15th Sep 2023 @ 12:51pm
Welcome to your Friday Blog
This week we have been working hard in all our subjects and are continuing to shine as juniors!
We have been enjoying The Twits and have been looking at speech in the story. This has helped us to write in full sentences, remembering to write one idea at a time. The children acted some scenes out and even wrote their own scripts.
In maths we have been learning how add and take away 10s and 100s. We have also been working hard on our place value and explainging our ideas. This has been tricky but everyone has worked hard and made super progress with their learning this week.
In our PE we have been learning some new tactics and strategies to pass the ball in a game of netball. We explored bounce, chest and lob passes as well as working as a team.
In our Geography learning we have been finding out about the counties of England and describing where they are located using our geography vocabulary. Here is a knowledge organiser showing the learning we will be meeting in the coming weeks.
In our Science we planned an investigation asking if longer arms resulted in longer throwing distances. We deecided to meassure our arms and see if the longest arms threw the furthest. After taking our experiment outside we found out that arm length and throw length we not linked. We then talked about what we could test next. Super Science Year 3! Check out our gallery.
This week in French our lesson was all about ‘La France’. We looked through some photos and information about France, discussing each point and sharing what we already knew. This included: the French flag, the French Speaking World, the location of France, the capital city of Paris, La Tour Eiffel, Le Sacré Coeur, Notre Dame, Les Champs Élysées, Le Louvre, La Siene, Disneyland, the Euro currency and some typical French food. The children then designed their first page in their books to show everything they knew about ‘La France’.
Home Practice
Reading
Read every night for at least 20 minutes. Regular reading is a great habit to get into. It will make all the difference as your children move through the juniors, allowing them to access more and more of our curriculum.
Spellings
Your children will have brought home a spelling card with their spellings to practise.
We have been learning to apply our phonics knowledge to our spellings and finding patterns.
We have also added some ideas on how to practise these at home. They are also available on Sumdog, practising little and often is the key!
Maths
We have set two maths challenges this week on Sumdog. Please practise the three times tables to improve accuracy and recall speed. We have also set a challenge on reading and counting three digit numbers.
Please also practise counting regularly to build up number fluency.
Count forwards and backwards in 10s from any 3 digit number.
Eg. 157, 167, 177,187, 197, 207
Have a lovely weekend
The Year 3 Team
Year 4 Blog Friday 15th September 2023
Date: 15th Sep 2023 @ 11:17am
Welcome to your Friday blog. We’ve had a great week in Year 4. We’ve been settling in to our new routines and been working extremely hard.
In English, we listed ideas for and against Michael and his family sailing around the world. We then wrote a balanced argument explaining in more detail arguments for and against the sailing adventure. We tried our best to give detail and use paragraphs.
In Maths, we learnt more about place value to 10 000 using part whole diagrams, and partitioning and recombing numbers. In addition, we built on our learning of decimal tenths and used place value counters to help with our understanding. We also compared whole and decimal numbers using the greater than and less than symbols.
In RE, we learnt about Jesus’ human family and discussed the names we recognised from the Bible. In addition, we read the story of Abraham, the father of a great nation, who trusted God and discussed the reasons for his actions.
In History, we started our Romans topic. We learnt where the Roman Empire started and when.
In Computing, we explored Publisher. We used different shapes to try and make a symmetrical pattern, including rotating, resizing and adding colour to the shapes.
In PSHE, we discussed what makes a person happy. We shared our ideas and then wrote words and illustrated our thoughts in our books. We came up with some lovely ideas including family, friends, compliments, smiles, sports and hobbies. We also discussed as a class what our ground rules should be during the PSHE lessons.
In Science, we started the topic Living Things and their Habitats. The first lesson was learning about the 7 Life Processes: Movement, Respiration, Sensitivity, Growth, Reproduction, Excretion and Nutrition. We used the acronym MRS GREN to help us remember what these were and explain what each one means.
