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Oathall House Distance Challenge results

6th July 2020J Godbolt

The results are in!

Thank you to everyone for participating in the Distance Challenge. We had such a great effort from everyone with students, families, staff and even pets taking part.

A big thank you to Mrs Blyth, who took responsibility for managing the scoring which was not an easy task looking at total distances:

Here are the scores and running order:

Pioneer: 3039.82 points with 1102km achieved
Voyager: 2133.31points with 1012.76km achieved
Endeavour:1353 points with 410km achieved
Discovery: 1103.43 points with 364.24km achieved

Thank you, everyone, and keep up with the exercise over the summer

Teaching & Learning bulletin

13th June 2020J Godbolt

Welcome to our latest Teaching & Learning Bulletin and its new format. Whilst we continue to work under the most unusual of circumstances, it is clear that our students have engaged with their learning in very creative ways. We wanted to create a space to display examples of students’ outstanding work, undertaken whilst working away from the school. To do justice to this, we have given this bulletin its own mini-website; do explore the various tabs at the top to find out about activities from all areas of the curriculum. A number of students have continued to attend the school site, and during Easter and half-term, various alternative activities were undertaken by them.

I would like to extend my thanks to all our staff for their hard work and efforts in developing resources and programmes to continue to engage their students but significantly to you, our parents for all that you do to support the learning of your children during these extraordinary times.

Edward Rodriguez

Headteacher

Sue Cheung visits Oathall

11th November 2019J Godbolt

We were really thrilled and delighted to welcome author Sue Cheung to Oathall on Monday 11 November. Sue Cheung visited to speak to Year 9 students about her latest book ‘Chinglish’.

The book is about the up’s and down’s of Jo Kwan a teenager growing up in 1980s Coventry with her annoying little sister, too-cool older brother, a series of very unlucky pets and utterly bonkers parents. But unlike the other kids at her new school or her posh cousins, Jo lives above her parents’ Chinese takeaway.

Told in diary entries and doodles, Jo’s brilliantly funny observations about life, family and char siu make for a searingly honest portrayal of life on the other side of the takeaway counter.

Oathall’s act of remembrance

8th November 2019J Godbolt

Our School captains represented the school at the Haywards Heath Schools’ Remembrance service At St Wilfrid’s Church on Friday 8 November.

To mark Armistice Day and Oathall’s act of Remembrance, students and staff gathered on the piazza around our Field of Remembrance. Half of the crosses this year have been dedicated to soldiers, sailors and airmen lost in conflicts such as the Falklands and Northern Ireland. Assemblies this past week, delivered by History teacher and British Army veteran Mr Hastings, have reflected this and enabled staff and students to understand these conflicts better as well as the individual sacrifices made by members of Britain’s armed forces.
As always, our students showed great respect for the Remembrance proceedings which makes this now annual ceremony very special to be part of.

Year 7 Settling in evening

18th October 2019J Godbolt

The Year 7 Settling in Evening will take place on Thursday 24th October from 3:30 – 6:30 pm and you are warmly invited to attend with your child.

The aim of this evening is for you to meet with the tutor and discuss how your child has settled here at Oathall Community College. Please note that a further evening is arranged on the 3rd March 2020 for you to discuss your child’s academic progress with their teachers.

Further information can be found in this letter.

Letter to Y7 parents

Student Wellbeing drop-in sessions

18th October 2019J Godbolt

As part of a strategy to help young people improve their wellbeing and mental health, Oathall student volunteers have begun a new initiative to help their peers cope with and discuss any wellbeing issues they may have.

On a weekly basis, students now have the opportunity to attend a “Wellbeing Drop-In Session.” This allows pupils with wellbeing-related issues, such as stress, anxiety and friendship problems, to speak to other pupils in a safe environment. These sessions are overseen by teachers but are ultimately run by pupil volunteers who have received training.

The aim of this initiative is to provide pupils with peers who will listen to them, as well as suggest potential solutions and coping strategies.

This logo has been designed by one of the wellbeing student volunteers.

Students celebrate excellent GCSE results

22nd August 2019J Godbolt

Congratulations to Oathall students who are celebrating their excellent GCSE results. Students have seen impressive outcomes across all areas of the curriculum.

In English, 73% of students achieved a grade 4 or above whilst in mathematics 67% of students achieved a grade 4 or higher. In science, 75% of students achieved 2 good science GCSE passes.

There were some exceptional individual performances with more than 11% of the cohort achieving 7 or more passes at grades 7, 8 or 9. Moreover, 23% of all grades awarded were 7 or higher.

Students of all abilities have excelled and achieved results of which they should be very proud. It is clear that their progress and attainment is significantly positive.

Headteacher, Edward Rodriguez said,
“I would like to congratulate all students and staff. The fact that so many of our students have reached their full potential, with others exceeding expectations, is testament to their hard work and commitment.”