Bolognese taste testing

 As part of the 'World Kitchen' unit of work this half term, Y5 will be creating their own 'healthy' Bolognese recipes to cook in the kitchen. 

The children learnt about the journey our beef mince goes through to get from 'Farm to Fork', investigated the nutritional content of different Bolognese sauces and had a go and testing some - about half the children managed to work out which was the cheap or expensive sauces on trial. 

More Super Home Learning

WOW!

It is week 2 of home learning and once again we have been bowled over with all the hard work and commitment to your learning. We are so impressed with your dedication and excited to see all the fabulous activities you have been undertaking. It is especially lovely to see all the enjoyment and fun you are having.

Can we just say a BIG thank you for taking the time to send in all the photos and videos-it really does put a smile on our faces and inspires us all to keep being our Oakwood best. I am sure there are going to be lots of house points waiting to be stamped on cards when we all get back together.

Please all have a happy and safe Easter. We look forward to seeing all of your Easter Home Learning projects.

Take a look at all the fabulous work you have been up to this week.

BBC Radio Solent Interview

We were invited to join Julian Clegg on his breakfast radio show at BBC Radio Solent today. Oakwood were represented by two members of our Pupil Council who spoke brilliantly about the Plastic Free Day and how we can reduce our use of plastic! Have a listen!

Year 5 had a Boatiful Day!

Year 5 had a fabulous hook day today, with all activities based upon their new topic - Iceberg Ahead! The children produced some lovely artwork using charcoal and watercolours. They had a go at making a raft only using twigs and string, then the children made some energy building, healthy cereal bars. These being linked to what makes a good snack whist out on a sailing trip for the day. Have a look at our photos below.

Walk like an Egyptian!!

What a great hook day Year 5 had last week, learning all about 'The Egyptians'. Food was tried and mummies made out of toilet rolls!! Lots of fun was had and new things learned too!

Y5 Question of Faith Day

Year 5 have had a wonderful day with Teresa and her team from Southampton City Mission (SCM) learning all about 'God'. Where we can look for him? and What represents God? Have a look at the photos below.

Y5 freeze frame their learning about life cycles

This afternoon Year 5 put together some gold book award freeze frames to show their learning of a specific life cycle.

Music Gamelan Style!

Year 5 were fantastic yesterday in the music. They learned what Gamelan Music is and had a go at performing it in groups and as a class.

Jude's Ice-Cream Sale

After school the winning team have been working hard selling Jude's ice-cream to raise money for their chosen charity 'Naomi House'.

Year 5's blazing bike riding!

Year 5 have been working really hard this week on their bicycle safety. Have a look how they got on, at the photos below.

The incredible Year 5 Jude's Ice-Cream Finale

We can't believe this day has been and gone ... Jude and Charles came today to judge our final pitches to win our Jude's Ice-Cream challenge. They we astounded by the children's hard work and dedication to the project. Well done to the winning team 'The Ice-cream Incredibles' and all the other fantastic groups hard work. What a show you all put on!! A special thanks to Jude and her fabulous team at Jude's :)

Year 5 visit Oasis Academy Art Department

Year 5 have been working closely with Oasis Academy and some year 7 students on a joint art project 'Alien Plants'

Year 5 at Winchester Science Centre

Yesterday Year 5 had a Science fun-filled day at Winchester Science Centre. The Planetarium was a really special experience with so many hands on activities to have a go at.

To infinity and beyond!

Year 5 had a wonderful afternoon yesterday showing off their outstanding homework projects. Have a look at the photos below.

U10 Wide Lane Football Tournament

The school football season got underway on Monday with the yearly U10 Wide Lane tournament.

Oakwood were drawn in group 'C' which meant they had 6 games to play during the group stages.
Things got off to a solid start with a 0-0 draw against Sholing which was then followed by a 3-0 win over St Mary's. Unfortunately two 0-2 losses and a 0-3 defeat to Bitterne Park, Calmore and Foxhills respectively meant the final 0-0 draw with Townhill was in vain as Oakwood were unable to qualify as group winners or runners up.

Well done to all the players, but special mention to player of the day - Dylan. Goalscorers Vinny (2) and Summer (1)

Fantastic forces in Y5

Year 5 spent the start of last week exploring different forces. One of the forces we learned about was friction. As part of our friction learning, we worked in groups to plan and carry out a scientific experiment into friction. We explored two different variables: - The friction of different shoes -The friction of different surfaces We thought about what we would need to do to keep our tests fair. As part of our maths, we created a table to collect and present our results. Once we had collected our results we used these to create graphs to show our friction findings before drawing conclusions about which surface and shoe provided the most friction.

Flower Surgery in Y5

Year 5 had a busy afternoon yesterday dissecting flowers. We worked in teams to identify the different parts of the flower having learnt about how flowers reproduce.

Y5 Bikeability

Year 5 have had a busy week this week: alongside preparing for their Jude's business pitches for Jude's visit next week they have been busy taking part in bikeability training. The children have been learning how to safely ride a bike- including many children learning how to be safe on the roads when cycling. Thanks to the bikeability team for some great training!

Alien invasion in Year 5

This term as part of our Up, Up and Away topic Year 5 have been busy designing and creating clay aliens. First we created fact files all about our aliens, then we created designs in our sketchbooks before modelling them from clay and painting them. We combined our 3D alien modelling skills and our 2D art skills to create our space environments. We also used our instruction writing skills to write instructions on how to capture our aliens.

Year 5 journey into Space

Year 5 had a great morning journeying through Space and exploring the constellations in the planetarium. We then had a chance to investigate other areas of science with some fantastic interactive exhibits.