Christmas Magic...

We finished our Christmas celebrations this afternoon with a whole school Christmas service.

It's the first time both schools have done this together and we were joined by Trudi from Lordshill Church for a very magical afternoon.

We would like to wish everyone a Very Happy Christmas.

A Ukulele Christmas!

A big thank you to the Ukulele Orchestra and Mr Charlesworth for entertaining us with live Christmas music at Key Stage 1 celebration assembly!

They performed Prokofiev's Troika with sleigh bells!

Turkey, Stuffing and all the Trimmings!

You might already be thinking about Christmas Dinner, and how many people you might have to serve... Today, our fantastic catering team served a free Christmas dinner to over 400 people!

It's the first time (and the last time) Oakwood Infant School and Oakwood Junior School have served Christmas Dinner on the same day - next year, everyone at Oakwood Primary School will be eating on the same day!

Mrs Lyons and her team of cooks have worked really hard, and they were joined by Maureen and Cheryl from City Catering, for an amazing lunchtime in both halls!

Children sat down and were served by the adults, crackers were pulled and silly hats were worn!

A brilliant lunchtime - thank you all!

Oh No It Isn't... Oh Yes It Is!!!

It was Panto Pandemonium when all of the traditional Christmas panto stories went horribly wrong at Oakwood today!

For a while it looked like the baddies would win and that Tail would never find Moo... (you had to be there!)



But in true panto style, good triumphed over evil and the last of nine Christmas performances across the schools went off without a hitch!

Thanks, Years 4 and 6, for getting us in the party mood!

Sing Christmas!

Sing Christmas! was the first performance of The Living Lordswood Community Choir.

The choir, which was formed in October, has 35 members aged from ten to seventy who all love to sing. The audience packed into the Oakwood School hall on Saturday 14 December to hear them perform a selection of traditional and modern Christmas songs. Former pupils of Oakwood were involved - singing, reading, manning the car park and serving refreshments - and you might even spot a governor or two if you look at the photos carefully.



Admission was free but the audience were asked to donate a tin food for the Basics Bank which supports families in poverty. Forty carrier bags of food were donated!

"The choir is a real community effort," said one of the organisers. "We live locally and are delighted to be able to bring joy and hope to the neighbourhood. Our thanks to Oakwood for allowing us to use their great venue."

Year 1 Maths Afternoon

We had a very exciting afternoon paying our way to play games. We had to work out our winnings and exchange the correct coins to play.



All the staff and children in Year 1 won at least one game and made some money!

The Elves, the Shoemaker and the Christmas Story!

Years 1 and 2 finished off the final KS1 performance this afternoon and even the audience joined in with the final song and the actions!

They told the story of how all the animals helped make shoes for the new King.

We had a special visitor right at the end, as the photographer from the Daily Echo came in to take photos for the paper - they'll be in on Wednesday 18 December 2013 and you can buy copies from the Echo website! (Just type Oakwood in the search box!)



Thank you to everyone involved - and thank you to all members of the audience too! You raised a massive
£520
for the Renal Unit at Southampton General Hospital!

Indian purses

Without a thimble in sight, year 4 completed their Indian purses in world record time.

A big thank you to our adult helpers: Mrs Elthrington, Mrs Heathcock, Mrs Larder, Mrs Harrison, Mrs Hayter, Mrs Whitmarsh and Emma.

Their considerable expertise and guidance contributed to a very enjoyable and productive day.

Stargazing with Years 3 and 5

Years 3 and 5 gave the first Key Stage 2 performances today!

They told the story of the birth of Jesus from the point of view of the Three Kings.

Balthasar, Caspar (always hungry) and Melchior travelled east, met Herod at his palace on the way, but arrived in time to give gifts to the new King.



Thank you Years 3 and 5 for an amazing production! Great singing!

Year R's very first Oakwood Christmas!

Year R took to the stage for their very first Oakwood Christmas!

There were stars, angels, donkeys, kings, shepherds and their sheep, a helpful  innkeeper and wise men - all arriving to visit the new born King and his parents Mary and Joseph!



It was really lovely to see the confidence they had performing in front of a big audience - they've only been in school for a term!

Very well done Year R! A great performance!