What a fantastic day the tennis team from Oaklands had Tuesday 17 May. It was the first time the school took part in the Essex Independent Schools Tennis Cup and it was great to see the children compete and enjoy their tennis! Zara and Lucy took part in the U9’s…
Pupils at Oaklands School have been really enjoying their PE lessons recently. With more opportunities to go outside in the warmer weather, they have been able to take part in lessons that included football, basketball, and athletics. Football On a glorious sunny day on Thursday 12 May, Oaklands School took…
With summer just around the corner, pupils across the school have been giving tennis a go in their PE lessons. Some classes started out learning the basic techniques, such as how to properly hold the racket, positioning, and bouncing. In order to hone their newly acquired skills, they worked in…
On a glorious day on Tuesday 22 March, Oaklands took 2 teams along to the ISA U11’s Mixed Tag-Rugby competition at Woodford Wells Cricket Club. Every single one of the pupils were outstanding as they got better and better as the tournament went on, and myself, Mrs Booth and the…
On a cold and windy Friday, Oaklands year 6 Tag-rugby team took part in the West Essex School Sports Partnership Tag-rugby tournament at Davenant foundation school. It was a fantastic event with over 18 schools taking part. Considering they have only been practicing this year in PE for a few…
It was fantastic to finally enter a team into a swimming event for the first time in nearly 2 years! Pupils from Years 4-6 took part in the annual ISA London North Swimming Championships at Southbury Leisure Centre on Wednesday 17 November. The children were so excited and needed to…
Before half term, pupils from Years 3-6 took part in the annual House Football competition on the school playing fields. Years 4 and 5 combined together and started the week off on Tuesday 12 October with some excellent football and what impressed me the most was their team play, getting…
On Wednesday 3 November, Oaklands School took part in the Year 3&4 West Essex School Sports Partnership mixed Football Competition at Shooters Football Centre in North Weald. They played so well and gave their all, coming up against some very talented schools. We eventually came 2nd in our mini group…
The pupils in Year 3 have been working hard on their ball mastery skills, learning how to dribble with the ball and pass and defend to pleasing affect. They were able to transfer these skills over to number football where they played one-on-one and then onto a full-sided match. There…
In Cross Country, the pupils have been rediscovering their fitness after returning from the holidays and are gradually improving their stamina and running strength as a result. They have been doing 1 lap intervals of the field with a rest in-between and this week they managed to do 2 lap…
