Anti-bullying week in Year 5

Last week was anti-bullying week (18th November - 22 November). The children in 5JT enjoyed making anti-bullying shields with the message that Bullying is not allowed at Oakwood. Here are some of them!

Mr Mandigora

Yesterday Year 3 were lucky enough to be visited by Mr Mandigora. He came in to speak to the children about life in Zimbabwe as part of our Smile topic. The children prepared questions to ask him and made notes during his visit.

This allowed the children to get a feel to what life is really like in Zimbabwe, not like they see on the television.





Thank you again Mr Mandigora!

Thank you for starting Christmas so well!

It seems really strange it still being November and our Christmas tree being up in school!

But the OSA Christmas Fair comes around as regular as clockwork and we thank everyone who came to take part...

You may have played Batak, or bought a raffle ticket, or won a bottle, or eaten candy floss, or had a hot dog, or bought a woolly hat, or seen Santa, or bought your Christmas cards, or had a coffee and a cake, or bought some presents for people!

The fair is always good fun and this year seemed busier than ever!



Thanks to all of your, and particularly all members of the Oakwood School Association, for making it a success.

The evening raised an amazing £3808 which will all come back into Oakwood Primary School to be spent on your children!

Year 2's Island Home homework project

Year 2 have been inspired by their top 'An Island Home' to create some fabulous projects at home. The children were allowed to do anything they wanted related to islands (including treasure maps, posters, information and models). These projects could of been about a real island or fantasy!

The children really enjoyed sharing their work with their friends on Thursday afternoon.

Have a look at our amazing work!

Round Two of the Inter-House Sports Cup

Year four took part in round two of the Inter-House Sports Cup this afternoon.

Five children from each house braved the cold to take part in the year four football tournament on the playground. It was a high scoring competition which required both a goals scored count back AND a playoff to decide 2nd and 3rd!

The results were as follows;

Arcadia 1 - 7 Oceana                                             Aurora 1 - 3 Oriana
Oceana 6 - 1 Aurora                                              Oriana 2 - 4 Arcadia
Arcadia 2 - 5 Aurora                                              Oriana 0 - 4 Oceana

Playoff;

Arcadia 0 - 1 Aurora

Which meant; 1st = Oceana, 2nd = Aurora, 3rd = Arcadia, 4th = Oriana

Well done to our top scores: Robbie (9), Owen and Reece (5) and Paolo (4)
And thank you to our four Y6 referees.

KS1 Pupil Council Banner!

Pupil Council from KS1 have helped to design a banner to remind everyone about how to play nicely at playtimes and lunchtimes. They used the 'Right's and Respecting' Charter to help them to think of ideas.

From RRS Banner

Emotional Art!

As part of Anti-Bullying Week Year 6 have been exploring how different emotions can be expressed through art. We looked particularly at the work of  the Victorian abstract artist Wassily Kandinsky. Here are some of our pictures inspired by his work and the conflicting emotions that we might feel if we were being bullied.

Gymtastic!

Twelve lucky Y4 children visited Southampton Gymnastics Clubs Redbridge facility today for a Gym Festival with three other schools.

As part of the festival each school was required to perform a short gymnastic piece to showcase the work they do in gym lessons for PE. The six boys and six girls representing Oakwood performed excellently showing off a wide range of skills. As a thank you for coming the children then got to watch a performance from a pair of Southampton Gym clubs gymnasts which was superb, and quite amazing to watch.

The children were then given coaching sessions on a range of fantastic equipment in the purpose built gym facility, the children were especially keen on the foam landing pit and the rather bouncy floor!

Although rather difficult to capture gymnastics in action we did manage a few photos - take a look.

Angels Day in Year 3

Last week Year 3 had a wonderful day with Duncan and his team from 'Southampton city Mission'. Year 3 were learning all about 'Angels' and what they mean to them and Christians. A great day full of art and craft, team work activities and story telling.

Year 3 have made some very authentic time capsules, to present all their WW2 topic work. The children learnt new skills in measuring and cutting the correct size paper to cover the shoe boxes too!