We're running some additional tours for parents/carers looking for school places, due to popular demand! Please email us to book. We can be found hidden away on Sylvia Crescent, near the Co-Op on Salisbury Road, Totton.

We're very proud to announce that Oakfield Academy has been recognised as an Equal Access School by England Football. The Equal Access School Award 2024 recognises schools that provide equal access and opportunities for girls in football. This has been achieved through staff training, surveys and additional provision being offered for girls to access football at Oakfield through clubs and training. Further to this, we have worked hard over the last year to ensure that we are providing equal opportunities to children in all of our sporting competitions and festivals. In this calendar year, we have successfully ensured a 50:50 split of boys:girls in accessing our sporting events. We know how important it is to engage all our learners in physical activity and sport, and endeavour to maintain this in the future!

Snapchat has been available for almost 14 years now It's expanded plenty in that time – adding new features, and with them, new risks The #WakeUpWednesday guide and podcast are revisiting this messaging app, letting you know how to keep younger users safe. Download here >> https://ow.ly/tjPc50UfXWj Listen here >> https://ow.ly/5L9k50UfXWk

Come view our amazing school! We can be found tucked away in Sylvia Crescent, just off Salisbury Road by the Co-Op. We'd love to meet you at our open evening event.

It's been another busy and exciting week at Oakfield! Year 3 turned into chefs prepping aubergines, courgette, peppers and tomatoes to cook a tasty ratatouille and today made tacos! Year 6 visited Fort Nelson to enhance their learning about life in Britain during WW2. They took part in three workshops learning a range of skills. The centre staff noted how polite and engaging the class were, representing the school in a positive manner. Year 2 delivered a very informative class assembly and joined 72 other schools for an online road safety event. Year 1 have been celebrating difference, looking at their hair and eye colour and have recorded themselves telling the story of Owl Babies. Year R have been on a shape hunt around school. They found circles, triangles, rectangles and squares all over the school! They have also been jumping and moving around like astronauts in PE. They put on their spacesuit, got onboard their rockets and found alien eggs!! Y4 have been weaving on mini looms while Y5 have been creating one-point perspective landscape drawings. We also had our bedtime stories event with lots of children joining us after school dressed in their pjs for a story, activity and a hot chocolate! We also enjoyed the first flurry of snow this week! This week's Boomreader's champions are... year 1 Congratulations! Have a great weekend Miss Bray

We had some very excited children this morning, can you guess why?......yes that's right, snow!!! While it didn't last long, the children did get to enjoy playing outside and exploring the ice!

With Black Friday sales right around the corner, it's a great time to teach children about financial responsibility but how, exactly? In this week's #WakeUpWednesday guide and the latest episode of their podcast National College are offering top tips on educating children how to spend and save wisely. Download here >> https://ow.ly/c0XW50UaIRs Listen here >> https://ow.ly/SoTR50UaIRq

This week Oakfield has been buzzing with creativity! Year 2's classroom was transformed into an art gallery on Tuesday so the children could look closely at famous artworks and sketch some of the still life paintings into their art books. Year R painted beautiful poppies for Remembrance Day on Monday and made their own versions of 'The Starry Night' by Vincent Van Gogh. Young artists in the making! Year 4 designed and created their own product packaging to store and preserve food with instructions for the consumer, while Year 1 have been colouring Rangoli patterns for their RE topic of Diwali. For Geography, Year 2 used an atlas to find information for Mrs Leach's quiz on their topic 'Let's Explore the World'. Year 1 drew their own maps of Totton and where they live; thinking about the school, houses and roads. Year 1 also had a very fun PE lesson; jumping and hopping to avoid asteroids and practicing their left and right with the 'Cha-Cha Slide'! For English, Year 5 have been writing their own amazingly descriptive versions of 'Zelda Claw & The Rain Cat' using alliteration and personification, as well as figurative and powerful language. Year 6 studied the poems 'Flanders Fields' and 'The Sentry' to gather ideas to include in their own war poems, which were powerful and moving. Meanwhile, Year 3 have started a new text for writing; 'The Papaya That Spoke'. They discussed what a papaya was and what they thought it looked and tasted like. Then they cut one open and shared it between the class... the majority found that they really liked it! We had a very informative assembly from Y4 this week who all delivered their lines confidently and impressed us with their maths skills. Both Year 1 and Year 2 have achieved their class Dojo targets and will be enjoying their chosen rewards on Monday! Well done! This week's Boomreader's champions are... year 4 again! Congratulations! Monday was Remembrance Day, and I was so proud of how well the older children behaved at the service at the Cenotaph in Totton. They listened respectfully and showcased the Oakfield Values to everyone there. The lower year groups also listened quietly to the service held in school. We've raised lots of money for The Royal British Legion through your generosity (exact amount TBC). We rounded up the week raising money for Children in Need. The School Council decided we could 'wear something comfy' in exchange for 50p. We've seen some amazing outfits, including lots of cosy onesies, dressing gowns and pyjamas, and of course, Pudsey Ears! Our catering team made us some special Pudsey cupcakes to enjoy at lunchtime for school dinners. Thank you to all for your donations. Have a lovely weekend Miss Bray

