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Liz BrashDecember 13, 2020

Wow! what a busy week check out what's been happening in week 9.

Samantha DoigDecember 13, 2020

Monday 14th- Friday 19th December

Larissa LuttermanDecember 4, 2020

Samantha DoigDecember 3, 2020

30th November- 4th December

Liz BrashNovember 27, 2020

Check out what's happening in week 8.

Lance MullerNovember 24, 2020

4 teachers + 4 babies = 4 busy mums.

Oaklands LibrarianNovember 19, 2020

Monday 30 November - Friday 4 December

Liz BrashNovember 19, 2020

Check out what's been happening in Week 6!

Rebecca PilbroughNovember 20, 2020

How exciting the weather shined on us and we were able of go ahead with the event.

Larissa LuttermanNovember 11, 2020

Samantha DoigNovember 11, 2020

9th November- 12th November

Liz BrashNovember 7, 2020

Check out what is coming up in week 5!

Bryan BrownNovember 5, 2020

On Thursday the 29th of October, the Oaklands te kura o Ōwaka Kapa Haka group performed at Christchurch Arena.

Liz BrashNovember 5, 2020

Week 4 in Review

Samantha DoigOctober 30, 2020

Monday 2nd November- Friday 6th November

Liz BrashOctober 30, 2020

Check out what hub 2 has been up to this week.

Samantha DoigOctober 21, 2020

It has been another awesome week in our new hub 2 space... check out what we have been up to!

Karen MackieOctober 22, 2020

Tuesday 27th, Wednesday 28th and Thursday 29th October.

Larissa LuttermanOctober 22, 2020

Liz BrashOctober 16, 2020

Check out what's happening in Week 2

Larissa LuttermanOctober 15, 2020

Check out what Hub 2 has been up to this week!

Samantha DoigOctober 7, 2020

Monday 12th October- Friday 16th October

Liz BrashSeptember 25, 2020

Check out what hub 2 has been up to this week.

Samantha DoigSeptember 17, 2020

Check out what Hub 2 has been up to this week.

Shannon KingSeptember 16, 2020

Monday the 21st September - Friday the 25th September

Liz BrashSeptember 11, 2020

What's coming up in week 9.

Shannon KingSeptember 10, 2020

Check out what Hub 2 has been up to this week.

Samantha DoigSeptember 4, 2020

Monday 7th September- Friday 11th September

Liz BrashSeptember 3, 2020

Check out what Hub 2 has been up to this week.

Samantha DoigAugust 28, 2020

Shannon KingAugust 27, 2020

Monday the 30th August - Friday the 4th September

Lance MullerAugust 25, 2020

The Quiz Night scheduled for Friday 11 September has been postponed.

Shannon KingAugust 19, 2020

Check out what Hub 2 has been up to.

Liz BrashAugust 21, 2020

Check out what is happening in the Year 2 Hub in Week 6.

Rebecca PilbroughJuly 21, 2020

Friday 4th September.

Liz BrashAugust 13, 2020

Check out what Hub 2 has been up to.

Samantha DoigAugust 14, 2020

Monday 17th August- Friday 21st August

Samantha DoigAugust 4, 2020

Shannon KingAugust 4, 2020

Monday the 10th - Friday the 14th August

Shannon KingJuly 31, 2020

Monday 3rd - Friday 7th August

Shannon KingJuly 26, 2020

Lance MullerJuly 29, 2020

The annual Year 8 fundraising quiz will be held later this term. All info can be found below.

Samantha DoigJuly 24, 2020

Monday 27th - Friday 31st July

Liz BrashJuly 23, 2020

Check out what's been happening in our first week back!

Claire BraithwaiteJuly 22, 2020

Be in to win a class set of headphones for your hub!

Shannon KingJuly 12, 2020

Tuesday 21st - Friday 24th July

Caroline MartinJuly 3, 2020

On Friday 31 July we will be holding a plastic toy swap in the hall. Over the holidays students can clear out any unwanted toys, bring them to school

Liz BrashJuly 2, 2020

Review of the week and the end of a long Term 2.

Claire BraithwaiteJune 30, 2020

Congratulations to all our students who completed the 8 week challenge.

