Year 4 (Class 11) - Oracy / Science - Investigating a Question

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Today we used our oracy skills to discuss how we could investigate a question. 

We then conducted a class investigation to test how strength of vibrations could effect volume. 

Category: Year 4

Science Oracy

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Year 6 (Class 16) - History & Oracy - The Suffragettes

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This week in history, we studied the suffragettes. 

We discussed their activism, the approaches and extreme measures that they used, and if they were successful activists or not.

The children used their oracy skills to discuss these key questions, focusing on responding clearly to each other…

Category: Year 6

History Oracy

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Year 5 (Class 12) - Oracy / PSHE - Should we trust everything we see in the media?

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This week in PSHE, class 12 used their oracy skills to discuss the key question of: should we trust everything we see in the media? 

They came to the consensus that because things can be manipulated by editing and AI that we cannot trust the media.

Category: Year 5

PSHE Oracy

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Year 5 (Class 12) - Oracy / Science - The Solar System

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This week Class 12 have been investigating if the solar system is heliocentric or geocentric. They discussed the evidence formed over a long time periods from 15 different scientists. 

Take a look at our video. 

We concluded that the solar system is heliocentric.

Category: Year 5

Science Oracy

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Year 2 (Class 6) - Art & Oracy - Leonids Work

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Class 6 had an oracy lesson about art, discussing what they liked and disliked about Leonids work. 

They then wrote about it and drew a picture of their favourite work. 

Category: Year 2

Art Oracy

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Year 5 (Class 12) - Oracy & Science - The Earth

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Class 12 took part in a debate today like scientists of the past to argue if the Earth is flat or spherical.

They concluded of course that the Earth is spherical and could provide numerous pieces of evidence for this.

Category: Year 5

Science Oracy

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Year 6 (Class 16) - Oracy / Science - Earth and Space

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In our first lesson of Earth and Space, we stepped back thousands of years ago and looked at the evidence that scientists came up with to decipher whether the Earth was flat or a spherical body. 

The children were split into teams and had to become the scientists, and argue their points using…

Category: Year 6

Science Oracy

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Year 6 (Class 16) - Oracy - Charles Darwin

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This week, class 16 competed an oracy lesson about Charles Darwin. 

We looked at natural selection and the theory of evolution. 

We used a traverse to tell each other facts about Darwin. 

Category: Year 6

Oracy

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Year 6 (Class 16) - Art / Oracy - Critiquing

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Class 16 enjoyed playing the target oracy game in our art lesson today.

They looked at a piece of art by our new artist Jesse ( Treece collage artist) and critiqued it using specific vocabulary.

Category: Year 6

Art Oracy

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Year 6 (Class 14) - PSHE - Homelessness

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This week in PSHE class 14 have being learning about homelessness. They then reflected on essential, important and unimportant things they have in their homes. 

They then used these points to orally tell their peers using the traverse Oracy strategy. 

Category: Year 6

PSHE Oracy

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Year 5 (Class 14) - PSHE - Homelessness

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This week in PSHE class 14 have being learning about homelessness. They then reflected on essential, important and unimportant things they have in their homes. 

They then used these points to orally tell their peers using the traverse Oracy strategy. 

Category: Year 5

PSHE Oracy

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Year 6 (Class 16) - Geography / Oracy - Mountains

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This week, class 16 researched different mountains. 

Each group had a mountain, that they researched and presented to the class. 

They used their oracy skills to present this on presentation cards, and then feedback to each group. 

Category: Year 6

Geography Oracy

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