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1 At Oass Lmesde we... Shne wth possblty Apl 2017 Issue 27 Total ased 1552 Fo Pncpal s Welcome donated the s o h w ll a to k you ght tckets a ou b d Specal thanffl n a es z g e p amazng a ng donatons: just amazn k well as ma Watch Sean take on the London Maathon on Sunday 23d Apl. The ace stats at 10am wth coveage statng fom 9am on BBC One. The school wll be postng hs pogess thoughout the ace va ou socal meda stes as Sean ams to fnsh the ace wthn 4 hous. Welcome back to the new tem and I do hope you had a lovely Easte beak. The chlden ae cuently pepang fo the end of yea assessments whch nclude statutoy natonal assessments fo Recepton, Yea 1 phoncs, Yea 2 and Yea 6. All othe yea goups wll undetake ntenal standadsed assessments. Good luck to all the chlden, they ae wokng so had and ae a cedt to the famles. Well done eveyone. As always, we ae gateful to ou wondeful famles and fends fo all the suppot. Best wshes Ms H Aya Attendance Update Total e anc attend 96% Please help us to each ou taget Contact us anytme at facebook.com/oassacademylmesde School Taget 97.5%

2 Ealy yeas foundaton stage Hello to all ou paents and caes of Nusey chlden. We hope that eveyone had a lovely Easte beak. The chlden have come back nto Nusey vey confdently and ae eady fo the leanng. Dung last half tem s topc about People Who Help Us, the chlden leaned a geat deal about the occupatons that adults n the wold aound them have and how they help us n ou daly lves. We would lke to say a thank you to all the staff at school who helped us wth ou leanng, and also ou specal vstos who came nto school to talk to us about the mpotant jobs. Ths half-tem s topc s Mn- Beasts Ths s always a popula topc wth the chlden as they eally enjoy seachng fo nsects n the outdoo aea and n the gaden at home, and fndng out what they ae and how they lve. The aeas we wll be coveng ae- Meet the Mn-beasts Cawl, Wggle and Slthe Flutte and Fly Weave and Spn Hum and Buzz Please see the Actvtes at Home handout that you wll be gven, whch has lots of deas fo helpng you chld at home wth the leanng about ths topc. Please don t hestate to speak wth us abo ut any questons o concens that you may have about you chld s leanng and development. Thank-you fo you suppot, Ms Cossan, Ms Leech and Mss Wae.

3 2 yea old unt The chlden wll be explong Spng and Gadens though ole play n ou vey own Gaden Cente. The chlden wll take pat n a vaety of actvtes that wll develop the sklls n all 7 aeas of leanng, developng the goss & fne moto sklls, leanng to take tuns and shae, developng the language - leanng new wods and extendng vocabulay though dffeent concepts. The chlden wll shae expeence n plantng seeds and flowes talkng to the chlden about what a plant/flowe needs to gow. Mud sensoy tofs, gaden tools, plant pots fo tansfeng, fllng and emptyng and wateng cans. The chlden wll take pat n an adventue natue walk lookng at mn beasts and plants wth magnfyng glasses. Explong mn beast such as woms, spdes, ladybds, catepllas and buttefles though mages, books and talkng about new lfe - catepllas change nto buttefles and baby anmals.

