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Reception

Oak Class A2 W2

13th November 2020Niamh Hoban

Hi Oaks,

This week we continued our celebrations topic. We celebrated Diwali and found out it was called ‘the festival of lights.’ We created Rangoli patterns and made our own Diwali lamps called ‘diyas’.

This week, Oak class have also been thinking of our value of service.On Wednesday 11th of November we remembered our heroes and created a wreath with poppies.

Today we had lots of fun dressing up and raising money for children in need. Thank you to everyone for your kind donations.

Well done to Josiah and Olivia who received Merits today. Olivia is an enthusiastic member of our class who loves to join in our class discussions. Josiah has been applying his phonics knowledge to his reading.

Have a wonderful weekend Oaks,

Miss Hoban

Oak Class Update A2 W1

6th November 2020Niamh Hoban

Hi Oaks,

We have had a busy first week back. Our topic this term is Celebrations. The first celebration that we looked at was Bonfire Night. We had lots of fun listening to firework poetry in our book ‘Zim Zam Zoom’. We created firework poems, discussing what fireworks sound and look like. We created some amazing firework art using marbles, learned a firework song and had some delicious hot dogs. We also talked about the importance of fire safety.

We also enjoyed celebrating National Skipping Day in PE.

Today we had our celebration Merit Assembly.

Well done to Isaac and Sophia who received Merits today! They are great role models and have shared some wonderful learning this week.

Come back next Friday to see what other celebrations we get up to!

Have a lovely weekend,

Take care,

Miss Hoban

Oak Class

16th October 2020Niamh Hoban

Hi Oaks,

We have had another busy week here in Oak Class and I can’t believe we are nearly at the end of our first half term.

We looked at the changes that are happening in our natural world at the moment. We went outside and looked at what happens around our school in Autumn. We noticed lots of different changes that have occurred such as the leaves are changing colour and falling down, the weather is getting colder and we have to wear different clothes such a coats, gloves, boots and scarves. We had lots of fun making pumpkins using orange playdough and making different colour and shape leaf prints with paint.

This is month, everyone in the UK is coming together to celebrate Black History Month. Black History Month recognises the contributions that black people have made to the UK over many generations; it is a time to remember and celebrate the inspirational people that have shaped the world we live in. In Oak class we have been looking at the inspirational athletes Usain Bolt and Mo Farah. We enjoyed reading facts all about them and watching their Olympic achievements. The children were very inspired and loved doing the ‘Lightning Bolt’ and ‘Mobot’ pose.

Have a lovely weekend and do email me with any questions

oak20@st-annes.wandsworth.sch.uk

Take care,

Miss Hoban

Oak Celebrations

9th October 2020Niamh Hoban

Hi Oaks,

This week we have really enjoyed retelling the story of The Little Red Hen. We enjoyed taking on the roles of different characters and looking at the importance of working together and helping others.

This week both Emily and Rayleigh were awarded merits.

Emily received her Merit for always being kind and caring towards all of her friends in Oak Class. Rayleigh showed great understanding of the story ‘The Little Red Hen’ and was very confident sharing her ideas. Well done to you both!

Leadership is one of St Anne’s learning behaviours that all children are encouraged to demonstrate. All children at St Anne’s are part of a leadership group and are considered Young Leaders.Each class is given a leadership area that they are responsible for promoting and nurturing over the year. This helps them to feel a sense of empowerment as they work together to inspire, develop and lead.

Acorns and Oaks are Positivity Pals

We will be working to spread positivity and promote well-being throughout the school.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Miss Hoban

Oak Class Update

By Niamh Hoban2nd October 2020

Hi Oaks,

This week was Healthy Eating week. We talked about what a healthy plate should look like. We made some healthy fruit skewers and enjoyed sharing them with our friends.

This week we have also been learning all about matching and comparing objects. We really enjoyed reading the book Simon Sock to help us with this.

Today we celebrated our third Merit Assembly, celebrating the children’s achievements. This weeks Merits went to Kayla and Rayyan. This week we have been learning all about Harvest. Rayyan really enjoyed singing and dancing to our Harvest song ‘Big Red Combine Harvester’. Kayla confidently shared her ideas about Harvest during our RE carpet sessions.

