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• Schools across the district unite to support Reach out for Refugees

  Tue 29 Mar 2022

  Hot off the press!.....this week's Herts Ad features the Reach out for Refugees day which we proudly supported on Monday.  

  Herts Advertiser article

   

   

   

   

• St Albans Music School - New Rock School

  Tue 29 Mar 2022

  We are excited to announce our new SAMS Rock School – Mondays 7-8pm starting after Easter, at St Albans Music School (based at Townsend School, High Oaks St Albans AL3 6DR).

   

  This is a brilliant new group, suitable for pupils of Upper Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 of all abilities on rock Instruments and voice.  You can join if you are an experienced player, if you are self-taught or if you have never played before and would like to learn as you go along.

  Members will learn / develop their instrumental skills and will also learn to play as part of an ensemble – essential for any rock musician.  A range of rock repertoire will be covered, including elements of pupils’ own choices of song.  Members will also build confidence and get to know other like-minded souls through the group.

   

  We are hoping to hold our first ever Rock Gig at the end of this term, and we hope that our new group will form part of this.

   

  There are just 16 places in the group which will be filled on a first-come-first-serve basis.  Trial places are free of charge and we will ask you at the end of the session whether your son/daughter wishes to join us.  Termly membership is £52. 

  As places are limited, please only book a trial place if your son/daughter is able to come every week.

  To book your trial place, please follow the link here, choosing SAMS Monday Rock School:

   

  CLICK HERE TO BOOK A SAMS GROUP TRIAL

   

  If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us at the centre – stalbansmusicenquiries@hertfordshire.gov.uk .

• Reach out for Refugees

  Tue 22 Mar 2022

  Yesterday we proudly joined with the St Albans Primary Schools' Network in support of the Reach out for Refugees Charity in response to the current conflict in Ukraine.

   

  Reminder of Friday's 'Cake Sale for Ukraine'

  which has been organised by some of our Year 6 pupils.

  

• Hindu Festival of Holi

  Fri 18 Mar 2022

  Today marks the Hindu Festival of Holi, one of the most revered and celebrated festivals in India. On this day, people unite together, forget all resentments, and celebrate friendship and forgiveness with the utmost joy and enthusiasm.  Marking the end of winter and the beginning of spring, this being the festival of colours, is symbolised with a rainbow of powder paints all over the streets of India.

  Wishing all our Hindu families a very happy and fun filled Holi.

  

• Year 5 & 6 Cross Country

  Tue 15 Mar 2022

  On Thursday, an enthusiastic group of Year 5 & 6 children, lead by Miss Stubbs, took part in the Cross Country event at Garden Fields School. Miss Stubbs said there were some absolutely fantastic performances by all the children, along with many achieving personal bests in their races. Well done to everyone who took part! 

• International Women's Day

  Tue 08 Mar 2022

  As a school, each class have been talking about International Women's Day and learning about inspirational women throughout history.  After lots of learning and carpet time with the Acorns, the children summed up by saying "If boys can do it, girls can do it too." 

   

• Year 6 Aldwickbury Maths Challenge

  Mon 07 Mar 2022

  Year 6 Aldwickbury Maths Challenge 

  We recently entered two teams in the Year 6 Aldwickbury Maths Challenge which was held at Aldwickbury School for an afternoon.  We are so proud of everyone who took part. 

  Mrs Raghavan reports that the children were excellent ambassadors for the school and really entered into the spirit of the challenge .

  All of the children showed excellent teamwork, resilience and good humour and can be justifiably pleased with their results .

  Our teams came a fantastic 8th out of 28 teams in this high paced, high challenge competition . 

• Year 5 Maths Challenge

  Mon 07 Mar 2022

  On Tuesday March 1st, eight of our Year Five children represented the school in the Herts for Learning Mathematics Challenge. All children worked wonderfully well as a team to solve some really tricky puzzles and challenges. Over one hundred and twenty schools across Hertfordshire enter this event which is run in heats. We are now waiting with baited breath and crossed fingers to see if we will go forwards to the final round! 

  Well done Year Five !

• World Book Day 2022

  Fri 04 Mar 2022

  What a fantastic day we have had!  Children and staff have had an absolutely tremendous time celebrating a wide variety of books, stories, characters and writing.  It has been so thrilling to hear the children talking about books they love, characters they relate to and why certain stories are so important to them.  Oakwood is passionate about reading and the atmosphere in the school today has certainly reflected this!  We have all loved World Book Day this year and are extremely thankful to our English Leads for organising such a fabulous day.

  

• World Book Day

  Tue 01 Mar 2022

  We are all getting ready, and excited about, sharing our love of reading with the children again this year.  The kitchen are also joining in with a special Gruffalo inspired menu and decorations.