Edition No 1, 2015 / 2016 Oakfield Academy, Oakfield Road, Frome BA11 4JF Tel: 01373 462539 Fax: 01373 453370 E-mail: office@oakfield.somerset.sch.uk www.oakfieldacademy.co.uk Attendance E-mail: schoolattendance@educ.somerset.gov.uk If you would like further information on any of the items in the newsletter, please contact the school office. A large font version of the newsletter is available from Reception. 23 Sep Open Day & Evening 24 Sep European Language Day 30 Sep Year 5 Praise Assembly 1 Oct KS2 Tutor Evening 9 Oct Fundraisers Bingo Night 13 Oct Y8 Young Engineers Show 14 Oct Young Engineers W shop 19 Oct KS3 Tutor Evening 20 Oct Fundraisers Meeting 21 Oct Year 6 Praise Assembly 21 Oct Y7 Montacute Hs visit 23 Oct Last Day of Term 2 Nov INSET Day 3 Nov Pupils Return Term 2 Miss Wilkes is pictured welcoming new staff (left to right) Mr Millard (Premises Manager), Mr Stephenson (Head of Maths), Ms Evans-Bentley (KS2 Teacher). Staff and pupils would also like to welcome back Miss Hull as a KS2 Teacher. Oakfield Academy entry wins first prize in Frome Afternoon Carnival with an entry from our Summer production of ANNIE. For pictures of this exciting afternoon, please turn to Page 5. Well done to all those who participated it was a great afternoon. Oakfield Academy, Oakfield Road, Frome. BA11 4JF Company No 769044 registered in England
Recently, Year 5 came to school to discover that a crime had taken place in the Year 5 block! The children were asked to help Inspector Elloway work out who had committed the terrible crime. They spent the day learning police techniques, such as taking finger prints and analysing blood splatter, to help find information from clues left at the crime scene. Everyone then had chance to inspect the crime scene and see what clues had been left, attempting to put it all together to find out what had happened. After that the suspects were questioned, resulting in the criminal being found and taken off by the police! It turned out that Miss Hull had left far too many clues at the scene to outsmart Year 5 and get away with the crime!
Name of Club and Organiser Day Time Where Enrichment Centre Computers need to be booked - Year 5 pupils require a written permission to stay after school in their Journals. Monday- Thursday only 3.00-4.00pm Enrichmen t Centre KS3 Homework Club with Ms Stewart Monday Lunchtime Art Room SEN Homework Club with Mrs McAlpine (Invitation) Monday 3.00-3.30pm SEN Classroom KS3 Homework Club with Ms Handford Monday 3.00-4.00pm ICT 2 Yrs 5/6 Boys/Girls Cheerleading Club with Miss Flagg Monday 3.00-4.10pm Gym Choir (everybody welcome!) with Ms Parsons Tuesday 3.00-4.00pm Hall KS3 G&T Maths Club with Miss Penny and Miss Mander Tuesday 3.00-4.00pm M2 KS3 Homework Club Tuesday 3.00-4.00pm ICT 2 Yrs 7/8 Girls Netball Club with Miss Pullen Tuesday 3.00-4.10pm Yard Yrs 5/6 Boys/Girls Hockey with Mrs Elloway and Miss Sanders Tuesday 3.00-4.10pm Field Yr 7 Boys Rugby Club with Mr Fowler Tuesday 3.00-4.10pm Field KS3 Homework Club with Mrs Mallon Wednesday 3.00-4.00pm ICT 2 Lego Robotics Club Year 7 (by invitation) Wednesday 3.00-4.00pm ICT 1 Yr 7/8 Girls Hockey Club with Mrs Coleman Wednesday 3.00-4.10pm Field Yr 5 Boys/Girls Football Club with Mr Ward Wednesday 3.00-4.10pm Field Yr 8 Boy Rugby Club with Mr Fowler Wednesday 3.00-4.10pm Field All Years Karaoke club starting after Oct half term. Wednesday 3.00-4.00 pm MU2 Film Club with Mr Edwards - Years 5, 7 & 8 Thursday 3.00-4.30pm 6R KS3 Homework Club with Ms Handford Thursday 3.00-4.00pm ICT 2 KS3 Textiles/Cooking Club with Mrs Nightingale Thursday 3.00-4.30pm D2 G&T Humanities Club with Mr McGrath and Mr Reynolds (by invitation) Thursday 3.00-4.00pm Geography Room 1 SEN Homework Club with Mrs McAlpine (Invitation) Thursday 3.00-3.30pm SEN Classroom Yrs 5/6 Girls/Boys Netball Club with Miss Pullen Thursday 3.00-4.10pm Yard Yr 6 Girls/Boys Football with Mr Mepham Friday 3.00-4.10pm Field KS3 Maths Homework Club (invitation) with Miss Penny and Miss Mander Friday 3.00-4.00pm M1 and M2 Yr 5 Lego ICT Club with Mr Ramsay (FULL) Friday 3.00-4.00pm ICT 1 Key Stage 2 Homework Clubs: Mon, Tues and Wed 3.00-4.00pm in Year 5 and Year 6 classrooms. Key Stage 3 Homework Clubs: Mon, Tues, and Wed 3.00-4.00pm in ICT1. Mon, Tues, Wed, Thur and Fri lunchtimes, with KS3 staff