Dede and Emily also received some awards for helping to tidy up and Xavier for trying lots of different activities and using his wonderful imagination.

Well done 🙂

Remember, if you have any questions, please contact me via email at oak20@st-annes.wandsworth.sch.uk

Enjoy your weekend,

Miss Hoban

Oak Class Update

25th September 2020Niamh Hoban

Hi Oaks,

We have had another amazing week. This week we have been reading the story Marvelous Me and looking at what makes us all special and unique inside and out.

We have began creating our self portraits and can’t wait to show off the finished product.

For our second Merit Assembly, celebrating the children’s achievements, merits were given to Aasiyah and Mackensie. Aasiyah received hers for being very helpful this week especially when it came to tidying up. Mackensie received hers for using her imagination and creating some beautiful pieces of work using different materials in our creative area.

We were also able to celebrate some great work from Faris and Henry. Faris has really been enjoying his school lunches and has a clean plate every day and Henry has been a kind and caring member of Oak class always sharing and taking turns.

Our Harvest food collection, for donation to the Ace of Clubs charity, is continuing this week and we would like to say thank you to those of you who have made a donation. If you are able to donate, even a small amount, it does make a big difference to those who are reliant on the charity.

Remember, if you have any questions, please contact me via email at oak20@st-annes.wandsworth.sch.uk

Have a wonderful weekend Oaks,

Take Care,

Miss Hoban

Welcome back Oak Class!

18th September 2020Niamh Hoban

Hi Oaks,

We have completed our first full week in Reception and what a busy week we have had. This week we have had lots of fun playing games to get to know each other and learn each others names.

This week we have also been reading the story Here we Are by Oliver Jeffers. Our world can be a bewildering place and we always have lots of questions. This book allowed us to explore what makes our planet and how we live on it. From land and sea, to people and animals and how we need to look after our planet and always be kind.

We came up with some ideas of how we can be kind.

We also made some salt dough to create our own models of Earth.

Today was our first Merit assembly. Although it was different to our usual Merit assembly, as we held it in our EYFS bubble, it was still fantastic to be celebrating all of our wonderful achievements again.

Congratulations to Luqman and Amiah for receiving our Merit certificates this week.

Luqman has been listening very carefully and following instructions.

Amiah has been so enthusiastic to share all her wonderful ideas in our carpet sessions.

I will update this blog every Friday, so please have a look and be a part of celebrating our class successes. I will also be sending out small celebration postcards and superstar stickers throughout the week to share the everyday achievements the children have made 🙂

Remember, if you have any questions, please contact me via email at oak20@st-annes.wandsworth.sch.uk

Enjoy your weekend,

Miss Hoban

End of year Oak Class

16th July 2020Niamh Hoban

Hi Oak Class,

As I write our final blog post of this academic year, I cannot believe how the time has flown by. It only seems like yesterday when you were all coming in eager to start your first day of Reception. What a wonderful time in Oak Class we have had, it has been a very different type of year but you have all done so well and should be very proud of yourselves for all of your amazing learning in Reception. Thank you to all our wonderful families for your support this year, before, during and after the lockdown period.

Here is a keepsake for you. See if you can spot your name!

End of year keepsake 2020

To continue to enjoy reading over the summer you can take part in the library reading challenge. This year the challenge is all online so if you are not a member already it is so easy to become one!

Click here for more information on how to take part in it: Summer Reading Challenge 2020

Don’t forget over the holidays to complete your summer diary and your letter to Miss Gilbey, your new teacher in Olive Class.

Summer Diary

We will miss you all so much and we wish you all the luck in the world as your learning journey continues in Year 1.

Have a wonderful Summer break and stay safe.

Miss Hoban 🙂

Oak Class Week 15 Home Learning.

29th June 2020Niamh Hoban

Good Morning Oak Class!

I hope you all have been enjoying the wonderful sunshine! Let’s hope that it continues this week as well.

With more children in school, home learning on this blog will be reduced. You will have a home learning grid providing a range of online resources and a summer reading challenge for you to access that will last until the end of term. There will also be another home school learning pack available for you to pick up from the school office together with a summer holiday booklet for the children to complete over the summer holiday. Home learning packs and summer holiday booklets will be available to be collected at school from Monday 29^th June.