The Latest News from Oxford House School
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Digital Art lesson
17th March 2023Our talented FVI Digital Ambassadors Ethan and Alfie lead a digital art lesson in our FIV class.
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World Book Day 2023
3rd March 2023What a fantastic World Book Day celebration we have had! The children’s costumes were incredible and even staff looked fantastic dressed as their favourite book characters.
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Form VI pupils celebrate 11+ success
2nd March 2023All of our Form VI pupils were delighted with their secondary school offers, which included 11 offers of places at the Colchester grammar schools.
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Ottilie Robinson-Shaw visits Oxford House
28th February 2023Today we welcomed 5x World Champion kayaker Ottilie Robinson-Shaw to our school for a morning of sporty inspiration!
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French Day 2023
10th February 2023Our pupils had a brilliant day celebrating all things French today! The children looked marvellous in their colours of blue, white and red and the atmosphere around the school was filled with excitement.
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Digital ambassadors educate on e-safety
3rd February 2023Our Digital Ambassadors created an animation using Scratch, our coding platform, to make an information video that could be used to help others stay safe.
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’22 World Cup Football competition
5th January 2023During the recent football World Cup, pupils in Forms III-VI were invited to enter a competition to see how many different countries are represented in England’s Premiere League and Women’s Super League.
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Persuasive writing by FV
2nd December 2022Our FV pupils have been practising their persuasive writing skills, so they have put their talent to good use by writing letters to encourage parents to donate to Colchester Foodbank.
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Silly socks, bows and ties for Children in Need
18th November 2022We raised £116 for Children In Need today. Well done to everyone – the children’s Silly Socks, Bows and Ties were superb and we all enjoyed a very colourful day.
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Remembrance Day 2022
11th November 2022Mrs Leyshon was very proud of our Form V and VI pupils who showed maturity and respect throughout the week while working collaboratively to contribute to ‘Bloodlines’, an Art installation commemorating the First World War
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FIII pupils visit an Anglo-Saxon village
7th October 2022FIII pupils had a fantastic day in West Stow yesterday where they discovered many facts about the Anglo-Saxons through original objects and using archaeological clues.
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FI & FII trip to Walton-on-the-Naze
24th June 2022How lucky our FI & FII children were yesterday to have good weather for their day trip to the beach in Walton-on-the-Naze.
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U9 Cricket Champions!
24th June 2022An excellent performance by the U9 cricket team saw them win the Colchester District Rapid Fire Cricket tournament. This was everyone's first taste of competitive cricket and they grew in confidence game by game. Well done everyone!
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Nursery Sports Day 2022
23rd June 2022Congratulations to all our Nursery pupils who showed such enthusiasm and perseverance during Tuesday's Nursery Sports Day. They participated in a variety of races and clearly enjoyed themselves.
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Sports Day 2022
15th June 2022How lucky we were to have such lovely weather for yesterday’s Sports Day. The children took part in a variety of races, many of which points are awarded for our Ludorum trophies, both of which were won by Form VI pupils this year.
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Jubilee Tea Party
27th May 2022This afternoon, our children headed outside to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee with a tea party. The children showed off their home made crowns, listened to the national anthem and had plenty of party food!
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FV & FVI Residential Trip to Cuffley
25th May 2022Our FV and FVI pupils are enjoying their residential trip at Cuffley!
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Form VI are Rounders champions!
19th May 2022Congratulations to our pupils in Form VI who took part in the Colchester School Sport Partnership Rounders Tournament and came away as champions!
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FI & FII pupils visit Boydells Dairy Farm
19th May 2022FI & FII pupils had a wonderful day out at Boydells Dairy Farm yesterday. It was a very hands-on experience for the children as they helped to milk the cows, bottle feed the lambs and go in the cage with the chickens.
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FIII & FIV trip to Colchester Zoo
13th May 2022Form III and IV pupils had a fabulous day at Colchester Zoo on Wednesday as part of their science topics. FIII pupils learned which adaptations animals have and why are they useful, while FIV pupils learned about historic classification methods
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Essex Schools Food & Farming Competition 2022
5th May 2022Last week, our Eco-Warriors Ethan and Jayden, coordinated Form VI’s entry to the Essex Schools Food & Farming Competition 2022. Pupils were asked to illustrate how they see food, farming & the countryside. Good luck to our Eco-Warriors!
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Easter Bonnet Parade
1st April 2022Well done to all pupils and parents for creating an impressive Easter Bonnet Parade. It has certainly lifted everyone’s spirit!
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FVI pupils visit Castle & Norman village
31st March 2022Form IV pupils enjoyed exploring the reconstructed houses and viewing the scenes at Stansted Mountfitchet Castle & Norman Village this week. They particularly enjoyed the knights training area and trying out the different forms of punishment!