4 Yea1 We'e ceatng ou own scay monstes! We had a fantastc half tem befoe the holdays whee we leaned all about gowng. We had a chance to gow ou own plants and nvestgate how to keep them healthy. In lteacy, we wee then able to wte non-fcton pages to tell eades all about dffeent plants, and wte nstuctons on how they can plant the own seeds. In maths, we have been consoldatng ou fantastc numbe sklls, ncludng addton and subtacton. We wll be contnung to wok on ou numbe bonds to 20 to help us answe poblems quckly. Ths half tem we ae wokng on the topc Logc and Pattens, whee we wll be applyng eveythng we have leaned so fa n Yea 1 n dffeent ways. In lteacy, we wll be ceatng ou own scay monstes whch wll pop up n ou vey own stoes. In topc, we wll be nvestgatng all about push and pull foces and how they make thngs move aound us as well as examnng dffeent anmal classfcatons. As usual, PE kts wll need to be kept n school thoughout the half tem. Ban buste books wll contnue to be sent home evey Fday along wth spellngs and any addtonal phoncs homewok. Thank you to eveyone who has been wokng though the phoncs pack we sent home befoe Easte. We can eally see an mpovement and the chlden ae gowng n confdence eady fo the phoncs test next half tem. If you have msplaced the phoncs pack o need a copy fo any eason, please don t hestate to ask. We look fowad to anothe fantastc half tem! Yous fathfully, Mss Cotton, Mss Masland, Ms Feguson and Mss Clegg yea 2 Wnne the Wtch Ths half tem we have the vey exctng topc of Pattens and Symbols! We wll ead and wte stoes wth pattens fom the Wnne the Wtch sees, and make pattened poems. Pattens & logc Ou scence expements wll focus on the foces of magnetsm, a esstance and elastcty usng toys to show these foces. In at, we shall look at Kandnsky, how he panted shape and movement and use ths to nspe ou movements n PE. Please make sue you chld has the full PE kt n school. (Wed and F) We wll spend lots of tme n maths lookng at numbe and easonng poblems n pepaaton fo the end of Yea 2 tests. Any exta wok done at home to help the chlden s undestandng s wothwhle. As well as ths, please ead wth you chld at least once a nght to help them make the vtal pogess needed at ths age. Foces If you need to speak to me about any matte, please feel fee to see me at the end of the school day. M Rochfod

5 Yea 3 In Yea 3 we ae tavellng back to pehstoc tmes! In topc, we wll stat wth the Stone Age as we nvestgate the lves of ealy humans and how they lved as huntes and gathees Late, we wll lean how famng led to the ceaton of moe establshed communtes and how the Bonze and Ion Ages changed the lfestyles of ealy humans. In scence, we wll be tavellng even futhe back n tme to lean all about dnosaus! We wll also nvestgate the evdence that dnosaus left behnd by leanng about fossls, ocks and sol. In at, we wll use ou eseach as well as ou magnatons to ceate fossls of ou own! Pattens wll be the focus of maths and lteacy. In numeacy we wll be nvestgatng the pattens we can fnd n measuements and decmals as we contnue to daw on ou po knowledge of factons. In lteacy, we wll be eadng The Twts by Roald Dahl n ode to dentfy some pattens n hs excellent stoes. We wll then use that knowledge to wte ou own next chapte! As the weathe mpoves, please make sue that you chld bngs a wate bottle to school n ode to stay hydated. As usual, PE kts must be n school fo evey Tuesday and Thusday. Spellngs wll contnue to be sent out on Monday n pepaaton fo the test on Fday. Thank you fo you contnued suppot. Mss Mannng and Mss Watson YEAR 4 Ths half tem, Yea 4 pupls wll once moe be steppng back n hstoy, ths tme to lean all about the Romans. We wll look at the se of the Roman Empe, and dscove why they wee so successful at conquest. We wll compae the lfestyles of the Romans and the Celt tbes lvng n Btan, and fnd out how the Romans wee able to conque so much of Btan, and mantan the ule ove the Ancent Bton tbes. We wll ask the all-mpotant queston: What dd the Romans eve do fo us? We wll use a ange of IT equpment and seconday souces to eseach ou answes, as we exploe Roman settlements n Btan, and the lves of key chaactes lke Julus Caesa, Boudcca and Empeo Claudus. Ou lteacy focus wll also be of a hstocal natue, as we wte lettes fom dffeent ponts of vew, set n the Roman peod, and examne how lettes ae set out, and expement wth fomal and nfomal styles of wtng. We wll also eseach and poduce an nfomaton leaflet elatng to the peod. In maths we wll be nvestgatng pattens n numbes and shapes, and solvng dstance poblems usng klometes, ncludng wokng wth decmal numbes. Ou scence wok wll be cented aound sound nvestgatons, and expementng wth soundpoofng mateals. Ths tem we wll be gong swmmng at Falswoth Baths, and you chld wll have bought a lette home outlnng appopate costumes. We have a lmted supply of bathng caps at school, on sale fo 1 should you chld need one. Please ensue chlden tun up each Monday wth the swmmng kt, as t s a vey mpotant lfe skll, and pat of ou compulsoy cuculum. Could you also ensue you chld does at least 10 mnutes eadng evey day, to ensue they contnue to make pogess, and book bags ae etuned each Monday, wth completed book epots. If you have any questons, please don t hestate to ask. Many thanks fo you contnued suppot. M Fullelove and Mss Wllams

