Oakwood Infant School

Winter Time

2011-12-05T15:59:00.001Z

Mr Barrett has finished sweeping up leaves and it is getting much colder. We have been making snowflakes, robins and snowmen using materials from our environment...

Who needs drums?

2011-10-24T09:51:00.001+01:00

Oakwood's Percussion Academy left the drums in the cupboard to finish off the half term...

Having already drummed on drums and had a week of body percussion, they decided to attack the chairs this time!

They had a fantastic time, thanks to Alex from Showcase Percussion Association.

PS. The Oakwood Schools take no responsibility if percussionists damage chairs at home!

Autumn Leaves are falling down

2011-10-12T15:52:00.001+01:00

The Reception classes have created an Autumn wall with their work. Look at the collage, the Autumn colours and our leaves. We had lots of fun!!

Saving Water!

2011-05-12T13:32:00.000+01:00

The Eco-Monitiors have come up with a list of ideas on how to save water. Here they are.....

1). Save water in the garden by using a water butt to collect rain water.

2). Have a shower instead of a bath.

3). Put a hippo bag in your toilet to save water when you flush.

4). Turn off the taps when you are brushing your teeth.

Red Nose Day

2011-03-21T10:58:00.003Z

We raised money for Comic Relief by having a Mad Hair Day.

Thank-you to everyone who donated money!

All change at Lunch Time...

2011-02-18T15:55:00.002Z

We said goodbye to Mrs Smith, our long-serving school cook today!

She has been dishing up dinners at the Oakwood Schools for 28 years and we reckon that she must have cooked and served over 600,000 dinners in that time to thousands of pupils and staff!

She is now looking forward to her retirement and spending more time with her grandson!

We will miss you, Lorraine! Good luck!

A Sad Goodbye!

2011-02-04T15:39:00.002Z

We said a sad goodbye to Kay, our lollipop Lady today!

She's made sure everyone is safe as they cross the road outside the schools for over three years now and we're sorry to see her go!

We send her our best wishes as she moves onto her two new jobs!

We hope that the City Council will find us a new Crossing Patrol Person very soon, but in the meantime, please take very great care as you cross the road outside school. Always look both ways and use one of the raised crossings.

Here's an important reminded about why you need to cross carefully:

Beauty and the Beast

2011-01-05T13:54:00.003Z

The M+M Theatre Company came to our school this morning and put on a great show called Beauty and the Beast!

Beauty and the Beast

2011-01-05T13:49:00.003Z

The show was brilliant!

SCHOOLS OPEN - Monday 6 December

2010-12-05T10:41:00.002Z

Both Oakwood Schools will be open as normal on Monday 6 December.

There may be still one or two pavements, and possibly some paths on the schools' site, which have ice on them, so please take care on your journey to and from school.

Thank you for your understanding last week when we weren't able to open because of the snow. As you can see from the pictures taken by Mr Barrett, it would have been almost impossible to clear safe paths around the site, and journeys to and from school for your families and the staff would have been dangerous.

SCHOOLS CLOSED - Friday 3 December

2010-12-02T17:00:00.003Z

Both Oakwood Schools will remain closed on Friday 3 December.

This is out of concern for the safety of pupils, parents and staff travelling to and from school.

Tonight's weather is likely to lead to exceptionally bad travelling conditions tomorrow morning. The temperature is forecast to dip to -6°C just before dawn, which will make refrozen roads and pavements treacherous. On top of that, freezing fog is forecast, which is likely to make visibility very poor.

The forecast for Saturday is much warmer - a balmy 5°C! - and so should see a good deal of the snow and ice thawing.

Both schools expect to be open as normal on Monday morning, barring any worsening of conditions.

We realise that this closure will inconvenience some of you, but we do not take the decision to close lightly, as you will remember from when we were open in the snow in January. This fall of snow has been much heavier and safety has to come first. We thank you for your continued support.

Please keep your eyes on the blog for news about re-opening.

SCHOOLS CLOSED

2010-12-02T06:38:00.002Z

Both Oakwood schools will be closed today (Thursday 2 December) because of the considerable overnight snow.

Police have warned people not to travel. Many bus services are cancelled and lots of local roads have not been gritted.

Please keep your eyes on the blog as we hope to update throughout the day.

