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Our lunchtime craft and cooking club have been making Valentines chocolate gifts. First they made the boxes and decorated them and the following week they made the chocolates. Well done everybody they look amazing!

As part of their English topic, Year 4 have been looking at stories from different cultures. After studying a book called Henry's Freedom Box which is based upon an American slave escaping slavery and finding freedom, we decided to measure out his height and the size of the box that [...]

Student Council have supported the student body this half term by selling hot chocolate on Fridays. Helping students to warm up on cold mornings and raising money for charity, the beverages have proven to be very popular. Council also continues to sell stationery at cost price for students on Monday [...]

Spin classes are massively popular at lunchtime at Oakhill, so much so even Mrs Smith didn’t get a bike today! Along with learning the new skill of spinning and improving their fitness. Our pupils are learning a life skill of organisation and gym bookings. As each week due to the [...]

Year 5 have been writing their own science fiction stories and created their own front covers for the stories!

Year 10 Business students visited Clitheroe last Friday to look where particular businesses were located. The purpose was to assess whether their location contributes to their success. We even managed to squeeze in a donut!

In Forest School the children were set a challenge to plan and build a raft that they could set sail on our stream here at Oakhill. The children had a great time working together to construct their rafts in various ways, personalising sails and then testing them on the open [...]

The Twitchers (Birdwatching Club) have been looking after our feathered friends today by making bird feeders out of plastic milk bottles. Using scissors to cut two large holes in the bottle and a small hole in the lid the feeders soon took shape. Working in pairs the Twitchers decided the [...]

Our Year 5 & 6 sports hall athletics team put in a magnificent performance at the borough event last Monday. The team were unbeatable on the track, winning every race in the event. Their efforts were commended by Don Lennon, athletics coach, who described the team as ‘phenomenal on the [...]

Year 5 & 6 played 4 matches on Monday in the Ribble Valley and Hyndburn football tournament. This was the third round of the competition, with three more to go. Our boys won two games and drew two. This means at the half way stage we are sitting in third [...]