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Head of School Update - Friday 22nd October 2021

Fri 22 Oct 2021

Welcome to the final Head of School Update for Term 1!

It's been a great week to end what has been a busy first term. The highlight of this week has certainly been our Curriculum Events. All of the pupils have been so excited to welcome you in to school this week and we hope you have enjoyed visiting your child's class.

Today, we painted the school red to raise awareness and money for St. Wilfirid's Hospice, who are celebrating their 40th Birthday. All of the pupils dressed up in something red - it was a great celebration and we have some photographs at the bottom of the update. Thank you for your generous donations today.

We held a 'Book Sale' this afternoon to help raise money for new equipment. Lots of children left with some new books for shelves at home. This has been really popular and some parents have asked if we will do this again, so look out for future dates. Thank you to Mrs Towsey, Mrs Trigwell and Mrs Clarke for organising this afternoon's event.

Hopefully, you will have received a copy of our Autumn Newsletter, with news and information from across the school this term, as well as our Bulletin.

Photographs of our 'Stars of the Term' can be found in the Newsletter. Here is a list of our 'Stars of the Week' and 'Stars of the Term' for Term 1:

Stars of the Week

Alfie S. in YR Stephenson Class

Sienna C. in Y1 Nightingale Class

Ethan B. in Y2 Brunel Class

Henry D. in Y2 Seacole Class

Elsie-May S. in Y3 Ashe Class

Emily P. in Y3 Turing Class

Emily W. in Y4 Logie-Baird Class

Lano A. in Y4 Thunberg Class

Jordan B. in Y5 Hamilton Class

Charlie B. in Y5 Pankhurst Class

Riley C. in Y6 Amundsen Class

Emilia S. in Y6 Parks Class

Our Stars of the Term are...

Isabella H. in YR Stephenson Class

Caleb A. in Y1 Nightingale Class

Ivy-May T. in Y2 Brunel Class

Kamali M. in Y2 Seacole Class

Ava-Grace R. in Y3 Ashe Class

Annie-Rose E. in Y3 Turing Class

Kodi L. in Y4 Logie-Baird Class

Joey F. in Y4 Thunberg Class

Aliyah J. in Y5 Hamilton Class

Hunter D. in Y5 Pankhurst Class

Anny B. in Y6 Amundsen Class

Nicole W. in Y6 Parks Class

Well done to all of this week's winners and to all of our winners from across the term, too!

I'd like to take this opportunity to wish all of the pupils, their parents, and school staff a safe and enjoyable half-term break and I look forward to welcoming pupils back to school on Monday 1st November 2021.

With my best wishes,

Mr Laker

Head of School

Deputy Headteacher Update - Friday 15th October 2021

Fri 15 Oct 2021

Welcome to our weekly update!

It has been a fantastic week of learning across the whole school. Well done to everyone who has shown off their school values of: Knowledge, Equality, Determination and Achievement.

It was a pleasure today to see some of the fantastic home learning projects that the pupils have been completing over the last few weeks. I really enjoyed seeing the many Egyptian Pharaohs and Gods walking in to school this week with their home made Egyptian masks. There has been amazing learning throughout the school all week, so please take time to look at few of the lovely pictures from across the school below.

Last week, Mr Laker shared in his update that we held our Student Leader elections. I am proud to announce that due to the very high quality of the children’s presentations, we have elected 25 Student Leaders. Therefore, we have decided to split them in to two groups. The first group will take up their post from now until the end of Term three, followed by the second group of Student Leaders from Term four until the end of the year. Well done Year 6 I am confident you will do yourselves proud.

Today, we practiced our fire drill procedures and all of the children were fantastic. They sensibly and calmly left the building in a very good time. Great job everyone!

In this week’s Bulletin, we have shared our poster for our forthcoming Open Morning and Open Evening in November. If you know anyone who has a child starting school in September 2022, we’d be grateful if you could let them know about the dates of our visits to school.

In our Celebration Assembly we announced our latest certificate winners. This week's 'Stars of the Week' are:

Year R Stephenson Class - Logan W for Equality - For being super polite and helpful to students and adults and for being so helpful.

