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DIARY DATES27 June FLG visit Weymouth27 June New Year 5 Parents Evening
Friday 28 June INSET Day
1 July Year 6 Crime & Consequence Police Talks
1 July Year 5 Parents Evening
2 July Frome College Staff Yr 8 Assembly
2 July Year 6 Sports Day
3 July Year 5 Sports Day
5 July Oakfield Fundraisers Bingo Night
5 July Transfer Day
5 July Year 7 visit Bristol Zoo
8 July Yrs 7 & 8 Middle School Athletics
8-10 July Year 6 Trip to Osmington Bay
10 & 11 July Year 5 Trips to Cardiff
11 July Year 7 DT visit Waitrose, Salisbury
11 July Question Time event at FCCsome Yr 8s
15 July Mr Hills KS2 Reward Trip to Paultons Park
16 July Year 8 Presentation Evening
17 July Year 5 visit Weston-super-Mare
18 July Year 8 visit Thorpe Park
Friday 19th July Last Day of Term 6 (finish 2pm)
Tuesday 3rd SeptemberPupils Return
Term 1 2013/14
Oakfield Academy,
Oakfield Road, Frome BA11 4JF
Tel: 01373 462539 Fax: 01373 453370E-mail:
www.oakfieldacademy.co.uk
If you would like further information on any of the
items in the newsletter please contact the school
office.
June 2013
Oakfield Academy, Oakfield Road, Frome. BA11 4JF Company No 769044 registered in England
Oakfield Academy pupils enjoyed a
wonderful week in France recently, a
fantastic experience for both pupils and
staff. A week where friendships were
created, and life-long memories were
madeand the weather was perfect.
For reviews of the trip by the pupils and
staff, see page 9.
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ASBESTOS DANGER
It has come to our attention thatsome pupils have been playing inthe old deserted Beswick factory
(below Lidl), where they mayhave been exposed to asbestos.
The cancer Mesothelioma can be contracted through exposure toasbestos, therefore please talk to your children about theimportance of staying away from this place and similar sites.
THANK YOU.
If you have managed tohave a good clear out of
your kitchen recently, MrsFlynn would be grateful
for donations of any of thefollowing unwanted
items:-
Magazines(appropriate for
student use)
Plastic take away
containers with lids
Jam jars with
fitting lids
Sweet/biscuit tins
with lids
Any donations can betaken to the DT Room orhanded in at Reception.
THANK YOU.
Congratulations to Callum for being
awarded the U12 player of the Year
AND Players Player of the Year by
Frome Town Youth FC. A brilliant
achievement, and a great
ambassador for Oakfield Academy.
WELL DONE CALLUM !!
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A polite request from the office
staff.If you need to get a message to achild, please call as early in the day aspossible. Due to the size of our site itis not always easy to pass onmessages at short notice, especially atthe end of the day.
We always do our best to pass onmessages, however your co-operationwould be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks.
04.07.13 Induction Evening fornew pupils, starting with a
session at the Merlin Theatre,
6pm for Tutor Groups A-F and7.30pm for Tutor Groups G-L.
Followed by Transfer Day onFriday 05.07.13.
TROPICAL DISCOVERY WORKSHOP -
As featured at Year 7 Enrichment Afternoon
Childrens parties, Phobia cures, Workshops.
Exotic pet advice. KRIS FREEMANHead Ranger
(01749) 957046 www.tropicaldiscovery.co.uk
At a G&T Singing Workshop our pupils again shone with their ability,
confidence and behaviour. They thoroughly enjoyed the experience
and performed well in the session which also contained GCSE
students from Frome College.
A number of pupils attended a Summer picnic at Jackdaws, Great
Elm on Wednesday 12th June. Oakfield pupils opened the
performance with songs from the recent Wonderfully Wicked show.
