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

• Ducklings

  Thu 28 Mar 2019

  We are excited that most of our ducklings hatched last night. We are 'egging' on the last one to hatch today. Take a look at our Ducklings Gallery.

• O@BC Silkie eggs

  Tue 05 Mar 2019 Sam Poulton

  O@BC is currently incubating six "Silkie" eggs. Hopefully, in 21 days we will meet our new chicks . In the meantime, the caterpillars arrive this week and, depending when the frogs lay their spawn, we may be awash with frogspawn too!

  

• Occupational Therapy

  Thu 14 Feb 2019

  The work with our OT is having a real impact.  Depending on the needs of the child; alerting, calming and aiding sensory integration.

• Letter from Head Teacher 'Congratulations regarding attendance'

  Tue 12 Feb 2019

  Dear Parents and Carers,

   

  Congratulation on Pupil Attendance!

   

  The Governors, staff and I, would like to express our thanks for your persistence and support in ensuring that your children maintain good attendance rates at Oaklands. We were very pleased that the overall attendance for Oaklands pupils in 2017-2018 was 93.4%. This is a wonderful achievement for our school. Many children at Oaklands have 100% attendance. These high rates of attendance ensure that children maximise their progress as learners. We endeavour to ensure that we ‘Make Learning Fun’ at Oaklands, and are so pleased that children are happy in the school environment, wanting to come to school each day.

   

  As a consequence of last year’s high attendance figure, we have set the ambitious target of 95% for whole school attendance in 2018-2019. We will be working together with you to try to reach this goal.

   

  In order to do this, can I just remind you:

  Absence procedures: Parents/carers should contact the school on the first day of their child’s absence by calling the school office on 0116 2415921. When parents/carers notify us of their child’s absence it is important that they provide us with details of the reason for their absence.

   

  Appointments: Many of our children find a change to their routine difficult to manage, so in order to minimise the impact on children’s progress and wellbeing, we politely ask that you try to bring children to school for part of the day if the appointment is not a whole day one. We understand that occasionally it is necessary to take your child out of school for medical appointments and family events. Please always let the office know in advance.

   

  Early Collection from School: We know that managing multiple pick-ups from school can be tricky for families; if you collect your child and this affect you, please discuss this with a member of the school leadership team. School finishes at 3pm and unless you have a prior agreement made with me (or it is a ‘one-off’ reason to leave early), children will not be called to Reception before 2.55p.m. so that they do not lose valuable learning time.

   

  Once again, thank you for all your support for Oaklands and, in particular, for ensuring that our children are in school every day and ready to learn. If you have any questions about the information in this letter, please do not hesitate to contact the office on 0116 2415921 or by email at office@oaklands.leicester.sch.uk

  Regards

   

  Sarah Osborne

  (Headteacher)

• Inclusion Quality Mark Centre of Excellence

  Fri 25 Jan 2019

  Today we welcomed visitors for an Inclusion Quality Mark Centre of Excellence Network Meeting.  We were proud to share our inclusive practices and approaches for teaching children with Communication and Interaction Needs.

• Satellite Provision

  Mon 14 Jan 2019

  Oaklands at Barleycroft has opened with Oaklands staff, strategies and approaches within a mainstream primary school.   This is a great addition to SEND provision in Leicester.  The children and staff have all settled in extremely well.

• International Visit

  Tue 30 Oct 2018

  We were thrilled to host a paediatrician from Egypt today. We enjoyed showing her our school and best autism practice. Our staff and children made her feel very welcome.

  

• Follow us on Twitter @OaklandsSchool_

  Wed 10 Oct 2018

  We would like to make parents aware that Oaklands School use Twitter to share news and activities and post top tips in short 140 character 'tweets' (messages). The advantage for parents who follow us, is the immediate and easy access to our news feeds via www.twitter.com and ‘apps’ on home computers, laptops, tablets or mobile phones.

  
  Please do follow us.

   

  Oakey will be giving out some top tips and there will be useful links to help you support your child with their learning.

   

  Please Note: We are not able to reply individually to any twitter replies or direct messages, therefore you could contact the school by email or phone.

• Protocol Regarding the Oaklands Car Park

  Mon 01 Oct 2018

  Dear Parents / Carers,

  
  I am writing to you to highlight some changes and ensure the safe flow of traffic in the car park at Oaklands. It can be a busy place at the beginning and the end of the school day and we would like to ensure that we continue to do everything possible make it a safe place for pedestrians and transport. We greatly appreciate your support in this matter.

  
  You may have noticed that we have had the markings repainted on the car park, making parking spaces clearer and adding another disabled parking space.

  
  There are arrows clearly indicating that when traffic enters the car park they should immediately turn left so that there is a flow of traffic. We ask that all transport adheres to this, rather than continuing straight on. Parking by the garage has often meant difficulties with traffic getting out of the car park, and sometimes cars/taxis reversing, which can lead to difficult/dangerous situations. We are therefore avoiding this by coning off that area at these busy times of the day.

  
  We endeavour to have at least two members of staff in the car park in the morning and at the end of the day. We would ask that any parents dropping off and collecting children in cars would kindly observe these staff members in Hi Viz vests who may indicate when pedestrians are crossing or when vehicles are ready to move and respond accordingly. At times, this may mean waiting to move or for a safe place to park to become available. However, we do hope that parents will understand that a few minutes waiting is necessary to ensure the safety of all children and adults using the car park.

  
  Please can we ask that you do not park on the corner/bend, at the far end of the car park, as it makes it difficult for traffic to get past.

  
  We ask that you support us by being patient, understanding, and observing this protocol for all users of the car park to be safe.

  
  Yours sincerely,

  
  Sarah Osborne
  Headteacher

• PSHE

  Tue 13 Mar 2018

  Can you help us?

   

  Do you like gardening?

   

  Would you like to start gardening?

   

  Are you available week beginning March 19th?

   

  If so …..

   

  Please come and join our Great Big Growing Programme! We need volunteers to help us prepare the soil for planting seeds.

   

  We aim to grow our own fruit and vegetables then use them for cooking.

   

  Please let the office know if you can help on 0116 2415921.