School Games - Badminton Week 3

This week was the final week for the girls' School Games Badminton League. The four Oakwood girls had one final game, a crunch match, against the also unbeaten Bitterne C of E. The winners of the 3 game match would be crowned champions.

Millie lost the opening game 7-9 in a back and forth encounter. This meant Oakwood needed to win both the remaining games to claim a victory. Zahra and Holly then took to the court and stormed to a 9-3 win. With the tie now poised at 1-1, all the pressure fell on Millie... She was fantastic! A 9-3 win clinched the match 2-1 and Oakwood girls were crowned City Champions in girls Badminton. Holding on the title won last year.
Well done girls!!!

Both the boys team were up against their respective league leaders. Oakwood A battled, but couldn't find enough for the win: losing 1-2. Alex (l) 7-9, Marcus (L) 7-9 amd Jack and Tom (W) 9-2.
Oakwood B fell to a 0-3 defeat against a strong Bitterne C of E. Jenson (L) 3-9, Nathaniel (L) 3-9 and Tymain and Lewis (L) 5-9.
Both boys teams now await to see if they will finish as first runners-up and progress to the semi-finals.

Year 4 Workshare

This afternoon Year 4 have been using Edward Tulane to help parents and themselves to up level their vocabulary. The children chose difficult vocabulary and researched the definition, synonym and antonym of the words. They then used these words to challenge their parents, we were all very impressed with their knowledge. Well done!

Year 3 Anglo Saxon Day

Times Table Raps

We were inspired by online maths raps, so we decided to write our own. Teach your friends, your parents or your dog!

Y1 Dragon Puppets

The children in Y1 have been learning about Chinese New Year and have made dragon puppets. They were practising their colouring, cutting and folding skills. Don't they look great!!

Year 4 visit the River in Selbourne

Year 4 had a wonderful day today visiting the 'Gilbert White field study centre'. Their day consisited of two workshops (outside bbrrr). One was in and at the river, measuring, testing, checking and observing. The other in the woodland making a picture showing how a river is formed and works. What a wonderful day and a big thank you to Emily and Josh!

Shakespeare by Year 6

After a wonderful day at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre on Monday, we have practised our drama skills and created our own mini 'Globe' complete with productions!


 

Schools Badminton League Wk 2

Week 2 of the Schools Badminton League saw the Oakwood A team battle in vain against a very strong Springhill team, losing 1-2 after a thrilling 1st singles match which Oakwood had won.

Alex (w) 9 - 7
Jack and Tom (l) 4 - 9
Marcus (l) 4 - 9

They did fare a little better in their second match against Valentine, winning 2-1.

Alex (l) 4 - 9
Jack and Tom (w) 9 - 4
Marcus (w) 9 - 4

The 'B' team won their second game on the bounce, beating Ludlow 2-1.

Jenson (w) 9 - 3
Tymaine and Lewis (w) 9 - 4
Nathaniel (l) 5 - 9

The girls team triumphed 3-0 against Bassett Green. The girls now only have one match to play, against Bitterne where they will be going for gold!

Millie (w) 9 - 2
Hollie and Zahra (w) 9-7
Zahra (w) 9-2

Y6 visit Shakespeare's Globe

Year 6 made the long trip up to London today to visit Shakespeare's Globe Theatre!

It was a fantastic day and the children really enjoyed visiting the capital city. Not only did they have their guided tour of the Globe theatre and workshop with the Globe's players (actors) they got to see some of London's most iconic landmarks: St Paul's Cathedral, Houses of Parliament, The Queen Elizabeth 2 Tower (with Big Ben), The Shard, The Millennium Bridge, MI6 headquarters, to name a few.

And a big thank you to all the staff who came along, and the parents for collecting when we returned in the dark!

Y4 Complete Their Boot Camp Training

This week Y4 have tried to strengthen their brains and level up their work. So today in P.E. we focused on strengthening our bodies and building up our fitness. They took part in 12 different exercises as well as a squat challenge.