This Week's News
Friday 17th April 2026
Dear Parents and Carers,
We hope that you had a wonderful Easter break and enjoyed those first few warm, sunny days sent to tease us! It was lovely to see the children return on Monday full of beans and ready for the start of the Summer term. It is hard to believe that we are already in the final stretch of the year and will be thinking about transition very soon. We were also delighted to receive the list of our new Reception cohort yesterday; it was wonderful to see so many familiar names!
The children all looked incredibly smart for their class photographs this morning. We were very lucky that the weather stayed bright enough to take the photos outside, using the beautiful spring blossom as a backdrop.
Earlier in the week, we had a "secret mission" visit from members of the PTA ball committee. The children were all very excited by the mystery, and all will finally be revealed on Saturday 16th May.
We have plenty of other excitement to look forward to next week as our school visits begin; Year 2 will be visiting Nower Wood to support their science learning, while Reception will be heading off on their annual visit to Bocketts Farm. I am sure they will all have a fantastic time exploring.
Finally, thank you for embracing our new mobile phone rule. The children were delighted when I announced in assembly that we had a new rule that wasn’t actually for them! As a reminder, this policy—which aims to keep our environment focused and safe—also applies to the use of AirPods while on site.
Thank you for your continued support, and we hope you have a great weekend.
Tanya Mooney
Key Dates in the Next 2 Weeks
Monday 20th April Year 2 Nower Wood visit
Wednesday 22nd April Reception Classes Bocketts Farm visit
Year 2 Forest School
Tuesday 21st April Leopard Class
Thursday 23rd April Tiger Class
Friday 24th April Lion Class
Friday 1st May Whole School dress up for Mini Marathon
9.15 Reception
9.30 Year 1
9.45 Year 2
You can also see a full list of key dates for the year so far, on the Term Dates & Calendar pages of the school website HERE
Mini Marathon- Friday 1st May- Parents Welcome
We are pleased to announce that on Friday 1st May our school is taking part in the 2026 TCS Mini London Marathon in Schools. Children are invited to dress up for this nationwide event which promotes fitness, teamwork and fun.
Parents are invited to come and support children on the school field.
PTA Family Camping 10th to 12th July 2026
For more information & to sign up for this year’s family camping trip, please click the link below. Sign up for will go live on the 24th April at 7pm. https://sites.google.com/view/oatlandscampingtrip/home
Safeguarding Notice
If you have any concerns about a child’s safety or wellbeing in the school or community, please speak to one of our Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL). DSL- Tanya Mooney, Head Teacher. DSL- Phil Copsey, Deputy Head Teacher or DSL-Kelly Grindle, Nurture Lead.
Updates to the Website
Twelve Fifteen Spring/Summer menus have been published HERE