Welcome to Oak Class!

Mrs Hanson - Teacher

I am the Oak Class teacher and together with Mrs Shaw we aim to create a stimulating and inviting environment for your children to explore and learn in. 

Welcome to Oak Class! My name is Mrs Hanson and I am the Oak Class Teacher, Mrs Shaw is our Teaching Assistant.

In Oak Class we will be building on the work and learning that your child has already done in lots of interesting and exciting ways. Myself and Mrs Shaw are really looking forward to another fun filled year. Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.

Our class email address is  - oakhomelearning@st-margarets.bury.sch.uk

Monday  14th June

Good Afternoon Oak Class!

I hope you have all had a lovely weekend and enjoyed the warm sunny weather. I spent most of Saturday trying to tidy my front garden. Next door's is a bit of a wilderness and likes to invade on a regular basis. It was quite a battle! I have learnt the hard way that thick gloves are a must when dealing with unruly brambles and an assortment of other prickly weeds. On a positive note my pots are coming along nicely!

Last week quite a few of the children struggled with the spelling test on the months of the year so I have sent these home again. We will retest on Friday 18th June.

Class photos are being done on Wednesday 16th June.

As always please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any concerns or queries.

Mrs Hanson

A little information about Oak Class

Oak Class drop off time is 8:55am  

Oak Class collection time is 3:20pm  

The children will come and leave school from the entrance next to Willow class and walk around to our classroom door.

We will have a 'Sanitation  Station ' in each room and we will be encouraging your children to wash their hands more regularly.

In order to avoid large groups on the playground breaks and lunchtimes will need to be staggered. Oak's break times are:

Breaktimes: 10.00am - 10.15am and 1:45pm - 2.00pm

Lunch: 12.00pm - 12.30pm outside and 12.30pm - 1.00pm eating lunch.

All of these things will be explained carefully to the children when they come in.

Homework will be sent home on Friday to be returned no later than Tuesday. The activities that we send are designed to support the learning that has been done in class during the week. Your children will need support to complete them.

Spellings will be sent home on Friday for the test the following Friday. 

PE is on Tuesday and Friday. Please can you make sure all items of clothing, especially jumpers, cardigans and coats are named, we have several items of clothing but are unable to return them as there are no names on them and the children do not recognise them. Could you also check that you have your child's clothes and not a classmates as we have PE shorts and T-shirts missing.

Literacy

In literacy this week we will be continuing with our new book. The children still don't know the title of the book and we haven't read any of it yet! As usual I would request that you do not look at the story (including the front cover) just yet. We will be 

• responding to illustrations
• thought tracking
• using speech and thought bubbles
• doing some role play to explore the meaning of words
• making predictions and explaining our thoughts
• exploring our environment and building our vocabulary

Maths.

In Maths this week we will be once again looking at addition. We will be looking at

• revising number bonds of the number 10
• adding to the next 10
• adding by bridging 10 using number bonds