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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!

Worship Assembly May 2023

At the end of last term, the children enjoyed sharing the work they had produced over the past few months with their parents at the school’s Worship Assembly.

The assembly takes place at the end of each term. It is an opportunity for the children to proudly show off all the great things they have been learning about. It’s a good opportunity for parents to get involved, have an informal chat to teachers and catch up with other parents too.

Class 1 showed everyone some beautiful drawings of their trip to the steam engine museum, (above) while class 2 showed off their large scale field study drawings of insects they had studied while on a field trip to the local nature reserve, Strawberry Banks, just a short stroll from the school.

At the end of each assembly, certificates of achievement are handed to many of the students.

The King's Coronation!

Last Friday the children were so excited to celebrate the King’s Coronation by holding a fun filled bake off in school!

Preparations had been underway all week. First, the children were split into four teams. Together, they then had to come up with a unique idea for their cake design, one that they thought would win the competition! Next, they were sent home with a list of cake ingredients and decorations they needed to bring in.

Thursday was cake making day! The children all had great fun working together to whip up a delicious treat! It was lovely to see the children’s imaginations in full swing as the plans they had spent all week drawing up on paper were brought to life using yummy fruits and icing!

Finally, the big day arrived and the children were treated to a surprise guest! Judging was overseen by King Charles himself, aka, Head of Governor’s, Tim Pritchard-Thompson!

There were 4 categories - most unique idea, most crumbly, most representative of the Royal Family and, of course, the tastiest! It was a tough decision.

The overall winner went to this cake, which King Charles thought was the best tasting and the best looking…

…and there were tears of joy from the winning team!

Finally, after a lengthy judging process, the cakes were cut and handed out to parents, grandparents and carers, who had all been invited along for the afternoon! There were a lot of full tummies by the time everyone left at the end of the day!

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.