Children in Need The children all looked comfy and cosy as they came into school this morning raising £115.69 for Children in Need. Thank you to Charles and Parker for coming in early to be ready with the collection box. They also counted up the money while warming up with a hot chocolate! Lots of children joined the school council at lunchtime to see which team could find all the pieces of Pudsey and put him back together the quickest. Our winning team was Team Pudsey!

Teaching cycle safety to children empowers them to ride responsibly, reducing risks while out on the road In advance of Road Safety Week, the next NOS guide and the latest episode of the #WakeUpWednesday podcast explain how to keep kids safe when they set out on two wheels, helping them ride with confidence! Download here >> https://ow.ly/CQ8E50U5T5Q Listen here >> https://ow.ly/yiXL50U5T5O

Oakfield Academy have been remembering those who gave their Tomorrow, so we could have our Today. Our KS2 children attended the service at Testvale Park run by Totton and Eling Royal British Legion, and our School Ambassadors Arthur and Imaan laid a wreath at the cenotaph. The children listened respectfully to the service. KS1 held their own Remembrance service at school and learned about what the poppy symbolises. We have a beautiful display of poppies along our fence, made out of plastic bottles by our very talented teacher Mr AJ, which the children and parents have been admiring. We'd also love to share some of the thoughtful poems that Year 6 have written to honour the commemoration, based on their studies of WW1.

We've started this Autumn half-term with a bang! Year R have been making some beautiful paintings of fireworks, as well as exploring their new mud kitchen area! The children spotted a crane outside of school and were inspired to work together to create their own building site and crane! This week was 'RE week' and each year group have been learning about different religions. Year 1 have been decorating cards, designing fireworks and making diva lamps for the Hindu Festival of Light; Diwali. Year 2 made their own Advent wreathes, acted out the Nativity story, and discussed why it is important to the Christian faith. Year 3 focused on Guru Nanak Gurpurab, a celebration of the first Guru and founder of Sikhism. There's been some very imaginative learning going on... Year 1 went on a space adventure in PE and used apparatus to help them balance. While Year 4 were thinking about what it might be like to go through a portal to another world... acting it out in pairs! Year 5 learned about John Montagu, AKA the 4th Earl of Sandwich (the alleged 'inventor' of the popular snack!) and discussed their favourite sandwich fillings! They've also been hard at work researching facts about their chosen animal and writing them up beautifully into an information text. Year 3 have discussed 'Fairness' and have been categorising scenarios on cards as fair or unfair. Year 6 were visited by the Hampshire Fire Safety team who delivered a presentation about ways to prevent fire and stay safe at home. They learnt about potential risks, the top causes of fires, the fire triangle and actions to take if you notice or detect a fire; to ensure everybody is safe and protected. They also delivered our first class assembly of the year, delivering their lines with confidence and setting a high bar for the rest of the school. Our Boomreader champions this week are Year 4, congratulations!

Come view our amazing school! We can be found tucked away in Sylvia Crescent, just off Salisbury Road by the Co-Op. We'd love to meet you and your child!