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Reception pupils go shopping
25th March 2022Pupils in the Reception class really enjoyed their trip to Tesco yesterday. they used their list to find the necessary ingredients, took turns to use the wheelie basket and helped to pay and pack the shopping.
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World Book Day 2022
4th March 2022What a fantastic World Book Day celebration we have had! The children’s costumes were incredible and even staff looked fantastic dressed as their favourite book characters.
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Form VI pupils celebrate 11+ success
4th March 2022All of our Form VI pupils were delighted with their secondary school offers, which included 12 offers of places at the Colchester grammar schools.
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Pupils present impressive Elizabethan Theatre projects
28th February 2022As part of their half-term holiday homework about the Arts in Elizabethan times, FV pupils researched and created mini projects about William Shakespeare and The Globe Theatre.
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Reception trip to Colchester Zoo
9th February 2022As part of their topic on animals, our Reception class children paid a visit to Colchester Zoo on Monday. They saw many amazing animals and learnt a lot about what they eat, how they live and what they look like.
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Bronze at the U11 SSP Tag Rugby Tournament
2nd February 2022Our U11 Rugby team was excited to play on the Colchester RFC 4G pitch at the Northern Gateway Sports Park yesterday during the annual District U11 Tag Rugby tournament, where they took third place.
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Feeding the birds!
7th January 2022Nursery I pupils have been making bird feeders by threading cereals onto pipe cleaners. They look forward to seeing the birds enjoy their home made snacks through the Nursery window!
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Carol Service 2021
14th December 2021The music, the smiles, the singing and the Christmas theme all came together during our annual Carol Service on Sunday.
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House Football Tournament
8th December 2021This morning's inter-house football competitions were great fun! Well done to all the children who competed and worked hard for their house in the tournament.
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From Colchester to the North Pole!
6th December 2021Our Reception Children walked to our local post box on Friday to post their letters to Father Christmas. They were very excited and are looking forward to receiving their replies.
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Learning about the weather in French
6th December 2021Pupils attending after school French Club made weather wheels (roues de la météo) to practise talking about different weather conditions in French.
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Form VI pupils enjoy a Victorian school day
3rd December 2021On Wednesday, FVI pupils stepped back in time to experience a wonderful Victorian school day at Braintree Museum.
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NII pupils learn about Seasonal Changes
25th November 2021Today Nursery II pupils went outside and were encouraged to describe the weather - is it warm, sunny, cold, windy?
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FV & FVI compete in U11 Cross-Country event
25th November 2021Well done to our FV and FVI pupils who competed in the Gosfield School Cut Hedge U11 Cross-Country event this morning. There were some excellent individual performances and we look forward to receiving the overall team results!
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Form I's family Christmas traditions
22nd November 2021Last week, Form I pupils went on a wonderful journey of discovery. The children told the class how their family members spent 25th December when they were 5 to 6 years old.
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Silly Socks, Bows and Ties for Children in Need
19th November 2021Pupils spruced up their outfits today with Silly Socks, Bows and Ties to celebrate Children in Need. The additions were superb and we all enjoyed a very colourful day.
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Remembrance Day 2021
11th November 2021Pupils throughout the school have been using poppies in their artwork to honour Remembrance Day this week. Nursery I pupils made poppies using paper plates, paint and glitter. Mrs Morten-Hart was very impressed with the artwork produced by Form V and VI pupils and pupils even made poppies in this week’s Arts & Crafts Club. Yesterday, Mr Abbott performed The Last Post, prompting the whole
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Pupils compete in Inter-House Rugby Tournament
13th October 2021Pupils in Forms III–VI had a fantastic time competing in an inter-house rugby tournament this morning.
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Form III pupils take a step back in time
8th October 2021FIII pupils enjoyed a History Trip to West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village in Suffolk yesterday as part of their studies on Anglo-Saxon England.
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Lacey qualifies for the U12 Latin and Ballroom dance competition
17th September 2021Last weekend, Lacey competed in under 12s Latin and Ballroom dance competition. She got into the finals, which are being held in Blackpool in November, by coming 4th in Ballroom and 2nd in Latin dance.
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Rounders mini tournament
14th July 2021Forms IV to VI have been practising Rounders all term and yesterday they were able to put their skills to the test during a mini-tournament on the playing fields.
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FV & FVI pupils' impressive artwork
13th July 2021Mrs Morten-Hart was delighted with the beautiful artworks produced by our FV and FVI pupils.
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Oxford House pupils rescue a lost duckling!
13th July 2021FIV children were on their way to the sports field for their Rounders tournament this morning, when they found a little duckling by the roadside.
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FV & FVI trip to Cuffley
9th July 2021Forms V & VI pupils had a great time at Cuffley, Cognita’s very own 96-acre outdoor learning centre in Hertfordshire. The children enjoyed activities designed to develop teamwork, resilience, self-confidence skills – all while having fun in the natural world!
