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Headteacher Update - Friday 17th March 2023
Fri 17 Mar 2023Welcome to this week's Weekly Update!
We've been enjoying Fairtrade Week at Oakwood. On Tuesday, Mr Sharp took the School Council to Morrison's in Hampden Park. There they met Kim, who showed them around the store and their Fairtrade ranges in store, including chocolate, coffee and bananas, to name a few. In school today, we welcomed Kim, who joined us to lead some Fairtrade workshops and activities. The children have really enjoyed learning about the products that we buy and consume, where in the World they come from, and how Fairtrade ensures workers and farmers are paid and treated fairly for their goods.
We will be having a Fairtrade display in school. Come and see it when you join us for our Curriculum Events.
In our Celebration Assembly, we announced the winner of our Short Story celebration. Congratulations to Oliver J. in Year 5, the author of 'Ben's Weird Dream'. All of our entrants this year won a prize - some brilliant stories!
'Congratulations' to Lilly-May B. in Year 5, who has become our latest 'Word Millionaire' - an incredible achievement. Lilly-May has read more than 70 books since September and is an avid reader. Her 1,000,000 words have helped our school total to more than 19 million words!
'Well done' to all of this week's certificate winners. Our full list of this week's Stars can be found on the Bulletin for this week.
Just a reminder to you all that our Progress Meetings for the Spring term will be taking place on Tuesday and Thursday next week. This is a great opportunity for you to meet with you child's class teacher and to discuss the progress that your child is making in school. Consultations can be made via your Arbor Parent Portal. There are later evening appointments on Thursday, allowing you to choose a time that best suits you. The meetings for pupils in Year 4 will take place after the Easter break.
I look forward to welcoming you in to school.
'Thank you' for your support during the period of industrial action, this week and before. I recognise the impact that this has had on our families, and understand this frustration. Your support is very much appreciated. I hope that a resolution can be agreed soon.
Have a good weekend!
Ryan Laker
Headteacher
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Headteacher Update - Friday 10th March 2023
Fri 10 Mar 2023Welcome to this week's Weekly Update...
Despite the terrible weather, we've had a great week at Oakwood.
Our pupils in Year 1 have been using their multiplication skills to solve money problems, and write their number sentences. Brilliant work! I have seen some excellent Design and Technology designs by pupils in Year 5, talking about the features of their mechanisms. They are making toys with moveable parts for pupils in Year 1. I will look forward to seeing their final products.
'Thank you' to all of the children who have shared their Home Learning Projects with me. I have seen some compost bin dioramas and models of the Earth, to name a few. Children are definitely inspired by their learning journeys, and it is great to know that children are exploring this further at home!
'Well done' to our brilliant choir who performed some songs at school pick-up on Tuesday afternoon. We're proud of our musical talents and I hope you were able to enjoy a few moments enjoying their songs. We have a short clip on our Facebook page.
'Thank you' to all of the children who submitted a Short Story for this year's competition. We have had some late entries, so we will announce our winners next week.
Next week we are looking forward to celebrating 'Fair Trade Week' in school. We will share some photographs with you as part of next week's Bulletin!
Due to our INSET Day last week, we weren't able to celebrate our Stars, so it was great to have our Celebration Assembly today. This week's Stars of the Week are...
Oakley C. in the Nursery.
Ciaran D. in Reception.
Holly B. in Year 1.
Louis T. in Year 2.
Ashton-Jay J. and Kallais S. in Year 3.
Chloe F. and Elsie-May S in Year 4.
Matthew M. and Sammy-Jo B. in Year 5.
Aswin L. and Leo B. in Year 6.
Well done to all of this week's winners. In our 100% Attendance Raffle, there were 258 children in this week's draw. The number drawn at random was 111. Well done to Taylor in Year 6 this week!
You will be aware that the ongoing disputes between the NEU union and the Government continue. This means that the planned industrial action dates, scheduled for next week, look set to go ahead. As a consequence, the school will be closed on Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th March 2023. The Nursery will be open on these days. I recognise the disruption that this has caused our families over the past month and apologise for the inconvenience. I, like you, hope that a resolution can be sought soon!
I'd also like to make you aware that our Spring Progress Evenings will be taking place on Tuesday 21st and Thursday 23rd March 2023. A letter with details about how to book will be sent next week.
As always, please check out this week's Bulletin, with lots more information about life at Oakwood and some dates for the diary. Here's hoping some warmer Spring weather is just around the corner.
Have a great weekend! I will look forward to seeing all of the pupils on Monday!
With my very best wishes,
Ryan Laker
Headteacher
