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The Gym & Dance Show took place on Wednesday evening and it was a resounding success. If you couldn’t make it then we hope this selection of photos help to convey the energy and commitment from everyone who took part on the night.
It was a fun night of dance and gymnastics and we look forward seeing you all again next year when we go again!
Well done to everyone involved in creating such a magical spectacle – the atmosphere was off the scale.
The photo above shows Oathall’s brand new, replacement 3G synthetic turf sports pitch just a handful of weeks away from being ready to use by our eager students and local community users.
The turf carpet is currently being laid, after that the sand and rubber crumb pellets will be applied to ensure that pile of the carpet stays upright.
The photos below highlight the journey we’ve been on with S&C Slatter who won the tender to replace our existing pitch. The only part of the old pitch that remains, is the LED floodlights. Everything else has been replaced from the ground up, the foundations, the tarmac, the fences, the kickboards – made out of recycled artificial turf carpet – the shock pad underlay, and the turf carpet itself.
It’s been a major project, but the results I hope you agree are stunning and we can’t wait to start using it. We look forward to many years of use ahead!
Eight juvenile chickens were recently introduced to Oathall Farm and they are thriving in their new environment, with some laying already.
Pictured here are Y10 volunteer feeders, Lillie-Rose, Eleanor and Megan who we are are indebted to for their enthusiasm and support on the Farm.
The chickens are settling well into the new chicken area, envisioned and created by Clara Farmer (Senior Farm Technician) and Chris Candy (Farm Technician). The chickens are especially enjoying the variety of enrichment features, and can be seen foraging near habitat piles, resting on their log perches and even balancing on their tree swing!
There are now 10 chickens on the Farm with breeds ranging from Speckedly Gold to Amber Star.
Business Studies is a hugely popular GCSE option choice at Oathall, so when local independent estate agent Mathew Gurr offered to come in to talk to Y10s about marketing, brand management and business planning, we knew it was going to be a sure-fire hit.
We’re so grateful to Mathew for giving up so much of his time – we had to run the session twice there were so many students – and for preparing a presentation that resonated so clearly with some of the topics they are studying.
There were lots of questions from the audience, and our Business Studies teachers are going to be reflecting on what Mathew talked about in future lessons. Thank you, Mathew!
These wonderful pieces were achieved by a lovely group of Year 9 students who were invited to take part in Art and Photography GCSE taster workshops.
Group one enjoyed exploring screen printing, while groups two and three practised GCSE-style collage techniques.
They then had fun editing their work in Photoshop to produce digitally manipulated photos. Well done Year 9!
If you’ve got a minute check out our YouTube Short on our new YouTube channel.
Last month Oathall Farm had the pleasure of another visit from Blackthorns Community Primary Academy.
Following a Reception visit last December, a class of Y2s were given the opportunity to meet, feed and handle a variety of Oathall’s animals while learning about their different life cycles and needs.
The group were very courageous and respectful learners, with quite a few expressing how excited they were to visit a farm for the first time. What was also really lovely was that for some of the supporting adults this wasn’t their first visit to the farm, with some having attended Oathall as children.
It was a delight to host Blackthorns again and we look forward to inviting them back, potentially in the Spring with the arrival of our new lambs.
It was heart-warming to receive the beautifully decorated thank you cards from the children that visited. They were particularly keen on Pete the Pond’s parrot – who was on the premises completing the pond restoration – but Mango is not a resident of the Farm!
The results of the inaugural House Token Week competition are in, and it was Voyager that took the spoils!
It was keenly contested all week with what can only be described as a frenzy of students flocking to add their tokens to the collector at Piccadilly Circus on Friday of last week.
It was great to see the students so engaged in this competition and we look forward to the Houses doing battle again in the summer term.
On the 10th and 17th March, our Year 10 historians visited the Medicine Galleries at the Science Museum in London.
Housing an impression collection of medical objects and equipment covering over 1000 years of history, the students were able to marvel at exhibits such as the first MRI scanner and Fleming’s penicillin mould.
It was an enjoyable trip which helped enrich our study of the History of Medicine at GCSE. Well done to all our students for helping making each day a great one!
