Edition No 20 June 2019 - Oakfield Academy
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Edition No 20
June 2019
Oakfield Academy, Oakfield Road, Frome BA11 4JF
Tel: 01373 462539
E-mail: oakfieldacademy@educ.somerset.gov.uk
Web: www.oakfieldacademy.co.uk
Attendance E-mail: schoolattendance@educ.somerset.gov.uk
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What to Say to Your Preteen About Drugs (9-12 year olds) Preteens, on their quest to figure out their place in the world, tend to give their friends’ opinions a great deal of power, while at the same time starting to question their parents’ views and messages. The following will help you get conversations going with your 9- to 12-year-old: SCENARIO: Your child’s favourite celebrity—the one he or she really looks up to—has been named in a drug scandal WHAT TO SAY: Being in the public eye puts a ton of pressure on people, and many turn to drugs because they think drugs will relieve that stress. The thing is, when a person uses drugs and alcohol—especially a young person because he’s still growing—it changes how his brain works and makes him do really stupid things. Most people who use drugs and alcohol need a lot of help to get better. I hope the celebrity has a good doctor and friends and family members to help him/her. Tips for Conversations with Your Preteen: Make sure your child knows your rules — and that you’ll enforce the consequences if rules are broken. Research shows that kids are less likely to use tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs if their parents have established a pattern of setting clear rules and consequences for breaking those rules. Kids who don’t know what to say when someone offers them drugs are more likely to give in to peer pressure. Let her know that she can always use you as an excuse and say: “No, my mum [or dad, aunt, etc.] will kill me if I smoke a cigarette.” Preteens aren’t concerned with future problems that might result from experimentation with tobacco, alcohol or other drugs, but they are concerned about their appearance — sometimes to the point of obsession. Tell them about the smelly hair and ashtray breath caused by cigarettes. Get to know your child’s friends — and their friends’ parents. Check in by phone or a visit once in awhile to make sure they are on the same page with prohibiting drug or alcohol use, particularly when their home is to be used for a party or sleepover. After years of dedicated service to the Oakfield Fundraisers, Mrs Tracey Malley has finally decided to hand over the reins to the next generation of Fundraisers. Mrs Malley who has been the driving force behind this hard working team has organised countless Christmas Fairs, Bingo Nights and other money generating events to support our school. Over the years Mrs Malley has raised thousands of pounds, which have helped pay for (amongst many other things) :- our Outside Classroom, outside play equipment, benches for the playground, modernisation of the toilets, refurbishment of the quad area, outside exercise equipment and much more. Mrs Malley will continue to work at Oakfield Academy as part of our Admin Team. Everybody at the Academy would like to say a huge thank you to Tracey… we are all incredibly grateful for her hard work and enthusiasm over the years, we are sure the Fundraisers will miss her.
On Wednesday 12th June our
Flexible Learning Group enjoyed a
fabulous day at Longleat courtesy
of The Rotary Club. As well as
driving through the Safari, they
enjoyed a boat trip on the lake as
well as all the other attractions
that Longleat has to offer.
The Science department are looking to
create an outdoor investigations space.
This will enable us to take students out
at all times of year to complete
scientific investigations. At the
moment the area is quite overgrown.
We are currently looking to erect a post
and rail fence with a gate for access. If
you think you would be able to assist
with the project in any of the following
ways, please get in touch with the
Science department via the school
office.
providing materials for the fencing
Erecting the fence or time to help
clear and prepare the area once
Congratulations to the Oakfield Academy pupils who
the fence is in place. stepped in to help our Catering Team, when a last
Thank you in advance, minute staff shortage threatened to disrupt Friday’s
Miss Sanders, Science Department lunch service! They all did a fabulous job helping in the
kitchen, serving and tidying up. Nobody missed out on
their fish and chips!
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To Poppy Edwards from 8O who
recently won a creative writing
competition organised by Riding
for the Disabled Association
(RDA). The entries were judged
by Alistair Stewart OBE, journalist
and lead newscaster for ITV.
Poppy’s entry was a wonderful
poem called
“The Laziest Horse in Town”.
Miss Hall, Head of English at
Oakfield Academy said “This is an
absolutely fabulous achievement
by Poppy, I am so proud of her”.
Congratulations to Michael Lucas,
Chase Hoult and Alex Smith who recently
completed a ‘Build a Bike’ course at
Critchill School with the Julian House
charity. The very lucky boys were
allowed to keep the bikes that they had
built at the end of the course.
