A Sporty Summer Term!

Parents at Oakridge School know when the Summer term has started because of the HUGE number of sporting tournaments and festivals the school sign up to! There is a lot of ferrying of children around but it is definitely all worth it. Taking part in rounders matches, dodgeball tournaments and many other activities does wonders for the children’s confidence.

Yesterday, children from year 5 and 6 spent the afternoon at Thomas Keble Secondary School, where a rounder’s festival had been organised with Bussage, Chalford Hill and Eastcombe schools. Sadly, only Oakridge school turned up as the other three all cancelled at the last minute. This is a great example of the level of commitment and effort the staff and parents at Oakridge school put in to make sure our children are given the best possible opportunities.

It was a lovely afternoon, spent in the sunshine watching the year 9 children from Thomas Keble help teach the younger children from Oakridge how to fine tune their throwing, catching and ball hitting skills. It was particularly nice to see some old Oakridge faces that had left the school only a few years ago. They are clearly thriving at Thomas Keble and it’s nice to think that Oakridge school played its part in helping to educate and shape these youngsters.

Mr Price, the sports teacher at Thomas Keble school, was very impressed with our Oakridge kids and handed out a few sweets at the end to all the teams!

Electronics Workshop

Last week, students in class 2 enjoyed an electronics workshop for the morning, designing and programming robots to follow instructions.

They were given a brief demo about the activity before being split into teams.

The team who managed to tell the robot what to do the best would go through to the finals in Malvern, which take place next week!

The winning team included Casper, Wren and Elin. They are all very excited about the finals and we wish them lots of luck ahead of next week!

May Revels - Saturday 13th May

Oakridge School is holding its annual May Revels on Saturday 13th May from 1-4pm. It's a fun, family friendly event that helps to raise vital funds for the school.

There is a fantastic line up of activities planned including bar, BBQ, live music, bouncy castle, raffle, tombola, tug 'o' war, welly wanging, face painting, cakes, plants, books, bric a brac and games, and of course, let’s not forget the May pole dancing that the children will be performing! Here’s a short video of them practising!

Traditional wooden stalls decorated with colourful bunting will be dotted around the village green, creating the feeling of a quintessential country fair. There will be the opportunity to win some fabulous prizes including a mini break to Devon and a professional photo shoot.

This year's bar will be stocked with traditional craft ales and oodles of Prosecco! There is always a lovely chilled atmosphere. Card or cash accepted.

With such a fabulous line up of activities planned, you'd be daft to miss it! So come on, put the date in your diary, invite a few friends, and come and join in the fun. All money raised goes directly to the school and to the benefit of the children.

Strike Day

Today, lots of schools across the country were sadly closed, but not at Oakridge. As always, the teachers at the school went above and beyond to ensure the children did not miss out on any learning. Despite our tiny size, the school managed to remain open. A huge thanks to all the staff for making this happen.

The children enjoyed a normal school day, learning their usual maths and English before a more hands on lesson in the afternoon.

The school took on an allotment a few years ago and it is a great asset. The children enjoy many outdoor lessons there. It teaches them many things, such as where food comes from, how food grows and the importance of local food production. It always really engages the children and helps to develop vital core skills such as teamwork, leadership and taking responsibility for themselves and also their friends.

In today’s session the children enjoyed planting tomato and runner bean seeds. These will be cared for and looked after in school before getting planted out when they are big enough…and when the weather has warmed up a bit!

Earth Day 2023

Today Oakridge School celebrated Earth Day! The children began their day by turning the lights off in their classroom for one hour.

They then walked through the village to the school allotment, where they planted seeds. The Eco Warrior committee also presented an assembly to the rest of the school with some wonderful words about ways in which everyone can do their bit to help the planet.