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Two very special visitors!
8th July 2021Today we welcomed back two very special visitors to Oxford House School. Akilan and Dylan left our school in 2014 and returned today to spend time with our FVI pupils to answer their questions about the transition from primary school to senior school.
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FIV visit to Stansted Mountfitchet
6th July 2021Form IV pupils were very lucky to have dry weather for their trip to Mountfitchet Castle last week. The children were keen to explore the reconstructed houses and view the scenes, each depicting aspects of a bygone lifestyle.
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FIII pupils build their own Viking boats
2nd July 2021A particular highlight this week have been the incredible Viking boats which FIII pupils designed and built in Design Technology to support their History work. There really are some talented artists in our school! In the video below, our pupils proudly present their boats to you.
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FI & FII Beach trip
2nd July 2021How lucky our children were yesterday to have good weather for their day trip to the beach in Walton-on-the-Naze. It was a well-deserved day out for all of them after a long year with many restrictions.
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FV pupils discover the Council's eCargo bike
28th June 2021Today, Mr Adrian Pritchard, CEO of Colchester Borough Council, visited the school to discuss some of the council’s environmental action plans with our FV children. One member of Mr Pritchard’s team, Emily, arrived on one of the council’s new e-Cargo bikes!
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Art Week - Pointillism
25th June 2021Last week, pupils throughout the school investigated the technique of Pointillism for Art Week. True to the philosophy of the movement, they produced colourful pictures by using dots of the three primary colours so that seen from a distance a variety of secondary colours can be seen.
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What a Show! Outdoor Summer Production 2021
25th June 2021Our pupils performed brilliantly in this year’s outdoor school production of The Trojan Horse. Thank you to everybody who came and supported us this week.
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Ex-pupil Shriya visits Oxford House School
18th June 2021We were delighted to welcome back ex-pupil Shriya who left Oxford House in 2014. Shriya spent time with our FVI pupils answering their questions about the transition from primary school to senior school.
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A giant beanstalk!
14th June 2021Reception pupils were surprised to receive a bag of magic beans on Monday and excitedly decided to plant them. By Tuesday, the beans had magically grown into a giant beanstalk!
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Outdoor Learning
20th May 2021As a school we have recently invested in some new outdoor learning equipment and what better day to enjoy the new outdoor items than on Outdoor Classroom Day!
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Form VI pupils present their Projects
30th April 2021This week, FVI pupils have been presenting their ‘Projects’ to their peers. Pupils were asked to write a report about a person of their choice ‘who changed the world for the better’ and to create a 3D model to go with it.
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Forest School Fun for Form I
29th April 2021today, Form I pupils arrived enthusiastic and excited for a morning of child led adventures at Forest School.
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Easter Bonnet Parade 2021
26th March 2021Today’s Easter Bonnet Parade has certainly lifted everyone’s spirit. It was clear that a lot of time and effort has gone into making the bonnets, so well done to the children and a big thank you to the friends and family who helped them out.
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Happy Mother's Day from FIII
12th March 2021FIII pupils crafted beautiful Lotus Flowers in their lesson about religions in Sri Lanka and created a video montage below showcasing their lovely handiwork in honour of Mothering Sunday.
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World Book Day 2021
4th March 2021Today was World Book Day and, just like everything else, this year was different. We were keen for World Book Day to still send a powerful and positive message about reading books, even in lockdown.
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17 pupils secure grammar school offers
1st March 202117 pupils at Oxford House School have received offers for a place at Colchester grammar schools. We are filled with joy and admiration for the determination, bravery and positive mental attitude they have all demonstrated over the last year. Well done to everyone!
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Plants boost pupils' wellbeing
8th February 2021Last year’s Eco Warriors started a project of collecting empty sweetcorn and baked bean cans and upcycling them. The tins have now all been painted and decorated and filled with plants. The plants will elevate the oxygen levels in classrooms while also contributing to children’s mental wellbeing.
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Form VI online science lesson
22nd January 2021In science, Form VI pupils have been learning about the eye and light in science. Children carried out an experiment, which demonstrates that light travels in straight line.
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Reception children write animal stories
22nd January 2021This week, Reception pupils have been completing a writing task based on the book Doris the Loris. The children pretended to be Doris and created their own Leaf books, with their own animal adventure stories inside.
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Reception topic: Dinosaur Eggs
22nd January 2021Reception children have been working hard on activities as part of their Dinosaurs topic this week. Some of the craft activities this week have included: papier-mâché dinosaurs, dinosaur pasta skeletons/fossils and dinosaur fossil eggs.
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FII learn how Iron Age people lived
20th January 2021In this week's online history lesson, FII pupils learnt about how Iron Age people lived in Britain, and how this differed from previous time periods.
