Calling all pupils, parents and teachers! Have you all got what it takes to travel to Tokyo? Are you ready for the ultimate challenge? YES! You say. Ok, well, we will need to travel a long way (virtually of course) to get to Tokyo, so get your bikes ready! Get…
Year 6 boys from Normanhurst joined Oaklands Year 6 Boys PE lesson and took part in some friendly tag-rugby matches. With a few boys missing due to 11+ exams and interviews, Oaklands had their work cut out in the afternoon. They played with great spirit and we witnessed some great…
Monday 27 January saw the very first Oak-Tree Swimming Gala held at Loughton swimming pool and it was a great success. Pupils from Years 4-6 took part in various individual races and relays, ending with an exciting 12 team front crawl relay. The children were fantastic and competed in a…
Year 3 and 4 have been working hard during Games, learning the rules of netball and putting it into good practice during small sided games. Pupils really enjoyed learning these new skills, and played well as a team. Pupils were also recently involved in a tag rugby event with Normanhurst…
Pupils from Years 5 and 6 have been using the cold weather to their advantage by taking part in ‘Indoor Athletics’ activities as their topic for this term. We have been really impressed with their efforts and concentration to achieve consistency with their techniques as well as improve on their…
Girls from Year 5 and 6 took part in the ISA Girls 6-a-side Football Tournament at Barnet Power league on Friday 15 November. On a bitterly cold day, they soon warmed up, working tirelessly as a team to win the ball back and attack the opposition. For some, this was…
Our cross country team took part in a local run using our beautiful surroundings at nearby Epping Forest footpath. The run started at Earls path and followed the main path going through the woods, finishing at the top of Warren Hill. The children all did fantastically well with all of…
On Friday 18 October, the boys and girls from cross country club took part in a fun, muddy obstacle course for their last session before half term. They enjoyed crawling through cargo nets, speed bouncing and crocodile walking among many other obstacles on their way around the course.
On Monday 7 October our Year 6 boys took a trip to Peter May Centre in Walthamstow to take part in a specialist contact rugby coaching session with Mr Banks and the pupils from Normanhurst School. They learnt how to tackle safely and effectively, practicing the art of ‘rucking and…
On Tuesday 8 October, Year 5 and 6 Girls took part in the LVS Ascot School Football Festival in Windsor. After a very long journey, the team were greeted with beautiful pitches and surroundings in which to plan in and had a whole day of football to look forward to….
