Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• World Book Day

  Thu 07 Mar 2024

  We had a fantastic time celebrating World Book Day on Thursday 7th March. 

   

  We had our own theme this year: ‘Bringing the Classics to Life.’

   

  Classic books could be defined as those noteworthy books that have been well-loved for many generations- think The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe or Black Beauty. 

  The classics can also be quite challenging to read so we wanted to share them with the children and bring them to life to show them why they are such popular books and to make them feel more confident about reading them. 

   

  At the juniors, our day started with an assembly where we read an extract from Mary Poppins before watching a clip from the film adaptation. The children were captivated by Mary and Bert’s ‘day out’ to the countryside! 

   

  After that, every class took part in ‘Page to Stage.’ Each year group were allocated an extract from a classic text, which they had to to bring alive either through drama, role play or by simply performing their fluent reading. 

   

  Year R performed ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’

  Year 1 performed ‘Skrimbleshanks’ from Cats

  Year 2 performed ‘Paddington Bear’

  Year 3 performed ‘The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe’

  Year 4 performed ‘101 Dalmatians’ 

  Year 5 performed ‘The Wizard of Oz’

  Year 6 performed ‘Oliver Twist’

   

  As well as this, we also did the Masked Reader, where some mystery teachers read a verse from ‘The Owl and the Pussy Cat’. The teachers weren’t revealed until the end of day, which kept everyone guessing and was a lot of fun! 

  Huge shout out to Mrs Muller, Coach Jordan, Miss Irving, Miss Bartlett, Miss King and Miss Cameron who all did a brilliant job of being our mystery readers! 

   

  Classic or heritage texts are an important part of a healthy reading diet and are recommended for challenging children’s reading and fluency skills. 

  If you are interested in supporting your children with this, please see the recommended book list on our website. 

  

• Science Day 2024

  Wed 28 Feb 2024

  As part of National Science Day, on Wednesday 28th February 2024, the children across the Federation took part in a variety of science based lessons. These included researching a number of scientists and their achievements which included Jane Goodall, David Attenborough, Louis Pasteur, Nikola Tesla, Mae Jamison and Charles Darwin. The children also completed ‘mini investigations’ ranging from making slime in Year 1 to investigating water tension in Year 3 by stabbing pencils through a bag full of water, and even ‘making’ blood in year 5!

   

  The children had a great day and enjoyed learning about all sorts of different parts of science. A selection of the children’s work will be displayed in junior office and in the infant school corridor

  

• Mad Hair Day 2024

  Fri 09 Feb 2024

  We are delighted to tell you that the school raised a total of £469.02 for St Michael's Hospice Mad Hair Day.

• Year 6 Netball - Oakridge v Merton

  Wed 07 Feb 2024 Coach Jordan

  Our year 6's headed to Merton looking to gain their first victory of the school year, and this was certainly achieved.

   

  We started the game very brightly and began to assert our authority over Merton in the opening minutes, leading to an early goal from Riley. During the next 10 minutes, we were a bit erratic with our passing, marking and shooting, and even though we were still very much on top, we couldn't quite get that much-needed second goal. After the first 10 minutes had ended, we had a very firm chat about being more relaxed on the ball, picking up our players quicker, and taking our time with the shooting. From here on, we never looked back.

   

  Our work rate to win the ball back was a top draw; we limited Merton to very little possession, and most of the time, we kept them in their defensive third. Our passing became slicker, and we now found ourselves converting our chances, which took us into the half-time break 7-0 up. The message during the break was simple: keep doing what we are doing, and victory will be assured. I also set the team a target of not conceding a goal.

   

  The floodgates began to open in the second half, and we ended up winning the game 15-0. Full credit must go to Merton as they kept fighting until the end in a situation where it would have been easy to give up. Everyone was excellent today; we executed the game plan to perfection, and a special thank you must go to Miss Wilson, who has been helping the team at the netball club to improve their overall play. There was a noticeable difference in their movement, passing and shooting, which made all the difference. Onto the next one!