Shannon KingJune 23, 2020

Check out what's been happening

Liz BrashJune 26, 2020

Check out what's happening in Week 12

Liz BrashJune 19, 2020

Check out what's been happening

Samantha DoigJune 19, 2020

Monday 22nd- Friday 26th June

Caroline MartinJune 9, 2020

It has been an exciting week for us as we compete in the Virtual International Community Problem Solving Competition being hosted in Massachusetts,

Samantha DoigJune 11, 2020

Shannon KingJune 8, 2020

Monday 15th - Friday 19th June

Liz BrashJune 4, 2020

Check out what's happening in Hub 2 Week 9.

Shannon KingJune 2, 2020

Liz BrashMay 29, 2020

Check out what's happening next week

Liz BrashMay 29, 2020

Week 7 in Review

Karen MackieMay 26, 2020

On Friday your child will bring home their Student Profile Sheet, please check their bags.

Samantha DoigMay 24, 2020

Samantha DoigMay 21, 2020

Shannon KingMay 20, 2020

Monday the 25th - Friday the 29th May

Margaret TrotterMay 20, 2020

It has been great to see our students return this week. Their smiling faces and excitement has been great to see.

Shannon KingMay 15, 2020

Please read this information carefully before returning to school on Monday 18th May.

Jenny WalkerMay 15, 2020

If you are coming onsite to Oaklands School there will be QR codes for you to scan with your cell phone at each entrance and if you go into any

Liz BrashMay 8, 2020

Check out what Hub 2 has been up to this week!

Claire BraithwaiteMay 7, 2020

Maths-Whizz and Oaklands School have created an 8 Week challenge for our students.

Shannon KingApril 30, 2020

Monday 4th - Friday 8th May

Samantha DoigApril 23, 2020

Wednesday 29th April - Friday 1st May

Shannon KingApril 17, 2020

Monday 20th April - Friday 24th April

Shannon KingApril 14, 2020

Here is information on how learning will look for this week.

Liz BrashMarch 24, 2020

Please find some information to help your online learning.

Liz BrashMarch 24, 2020

Term 2 Week 1 - Wednesday the15th April

Liz BrashMarch 20, 2020

Check out what's happening next week in Hub 2.

Shannon KingMarch 19, 2020

Samantha DoigMarch 13, 2020

Grant FormanMarch 12, 2020

A resounding success last year, we are eagerly awaiting the 2020 version of this very popular event.

Shannon KingMarch 13, 2020

Shannon KingMarch 12, 2020

The PTA are excited to share with you our delicious fundraiser partnering with local Original Foods Baking Co.

Claire BraithwaiteMarch 10, 2020

Have you signed up with the Maths-Whizz Parent Portal to share your child's learning journey?

Samantha DoigMarch 6, 2020

Shannon KingMarch 3, 2020

Liz BrashFebruary 27, 2020

Week 4 in Review.

Shannon KingFebruary 29, 2020

Samantha DoigFebruary 19, 2020

Samantha DoigFebruary 20, 2020

Shannon KingFebruary 12, 2020

Shannon KingFebruary 11, 2020

Liz BrashFebruary 10, 2020

Hub 2 Week 2

Shannon KingFebruary 6, 2020

Thank you for coming along to our Community Evening on Tuesday night!

Shannon KingFebruary 6, 2020

Liz BrashJanuary 31, 2020

Miss Doig, Mrs King and Mrs Griffiths - (Miss Brash) have spent this week planning and preparing our new learning space to welcome back our learners

karen van gelder-horganDecember 11, 2019

karen van gelder-horganDecember 12, 2019

Emily MacfarlaneDecember 5, 2019

Emily MacfarlaneDecember 5, 2019

Elshke ChadinhaNovember 27, 2019

Elshke ChadinhaNovember 25, 2019

Elshke ChadinhaNovember 27, 2019

Shannon KingNovember 21, 2019

Alex HORNNovember 21, 2019

Alex HORNNovember 21, 2019

karen van gelder-horganNovember 13, 2019

karen van gelder-horganNovember 13, 2019

Claire BraithwaiteNovember 11, 2019

Here's what is new from Maths-Whizz!