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Nursery I pupils enjoy an icy activity
11th January 2021With winter well under way, our Nursery I children enjoyed some icy activities last week. Ms Read helped them freeze and melt objects in blocks of ice!
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Oxford House pupils spread joy by writing Christmas cards for the elderly
14th December 2020During the final week of term, Oxford House pupils took part in a kindness initiative which involves writing a personalised Christmas to residents in care homes.
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Christmas 2020
11th December 2020It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! We have been feeling very festive at Oxford House School this week with Christmas Party activities and snacks, a screening of the Mercury Theatre’s panto and even a virtual visit from Father Christmas. Today the school was looking very cheerful again for Christmas Jumper Day. Thank you to all parents who donated today to help us raise for Save the Children UK.
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Form I present Christmas Traditions
4th December 2020This week, Form I pupils have been on wonderful journey of discovery. The children told the class how their family members spent 25th December when they were 5-6 years old. They learnt about traditions from many different countries and cultures. Many thanks to all parents and grandparents for sharing your memories with us.
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Silly Socks, Bows and Ties for Children in Need
13th November 2020Pupils spruced up their outfits today with Silly Socks, Bows and Ties to celebrate Children in Need. The additions were superb and we all enjoyed a very colourful day.
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Armistice Day 2020
11th November 2020FIV pupils put together a video featuring poems and pictures of remembrance for Armistice Day.
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New laptops for Forms V and VI
11th November 2020There were happy faces all round in Forms V and VI today, as the children unboxed their new laptops.
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FIV Spooky Synonyms
16th October 2020FIV pupils had a Halloween-themed week, finding ‘Spooky Synonyms’ using a Thesaurus and devising witches' potions with gruesome ingredients!
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Reception's Teddy Bears Picnic
16th October 2020To celebrate the end of their topic about ‘Bears’, our Reception pupils had a lovely Teddy Bears picnic this afternoon.
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Marvellous maps!
13th October 2020FII pupils learnt about marvellous maps last week, developing their understanding of the key features of maps.
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FVI Science lesson
9th October 2020As part of the Science curriculum, FVI students enjoyed the challenge to match various solutions with their pH levels.
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FVI Bake-Off!
9th October 2020To counterbalance some of the pressures of 11+ preparation, FVI pupils enjoyed a Bake-off session today as part of the Art Curriculum.
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FIV pupils celebrate Roald Dahl's birthday
5th October 2020Last week, Form IV pupils celebrated the birthday of Roald Dahl who would have been 103 years old this year. The children wrote their very own Roald Dahl-inspired stories and drew illustrations of their characters.
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The Colour Monster
24th September 2020As part of Global Be Well week at Oxford House School, pupils in some year groups listened to the story of The Colour Monster by Anna Llenas. The story helps children recognise different emotions they may be feeling at home or in school.
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Forest School fun for Nursery II
24th September 2020Our Nursery II children enjoyed their very first Forest School session today. They made hedgehogs from pinecones, designed forest school maps and followed a recipe to make Autumn soup using conkers and leaves. The children showed off their listening skills and practised giving instructions.
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Writing instructions in FIII
29th June 2020During our Olympics-themed week, Form III pupils were asked to make an Olympic torch. The children also wrote a set of instructions explaining how they had made their torches. The children created some fantastic torches.
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FIII pupils make bird seed cake
29th June 2020To support their science work on plants and to introduce a cross-curricular link with Literacy, Form III pupils children made some Bird Seed Cake. They then placed it in the garden for the birds and wrote a set of instructions explaining how they had made it.
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Nursery II Online Learning
5th June 2020As we are preparing to re-open the school to our Nursery pupils next week, we look back at the fantastic efforts our pupils (and their parents!) have put into their Online Learning.
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Mrs Benedetti's Scavenger Hunt
15th May 2020Scavenger hunts are lots of fun for children to do and you can now make your own following Mrs Benedetti's video instructions.
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Form V Writing task
12th May 2020Last week, Form V pupils completed a writing task as part of their online lessons. Their learning objective was to sustain mood throughout a piece of text using vocabulary.
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Form IV 'Harkhuf - The First Explorer'
12th May 2020Form IV began their journey in Ancient Egypt by reading the book Harkhuf – The First Explorer. This wonderful adventure was written by Laura Marshall who was herself once a Form IV pupil studying Ancient Egypt. We have been very privileged to have been sent a message from the author herself recorded especially for our pupils.
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Form VI pupils celebrate 11+ success
10th March 2020Monday 2nd March 2020 was National Offer Day, when thousands of parents across Essex found out which secondary school their child has been offered. All of our Form VI pupils were delighted with their secondary school offers, which included 10 offers of places at the Colchester grammar schools.
