World Book Day 2025 On Thursday 7th March, Oaklands Schools celebrated our love of books by dressing up as some of our favourite book characters. Some children visited Pinehurst care-home to read books to the residents and then we held a shared read with the Juniors in the afternoon.
In the first two weeks of the half term, Year 2 became junior Pizzaiolos for the morning at Pizza Express in Fleet. During the morning, the children learnt about good food, tasted fresh ingredients, and of course, made their own authentic Margherita pizza. The children kneaded the dough to make the perfect base before topping their creations with passata and mozzarella. At the end of the visit, the children brought their pizzas back to school Read more…
Year 1 Scooter Workshop 2025 We were fortunate enough to take part in an amazing scooter workshop at the start of the half term. We learnt about keeping safe, starting and stopping and saying, “Excuse me, please” to pedestrians.
Year 2 – African Dance and Drumming Workshop 2025 To bring to a close our Home and Away topic, Year 2 enjoyed an amazing day with Kwame from African Activities experiencing a range of immersive activities blending rhythm, movement, creativity, and culture. First the children learnt to play the djembe drum. They were taught how to hold and play the drum correctly before copying Kwame in a variety of different patterns and rhythms. We also learnt Read more…
NSPCC Number Day 2025 On Friday 7th October Oaklands Schools took part in NSPCC Number Day. The children came dressed up as a number – with some very creative ideas! During the afternoon Infants and Juniors met up to take part in a range of number games and activities.
Year 1 – Windsor Castle Trip 2025 On a chilly Monday morning the excited Year One classes set off for Windsor Castle. The cheerful staff made us welcome & we looked with awe at the tall buildings. On the walk around to the state rooms we spotted arrow slits in the walls and as we left we looked up to see the murder holes. Each class had a fascinating talk from Sophie about the history Read more…
