Year 7

Welcome to the Year 7 Information page -

Weekly Newsletter - 08 10 2026

This week Year 7 had an assembly with Mr Rose about feeling good week ahead of world mental health day on Saturday 10^th October. Mr Rose talked mental health and wellbeing as well as strategies that can be used to support our overall wellbeing.

As we approach the end of our first half-term Year 7 have entered a silent listening competition. Since year 7 have joined us, we have looked at our 5 behaviours for learning and what they mean within the classroom and around the school. Over the next two weeks Year 7 will be working really hard on silent listening. As tutor groups they will be working together to receive the most achievement points for silent listen, the tutor group with the most points will win a prize!

Year 7 have been recognised this week for their efforts in attendance to school. Overall, our attendance has been consistent and the highest across the school. Well, done year 7! Everyday counts, let keep going!

When it rains it pours!  Year 7 have had their first day of bikeability on one of the very few wet days this year. Despite the weather the students did a fantastic job at displaying their ability to our surrey instructors. After the try it out days all students are given a level that they will process onto through the year, this may be learn to ride, level 1, level 2, or level 3. More information on this will come out as we get our dates booked in with Surrey.

Alongside bikeability Surrey are working hard to ensure that all children have the opportunity to have a bike. At Oakwood, we do have some bikes that we can allow students to borrow. If this is of interest, please get in touch.

Please see below a poster about an upcoming bike amnesty event taking place at Oakwood.

Looking ahead:

Gatwick enterprise will take place on Thursday 8^th and Friday 9^th October.

7ASO, 7MLG, 7DTA & 7SJA will be in the hall period 1 & 2 on Thursday.

7GSE, 7KMA & 7EBL will be in the hall period 3 & 4 on Thursday.

7TJH, 7AMO, 7SRA & 7PKE will be in the hall period 1 & 2 on Friday.

A reminder that we have our Freshers ball on Tuesday 3^rd November. The deadline for consent and payment is Wednesday 14^th October.

Bike ability is taking place this week. Tutor groups will have their sessions as follows: -

Thursday 8^th - 7TJH, 7AMO, 7SRA & 7PKE

Friday 9^th - 7GSE, 7KMA & 7EBL

Our Pantomime trip is now full. We have now taken this offline, and no further students can sign up.

Miss Rogers

Weekly Newsletter - 01 10 2026

Blackland's Farm continued...

Thursday 24^th student shout outs are:

Lacey 7AMO - Showed great courage when taking on the abseil tower. At first, she said she didn't want to do it but faced her fear and ended up doing it twice.

Lorenzo & Jack 7AMO - They showed the most incredible ambition and determination to complete the Jacobs ladder independently.

Nellie 7SRA - For her positive encouragement of Ms Humby on the crate challenge and supporting her through it.

Ava 7TJH - She managed to get to the top of abseil but wasn't sure so came back down the stairs. After a little pep talk, she tried again and ended up doing it 3 times!!

James 7PKE - For giving the crate challenge ago despite his worries.
 

Bobby 7PKE - For taking part in all 3 activities despite saying he was not going to take part in any.

Friday 25^th student shout outs are:

Victor 7EBL - Great at problem solving, supporting others and

Nathaniel 7EBL - Was a fantastic teammate, being so supportive and encouraging to others and offering great solutions.

Isla & Roman 7GSE - They were amazing confidence on the abseiling providing everyone entertainment in their race.

Jessica 7GSE - She tried her best at the crate challenge despite feeling nervous.

Edward 7KMA - was very good with engaging and managing the activities well.

Heather & Amelie 7KMA – For outstanding teamwork and support to their peers.

This week Year 7 had an assembly with Mr Shilling which focused on Equality, diversity and inclusion. Within the assembly the students learnt about the different form of discrimination as well as people's protected characteristics.

Open Evening

A huge well done to Heather S, Henry H, Dhanuj B and Amelie G for their support at opening evening. All four students represented the school exceptionally well when supporting Mr Cook in the hall with a Q & A session for Year 5 and 6 parents.