BECKINGTON CHURCH OF As we head towards
ENGLAND FIRST SCHOOL, the end of the
Beckington, Nr Frome academic year, please
SEND TA 1:1 VACANCY encourage your
Starting in September 19 children to reclaim
Working with a specific
missing items from
child in the reception
Lost Property (in our
classwho has an EHCP
The role will include Reprographics Room).
working on a 1-2-1 basis, Parents are welcome
in a small group and in the to claim items
classroom, depending on between 3-4pm each
their needs day. We return items
The hours are 12.45pm— that are clearly named,
3pm, 11.25 hours per however looking at our
week, Mon-Fri, current lost property
term time only box which is over
Application forms can be
flowing, clearly a lot of
downloaded from the
Beckington School website, items are not named.
or by emailing Our Reception will be
cburns@educ.somerset.gov Can be purchased from the academy open for the first two
.uk office every day during term time from days of the summer
Closing date 28th June 9am—4pm. The office will also be holidays for reclaiming
Interviews 1st July open during the Summer holidays on items (Monday 22nd,
Monday 22nd July, Tuesday 23rd July Tuesday 23rd July,
and Tuesday 3rd September from 10am—2.00pm).
10am-2pm. Items that have not
Sweatshirts £15, PE Hoodies £15, PE been claimed by this
Tops £10, Shorts £7, Skorts £10, PE time will be recycled or
Socks £4, Ties £4, Shinpads £3, disposed of.
Gumshields £4. Thank you. Thank you.
If your child cycles to school,
please remember to provide them
with a cycle helmet, which will
We are delighted to announce that we have arranged
reduce the risk of serious injury if a drop in parents session on Monday 1st July from
they were to fall off their bike. 5pm—6pm. You will have the opportunity to meet
Thank you. your child’s NEW tutor for the next academic year,
2019-2020. Heads of Year will also be available for a
chat: Year 6—Mrs Pegler
Year 7—Mrs Gardner
Year 8—Ms Peat
There is no need to book for this session, your child’s
new tutor will be in their new tutor base. We look
forward to meeting as many of you as possible.
PUPILS VISIT HM PRISON
SHEPTON MALLET
An educational trip with a
difference took place on 5th
June. A group of pupils who
had applied for a place on
the trip experienced being
arrested by PCSO Gary
Maule, which included
photographs and finger
printing.
They spent the rest of the day at the prison, meeting staff and having a thorough tour of the building. All
agreed it had been great fun and very educational.
DIARY DATES Oakfield Academy &
The Coventry Building Society
18 June Yr 7 Science Trip to UWE Did you know that if you open
19 June 6 A&N visit Braeside a savings account for your
19 June Shepton Mallet Prison visit child you can help raise money
(selected pupils) for Oakfield Academy?
20 June INSET Day
21 June Fundraisers’ Bingo Night in They have a Supporters Account which is an
aid of school projects and instant access savings account. You open the
Sam Horton’s Appeal
account with a minimum balance of £1.00 and
w/c 24 June Yr 6 Enterprise Week
w/c 24 June Yr 5 Arts Week
The Coventry Building Society will donate 1% to
26 June Frome College Yr 9 pupils us—this donation doesn’t come out of your
visiting Yr 8 students savings and you will still get paid the interest on
27 June Yrs 5 & 6 Sports Day your savings.
28 June Yrs 5 7 8 Reports home Every year The Coventry Building Society donate
1 July Welcome Evening a sum based on the total balances held in support
3 July Transition Day of Oakfield Academy Fundraisers.
4 July Reserve Sports Day What a great way to help teach your child about
7-13 July Chinese visitors at Oakfield saving and helping their school at the same time.
8-12 July Yrs 7/8 Trip to France
Pick up a leaflet from our Academy reception or
9 July Yr 4 PE Transition
visit The Coventry Building Society in Frome.
Afternoon
12 July Yr 5 Summer Trip Many thanks,
12 July Yr 6 Reports home OAKFIELD ACADEMY FUNDRAISERS.
15 July Yr 8 Presentation Evening
18 July Yr 8 Leavers Trip -
Thorpe Park
19 July Last day of Term,
finish 2pm
22/23 July INSET Days
2/3 September INSET Days Entry tickets for this popular evening are
4 September First day of Autumn Term available from the academy office, £1
for pupils each—which is redeemable on the
9 September New Yr 5 individual evening against the cost of your bingo
photographs books. There will also be a raffle on the
9,10,13,16,17 & evening, and Oakfield Academy
20 September Yr 6 River Trips Fundraisers are very grateful to the
following companies who have (so far)
kindly donated prizes for the evening:-
5th FROME SCOUT GROUP Butlins Homebase Garston Vets
We are currently looking to expand our Cub Pack (age 8 Frome Leisure Centre
-10½) and Scout Troop (age 10½-14) to give local Recognition Express
children boys and girls, from across Frome the chance Lilley’s Cider Bellevue Vets
to join the world’s largest youth organisation and, as Springfield Business Papers
well as having loads of fun, preparing the young people Greenpoint
with skills for life.
We meet at Selwood Academy every Thursday during If you are unable to make the bingo night,
term time. Visit our website:- feel free to pop in the office to buy some
www.5thfromescouts.org.uk or contact Mike Plaskitt raffle tickets.
on 01373 472101.
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