6 APPRENTICE TOWN PLANNERS Ths tem Yea 5 wll take on the ole of appentce town-plannes. They wll study Oldham and the needs of ou local communty now and nto the futue, ncludng lookng at geen solutons. In scence, they wll nvestgate sound, lght and electcty. Englsh wok wll cente on wtng epots to compae and contast Oldham now and n the futue and on developng aguments. Chlden wll contnue developng complex sentence stuctues and sophstcated vocabulay. Readng a vaety of mateals emans a vey mpotant element of the cuculum so please encouage you chld to ead fequently at home. Leanng n maths wll focus on undestandng place value and the lnk between decmals, factons and pecentages. By the end of ths yea, chlden should be able to ecall tmes and dvson facts fo tables up to 12 x 12 fluently and quckly, so any help you can gve n ths wll be vey benefcal. Mathematcs wll also featue n at as chlden exploe and develop pattens usng symmety and tanslatons. Swmmng has now fnshed fo Yea 5 well done to eveyone fo the pogess made n the pool last tem. Instead, Yea 5 wll now have PE on Wednesday (ndoo) leanng gymnastcs and on Fday (outdoo) developng sklls n ccket and oundes. Clanet lessons contnue on Monday. As always thank you fo you contnung suppot. Yea6 HAPPY EASTER and THANK YOU! Last tem we saw anothe huge effot fom yea 6, wth chlden stll avng at 8:30 to pactse the Maths and many stayng afte school fo exta evson too. Smlaly, the homewok ove the Easte holdays was of an exceptonal standad, t s clea that thee has been a lot of help at home thank you! The man focus fo ths tem s evson and the applcaton of all the sklls the chlden have leaned eady fo SATs. These wll take place fom 8th to 12th of May. Lnks to evson esouces and SATs tmetables ae avalable on the school webste. In Mathematcs, chlden wll be lookng at mult-step poblem solvng, whle n Englsh, they wll be contnung wth aguments and dscusson, along wth a egula focus on Spellng, Punctuaton and Gamma (SPaG). In Scence, yea 6 wll be lookng at the human body and ts ntenal systems. Chlden wll be dong ccket fo P.E, whch stll takes place on Fday aftenoon. Chlden must always emembe the kt: whte tops and black shots as well as wam clothes f we go outsde. Once agan, a huge well done to yea 6 fo the effots and a massve thank you fo all the suppot at home too. M Kelsall and Mss Maskell

7 B gh t Smles Befoe and afte school cae club Bght Smles s ou befoe and afte school cae club. Monng sesson s held n the school canteen whee the chlden ae able to puchase a beakfast f they wsh and a selecton of quete actvtes ae avalable.e. coloung, eadng, boad games and jgsaws. In the aftenoon sessons chlden wll be encouaged to take pat n a vaety of actvtes. These mght nclude dawng, eadng, pantng, playng games, outdoo and ndoo spots, ICT, ole play, sand and wate play, bkes etc. A quet aea and assstance wll be avalable fo any chld who would lke to complete homewok tasks. The oveall am of Bght Smles s to make each sesson a stmulatng and enjoyable expeence fo the chlden whle ecognzng that thee wll be tmes when they mght pefe to do somethng quet o passve. The club s sutable fo chlden fom nusey to yea 6. 2 m e T Summe A R T EX a l u c Cu s e t v t Ac e chlden s To futhe ench th y, chlden lves at the Academ patcpate n ae encouaged to tvtes. exta-cucula ac 24th Apl 2017 untl 26th May 2017 Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Cho Steetchee Stoy and Boo k Club Funbox Steetchee Stategy Club Chnese Thusday: Fday: Youth Club Code Club & M necaft Ft Kds Ccu Dodgeball t Tanng All students Y 2 & KS 1 / 2 KS 1 KS2 Y 4,5 & pm