Looking ahead

Year 7 have their Bikeability 'try it out' days on the 7^th, 8^th and 9^th October. Students will ride on one of these 3 days. We will let students know their schedule next week. They are welcome to either bring their own bike or borrow a bike for the 'try it out' session. If students ride their bike to school, please ensure they also have a helmet.

Gatwick Enterprise Days

We are also excited to welcome Gatwick in to see Year 7 that week as they take part in Gatwick enterprise. Students will be off timetable for ½ a day working on Communication, Creative problem Solving, Self- Management, Collaboration as part of our futures programme.

Freshers' Ball

A reminder that we have our Freshers ball on Tuesday 3^rd November. The deadline for consent and payment is Wednesday 14^th October.

Miss Rogers

Weekly Newsletter - 23 09 2026

Bookbuzz

Year 7 have been picking a book they want to read this week as part of Bookbuzz . 

They had a selection of books they could choose from, and they will receive their chosen book before half-term.

Blackland’s Farm Trip

This week Year 7 have had great fun down at Blackland's Farm.

The students took on 3 different team building activities throughout the day.  The various activities consisted of abseiling, Jacob's Ladder, the crate challenge and gladiator.  Year 7 had a wonderful time and it was a lovely bonding opportunity for all.

Some of the highlights from Wednesday were:-

Eloise A, SJA - was the first to make it to the top of the Jacob's Ladder.  It was a tricky climb but she showed fantastic determination.

Lucy W, SJA - managed to complete the gladiator using only one arm!

Cameron S, ASO - took on the challenge of abseiling despite a fear of heights and was amazing!

Noah A, ASO - overcame his fear and gave gladiator a go despite feeling unsure.

Emily D, MLG - displayed an outstanding level of perseverance when trying to overcome her fear of heights.

Molly M, MLG - was fantastic at all activities but stood out for her kindness, cheering and supporting others as they took on a challenge.

I will share the success from Thursday and Friday in next week's newsletter.

European Day of Languages             

This week in our assembly and in language lessons students have been learning about European Day of Languages.

Mrs Beckett shared the benefits of learning about languages as well as different cultures. We encouraged students to be ambitious when learning a language and offered some top tips in how to do this!

1. Listen to French, German, Spanish music​
2. Change the language settings on your devices​

7SRA

I popped into some lessons this week to see Year 7 in action. Students in 7SRA were meaningfully engaged with their creative task in Maths of creating posters about the subject. It was lovely to see so many different posters!

Looking ahead

Year 7 have their Bikeability 'try it out' days on the 7^th, 8^th and 9^th October. Students will ride on one of these 3 days.

We are also excited to welcome Gatwick in to see Year 7 that week as they take part in Gatwick Enterprise. Students will be off timetable for ½ a day working on Communication, Creative problem Solving, Self- Management, Collaboration as part of our futures programme.

Miss Rogers

Weekly Newsletter - 17 09 2026

This week, our Year 7 students have successfully completed their CAT4 assessments. They approached the tests with maturity, focus and a positive attitude, demonstrating their commitment to making a strong start to secondary school.

CAT4 assessments provide valuable information about students’ learning strengths and help us to understand how we can best support and challenge each individual as they progress through Oakwood.

Well done year 7!

Next week we have our Blackland’s farm trips. Please refer to letters that have been previously sent about timings of the days as well as what the students require to bring for the day. I am very much looking forward to spending quality time with the Year group!

Miss Rogers

Weekly Newsletter - 10 09 2026

Over the last week Year 7 have been learning about the values that underpin everything we do at Oakwood.

We will be continuing to explore these through assemblies, tutor time, and lessons, helping students understand how these values apply to them during school and their daily lives. It is safe to say that Year 7 have understood our school values as they are demonstrating them across the school.

Please see below a pie chart that shows the year group's achievement points that have been awarded in just their first week!

Overall, the year group have been awarded 4368 achievement points which is outstanding! Well done year 7 and keep up the good work!

Miss Rogers