Anti-Bullying Week is right around the corner, and this year's theme is "Choose Respect" When disputes arise among children, insults and rudeness can sometimes follow and it's vital for us to show them a better way. Working with the Anti-Bullying Alliance themselves, National College is bringing you expert advice on how to do exactly that. Download >> https://nationalcollege.com/guides/choose-respect Listen >> https://tr.ee/mppP2QEa1w

Looking for something to do with the children this Half-Term? Check out these suggestions from local businesses. https://www.southamptonrocks.co.uk/ ************************************************************ Spotlight UK have 225 free places for High Score Arcade this Saturday either 12.45-1.45, 1.45-2.45 or 2.45-3.45 for children in school years 5&6. This is open to all children on a first come first served basis. Anyone wanting to book must email Jessicariley@spotlightuk.org and not just turn up to avoid disappointment. --

Even as adults, it can be tricky to handle disappointments and setbacks and to move on from difficult emotions. That's why we should do all we can to nurture those skills from an early age. This week's guide from National Online Safety and the latest episode of the #WakeUpWednesday podcast offer top tips on building emotional resilience in children!

It's been a cracking week of activities in Forest School this week! Year 2 had earned enough campfire points to have a treat, with hot chocolate and s'mores! They listened beautifully to instructions on how to stay safe around the fire and took turns to toast their marshmallow. Year 5 picked our school pumpkins, planted daffodil bulbs, and created dens and shelters; while Year 6 used their forest-craft knowledge to create some fantastic monkey bars, which were sturdy enough for Mr Cooke to try out! Year 4 found a Barn Owl pellet and examined it with a microscope and magnifying glass to discover the owl had been mostly eating field voles... tasty! There's been some beautiful colour-blending happening in Year 2, and Year 4 have been painting some lovely autumn leaves for their Harvest art. In Year R, they have been exploring shapes and numbers to 5, and the children were very good at recognising 'how many' there are without counting! Year 1 have been busy junk-modelling, den-building, fruit shopping, and learning about the Six Stages of Life. For Science, Year 6 had fun enacting the circulatory system in the playground and Year 3 have labelled the main bones in the human body on a skeleton (and on each other!). And in Maths, Year 3 showed their excellent addition and subtraction skills while thinking about place value, and Year 5 were fantastic at using formal subtraction to solve the riddle of what was inside Mr AJ's metal trunk... they even solved a ten-digit subtraction problem! Wow! We rounded off the week with our Summer Reading Challenge Celebration with stories, bookmark craft and ice lollies!! Miss Bray

Year R have had an intruder in the classroom... The Tiger That Came to Tea! That pesky tiger has been having secret tea parties in the classroom and pinching all the food from the role play area! The children have made some beautiful tiger masks, and special posters to tell the Tiger to Keep Out! They've also been working together to set a trap for him... the tower will fall on his head, and he will be caught in the cage!

This spooky season, plenty of young people will be breaking out the popcorn and giving themselves a fright But let's ensure that what they're watching is appropriate. This week's guide and podcast episode from National Online Safety offers expert advice on horror films and age ratings Download here >> https://ow.ly/gCJU50TLKP5 Listen here >> https://ow.ly/IOA050TLKP4

Despite the very wet and windy weather this week, everyone has been working super-hard at Oakfield! Year R have been learning about emotions, and used the 'Colour Monster' to express which colours might reflect their feelings. They've joined the rest of the school on the main playground each lunch time and are really enjoying playing with the older children, who are looking after them beautifully and showing them The Oakfield Way. Year 1 have been busy writing their Goldilocks stories, feeding numbers to hungry crocodiles and practising their sounds. While Year 2 have been examining famous artworks to spot the primary and secondary colours; and thinking about how the pictures and colour choices made them feel. They had a very busy time in OWL with a colour scavenger hunt, and making mud cakes for a birthday celebration. They earned enough campfire points to be treated to s'mores in next week's session! Year 3 have made some excellent mammoth collages for their topic of the Stone Age, and Year 4 have been learning about which teeth do what and eating apple to test that for themselves! They've also been learning about the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, and column addition in maths. Year 5 have also been having fun at OWL... building dens, creating theme parks, checking our pumpkins are growing nicely in the allotment, and spotting all the fungi that has been popping up all over the school grounds! They've writing some amazing sci-fi stories and testing how friction affects a toy car's speed down smooth and rough slopes. Year 6 have demonstrated fantastic resilience and determination when approaching long multiplication in maths, considering how WW1 impacted both civilians and the soldiers in trenches; listening to primary and secondary sources of information to inform their understanding. They've explored new vocabulary in the information text 'The Scarred Wolf', and identifying synonyms and antonyms of these words. Boomreader winner: Well done to Year 4 Miss Bray

