KYE WHYTE VISIT

We were so privileged to have a visit from Olympic silver medallist Kye Whyte and his manager, mentor and Peckham BMX Club founder Mike aka Ck Flash to lead our Assembly today. The children got to watch his Olympic race, ask Kye questions and watch a BMX tutorial from Kye himself and our very own BMX superstar Anoushka!

We learnt about the journey of how the BMX course at Burgess Park was funded and built, Mike's amazing success in developing British talent over many years including the Whyte brothers and Kye's journey to Tokyo 2020. We hope the children were truly inspired and learnt about what you can achieve with hard work, resilience and courage to try new things.

South London is blessed with BMX tracks at Brockwell Park, Burgess Park, Croydon and elsewhere. The link to the Peckham BMX club is below for those who want to give it a go!

We will have a longer vid about Kye's visit on our Instagram page but in the meantime check out the trick below!

Eco Warriors

The eco warriors are leading celebrations for World Car-Free day!

We are making a competition next week between all Oakfield classes; the class who travel to school in the most eco-friendly way by the end of the week will receive a special treat from Miss Francis. In our eco warrior meeting we discussed the benefits of using eco-friendly travel and played a 'Car-Free Day' board game with an eco warrior from a different year group. If you landed on a bike square then you had to answer an eco themed question; some of them were trickier than others!

SPORT

Sports Stars of the Week are for our SWIMMERS!

I am really impressed by these children's determination!

Year 2

• Alexander C
• Themba R

Year 3

• Annabelle L
• Hugo D'

Year 4

• Anerudhan M S
• Tobechukwu I

YEAR 6

English

This term in Year 6, we are learning about 'Global War and Conflict in the 20th Century'. In English we have been studying a book called 'Rose Blanche' written from the perspective of a German child during WW2. The children discussed different themes such as redemption, secrecy, anger, hate, sympathy and peace. We then debated in groups which we felt were the most relevant themes for this text and completed a zones of relevance target board sheet. The children were passionate in their debates and were consistently encouraged to give clear evidence for their views.

YEAR 2

As usual the Year 2 Children have been learning all sorts of new concepts and ideas! During our English lesson the children put on their ‘interviewer’ hats and interviewed characters from Alice in Wonderland! The children made specific questions to ask their partners who role played as characters from the story Alice in Wonderland. What questions would you ask the Mad Hatter if you had the chance?

YEAR 1

Maths

In Maths, the children have been learning the place value of digits within 30. They represented numbers using a variety of resources, and started to compare two numbers using language such as: greater than, less than and equal to.

SOUTH AFRICA HERITAGE DAY

Miss Zoe Beavon aka Miss B brought in treats from her homeland to celebrate South African Heritage Day.

COMPOSER OF THE WEEK

Dear musical explorers,

Every week at Oakfield we have a composer of the week who we listen to in lessons and in assemblies. We've had a long hiatus, but Composer of the Week is back! It's a double header this week, so without further ado...

Alexandre Desplat is a composer who you may not have heard of, but have definitely heard. He was nominated for two Oscars in the same year for his soundtracks to The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Imitation Game and won the award for the former. He also composed the soundtracks to Secret Life of Pets, The Shape of Water and Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows, which couldn't be more different in tone and scope. He is versatile, entertaining and a prolific creator, meaning we have plenty of his work available to enjoy!

Frederick Chopin was a virtuosic pianist and composed mainly for the instrument he loved. His work is instantly recognisable, although often intensely and beautifully melancholic. The catchily name Prelude no.15 in D Flat Major (often referred to as the Raindrop Prelude as it tells the story of a rainstorm) is one of his best known works, along with the equally snappily named Nocturn no.2 in E Flat Major and Prelude no.4 in E Minor. If you need to chill out find one of his playlists and let it take you away!

BEYOND THE OAK

Lights, Camera, Action!

Sparks weekly filmmaking classes - Inspiration for Ages 7-14

From 25th September we can’t wait to welcome movie makers to Sparks weekly filmmaking classes.

From 25th September, we’ll be helping young movie makers to discover new talents and develop their skills. This term, we’re exploring ‘The Art of Perception’ - a creative look at how to use perspective and story structure creatively. We’ll be looking at Point-of-View, visual effects and stories within stories, taking a leaf from Inception’s book!

There are fun creative and technical challenges to get stuck into throughout the term - we can’t wait to see what movie makers come up with! Crew members taking part will produce their own movie masterpieces, stepping into all the crew roles you find on a real film set. We help them express their imaginations and realise creative visions, so that they are boosting confidence, creativity and learning new skills.

Dates: 25th September - 11th December Half term break 23rd - 30th October

Times: 11am - 1pm (Ages 7-11/11-14) Location: James Allen School 144 E Dulwich Grove, London SE22 8TE

Find out more via the link below. We’d love to welcome you to take part!

Feeling unsure? New members get a money back guarantee, if it’s not for you after two weeks, let us know and you can receive a full refund. Or ask about our free trial classes.