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Oakbridge Nursery News
Wed 20 Mar 2024At Oakbridge Nursery – we went ‘quackery’ for ducks.
We’ve been learning about life cycles, so what better way to learn than to see it happen in our classroom.
On Monday morning we had a visitor who delivered us some eggs. On Tuesday we had one duckling, on Wednesday we had two ducklings, on Thursday we had three ducklings… our last duckling was a little tired so didn’t hatch until the weekend. All the children took it in turns to hold the ducklings every day, we made sure that they had water and food, the ducklings even went swimming in our water tray.
The children have had the best experience looking after our ducklings, they have now gone back to the farm to find their mummy & daddy ducks.
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YR3AD news @RF
Thu 14 Mar 2024This half term, Year 3AD @RF have been learning how to say the words for different shapes in French! This week we tried to find shapes in word searches, then practised counting up to five so we could count out how many shapes we could see! We found out that many of the French words for shapes are similar (including their pronunciation) to the English version, this makes them easier for us to learn.
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YR6JR news @RF
Thu 14 Mar 2024Year 6JR @RF have been immersed in a week filled with exciting challenges as they prepare for their SATs. This week’s focus has been on delving into the world of mathematical formulas, particularly those pertaining to calculating the area of triangles and parallelograms, as well as mastering the intricacies of volume for various 3D shapes. It’s been a journey filled with discovery and problem-solving, and the students have embraced the challenges with enthusiasm. It’s wonderful to see them engaging with these foundational mathematical concepts in such a hands-on and enjoyable way.
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YR1CM news @RF
Wed 13 Mar 2024In Year 1CM @RF we have been learning about Christianity. We went to our local church St Barnabas and we met Father Stuart Leck. Father Leck showed us around the church and explained what happens in the church such as services, ceremonies and celebrations.
He showed us and modelled the different clothing he wears at different times of the year. He explained how the colours used for the church alter, lectern and his clothing change for Christmas, Easter and weddings.
He also shoed us how the organ works. The children were fascinated with the tunes it makes. We discussed the singing and looked at the hymns that are familiar to the children.
Father Leck led a question and answer session which the children asked some really important questions?
What do you do each day for your job? – Care for the community. Visit people in their homes or hospital. He marries people and they have classes, he baptises people he helps people when somebody dies. He reads the bible and prays with people.
What does it mean when the bell rings? – It lets the people in the community know that service is going to begin.
Why are there so many candles? – They symbolise new life and new beginnings.
Do you sleep in the church? – No but next door in the house.
He gave the children a challenge to count the crosses in the church. – We found 51!
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Newsletter 08 03 2024
Fri 08 Mar 2024 -
World Book Day ...
Thu 07 Mar 2024The children have had the best time today dressing up as their favourite book characters for World Book Day. Check out some of their photos here:
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YR2LB news @RF
Thu 07 Mar 2024Year 2LB @RF have been incredibly busy so far this half term. We have put ourselves in the role of a baker bybaking some delicious bread. This is because we have been learning about the Great Fire of London, how it all started and when and how it ended. We have even made some wonderful Tudor buildings much like those of the time.
In addition to that, in Science, we have been learning about what makes a healthy diet and even did some food tasting – let’s just say avocado and olives weren’t a hit 😊.
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YR6LD News @RF
Wed 06 Mar 2024In 6LD @RF, we have been learning about living things and their habitats. Living things can be grouped according to different criteria (where they live, what type of organism they are, what features they have). For example, a camel can belong in a group of vertebrates, a group of animals that live in the desert, and a group of animals that have four legs.
A classification key is a tool that is used to group living things to help us identify them using recognisable characteristics.
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REC LT news @RF
Wed 28 Feb 2024In Reception LT @RF it’s all about Pirates!! We have been reading pirate messages, making pirate boats with foil to experiment with floating and sinking. The reading corner has turned into a pirate ship and we love dressing up to read. We have had treasure hunts and made maps. We are looking forward to meeting a real pirate and asking some questions. Some pirate treasure has been found in the classroom and we have been counting and adding with the coins.
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YR4SM news @RF
Wed 28 Feb 2024This week in maths (in 4SM @RF) we have been introducing fractions and discussing what is a whole. We used a ‘whole’ chocolate bar to work out how many equal parts we could split the bar into. The children enjoyed the practical element of the lesson and this inspired high quality conversations between the children.
