Upper Kindergarten went down into the wild woods to look for mini beasts and create a minibeast home. All the children had lots of fun and worked as part of a team. They had some very interesting mini beast homes!
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3CA Volcanoes
For their Easter Holiday homework, the children had an option to make their own volcano. This term, 3CA have had the chance to look at and explore the features of, names of and when certain volcanoes erupted. The class thought, why not erupt their own volcanoes! A mixture of Diet…
Wild Woods
High winds meant we couldn’t be in the woods but we had lots of fun in the hall instead! It’s been a great half term, we celebrated National Popcorn Lovers Day and watched the corn pop over the campfire before enjoying it. We’ve waited patiently for spring and over the…
Robins make Hummus & Tzatziki
Reception Robins had great fun chopping cucumber, mashing chickpeas, mixing yoghurt, measuring oil and squeezing lemons to make delicious hummus and tzatziki. They then had a tasting session, eating them with pitta bread and took some home to share with their family as well.
Woodpeckers and their Reading Ambassadors
Woodpeckers enjoyed spending time with the Oaklands reading ambassadors. We were very fortunate that the sun was shining and we were able to read outside.
ISA U11 Tennis Championship
On a glorious Friday, under the radiant sun at Woodford Wells Club, five of our exceptionally talented Year 6 tennis players participated in the ISA U11 Tennis Championships. Each pupil played five singles matches against competitors from five other schools, aiming to reach the decisive 10-point mark. Demonstrating remarkable skill…
U7 ISA London North Football Championships
On an exceptionally hot and sunny Thursday, a cohort of seven Year 2 students embarked on a journey to Barnet PowerLeague to participate in the U7 ISA London North Football Championships. They were assigned to the Champions League division, contending against five other schools. Despite losing one match 3-2, they…
Oaklands School Council visit the Houses of Parliament
The Oaklands School Council had a fantastic day visiting the Houses of Parliament. We were lucky enough to see the Speaker’s Procession to the House of Commons and we visited the House Of Lords to view the gold chair where King Charles sits to open Parliament. We listened really well…
Year 6 PGL Liddington Residential
The Year 6 children had a wonderful experience at PGL Liddington. They were greeted with wonderful PGL staff and we had two fantastic group leaders who guided us through each day. The residential was filled with lots of challenging activities and the children’s resilience, team work, problem solving and courage…
Music News
The children from Years 1-6 were treated to live music from two of our visiting peripatetic music teachers, Mr Olsson and Mr Dorcek. Mr Olsson played the trumpet and Mr Dorcek played the drumkit. Pupils have the opportunity to learn these instruments at school and we are hoping that several…