Oak (Reception): Blog items
Oak class 15.5.26, by Mrs Williams
Date: 12th May 2026 @ 2:14pm
This week we have been reading Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain.
In Maths we have started to look at How Many?
We have enjoyed singing and making musical stories in Music.
Our caterpillars have got very big now too!
Oak Class 8.5.26, by Mrs Williams
Date: 6th May 2026 @ 10:41am
This week we have been reading the Night Gardener.
In Maths we have looked at sharing things equally.
We have been continuing our learning about Amazing Animals. This week we have been watching our caterpillars grow.
Oak Class 1.5.26, by Mrs Dixon
Date: 30th Apr 2026 @ 4:40pm
What a lovely week we’ve had in Reception!
We have been reading the story Bog Baby and discussing the exciting adventures the character might go on. The children wrote some wonderful sentences describing both the character and the setting of the story.
In maths, we have been focusing on missing numbers, and the children were fantastic at quickly spotting the missing digits.
In science, we have started learning about animal groups, which has sparked lots of curiosity and great discussions.
On Thursday, we had a very special visitor who came to talk to us about the importance of brushing our teeth. The children were especially excited to explore and use the dental equipment.
To finish the week, our caterpillars arrived on Friday! We are all very excited to watch them grow and take good care of them.
Oak class 24.4.26, by Mrs Williams
Date: 21st Apr 2026 @ 8:32am
This week we have been reading The Last Wolf. We talked about how Little Red helped the last wolf, lynx and bear.
In Maths we have been looking at addition and subtraction.
In PSHE we have been talking about Jobs and Money. We talked about what we want to be when we grow up.
Oak Class 17.4.26, by Mrs Williams
Date: 14th Apr 2026 @ 1:31pm
Welcome back for the Summer Term!
This week we have been reading Seahorse and have been learning all about them.
In Maths we have been looking at the numbers 9 and 10 and have deepened our understanding of these two numbers.
In Geography we have been looking at Africa and Carr Mill. We have compared the two and looked at the similarities and differences.
Oak class 27.3.26, by Mrs Williams
Date: 23rd Mar 2026 @ 7:56am
Happy End of Term! We hope you have a lovely Easter holiday!
This week we have been practising writing CVC words and captions independently.
In Maths we have looked at weight and mass.
We have been learning about why it is important to look after our world.
We also had an exciting visit to the library at the North Hub. The children loved looking atthe books, please make a visit to see it.
We also had a Titanic workshop from the storytelling museum too.
Finally we had an Easter hat competition too!! It has been a very busy and fun week!
Oak Class 20.3.26, by Mrs Williams
Date: 16th Mar 2026 @ 9:35am
This week we have been learning about The Tempest as part of our Shakespeare Festival.
We have been completing Art work about it too by making our own weaving picture.
In Maths we have looked at how Tall things can be.
Oak class 13.3.26, by Mrs Williams
Date: 10th Mar 2026 @ 7:51am
This week we have been reading We're going on an Egg Hunt. We have searched for eggs everywhere.
In Maths we have been learning about long and short.
In History we have loved learning all about the Titanic.
Oak class 6.3.26, by Mrs Williams
Date: 3rd Mar 2026 @ 7:39am
This week we have been reading Mr Bunny's Chocolate Factory. We were so surprised because he sent us some chocolate eggs to eat.
In Maths we have been learning about 6, 7 and 8.
We continued our work looking at our bodies and explored what happens when we exercise.
On Thursday we celebrated World book day! Don't we look fab in our costumes!!
Oak Class 27.2.26, by Mrs Williams
Date: 24th Feb 2026 @ 5:01pm
This week we have been reading Wolves. We hope the wolf didn't eat the Rabbit!
In Maths we have been learning about 6,7 and 8.
In Science, we have had fun learning about food groups and how we can fuel our body.
Oak Class 13.2.26, by Mrs Williams
Date: 11th Feb 2026 @ 8:02am
What a busy week to end the half term!
This week we have been reading and writing about Wild.
In Maths we have been looking at composition to 5 and simple addition to 5.
In Science we have enjoyed exploring our senses in a range of ways.
For mental health week in school we looked at 5 people we can trust, made cards for our neighbours, gave hand massages to each other and had a relaxing meditation session complete with cucumbers for our eyes.
Oak Class 6.2.26, by Mrs Williams
Date: 3rd Feb 2026 @ 7:52am
This week we have been reading The Dragon Machine. We have loved learning about dragons and what they need.
We wrote about our favourite dragon from the story.
In Maths we have been looking at composition to 5 and have been exploaring the part part whole model.
In RE we have been learning about how Muslims get ready for prayer time.
Oak class 30.1.26, by Mrs Williams
Date: 27th Jan 2026 @ 7:46am
This week in Oak class we have been reading The Egg which is all about a dragon.