They performed with superb confidence and set the tone for a great
morning. Pupils interacted with first school pupils really well, taking
time to sing with them, cheering them on and acting as great role
models and ambassadors for Oakfield. Well done. MR WILLIAMS
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EXCITING NEW
FITNESS CLUB FOR ALL
YEARSMondays 3.10-
4.00pm, in the Hall.
Application slips in the
office.
A new Street
Dance Club is
starting for allpupils in Years
7 and 8.
First club
Friday 14th
June, and
running until
Friday 12th
July.
The Street Dance instructor is KIM JONES, the
cost is 6.00 for the 4-week course. Application
letters available from the office.
On Tuesday 4 June, Year 5 visited Monksham Farm and
had a tour as part of our Food & Farming Topic. Everybodyenjoyed the trip and some of the highlights were;
Feeding the pigs with the hay and straw.
Learning about organic and chemical farming.
Being taught about looking after the compost and thedifferent stages.
Listening to the buzz of the electricity pylons disturbingthe countryside sounds! BY AYA & MADDY, 5P
AMUSING QUOTES FROM YEAR 5 PUPILS
It was so smelly!
Wow! There were millions of pigs!
I never knew that pigs could eat the
same as us.
It was interesting learning facts about the
farm.
I learnt how different life was on a farm.
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E
During Arts Week we drewpictures of peacock feathersand blew them up onto A4paper with Mrs F. We alsobraided friendship braceletswith Mrs Gallop. Some of usmade a flip-book of a patternthat we could choose, e.g.butterfly, hot air balloon! Wealso made an A3 layeredpicture with dolphin andinsect designs withMrs Gardner.
The Year 6 corridor wasfull of amazing art work
by the end of the week.Ella Walker Wiltshire &
Jasmine Sanders, 6N
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We have recently held some
family learning sessions where
parents and children came along
and cooked over a 3-day period,
to actively work together in
producing a tea party for invitedguests. Led by Mrs Applegate
and Ms Lucas, the feedback was
very positive. Families spent
quality time together in a social
environment. Staff and
Governors also attended and
agreed how thoroughly tasty the
tea was. We plan to hold more
family learning sessions - contactMrs Applegate if interested.
The first phase of our
open play areaimprovements are now
well and truly underway.
Here we see Mr Gerrish
and Mr Shaw admiring anewly delivered tree
stump a donation from
Valley Sawmills, in
Nunney.
A huge thank you alsoto Acer Tree Surgeons,
for donating a number
of smaller branches,
logs and stumps, that
are being placedaround the school for
the pupils to use at
lunch times.
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MY FIRST TRIP TO CHARTERHOUSE by Mr Reynolds 8I
The 2013 residential trip to Charterhouse was a first time visit for me
during my time here at Oakfield Academy and it was an experience that has
created several unforgettable memories. It was a pleasure to see all 33
pupils out of the classroom environment and to share the activities that
they took part in with such enthusiasm and commitment. They were all
fantastic in attempting activities such as archery, caving, abseiling and team
building exercises such as shelter building and walking the night line. I hope
the memories created for the pupils are ones that last forever as memories
from my residential trips have done, and they recognise what achievements
they conquered and take great pride in being fantastic representatives of
the school.
I also have to pass on a big thank you to Miss Pullen, Mr Fowler and of
course Mr Gerrish for preparing and delivering the introductory 11 mile walk
in to the centre across the Mendips and being the cause of several giant
blisters that needed treatment later on that evening. It was a pleasure tosee all pupils trying out new things and conquering any hesitation with sheer
determination and support from each other and the excellent centre staff.
A brilliant time was had by all and as a first timer to the trip I was able to
clearly see why the trips to Charterhouse have become a valued tradition at
Oakfield Academy.
WILL
BAYFIELD
FARRELL
8N
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YEAR 7 HAVE A TALK FROMSEAN FENTON OF THE T.A DURING
ENRICHMENT AFTERNOON
LILY 7D: At our recent Enrichment
session, we were spoken to by Sean
Fenton from the Armed Forces. I enjoyed
hearing about snipers, although it was
rather gross. We also got the chance to try
on a gas mask, a helmet and try to pick up
his rucksack. We had a great time andsome of year 7 are now considering the
option of joining the armed forces as their
future career.