Emily MacfarlaneNovember 7, 2019

Emily MacfarlaneNovember 7, 2019

Elshke ChadinhaNovember 1, 2019

Elshke ChadinhaNovember 1, 2019

Alex HORNOctober 24, 2019

Alex HORNSeptember 26, 2019

A look back at the week that was!

karen van gelder-horganOctober 17, 2019

karen van gelder-horganOctober 17, 2019

karen van gelder-horganSeptember 23, 2019

Ann EasterOctober 15, 2019

We are fortunate to have School Based Mental Health Services coming in on the 22nd October at 6pm to speak to our parents and anyone else who might

karen van gelder-horganSeptember 18, 2019

karen van gelder-horganSeptember 19, 2019

Emily MacfarlaneSeptember 13, 2019

Emily MacfarlaneSeptember 11, 2019

Elshke ChadinhaSeptember 5, 2019

Elshke ChadinhaSeptember 5, 2019

Elshke ChadinhaSeptember 5, 2019

Alex HORNAugust 30, 2019

Alex HORNAugust 30, 2019

Elshke ChadinhaAugust 30, 2019

karen van gelder-horganAugust 22, 2019

karen van gelder-horganAugust 22, 2019

Emily MacfarlaneAugust 16, 2019

Emily MacfarlaneAugust 15, 2019

Karen MackieAugust 13, 2019

Monday 19th (am only), Tuesday 20th and Wednesday 21st August.

Claire BraithwaiteAugust 9, 2019

It's Maths Week!

Elshke ChadinhaAugust 9, 2019

Elshke ChadinhaAugust 9, 2019

Claire BraithwaiteAugust 6, 2019

Tuesday 13th August at 6.30pm in the school hall. Proudly sponsored by the Oaklands PTA.

Alex HORNAugust 2, 2019

Alex HORNAugust 2, 2019

Here's what's happening next week in Hub 2!

Caroline MartinJuly 31, 2019

Every two years schools across New Zealand are required under the Education Act to consult with their school community about the delivery of Health

karen van gelder-horganJuly 25, 2019

karen van gelder-horganJuly 25, 2019

Claire BraithwaiteJuly 23, 2019

Tuesday 13th August at 6.30pm in the school hall. Proudly sponsored by the Oaklands PTA.

Elshke ChadinhaJuly 5, 2019

Forget "just surviving" the holidays - here are some ideas to help you and your family and whānau have fun and “thrive"!

Alex HORNJuly 3, 2019

We did a lot in Term 2, here are some of the things we did and what we had to say about them!

Elshke ChadinhaJune 26, 2019

Elshke ChadinhaJune 26, 2019

This week the tamariki were all involved in different activities to learning more about the Maori New Year and what Matariki really means for us.

Elshke ChadinhaJune 26, 2019

karen van gelder-horganJune 20, 2019

karen van gelder-horganJune 20, 2019

Alex HORNJune 15, 2019

Alex HORNJune 15, 2019

Emily MacfarlaneJune 6, 2019

Emily MacfarlaneJune 6, 2019

Elshke ChadinhaMay 29, 2019

Elshke ChadinhaMay 29, 2019

Time flies when you are having fun :)

Elshke ChadinhaMay 24, 2019

Caroline MartinMay 23, 2019

From Tuesday 4 June to Friday 7 June we are holding a rubbish free lunch challenge for the whole school.

karen van gelder-horganMay 23, 2019

karen van gelder-horganMay 21, 2019

Elshke ChadinhaMay 20, 2019

Alex HORNMay 17, 2019

A look back at the week that was!

Alex HORNMay 17, 2019

Emily MacfarlaneMay 9, 2019

Emily MacfarlaneMay 9, 2019

Emily MacfarlaneMay 9, 2019

Elshke ChadinhaMay 2, 2019

Please see the letter attached below regarding the upcoming paid union meetings on Tuesday 7th May. If you are able to collect your child/ren at

Elshke ChadinhaMay 2, 2019

Elshke ChadinhaMay 2, 2019

karen van gelder-horganApril 11, 2019

karen van gelder-horganApril 11, 2019

karen van gelder-horganApril 9, 2019

Hub 2 have had a busy, fun term in Hub 2! The highlights have been:

Alex HORNApril 5, 2019

A look back at the ninth week of the first term.

