Oracy
At Tranmere Park Primary School, the children are given many opportunities to extend and develop their Oracy skills. Through a well planned curriculum, the children are explicitly taught key Oracy skills and these are developed in a variety of ways. Through classroom debates, presentations, performance poetry and role play, children are given purposeful experiences in which to communicate effectively, listen with understanding and be enthusiastic learners.
In addition to the requirements of the National Curriculum, we understand that the education of our pupils cannot simply be restricted to the teaching of academic subjects. Our school wishes to offer a range of diverse and engaging enrichment activities to engage ALL pupils with their learning.
Some of these activities include:
-Class assemblies
-Parent drop-ins (where children are given the opportunity to present their work to their parents)
-Christmas performances
-Performance assemblies
-Y6 productions
-School Councils
-School Trips/Visitors/Residential visits
Class Assemblies
Throughout the academic year, each class has the opportunity to showcase their learning to the school community through a class assembly. Through this, children learn to present in front of an audience and also have the opportunity to be creative; performing songs, PE and drama routines. Here are just a few of the class assemblies that have happened so far this year:
Puffins Class Assembly
Red Kites Class Assembly
Doves Class Assembly
School Productions
Throughout the academic year, the children are given many opportunities to perform in front of an audience. Some examples of these are the Christmas productions and Year 6 end of year performance.
EYFS Nativity - 'Twinkly the Nativity'
Year 3/4 Christmas Performance - 'It's Christmas!'
Year 5/6 Christmas Carol Service at St Oswald's Church, Guiseley
Performance Assemblies
We know how very talented our children are and many of them have passions/strengths that they persue both in and out of school. Some children are talented musicians, song writers, dancers and gymnasts...the list goes on!
To celebrate our children's talents, we have performance assemblies where the children can perform in front of our school community. We are always so impressed with the array of talent shown and it is always a highlight in the Tranmere calendar!
The performers who took part in this year's Performance Assembly.
School Council
At the beginning of each school year, the children have the opportunity to put themselves forward as a school council representative or a well-being ambassador. The children prepare a short speech for the class and the class vote for the person that they feel would do a brilliant job. Each week, the children attend meetings and then feedback important messages to the class. We are so lucky to have a very active school council and well-being team. Well done everyone!
-Recently the school council took part in a sponsored silence. The money raised went towards purchasing new sports equipment for the playground. Great work everyone!
School Trips/Visits
The children are given many opportunities to extend their learning through school trips and visitors to school. Some of our visits include: a trip to Yorkshire Wildlife Park, Eureka, Harlow Carr Gardens, Abbey House Museum, Jorvik (Vikings) and Murton Park (Romans).
These visits offer valuable first-hand experience where children are able to ask and answer questions about their learning, enhance their vocabulary, develop their team work skills and take part in drama activities.
School trips