Severe Weather Warning

2010-11-27T09:30:00.000Z

The City Council has advised us to remind you of our procedures for severe weather, especially if this causes the schools to close.

As you may be aware, very low temperatures have been forecast for southern England this weekend.

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Although it is not clear how badly this will affect Southampton, it is likely that the city will see some snowfall, and that staff and pupils may experience difficult travelling conditions.

Oakwood Infant and Junior Schools will remain open if at all possible, but if conditions mean that it is unsafe for staff or pupils to come to school, then closure may be necessary.

We will make any decision as early as possible in the event we need to close.

Information will be available on the school website blogs, BBC Radio Solent, and Southampton Online. You may also receive a text message from the school.

If the bad weather doesn’t arrive, you can assume that we will be open as normal unless you hear otherwise.

Thank you for your continued support.

Shoe box appeal

2010-11-17T08:43:00.004Z

Thank-you to everyone who has brought in a shoe box for 'Operation Christmas Child'. It's not too late to bring one in!!! They make such a difference to those who receive them!

Eco-School snowflakes

2010-11-17T08:27:00.002Z

In Year 1 we have been re-using jigsaw pieces to make snowflakes!

What else could you make?

Superheroes

2010-10-18T18:19:00.003+01:00

Year 2 have been practising their sewing and have created some superheroes!

Making bread in Year 1

2010-10-18T18:16:00.002+01:00

Year 1 have been learning all about bread and even had a go at making some today! Later on they will write instructions on how they did it!

Brilliant homework from Year 2!

2010-10-18T18:11:00.004+01:00

Year 2 had a topic all about famous people. Take a look at the famous people they found out about for their homework!

Autumn Display

2010-10-18T18:00:00.002+01:00

We have been thinking about Autumn. Look at our lovely art work!

Welcome!

2010-10-05T15:23:00.001+01:00

We would like to welcome everyone back to school. A big hello to our new Year R children!!!

Princess and the White Bear King

2010-01-22T11:59:00.003Z

We learnt about the book 'The Princess and the White Bear King' and the Arctic. Look at our great displays in Year 2!

2010-01-22T11:46:00.002Z

Look at our amazing island project homework!

We read the book 'Snail and the Whale' and created this display in our base!

We made working lighthouses!

HAITI APPEAL!!

2010-01-22T11:01:00.002Z

A Big Thank You to everyone who sent in donations for the Haiti appeal.

We raised £400.00

Well done!!!

Year 1 message

2010-01-13T14:14:00.001Z

Year 1 would like to say ......
Be careful in the snow because you might fall over!

The Jolly Postman...

2010-01-13T14:02:00.003Z

In Year 1 we have been learning about 'The Jolly Postman'. Here are our paintings of some of the houses he visited....

Year 1 Fish

2010-01-13T13:58:00.002Z

We've got fish in Year 1. These 2 are called Frank and Spike...

Superhero Fun!

2009-10-20T10:04:00.008+01:00

In Year 2 our topic has been SUPERHEROES! We have made superhero puppets, clay models and superhero sidekicks.

Look at our puppets. Some of us decided that sewing the pieces of felt together was the best idea. This took us quite a long time but we got the hang of it.

Walk to School Week!

2009-10-05T08:57:00.001+01:00

This week is our HEALTHY SCHOOLS WEEK and WALK TO SCHOOL WEEK.

So put those shoes on and walk to school if you can. Remember to add a sticker to your chart in class if you have walked.

To remind us to stay healthy we are having the following at school:

Tuesday-Exercise day

Wednesday-Extra piece of fruit or vegetables in your lunch box

Thursday-No crisp day

Friday-Reflect on how to be healthy

Welcome Back!!!

2009-09-22T15:41:00.002+01:00

We would like to welcome back all the children at Oakwood Infant School and say a big hello to all the new Year R children.....!

Oakwood Infants in Bloom!

2009-07-03T08:40:00.002+01:00

Look at all the lovely colours....!

Oakwood in Bloom!

2009-07-03T08:39:00.002+01:00

Come and have a look.....

Oakwood Infant in Bloom!

2009-07-03T08:37:00.003+01:00

Look at all the lovely flowers the children have brought in....