More top-tips from National Online Safety! In today's digital landscape, it can be a challenge to safeguard children from the many hidden dangers of the online world . So what can we do to help shield our young ones from harm? This #WakeUpWednesday, we're bringing you expert advice on how to use parental controls on devices Download >> https://bit.ly/3z7vPkZ

Firstly, thank you to everyone who contributed cakes or came to our Macmillan Coffee Morning – we raised £157.56 for the charity! We held our first official School Council meeting this week, with our elected Chairperson and Secretary. The first item on the agenda is for the Council members to gather ideas from their classmates of nutritious and balanced meal options that they'd like to see on the new school dinner menus, which will be changed early next year. They will also be sharing a new reflection sheet with their classes and providing feedback at our next meeting. In Year R, this week's topic has been 'The Tiger Who Came To Tea'. At the start of the week, the mischievous tiger visited the classroom in secret, and set up a tea party! Then it came back later to pinch the food in the role play area, so Year R have been looking for clues... They've also been designing some beautiful posters to put on the classroom door to keep that pesky tiger out! Year 4 have been learning about the digestive system; what parts it has and what each part does. They learned why the Anglo-Saxons came to Britain and what the consequences of that were. They've also been creating watercolour paintings, considering how the colours they use would influence the viewer. In Year 3, they have continued learning about their topic of the Stone Age, the food we need to keep our bodies healthy, and are transitioning from their topic of place value to addition and subtraction up to 1000 in Maths. They're also exploring contrasting and complementary colours in Art. In PE, Year 5 played a game of quoits (small bumpy hoops), working on their listening skills, following instructions and using encouragement to be good team ! They used foam and paint to make 'Oracle Bones', which the ancient Chinese Shang Dynasty used to ask questions of the gods by carving them into bones, before burning them and interpreting the cracks that formed as the gods' answer .... the jury is out on how reliable this was! They also created some beautiful ephemeral art using natural items they found in the playground. Year 2 have been Super Scientists, exploring which soap makes the best bubbles! They've been thinking about Self-Care, and working on their colour mixing by using different amounts of primary colour colours to create different hues. Year 6 delivered an assembly clearly and confidently to the whole school, to teach them about the important Jewish celebration of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (their RE topic). Year 1 have been learning how to make porridge, role played Goldilocks and the Three Bears, made bears houses, and painted colour wheels. They walked to and from Totton Library on Wednesday morning where they listened to stories, played a game, and even got stickers! We also welcomed Miss Hayter and Miss Bates this week who have been spending time getting to know the children and completing first aid training alongside some other members of staff. Our Boomreader Champions this week are Year 2 - well done, that's a third week in a row!! Miss Bray

Year 5 have been making some beautiful 'Ephemeral Art' this week, using natural items found on our playground to emulate the natural art style of the artist Andy Goldsworthy. Well done everyone... you were all very creative!

Chatting to others in a game can be a great way to connect as you enjoy your hobby together It's not always quite so wholesome, however. National College's #WakeUpWednesday guide and their latest episode of the podcast offer expert advice on the risks of in-game chat! Download here >> https://ow.ly/olvZ50TAgSJ Listen here >> https://ow.ly/ePvP50TAgSO

If you're looking for an infant or junior school place for your child, please come along to one of our Open Day or Evening sessions to see our school in action! Visit our website for more details: https://www.oakfield.academy/page/?title=Admissions&pid=41 You can find us in Sylvia Crescent (off Salisbury Road), Totton. We hope to see you there!