Home Practice
Reading
Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home. Make sure you discuss the story and the characters. Find the meaning of any new words too. Reading every night will help you read more fluently and with understanding.
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 10’s – draw a line and some marks on it like I do in class. You could write the numbers down as you count up. When you count down, cover the numbers up, say the number, then reveal what you have got written down to check you’ve said the correct number.
Count in 10’s
For example, start at 0 and count up to 120 and back again
0 10 20 etc 120 110 100 etc
For example, start at 157 and count up to 207 and back again
157 167 177 etc 207 197 187 etc
Times tables
You should have been given your times table target this week. Please therefore practise this times table in preparation for your test next week, on Wednesday (20th September 2023). Ask someone at home to test you on your tables – can you recall them quickly and accurately?
Remember you can also practise your tables playing Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
Another app for practising tables and number facts is One Minute Maths from White Rose. It is free to download from the AppStore and PlayStore. There are lots of excellent games you can play which will help you brush up your mental maths skills. Please do your best to access this fabulous free resource! Knowing your tables and number facts off by heart is crucial and will help you in many different areas of maths.
Spellings
Here are this week’s spellings. You will be tested on these words next Wednesday.
treasure measure pleasure enclosure closure
displeasure composure leisure exposure disclosure
address appear breadth answer accidentally
Sumdog challenges
You have been set 3 challenges on Sumdog:
- A maths challenge to recognise the place value of each digit in a 4 digit number
- A times tables challenge based on the 2 and 10 times tables
- A spelling challenge based on the spellings above
Please make sure you log on and have a go! Little and often is the key to success!
Thank you for attending our Meet the Teacher meeting on Thursday evening. We have attached the PowerPoint below.
Have a lovely weekend
The Year 4 Team
Year 2 Blog Friday 15th September
Date: 14th Sep 2023 @ 4:08pm
We have had a great week of learning in Year 2 this week. We are becoming more confident in our new routines and becoming part of Year 2. Our focus this week has been ‘Super Listening’.
In Maths, we have continued our learning of Place Value. We have looked at tens and ones, both with the equipment and drawing lines and dots.
In English we have read ‘The Bear and the Piano’. The children have also written sentences about different WOW pictures from Pobble. The children are continuing their focus on sentence structure.
In RE this week the children have listened to the creative story. The children have drawn what they ‘Wonder’ about the beauty around them.
In Art, our topic is Draw and Explore. We have explored the outdoor environment to create our very own pictures of nature. The children created brilliant nature pictures including; butterflies, boats, faces and fire-pits.
In computing this week the children have explored ‘what I.T is’ and what we use computers for.
Forest School
In our first session we played a game around the log circle and talked about we are looking foward to.
We went for a walk to see what is growing. We also heard bird song. We sat around our new fire pit - we can't wait to use it!
It was all about team-work in our second session. We worked together to build an obstacle course using logs and branches.We tested the courses to make sure they were safe and we had a go on each others. Some of them had quite challenging balancing and jumping elements.
Thanks for sending in wellies.
Home Practice
Reading
In Year 2, children should read for at least 15 minutes every night and talk about the book. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
You could look in a thesaurus and see what other words have the same meaning as the one you have found.
Please date, sign and leave a small comment when you have read with your child and make it clear that you have finished a book, then we know we can change it. For Example - 14.09.22 Max’s Box. Read to page 6, really enjoying the book or good sounding out of tricky words or struggled with the word – because/finished the book. MG.
Reading books are changed every MONDAY. You will receive 2-4 books depending on their length, they should last the week, if you read a little each night. However, if you need to change a book at any other time, we will change it as needed.
Spellings
Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Wednesday (20.09.23). A sheet will go home every Wednesday with the spelling list on. This is for home practise only and can be kept with you.
Here are the spellings for this week:
a are
do said
to says
of were
the today
Maths
At home, can you count forwards and backwards in ones? Start at 0 and count up to 30. Challenge yourself and go to 50!
Can you notice numbers around your home and outside on a walk?
