School News

Weekly Newsletter
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School Holiday and Term Dates 2009 - 2010
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School Holiday and Term Dates 2010 - 2011
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New Outdoor Classroom
We are delighted to announce that our log cabin has finally been constructed in the Ox Close Community Garden. The installation of our fabulous new outdoor community classroom could not have been possible without the kind donations of £10,000 from ASDA and the concrete base from MEARS.

Ox Close Celebrates the World Cup 2010
In order to mark the opening ceremony of the World Cup, as well as participating in a range of World Cup related learning activities in the classroom, the children were invited to wear a football shirt and bring a donation of 50p. As Ox Close is a Rights Respecting School, we are delighted to announce that the tremendous £96.25 raised will go to Soccer Aid supporting UNICEF to help children around the world.

Eco Active Learning Week
From 24th - 28th May, pupils at Ox Close learnt more about a range of eco issues. Across the week, we held a number of eco challenges and welcomed a range of eco visitors. We also welcomed two new Ox Close chickens!

Basic Skills Agency Quality Mark
We are delighted to announce that Ox Close Primary School has been awarded with the Basic Skills Agency Quality Mark for the fourth time. Ox Close has now held this award for ten years!

Anti-Bullying Accreditation Kitemark Mrs Johnson recently submitted our Anti-Bullying portfolio, which exemplifies the hard work done by School Council, the Anti-Bullying Action Group and our Buddies to raise awareness and reduce incidents of bullying at our school. We are very proud to announce that the school has been re-awarded the 'Anti-Bullying Accreditation Kitemark' and will continue to hold the award until Spring 2012.

Spennymoor Extended Services Spennymoor Extended Services has recently launched a NEW PARENT DROP – IN SERVICE, every Thursday from 3.30pm – 5.30pm at Spennymoor Library. Advice, information and guidance on a range of parenting and childhood issues is available from a range of professionals. A new website details a range of activities and services available in the local area for children and families. Visit www.spennymoorextendedservices.co.uk to find out more!

Action Groups at Ox Close
Pupils, parents, staff and governors at Ox Close are welcome to join a number of action groups linked to school improvement priorities. Click on the links below to find out what each group has been getting up to...

Ox Close Community Garden	Fairtrade Action Group	Eco Action Group	Bloom Team
School Travel Plan	School Nutrition Action Group	Anti-Bullying Action Group	Disability Equality Action Group

Website Developments for 2009-10
We aim to constantly develop and expand the site to include school news, curriculum information, useful weblinks and much, much more.

Why not visit the Learning Zone and try our new quizzes and cyberhunts? Cyberhunts are web based activities where children are required to answer questions by examining information contained in a set of web resources. You could also visit the Termly Topic Links and access lots of information, games and quizzes linked to what we will be studying this term.

Also visit the Classes page and find out lots of information about each class at Ox Close Primary School -  homework, PE days, topics we will be studying this year and much more!

The Weblinks page now includes direct links to other websites which are designed to improve literacy and numeracy skills, help with revision for SATs and provide information for parents, governors and teachers.

If you have any more good ideas, suggestions or comments for future website developments, please email us!