This Week's News

Friday 2nd October 2026

Dear Parents and Carers,

It is hard to believe that it is a week since everyone was dancing in the playground for ‘Move for Momentum’ in support of the children’s charity supporting local families facing childhood cancer and life-challenging conditions. I am delighted to let you know that thanks to your generous donations we raised an amazing £798.30! Thank you everyone for getting involved.

Earlier this week Year 1 teachers hosted our final Curriculum Evening. We were delighted with the turnout and warmth of the parents. It is always quite nerve-wracking for teachers to speak in front of such large audiences and I know they appreciated your encouraging smiles and nods. We hope that everyone has found the evenings informative. We were pleased that this year’s Creche facility supported more families to attend as well as couples. A huge thank you to our amazing teaching team for facilitating the evenings. We are now looking forward to welcoming you to our parents' evenings, the first of which is next Tuesday.

On Monday we had our first PTA meeting of the year. It was great to reflect upon the success of the last academic year and to look ahead at the events planned for this year. We are delighted that the PTA is keen to focus on two big projects: air conditioning and replacing the very dilapidated trim trail. I met with School Council yesterday and they led this morning’s assembly by letting children know about our playground design competition. Please see details on Google Classroom. They gathered ideas, which included a hotel, rollercoaster, and jacuzzi! Very Weybridge—but the School Councillors told them to be realistic! Please encourage your children to get involved and hand in entries by Thursday 15th October.

We hope you have a great weekend and enjoy the PTA Art Social this weekend.

Tanya Mooney

Key Dates for Next 2 Weeks

Saturday 3rd October                      PTA Sip n Paint event

Friday 9th October                            Whole school individual photos

Sunday 11th October                       PTA Sponsored Relay

Thursday 15th October                     Year 1 Parents & Carers- Harvest Assembly

Parent Consultations

Tuesday 6th October                        3.30-6.00 Pre-booked appointments

Thursday 15th October                     5.00-7.30 Pre-booked appointment

Maths Workshops

Tuesday 6th October                        9.15-10.00 Jellyfish Class

Wednesday 7th October                 9.15-10.00 Seahorse Class

Thursday 8th October                       9.15-10.00 Starfish Class

Forest School

Monday 12th October                     Leopard Class

Tuesday 13th October                     Tiger Class

Friday 16th October                        Lion Class

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

Harvest Appeal-Monday 12th-Wednesday 14th October

This year we will again be collecting food items for both Walton & Hersham and Runnymede foodbanks.  In 2025 Walton & Hersham Foodbank provided 5,465 emergency food parcels to families helping over 2,300 local children. From Monday 12th October to the morning of Thursday 14th October, crates will be available outside every classroom for you to donate an item or two from the Foodbank list:

Upcoming PTA Events - LAST CHANCE TO JOIN US

Oatlands PTA x Art Social SIP n PAINT -Saturday 3rd October 6.30-9pm
Tickets £25pp cover a welcome drink and a choice of creative activities throughout the evening including an abstract paint n sip, releasing some energy in the splatter room or enjoying some more laid-back tile painting. Plus the PTA will receive half the proceeds and bar profits so it’s a great way to support the school, meet new parents and enjoy an arty night out! Ticket sales will close 10am on Saturday: www.pta-events.co.uk/oatlands

Oatlands PTA Sponsored Relay-Sunday 11th October 1-3pm
This is one of our most popular events - run, skip, scoot or cycle to each other’s houses with a lovely celebratory get together at the end cheering the final runners home! Final 24 hours to register if you’d like to join the fun! https://forms.gle/6h8H1ZgsLvXGTqha9

Around the World in 80 Minutes-Wednesday 25th November

Thank you to everyone who has offered to host a stall at our International Event on Wednesday 25th November. We already have 8 countries represented which is fantastic but we probably need another 10 or so to make it viable so if you would like to team up with some other parents or run your own stall there is still time to sign up.  As a reminder, the event will take place on Wednesday 25th November from 4.30pm-6pm. All stallholders will receive a space in the school with a table and access to any craft resources needed for their stand. If you need to, you may also claim back a small amount of expenses for the event. We can also photocopy resources if needed for you.

If you would like to run a stall at this event, please complete the link HERE and we will get back to you with more details. If there are multiple parents offering to run a stand for the same country, we will also put them in contact so that they can work together. If you do not feel you could run a stall but would be happy to support another family, please indicate that on the form and we can put you in contact.  Have a look on Google Classroom if you would like to see photos of previous events.

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.