WELCOME TO OAK CLASS
We are the reception class at Waterfoot Primary School! We love to learn through play and hope you enjoy looking at lots of the lovely learning we do in this part of the website. Here is some information about the class. Scroll down for photos of our learning!
ADULTS IN OAK CLASS
In Oak Class we have 3 teachers:
Mrs Edwards who teaches Monday to Friday 
Mrs Giomarelli who teaches Monday to Wednesday
Mrs Alderson who teaches Thursday and Friday
We also have our super team of TA's:
Miss Ward
Mrs Wisedale
Miss Schofield
Mr Windle
HOME LEARNING
Topic Homework:
Each half term, a copy of our topic homework grid is sent home and it is also available on the website. Please support your child by helping them to complete some the fun activities. Each completed activity is rewarded with house points.
Homework:
Homework is handed out on a WEDNESDAY and returned the following MONDAY. You will receive Maths homework one week, and phonics the next.
PE DAYS
P.E. Day: Thursday
Your child can come to school in the active uniform or a more traditional uniform on non-PE days.
Please refer to the Uniform Policy if you are unsure.
ROUTINES
Please encourage your child to come into their class independently. Parents and carers are welcome to bring their children to the doors in Autumn term. We operate an open door policy if you wish to speak to anyone about your child. You can also use your child's reading diary to pass on any non urgent messages. These will be checked regularly by our team.
Tumble Team should enter their classroom via the EYFS gate and automatic doors. Crumble Class should enter their classroom through the KS1 yard.
Please send your child with a fresh water bottle each day and a book bag. Both of which must be labelled.
Healthy snacks and milk are provided by the school.
REWARDS
Children will receive house points as an incentive for following our school rules and values. We also reward children's efforts with our recognition tree which is aimed to encourage and reward children as a team. We have a different focus for this depending on what we are working on in class but it could include 'Super Sitting, 'Lovely Listening', 'Waterfoot Walking'
Topic Homework
Autumn Term Homework Grid
Our first days
We have been so proud of how well the children have settled into their new school, learning new routines and meeting new friends. Take a look below at how happy they are undertaking new independent challenges!
The first time exploring our Outdoor Area
We had a wonderful time today exploring in our woodlands. The sun was shining so we went to learn about our woodland rules and visit the basecamps.
Autumn
We have been learning about the season of Autumn. Take a look at the lovely seasonal activities we have been doing!
National Poetry Day 03.10.24
The children in Oak Class have been celebrating National Poetry Day. The theme this year was counting, so we had great fun singing 1,2,3,4,5 Once I Caught a Fish Alive. We thought of actions and created our own verses which we then performed for each other. Can you spot us being pufferfish, sharks, dolphins, lobsters, seaweed or seahorses in the photos below?
Look at some of the Numeracy Activities we have been doing
Forest School 15.10.24
Today we went into the woodland to make clay faces as part of the topic, 'Ourselves.' We also practised our mathematical vocabulary by using the terms, 'more' and 'fewer' than. We enjoyed working together and practicing patience while waiting for our turn to put on our wellies and shoes. Take a peek at our excellent work.
Halloween fun
We have had lots of fun learning about the celebration of halloween. We have mixed potions in the witches kitchen, used our senses to investigate and draw pumpkins, compared the size and wieights of our pumpkins in the pumkin shop, mixed potions in our bubbling caudron experiment, made monsters with the playdough and used shapes to create spooky pictures.
Diwali
We have been learning about the festival of Diwali. We have roleplayed the story of Rama and Sita and done some fabulous innovations in our 'Drawing Club' We learnt that Diwali is a festival of lights and made diva lamps from clay to put in our windows. We used shapes to create rangoli patterns and designed mehndi patterns for our hands.
Bonfire Night
We have learnt about another clebration this week, Bonfire night. We learnt about bonfire night and made our own bonfire and firework pictures using collage and printing. We made our own real-life bonfires with the large construction and our Oak Class Firefighters kept us sfae. We even did firework maths!
Antibullying week 2024
Oak Class had enjoyed a busy week, taking part in lots of different activities. On Monday, we spent time thinking about others during Remembrance Day. On Tuesday, Odd Socks Day, we considered how unique and special we all are. On Wednesday, World Kindness Day, many of the children were presented with a 'Caught Being Kind' positive note and finally, on Friday, we raised awareness of Children in Need by wearing accessories and taking part in some craft activities.
