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Wow, what a fantastic day! The children have enjoyed their Christmas lunches today! All of the teachers were in the halls to lend a hand and make this a special experience for the children. The children particularly enjoyed the Christmas sing-along songs, which we played in the halls to add a more festive atmosphere. Thank you to the kitchen staff for preparing the fantastic food that the children enjoyed.
Slightly different to the national event held on Thursday 11th December, Oakridge had our Christmas Jumper Day today, Monday 15th December, to coincide with our Christmas Lunch! It has been wonderful to see so many of the children donating their £1 to dress down and wear a Christmas jumper. Well done to everyone who has taken part! The money will be donated to Save the Children UK, who will use the funds to help those in need.
We are delighted to announce that the school raised a total of £377.75 for the Christmas Jumper appeal.
As a school, we have supported St Michael's Hospice for several years and have once again been invited to participate in their 'Light Up a Life' Christmas service this year. The choir, with Mrs Brittain, performed brilliantly and helped to make this service a special experience. Well done to everyone who was involved!
On Friday 21st November 2025, the Federation took part in a 'Be Bright, Be Seen Day' organised by our JRSO (Junior Road Safety Officer) Team. As part of the day, the children dressed in their brightest clothes to promote the message of wearing brighter or reflective clothing during the winter months so that road users can see them.
At the beginning of the week, in assemblies, the children learnt how to cross roads safely using the 'Green Cross Code' and the importance of being seen when out and about. 
Year 1 had a fantastic trip to Alice Holt this week. Although it was very cold, we kept ourselves busy with lots of fun!
The children explored different parts of the forest to understand the importance of looking after it, both for humans and the animals.
They completed different activities, such as a mini-beast hunt, colour matching, and looking for different habitats, and at the end, we even got to do the Gruffalo trail!
Once again, we took part in a dress-down day to raise money for Children in Need. The school council asked everyone to come dressed in something with spots in exchange for £1!
There were spotty socks, headbands, t-shirts, tights and even face-painted spots! Thank you to everyone who took part! Thanks to your efforts, we raised over £500!
From the 10th Nov to 14th Nov, the children took part in anti-bullying week. On Monday, we kicked things off with an assembly to help introduce this important week and the activities we would be completing. Every year, the group had important PSHE lessons surrounding bullying, and to help promote kindness, each class took part in '25 Acts of Kindness'. It was a kindness bingo sheet with 25 random acts of kindness that the children could complete throughout the week. At the end, we celebrated the children's efforts with another assembly, and each class received a special certificate.
As part of our Remembrance Day celebrations, the children took part in the national 2-minute silence and had special assemblies about why Remembrance Day is important and what it celebrates.
The children have also created mini-art installations of poppies in the classroom windows.
On Friday 17th October 25, 35 of our Year 2 and 4 children took part in the Diwali Light It Up Festival! As part of this, they performed the dance they had been learning over the last few weeks in school. The children participated in the parade through town before making their way to the Amphitheatre. The children enjoyed watching a series of performances from both professional dancers and musicians, and by talented local young people and groups from the community.
It was a fantastic evening and the children did us all proud! Well done to everyone who took part and gave up their evening to join in.
This week, we took our Year 3 trip to the Roman Palace in Fishbourne! The children had a fantastic time and were so well-behaved throughout the day.
Workshop:
We had the opportunity to complete a 'Roman daily life' workshop where the children had a go at a range of activities, including writing using wax tablets, exploring a Roman kitchen and making flour from wheat seeds, weaving, building a Roman bridge, completing logical puzzles and playing a range of Roman games:
Film - the development of Fishbourne Palace:
During the day, each group had the opportunity to sit in the auditorium to watch a film that showed them how Fishbourne Palace was built. We witnessed the change in the Palace from Roman times to today and understood more about how it burned down and what remained.
Museum:
For the remainder of the day, the children explored the museum to learn more about the palace and how it came to be. We were able to view the Roman mosaics left over on the floors below and hunted particular shapes and pictures. We also visited the Roman gardens to learn more about what plants and food was grown in the gardens.
A great day was had by all!
On Wednesday 21st May, Year 1 went to Sir Hilliers Gardens in Romsey to explore lots of different plants, animals and habitats. Whilst there, they were able to go on a hunt to identify different leaves and the trees they are from, complete a scavenger hunt to see what helps seeds grow and what doesn't, and enjoyed testing their senses in a garden full of different scents from different plants. The children then used these scents to fill a hungry caterpillar! They finished the trip with some pond dipping and were able to find lots of amazing animals, including newts, water beetles, pond snails and more!
Over the last two weeks, the children in Years 2, 5, and 6 have participated in the NSPCC's Speak Out, Stay Safe campaign. This campaign involved all children across the Federation taking part in an assembly led by Mrs Cameron, which was then followed up by taught sessions by representatives of the NSPCC.
