Welcome to Oakgrove
Welcome to the Oakgrove Integrated Primary and Nursery website. We hope to provide you with information about our school community. The website will give you access to our school prospectus information, curriculum information and policies. It will give current news and will provide you with links to other related sites.
For the children, there is a kid’s area where their work is displayed and activities documented. Kids Area will also provide games and activities for all children in the Just for Fun area. 
Forthcoming Events
Visiting Drive 105
Primary 4, 5 & 6 children from Oakgrove IPS visited Drive 105, the new local radio station for their launch. They got to make jingles and talk live on the radio to Delbert Jackson.
Click here to go to the Radio Station
Primary 7
Congratulations to Primary 7 who put on a wonderful performance of Oliver! on Tuesday evening. They will also be having their
Record of Achievement Ceremony
at 9.30
on Friday 19th June.
Everyone is welcome to help them celebrate their years
at Oakgrove IPS.
Children who made their Confirmation this year are invited to Mass at 10am Mass on Sunday 28th June in St Columb´s Church, Waterside, to make their pledge.
STIRLING & DELPHI & DAY TRIPS
2nd-5th June, 2009
Click below to see some of the highlights from our school trips.
Children Stay Safe this Summer Tips
Here are some tips to help you stay safe this Summer.
Click below to learn more.
Children Stay Safe this Summer
Transfer 2010:
Questions & Answers for Parents & Children
The Department of Education has issued a document of frequently asked questions about the Transfer procedue for primary school children for next year. Click below to read this document.
Transfer 2010: Questions & Answers for Parents & Children
Parents Meeting Tuesday 26th May
CAN YOU GUESS WHAT THIS IS?
Watch the movie and see if you can guess what Primary 5 have been filming as part of the DREAMS Project.
Hint: They use the Digital Microscope to film it.
Click here to watch the Movie.
Click here to view the answer on the Primary 5 page.
Caterpillar Concert
Primary 2 presented a wonerful assembly today entitled the Caterpillar Concert. To see pictures of some of their work click below.
Keep Hope Alive Concert
Music and Voices to launch Christian Aid Week 2009
Millennium Forum
Wednesday 6th May 2009, at 8pm
Click below to see clips from this event.
Please be patient. It may take a moment.
I Don´t Feel Like Dancing Shine
I Love It When You Call I´m Gonna Be (500 Miles)
Congratulation to the children from Oakgrove IPS Primary 7 Choir who sang in the ´Keep Hope Alive Concert´ for Christian Aid in the Millennium Forum along with The Letterkenny Pipe Band, Il Primo Canto and The Londonderry Musical Society, to name but a few.
Keep Hope Alive Concert at the Millennium Forum
City of Derry Jazz Festival
CLICK HERE TO SEE PICTURES OF THIS EVENT
Congratulations to the Oakgrove IPS Primary 6 choir who sang in the Guildhall on Thursday 30th April at 8pm as part of the City of Derry Jazz Festival.
First Communion
First Communion for children in Primary 4 will take place on
Saturday 16th May 2009 at 11:00am
in St Columb´s Church, Chapel Road.
All welcome.
Congratulations to Foyle House in The Oakgrove IPS House Cup for this month
Congratulations to the successful Foyle House in winning the Oakgrove IPS House Cup for this month. Check out the scoreboard as you enter Key Stage 2 to see the latest points totals for the term.
The boys and girls from Key Stage 2 (P5, 6 and 7)this year are competing for the Oakgrove IPS House Cup. Children are earning House points in a wide variety of ways including good behaviour and manners, great homework, excellent teamwork and special effort in classwork. Good luck to each House for the months ahead.
Manners of the month
Congratulations to all our winners of the "Manners of the Month" award. These children showed outstanding manners throughout the month and were a great example to their class mates and to younger children throughout the school. Their parents and family should be very proud!
Manners of the month winners were;
P1A – David Cairns, P1B – Terri-Lee Boyd,
P2A – Corey Walsh, P2B - Joshua Wilson,
P3A- Talor Boyd, P3B – Liam Doherty,
P4A – Kakub Konopka, P4B – Holly Vella,
P5A – Mary Doherty P5B – Jothan Doherty,
P6A – Amy Morrison, P6B – Emily Higgins,
P7A – Elijah Reid, P7B – Aaron Quigley.
Thank you children!
It´s a Small World.
Integrated Education Week
2nd-6th March, 2009.
This week all the Integrated Schools throughout Northern Ireland will be celebrating Integrated Education Week. The theme for the week is "It´s a Small World". The week helps us to highlight our similarities and celebrate our differences.
All class will be visiting different places throughout the city and be welcoming guests, who will work with them on the theme of integration.
The highlight of the week will be our annual
Multicultural Evening
which will be held in the School Assembly Hall from
6.30 - 8.00 on Thursday, 5th March.
Everyone is welcome to enjoy culture, music, singing, language and food from around the world. Tickets are available in school at the beginning and end of the school day and on the night.
