Oak View School

Oak View School story in the Epping Guardian... guardian-series.co.uk/news/17932119.…

Three events coming up Fri 20 Sept - Jeans for Genes day Also Fri 20 - Shelly's Walk, for Shelley, who worked at OV, parents welcome: 1:45 Lower school, 2pm Middle, 2:15 Upper. Tues 24th Sept 12-3 - New Building grand opening, parents and carers are invited.

Welcome back to Oak View School. Lots of events and special days this year...to start, we have @jeansforgenesday jeansforgenesday.org on Friday 20th Sep. Wear jeans & bring a pound. Competition for best pupil dressed in denim.

Friday 19th 1:30 - leavers assembly and last assembly of the year. Also, opportunity to say goodbye to Di Ryan, head, who is leaving at the end of term.

The Oak View school hall is now available for hire after school, Mon-Thurs. Please contact Clive Turner cliver.turner@oakview.essex.sch.uk or phone 0208 508 4293

Kierran Pearce arrived at @OakViewSchool for breakfast, on his walk around all 18 Essex SEND schools, greeted by pupils and staff. @MultiWalk

Kierran Pearce is walking to 18 Essex special schools in 5 days to raise funds & raise awareness of what makes a special school. Arriving @OakViewSchool 8:30am MONDAY 1ST JULY for breakfast & meet memebers of our school council. See more at @multiwalk & justgiving.com/crowdfunding/k…

School prom for leavers, post-16 pupils and past pupils (and their families) on 5th July. Any gifts for the raffle gratefully accepted, please contact Julie McNally at the school (0208 508 4293).

Panathlon Final - OV came 2nd!! Well Done!! - photos will follow on the website Assembly today was Eid celebration - thank you for all the gifts donated. ***REMINDER*** school is closed tomorrow for inset day

Oak View celebrated Prader-Willi syndrome Awareness Month with pupils and staff wearing orange. See more about PWSA UK at pwsa.co.uk.

At the next coffee morning (24th May, 10am), the holiday club organiser, Ross, will explain how HOLIDAY CLUBS are organised and how funding is used and how we allocate places.

Pupils returned from Tottenham Inclusive Football day, great fun for then pupils!

New outdoor gym equipment arrived and was installed over the Easter holidays. It is very popular with pupils and teachers are finding ways to incorporate in lessons. See website for photos oakviewschool.org/news/?pid=3&ni…

We will be celebrating St George's Day and May Day on Friday 3rd May with a street party, with food and drink. All families are welcome to join us. Today's assembly was about St George and the dragon, where pupils acted out the parts.

Easter events included the Easter Bonnet Parade for lower school, Easter service on Friday, with Rev Chris, with music and story read by the pupils. Thank you to Haslers, who gave chocolate eggs to all the pupils.

Pupils have been getting ready for Thursday's Easter Bonnet Parade (for Lower School - Red, Green, Yellow, Blue), families welcome. Starts 10am

Claire Moore at Essex Autism Awareness Day

Oak View's Got Talent - This Friday - Morning is sold out! Limited space for afternoon.

Beech & Willow class students are raising money for an end of year celebration. From now until July they will be holding events starting with a Mother's Day raffle, to be drawn on Friday at Oak View's Got Talent. Tickets on sale now, purchased from Beech, Willow or reception.

Down Syndrome Day at OV - see story and more pics oakviewschool.org/news/?pid=3&ni… - very successful and great fun.