JACK 7I: The gas mask was very hot and
hard to breathe inside properly. They used
it in gas chambers but I wouldn't want to
use one in an emergency!
KONNOR 7P: I loved the army man. I
picked up his rucksack but it was so heavy
as it weighed 25kg! It was sad to hear
about the children losing limbs due to the
mines.
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This trip has been really, really fun!
My French family were nice and kind.
The visit to France challenged my
French but I liked that. To tell the
truth, I am glad I do not attend the
Collge Desnos because the hours
are long each day. However, the
children and the lessons are very
good. The workshops we attended in
Arville were excellent and I liked
spending time with my
correspondent. Mine and Chloes
favourite activity was making our
leather bracelets. Paris was the best
day and the sunshine was brilliant.
On this hot day we saw many sights
which were fantastic!
Rhiannon James 7I
We really enjoyed our trip to France.
It was a great experience and we
would encourage other pupils to go
in the future. The stay in host
families worked very well and it was
different from staying with your
friends. Our favourite part was the
trip to Paris. It was thrilling and veryinteresting. The weather was brilliant
and we would love to go again!
Evie Gardiner & Laura James 8P
How wonderful it has been to travel
back to my home country with such
supportive staff and enthusiastic (so
well behaved!) pupils from Oakfield
Academy. Everyone made the most
of the experience and the children
were a real credit to both their
parents and our school. We were
blessed with beautiful sunshine
throughout our stay and, even after
such a short visit, saying goodbye to
our hosts wasnt an easy task! My
strongest memory is of seeing
French and English students working
collaboratively, playing and relaxing
together without letting their linguistimperfections and cultural
differences get in the way.
Mrs L Hall
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Can we please remind pupils again thatdogs are NOT allowed on school premisesunder any circumstances (even if the dogis being carried). We have to consider the
health and safety of children and staff,therefore please do not bring your animalswith you when visiting. Thank you.
Message from
Senior Management Team
Please can we remind ALL visitors toschool that they should enter thebuilding via the front office at alltimes, even when coming to watchevents that their children are involvedin. Also, to stay in line withSafeguarding, there should be notaking of photographs or filming ofany pupils.
THANK YOU.
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Take time with your child to check out the following websites, which will assist
pupils with school work and home work.
https://home.espresso.co.uk Username: student3711 Password: field6
Resources on every aspect of the curriculum.
http://schools.magnahigh.com/oakfieldacademy
Used by Years 5 and 6 pupils. Game and revision activities for every unit in Maths
http://www.doddlelearn.co.uk/
Homework and revision tool for Science and Geography for Year 7 and 8 pupils.
http://www.mymaths.co.uk/ Username: oakfield Password: equal5
Another online resourse used at Oakfield Academy by all year groups
Well done to Lily Breese 7D and her mum for creating this marvellous
Wizard of Oz cake. The cake was raffled and raised 60 for the Drama
Department. Mrs Peacock , Data Officer won the cakewhich was then
donated to the cast of Enchanted Evening.
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AMAZING
PERFORMANCE
After months of
rehearsals the
FLG group finally
performed their
version of themusical Oliver to
a captivated
audience of pupils,
staff, parents and
guests.
From the very
start the cast
enthralled
onlookers with
their renditions of
the popular songs.
Special mentions go to Aaron Cooper for his confident delivery of Consider Yourself, and
the delightfully comical version of Oom-Pah-Pah by Georgina Cooper. Other favourites with
the audience were Food Glorious Food, Id Do Anything, and the touching Where Is Love?
caused many a tearful eye in the room. The Academy Choir supported the cast with their
marvellous singing, to the music provided by Mr Williams. As the final curtain was drawn the
audience went absolutely mad and the applause was deafening.
