Handwriting Awards

This term we have been encouraging children to take greater care with their handwriting, as well as applying the cursive style across all pieces of writing in every subject. Each class has selected a girl and a boy to receive the ‘Most Improved Handwriting...

Halloween Disco

On Wednesday 21st October, something strange occurred at Ox Close Primary School. When the sun set and the air was chilly, a hoard of unearthly, gruesome creatures descended upon the school hall for an evening of Mummy Making and Monster Mashing! There were witches,...

Staying Safe On Social Media

Following an incident in a primary school where children received inappropriate images and messages, we would like to remind parents to help their children stay safe online. Both Instagram and Twitter have a minimum age policy of 13. Whilst many parents choose to...

School Games Mark – Silver Award

Ox Close Primary School has recently achieved the Sainsbury’s School Games Mark Silver Award. This is a fantastic achievement and serves to highlight the level of commitment by the school to developing sports, clubs, competitions and young leaders. The...

Pirates Ahoy!

Last Friday, the children and staff at Ox Close took part in their annual Pirate Day. It was incredible to see the amount of time and effort given to each costume. Throughout the day, house teams took part in a number of Pirate based activities in an attempt to gain...