   

  Team (goals): Myah (1), Evie (2), Zac (5), Willow (3), George (2), Riley (2), Taiyah and Sophia.

• NSPCC Number Day

  Fri 02 Feb 2024

  We are delighted to tell you that the school raised a total of £393.78 on Friday 2nd February in aid of the NSPCC while taking part in their 'Dress up for Digits' number day.

• Year 3/4 Boys Football - Oakridge v Merton

  Thu 01 Feb 2024 Coach Jordan

  The team went into this game looking for a positive result and performance after a below-par showing the last time. 

   

  We immediately started on the front foot, with our front 3 causing havoc in the Merton back line with their purposeful and intense pressure. In the game's third minute, we won a corner, which Isaac expertly delivered and met by a bullet header from Elijah, which nestled into the top left corner, giving us a deserved 1-0 lead. After this, we continued to pile on the pressure but couldn't find a way past the Merton GK, who was excellent throughout and kept the score down to as little as it was; if it wasn't for him, we would have scored a lot more. In the 11th minute, Merton broke away on the counter-attack, and their striker unleashed a shot which was met by a superb full-diving save from Bobby to keep the score at 1-0. Soon after this, we won another corner, which Jack fired in at the near post and deflected in off the opposition to make the score 2-0 to us heading into halftime.

   

  The break allowed us to talk about a few things to ensure the victory through the second half. We realised that their biggest threat was the goalie playing a long ball through to their number 6, and if we could nullify that, we would be sure to keep a clean sheet. I set the boys to score three goals and keep a clean sheet for the second half.

   

  We soon took this plan into action and began to run away with the game in the third quarter; in the 27th minute, Elijah took a shot that Merton well blocked, but the ball fell to George, who cooly tucked the ball home to make it 3-0. Straight after, Jack was the most alert to latch onto another rebounded shot, and he showed good composure to slot the ball away to make it 4-0. Merton had a few chances to get forward but was denied all game by our organised defensive line, leaving Bobby with very little to do in our goal. In the 33rd minute, Isaac scored our goal of the match by unleashing a thunderous strike which found the top right-hand corner of the Merton goal, giving the GK no chance. We rounded off our scoring in the last minute through Elijah to make the final score 6-0, giving us our first win of the year. 

   

  The boys were superb today; we took our chances, defended superbly and worked our socks off to make this a fantastic win!

   

  Team: Bobby, Mikey, Leonardo, Jensen, Isaac, Elijah, Jack, George, Shyam, Seth

• Online Safety Parent Forum

  Wed 10 Jan 2024

  Thank you to those who attended our online safety parent forum on Tuesday 9th January. Below is a link to the resources we shared on our 'Parent Forum' page.

   

  Parent Forum Page

• Christmas Fair

  Fri 08 Dec 2023

  We are delighted to write and tell you that we raised a total of £2,499 at our Christmas fair on Friday.

   

  We would also like to take this opportunity to thank you, our parents, for all of your donations as without these our fairs could not happen.

• Care in the Community - Week 6

  Wed 29 Nov 2023

  We visited St Thomas for our final week today and had the best time helping to set up Christmas trees for around the home. The children decorated the trees and the dining room area leaving it ready to go for Christmas time. A lovely time was had by all!

   

  It has been incredible to watch our children grow in confidence over the weeks, engaging in conversation with the residents and becoming braver and braver as each week went by. The residents have loved seeing the children and spending time with them; there have been so many benefits for all involved.

  We wish the residents a lovely Christmas and we know the children will miss seeing them each week!

  Merry Christmas St Thomas Care Home!

  

• Care in the Community - Week 5

  Tue 28 Nov 2023

  This week the children created some Christmas Cards with the St Thomas residents in preparation for Christmas. Each child made a card specifically for a resident of their choice which were then taken and put up in their rooms.

  We were unable to use the chapel this week so spread ourselves around the dining room area and filled the room with creative resources!

  Next week will be our final visit with this group of children and we are hoping to decorate some Christmas trees around the care home to fill it with Christmas vibes!