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Eco Warriors recycle school waste
10th March 2020Our Eco-Warriors have set up new recycling bins for school waste. Wrappers, packaging, rubber gloves and pens will from now on be taken to a local company for recycling, helping us to contribute towards the establishment of a healthy and sustainable environment.
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World Book Day 2020
6th March 2020We had fun dressing up today to celebrate our love of reading for World Book Day. Children and staff looked fantastic dressed as their favourite book characters. Everybody enjoyed this celebration of reading and we are all inspired to read even more!
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Fun at Forest school
26th February 2020Our Reception children enjoyed their very first Forest School session today. They used pots and pans to make mud cakes, climbed on ropes and searched for wood elves. The children showed off their listening skills and practised giving instructions.
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Success at the Cross Country Championships
6th February 2020Boys and girls from Forms Forms III to VI competed against children from schools all across Colchester in the Cross Country Championship. We are especially proud of Kaven who was awarded bronze for coming 3rd and of Amelia who came 7th. Well done to all!
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Happy Chinese New Year!
27th January 2020Today we have been celebrating Chinese New Year. Our pupils in NI created a number line based around the Chinese New Year story and the signs of the Zodiac and NII pupils made Chinese lanterns. Reception pupils learnt about Chinese food and even had a go at tasting sweet and sour noodles. Happy Chinese New Year!
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Christmas Jumper Day 2019
13th December 2019Our pupils and staff have made a super effort for Christmas Jumper Day today, raising £215 for Save the Children UK.
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Christmas Carol Service 2019
9th December 2019We’re full of Christmas spirit after yesterday’s Carol Service at Lion Walk Church. As always, the children performed beautifully! Thank you to everyone for joining us.
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Form VI pupils enjoy a Victorian Day
6th December 2019Form VI pupils enjoyed an educational visit to Braintree Museum earlier this week where they were given an authentic lesson from a role play teacher in a Victorian classroom and learned writing on slates.
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Road Safety for Reception pupils
5th December 2019Yesterday, Safer Essex came in to talk to our Reception pupils on how to keep safe on the roads. The children were reminded of the importance of always holding an adult’s hand when out and about, and safe places to play away from traffic.
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Silly Socks, Bows and Ties for Children In Need 2019
15th November 2019We raised £225 for Children In Need today. The children’s Silly Socks, Bows and Ties were superb and we all enjoyed a very colourful day.
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Reception's Teddy Bears Picnic
19th October 2019To mark the end of their topic about bears, Reception class pupils had a lovely Teddy Bears picnic. Everyone brought in their special bear from home and Mr Edwards made beautiful teddy bear biscuits and cupcakes for the children to eat.
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Form III Trip to West Stow Anglo Saxon Village
4th October 2019Form III pupils thoroughly enjoyed their trip to West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village yesterday, where they explored the stunning recreation of an Anglo-Saxon village, handled replica objects and studied finds from the site in the museum.
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Cognita Global Be Well Day
27th September 2019Today our pupils joined over 45,000 children and young people around the world to draw attention to the vital role of mental wellbeing in education. The mental health and wellbeing of young people is now one of the most pressing issues of our times and we spent the day focusing on it to mark ‘Global Be Well Day’, a worldwide event led by Cognita.
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First games lesson at new sports ground
12th September 2019Pupils enjoyed their first Games lesson of the year on new grounds this week! We are fortunate to be so close to Colchester Royal Grammar School, allowing us to benefit from their outstanding playing fields and teaching staff.
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FV and FVI visit the Tower of London
12th July 2019Forms V and VI had a fabulous day visiting the Tower of London this week. They explored the Tower, looking at the armour, weapons and the Crown Jewels and met people from the 17th century.
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Form II trip to Colchester Castle
10th July 2019On Tuesday, Form II spent a wonderful day at Colchester Castle. They enjoyed a tour of the museum and dungeons, built a Celtic roundhouse and a Roman villa and dressed up as Celtic characters.
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Garden Party 2019
10th July 2019We enjoyed a beautiful afternoon for our Garden Party last week. Thank you to everyone who supported the event. An impressive £2372 was raised, to be shared between our charity ‘EACH‘ and Oxford House School.
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Residential Trip to How Hill 2019
20th June 2019Our children are having a wonderful time on their residential trip to How Hill in the Norfolk Broads. So far, they have been thatching, owl pellet dissecting, clay model making, den building, been on a nature riddle trail and much more.
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Father's Day 2019
20th June 2019On Monday, some of our dads took time out of their busy schedules to take part in some craft activities in Nursery and Reception. It was a wonderful opportunity for them to spend some quality time with their children and their friends in anticipation of Father's Day on Sunday.