Sumdog
You will have a place value and 2x table challenge to be completed by next week.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
Next week we will send home Sumdog codes in case the children have forgotten these from last year.
Our PE day is going to be FRIDAY.
Our BOOK change will be MONDAY.
You will get SPELLINGS on WEDNESDAYS and a quiz will be the following WEDNESDAY.
SumDog challenges will be set every FRIDAY.
We have our harvest festival in a couple of weeks. Please send in any spare tins and packets for our class collection. Thank you.
Have a great weekend.
Year 2 Team :)
Year 1 Blog - Friday 15th September 2023
Date: 13th Sep 2023 @ 5:15pm
Welcome to your Friday blog. We were all more comfortable in the cooler weather.
English
This week, we have been reading '5 Minutes Peace' by Jill Murphy. We learnt all about a mum who just wants some peace and quiet from her children! We learnt the names of the characters and labelled pictures of them, we have ordered the story, made puppets, wrote our own independent sentences about the story and wrote about how the characters are feeling. (Furious was one word that was mentioned!)
If you have any of the Large Family books at home, please read them together!
Phonics
Some of us have been recapping phase 3 igh in sigh and ear and dear and some of us have started phase 5 and learnt ay in day and ou in shout.
Click here to sing the igh song.
Click here to sing the ay song.
Maths
We learnt about making numbers from 10 to 20 using a 10 and some 1s, "one 10 and 6 ones is 16'. We used ten frames and counters, straws and blocks to represent the numbers.
In our counting we sang songs which practised counting in 2s, 5s and 10s.
R.E.
We started our 'families' topic this week and learnt all about different families. We found that lots of people can be in a family! We drew a picture of our family and labelled them.
P.E.
We focused on our hopping and jumping skills this week. We are so good at this already!
Art
We had an amazing art lesson! We started our 'spirals' topic. We watched a video on how to draw a spiral and then made two of our own - one on a big piece of paper and one in our sketchbook.
P.S.H.E.
This week, we talked about likes, dislikes and how we are all unique. We learnt what unique means and put our finger print into our class PSHE because, we have unique finger prints!
Geography
We continued to learn about Longton, focusing on our school and our classroom. We learnt about aerial plans and photographs, and drew our own birds eye view map of our classroom.
Science
We started our animals including humans learning this week. We compared different animals by how they look. We learnt that humans are mammals and how we are similar/different to other animals.
Forest School
In our first session we played a game around the log circle and talked about we are looking foward to.
We went for a walk to see what is growing. We also heard bird song. We sat around our new fire pit - we can't wait to use it!
It was all about team-work in our second session. We worked together to build an obstacle course using logs and branches.We tested the courses to make sure they were safe and we had a go on each others. Some of them had quite challenging balancing and jumping elements.
Thanks for sending in wellies.
Home Practice (Sumdog)
Phonics - ay (day) OR ear (dear) OR revision words
Maths - Numbers to 20
Counting- Count in 1s forwards and backwards from different starting numbers. Try to go beyond 20.
The log in for Sumdog is on a white laminated card in the reading book bag.
Please try to read every night, even just for five minutes!
Reception Blog - Friday 15th September 2023
Date: 13th Sep 2023 @ 8:16am
Our first full week in School has been fantastic!
All of the children have remembered our school routines for the new week; coming through the gate by themselves, finding their peg and their carpet places, fantastic!
This week this children have continued to learn everyones names, how to choose in our classroom nicely and how to tidy our choosing areas the correct way.
We have done a drawing of who is in our family, started the Drawing Club, which is all about the Story of the colour Monster, had our first PE lesson and learnt all about circles in Art.
On Friday (we will call this Fab Friday) we had our first Yoga and Forest school sessions with Hannah and Mrs Corbett, whilst Mrs Robinson was in class and we learnt all about how families grow and change, we also talked about how God loves us.
To finish our fantastic week, we all went to our very first Golden Assembly with the rest of the school. We were so good that all of the staff throughout the school have said how fantastic we did!