Year 1 Nightingale Class – Rayan H for Knowledge - For giving thoughtful answers to questions in all areas of learning.

Year 2 Brunel Class - Ivy-May T for Determination - For great resilience in everything she does.

Year 2 Seacole Class - Matilda S for Achievement - For always being polite, kind and showing excellent behaviour for learning.

Year 3 Ashe Class - Isla C for Determination - For working hard and persevering when things become more difficult.

Year 3 Turing Class - Annie-Rose E for Determination - For always being determined to do her best in every activity.

Year 4 Logie-Baird Class - Ryan H for Equality - For always looking to be a fantastic talk partner when working with other children.

Year 4 Thunberg Class - Maisie O for Achievement - For creating an outstanding model of a Mayan temple for homework and trying her best all week.

Year 5 Hamilton Class - Oakley R for Achievement - For being enthusiastic and participating in every lesson.

Year 5 Pankhurst Class - Tarhyn W for Determination - For his amazing determination to improve in all areas of school life this week.

Year 6 Amundsen Class - Benny R for Determination - For drive and commitment to achieve his best in every lesson. Determination perfection!

Year 6 Parks Class - Sabrina S for Determination - For amazing determination to achieve in every lesson.

‘Congratulations’ to all of this week’s winners!

Next week is our final week before the half term break. Next week, each class will be hosting a curriculum event where you will have the opportunity to come into school to see and explore some of the interesting and brilliant learning the children have been doing this term. Please see our Bulletin for more information, including dates and times, for these events.

We look forward to seeing you next week! Have a great weekend.

Mr Paramor

Deputy Headteacher

Head of School Update - Friday 8th October 2021

Fri 08 Oct 2021

Welcome to this week's Weekly Update!

We’ve had a fantastic week at Oakwood! Well done to all of the children for their focus, determination and achievements this week.

This week, our pupils in Year 5 have really been enjoying their ‘Walk Like An Egyptian’ learning journey. They have practised their hieroglyphic printing and learned about the ritual of mummification. Some ‘lucky’ pupils were happy to be willing volunteers, as our photographs show.

Year 3 and 5 pupils have been working together this week. They've been sharing their published writing with each other and learning to present and share to new audiences.

Pupils across Key Stage 2 have been ‘actively’ engaging in their Maths, by taking part in the Maths World Cup. The challenge ends today and its purpose has been to engage children in daily times tables games with their classmates and pupils from other schools, whilst keeping fit and exercising to their times table recitals. The pupils have really enjoyed the challenge. This is what they had to say:

Today, our Year 6 pupils gave their presentations as part of our Student Leader elections. The pupils had to explain why they felt they should be elected as a student leader, demonstrating their skills and qualities. Well done to all of the pupils who presented today and put themselves forward; they presented with courage and confidence, giving fantastic presentations as to why they would make a great school Student Leader. I will update you further next week.

In this week’s Bulletin, we have shared our poster for our forthcoming Open Morning and Open Evening in November. If you know anyone who has a child starting school in September 2022, we’d be grateful if you could let them know about the dates of our visits to school.

Unbelievably, the end of Term 1 is quickly approaching. In the last week of term, week beginning Monday 16^th October, our Curriculum Events will be taking place in school. This is a chance for parents and carers to visit school and join in with your child’s learning journey. We hope you will be able to join us. Dates for each of the Curriculum Events have been shared on our website. We will send further updates next week. We hope you will be able to join us in the last week of term!

In our Celebration Assembly we announced our latest certificate winners. This week's 'Stars of the Week' are:

YR Stephenson Class – Holly B. for Achievement – For brilliant phonics work this week.

Y1 Nightingale Class – Mila C-B. for Knowledge – For creating a wonderful hospital scene as part of her Florence Nightingale homework project.

Y2 Brunel Class – Emily B. for Achievement – For communicating great ideas in her writing.

Y2 Seacole Class – Wynter C. for Determination – For being so determined and unafraid to make mistakes with her learning.

Y3 Ashe Class – Max P. for Determination – For working independently on his learning.

