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Class 9 did some Oracy in Maths this week. We focused on the listening strand, picking out key information to solve problems. We worked in pairs to solve one and two step addition and subtraction word problems. 

We firstly came up with an action to identify whether we needed to add or subtract…

This week in science class 12 have used their oracy skills to discuss in pairs the effects of diet, exercise and drugs on the body. 

Class 9 had an oracy lesson in History. 

We focused on the cognitive strand, working in groups of 3 to debate whether school was better in the Victorian times or now.

This week, we discussed what a growth and fixed mindset was. We discussed our challenges, how we felt, and how we should overcome them.

We discussed this in our circle groups.

This week, we worked in groups and presented the circulatory system to the class. 

We explained how it works, and then assessed each group based on our physical and linguistic oracy strand.

This week in worship we have written acrostic poems on this half-terms focus generosity. 

We have also debated our key question: do you always have to be generous? 

Check out the children’s work…

We did an Oracy lesson in English in Class 9 this week.

We worked in groups to answer inference questions about Chapter 3 of Oliver Twist, building on each other's ideas using phrases such as "I agree and would like to add..." and "I understand what you are saying, but..." 

Class 15 have learnt about iambic pentameter poems this week.

They have performed a poem using William Shakespeare’s rules. 

This week, we performed our re-written modern versions of the highway man. 

We acted these out to the class.

This week in history Class 12 have used their oracy skills to discuss, ‘What influence did Ancient Greece have on the wider world?’. 

They had to answer individually using build on talk-tactics, then as a group decide on a consensus using persuasive devices.

This week in English Class 12 have been writing their own play scripts from the title Rain Ruins the Day!

This week, Class 16 researched different life cycles. 

These included ducks, frogs, mammals and fish. 

Children then presented their research to the rest of the class, and we summarised the information, thinking about the listening ladder and the physical strand of our oracy framework.