Big well done to Reception!
Year 6 Blog Friday 8th September 2023
Date: 8th Sep 2023 @ 6:46pm
Welcome to the first of Year 6s weekly blogs.
Well done to all the pupils for completing the first week of Year 6. They have all been exceptional in transitioning into the routines and getting used to the expectations of this new year.
Thank you to everyone who has worked hard to complete their summer holiday autobiographies. They read really well, which has created a super display. Next week, we hope to hear about everyone's life story next week.
This week in Year 6:
- We have improved our place value knowledge in Maths through identifying, comparing and partitioning whole numbers and numbers up to 10 million.
- In English we are reading ‘Aladdin’ by Phillip Pullman. The children have used clues to predict what this edition may be about and have written well as the new version of Aladdin.
- In Geography, our first lesson focused on using atlases to search for various cities around the world, and using coordinates to help others identify them.
- For RE, we have also begun our first topic of ‘Loving’ and what the class believe unconditional love means to them.
- In PE, ‘Invasion Games’ is our theme for the next few weeks, focusing on improving our throwing and catching skills and starting to develop advanced tactics to give an advantage for the attacking team. We have used the sport of netball and handball to explore this through.
- In PSHE, we have started our topic, ‘Online Safety’ by discussing scenarios of the impact on sharing online content.
- In Science, our new topic is called Classification. We recapped our learning to help us group animals into various categories (fish, mammals, amphibians, reptiles and birds / carnivore, herbivore and omnivore / vertebrates and invertebrates).
Home Practice
This week we will keep Home Practice simple until we meet at ‘Meet The Teacher’ on Tuesday 12th September at 6:30pm, where I will explain what is expected from the children in more detail.
Reading
Please read the book you have received from school and swap it for a new one on Monday.
Spellings
You have come home with a spelling sheet. Please complete it throughout the week to help with next week’s spelling test – Friday 15th September.
Suffixes:
hopped, hopping, playing, played, jumping, jumped, reading, readable, discussing, discussed, helpful, helpless, happiness, happier, usually.
Have a great weekend Year 6!
Year 3 Friday 8th September 2023
Date: 8th Sep 2023 @ 4:32pm
Welcome to your Year 3 Blog
We have had a great first week in Year 3! We have been very impressed with how everyone has settled into the juniors and remembered all our new routines.
In English this week we have started reading our class novel, The Twits by Roald Dahl. We read all about men with hairy faces, met Mr and Mrs Twit and read all about how they play pranks on eachother. Everyone wrote some great pieces, describing the Twits and retelling their horrid tricks.
In maths we have been looking at the place value of three digit numbers. Everyone showed good understanding and asked great questions in our lessons.
On Friday Fr Michael came to visit and welcomed us back to school. We told him all about our new RE topic, Homes, and what we will be learinng about.
We also started our Art learning this week. We explored shape and space using charcoal and met Laura Mc Kendry who showed us how she used gestures and charcoal to draw dogs. Have a look in our gallery to see some of our creations.
In our new Science topic we are exploring skeletons in animals and humans. We looked at a human skeleton and learned the scientific names for some of the bones in our body. We also learned that the human body has 206 bones and a newborn baby has more than 300! Here is some of the vocabulary we will meet in the coming weeks.
Home Practice will begin from next Friday. Sumdog is still available and continue reading your new books!
Have a lovely weekend
The Year 3 Team
Year 5 Blog Friday 8th September 2023
Date: 8th Sep 2023 @ 3:42pm
Happy Friday and welcome to your Friday Blog.
We have had such an amazing week in Year 5. Everybody has settled in brilliantly and have really shown they are grown up and ready for Year 5.
In maths we have been looking at 5 and 6-digit numbers and solving problems involving these. Everybody did such a good job.
We started reading our first year 5 class novel called Goth Girl. We have been looking at other films and stories of the same genre and identifying what they have in common. We then did a character study of the main character Ada Goth and started to think about a character we would include in a gothic novel.
