Oaklands had a fantastic time celebrating World Book Day, with pupils and teachers dressing up as their favorite book characters. Our pupils looked amazing in their creative outfits, and it was wonderful to see the fantastic choices they made. The whole school assembly was a lively occasion as the children…
The children have in Year 5 have been enjoying pottery lessons with Mrs Ahmed where they have learned a new skill and made and decorated some beautiful bowls.
It has become a yearly event for the KS2 choir to enter this fabulous competition. The choir, made up of over 35 members from Years 3-6, travelled to St Mary’s in South Woodford on Monday 10th February to compete against seven other schools for a much coveted trophy. Everyone was…
As part of our PSHE topic, Dreams and Goals, Year 5 have been exploring different job opportunities available to people. They have shared their future aspirations with the class and considered the skills and experience they might need. The children explained why they valued and appreciated the contributions made by…
During Children’s Mental Health Week, Year 4 explored the theme Know Yourself, Grow Yourself. To symbolise their personal growth the children planted and nurtured their own pots of cress, watching them flourish just as they do in their own journeys. Throughout the week, they engaged in thoughtful activities to help…
In Robins we have been exploring extreme weather, looking closely at floods, droughts, wildfires and tornadoes. The children drew on their understanding of water from last week’s focus story ‘Once upon a raindrop’, particularly when learning about floods and droughts. The children enjoyed looking at various pictures and showed great…
Year 1C have been measuring this week and learning all about longer or shorter. The children had to measure the small world animals using various non-standard items such as cubes, paperclips and multi-link. The class chatted about which animals were taller or shorter and which ones were longer or shorter….
In Year 3, we have been learning about length and perimeter, including how to convert between different units of measurement, such as millimetres, centimetres, and metres. They discussed which units are most appropriate for measuring different objects and placed various measurements in ascending order. The class also learned how to…
This week, Reception have been exploring extreme weather so we have had a ‘Weather channel’ roleplay area in Woodpeckers. The children were able to use the different props provided and share the upcoming forecast. They used all of the correct language and even shared that a flood was coming to…
Well done to Arthur who was recently a mascot for Leyton Orient Football Club.
