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• End of Academic Year Letter

  Mon 17 Jul 2023

  Wednesday 12^th July

  End of Academic Year

  Dear Parents,

   

  It has been another very busy, yet successful year at Oaklands. We are immensely proud of each and every one of our superstar pupils. It has been a year of change, particularly in terms of the school building, with our big extension to the front of the building and new windows in the main build. Thanks to the preparation and planning by the staff team, children have coped magnificently with these changes and continued to enjoy learning on site and in the local community. We have seen wonderful achievements in all classes across the school, and this week staff and children will be celebrating their learning!

   

  Important Diary Date: We have had notification this week that the school extension will not be fully completed for us to get into properly until the end of the summer break. For this reason, the Governors and Local Authority have approved an additional INSET day, for the whole school building to be properly prepared for the children in the Autumn term. This means that all Oaklands children will return to school on Wednesday 30^th August (differing from what was previously on our website).

   

  Leavers’ Assembly: On Thursday, we have a Leavers’ assembly starting at 1.15pm to say Goodbye to pupils who are moving on to new schools. This will be a special time to celebrate achievements and wish children and their family’s good luck for the future. We are proud of every one of our children and will miss them all, but know that they have been well prepared to move on. If your child is leaving us this year, we do hope you will be able to join us for this assembly, and that you will stay in touch with the school to let us know what your child does in the future.

   

  Parent Event: On Friday, we have pastries and a cuppa with the senior leadership team if you would like to join us.

   

  You will all be receiving your child’s End of Year Report with this letter. These are always a delight to read, to reflect on each child’s achievements and progress during the year. I do hope that you will enjoy reading about your amazing child! In the envelope you will also find a transition booklet that tells them about the class they will be in next academic year. This can be helpful to share with them over the summer holidays to help prepare them for the return to school, telling your child the class name and staff members’ names during the summer holiday and before they return next term.

   

  You will also have received a Summer Newsletter with useful information about activities and support in our local community over the holiday.

   

  Keeping Children Safe: During the summer holidays, we are aware that many children will spend time on their devices at home. It is important that parents/carers know how to make sure children are kept safe from online harms by ensuring there are appropriate security settings on the device. Please find with this letter some supporting information. There is also advice on setting up parental controls on the NSPCC website;

  https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/parental-controls/

   

  If you feel particularly overwhelmed during the summer break, there are a range of people who can help. Please do keep these numbers somewhere safe. You are not alone.

   

   

  For Social Care or Early Help support- if you are having a crisis, please contact this number-

  Duty and Advice Service 0116 4541004

  Samaritans 116 123- Free from any phone

  Crisis Team 0808 800 3302

  Text ‘Shout’ to 85258 

   

  School Communication: If there are any updates to send to parents during the summer holidays and particularly the week before we return to school, these will be sent via ClassDojo and posted on the school website. If you do not yet have access to ClassDojo, please call the school office for help with this before the end of this week

   

  Have a wonderful summer break,

  Regards

  Sarah and the Oaklands Staff Team

  (Sarah Osborne- Headteacher)

   

   

   

   

• Signs of the week

  Tue 11 Jul 2023

  This weeks Makaton signs are where and when. To see them modelled in different languages click the link below
  
  https://www.oaklands.leicester.sch.uk/makaton/
  
  Or check out our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMCtak2VtgQTOwzNn8WDQPA

• Parent Breakfast with the Headteacher

  Wed 05 Jul 2023

  Dear Parents/Carers,

   

  We would like to invite you to join us for pastries and a cuppa on Friday 14th July from 9.00-10.30am so that we can celebrate the year together.

   

  Myself, Ingrid, Sally, Sammy and Vicky would value the opportunity to sit and chat with you about your child’s experience at school and gather any feedback you have about things that you feel have gone well and those that you would like us to develop over the next academic year. 

   

  We look forward to chatting with you then,

  Regards

  Sarah

   

  Sarah Osborne (Headteacher)

  

• Leavers' Assembly

  Wed 05 Jul 2023

  Monday 3^rd July

   

  Year 6 Parents ONLY
   

  Dear Parents,
  
  As you will have read on Class Dojo, we have planned a Year 6 leavers’ celebration assembly on Thursday 13th July at 1.15pm.
  
  If your child is in Year 6 and will be leaving the school this year, we would be delighted if you could join us. They will be performing a song/dance during the assembly and then there will be a presentation to each Year 6 child.
  
  The assembly will end at around 2pm and you are welcome to take your child home afterwards.

   

  There is limited parking on site, so we ask that if you are travelling by car, you park on a nearby side road on this occasion.
  
  We look forward to this special celebration,

  
  Regards
  Sarah Osborne

  (Headteacher)

  

• Sports Day

  Mon 03 Jul 2023

  We had a great time on Thursday taking part in Sports Day - please click on the link to see some of our photos 

   

  https://www.oaklands.leicester.sch.uk/sports-day/

• Signs of the Week

  Mon 03 Jul 2023

  This weeks Makaton signs are who and what. To see them modelled in different languages click the link below
  
  https://www.oaklands.leicester.sch.uk/makaton/
  
  Or check out our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMCtak2VtgQTOwzNn8WDQPA