We LOVED sharing our summer scrap books and talking about what we have been doing over the summer holidays. We used a world map to locate some of the different places people have been to.
We earned lots of golden token for being such good role models around school and for working hard and listening. We really enjoyed a sunny golden time on Friday afternoon - it was very well deserved!
Happy Friday and have an amazing weekend.
Reception Blog - Friday 8th September 2023
Date: 8th Sep 2023 @ 3:35pm
What a brilliant first week in School we have had in Reception!
We have been getting to know our new classroom and our Golden Rules very well. We have started to learn our routines and know where our pegs and carpet places are.
We have all been playing together in the areas in class, getting to know our new friends and doing lots of name games.
Throughout the week we have drawn and painted a picture of ourselves and had a go at writing our names.
We can't wait to see you for week 2 Reception! Have a lovely restful weekend!
Just a little note, we will be doing PE on Thursdays and Forest School on a Friday. Please send in a labelled PE kit and labelled wellies for your child to use :)
Year 2 Blog Friday 8th September 2023
Date: 8th Sep 2023 @ 1:16pm
Welcome to our first blog in Year 2!
We hope you all had a lovely summer holiday. We have had a great first week back in Year 2. The children have all settled really well and are enjoying their new routines.
Our PE day is going to be FRIDAY.
Our BOOK change will be MONDAY.
You will get SPELLINGS on WEDNESDAYS and a quiz will be the following WEDNESDAY.
SumDog challenges will be set every FRIDAY.
This week we have started our Maths with Place Value. We have looked at tens and ones, used lots of equipment and compared the values of numbers.
In English we have read ‘Find your Happy’ by Emily Coxhead. The children have created pictures of things that make them happy and written sentences to match their drawings. Our focus will be sentence structure for the first few weeks of Year 2.
We have started our PE for the Autumn Term with our topic of ‘Games and Fundamental Skills’.
Father Michael has visited each class this morning and shared prayers for the new term. Our topic for RE this half term is Beginnings. The children have created hearts and drawn who they love.
In Art, our topic is Draw and Explore. We have looked at different types of artists and explored how they use the world around them to create their art.
Forest School
Your child will be starting Forest School sessions next week with Mrs Corbett, who is a Level 3 qualified Forest School leader. The groups will be made up of around 17 Year 1 and 2 children.
We are blessed with amazing outside spaces and facilities and it is a privilege to be able to use them in this way.
Your child will develop many skills such as communication, team-building, problem-solving and risk-taking.
They will also learn about nature in a holistic way and the approach encourages child-initiated learning. There will be opportunities to experience fires and to learn how to use tools in a safe way.
They will have 2 sessions per week lasting an hour each, for the whole year. Please ensure your child has a pair of named wellies in school at all times.
Home Practice will start next Friday 15th September.
Hope you all have a weekend.
Thanks Year 2 Team
Year 4 Blog Friday 8th September 2023
Date: 8th Sep 2023 @ 12:53pm
Welcome to the first Year 4 Blog of this school year.
We have had a fabulous first week back at school and the children have been settling well into their new routines and been enthusiastic about their learning.
Each week the Year 4 blog will include a brief summary of our learning and the children’s Home Practice to be completed during the week. Home Practice will start next Friday (15th September 2023).
Our learning this week:
In English, we used the front cover of the class novel – Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo - to make predictions about the story. We also met the main characters and read the blurb on the back cover to see if our predictions were correct.
In Maths, we learnt the meaning of ‘place value’ and revised exchanging up and down when we bridge 10 and 100.
We started our first topic in RE – Family. We looked at some family trees and considered how surnames may change through marriage. We then described what our family enjoys doing together and drew a picture.
In Geography, we located the four countries of the United Kingdom and named their capital cities.
In Computing, we discussed the online social environments we might use and described strategies to keep safe on these.