Y3 Turing Class – Joshua R. for Determination – For always being determined to do his best with everything he does.

Y4 Logie-Baird Class – Holly M. for Equality – For being an amazing talk partner in all of her learning.

Y4 Thunberg Class – Edward P. for Determination – For gaining 20,000 words through his Accelerated Reader book.

Y5 Hamilton Class – Heidi P. for Knowledge – For fantastic knowledge about mummification.

Y5 Pankhurst Class – Jacob W. for Determination – For outstanding effort in improving his reading at home.

Y6 Amundsen Class – Annaliese T. for Equality – For demonstrating equality in the way that she treats others.

Y6 Parks Class – Kamdi O. for Determination – For being exceptionally determined to achieve.

'Congratulations' to all of this week's winners!

In our Accelerated Reader challenge, Bailey H. in Year 5 has so far read the greatest number of words. So far this year, he has added 282,000 words to his individual profile. We have achieved a total of 3,400,000 words as a school!

Our updated Bulletin has further details about all of the things taking place in school, including an update on our Attendance Challenge.

I hope you all have a great weekend.

Mr Laker
Head of School

Head of School Update - Friday 1st October 2021

Fri 01 Oct 2021

Welcome to this week's Weekly Update!

Thank you to the whole community for your very generous donations, as part of this year’s ‘Harvest Festival’ project. Today, the crates of food and toiletries were collected by Tim, from the Eastbourne Foodbank. Your generosity will help many local families who really need it. Below are some pictures of us helping Tim to load the van, with part of this year’s display.

Yesterday, some of our pupils in Year 5 joined local primary schools for a Maths Challenge at St. Andrew’s School. Across the afternoon, the children took part in a number of challenges and puzzles, in a competition against the other schools. We’ll update you with the results. Thank you to Mr. Croft and Mrs. Clarke for taking the children.

Pupils have continued to give their very best effort and focus in class. I’ve been very fortunate to spend time in classes, across the week, and have seen some fantastic presentation and publishing from pupils, and great pride in their work, too. You'll see in the photographs, pupils in Year 4 who, this afternoon, were using charcoals to create these incredibly dramatic Mayan portraits.

In our Celebration Assembly we announced our latest certificate winners. This week's 'Stars of the Week' are:

YR Stephenson Class – Jasmine S. for Achievement – For remembering the word ‘hibernation’ and describing what it means.

Y1 Nightingale Class – Evie P. for Knowledge – For having a fantastic attitude towards learning new things.

Y2 Brunel Class – Sebastian W. for Determination – For great determination in phonics.

Y2 Seacole Class – Kamali M. for Determination – For working really hard and trying his best in Maths.

Y3 Ashe Class – Arthur B. for Knowledge – For always having something to contribute in lessons and for building upon or challenging the ideas of others.

Y3 Turing Class – Ayman A. for Knowledge – For always using his knowledge and always wanting to be the best he can be.

Y4 Logie-Baird Class – Sophie J. for Determination – For attempting to start the day with a positive attitude.

Y4 Thunberg Class – Lola-Mai C. for Equality – For her manner in class, her politeness around school and her excellent effort.

Y5 Hamilton Class – Phoebe C. for Achievement – For working hard in Maths and completing super work on Roman Numerals.

Y5 Pankhurst Class – Amelia D. for Equality – For always being a kind and caring learning partner.

Y6 Amundsen Class – Harvey K. for Determination – For excellent determination to contribute to classroom discussions.

Y6 Parks Class – Chelsea F. for Determination – For constant determination to achieve her best.

'Congratulations' to all of this week's winners!

In our Accelerated Reader challenge, Bailey H. in Year 5 has so far read the greatest number of words. So far this year, he has added 248,000 words to his individual profile. Will he be the first Word Millionaire?

Thank you for joining us for our ‘Meet and Greet’ afternoon on Monday. We hope this was a useful opportunity to see your child’s classroom and meet their teacher.

Our updated Bulletin has further details about all of the things taking place in school, including an update on our Attendance Challenge.

I hope you all have a great weekend.

Mr Laker
Head of School