OHS Junior Department News
Spring Term 2008
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Science Week - February 25-29
Reception were fascinated by the different types of bubbles that could be made – pretty ones, heavy ones and light ones. more... |
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Design Technology Workshop
Year 4 and 5 took part in a structures workshop linked to their projects about Tudor Britain (Yr4) and The Victorians (Yr5). more... |
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Conservation in Year 5
Year 5 have thought about conservation this term. They went to the London Aquarium where they found out about sharks, the dangers to .... more... |
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Year 4 visited the University Museum to study ‘Bugs’
Year 4 visited the University Museum to study ‘Bugs’ more... |
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Head's Letter Spring 2008
The Head of Junior Department's letter to parents. more... |
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Annual Book Parade
Our annual Book Parade took place on Friday 7th March. This year’s theme was Adventure and there were many pirates, explorers and characters from adventure stories... more... |
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World Book Day
The Junior Department enjoyed a visit from the children’s author Jeremy Strong on Thursday 6th March. more... |
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Year 2 visit to Warwick Castle
On Wednesday 5th March, fifty three excited and enthusiastic Year 2 pupils visited Warwick Castle. more... |
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Year 3 at the Cotswold Wildlife Park
On Tuesday 4th March we went to the Cotswold Wildlife Park. It was a nice sunny day, everyone was excited. more... |
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2008 Young Art Oxford Exhibition
Congratulations to Katie Abell, Cecilia Anderson, Ruby Crepin-Glyn, Georgia Geekie, Tara Sehmi, Olivia Shelton and Arabella Crew. Their beautiful art work has been selected for an exhibition,.. more... |
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Big School Sing Up
The Year 5 and 6 Choir recorded the song “Refuge” by Howard Goodall as part of the Big School Sing Up campaign in conjunction with Fox FM. more... |
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Music from the Junior Department
Year 4 girls enjoy the lovely building at Symphony Hall in Birmingham after hearing the CBSO perform music from Holst’s “Planets” Suite at a recent Children’s Concert. more... |
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What we are doing in Reception - February 2008
It was fun adding Miss Page's socks together - what are 3 socks add 2 socks? more... |
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UNICEF Day for Change
Thank you to all the pupils at the Junior Department who supported the UNICEF Day for Change by wearing “Home Clothes” .. more... |
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Year 6 visit the Senior Department - February 2008
Today we went to the Senior Department to do team building exercises with year 12X. First of all we did a warm-up called ‘zip, zap, boing’. more... |
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School Council visit the Lord Mayor's Parlour - January 2008
On Monday 28th January the School Council were lucky enough to meet the sheriff of Oxford, at the Lord Mayor's Parlour. more... |
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French Theatre visits Junior Department
Recycling was the theme of our visiting French theatre on 30th January. Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 participated enthusiastically in a lively, up-to-date retelling of Cinderella/Cendrillon. more... |
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Reception visit Hill End - January 2008
The wheels on the bus go round and round - where are you going on your bus journey? more... |
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Year 3 went to the ‘desert’ house at the Botanic Garden.
In science Year 3 went to the ‘desert’ house at the Botanic Garden. They were looking at the ways desert plants are adapted to the dry conditions and how the plants ‘protect’ the stored water. more... |
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Year One visit Banbury Museum - January 2008
Year One visited Banbury Museum to find out more about toys from the past. During the morning the children played with replica old toys such as spinning tops, and then they made an old-fashioned toy of their own. more... |
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Oxfordshire Fire Service visit the Nursery - January 2008
The Nursery topic this term is 'People Who Help Us'. We invited the Oxfordshire Fire Service to come and explain how they keep us safe. It was a wonderful opportunity, and led to lots of role play in the Nursery.
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Year 2 - History of Light Presentation.
On Friday 11th January, Gill Whitten visited the Year 2 pupils to give them a fascinating talk about the history of light. more... |
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Staff News in the Junior Department
5O made luggage labels with personal messages of congratulations for Mrs DuBuisson and her husband on the occasion of their marriage. more... |