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  • 10/06/25

    Year 3 Trip to Stonehenge

    Year 3 had a fantastic time on their trip to Stonehenge, enriching their history topic on the Stone Age. During the visit, the children explored what life might have been like in the Neolithic Age, considering aspects such as clothing, food, housing, hunting, and tool making. They also reflect...
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  • 19/05/25

    Year 2 Trip to Carymoor

    Year 2 went on a school trip to Carymoor, where we learned about the three R’s: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. The children made paper parrot planters using newspaper. Once the parrots were completed, they added soil and planted cress seeds.  In school, we have been learning about plants...
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  • 16/05/25

    Design and Technology Delight in Crickets Class!

    Crickets have been hard at work in Design and Technology, creating their very own Moroccan couscous!  The children have been busy grating, roasting, and chopping a variety of fresh vegetables as part of their cooking project. They also learned the bridging technique to ensure they used kn...
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  • 08/05/25

    Year 4 Play in a Day!

    On Thursday 8 May, Year 4 had a fantastic day taking part in 'Play in a Day'. This was linked to our History topic  - Ancient Greece. Each class had 1 hour 30 minutes to learn their part which included speaking and non-speaking parts. They then performed this to Year 3 in...
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  • 02/05/25

    Year 4 Sponsored run for School in a Bag

    On Friday 2 May, Year 4 took part in a sponsored run to raise money for School in a Bag. The children completed as many laps of the running course as they could in 26 minutes to see how many marathons they could run altogether. Incredibly, they managed to run 166 miles, which is equivalent to...
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  • 24/04/25

    Dragon Eggs!

    Foundation Stage has been visited by a dragon! She built a nest and made a right mess of the classrooms as she squeezed through the window. We are now busy wondering, drawing and writing about what we think the dragon will look like if it hatches from the egg she laid. We are also thinking...
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  • 28/03/25

    E-Safety Committee

    The E-Safety committee have been busy making sure the children at Oaklands are being safe on the internet at school and at home. They completed a parent's survey asking questions about what parents do in terms of internet safety at home and what they do if they have a concern. The results...
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  • 28/03/25

    1BA Visit to Yeovil Library

    1BA enjoyed a trip to Yeovil Library this week.   They enjoyed exploring many books as well as a treasure hunt about their Spring Author, Julia Donaldson.   It was lovely to hear that so many children have been enjoying the library in their free time. We learnt that the library...
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  • 26/03/25

    Year 5 Spanish Pen Pals

    Children in Year 5 were delighted to receive letters from their Spanish pen pals.  Their new pen pals, from José Bergamín School near Madrid, asked the children lots of questions about themselves and the Year 5 children have been busy writing letters back to them...
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  • 26/03/25

    Year 1 Parent Partnership Morning

    On Wednesday, Year 1 welcomed parents and carers to a morning of information and fun around reading and the Year 1 Phonic Screening Test.  The children enjoyed impressing their adults with their fantastic reading!