2009-06-08T08:18:00.001+01:00

The Top Gear exhibition was our favourite! We especially loved the limos the presenters had made!

2009-06-08T08:16:00.000+01:00

The Mr Bean car was very popular!

Year 2 Beaulieu Motor Museum Trip

2009-06-08T08:15:00.002+01:00

We all loved the very fast cars!

Stop, Look, Listen, Live!

2009-06-01T14:27:00.001+01:00

Can you find this sign at our school....?

Year 1 Manor Farm trip!

2009-06-01T14:24:00.002+01:00

We discovered there were no fridges!

Year 1 Manor Farm Trip

2009-06-01T14:17:00.002+01:00

We had lots of fun at the farm....

Arts Week!

2009-02-09T16:11:00.000Z

It's arts week at Oakwood Infant School. We are learning about famous artists.

Look at the clay sculptures we have made.....

2009-02-09T16:02:00.001Z

We made portraits in the style of Picasso.................

2009-02-09T15:57:00.001Z

We have made watercolour pictures in the style of Monet ......

Year 2 Art Gallery trip

2009-02-06T15:51:00.001Z

Year 2 went on a visit to Southampton Art Gallery. Look at the lovely flowers they made...........

Science walkway

2009-02-04T13:30:00.001Z

What a lot of snow......!

Frozen pond!

2009-02-04T13:26:00.003Z

Our pond was frozen over.......

Snow!

2009-02-04T13:23:00.001Z

Our school got covered in snow...!

School Open 04.02.09

2009-02-03T16:04:00.004Z

Oakwood Infant school is expected to be open again as of Wednesday 4th February 2009, based on the current weather forecast for tomorrow.

School closed 03.02.09

2009-02-02T18:13:00.002Z

Oakwood Infant School will be closed on Tuesday 3rd February 2009 due to the weather.

Aladdin

2009-01-12T13:34:00.000Z

We had a theatre company come in and perform Aladdin. It was great fun to watch......

Children in Need 2008

2008-11-18T10:17:00.003Z

We filled in a big picture of Pudsey Bear with coins.

We have collected a lot of money for children in need!

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra...

2008-09-23T13:34:00.000+01:00

The BSO came to Oakwood Infants and showed us some of their instruments. We sang lots of sea songs.

Here is someone using a watering can as an instrument! It looks like fun.

Here we are learning a new song.

Bob Buckle and His Banjo!

2008-09-15T13:23:00.001+01:00

Bob Buckle came into school and showed us his banjo. We enjoyed singing his songs and finding out about his instrument.

GREEN SPRING EXHIBITION

2008-06-27T11:31:00.007+01:00

We hope you enjoyed our Green Spring Exhibition this week. The whole school really enjoyed this topic and we have learnt lots about recycling. Have a look at some of our work:

Year R have made their own plant pots and grown plants. They made pebble mini-beasts to decorate the pots.

Year R also enjoyed making 'Mr Greenheads' to grow grass for their hair.

Year 1 created a mini-beast walk way. We used papier mache to make the mini-beasts and painted and decorated them with paint and pipecleaners.

Year 1 went on a walk around Lordswood and noticed lots of litter on the floor. We felt sad about this and decided to make posters to enourage people not to drop litter.

Year 1 also decided to make monster litter bins to remind us not to drop litter on the floor.

Year 2 created willow sculptures. They soaked the willow in water and then bent and fixed them to create animals and plants.

Year 2 also made their own paper bags to reduce the amount of plastic ones that they use. This is much better for the environment. They made their own logos and wrote messages on the front.

Year 2 recycled lots of rubbish to create life size sculptures of animals. We re-used old plastic forks for the sharp teeth!

Here is our lion. Can you see the old rubber gloves that we used for the lion's mane.

Year 2 were in charge of the exhibition. Here are just some of the things they needed to do:

1.) They had to ask permission from Mrs Knight to use the small hall.
2.) They also had to ask the kitchen staff if they could have their lunch in the main hall so that the exhibition could be set up.
3.) They asked each year group what they needed to display their work.
4.) They wrote letters to invite guests to see the exhibition.
5.) Some children showed the adults their work and explained what they did.
6.) Some children went to Cedar school to exhibit our fantastic work.