We have loved learning about dragons.
In Maths we have been looking at representing numbers to 5.
We have made our very own DT slider pictures this week.
Oak Class 23.1.26, by Mrs Williams
Date: 20th Jan 2026 @ 4:24pm
This week we have been reading the Pea and the Princess. We had fun reading about the story from the Pea's point of view.
In Maths we have been learning about zero and how important it is. We have sang songs counting down to zero and went on a number hunt.
In Geography we have created our own maps of our playground using Google Earth. We have also been singing about the 7 continents of the world.
Oak Class 16.1.26, by Mrs Williams
Date: 14th Jan 2026 @ 7:57am
What an amazing week!!!
We had a fantastic trip to Imagine That! We explored the science and water areas, completed tricky science experiments, acted out our experiences in the role play area, painted an actual car and most importantly we had lots of fun!!!
In Literacy this week we have been reading the Princess and the Pea.
In Maths it has been Money week in school. Thank you for the fantastic competition entries!
Oak Class 7.1.26, by Mrs Williams
Date: 7th Jan 2026 @ 11:02am
Happy New Year!!
This week we have been reading about Jack and the Beanstalk. We enjoyed role playing being the giant and saying 'Fe Fi Fo Fum'. We have started writing short sentences about Jack.
In Maths we have been creating and making our own ABABAB patterns.
We started our Geography work on Where we live - looking at the world and where we are in the world.
We also had lots of fun exploring the snow!
Oak Class 19.12.25, by Mrs Williams
Date: 17th Dec 2025 @ 7:38am
Merry Christmas!!!
What a fantastic week to finish for Christmas!
We have had our Christmas party, jumper day, Christmas dinner, In to Win prize and our Winning house point team celebrations.
We walked to the post box to send our letters to Santa too.
Thank you for all of your support this term.
Oak Class 12.12.25, by Mrs Williams
Date: 10th Dec 2025 @ 8:10am
This week we have been Reading Meerkat Christmas!
In Maths we have been consolodating learning and focusing on subitising and counting to 10.
In DT we designed, made and evaluated our own puppets. Check out the photos!
Oak Class 5.12.25, by Mrs Williams
Date: 4th Dec 2025 @ 8:39am
Oak Class 28.11.25, by Mrs Williams
Date: 25th Nov 2025 @ 2:21pm
This week in Literacy we have been reading Meerkat Mail. We loved reading about Sunny and his adventures.
In Maths we have been working on one more.
In History we have continuing our learning about the 1960s and had a 1960s party. It was lots of fun!
Oak Class Week 3 21.11.25, by Mrs Williams
Date: 19th Nov 2025 @ 7:56am
This week we have been reading The Highway Rat! We recieved some cakes and a sorry note on Monday from the Rat.
In Maths, we have been finishing our work on 4 and 5.
In History this week we looked at baby pictures of ourselves and the 1960's. We had lots of fun looking at toys from the 1960's too. We loved watching a bit of Thunderbirds too!
Oak Class Week 2 14.11.25, by Mrs Williams
Date: 10th Nov 2025 @ 8:14am
This week in class we have been reading Major Glad Major Dizzy.
In Maths we have been deepening our understanding of the numbers four and five.
We have learning about the numerals to ten and have been using a story and song based programme called Ten Town.
This week has been our Antibullying Week and we have been talking about being kind. We have read stories and talked about how we can be kind during circle time. We also had an odd sock day to celebrate our differences.
Oak Class 7.11.25, by Mrs Williams
Date: 5th Nov 2025 @ 9:31am
This week we have learning to read the poem - Night sounds. We had lots of fun listening to what we can hear when we lie down and close our eyes.
In Maths we have been continuing with learning the numbers 1 2 3 4 5 in depth. We can subitise to 5 super quick now.
In Science we have had fun completing two experiments - one to help the 3 little pigs decide what to build their house out of and one where we helped humpty dumpty design some clothes to help to keep himself safe.
Oak class 24.10.25, by Mrs Williams
Date: 22nd Oct 2025 @ 9:52am
What an amazing half term!! We have loved getting to know all of the children and have had so much fun!
This week we have been reading Tabby McTat.
In Maths we have been learning about the numbers 123.
We have also been learning about Diwali which id the Festival of Lights.
Have a great half term!
Oak Class 17.10.25, by Mrs Williams
Date: 13th Oct 2025 @ 1:49pm
This week in class we have been reading Monkey Puzzle. We have been learning how to write Mum and Dad using our phonic knowledge.
In Maths we have been learning about 1, 2 and 3. We went on a number hunt around the room.
In Art this week we have been practising colour mixing. It has been lots of fun.
Outside we had our own pumpkin patch - it was lots of fun!
