Oak Class 2024 - 2025

Oak Class - Mrs Eley and Mrs Griffin-Jones (Y5/6)

Welcome to Oak Class!

My name is Mrs Eley and I am one of the teachers in Oak Class.  I have been at Halebank C of E Primary School for over twenty years and have taught across all age ranges, but have spent most time in Key Stage 2.  I thoroughly enjoy seeing the children mature and develop their skills, such as independence and resilience in preparation for their exciting journeys ahead.  I am passionate about instilling ambition into the children and enjoy seeing them reap the benefits and successes of their hard work.  I love Maths and have been Maths Subject Leader for a number of years.  I am also History Subject Leader, French - (Modern Foreign Language MFL) Subject Leader (one day, I hope to return to college to study Spanish!), Educational Visits Coordinator (EVC), Operation Encompass Lead and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL).  I am currently completing a National Professional Qualification (NPQ) in Senior Leadership.  In my spare time, I enjoy suporting my two sons in their extra-curricular activities, running, baking and spending time with family and friends.  

My name is Mrs Griffin-Jones and I am one of the teachers in Oak Class.  I have been at Halebank for nearly ten years and completed my NQT year here. I enjoy teaching Science, as I love observing how children investigate problems and develop a desire to find out more.  I love seeing how children develop in all aspects of learning and how much more independent and self-assured they become when they move from KS1 to KS2.  I am DT Subject Leader and love to inspire children to think like designers through cooking and making various products.  My interests include reading, travel, running, weight training, crochet and following my son's and Widnes Vikings' rugby games.

My name is Mrs Harris and I'm the TA in Oak Class. I've worked in Halebank for 9 years, most of which have been spent in EYFS.  I am currently enjoying the rewards and challenges of working in upper KS2 and developing my knowledge and skills of the wider curriculum.  I am the WellComm ambassador, paediatric first aider and part of the Speech and Langauge support team.  In my spare time, I enjoy watching and supporting my sons play football and spending time with family and friends.  

PE

Our Class PE is on Thursday and Friday

PE kits should be brought into school on a Monday morning and kept in school until Friday home time - occasionally we might have to swap a PE session.  Children also need their trainers every day for the daily mile.  

Homework

All the children have been given a reading book and the children are expected to read at home each evening. Reading books and logs should be brought back into school EVERY DAY, so they can be checked.  Thank you for your support with this. 

Spellings and times tables will be given out on Monday and should be practised ready for a test on Friday. These sheets can be kept at home. 

At home, children can access Times Table Rockstars and Freckle (log in details are in their reading logs).

Children are given a piece of English homework (SPaG.com) and maths homework (linked to classwork) on a Monday - this should be completed by Friday morning - a treat will be given at the end of each term for consistent completion.

Thank you for your continued support :-)