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Week 6, ending 10 October
Posted: Oct 9, 2025 by: Mrs Amos (a.amos) on: Oak Tree Class Blog
Reader: Izzy
Special Mention: Teddie
A super well done to these pupils this week!
It has been another splendid week for the children in Oak Tree Class.
In Ukuleles, we have moved onto chords, which was fun. We are now strumming along to Katy Perry’s ‘Roar’, which is fab progress.
Our new English unit is going to be linked to our Victorian topic, as we are looking at creating an onomatopoeic poem about working in a mill. Watch this space! And our topic lesson, based on Child Labour in the Victorian era, has spread across two weeks – hopefully the children will come away from these lessons having a good understanding about the life of a child in this era (and may also appreciate more that they didn’t live then!)
But, for me, the best part of this week has been the final publishing of our Victorian diary entries. Every pupil has made a neat presentation in pen and the standard of their presentation AND the content of the diaries has been stunning! Many children have been given permission to use handwriting pens, which has delighted them. As well as displaying these pieces, I shall be sending home copies so you can also praise them for their superb efforts, too. It is encouraging to see this standard of work at this point in the year. Well done everyone!
In Art this week, the children have been drawing in pencil, the structure of a bridge. Hopefully these little masterpieces will be displayed in time for parents’ evenings next week. (*Don’t forget to sign up, if you haven’t already done so.)
If you know your French numbers (un, deux, trois etc), do practise those with your child. We have been learning up to 31 this half term.
Have a good w/end….and we are STILL looking for cardboard tubes….!
Yours,
Mrs Adrienne Amos
Two reminders for this week:
The snack to be brought in for their morning break must be a healthy snack. Over the last couple of weeks there has been an increase in children bringing sweets, crisps, chocolate bars and biscuits in to eat at morning break. Pupils will be asked to put these back in their bag and take home. Thank you for your support with this.
Homework in Year 5 should really take no longer than 30-40 mins. And I really hope that the children are working through it in a mature manner. I don't want this to be a stressful situation for you as a famialy. Once your child has done maximum 40 minutes of work, please do let them stop and sign the sheet accordingly.