Tag Archives: KS1

Inclusion Quality Mark – Centre of Excellence

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Mrs Thompson

Well done to all the staff at Oxford Grove for their hard work and effort in achieving the highest award of the Inclusion Quality Mark – Centre of Excellence!

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Stonewall School Champion – Bronze Award

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Mrs Thompson

Well done to all of our staff who worked so hard to achieve the Stonewall School Champion – Bronze Award! We are also extremely proud to be the first school in Bolton to achieve this award!

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John Rice – Poet

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Mrs Thompson

Today, a poet came to visit us! His name is John Rice, and we had a whole school assembly with him. He read us loads of his poems, and we did lots of movement and actions! Check out our class … Continue reading →

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Leading Parent Partnership Award

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Mrs Thompson

We are pleased to announce that Oxford Grove have secured the Leading Parent Partnership Award!         Thanks to all of our amazing staff for all of their hard work. Extra thanks to the parents, governors and children … Continue reading →

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Damien Harvey – Author in School

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Mrs Thompson

KS1 really enjoyed their workshops today with Damien Harvey! Check out the class blogs to see more information about what the children learned. After school, Damien Harvey sold some of his books and autographed them for the children. Parents and … Continue reading →

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STOP PRESS!

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Mrs Thompson

Oxford Grove’s fundraising efforts are now in the press! Click the picture below to view the article in The Bolton News: We have also been tweeted by The Stroke Association, who thanked us for all our hard work. Please follow … Continue reading →

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Parent Bollywood Dancing

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Mrs Thompson

Today we hosted an after-school event for our parents to come and learn Bollywood dancing! Our dancing tutor was Salma from Salma’s Bollywood Academy, and she has spent the day working with each of our classes to teach them Bollywood … Continue reading →

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Reading for Pleasure Fundraising Day

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Mrs Thompson

Today has been our reading for pleasure fundraising day! All of the children have had the opportunity to come to school in their pyjamas and bring their teddy bears and favourite books for a ‘bedtime stories’ theme. Each class has been … Continue reading →

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SMILEY REWARD: Science Magic Show

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Mrs Thompson

On Thursday 26th May, we enjoyed our Smiley Reward for Summer 1 – the Science Magic Show! KS1 enjoyed a performance all about different forces, such as pushes and pulls, that you can find at the funfair. KS2 enjoyed a … Continue reading →

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New Links in Our Parent Area

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Mrs Thompson

We have added a brand new link to our Parent Area! The BBC have teamed up with safety organisation Internet Matters to create a new interactive guide, entitled ‘How can I keep my kids safe online?’ Both this link, and … Continue reading →

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How We Teach Maths at Oxford Grove

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Mrs Thompson

Want to give your child some extra help at home with their adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing? Please don’t forget our calculation policies on our school website! These documents provide a step by step guide on how we teach the four … Continue reading →

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SMILEY REWARD! Zulu Nation

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Mrs Thompson

What an amazing day we have had at Oxford Grove! The fabulous dancers from Zulu Nation came into our school and gave three amazing performances! They also completed workshops with some of the classes, teaching them how to play African … Continue reading →

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Spellathon Superstars!

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Mrs Thompson

Well done, Oxford Grove! You have raised over a whopping total of £1913.50 for our School Council charities for your Spellathon! Amazing effort! Thank you again to all parents and family friends who sponsored the children. Today, the children who got … Continue reading →

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Pop Project

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Mrs Thompson

Oxford Grove really enjoyed the Pop Project! To go to the Pop Project, the children must fill the front half of their second smiley card. Well done to everybody – you have worked hard for this reward! Take a look at … Continue reading →

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KS1 Christmas Production

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Mrs Thompson

Key Stage One performed their fabulous production twice yesterday! ‘Baubles’ was performed in the afternoon and after school. The children did fabulously and we are very proud of all of them. Watch the video for a clip of one of … Continue reading →

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eSafety Parent Newsletter

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Mrs Thompson

The latest version of the eSafety Parent Newsletter from eSafety Adviser has been published. Please click here to read all about keeping your children safe online over the Christmas period.

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FS KS1 Online Resources Workshop

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Mrs Thompson

Thank you to all the parents who came to our Online Resources workshop from Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1!         There was a brief presentation by Mrs Thompson on how to access the School Blogs and Purple Mash, … Continue reading →

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Class role play area

Posted on November 21, 2014 by

This week we have had a new role play area in the classroom. It is a post office theme. Miss Khan has worked very hard putting it together for us. We have enjoyed going in it this week. Have a … Continue reading →

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