Well done Year 2 and well done to the rest of the school for all your hard work and commitment to looking after the environment!

Our New School Patrol Office

2008-06-12T08:31:00.000+01:00

We are really pleased and proud to support our new School Patrol Officer Kay!

Don't forget to say hello when you cross the road!

Pupil Council Recycling Day

2008-06-10T08:35:00.000+01:00

Pupil council gathered all the rubbish from the bins to see what we should be recycling.
We found out that we are using lots of paper towels to dry our hands. Pupil council have made posters to remind us to use 1 paper towel each time we wash our hands! We are also collecting our fruit for composting.

Our Beautiful Garden...

2008-06-01T11:23:00.001+01:00

Thank you Mrs Johnston for helping us to develop our garden area.
Here is a potato plant that has grown...

Here we are growing carrots, radishes, lettuces and peas.

We have also grown some beautiful flowers. We are trying to keep the slugs away by doing a slug hunt each day. We help to weed and water the flowers daily.

Healthy Friday..

2008-01-30T12:25:00.000Z

Look at use zooming around the playground on our scooters to keep healthy!

Recycling

2008-01-29T10:25:00.000Z

Have a look at our recycling display. Mr Barrett has made us a fantastic recycling lorry to collect a variety of objects e.g. batteries, milk bottle tops etc. We are also recycling paper into our new recycling bins.

Our Fantastic New Wobble Bridge...

2008-01-29T10:08:00.000Z

We are really enjoying using our new Wobble Bridge in our playground.
Year R pretended they were the 'Three Billy Goats Gruff' and trip trapped
over the bridge. Luckily the troll did not appear!

Shoe Box Appeal...

2007-11-22T12:54:00.001Z

Look at the shoe boxes that we have collected for the children in Uganda. Thank you to everyone who has brought in a shoe box. The boxes will be collected from Lordshill church on Sunday and sent to Uganda in time for Christmas!

Children in Need!

2007-11-22T12:49:00.000Z

Look at the dot-to-dot that we made on the floor! We joined up the dots with silver coins to raise money. We also had a 'dotty disco' to help raise money. Altogether we raised £209. Thank you everyone who contributed!

Our Amazing Art Week!

2007-11-02T12:51:00.000Z

Sculptures Outside...

We have been creating scultpures out in our playground using leaves, sticks

and stones collected from the Science Walk Way! Look at this amazing rocket!

Here is a shelter that we made using logs!

Here is Henry the Hedgehog. We made him out of leaves and he has got spikes made from sticks that we collected. Can you see his nose?

Some children made a bonfire sculpture by balancing logs against each other and using leaves for the fire.

Charcoal Pictures...

We have created some charcoal pictures of 'Autumn trees'.

Here is a charcoal tree. We have been smudging to create an effect!

Colour Mixing...

We have been colour mixing to create 'splatter pictures' like Jackson Pollock.

Clay Models...

Here is a model tree with drooping branches!

This tree has got leaves on it. Can you see the detail?

Here is Henry the Hedgehog again. We pinched the clay to make the spikes.

Collage Crazy...

Here is an Autumn scene with Autumn leaves.

Look at the orange, red and yellow leaves that are about to fall from these trees.

Our Trip To Manor Farm

2007-10-18T12:57:00.000+01:00

Year 1 have been on a trip to Manor Farm to look at how people lived 0ver 100 years ago. Here is the old school they went to. They were only allowed to speak when spoken to and had to sit very still.

Here is the kitchen and the range that they used to heat water, heat up the iron and to cook the dinner.

Here is our range in our Role Play area. The metal iron is really heavy.

Minibeast Motel...?

2007-10-18T12:43:00.000+01:00

We are really busy trying to decide where our Minibeast Motel should be in our Science Walkway. Do you think that this is a good place?

All Safe and Sound!

2007-10-18T10:41:00.000+01:00

Today was a really important day because we had our fire drill. It's really important that everybody can get out of the building safely when we need to. Today was just a practice but you never know...

As you can see, all the children were really sensible and well behaved. This is really important so that we can make sure everybody is out of the building.

Mr Barrett and Mrs Donnachie checked that all the adults were out of the building too.

Making sure our fire drill is right is all part of being a Southampton City Council Safe School.