Oak Class 2024-2025
Summer 1
Oak Class has had a fantastic half term! We’re incredibly proud of our Year 6s for their brilliant attitude during SATs and celebrated with some well-earned treats—including a visit from the ice cream van and a canoeing trip from Alveley to Arley. The children loved playing games as they made their way along the river. Huge thanks to Bear Creek Adventures for organising the experience!
Year 5 have been busy preparing for the upcoming Dance Festival and they also took part in the Mad skills event.
We’ve continued our work on road safety around Daddlebrook Road and welcomed a visit from our local PCSO following our letters to the parish council and local councillor.
This half term, the children have also started learning to play the Dood—a fun beginner woodwind instrument—building their musical skills and confidence.
We’re now looking ahead to our end-of-year celebrations and rehearsals for Treachery at Traitors’ Quay, our exciting WWII-themed play!
Spring 2
This half term, Oak Class has been busy with a variety of exciting activities and opportunities. A group of children represented the class at Oldbury Wells, performing poetry to pupils from other schools within the trust. They showed great confidence and were able to perform their poetry by heart. Year 5 enjoyed a magical theatre trip to see Matilda the Musical at Bridgnorth Endowed. Meanwhile, Year 6 successfully completed their Bike ability course, developing important cycling skills and road safety awareness.
We’ve also taken part in several sporting events, including tag rugby and netball tournaments, where our teamwork and determination really shone through.
In Geography, we have been focusing on our independent enquiry topic, which explores the issue of speeding on Daddlebrook Road. After investigating the problem, we invited local councillor Colin Taylor into school to answer our questions. We then wrote persuasive letters to the Parish Council, West Mercia Police, and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Worcestershire to share our concerns and suggest possible solutions. We asked parents and local people our questionnaire to find out their views on the issue. The local PCSO will be coming into school after Easter to discuss this issues further.
Spring 1
This term, our topic has been Space Explorers, and we have loved learning all about the wonders of space! One of the most exciting moments was our trip to the National Space Centre, where we got to see real rockets, learn about astronauts, and even visit the largest planetarium in the England. The children asked fantastic questions and were amazed by the incredible facts they discovered. This topic continues into Spring 2 in Science to consolidate our learning.
In Literacy, we have been busy writing our own books for the Shropshire Bookfest competition. As part of this project, we have been reading stories by Helen Rutter, a brilliant author who visited us in January. Her visit inspired us to plan and create our own exciting stories.
In Art this term, our theme has been Make Our Voices Heard. We explored street art and sketching ideas with clear messages. We used techniques like chiaroscuro, mark making, and Mayan symbols to add light, form, and meaning to our drawings.
We have lots of exciting events coming up in Spring 2 with Y6 Bikeability, Tag Rugby competitions and Y5 to visit Endowed to watch a performance of Matilda.
Autumn 2
Oak Class have thoroughly enjoyed learning about the Heart and Circulatory System. As part of this topic, we were visited by Alveley First Responders, who taught us valuable first aid skills, including performing CPR and understanding how a defibrillator works. They answered all our questions, demonstrated their specialised equipment, and explained how they assist people in emergencies.
Unfortunately, due to Storm Bert, we couldn’t visit the Severn Valley Country Park as planned. However, we hope to rearrange the trip for next half term.
This term, Oak Class participated in several sporting events, including football tournaments, gymnastics, dodgeball, and cricket. Everyone represented the school brilliantly, showing great teamwork and sportsmanship.
Our 'Forest and French Friday' afternoons have been a particular highlight. In Forest School, we made remembrance poppies, practiced leading and running group games, and harvested carrots and parsnips. Meanwhile, in French, Mrs. Lawrence from Oldbury Wells has used songs to enhance our speaking and listening skills, helping us consolidate our knowledge of numbers and greetings.
Autumn 1
Oak Class has had an exciting and busy half term. We have been learning about the topic of Ancient Greece. On our topic day, the children learned about some of the remarkable discoveries made by the Greeks, explored the significance of ancient vases, and even tasted a selection of traditional Greek foods. This half term the whole class also had the fantastic opportunity to participate in the EKO STEM Robotics Workshop, where they built and coded robots to complete a range of challenges linked to STEM themes. In addition, Year 6 took part in Oldbury’s STEM morning, showcasing their skills by building plane structures. Both the girls' and boys' football teams put in outstanding performances in their tournaments, proudly reaching the semi-finals. They all represented the school well when completing the activities. Oak have enjoyed PE this half term, we have been developing our gymnastic skills with Mr Bennett, we have also been fortunate to have Kidderminster Harriers in which all the children have developed their football skills.
