Despite the weather Year 6 still managed to put on lovely mini fete in the school hall. Stalls consisted of cake and popcorn sales, a ‘tattoo’ parlor, face painting, a second hand book sale, guess the name of the teddy, mini games and lots more. The younger children all loved…
We had a lovely (and very emotional) morning celebrating the school lives of our outgoing year 6 class. Parents and staff enjoyed an array of songs, their favourite memories, a presentation of certificates, and even the traditional throwing of the graduation hats! It was evident how close the year 6…
On Wednesday 5 July we held our annual Speech Day and Prize Giving, celebrating the many achievements and successes of the pupils throughout the year. The celebration took place in a marquee on the field which was packed with a large audience of family and friends. The guest speakers this…
We had a lovely afternoon yesterday celebrating the many achievements of our Early Years, both in and out of the classroom. The children entertained the crowd of friends and family with a variety of songs and performances including ‘Counting’, ‘Our Farm Visit’ and ‘Good Morning Around the World’. All pupils…
Read the last Headmistress’s Letter of the school year, full of everything that you need to know about the last few weeks of term.
A huge crowd of family and friends gathered at Lopping Hall on Wednesday evening for the Oaklands summer production of ‘Porridge’. Year 5 and 6 pupils had been working extremely hard, learning a huge amount of lines to perform a spectacular show. Pupils had the audience in hysterics with this…
At the end of May, Year 5 had the opportunity to go on a taster day at Brentwood School. Pupils were bowled over by the sheer size and ample facilities that the school had to offer, but what made the biggest impression on them all were the students that they…
Hoards of pupils, staff, family and friends gathered on the field on Saturday for Oaklands’ annual OPA Summer Fete. It was packed with people enjoying the sun and there were lots of fun activities to take part in including fairground rides, zorbing, a bouncy castle, ball pond, stalls, a wonderful…
The annual whole school Dance Display was held yesterday in the dazzling sunshine, and what an event it was! All pupils got involved with the display, from Year 6 all the way down to Lower Kindergarten. They performed a range of acts complete with impressive costumes. Year 4 were ‘Walking…
The OPA have kindly purchased 24 Apple iPad Air 2 36GB tablets, along with cases and an Apple Mac mini for the pupils to make use of in class. This has been a long-running project and all of the children will be able to make use of and benefit from…