We also had a ‘boxercise’ taster session with Emily on Friday morning. Emily will be running a boxercise club on Friday mornings. This will start next Friday at 8.15am. If your child is interested in joining, please complete the form and send it back to school as soon as possible to guarantee a place.
Your child will have brought a reading book home this week. Please read for at least 15-20 minutes each night – this is the key to success and building up stamina. Books can be brought in and changed on any day of the week.
Year 4's PE lesson will be on a Monday, please ensure your child’s PE kit is in school ready for our first lesson.
Have a lovely weekend – enjoy the sunshine whilst it lasts!
The Year 4 team
Year 1 Blog-Friday 8th September 2023
Date: 6th Sep 2023 @ 5:26pm
Welcome to your first blog of the new school year.
All the children have come in so smart and ready to learn - one child was overheard saying, "I can't believe we've turned into Year 1s".
We had a lovely whole school assembly on Tuesday to celebrate the new school year.
Phonics
We got straight into the learning with our morning task as soon as we arrived in class. This week we have been looking at ch as in chip and sh as in ship.We use our phonic knowledge and skills to have a go at writing the words. We might say the words in a sentence. We do this every morning.
Click here to sing the sh song. Click here to sing the ch song.
English
We have read two books this week - 'A Letter from Your Teacher On the First Day of School' and 'Our Class is a Family'. These stories helped us settle into our new classroom and get to know our new teachers. We drew our class family, wrote about what we are looking forward to doing and set ourselves goals to achieve!
Maths
We learnt how to recognise numbers up to 20, both in pictures and words. We practised counting in 2s, 5s and 10s using our counting songs. We also checked that we are writing our numbers correctly.
Computing
We are so proud of the class this week. In Computing, we learnt how to turn the laptops on and log in. This was quite tricky but we tried our best! We also went on Paint and practised drawing digital pictures.
P.S.H.E.
We worked together to create our classroom promises. We made a lovely sun with all of our names, which shows that we will keep the promises.
Geography
We talked about where our school is (and where some of us live) - Longton. We looked at some past pictures of Longton and spotted anything that has changed or is still here today.
We have loved looking at all the summer holiday books, those puppets have had a very exciting time! The children have shared them with each other as well as the teachers.
We will post photographs of the children on Seesaw. This is for you to see the children engaged in their learning and we don't require you to comment. If you need a new log-in for Seesaw just let us know via the reading diary.
Reading
Your child has brought home their reading books today. Please read for at least 10 minutes every night- it really is the key to success. Sign the diary so that we know your child has read and then we can change the books, usually on a Friday.
Forest School
Your child will be starting Forest School sessions next week with Mrs Corbett, who is a Level 3 qualified Forest School leader. The groups will be made up of around 17 Year 1 and 2 children.
We are blessed with amazing outside spaces and facilities and it is a privilege to be able to use them in this way.
Your child will develop many skills such as communication, team-building, problem-solving and risk-taking.
They will also learn about nature in a holistic way and the approach encourages child-initiated learning. There will be opportunities to experience fires and to learn how to use tools in a safe way.
They will have 2 sessions per week lasting an hour each, for the whole year. Please ensure your child has a pair of named wellies in school at all times.
Thank you all for your amazing support already. We are looking forward to a great year of learning with your children.
The Year 1 team-Mrs Corbett, Miss Fisher, Mrs Anderson & Mrs Tiley
Date: 5th Sep 2023 @ 4:45pm
All the children have had an amazing first day of school. Well Done Reception :)
Back to School Online Safety Tips for Children
Date: 30th Aug 2023 @ 11:55am
With your children returning to school, it is a great time to review online safety in your homes and make sure we are all up to date with developments in the online world. At St Oswald's, all classes will be beginning their Online Saftety learning where they will learn all about safe practices online in the following areas.
Self image and identitiy
Online relationships
Online bulllying
Health, Well-being and lifestyle
Online reputation
Managing online information
Copyright and ownership
We will blog regularly to keep you updated with developments in the online space, sharing platform guides and links to expert training for you to keep your children safe when exploring the internet. Below you will find a guide on some back to school online safety tips for children.