Year Six staff and pupils would like to thank Mrs Jan Godman for visiting them recently for Enrichment Afternoon, and telling the pupils about her life and the jobs she has done. The pupils were particularly interested in hearing about her hobby of cricket and many other sports. After she had spoken about cricket the pupils were invited to join in a demonstration in the Hall. Everybody agreed that it had been a fantastic afternoon! The new Year 8 Academy Prefects have been chosen by Mr Gough and the Year 8 Team and were awarded with their distinctive prefect ties. They will be our new ambassadors for the Academy, meeting visitors and helping at school events. CONGRATULATIONS.
We are delighted to announce that our very popular Coffee Mornings with Mrs Applegate and Ms Morrison have started again on Tuesday mornings from 9.30-11.00am in our new Support & Guidance room. This gives parents an opportunity to chat with staff and other parents about any concerns they may have. ALL WELCOME! Can we please draw attention to the road markings and parking restrictions at the front of the school. A number of parents have been seen dropping their children at the front of the school and we would politely request that they adhere to the restrictions, and drop children away from the marked area. This is a very busy area in the mornings and afternoons, and blocking the area with your vehicle causes a hazard for other pupils trying to cross the road safely. Thanks you for your support. I attended Summer School for the full two weeks, and really enjoyed every minute of it. Ww learned trust, teamwork, communication and more! The word school may trick you but fear not, Summer School isn t a place to fill you with sorrow and despair, in fact it s quite the opposite! In some games we were blindfolded and had to make our way around obstacles with the guidance of someone we wouldn t usually work with. Every activity or game was fun and exciting, it was the best way to end Year 6. MADDIE MANN
A record number of twins joined our Year Five this September six sets in total! Even more unusual is the fact that three of the sets are children of staff members. Pictured above are Mr Ralston with daughters Ruby and Kit, Mrs McAlpine with daughters Jessica and Jasmine, finally Mr Young with his children Samuel and Jessica. Other sets of twins that have joined us are Rory and Jamie Cunliffe, Evie and Elodie Lamkin, and Neo and Kaomi Malec-Sery. Welcome to them and the rest of the Year Five children, we hope that you have all settled in well.
FAMILY BINGO NIGHT 9th October in the school hall Doors open 6pm, eyes down at 6.30pm. Bingo books 1 each or 5 for 6 books. There will be line prizes and full house prizes of themed hampers:- Pamper Hamper, Chocolate Hamper, Movie Hamper, Halloween Hamper & Cooking Hamper. Full house prize for the last game is 50. We will also be holding a raffle - donations welcome. REMINDER Please can we politely remind parents and other visitors, that under no circumstances should dogs be brought on to the premises, even if they are being carried. Thank you. Unfortunately we are currently sold out of PE Tops size 32 and 34 and our suppliers cannot deliver until the end of October. If your child requires one, they can wear a plain red or black T-shirt until they are delivered. Thank you. Please like our page on Facebook for the latest up to date information, simply search Oakfield Academy LOST PROPERTY We unfortunately have already got a large amount of un-named school uniform in our lost property. Please ensure that all items of uniform are clearly named so that they can be returned. Thank you.