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8th February 2019 ALPACA MY BAGS NAHBI Reception TIME Farm Trip a SUCCESS A LESSON on HINDUISM FOREST SCHOOL HAPPY The CHILDREN BASANT get to GRIPS PANCHAMI with NATURE Hindus on the COMMON CELEBRATE the BEGINNING of SPRING ART CRITICS IN TRAINING Year 2 VIEW the LATEST pieces at WILL’S ART WAREHOUSE OASIS Weekly Feature The Executive Principal’s Blog Thank you to all the volunteers who have accompanied Reception classes to the farm and all classes during Forest School this week. It was great to see so many children, and adults, enjoying themselves whilst making shelters in the drizzle this morning. I would like to thank you all for keeping to the drop off and collection times, your cooperation has had a great impact on traffic through the gates and has shown goodwill towards the residents. I have not had any complaints this term so fingers crossed………. Di Morgan Happy Basant Panchami Weekly Attendance Basant (Vasant) Panchami 2019 Date in India: The rip- Reception Acorns: 99% ening of mustard in the fields, slight warmth in the Reception Conkers: 96% air and the onset of spring brings with it the Hindu Year 1 Birch: 98% festival of Basant Panchami which is celebrated across the country with much fervour. According to Year 1 Cherry: 98% the Hindu calendar, Basant Panchami falls on the fifth Year 2 Maple: 100% day (panchami) of the month of Magha. This year it Whole School: 98.2% will be celebrated on February 10. On this auspicious day, devotees worship the Hindu Our target this year is 97% Goddess of knowledge, music, arts, and science, God- dess Saraswati and seek her blessings. To mark the festival, people generally dress in yellow. Reception Weekly Feature OASIS Reception News We had such a lovely trip to Vauxhall City Farm this week. The children re- ally enjoyed the ‘Meet the Animals’ session and had fun feeding the ani- mals. We were so proud of how both classes conducted themselves in pub- lic and how well they listened and fol- lowed instructions on the journey there and back. A big thank you to those parents who volunteered, we could not have done it without you. Acorn parents and chil- dren had the pleasure of seeing Miss Khawaja stroking a rabbit and a duck for the first time ever in 42 years of her life. Reception will be selling bread in their classrooms at the end of the day on Wednesday 13th February. This is part of the finale for their topic: ‘Do cows drink milk?’ We would like to invite their parents to buy their bread rolls and help us celebrate the end of our learning about the farm. OASIS Year 1 Weekly Feature In our English lessons we have really enjoyed looking for rhyming words in the text Aliens Love Underpants. We have used this funny text to look for adjectives and suffixes. In Maths lessons we have learnt about doubles and near doubles. If I know that double 4 is 8, then I also know the near double, 4 plus 5 is 9 (as it is 1 more than 8) YEAR 1 NEWS On Wednesday, Birch Class and Cherry Class had a great time at Forest School, learning how to carry logs safely, tie knots around trees us- ing rope and make their own dens. Thank you to our parent volunteers. We also had a very informative session learning about the Hindu religion, from a visitor from a Hindu temple. The children were given oppor- tunities to ask and answer questions about the religion. Please remind your child about his/her spelling quiz on Monday and please return school li- brary books on Monday. Thank you. Year 2 Weekly Feature OASIS Maple class started the week with a visit to Will’s Art Warehouse. The children were really excited to see artists work and were inspired to create MUCK, their own. The children have been working col- laboratively to create different pieces based on MESS & the skills they have developed over this topic. They are very excited to share their work with MIXTURES you at our gallery opening on Thursday 14th Feb- ruary. The children also had a visit from Nabhi who came to teach the chil- dren about Hinduism. They particularly en- joyed the ‘Krishna’ song that they were taught! OASIS Weekly Feature Spiced Chicken Wings This dish is not only quick and budget friendly, its bursting with amazing flavours. It’s a perfect mid week dinner that the whole family will enjoy. If you’re not a fan of wings use any of your favourite chicken pieces. I added chicken breast to the tray and its was just as moist and succulent. The