To access a huge range of information on the National Online Safety website click the link below and join our school online safety hub.You will get access to videos, training and guides to keep you informed of the best practices in keeping your children safe online.
http://nationalonlinesafety.com/enrol/st-oswald-s-catholic-primary-school-pr45eb
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Date: 20th Jul 2023 @ 3:57pm
It's been a pleasure teaching each and every one of you this year. The hard work and progress you have all made has been fantastic. Thank you for being such an amazing class, we will miss you.
Have a great summer with family and friends and get plenty of rest ready for September when you will be big juniors!!
Date: 20th Jul 2023 @ 2:27pm
Welcome to your final blog of Year 3
We have had a lovely week to finish off our Year 3.
With the help of Year 6 we made our sandwiches and had our very own judging session to evaluate our recipes. The children had some great ideas and showed super persistence when making their sandwiches. Check out our gallery.
We both would like to say a huge thank you for your kinds words and gifts. It has been a pleasure to teach your children this year and we have been very impressed with their attitude and growth through the year.
Have a well earned rest Year 3 and have a safe and happy holiday with your families.
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The Year 3 Team
Date: 20th Jul 2023 @ 12:52pm
We have had such a fantastic year. Everyone has pushed themselves, persevered with challenging tasks and made memories for life. We hope you have enjoyed your time at St Oswald's. From everyone at this primary school: thank you and have a super time at high school.
Reception Blog - Friday 20th July 2023
Date: 20th Jul 2023 @ 11:48am
What a fantastic last week we have had in Reception!
We have been on a trip to the library and had our final stay and play.
We hope that you all have a brilliant summer holidays and wish you all the best!
The Reception Team
Date: 20th Jul 2023 @ 11:26am
Happy holidays and welcome to your final blog on this school year.
This year has been one of the best years we have had so far! We have really enjoyed all of the learning and playing with our friends. Everybody has worked so hard all year.
Have an amazing summer!
Year 4 Blog Thursday 20th July 2023
Date: 20th Jul 2023 @ 11:20am
Welcome to the final blog of this school year!
Year 4 - well done for all your hard work this year and a big thank you to all your families for their help and support.
We hope you have a happy and safe summer holiday.
Keep reading and enjoy spending time with friends and family.
We look forward to seeing you in September – make sure you pop into Year 4 to say hello.
Best wishes
Mrs Tipping, Mrs Dexter and Mrs Wilson
Year 1 Blog Thursday 20th July 2023
Date: 18th Jul 2023 @ 11:43am
Welcome to your final blog of the school year!
Thank you so much for all of your hard work.
We wish you all a happy and safe holiday. We have loved teaching you this year.
Mrs Gravili and Mrs Sheen have given you all a summer pack to complete, have fun doing it!
Keep reading as much as you can, especially at the library, and we will see you in September.
Best wishes
Mrs Corbett, Miss Fisher & Mrs Anderson.
Year 6 Blog Friday 14th July 2023
Date: 15th Jul 2023 @ 4:03pm
Welcome to this week’s Year 6 blog. This has been a very busy week for Year 6 with every day full of ‘final’ events.
On Monday, we rehearsed and performed our Oliver production to the whole school.
On Tuesday, we performed three shows of Oliver at 10am, 2pm and 6.30pm. We hope you enjoyed them all as the children have been working extremely hard these past few weeks. You can see a repeat of it here by clicking on the link.
On Wednesday, Year 6 headed out for their retreat day to Liverpool. We stopped at Liverpool Cathedral to admire the amazing artwork and to reflect on the past 7 years of primary life. We then went to Crosby beach to walk together on the sand and have time to enjoy ourselves as a class.
On Thursday, Year 6 delivered their Leavers assembly, with great memories and songs shared with those that came to watch. In the afternoon, Year 6 had their final sports day. Then that evening, we celebrated the Year 6s again at the Leavers Mass, followed by fish and chips and a good dance to end the night.
