Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Message from Mr Walker

  Fri 26 Oct 2018

  Opening the New Park

  Anyone who made our Easter Fair last year may have contributed to the design of the new park next to the gym in Blidworth. Our Integrity children were invited by the Parish Council to the official opening this week and they loved the new equipment!

   

  Girls’ Football

  Two girls football tournaments took place this week. Our Y3/4 team entered a Year 6 tournament which was, as you might expect, very tough!. Their spirit was superb though and well done to Sophia for player of the match. The Year 6 team had an excellent tournament, narrowly missing out on a semi final place. Well done to Izzie as the player of that tournament!

   

  Halloween Disco

  A HUGE thank you once again to our Friends of Blidworth Oaks Parents Committee who organised our Halloween Disco fundraiser on Wednesday evening this week for Middle and Upper School. The children loved it in their brilliant costumes (and the staff!). Foundation and Lower School will have their own Christmas fundraising event in December.

   

  Y3 Residential

  Year 3 have spent the last two days in Sherwood Forest enjoying their residential event, staying overnight at the Youth Hostel there. When I visited them last night, their highlight so far had been the trip to the fair!

   

  Fantastic Finishes

  Wow! What brilliant ways to finish our latest topics! Foundation enjoyed their Halloween events; Lower School held a dinosaur exhibition; Middle School had their Charlie and the Chocolate Factory dress-up day; and Upper School finished with a Victorian Day, roping many parents into school to help with sewing and baking! Brilliant!

  Have a great half term everyone

   

• Message from Mr Walker

  Fri 19 Oct 2018

  What a great week it has been! I was so proud of our children today for supporting our Value of INCLUSION and the Show Racism the Red Card campaign by wearing something red in school. You are inspirational Blidworth Oaks!

   

  Tag Rugby - District Finals

  After making the Tag Rugby Newark and Sherwood District finals, our Tag Rugby team came fourth overall in the district! What an amazing achievement and well done to Ethan on his player of the tournament award. Wow!

   

  Girls’ Football

  The second league game of the season against Broomhill Primary saw our girls come out narrow 1-0 losers this week. Keep going girls you still put in a resilient performance!

   

  School Allotment of the Year 2018!

  In case you missed it, we were awarded the School Allotment of the Year 2018 for the East Midlands by the National Allotment Association! Chairman of the Allotment Association, Adam Murphy, came into our celebration assembly today and presented the award, along with £250 worth of vouchers, to Rachel and Jack from Year 5—two of our longest serving gardeners. This is a brilliant achievement that comes down to the hard work and dedication of our children and the support they get from volunteers as well. The trophy can now be seen displayed in the main entrance!

   

  Have a great weekend everyone. I hope those children attending the Nottingham Forest Football Coaching Session at our school tomorrow enjoy that great experience!

   

  Mr Walker

   

• Message from Mr Walker

  Fri 12 Oct 2018

  Football

  In the first league match of the season, Blidworth Oaks lost 5-3 to an excellent Hawthorne side. A great performance was put in by our team though and, in particular, Leo as player of the match.

  Cross Country

  Our runners overcame terrible conditions in the cross country league at Berry Hill last Saturday. Their attitudes and spirit remained in-tact and we look set for a good season at cross country. Well done children!

  Tag Rugby

  A last minute Tag Rugby team was put together for a Newark and Sherwood tournament this week with some children only learning the rules as they travelled to the venue! However, being the only team from the Joseph Whitaker area to enter a team, we came out district winners and progress to the county finals. I am so proud of our children for stepping into this at the last minute!

  Sporting Experiences

  We have had two trips out this week to watch England play football. Firstly to watch the England Women’s team beat Brazil 1-0 and then last night to watch the U21 team beat Andorra 7-0! Our children’s support and behaviour was reported as impeccable as usual!

  SEND Parents Meeting

  Please don’t forget the parents/carers group for parents of children with any sort of special educational needs or disabilities. They are due to meet first thing on Tuesday morning. Please come to the school office. This is a growing group of supportive parents and all newcomers will be very welcome!

  Class Photos

  Please remember that we are having class photos on Monday! Combs and smiles at the ready!

  Have a great weekend!

   

• Message from Mr Walker

  Fri 05 Oct 2018

  Safe Parking Poster Competition

  Thank you to all the entries into our Safe Parking Poster Competition that we set over the summer break. Our winning design (pictured) is by Robyn from Year 6 who wins a new scooter. All the entries have received Value Points and a special mention goes to Alice and Jasper who were close runners up. It is so important that we get the message about safe and respectful parking around our school at drop off and pick up times. We are continuing to speak with the Parish Council and local police on this issue with the aim of meeting with Newark and Sherwood District Council to discuss traffic/parking measures and proposals. We will keep you informed. Thanks to everyone for their support with it.

  Boys Football

  Well done to our development team who took on St. Mary’s Primary this week in a friendly match. They lost 2-0 in the end but put in valiant performance. Well done to man of the match—Junior. Good luck to the Year 6 team in their first league match of the season, playing at home against Hawthorne Primary after school today.

  Cross Country

  Several boys and girls (pictured) from Y4-6 represented the school at cross country last Saturday morning. Ewan and Sophia were our best boy and girl finishers with our highest team being our girls who came 6th out of 16 teams —a great result! They go again at Berry Hill this weekend. The cross country team is open to all children in Y4-6, they just need an adult to get them there on a Saturday morning. Please speak to Phil if you are interested.

  Houses of Parliament

  Year 6 went to visit the Houses of Parliament last Friday—a super experience! While in London they also visited Buckingham Palace to see the changing of the guard, Downing Street, Horse Guards Parade, lunch in St James’ Park, Trafalgar Square and even Hamleys! Our Year 6 children were superb in the bustling and busy environment of our capital city. Well done!

  No Pens Wednesday

  The whole school celebrated No Pens Wednesday this week—a national event that raises awareness of the importance of speaking and listening and people who may have communication difficulties. We always enjoy raising awareness of these things with our children.

  Mr Walker