spice mix is full of flavour and full of anti- inflammatory goodness thanks mainly to turmer- ic, ranking one of the top superfoods around. This meal was enjoyed by all of us including our young- est who is 15 months old. Enjoy this with some cooked basmati rice and a fresh mixed salad. You can replace the almond meal with any meal such as a seed meal like sunflower seeds and pepitas. I add the meal really just to add a bit of crunch and texture to the final dish but you can easily skip this part. Sharon Course: Dinner 1 tablespoon ground paprika Cook Time: 30 mins 1 tablespoon ground onion powder 12 chicken legs 1 teaspoon sea salt 1 tablespoon ground oregano 1/2 cup coconut oi 1 tablespoon ground turmeric 1/4 cup almond meal optional 1. Preheat the oven to 180C and grab a large roasting tray and melt the coconut oil on the tray in the oven. 2. After a few minutes, once the oil is melted and hot, take the tray out of the oven and add all your spices and salt and give it a good mix. The smell will be amazing. 3. Once you have a nice sauce, add the wings and with your hands coat them in all the spices evenly and pop back in the oven. 4. Cook for about 30 minutes and serve straight away. 5. (As an option sprinkle over some almond meal over the chicken halfway during the cooking time for a little extra crunch and texture). PTFA News OASIS PTFA Donations Following discussions from the most re- PTFA cent Parent Forum, and based on the in- terest of numerous parents, the PTFA are pleased to announce that we are now able NEWS to accept online donations. These dona- tions will go directly into the PTFA funds to be used for the benefit of our chil- dren. Please email [email protected] for bank and reference details. Oasis Academy Putney PTFA Events 2018/2019 Date Time Event Thursday 21st, March 3.30pm - 4.30pm Reception - Acorns - Cake Sale Friday, 5th April 1.30pm - 2pm Easter Egg Hunt Thursday 2nd May 3.30pm - 4.30pm Cake Sale - Reception - Conkers Thursday 16th May 3.30pm - 5pm Movie Night Saturday 15th June 12.00pm - 3pm Summer Fair Friday 12th July 7.30pm - 9pm Parent's Treasure Hunt If you wish to contact the PTFA please email [email protected] OASIS Weekly Feature Our tennis champ Dylan will be running camps throughout the holidays so please do get in touch if you would like to sign up! The courts are 5 minutes walk from the school. Weekly Feature OASIS Get in Shape for Summer with Shapecha Fitness First session: Tuesday 26th February Hello my name is Charlene, I What does the class cover? have a daughter in year 2. I Cardio am a qualified personal train- Strength er and want to start a weekly exercise classes at the school. Full body Initially I will start with a Fat burning morning class running from 9:30am to 10:30am every Tues- Muscle toning day. This will be shortly fol- Improve overall fitness lowed by an evening session, Suitable for all levels; begin- running from 6:30pm to ners to enthusiasts 7:30pm every Thursday. If you are interested in joining, Min number of participants please send me a message at per session: 10 [email protected] Cost per session: £7.00 [email protected] Dates for the Diary Date Time Event Friday 15th February 8:15am Healthy Indian Breakfast Friday 15th February 3:30pm Break Up for Half Term Monday 25th February 9am Return to School Friday 1st March 9:05am Maths Workshop Wednesday 6th March 3:45 to 6:45pm Parents’ Evening Thursday 7th March 3:45 to 6:45pm Parents’ Evening Friday 8th March 9:05am Assessment Meeting - Years 1 & 2 Friday 8th March 3pm Conker Class Assembly - Parents will be invited. Friday 15th March 9:05am Assessment Meeting—Reception Thursday 28th March 9:05am Parent Showcase Friday 29th March 3pm Cherry Class Assembly - Parents will be invited. Friday 5th April 1:30pm Break Up for Easter Tuesday 23rd April 9am Return to School Friday 17th May 3:30pm Parent Showcase Friday 24th May 3pm Birch Class Assembly -Parents will be invited Friday 24th May 3:30pm Break Up for Half Term Monday 3rd June 9am Return to School Wednesday 19th June 9:05am Parent Showcase Friday 28th June 3pm Acorn Class Assembly—Parents will be invited Tuesday 9th July 3:30pm Parent Showcase Friday 19th July 1:30pm Break Up for Summer T: 020 7884 6000 Contact Us E: [email protected] Oasis Academy Putney www.oasisacademyputney.org 184 Lower Richmond Road Office Opening Hours: London, SW15 1LY Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm during term time .