Alex HORNApril 5, 2019

Claire BraithwaiteApril 4, 2019

Exciting changes to Maths-Whizz have been released this week.

Emily MacfarlaneMarch 29, 2019

Emily MacfarlaneMarch 29, 2019

Emily MacfarlaneMarch 25, 2019

Emily MacfarlaneMarch 25, 2019

Caroline MartinMarch 19, 2019

Students across the school are learning about personal safety through the Keeping Ourselves Safe programme developed by the NZ Police.

Elshke ChadinhaMarch 18, 2019

Elshke ChadinhaMarch 18, 2019

Elshke ChadinhaMarch 18, 2019

Elshke ChadinhaMarch 18, 2019

Elshke ChadinhaMarch 18, 2019

karen van gelder-horganMarch 14, 2019

karen van gelder-horganMarch 14, 2019

Alex HORNMarch 7, 2019

Here's what happened this week!

Alex HORNMarch 7, 2019

Joanne CaseyMarch 5, 2019

At Oaklands, we are lucky to have over 100 ESOL students who receive extra support in the classroom.

Claire BraithwaiteFebruary 27, 2019

Have you logged into your Parent Dashboard yet?

Emily MacfarlaneFebruary 25, 2019

Emily MacfarlaneFebruary 25, 2019

Karen MackieFebruary 21, 2021

Keeping Ourselves Safe enables children and young people to learn and apply a range of safety skills that they can use when interacting with others.

Elshke ChadinhaFebruary 24, 2019

Elshke ChadinhaFebruary 20, 2019

Joanne CaseyFebruary 19, 2019

This year Multicultural week is in week 7 of term 1.

Elshke ChadinhaFebruary 19, 2019

karen van gelder-horganFebruary 14, 2019

karen van gelder-horganFebruary 14, 2019

Alex HORNFebruary 8, 2019

Alex HORNFebruary 8, 2019

A look back at the first week of the school year.

Alex HORNFebruary 2, 2019

Alex HORNFebruary 2, 2019

A schedule of what's happening in class and events to remember for Term 1, Week 1.

Alex HORNNovember 29, 2018

Alex HORNNovember 29, 2018

Caroline MartinNovember 27, 2018

CARE Nominations for 2018 are closed and we are very excited to be handing out the last of our CARE awards for the year over the next two Mondays.

Alex HORNNovember 22, 2018

A look back at the week that was.

Alex HORNNovember 22, 2018

Caroline MartinNovember 20, 2018

We would like to invite parents/whanau to take part in the attached independent survey to contribute to our Board of Trustees strategic planning.

Alex HORNNovember 19, 2018

Last week the Year 2s were lucky enough to go to the A&P Show, the sun came too, which made the day hot but a lot of fun.

Rebecca PilbroughNovember 11, 2018

This athletics event will be held on Friday 23rd November at 1.25 until 3.00pm.

Alex HORNNovember 9, 2018

Alex HORNNovember 9, 2018

Chantelle RakichNovember 6, 2018

Oaklands School has connected with the Christchurch City Council and other schools in our cluster to form an exciting new cultural extravaganza!

Alex HORNNovember 3, 2018

Alex HORNNovember 3, 2018

A wet and windy week!

Trish PattenOctober 30, 2018

Our Heroes Literacy Week is next week. Are you ready for some fun, learning and competitions?

Alex HORNOctober 25, 2018

A look back at a short second week.

Alex HORNOctober 25, 2018

Alex HORNOctober 18, 2018

What happened on the first week of Term 4?

Alex HORNOctober 18, 2018

Alex HORNOctober 13, 2018

A few things to think about for the coming term, and some photos from the end of last term.

Alex HORNOctober 13, 2018

Alex HORNSeptember 21, 2018

Alex HORNSeptember 21, 2018

Terrible News!

