Monday 24 April is an INSET day and the college will be closed. The summer term starts on Tuesday 25 April at the usual time. Dates for the remainder of the academic year can be found here.
The year 10 Parents’ evening will be held on Thursday 27 April from 5.00 pm – 8.00 pm. Parents’ evenings are held to discuss the progress of students based upon their academic grades. (more…)
Oathall students have participated for the first time in the Young Enterprise national “Tenner Challenge”. The Tenner Challenge has provided an opportunity for students to set up a business for one month. Over 40 year 7-9 students participated selling a wide range of goods (see below). Each company was pledged £10 which enabled them to set up their business. They had four weeks to make as much profit as they could. Their products were showcased at lunchtimes in our school sports hall and at the Orchards shopping centre in Haywards Heath on Saturday 11 March.
At the end of the four weeks, the companies returned their initial £10 and paid £1 as a legacy donation to Young Enterprise to support next year’s event. We are pleased to report that every company made a profit. The participants are free to keep any hard earned profits but special mention should go to Modern Upcycles who have donated their profits of over £400 to Chestnut Tree House, Professional Handmade Cards who have donated £156.50 to Cancer Research, Colour Collison who have donated £100 to Woodlands Meed School and Kawaii who have donated £25 to Macmillan Cancer Research. Well done to all involved.
Colour Collison – Salt dough shapes and letters (Abigail Cooper,Kitty Underhill,Luke Derrick, Felicity Moore, Molly Atkinson)
Doodle Notes – Decorated notebooks and handmade bookmarks (Amy Vaughan, Katie Reed, Ella Middle)
Heart Decker – Clothing and accessories (Daisy Southerton, Keira Harris)
Kawaii – Mother’s day cards, bookmarks and knitted purses (Nicole Crockford, Rose Worsley, Olivia Morley, Ciara Ryan, Jessica Kettle)
Melodies – Plectrums (Jude Silk, Will Hagger, Henry Forrest, Sebastian Williamson)
Modern Upcycles – Upcycled a range of products ( Molly Hord, Zoe Downey, Martha Sansom)
OCC – Handmade lino cut cards ( Jessica Ruddock, Leane Roy, Hannah Hill)
OCCS – Staff car washing services (Harry Russell, Felix Carter, James Simpson)
Professional Handmade Cards – Greetings cards (Jessica Sams, Zoe Nelson, Seren Billson)
Pure – Handmade cards, candles and jewellry (Kira Ashworth, Jamie Figurera)
The Crafters – Stress balls ( Fionnuala Lingard, Katie Rimmer, Fatou Colley, Amy Taylor)
Revive – wooden hearts (Scarlett James, Thandi Sibandi, Holly Hughes)
Oathall’s U12 girl’s football team delivered a last-minute goal to secure a victory against opponents Sackville this week. It was a thrilling match with plenty of goals from both teams. (more…)
Residents from the local community are invited to attend a drop-in meeting in the hall between 4 pm and 6 pm on Tuesday 14 March to view the drawings for the proposed refurbishments and alterations to the Science and Maths building at Oathall.
There will be an opportunity to discuss the scheme with the design team, the building contractor and a representative from WSCC.
Oathall students are participating in the Young Enterprise national “Tenner Challenge” throughout March. The Tenner Challenge provides an opportunity for students to set up a business for one month. Each business is pledged £10 from the Tenner bank which enables them to get their business going. They have four weeks to make as much profit as they can. At the end of the four weeks, the company will return their initial £10 and pay £1 as a legacy donation to Young Enterprise to support this event for next year. Any additional profits will be kept by the business or donated to a charity of their choice.
Students at Oathall have already formed their companies and they have appointed managing directors, marketing directors and finance directors. They have all selected a product or service and are in the process of selling this to students, staff and family friends. On Saturday 11 March, students will be given the opportunity to sell their product to the wider community at a special event to be held in the Orchards shopping centre in Haywards Heath. Sp please come along to see the event. Everyone is welcome.
On the 6th of February, 56 enthusiastic Oathall students took part in Rock Challenge at the Hawth Theatre in Crawley, where we competed against several other schools and colleges.
This year our dance was called ‘The Forest Is Our Home’ and was an environmental piece about deforestation. Our performance took the audience on a journey through the beautiful and captivating rainforest where indigenous people live in harmony with the forest until logging tradesmen threaten to destroy their homes for profit. The performance describes how the indigenous people fight against the logging industry to rebuild and regrow.
Our students have worked hard since last October to put together this 8-minute dance performance. The sound and light team supported the performers with the set, videoing the performance and creating effective and atmospheric lighting designs. They were able to learn from the professionals managing the desks. Throughout the day itself everyone had a fantastic experience and by the end of the evening, we had won awards for performance, entertainment and lighting.
The year 11 Parents’ evening will be held on Wednesday 15 February from 5.00 pm – 8.00 pm. Parents’ evenings are held to discuss the progress of students based upon their academic grades. (more…)