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Sports Day 2019
7th June 2019How lucky we were to have such lovely weather for yesterday’s Sports Day. This year, for the first time, the children competed to earn points for their houses. It was wonderful to see them cheer their team mates on with such enthusiasm!
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Reception class trip to Beth Chatto Gardens
17th May 2019Our Reception class pupils enjoyed a wonderful day at The Beth Chatto Gardens yesterday and found lots of mini beasts hiding in the woodlands.
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School Production 2019
10th May 2019What a show! Our pupils performed brilliantly in this year’s school production of ‘Olivia’ and ‘The Pied Piper’ at The Mercury Theatre. Thank you to everybody who came and supported us on Sunday. We are so lucky to have such talented pupils!
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FIV Trip to Stansted Mountfitchet
5th April 2019On Tuesday, Form IV pupils visited Mountfitchet Castle, a Norman Motte and Bailey Castle and Village.
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Easter Bonnet Parade 2019
5th April 2019This morning the pupils celebrated Easter with an Easter bonnet parade. Some of the designs were truly impressive!
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Early Years Mother's Day activities
29th March 2019It was lovely to see many Mummies attend the Mother’s Day craft activities this week. It was a great opportunity to spend some time with their children in the class room.
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Swimming Gala 2019
29th March 2019Congratulations to our Swimming Gala winners! The Martin’s Girls Cup was won by Gabi in FVI while Quentin in FV took the Spendlove Boys Cup. Well done also to all the children for competing and thank you to all those parents who came along to support the pupils.
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Form I History Trip
27th March 2019We had wonderful weather on Tuesday for our trip to Colchester Natural History Museum. We enjoyed our mid-morning snack and lunch in the sunshine at Castle Park before seeing many wondrous artefacts and the Natural History Museum and the toy gallery at the Hollytrees Museum.
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World Book Day 2019
8th March 2019We had fun dressing up today to celebrate our love of reading for World Book Day. Children and staff looked fantastic dressed as their favourite book characters. Everybody enjoyed this celebration of reading and we are all inspired to read even more!
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Form VI pupils celebrate secondary school offers
4th March 2019Friday 1st March 2019 was National Offer Day, when thousands of parents across Essex found out which secondary school their child has been offered. All of our Form VI pupils were delighted with their secondary school offers, which included 11 offers of places at the Colchester grammar schools. We are very proud of all of our Form VI pupils and would like to congratulate each and every one of them.
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Early Years 'Stay and Play' sessions
14th February 2019It was lovely to see so many parents attend this week’s Early Years ‘Stay and Play’ sessions. The children were excited to welcome their parents in the classroom, and parents appreciated seeing their children interact with others and viewing some of their work.
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Happy Chinese New Year!
8th February 2019This week, we have been celebrating the start of the Chinese Year of the Pig. We were delighted to welcome Mrs Liao in Reception yesterday to speak to pupils about this wonderful festival.
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Form VI talk on career possibilities
5th February 2019We were privileged to welcome Mr Yoganathan to speak to our Form VI pupils about career possibilities. Pupils learnt about the differences between working in the private and the public sector and the opportunities available in both.
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Form VI Shadow Theatre Performance
31st January 2019Earlier this week, Form VI pupils created shadow puppet shows. The project was part of the science curriculum and aimed to extend pupils' understanding of how shadows are formed.
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New School House System
28th January 2019Today, our newly elected house captains helped to introduce the House System to pupils throughout the school. They handed out badges and presented the new house names and crests.
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Form VI visit to Braintree Museum
14th December 2018Form VI visited Braintree Museum yesterday and enjoyed a lesson from a role play teacher an authentic Victorian Classroom.
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An amazing festive week at Oxford House School
13th December 2018This week, Oxford House pupils have really been getting into the festive spirit with lots of Christmas activities.
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School choir perform at care home
13th December 2018Our school choir, led by music teacher Jillian Smith, performed for residents at Crouched Friars residential home in Colchester.
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Christmas Carol Service 2018
10th December 2018We’re full of Christmas spirit after yesterday’s Carol Service at Lion Walk Church. As always, the children performed beautifully!
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A real life hero visits Reception
4th December 2018As part of their Superheroes topic, our Reception pupils received a visit from PC Mond who gave up some of her very important time to come and talk to them about the role of a police officer.
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Letters to Father Christmas
30th November 2018From Colchester to the North Pole! Our Reception Children walked to our local post box today to post their letters to Santa.
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Christmas Then and Now
21st November 2018As part of their ‘Christmas Then and Now' history project, Form I pupils researched how their grandparents used to spend 25th December.
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Children In Need 2018
16th November 2018Today, the children joined in with the rest of the country to raise money for Children in Need. They participated in a non-uniform day and came in to school in spotty outfits, bright yellow onesies and Pudsey jumpers.