On Friday, Year 6 led the infamous Super Learning Day where they got to experience new things from shelter building to karaoke to golf and many more. The Year 6 did a brilliant job all week and deserve a weekend of rest.
DO NOT FORGET – Monday and Tuesday are bikeability days so please bring your PE kit, bike and helmet for both days. As it may rain at times, you may wear leggings or tracksuit bottoms. A raincoat would be useful too.
Have a great weekend!
Year 2 Blog Friday 14th July 2023
Date: 14th Jul 2023 @ 4:02pm
Super Learning Day was a fantastic success this year and the children had so much fun learning about new and different things, such as pebble painting, football golf, arts and crafts, scarecrow making, festivals/dance and bowling – to name a few. We had the opportunity to see the Year 6 play, Oliver, which was amazing. The acting and singing was incredible. It was like being at a real theatre! We also had a drumming showcase and sang along to popular songs. In English, the children wrote about the play ‘Oliver’. In Maths, we played games to sharpen up our number skills ready for Year 3. In Music, the children played their ocarinas really well. They are learning London’s Burning. In P.E, we went outside and did football skills. In Art, we completed our leaf paintings and signed them like real artists! In French, we learnt some vocabulary related to the beach and looked at whether the words are masculine or feminine. Then the children made a beach picture and used a bilingual dictionary for the first time to add their own nouns to the picture. They did really well in a short time. Mrs Quillium would like to thank the children for being such brilliant language learners. It’s has been a pleasure for her to introduce them to French and just think how good they will be if they keep it up!
Reading
In Year 2, children should read for at least 15/20 minutes every night and talk about the book. This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
We will be collecting the book bags, reading books and diaries next week. You will be issued with new ones in Year 3.
Reading resources:
Oxford Owl – This resource has an exciting range of carefully levelled books to help children learn to read and really enjoy it.
If parents and children decide to use this resource, we ask they access phase 5 books. Go to https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ and select ‘my class login’. Scroll down to the ‘eBook Library for Letters & Sounds’. You could also explore the rest of the site and read books from the Oxford Owl eBook library or listen to audio books.
Username: sto2
Password: 1234
Resources for questioning your child while they are reading - https://www.literacyshedblog.com/uploads/1/2/5/7/12572836/ks1_reading_vipers.pdf
In addition to this, reading a good bed time story to your child is so worthwhile and really helps towards a lifelong love of reading.
Spelling
There will be no more spelling quizzes this year.
Maths
There will be no more times tables/division fact quizzes this year.
Here are some links to other maths games/apps the children can play to help them learn their number facts.
Topmarks.co.uk also have and English section for phonics/spellings games. If you explore the site you will find lots of different games that are relevant to Year 2.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://whiterosemaths.com/resources/1-minute-maths
(I believe this app is free to download.)
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/multiplication-and-division
Sumdog
Log in at www.sumdog.com
Have a lovely weekend. Hopefully see you at the Summer Fair.
Year 2 Team.
Date: 14th Jul 2023 @ 3:11pm
Welcome to your Friday Blog
We have had a fantastic week at school this week. On Monday we watched Y6 and their amazing performance of Oliver. You can see it too on our YouTube channel. On Friday we also had a blast in our Super Learning Day. We played footgolf, made journey sticks, woven turtles, and much more. Check out our galleries for some pics.
Next week, to finish off our DT topic on food, could you please send your child in with the ingredients to make one sandwich. They have designed their own creations which will be judged in class by the other children. We will supply the equipment needed and will be making these on Wednesday afternoon morning.
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In English we read all about Little Witchery and Toby had some tricky decisions to make once again. We also created some non chronological reports on all the different species of penguins as part of our Geography learning. We learned some very interesting facts!
In Maths we have been looking at 2D shapes and learning all about acute and obtuse angles. We revisited some of our shape vocabulary from earlier in the year.
