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 kids 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. 
2009/2010 New School Year
Welcome back to everyone and we look foward to a great term and a great year.
Click here to download the 2009/2010 School Calendar
Click here to download the 2010/2011 School Calendar
Forthcoming Events
Integrated Education Week 1st-5th March
The theme this year for Integrated Education Week is:
Kites
Flying High for Integration
Children will be involved in a range of activities throughout the week within their classes. Parents who would like to help/contribute during the week should contact their childīs class teacher.
Multicultural Evening
Thursday 4th March, 6.30-8.00
Oakgrove Integrated College.
As part of Integrated Education Week you are invited to our annual family multi-cultural evening on Thursday 4th March at 6.30pm.
This years event will include Oakgrove Integrated College , Roe Valley Integrated Primary School and Groarty Integrated Primary School
Any parent who wishes to help at this event with food, music, dance, costumes or displays from any country, should contact Mrs Williamson, or their childīs class teacher.
First Communion
The Sacrament of First Communion for the P4 pupils will take place on
Saturday 8th May 2010
in St Columbīs Church, Waterside.
The Enrolment Mass will also take place in St Columb,s Church on Thursday 10th December 2009 at 7.30pm. All the children should bring their baptismal candle with them.
European Day of Languages
26th September, 2009
We celebrated European Day of Languages at Oakgrove IPS on Friday, 25th September. Each year group looked at a different language and culture. There are some links below to help you at home.
Manners of the Month
Within in each class, during each month there is an award for the person who showed the best manners that month. Below is the list for September. WELL DONE!
| Primary 1A | Adan Robinson | Primary 1B | Will Thompson |
| Primary 2A | Cameron Murray | Primary 2B | Jason Cregan |
| Primary 3A | Zara Hetherington | Primary 3B | Corey Walah |
| Primary 4A | Leah Mc Laughlin | Primary 4B | Tara Garfield |
| Primary 5A | James Canavan | Primary 5B | Finn Porter |
| Primary 6A | Eli Matta | Primary 6B | Callum Canning |
| Primary 7A | Daragh Harkin | Primary 7B | Jason Toland |
| House Cup Winners | Swilly |
Get Active Week
19th October-23rd October
This week we will celebrate Get Active Week in Oakgrove.
Taking enough physical activity is crucial for good health and wellbeing, but most of us are not really active enough. Physical activity is especially important for children if they are to grow into healthy adults.
Your child will take part in various fitness activities throughout the week.
It may be a little colder outside but donīt let that put you off taking more physical activity. Dig out your scarf and hat, get walking or cycling and let some blustery weather blow away the cobwebs. Whatever the weather, thereīs plenty of active fun kids can enjoy!
Please encourage your child throughout the week. For more ideas check out our website:
www.getalifegetactive.com
Have fun!
A Big Thank You
A big thankyou to all those children who brought a shoebox into school for our Christmas Charity, Blythswood Care. We collected 160 boxes. Well done everyone!
Parentsī Council
Minutes of Parentsī Council 18/11/09
Vacancies
Click below to download the Application for Employment:
Class Assistant - Temporary Substitute List 2010
Road Safety
Check out the Road2Safety Website. The site has been created to support young people, teachers, parents and leadership at school and community level.
Creativity Week
Jan 11th-15th, 2010.
Why did we have a Creativity Week?
This is our 34th 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. Our theme this year is water. 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 & Theatre,
- Riverwatch visits
- Echo Echo Dance Group
- Whole School Performances
- Visiting Engineer
To see more, click below.
Primary 1 Primary 2 Primary 3 Primary 4
Christmas Charity
This year we are collecting shoeboxes for Blythswood Care. Last year this charity sent shoeboxes to 9 different countries around the world. Children are invited to fill a shoe box and return it to school on or before Wednesday 4th November. For information on how to fill the box visit the website.
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
Details of Parents Meeting Tuesday 26th May
Good behaviour at school
Follow the link to see how you can help your child show good behaviour at school.
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.
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 childīs point of view
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/