Adult £2, Child £1, Family £5
Highlights from Multicultural Evening 2008
Jan 12th-16th, 2009. 
Creativity Week 
Why did we have a Creativity Week?
This is our 3rd year of the project. It is always held during the second week in January because we like to kickstart the new year with a fresh approach to the curriculum. The usual timetables are suspended and the whole week is centred around art, music, dance, drama and problem solving activities. Creativity Week is beneficial for a number of reasons, such as
*To promote the whole area of the Creative Arts and demonstrate that creativity lies at the heart of all teaching and learning. This ties in very well with the sections in the Revised Curriculum related to "Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities" and "Being Creative".
*To create opportunities for pupils/parents/teachers to work with external specialists in order to increase knowledge, skills and understanding in the areas of music, art, dance, drama, literature and design/technology.
*To promote inclusion….the area of Creative Arts is a perfect medium for fully involving any children that may have language, emotional, physical, social or academic difficulties.
*To have FUN! To identify and celebrate success and reward the pupils’ creativity.
Just some of the activities we participated in were:
-visits to the local art galleries and museums,
-resident local artist, Anne Quigley working with the pupils,
-The "Happle Puzzle Company" day
-Local school children have been invited over for art workshops,
-Environmental workshops in St.Columb’s Park with Brendan Lyttle,
-Music workshops with Sean Randel.
To view just some of the activities click on the links below.
Be patient. We were so busy, it might take a little moment.
Thank you.
Nursery & Primary 1 Primary 2 Primary 3 Primary 4
Oakgrove childen to
appear on Blue Peter
Tune in to Blue Peter this Wednesday 5th March at 4:30pm to watch Maya Crilly (P7) and Daragh Harkin (P6) take part in the Blue Peter Book Awards. Maya and Daragh were the only children from N. Ireland to be chosen to take part and after having read the 9 nominated books, they had to travel to London to take part in filimng for the show. Tune in and find out how they got on.
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The "Eco Warriors" go to battle
The school has set up an Eco Council consisting of teachers, children and Raymond our caretaker and grounds supervisor. The Council dubbed "The Eco Warriors" by other people in the school intend to educate all children in the school on being energy wise. We hope to save the school money and make our school community a better place to live.
Click here for information and activities for Key Stage 1, for Key Stage 2. Play a game with Renewable Robbie.
Oakgrove on the March
All pupils took part in a road safety awareness day on Wednesday 11 June. Pupils from P4-7 walked from school to St Columb´s Park and back to take part in the Record Breaking Walking Bus.Teachers will be supporting this with educational road safety activities in class before and after the event.
Pupils in the Nursery, P1, P2 and P3 were part of Beep Beep Day at the same time.This involved fun activities in class supporting the messages: holding an adult´s hand when out walking and knowing the word´Stop´
Help with homework (Maths)
Please click on the link below to take you to a useful website that shows parents how to help children with their homework.
http://www.mallni.com/homeworkrules/
Breakfast Club
Breakfast Club will begin on the first day of term. It is open every day. Breakfast club opens at 8.30am and closes at 8.45am. Prices remain the same as last year:- Cereal 30p; Juice 15p;Toast 10p; Milk 10p
School Council Constitution
The School Council will soon be launching its constitution. Find out about what has been agreed so far under Kids area - Quiz..(until that title is changed!)
School Council lets the school hear the child´s point of view
P3 Learning Support Workshops
Mrs. McSparron and Mrs. Young welcome parents / carers of P3 pupils to a series of 8 workshops entitled ´Forward Together´. The workshops will focus on strategies which will support children in literacy, and will benefit parents of pupils who are currently / beginning to struggle in their reading, writing and / or spelling.
Our next 4 workshops will be held on the following dates:
Thursday 22 January 2.00 -3.00 pm
Wednesday 28 January 2.00 - 3.00 pm
Wednesday 4 February 2.00 -3.00 pm
Tuesday 11 February 2.00 - 3.00 pm
Please contact Mrs. McSparron / P3 teacher to discuss the suitability of the programme for your child´s needs.
British Dyslexia Association
Next Wednesday, 14 January 2009, we welcome all parents to an information session with The British Dyslexia Association (BDA). The session will be held in the school assembly hall from 2.00 - 3.00 pm and all parents are welcome.
The focus for the session will be ´Learning about learning´. We will explore a variety of learning styles, and the strategies which can be used for an individual´s preferred learning style.
Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning
Edward de Bono Thinking Skills Training
Mrs Coulter and Mrs McGonigle, both Edward de Bono Certified Trainers, have been running a series of training sessions on thinking skills for all classroom assistants and teachers.
The children throughout the school have also been learning about the Six Thinking Hats and using their new skills during class meetings and debating sessions.
Go to the P6 class area to see photos of a class meeting in progress, with the children wearing their own Thinking Hats.
Good behaviour at school
Follow the link to see how you can help your child show good behaviour at school.
