The Year 6 children had a wonderful experience at PGL Liddington. They were greeted with wonderful PGL staff and we had two fantastic group leaders who guided us through each day. The residential was filled with lots of challenging activities and the children’s resilience, team work, problem solving and courage…
The children from Years 1-6 were treated to live music from two of our visiting peripatetic music teachers, Mr Olsson and Mr Dorcek. Mr Olsson played the trumpet and Mr Dorcek played the drumkit. Pupils have the opportunity to learn these instruments at school and we are hoping that several…
3CO have loved getting the chance to extend their knowledge of continents and countries within our topic work. They can confidently identify the 7 continents on a map of the world or globe, and are becoming increasingly confident to identify countries which we have explored in lessons this year such…
3CO have enjoyed getting stuck in to their weaving topic in D&T! The children have quickly learnt that this is a task that requires concentration and patience which they are demonstrating brilliantly! It’s also been lovely to see the children helping each other during the weaving process. We are all…
1C have had a lovely week observing animals in our environment as part of their Animal Antics Science topic. They went onto the field and into the Wild Woods to see what mini-beasts and animals they could find. The class found lots of woodlice, worms, and even some beetles and…
The children in Lower Kindergarten have been learning all about the story of ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’. They have participated in a variety of activities including making their own kitchen roll caterpillar and creating some ‘food’ for the caterpillar, using real fruit and soil. Over the past two weeks, the…
On Monday 29th April, Year 3 went to visit the Roman site at Verulamium in St Albans. Lots of fun was had and the children returned back full of facts and knowledge about Roman and Celt life.
Oaklands continue their impressive winning streak!! Pupils from Years 3-6 took part in the West Essex School Sports Partnership Mini-Tennis event at Theydon Bois Tennis Club on a warm and sunny Friday afternoon. After fueling themselves with a sports packed lunch, they were energised and ready for the challenge awaiting…
In Year 1, our topic this term is Space. We have begun making 3D planets using paper mâché. The children painted balloons with PVA and layered ripped newspaper to make a hard outer shell. The children will shortly go on to paint them to make our very own Solar System!…
The children in Lower Kindergarten were very excited to visit the Wild Woods to search for minibeasts and insects. They explored under logs, leaves, in the trees and within the grass area. They found a variety of bugs including slugs, woodlice, spiders, worms, a dragonfly, bumblebees and a ladybird.