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A visit from Colchester Royal Grammar School
14th November 2018On Tuesday, Forms V & VI were taught by a group of enthusiastic A Level students from Colchester Royal Grammar School. This week’s topic was Geology and linked in with the science curriculum.
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Form VI Ambassadors
13th November 2018Over the last couple of weeks, Form VI pupils have been going through a selection process to become Form VI Ambassadors. After careful consideration and thorough interviews conducted by our headteacher Mrs Leyshon, six ambassadors have been appointed. They will support our School Captains and regularly take on an active role during school assemblies.
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Diwali celebrations 2018
7th November 2018This week we have been celebrating Diwali with lots of activities throughout the school. Our Form III pupils enjoyed an Indian dance lesson, while our younger pupils created Rangoli patterns and paper lanterns.
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Reception class Teddy Bears picnic
12th October 2018To celebrate the end of our topic all about ‘Bears’ we had a lovely Teddy Bears picnic. The children wrote invitations to their teddy bears, read the story, sang the song and made shape bunting to decorate the classroom.
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National Space Week 2018
5th October 2018The school was the scene of an alien and astronaut invasion today, as we celebrated National Space Week to mark the launch of 'Sputnik' on 4th October 1957.
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Friendship Ambassadors
28th September 2018Our friendship ambassadors have been busy this month attending our playground friendship ‘bus stop’ to ensure that every child has someone to play with.
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Fillpots Sunflower Competition
24th September 2018We’re delighted to announce that we came second in Fillpots’ annual ‘Tallest Sunflower’ competition - a fabulous result, especially with the added complications of the hottest summer for years!
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Form I 'A historical day!'
22nd March 2018We had a marvellous morning at the Natural history Museum in Colchester, combined with a brief visit to Hollytrees toy section. The gift shops in both museums gave our children a chance to
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Annual Swimming Gala
15th March 2018Today we celebrated our annual swimming gala. The pupils over the last few weeks have been practising and perfecting their swimming skills, but also
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Form IV Visit to Mountfitchet Castle
14th March 2018Form IV had a fabulous trip to Mountfitchet Castle yesterday. The weather was very kind and we even got some sunshine!
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The Vet comes to Oxford House
8th February 2018This term our Reception class have been learning about amazing animals and this week, they received two very special visitors into their classroom! A vet called Ms James (Mae's mummy from Form II) and her veterinary nurse assistant, Lyndsey. Ms James and Lyndsey showed
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Early Year's Christmas Nativity Production
7th December 2017Once again, we were delighted to welcome so many parents, siblings and grandparents into school for our Early Year's production of the Christmas Nativity. The children performed each of their four performances
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Fabulous Food Banks
7th December 2017This year the school decided to support the local Colchester Food Bank as it's Christmas charity. The Food Bank was started in 2008 and has since helped many people in Colchester during times of hardship.
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After School Cookery Club
24th November 2017With the arrival in school last term of our chef, Mr Jay, it was decided to introduce an after school cookery club for the children.
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Real Life Superheroes!
24th November 2017This term, our Reception children have been discovering many different superheroes as part of their class topic. However, on Monday they were extremely lucky
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Children in Need 2017
20th November 2017Last Friday, the children joined in with the rest of the country to raise money for Children in Need. The children participated in a non-uniform day and
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Our Reception class learn about Diwali
17th October 2017Mrs Patel (Vivaan's mummy) visited our class to tell us about
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Form V & VI Science Lessons
13th October 2017Forms V & VI had new 'teachers' for a science lesson this week; they were taught by
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Macmillan Coffee Morning at Oxford House
2nd October 2017We were delighted to see so many parents at the Macmillan coffee morning last Friday morning. The weather was kind
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Presentation Day
14th July 2017As always at the end of each academic year, each member of staff and the current FV pupils vote to choose their new Head Boy, Head Girl and two Librarians for the following year. All votes were counted and this year we are delighted to announce the following results: Head Boy: Bhramav Head Girl: Lilyella Librarian: Elisa Librarian: George
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Nursery II Class Visit
14th July 2017As part of our people who help us topic, one of our parents, Mrs Miles, came into our Nursery II class last week and gave a very interesting talk about Reflexology. The children learnt how important it is to look after their feet. They also learnt where their solar plexus is on the foot and if they were to place their finger gently on this
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The Tudors
12th July 2017On Tuesday 11th July, Forms V and VI were transported back in time and the school hall at Oxford House became the Great Hall of the Court of Henry VIII in 1535. There were Lords and Ladies dressed in their finest clothes, served by 'servitors' at the Great Banquet. They were also entertained with plays, juggling and singing. The children thoroughly enjoyed their Tudor Day
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Swimming Gala
