Year 2 Art Gallery trip

Year 2 went on a visit to Southampton Art Gallery. Look at the lovely flowers they made...........

Getting Fit for Life!

It was really impossible to walk past our pupil kitchen this week without being tempted in by the very inviting food being cooked!

But this time, it wasn't pupils, but parents of pupils taking part in the Fit for Life Family Learning Course.

They are learning from each other, sharing experiences of home and family life and are trying out some new recipes...



The Pasta Hot Pot was delicious and filling - and, more importantly, easy and cheap!

(And Mr Taylor liked Pula's Mixed Bean Salad too!)

Science walkway

What a lot of snow......!

Frozen pond!

Our pond was frozen over.......

Snow!

Our school got covered in snow...!

Thank you...

Thank you for your support over the last couple of days during the snow.

It was not an easy decision to close the school as we realised we would inconvenience many of you. However, our first duty to your children is their safety. Some of you who phoned on Monday morning were already reporting how dangerous your journey was and several members of staff were unable to come into work because they live long distances away and roads were blocked or dangerous.



We kept our answerphone and website up-to-date with the latest information and we also kept Radio Solent informed.

We decided to stay closed on Tuesday because we suspected the worst about the morning’s weather and we wanted to make sure you had time to make arrangements if necessary. As it happened, the weather during rush hour was worse on Tuesday than it had been on Monday.

All parents we spoke to directly supported our decision.

Apparently, we only get that much snow every 18 years, so that could be the last time your children get to play in the snow as a child! I hope you were able to make the most of it as families!

(And Oscar says “thank you” for all the pictures of snowmen!! See below…!)

School Open 04.02.09

Oakwood Infant school is expected to be open again as of Wednesday 4th February 2009, based on the current weather forecast for tomorrow.

Oscar says: "Snowman Update!"

Here's what's arrived so far...



They look amazing! Keep up the good work! (And stay warm!)

Oscar

Oscar says: "Build me a snowman!"

Hello All!

Oscar here down in Brisbane, Australia, where it's...

28°C! (Phew!)

But I'm missing the snow you've got back in Southampton!

I've seen some great photos of snowmen on the web...



...and I've got a prize for the best snowman you can build!

You can email a digital photo to me: oscar@oakwood-jun.southampton.sch.uk and I'll put any that I receive on the blog!

(Any SnowBears might win a prize too! - Don't forget to put your name and class in the email!)

School closed 03.02.09

Oakwood Infant School will be closed on Tuesday 3rd February 2009 due to the weather.