Alex HORNSeptember 20, 2018

Alex HORNSeptember 17, 2018

In the Year 2 Blue hub this term we are learning about geometry. We have been learning about different kinds of shapes, specifically 3D shapes (such

Alex HORNSeptember 15, 2018

A short but full week with the Teacher Only Day

Alex HORNSeptember 15, 2018

Alex HORNSeptember 2, 2018

What happened this week? A lot!

Alex HORNSeptember 2, 2018

Mark SyAugust 28, 2018

Wow! There's a lot of talent at Oaklands School.

Alex HORNAugust 26, 2018

Alex HORNAugust 26, 2018

Alex HORNAugust 22, 2018

We have been doing a lot of learning about science and scientific principles, here are some of the science experiments we have been doing!

Alex HORNAugust 18, 2018

It may have been a short week, but we still learned a lot!

Alex HORNAugust 18, 2018

Alex HORNAugust 9, 2018

What happened in this, the third week of the third term!

Alex HORNAugust 9, 2018

Alex HORNAugust 5, 2018

What happened in the week that was? A lot!

Alex HORNAugust 5, 2018

Alex HORNJuly 27, 2018

A look back at the first week of the third term.

Alex HORNJuly 27, 2018

Alex HORNJuly 21, 2018

Alex HORNJuly 6, 2018

The End of Term 2

Alex HORNJune 29, 2018

Alex HORNJune 29, 2018

A look back at the second to last week of the term.

Alex HORNJune 24, 2018

Paul MorehuJune 21, 2018

Have a sneak peek at some of the things that have been happening this week in our hub.

Paul MorehuJune 13, 2018

These are just some of the things that we have been doing this week.

Caroline MartinJune 12, 2018

This term each hub has been engaged in learning about our environment and how we can help to create environments where plants and animals thrive. We

Paul MorehuJune 7, 2018

Have a look at some of the things that have been happening in our hub this week

Paul MorehuMay 31, 2018

Have a look at what has been happening this week in our hub

Paul MorehuMay 22, 2018

Here are some of the things that have been happening this week in our hub as well as some photos from earlier in the year you may have missed.

Rebecca PilbroughMay 21, 2018

Put the date in your diary - Thursday 21 June at 1.30pm. More details to follow.....

Alex HORNMay 18, 2018

A look back at the third week of term 2.

Alex HORNMay 18, 2018

Alex HORNMay 11, 2018

A look back over the week that was.

Alex HORNMay 11, 2018

Mark SyMay 11, 2018

Here is a treat from us to you.

Alex HORNMay 4, 2018

A look back at the first week of Term 2.

Alex HORNMay 4, 2018

Alex HORNApril 25, 2018

A few notes about the upcoming Term.

Alex HORNApril 25, 2018

Alex HORNApril 5, 2018

Alex HORNApril 5, 2018

On Wednesday the 28th of March we had our Multicultural celebration day.

Alex HORNApril 5, 2018

Two short weeks added up to a single week of awesome learning.

Alex HORNMarch 23, 2018

What did we get up to this week?

Alex HORNMarch 23, 2018

Alex HORNMarch 16, 2018

Alex HORNMarch 15, 2018

A catch up on the happenings of the seventh week of term 1.

Alex HORNMarch 9, 2018

A look back at the sixth week of the term

Alex HORNMarch 9, 2018

Alex HORNMarch 2, 2018

A look back at the fifth week or the first term.

Alex HORNMarch 2, 2018

Alex HORNFebruary 23, 2018

A look back at the fourth week of the term.

Alex HORNFebruary 23, 2018

Catherine CorcoranFebruary 21, 2018

Tuesday 27 February

Alex HORNFebruary 16, 2018

The ins and outs of the third week of term 1.

Alex HORNFebruary 16, 2018

Alex HORNFebruary 9, 2018

The ins and outs of the second week of the school year.

Alex HORNFebruary 9, 2018

Alex HORNFebruary 2, 2018

Alex HORNFebruary 1, 2018

Alex HORNFebruary 1, 2018

Goal Setting meetings are on Monday and Tuesday evening of Week 3 (the 12th and 13th)!

Alex HORNFebruary 1, 2018

A look back at the ins and outs of our first week in Year 2.