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Our Oxford Story

Oxford has so many places which are significant because of the people who have walked in them and because of things which have happened...

VE Day in Oxford

Many organisations have put a lot of effort into preparing for this day and have made their resources available online. The National Army...

Reflections on VE Day 2020

There's no assembly this morning but you can watch a very old speech below and reflect on it together. Over 380,000 British soldiers died...

The Wonderful Doctor of Oxford

On Monday we learnt about an Anglo Saxon Princess. Today we are learning about a medieval monk who is known as the Father of Modern...

Blue Plaque Treasure Hunt

Have you ever noticed these blue plaques around Oxford? I saw one the other week on the High Street which told me that a famous marmalade...

Portmeadow Portraits

Mr Kuiper and Mr Bartlett (who helped us with some of our videos of St Barnabas last week) have both been in Portmeadow capturing its...

Four Seasons in Two Weeks

Last week we explored the seasons of Spring and Summer with LaRae in the Holywell Music Room. This week we join her with scarf and gloves...

Time to treasure your photos

You've used the OWLS technique (Observe, Wonder, Line Up and Snap) and are learning the rules of composition. Now is the time to find...

Women of Oxford Castle

Oxford Castle is one of the oldest buildings in Oxford and holds many stories in its stones. Esther Field has produced these videos for...

Treasure Hunting in Oxford

One of the great treasures of any city are the people who live in it. Oxford is rich, not simply because of its river and its rocks, but...

Oxford Forum with a Very Oxford Cat

We've been enjoying stories with Simeon the Cat over the last two weeks, following him on his adventures around Oxford in his book,...

Maths for Life Rocks

Twice at month at Emmanuel we have 'Maths for Life' together as a school. We consider how concepts we learn about in Maths relate to real...

Seven Ages of Architecture - Part 2

Did you notice all the different types of brick that were used to build with yesterday? Look out today for new building materials that...

Seven Ages of Architecture - Part 1

In our library at school we have seven pictures on the wall entitled, 'Seven Ages of Architecture in Oxford'. Seven is a tidy number, but...

Photos in Port Meadow

Today was a bit of a rainy day for photography but at the weekend Mr Kuiper went to Port Meadow to take photos of nature. Can you see the...

The Perspective on my street

We loved the photography last week with Frog and Gnome and I've enjoyed seeing some of your photos already. We've seen many videos and...

Spring has Sprung

In our Holywell Music Room today we are learning about Vivaldi's Four Seasons with LaRae Ferguson. There are lots of new things I've...

Oxford Rocks

This week we're thinking about the rocks which have formed Oxford: what type of rocks they are, where they came from, and the the...

Our First Oxford Forum

Our activity this afternoon will be enjoying our first Oxford Forum together. Dr Simon Wenham will be joining us at the Oxford What's...

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