Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Children in Need 2019

  Thu 21 Nov 2019

  On Friday, 15th November, Oakley pupils and staff paid to come to school in their pyjamas and onesies to raise money for Children in Need, one of our chosen charities for the year.  The children also went on a ramble (even though the weather wasn't particularly encouraging) and had lots of fun incorporating Pudsey into their learning throughout the day. 

   

  In addition, a child from each class was nominated for wearing the best pyjamas/onesie and have gone into a draw to win one of the following 5 jobs for a day; Head of School, Receptionist, Caretaker, Learning Support Assistant or Mid-day Meals Supervisor!   The winners are going to be announced in Phase Assemblies on 21st and 22nd November!

   

  In total we raised £244.10. A big THANK YOU to everyone who supported us.

  

• Thank you Anne and Alison

  Wed 06 Nov 2019

  At the Friends of Oakley (PTA) Annual General Meeting on Monday, 4th November, our joint Chairs, Anne Ralph and Alison Klopper, stood down.  Anne and Alison have worked tirelessly to support the school and so we were delighted to get the opportunity to officially thank them on behalf of the whole school community.  We will be sharing details of who will be succeeding Anne and Alison as Chair(s) and other committee appointments in due course, but in the meantime, with children still at Oakley School, we look forward to welcoming Anne and Alison to future events, which they can enjoy without all the hard work!

  

• And the Sponsored Dance-a-Thon raised........

  Wed 06 Nov 2019

  When we opened the doors on 11^th October we were greeted by all types of animals from lions to zebras to elephants – all ready to dance their hoofs off in aid of our Sponsored Dance-a-Thon!

   

  We all had a truly fabulous day dressing up and learning routines with the very talented Jack Davidson.  Just as the memory was starting to fade our amazing Friend of Oakley and sensational photographer, Amanda Collins, gave us the professional photos of the day. Amanda does this all for free and we thought they were definitely worth sharing with everyone.

   

  Our total so far is…drum roll… £1,656.25 which is fantastic!  Thank you to all our parents, carers, families and friends for digging deep – the money has ALL gone into The Friends of Oakley (PTA) account to be spent on the children and young people at Oakley School.

  

• Flying our Green Flag!

  Fri 01 Nov 2019

  In September we were thrilled to share that after eighteen months' hard work on a variety of environmental projects, Oakley School was awarded their Eco Schools Green Flag, the top award on offer.  Our Green Flag finally arrived this week and the pupils had great fun raising the flag outside the school reception.

   

  Comments from the assessor included: "I found the students at Oakley School very enthusiastic about the Eco projects they have covered.  They are clearly proud of their school and of all that they do to help the environment.  They are well supported by staff who share their enthusiasm.  They have exciting plans for the future and I feel sure that Eco-Schools will play a central part of the students' work in years to come.  Well done to everyone".

   

  Eco Schools is a global programme engaging 19.5 million children across 67 countries, making it the largest educational programme on the planet.

   

  Projects have included the Big Battery Hunt which is ongoing, the great Oakley Spring Clean centered in our outdoor areas and a drink more water project.

   

  Following on from the success of our Green Flag award, our ECO Team have already started our next project: WASTE!

   

  Phase 1 pupils and their families are collecting used toothbrushes, empty toothpaste tubes and other oral hygiene products.

   

  Phase 2 pupils and their families are collecting empty (clean) crisp packets, which will also give us a chance to raise funds for the Kent, Sussex and Surrey Air Ambulance. We need to collect 8kg of packets!

   

  Phase 3 pupils and their families are collecting used pens -any brand of biro, highlighter, felt tip or marker pens are accepted!

   

  Thank you to all our families for supporting our campaigns and to all the staff who are supporting the children with their projects and eating too many crisps!

   

  

• Happy Halloween from Oakley School!

  Fri 01 Nov 2019
  How much do Oakley pupils love a Halloween disco? So much!  As always, the children and young people had a fantastic evening dancing to their favourite songs with their friends, some of the children didn't sit down all evening and just stayed on the dance floor.  We had a dance competition, a raffle and refreshments and DJ Matt was fantastic - what more do you need, except a lot of scary costumes, and again our pupils did not disappoint,  Thank you to all the parents and staff who supported the event.