Oak-Tree Group Newsletter Summer 2019 – Issue 9
A huge array of trips, activities, performances and events were packed into the Summer Term. Read all about them in our Summer Issue of the Oak-Tree Group Newsletter.
Year 1 visit to Chigwell & Hainault Synagogue
On Thursday 20 June, the children in Year 1 visited Chigwell and Hainault Synagogue in order to consolidate their learning of the Jewish celebration of Shabbat. They were able to see some of the things that they had learnt about in the classroom and asked the Rabbi a variety of…
Year 1 Paradise Wildlife Park Trip
On Thursday 4 July, Year 1 visited Paradise Wildlife Park to consolidate their learning about animals. They attended a talk called ‘All the Vores’ where they showed off their knowledge of herbivores, carnivores and omnivores and learnt all about food chains. They then had the opportunity to see lots of…
Outdoor Maths Day
For the Outdoor Maths Day, Year 1 used their multiplication and division skills to create arrays using cones and other outdoor equipment. They were also challenged to answer tricky division sums practically using hoops, and to count out how many outdoor resources they needed in teams. The Year 6 children…
Summer Sports
On Thursday 27 June, KS2 pupils from our short tennis club made the short walk down to the Avenue Tennis Club for an afternoon of specialist coaching and games. We cannot thank the staff there enough as the children had a great time developing their stroke play whilst playing games…
Year 4 Trip to Kentwell House
On Friday 28 June, Year 4 travelled through the Time Tunnel at Kentwell, back to the year 1683 when Queen Elizabeth I was on the throne. There was great excitement at the rumour that the Spanish Armada was coming and everyone had to be ready for an attack. The children…
ArcelorMittal Orbit Trip
On Thursday the 4 July, the Year 6 children went to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford. They enjoyed the breath-taking views from the 80m high viewing platforms of the ArcelorMittal Orbit sculpture and challenged their classmates to a 40 second descent down the world`s tallest, longest and fastest…
Newsletter July 2019
Read our July Newsletter, full of photos and information on Sports Day, the amazing summer production, Speech Day and Prize Giving and much more…
Year 6 Mini Fete
Year 6 held their mini-fete yesterday afternoon. They had worked hard on the lead up to the event making the necessary preparations for their stalls. There was a cake stall, chocolate fountain, face painting and glitter tattoos, ‘Chopstick Challenge’, target shooting and much more. The rest of the pupils really…
Early Years Sports Day 2019
The sun was shining over our school field yesterday for the Early Years Sports Day. The field was full of excited parents and friends ready to cheer the children on. Pupils took part in a range of events including obstacles, beanbag and hurdle races. Well done everyone – you were…
