Mrs Oakes' Class
Celebrating our classes 100% attendence for last week
Reward for earning 500 Dojos
Year 4 key task . A Viking boat race .
Our dragon investigation
What a fantastic day we all had yesterday with Scouted . All the children took part in building dens, eating stone age food and making fires.
Scouted activity day
Easter egg hunt in the sun
Super Science Week
Year 4 have been working very hard on their science experiments this week. We have been learning all about States of Matter. We have looked at the three states of matter ; solid, liquid and gas. We have looked at how heating and freezing can change the state of matter and how evaporation and condensation occurs .
Science week
World Book Day
Darcy kindly brought in these Vietnam hats and money. The children really enjoyed trying the hats on and looking at the money. Thank you Darcy.
Pen Pals in Vietnam
Science week
To start our science week off with a bang, Professor Brianstorm came in today to show us how wonderful science can be. He showed us experiments on sound and light . Here are some the pictures from this morning .
Professor Brainstorm
Feeling creative? Why not enter our Snowman Competition?
Build a creative snowman , take a photo of it and bring the photo into school on Monday to see if you can win a prize! Its as easy as that!
Good luck !
Snow Day competition time!
Are your kids bored of playing in the snow? Why not try these fun activities for them to do while they're having a Snow day.
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Create Snow Art
Bring some colour into the outdoor fun. Fill empty spray bottles or liquid dishwasher bottles with food colouring and water, then letting the kids unleash their inner winter wonderland artist! Kids can design rainbows, flowers or self-portraits or even add colour to snowmen.
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Build a Living Room Campsite
Kids love when their parents flip normal household routines upside down. Creating a campsite in the living room is the perfect way to take them by surprise! Turn out the lights, wear PJs, bust out the sleeping bags and sit around telling stories. If you don't have a tent, be creative and build a fort using blankets, couch cushions and pillows.
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Make Magazine Mosaics
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Use old magazines in creative, artistic ways. Have kids cut out different colours from the pages into small squares. Next, sketch a design on a paper plate. Then use glue and a paint brush to make a colourful mosaic. You can make designs using different shades of one colour or lots of different colours.
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Bake, Bake, Bake
If it's too cold to enjoy the snow outside, bring the fun into the kitchen. Make some yummy treats that everyone will enjoy. Oreo snowballs are the perfect treat to make with stir-crazy snowbound kids because there is no baking involved. They're also great for partnering with hot chocolate after a morning spent sledding.
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Craft an Indoor Snowman
You don't always have to freeze outside to build a snowman -- be creative and make one using marshmallows. Outline a snowman on construction paper and trace glue around each circle. Place mini marshmallows onto the glue. Add details with other materials from around the house. Grab scraps of felt for his hat or yarn for his scarf and colour in his face with markers or dried food products. When he's dry, the kids can name and hang him up in the house. Don't have mini marshmallows? Use cotton balls for a fluffier snowman.
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Whip up Snow Cones
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After playing in the snow with the kids, gather up clean, freshly fallen snow and bring it inside. Divide it into cups and pour lemon juice and a little sugar or frozen juice concentrate over each and you and the kids can enjoy some scrumptious homemade snow cones.
Viking shields
Overview of this term
Our Christmas Jumper Day
Our winter art pictures
Our traditional tales play script performances for English
Children in Need Assembly
A very scary and spooky Halloween Disco
Our first School Council meeting
Our first Eco warriors meeting
The Ego team are busy thinking of ideas of how to improve our Peace garden . They are coming up with some very colourful ideas ! They are also going to think of ways to raise money so each classroom can have a recycle bin , to reduce the schools impact on the environment .
National Green Day
Shelter building at home
National poetry day
Stonehenge
Home project by Mia
Welcome to Mrs Oakes' Class
The children and I have settled really well into our new classroom. The entire class have had a very productive start to the year and I am very impressed with the way everyone has made a positive start to school routines. We have started to use a new cursive handwriting style this year and the children are working hard to implement this into their everyday writing.
We have had a great start to home reading this year, with many children reading at home on a regular basis. I have asked the children to take home their reading books and logs and bring them into school everyday so that I can monitor progress. I very much appreciate you taking the time to read with your child and making a short comment in their reading diary.
A reminder that on Fridays , the children have swimming and P.E in the mornings.
Year 4 Parent Welcome Letter
Our Class Charter
Superhero Monkey
Say Hello to Superhero Monkey!
The children had a lot of fun naming Superhero Monkey. Every Friday , the pupil of the week will be able to take Superhero Monkey home and take him on their weekend adventure . Along with a diary , where the children can add a drawing, a photo or a piece of writing telling us what he got up to at the weekend .
Maggie was star of the week last week and Super monkey watched the Great North Run and even saw Mo Farah running !
Our Key Task
Fun in the woods
Eco Warriors Members
Kyle wanted to join the Eco warriors because he wants to help raise awareness for the environment and help make the school a more environmentally friendly place.
Mia jointed the Eco warriors to make help the school become a more healthier , cleaner and environmentally friendly school.