This Week's News

Friday 6th February 2026

Dear Parents and Carers,

We have had a fantastic end to the week, full of maths-related activities! We all enjoyed celebrating NSPCC Number Day; everyone looked amazing, and it was wonderful to see the school raising money to keep children safe.

We also welcomed Karen Elcome, a Maths advisor who visited to review our current provision. She has been working across the partnership schools, Oatlands, Cleves and Manby Lodge this week to look at how we can collaborate to further enhance our Maths curriculum.

Thank you to the many parents who attended our Year 1 Maths workshops this week. We were so pleased with the turnout. As always, the children really enjoyed the opportunity to work alongside their parents.

Earlier this term, our Year 2 children wrote their own versions of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. This week, they had the exciting opportunity to read their stories to the Reception class. The children loved sharing their work and spending time in Reception.

We are all looking forward to the Sponsored Bounce on Monday. The School Council held a vote for the prize if we reach our target, and classes unanimously voted for "Golden Time" with popcorn and snacks!

We hope you have a great weekend and look forward to seeing you for our final week before half term.

Tanya Mooney

Key Dates in the Next 2 Weeks

Monday 9th February                     PTA Sponsored Bounce

Tuesday 10th February                   Reception Art Workshop afternoon

Wednesday 11th February              Reception Art Workshop afternoon

Friday 13th February                      9.15-10.00 Jellyfish Class Assembly

Friday 13th February                      3.00pm-End of Half Term

Monday 23rd February                    8.50am-All Children Back to School        

Reception Characteristics of Effective Learning Workshops

Friday 27th February                       9.15-10.00 Bumblebees

Monday 2nd March                          9.15-10.00 Ladybirds

Tuesday 3rd March                          9.15-10.00 Butterflies

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  

Kate Thompson Books- Sunday 8th February

Author Kate Thompson will be coming into school on Friday 6th March to share her Superhero stories.  If you would like to purchase a book, you will need to log into your Arbor account and select 'School Shop Products'. The deadline for purchasing books is 10pm on Sunday 8th February 2026.

PTA Sponsored Bounce- 1 more Volunteer needed

We still need 1 more volunteer to help out on the day. If you are able to help please click the following link to sign up. Thank you.

https://volunteersignup.org/JFAQF

PTA Sponsored Bounce- Monday 9th February

On Monday 9th February our children will be Bouncing for Bike Sheds. They will be trying to jump as many times as they can in 1 minute on a bouncy castle (so much fun!) and would love for you to sponsor them. We are hoping the funds raised can provide a safer and more organised storage system for our children's bikes and scooters for the main playground and the Year 2 entrance. While hopefully also keeping them nice and dry for the ride home!

RECEPTION
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/bumblebeebounce2026
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/ladybirdbounce2026
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/butterflybounce2026

YEAR ONE
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/starfishbounce2026
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/jellyfishbounce2026
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/seahorsebounce2026

YEAR TWO
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/lionbounce2026
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/tigerbounce2026
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/leopardbounce2026

PTA update

Quiz Night - Saturday 7th March

Doors open 7.30 for 8pm start - tickets only £18 including dinner (fish & chips, sausage & chips or vegetarian option)! A reminder that tickets for our annual quiz night are now on sale from www.pta-events.co.uk/oatlands

Teams of up to 10, or book and we’ll find you some teammates. Come and join the fun!

Oatlands PTA meeting - Friday 6th March 9am
The next Oatlands PTA meeting has been scheduled for Friday 6th March, we are trialing a morning slot to see if this makes attendance easier. Everyone welcome. Last year the PTA raised £47,000 for the school and so it really is valuable to come along and collaborate in shaping our school community, help with organising events and fundraising, and contribute feedback to school spending plans.

At this meeting we will also hold an EGM with the intention to introduce an updated constitution (the rules that govern the way the charity can be operated) to better reflect our school today (the current constitution is 30 years old). If you would like to see the new constitution before the vote, please email ptachair@oatlands.surrey.sch.uk. We do need a quorum to introduce this new constitution (which was not reached at the AGM) so would appreciate as much attendance as possible.

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.