Welcome to Oak Class

Your teachers are Miss Fisher, Miss Giddings and Mrs Bieda.

Our class teaching assistant is Mrs King.

Year 6 is a very important year and as we get closer to the end of our primary education, we want the children to be as prepared for their next adventure to secondary school as much as possible. Miss Fisher and Mrs Bieda will be teaching year 6 on a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Miss Giddings will continue to teach the children at the end of the week.

The children will continue their leadership skills by working alongside the Green Team and ABC (Anti Bullying Crew). They will have opportunities to plan and deliver workshops to the younger children in the school to support them with their understanding of environmental issues; key mental health strategies and how to improve kindness in the school and wider community.

Building the children’s leadership skills will be a fundamental focus as they draw closer to the end of year six. The aim is to for all year sixes to leave primary school as confident, resilient young people who are able to successfully navigate the world

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PE will be taught at the end of the week by Miss Giddings, please make sure your kit is in school every day though just in case there are changes.

I am really looking forward to teaching Oak class in 2025!

Miss Fisher

More from Braeside!

Braeside day 2

Thursday. It has been another great day at Braeside.  The children had the opportunity to show off their resilience skills during what was a great survival session this morning.  If I was ever to be lost in a jungle, I would like it to be with this group of young people; their fire building and cooking skills are incredible.  It was such a pleasure to spend time watching how well they worked as a team.  Awesome stuff.  The children also had adventures on the water and in the sky today.  During the canoe session the boys kept a long-standing record going as once again the only canoe to turn over was one crewed by boys!  I think it was just enthusiastic paddling.  Meanwhile on the high ropes courage was the order of the day.  Every child gave it their all, some even gave more!  All in all another fantastic day.

Braeside day 1

Day 1 complete! This morning we have enjoyed a walk to Caen locks. The children were so interested in how the locks work and were lucky enough to see a few locks being open and closed. In the  afternoon,  we have tried out the climbing wall and tested our resilience! We then enjoyed working as a team to create weather proof shelters. We’re looking forward to a camp fire tonight with Mr Marshall. Everyone is happy, enjoying the biscuit breaks and cannot wait for dinner!

End of SATs party

I am certain that many of you are already aware that last week our wonderful year sixes sat their SATs assessments. The children attended school by 8am most days and enjoyed an early breakfast club with their friends. It was so lovely to see them all together each morning and is always a great way for them to settle their nerves. They all showed exceptional resilience, determination and positivity during the tests and made me incredibly proud. As a big thankyou for their hard work, they have enjoyed an end of SATs party this week where we listened to music, played balloon games, ate ice lollies and enjoyed some sweets. My highlight was teaching them my favourite party game of ‘roll a 6’. Each time someone rolled a six, they dressed up in fancy dress and began eating chocolate with a knife and fork. They could continue eating the chocolate until somebody else rolled a six! Molly and Seb showed exceptional talent in this game and demolished a lot of the bar!

So, thank you Oak class for being brilliant and thank you parents for all your support during the past week. We are now working hard on preparing for our end of year show and our end of year six party!

Blue Influencer project

During term 4, Oak class became ‘Blue Influencers’. They worked with Sue and Abbie from the Wiltshire Wildlife organisation every Monday, with a focus on learning more about water. They learnt about the water cycle and how Wessex Water process water through a range of procedures to ensure the water that comes out of our taps at home is safe to drink. They also discussed pollution and how our rivers and seas are affected by it.

Alongside this, every week, small groups of children set to work to clear the pond area in the Key Stage 1 playground. This was quite a challenge as the area was extremely overgrown. You can see the huge difference the children made in the photographs, and we are now thinking of ways of how we can further improve the area.

WW2 - Museum

During T2, the children have absolutely loved our WW2 topic! They have shown off their knowledge, learnt from each other and asked some incredible questions. To bring this topic to a close, we got to spend some time at Trowbridge Museum learning more and looking at how Trowbridge was impacted by the war. We got to look at real WW2 artefacts and even try on a gas mask (this one was a replica!).

WW2 Art

Oak class have been learning about electricity during this term. We have learnt how to accurately draw circuits using symbols, conducted investigations to explore insulators and conductors and how different voltages effect circuits. The children have really enjoyed getting to use this equipment and have had lots of great chats linking this to their own lives outside of the classroom.

Science

Oak class have been learning about electricity during this term. We have learnt how to accurately draw circuits using symbols, conducted investigations to explore insulators and conductors and how different voltages effect circuits. The children have really enjoyed getting to use this equipment and have had lots of great chats linking this to their own lives outside of the classroom.

Remembrance

At Newtown, we marked Remembrance Day with a class assembly and a piece of artwork. In oak class, we were inspired by Poppy Fields and the children created some incredible black and white landscapes with soldiers or graves and added red poppies to stand out and remind us to remember and pay our respects.

Harvest

Autumn term is when we celebrate harvest festival and spend time learning about this and reflecting on what we are thankful for. As well as some fantastic discussions, the children produced some beautiful oil pastel landscapes to highlight the importance of farmers and the work they do, all around the world. As a school, we hold a collection for food during this time. Our Youth Parliament representatives took the school’s donations to the local food bank.

Science

In science this term, Oak class have been learning all about living things and how these are scientifically classified. We have researched Carl Linnaeus and explored his method of classification. The children also learnt about different types of microorganisms. To build on this learning, we investigated to see which conditions were best for the growth of microorganisms (mould). Oak class loved observing the mould growth and discussing how this lined up with their predictions!

PE

The children have been loving their weekly sessions with Bath Rugby this term! They are learning so many new rugby skills but they are always really focused on developing their sportsmanship, teamwork and communication skills! It is fantastic to see the children get so involved and to be so enthusiastic about these sessions. I know that we are all looking forward to these continuing into term 2.

DT

This term, the children have had lots of fun exploring pneumatics and hydraulic systems. They put this new knowledge into practise by designing, making and evaluating their very own pneumatic monster mouths! I was so impressed by their creativity and resilience during this, as well as they support of one another. They really did produce some great final products!