It's been a fun and eventful week at Oakfield! Year 6 had a First Aid workshop on Wednesday, called'Mini-Medics'. They learned lots of key first aid skills, including CPR and the recovery position. They showcased the Oakfield Principles by asking considered questions, listening beautifully to the instructions given, and demonstrating their great understanding of blood, the heart, and the circulatory system. Year R have been busy learning new sounds in Phonics, and story mapping 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'. For their topic of 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' they have been exploring healthy foods and doing lots of caterpillar-themed crafts! Year 5 have had an exciting trip today to Paulton's Park. They learnt about different types of forces that affect movement, such as gravity and friction. This included doing experiments in the laboratory with Paultons Educational Department Staff and their teachers; with the chance to go on some rides afterwards! Year 1 have been ordering numbers up to 20, and doing lots of activities linked to their topic about Harvest; including making their own combine harvesters! Year 2 have been exploring textures in science by getting mucky with foam and other materials, dressing up and decorating plates for their topic of Hinduism, and learning about primary and secondary colours in Art. Year 4 have been learning about The Food Chain and drawing pictures of predators and prey. They've also been exploring the Colour Wheel using watercolours. Last but not least, Year 3 have been learning how diet affects the human body and exploring warm and cold colours in Art using watercolours. On Thursday morning they visited the Vedic temple in Southampton to learn more about the Hindu religion and the god Ganesh. They watched the ritual of Aarti quietly and respectfully, demonstrating Oakfield's Principles perfectly. We've also had a group of Year 11 Work Experience students from Testwood School with us this week, who have been working really hard to support the teachers and children. Well done to them! Our Asda Cashpot balance is now over £300! Thank you so much to everyone that has signed up, it will really make a difference to the school. The class with the most reading on Boomreader is.......Y2! Congratulations!

It's been a busy first full week back. On Wednesday, some Y6 children bravely stood up in front of the school to tell us why they should be elected as our new School Ambassadors. They certainly made it a very difficult decision for staff, however, the votes have been counted and they will soon be finding out the result. Thursday was election day at Oakfield with each class voting for the children they think should represent their class on the school council. YR are now staying all day. They have learnt lots of sounds in phonics and are enjoying exploring the indoor and outdoor classroom. Y1 have made some delicious apple crumble linked to their learning about Harvest while Y2 have been learning their first Talk for Writing story 'Little Charlie'. Y3 are learning 'The Magic Faraway tree' and finding out about Ganesh in RE, while Y4 have been experimenting with watercolour paints. Y5 have been exploring 'weird' ways of reading while Y6 have been learning the story 'Kidnapped', exploring the language and grammatical features used for effect, including semi colons, italics and the selection of powerful verbs. New Forest Childcare have also been pleased to welcome back lots of children to their afterschool club where they have a different activity on offer each evening. If you are haven't signed up yet but are interested, there are leaflets in the reception area. A big thank you to everyone who has signed up to our Asda Cashpot, we currently have a total of £255! Next week we are welcoming some work experience students from Testwood School, Y3 and Y5 are going on school trips and Tuesday is individual photo day.

What a fantastic start to the school year! We have welcomed new families, our new children in YR are settling well and even stayed for lunch today and our new staff are finding their feet. It hasn't been the easiest of starts as our I.T. system was migrated to Microsoft over the summer and we have encountered a few teething problems! A massive thank you to all staff for their patience and resilience while we work through this. As I've walked around school, children have been happy, settled and engaged in a range of learning activities. They have been keen to tell me what they have been doing over the summer and show me their new school uniform. Next week we are looking forward to hearing from our Y6 candidates for School Ambassadors and to our election day for School Council representatives. Application forms for Play Leaders (Y5 and 6) and Computer monitors should be available on Monday with the deadline being Friday, 13 September. Have a lovely weekend Miss Bray

Help us raise money for school resources through Asda's new Cashpot for Schools. All you need to do is log in to your Asda App, click on the Cashpot option and type in Oakfield Academy or the postcode SO40 3LN. We already have over £100 in our pot so share the news with family and friends and let's get saving!

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Wishing Mrs Marshall a lovely birthday!

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Happy Birthday Mr Skeels! We hope you have a great day

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Have a lovely birthday Miss Poole

Wishing Mr Clark a Happy Birthday

Year 6 had a brilliant day in London yesterday with Mr Cooke and Miss Bray!

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Year 4 had a fun maths lesson. The children were recapping division using M&Ms to help. They were allowed to eat one each time they solved a question.

What to do on a sunny hot afternoon ..... fill the tuff trays with water and have a splash about! Year R had the BEST time

A massive thank you! Thank you to the PTA for funding our pond project along with support from Gateway Trust. A massive thank you to Jack Sorrell and his team at JS Landscapes for the clearing and excavation of the pond area, relining of the pond, building a new dipping platform and laying a path right round the pond. We really appreciate Jack giving his time for free on this project. Thank you also to Colin at Sydenhams Totton for looking after us on this project. We wouldn't have been able to complete the project without everyone's hard work and support. Mrs Isaac has already been using the pond with classes during their OWL sessions and has lots of ideas for further developing the area.

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Year 4 camped out at school last week! The children took part in activities at OWL and had dinner cooked over the campfire.

In Art Year 2 used the iPads to turn their portraits into royal portraits. It was very tricky using the different tools on the app but the children were very resilient.

Year R had lots of fun during their OWL session. Some of the children played hide and seek and had very good hiding spots! There was brilliant team work with digging the mud to make their own pond. And lots of tree climbing, encouraging one another.

Year 5 and 6 had a great time at Little Canada on the Isle of Wight. The children did lots of activities including rock climbing, giant swing, archery, zip line, laser tag and buggy building.