Mrs Brooks and
Mrs Shields were
presented with
flowers at the end.
Mrs Brooks said:
What can I say? I
am so proud of myclass, they were all
amazing. It just
goes to show what
Oakfield Academy
can do for all of its
children. A huge
thank you to
everyone who
helped andsupported us.
Well done FLG!
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Eco Workshop at Bruton
A group of Year 4 gifted andtalented girls had the wonderfulopportunity to spend the day atBruton School for Girls recently,participating in an Eco-Outdoorworkshop. They identified faunaand flora in the nature reserve,were inspired by an African storyto make necklaces and toasted
marshmallows over a camp firethey helped to build.
It was really amazing and fun toexperience the eco and wildlifeactivities. It was so different to anormal school day! said Aya andSaffron.
A great day was had by all,including Mrs Baillie-Smith who
accompanied them, and hadattended the school herself as ayoung girl. Well done girls.
On Friday 14th June some students went on atrip to the Bristol Festival of Nature. When wegot there we split into groups. My group wentto do a plant doctor activity first, where you hadto match the plant diseases with the humanones. Next, we talked about bacteria in yourown urine! In another activity we were
experimenting with glowing bacteria, we evenwent into a pitch black tent (that was rathersmelly) to look at some glowing bacteriait wasreally fun.
Some other activities we did were watching avideo and playing games to do with Siberiantigers, making kites and investigating DNA.Did you know we share half of our own DNA
with a banana? It was an exciting trip and I
hope I get to do something like it again.
ISABEL HANNEY 5N
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FIRST SECOND THIRD
100 m Darcey Mellen Lazara Haynes Zoe Gilbert
** Jamie James-Reddin Aaron Brewer Kalem Marsh
NEW OAKFIELD ACADEMY RECORD 13.07s
200 m Darcey Mellen Zoe Gilbert Millie Maidment
Max Stroop Ben Bullus Finley John
400 m Albie Hopkins Tom Dunn Karl Glover
800 m Holly Scott Emily Gulbis Ruby Rumming
1500 m Evie Gardener Katie Drew Kelsey Palmer
Albie Hopkins Max Stroop Ben Bullus
High Jump Lianna Denwood Holly Scott Darcey Mellen
Stan Ford Jamie James-Reddin Finlay Osborne
Long Jump Safia Gregory Sophie Godman Imogen Piper
Rufus Hayes Evan Parry George Dobson
Javelin Robyn Asquith Freya Coleman Sophie Godman
Cain Evans Kristian Green James Holland
Shot Lianna Denwood Tamzin Ratcliffe Izzy Lakin
Cain Evans Kristian Green Finlay Osborne
4x 100 mRelay Girls 8I 8E 8N
Boys 8I 8N 8E
Medley Relay 8D 8N 8I
FIRST 8N with 222 points
2nd 8I with 197 points 3rd 8D with 172 points4th 8P with 165 points 5th 8E with 164 points
Jamie James-Reddin for setting a new Oakfield Academy record in the 100 m sprint
Lianna Denwood for coming first in the High Jump and Shot
Darcey Mellen for winning both the 100m and 200m races
Albie Hopkins for winning the 400m and 1500m races
Well done to 8I for winning both the boys and girls 4x 100m Relays
8D for winning the Medley Relay
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FIRST SECOND THIRD
100 m Macy Ford Sadie Daykin Carmen Difazio
Chris Clacee William Gilbert Joseph Palmer
200 m Meg Durston Tallulah Hooper Leila Curling
Joel Newland Joseph Palmer Ben Green
800 m Tallulah Hooper Meg Durston Charlotte Cooper
Eli White Taylor Cann Jamie Gould
1500 m Sadie Daykin Sophie Smith Leila Curling
Tom Mead Chris Clacee Jamie Gould
High Jump Kaitlin Ainslie-King Sophie Smith Sasha Harries
Callum Loughlin Seb Hartley Joseph Palmer
Long Jump Macy Ford Tallulah Hooper Rhiannon James
Ryan Snook Jaden Allen Tom Mead
Javelin Macy Ford Louisa Naylor Megan Martin
Ethan Gregory Jay-c Daly Sam Akiniyi
Shot Tia Rollason Amy Nicholls Stevie Baggs
Jamie Gould Liam Whiting Matthew Farrant
4x 100 m
Relay Girls 7I 7D 7N
Boys 7N 7P 7E
Medley Relay 7N 7D 7P
FIRST 7P with 257 points
2nd 7I with 252 points 3rd 7E with 193 points
4th 7N with 192 points 5th 7D with 121 points
Congratulations to 7P for winning Sports Day.
