Oak Class

Teacher: Mrs Tombs

Higher Level Teaching Assistant: Mrs George

Welcome to Oak Class. Oak class is a Year 6 class. This is an exciting time where children are further developing their confidence, independence and resourcefulness as they prepare for the transition to high school. Throughout the year, we look at what it means to have a growth mindset and children have numerous opportunities to work both as a team and independently to solve a variety of problems. 

What does learning look like in our classroom? 

Mathematics

We follow the Maths mastery approach. This aims for pupils to develop a deep, long-term, secure and adaptable understanding of the subject. We aim for children to use their knowledge of a concept to solve unfamiliar word problems, and undertake complex reasoning, using the appropriate mathematical vocabulary. 

Literacy 

In English, children will continue to develop their writing skillset in order to communicate their ideas effectively with the wider world. Lessons will usually focus around a key text which children will spend time reading and evaluating in detail. This will then be used to inspire their own writing. 

 Literacy also covers our Guided Reading sessions. During our guided reading lessons, we follow the 'Complete Comprehension' guided reading scheme.  This is a whole school program designed to equip pupils with everything they need to be strong, successful readers. We focus on teaching the following skills within this program:

Word meaning-  Understanding the key vocabulary in the text. 

Retrieval-  Recalling key details from the text.

Sequencing- Putting the main events from the text in order. 

Inference -  Use details from the text and background knowledge to make judgements about aspects of the text. 

Prediction- Use details from the text and background knowledge to make plausible predictions based on the text. 

Relationships- Talking about the structure of the text.

Word choice- Talk about the effect of words and groups of words used in a text. 

Comparison- Compare the events, characters and structure of a text. 

Science

We aim to ensure that Science, along with all our subject areas, takes place through practical exciting and hands-on learning tasks. Children are encouraged to ask questions around scientific concepts; they are then encouraged to plan and conduct investigations to find the answers independently. They will learn about concepts such as making predictions, identifying dependent and independent variables, fair testing, raking measurements, gathering and recording data and reporting their findings. 

We also provide a range of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) challenges to further encourage the development of scientific skills.

In Oak Class, children engage in a series of science topics to expand their knowledge of the world around them, these include: evolution, electricity, light, living things and their habitat and animals including humans. 

Foundation Subjects 

In the afternoons, children are immersed in a range of foundation subjects: Geography, History, PSHE, Art, Design and Technology, Computing, P.E, R.E, and Music. We also teach French as our modern foreign language. 

Year 6 Residential

Each year, Year 6 have fun at their residential.

We go away for 2 nights and 3 days.

This year, we went to Oaker Wood and participate in range of activities such as woodland krypton, Borneo low ropes, the monkey climb, a zipwire, the quick jump, the gladiator, pizza making and junior paintballing.