House Tickets Week will begin 7th October, let the games begin!
October 1st marks the start of Black History Month and the history department are running a competition to honour it and celebrate diverse stories.
We would like students to research a diverse story and submit a piece of work that summarises how it helps to celebrate black history in Britain. This could be in the format of:
For example, this might be a personal story or a novel written by a black author.
These are just some ideas – history teachers will discuss this during lesson time this week. Entries will go towards the monopoly boards and house points! The deadline will be 15.1.24
Congratulations to Oathall students who are celebrating an excellent set of GCSE results.
Oathall is delighted to announce another year of strong GCSE results, reflecting the hard work, commitment and dedication of students. Students of all abilities have achieved results of which they should be very proud.
Early analysis indicates that their progress and attainment is significantly above national average with 78% of grades awarded at 4 or above, 64% at grade 5 or above and 31% graded at 7 or higher. Students achieved excellent results across a wide and varied curriculum.
There were some exceptional individual performances. 30 students achieved 8 or more results at grade 7 to 9 and 42 students achieved 7 or more grades 7 to 9.
New Headteacher, Toby Houghton said,
“Our students should be extremely proud of the results they have achieved today. These successes highlight the hard work and dedication of our students and I am delighted to see that their efforts have been rewarded. I would also like to thank all our staff for their commitment in supporting our students as they prepared for their exams. I wish all the Oathall leavers the very best of luck as they move onto the next steps in their education.”
If you missed it, Mr Rodriguez’s last letter for this academic year can be read below.
We are doing two performances of Romeo & Juliet and students have been told which cast they are in so ensure you are booking for the correct one! There is a raffle in the canteen before and after the show and drinks available to buy also. Please note there is not an interval during the performances.
Reserve your free tickets using the link below:
https://forms.gle/eLkJT5j4mATrM4Vb6
Oathall hosted it’s very first house charity colour run last Wednesday. We had over 250 students take part and the event raised over £650 for the school’s house charities.
Students had to run 1 mile around the athletics trap whilst getting coloured paint powered thrown over them along the way! It was a fantastic way for our students to get active, have fun and raise money for some really important charities. It was a wonderful occasion for the school community, with many teachers throwing the paint and some even running!
The results from the house competition will be revealed to students in assemblies very soon.
As has been the tradition for many years some of Oathall’s students proudly represented the school at the annual South of England show held in Ardingly. Our students helped by leading the fabulous livestock parades held each afternoon. They led out the parades of prize winning livestock holding up the category boards at the head of each group of animals.
Pride month takes place in June every year and celebrates LGBTQIA+ lives and people. At Oathall, we support this by holding a series of assemblies for students exploring what Pride is, why Pride month exists and milestones from recent history and the challenges that may lay ahead for the LGBTQIA+. These themes will be tied into the school’s character values of respect and equality, resilience and independence and postitivity and confidence.
