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

• Welcome Back

  Fri 30 Aug 2019

  Welcome back to a new school year at Oaklands! I hope you all had a wonderful summer.

  We were all so pleased to welcome our children back in to school yesterday. We had a fantastic start to the term. The children all came in calmly and ready to engage with the staff teams. The new children have settled extremely quickly and we have been thrilled to see them smiling and having fun straight away. The other children have been so kind and welcoming towards them. We are very proud of them all! Your children have been a credit to you.

  To our new parents joining the Oaklands community, I would like to offer you a very warm welcome. There is always a lot going on at Oaklands. We do hope you will be interested to find out about what is happening through our newletters, by following us on Twitter: @OaklandsSchool­_  and on the website www.oaklands.leicester.sch.uk.

  There have been a number of changes to the school during the summer break. Our reception area has been changed, ensuring it is more secure, but it also looks lighter and fresher (Spot Oakey on the photo in the new reception area!). We have also got a new ICT suite, with large touch screen computers for our children to explore. I’m sure this will make a big difference to their learning.

  We have also changed the way in which children address us this year. To make adult names easier for children to be able to recall, rather than having a Mr/Mrs/Miss at the beginning when using surnames, we felt that using our first names would help. This also reflects the family atmosphere that we feel is so special at Oaklands. So, children are now having fun trying to get used to our first names!

  We are pleased that we now have a Family Support worker, Dhrupti Patel, working at the school every Wednesday and Thursday. She will be available for parents to contact for advice, practical help and emotional support. We will give further details in due course of drop-in opportunities and the types of advice she can help with.

  Thank-you for sending in PE kits. If you have not already completed the parent, contact forms could we please request that you do so as soon as possible.

  Some dates to book in your diary are a MacMillan coffee morning on Friday 27^th September, and parents evening, which will be on Wednesday 23^rd October 3.15-6.15pm. We do hope you will be able to join us. The Autumn term is always very busy, with a range of learning experiences including trips and celebrations. We look forward to seeing your child exploring and enjoying learning as they make progress this term.

  As always, we are more than happy to help you, should you have any queries at this stage in the term. Please do use your child’s home/school contact book, or phone us and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can, should you want to talk about anything.

  Best wishes for a happy, exciting term ahead,

  Sarah Osborne

  Headteacher

  

• Food Glorious Food

  Tue 09 Jul 2019
  Our children have achieved the Bronze Food For Life Award for learning to #eat and #cook more independently, and understanding where their #food comes from. Another Great Achievement for Oaklands! @EcoSchoolsLCC @SAfoodforlife

  

• Oakey's Tip of The Week

  Mon 01 Jul 2019

  Prepare well for transitions to new classes/schools. Use photos & visits to support understanding. Send photos home to look at & talk about. Pass on info about preferred method of #communication, likes/dislikes, #sensory needs, vulnerabilities.#autism

• Leicestershire Autistic Society Family Coffee mornings will be coming to Oaklands School

  Mon 01 Jul 2019

  We are delighted to announce that LAS will be partnering with Oaklands School in Leicester, an Autism special school commended by NAS for Furthering the Knowledge of Autism.

   

  We will meet from 10-11.30 every 2nd Tuesday from September but will launch on the 2nd July to introduce ourselves and find out what parents & carers want from the group. In the past we’ve had guest speakers and workshops, as well as time to share our experiences and offer mutual support.

   

  All are welcome to attend the Launch meeting 2nd July at 10am-11.30 at Oaklands School, Whitehall Road Leicester LE5 6GJ. (0116 2415921) There is some parking onsite in the bus lanes.

   

  Please contact LAS at leicestershireautisticsociety@gmail.com OR www.leicestershireautisticsociety.org.uk or call the school for more information

• Oakey's Tip of The Week

  Thu 27 Jun 2019

  'Thank-you' to the #VarietyClub and all the incredible staff @TwycrossZoo who welcomed 40 of our children, their families and staff members last night. The zoo staff made sure it was a fully #inclusive and #accessible event. Everyone had a fantastic time!

  

• Oakey's Tip of The Week

  Mon 17 Jun 2019

  Recent findings in @journalautism identified that Julia, a muppet character with autism in @sesamestreet, helped increase knowledge & understanding of #autism. Make it your mission to discuss characters, films, books with autistic characters! #inclusion

  

• Oakey's Tip of The Week

  Mon 10 Jun 2019

  We have lots of children who like turning light switches on & off, so this board of switches and bolts is a hit! Some #autistic children like to do unusual things. Can you give them space to do this in a safe way? #thinkoutsidethebox. Be #inventive #sen

  

• Certificate of Commendation

  Tue 04 Jun 2019

  Dear Parents/Carers,

   

  We are very proud to announce that we have received an Enhanced Practice Commendation from the National Autistic Society for Furthering the Knowledge of Autism. This commendation is not awarded to many schools nationally, and is therefore a fantastic achievement for Oaklands. The work undertaken to achieve this has been relating to developing staff understanding of Autism through training and performance reviews, but also our work to support other schools, professionals and organisations by sharing the school’s expertise.

   

  I very much appreciate the hard work and commitment of our whole staff team to ensure that Oaklands is seen as a centre of excellence for supporting children with Autism or communication and interaction needs, and am so pleased to be able to share this good news with you.

  Yours sincerely,

   

  Sarah Osborne

  

• Oakey's Tip of The Week

  Mon 03 Jun 2019

  For a non-verbal child, tune in to their body and face to see what they are 'saying'. Mirror movements & vocalisations, with some variations, to gain attention, building social connectedness and emotional sharing. #communication #autism #SEND #health

• Autism Awareness and Fundraising Event

  Tue 02 Apr 2019

  Oaklands School are proud to present an Autism Awareness and fund raising event on Tuesday 2nd April 2019 at10 am - 12pm.

  There will be a cake sale with free tea/coffee with every cake purchased. Toys and clothes for sale, a raffle and information stalls. Please do come along to this fantastic event!