3rd July 2017Last Thursday our Form IV, V and VI pupils participated in our annual swimming gala. The pupils demonstrated pure talent, comradely and discipline throughout the event. We have some exceptional swimmers and many of the races were rather close. Well done to everyone for competing. We can announce our winners:- The Spendlove Boys swimming Cup was awarded to Oscar The Martin's Girls Swimming Cup was
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Visiting Author - James Campbell
3rd July 2017Last Tuesday, as a special reward with funds raised from the second hand uniform sales, the children welcomed James Campbell, author of the 'Boyface' series into school. He spent the day talking to the children in small classes about how he gets his ideas for his stories and how he turns those ideas into stories for his books. He was extremely entertaining and informative and funny. We
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French Themed Day
23rd June 2017On Monday 19th June Form VI arrived to Oxford House dressed in blue, red and white clothing in honour of our French themed day, including "berets et moustaches"! Some areas of the school had been decorated with "tricolore" flags and photos of famous French people, places and dishes. Our dedicated chefs had concocted a French inspired menu which was absolutely delicious... the "profiteroles" were very popular
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Father's Day Celebrations
21st June 2017On Friday we celebrated Father's Day. Many of our dads took time out of their busy schedules to have breakfast with their children. Mr Edwards, our Chef manager, provided a delicious breakfast menu and dads were able to choose from a meat free sausage and daddies sauce baguette, egg & mushroom muffin, cheese & tomato stuffed croissant or a smoked salmon bagel together with tea, coffee and fruit
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Sports Day 2017
20th June 2017Our Oxford House Sports Day was a huge success. In the morning our Nursery and Reception pupils participated in their running, fetch and carry plus bats and beanbag races. The children clearly enjoyed themselves and eagerly supported each other. The children were all awarded a book for taking part and the morning was finished off with refreshments for our parents. In the afternoon Forms I
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Form II Visit to Colchester Castle
12th June 2017On Friday 9th June, Form II had a really interesting and fun class trip to Colchester Castle. The first part of the day was spent visiting the Iron Age and Roman sections of the museum, going back in history and solving answers to questions, amongst all the artefacts. There was also the opportunity to dress up in Celtic costumes inside a mock roundhouse and experiment
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How Hill 2017
5th June 2017Forms V and VI enjoyed a very successful residential trip staying in the beautiful surroundings of How Hill Trust
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From Caterpillar to Butterfly
26th May 2017This half-term our Reception class have been following the cycle of the caterpillar with much excitement...
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Persuasive Writing by Form V
26th May 2017Form V persuasive writing on why you should register a place for your child at Oxford House.
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FII Animals and their habitats
7th February 2017In Form II we have been learning about animals and their habitats and how to care for animals. So I have brought my lop eared bunny, Bunty, into school for the day and the children really enjoyed learning how to feed him, look after him and handle him safely. I [...]
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A special visit to the Reception class.
7th February 2017To support our work on animals, on Thursday the 12th January Reception had some very special visitors of both the two-legged and four-legged kind! Mrs James, whose daughter Mae is in Form II, a local vet along with her veterinary nurse, a show chicken and Mae’s dog, came in to [...]
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Form VI visit to Braintree Museum
19th December 2016Oxford House School visited Braintree Museum on Friday 2nd December and enjoyed lessons in an authentic Victorian Classroom. Our pupils from Form VI wore Victorian costumes for the day and participated in Victorian crafts and games. Here are some of their experiences: "We experienced an authentic Victorian lesson in a [...]
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'Dragonslayer' Author Inspires Form III
23rd November 2016On Friday 18th November Form III welcomed the author Pete Barrett to the class. Form III were prepared for his arrival with a range of probing questions to ask about being a published author and his life. As part of Form III's work on Myths and Legends the book 'Tich the [...]
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The Queen's 90th birthday celebrations party at Oxford House
16th June 2016The Queen's 90th birthday celebrations party at Oxford House took place last Friday and was a great success. The children came to school wearing red, white and blue and enjoyed a whole school party style lunch out on the playground. This was followed by a variety of games and activities which the children enjoyed [...]
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Children took part in Readathon and raised a total of £1,283.56
3rd March 2016The children took part in Readathon again this year and have raised a total of £1,283.56. Once again, we linked it in with World Book Day when all the children came to school for the day dressed as their favourite book character.
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Inter-school cross country race
24th February 2016Representitives from Forms III and IV took part in a rather muddy inter-school cross country race at the Colchester Rugby Club track. Our team ran admirably, with the girls and boys achieving a high second place in both their respective races. We are absolutely delighted and very proud of all [...]
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Children joined together with the NSPCC Raise £2,180.93
5th February 2016The children joined together with the NSPCC over several weeks and participated in various events to raise money for this wonderful charity. A tremendous amount of £2,180.93 was raised. Our huge thanks go to everyone involved and once again, to our parents for their kind generosity.