Well done to all those who took part and achieved a personal best for themselves.
All staff who were supervising events thoroughly enjoyed the day, the atmosphere waspositive and it was good to see pupils encouraging each other.
WELL DONE.
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ROLL OF HONOURROLL OF HONOURROLL OF HONOURROLL OF HONOUR KEY STAGE 3KEY STAGE 3KEY STAGE 3KEY STAGE 3
English Ryan SnookRyan SnookRyan SnookRyan Snook
7D7D7D7D
Jazmine CarpenterJazmine CarpenterJazmine CarpenterJazmine Carpenter 8E8E8E8E
Maths Jack HumphreysJack HumphreysJack HumphreysJack Humphreys 7I7I7I7I
Emily GulbisEmily GulbisEmily GulbisEmily Gulbis 8P8P8P8P
Science Joe MalleyJoe MalleyJoe MalleyJoe Malley 7D7D7D7D
Kelsey PalmerKelsey PalmerKelsey PalmerKelsey Palmer 8D8D8D8D
History Daisy HarrisonDaisy HarrisonDaisy HarrisonDaisy Harrison----BroninskiBroninskiBroninskiBroninski 7I7I7I7I
Jago HooperJago HooperJago HooperJago Hooper 8P8P8P8P
Geography Ethan GregoryEthan GregoryEthan GregoryEthan Gregory 7N7N7N7N
Caitlin MoslerCaitlin MoslerCaitlin MoslerCaitlin Mosler 8E8E8E8E
R.E. Louis TozerLouis TozerLouis TozerLouis Tozer 7N7N7N7N
Holly ScottHolly ScottHolly ScottHolly Scott 8E8E8E8E
French Baxter NigoumiBaxter NigoumiBaxter NigoumiBaxter Nigoumi 7P7P7P7P
Imogen PiperImogen PiperImogen PiperImogen Piper 8D8D8D8D
German Dodi SwanDodi SwanDodi SwanDodi Swan----CapperCapperCapperCapper 8E8E8E8E
I.C.T. Aaron BennettAaron BennettAaron BennettAaron Bennett 7I7I7I7I
Solomon WarsopSolomon WarsopSolomon WarsopSolomon Warsop 8P8P8P8P
D&T Tom MeadTom MeadTom MeadTom Mead 7E7E7E7E
Alex HillAlex HillAlex HillAlex Hill 8P8P8P8P
Art
Nicola BielaNicola BielaNicola BielaNicola Biela
7D7D7D7D
Armarni ChaplinArmarni ChaplinArmarni ChaplinArmarni Chaplin 8N8N8N8N
Music Lily BreeseLily BreeseLily BreeseLily Breese 7D7D7D7D
Laura JamesLaura JamesLaura JamesLaura James 8P8P8P8P
P.E. Ryan PriddleRyan PriddleRyan PriddleRyan Priddle 7E7E7E7E
Rebecca McVeighRebecca McVeighRebecca McVeighRebecca McVeigh----VenessVenessVenessVeness 8N8N8N8N
Drama Finlay CollinsonFinlay CollinsonFinlay CollinsonFinlay Collinson 7P7P7P7P
Luna BrudenellLuna BrudenellLuna BrudenellLuna Brudenell 8N8N8N8N
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