Dear Parents and Carers,

It is with a heavy heart that I write this final news bulletin before I leave Oak Lodge.

I would like to express my sincere thanks to all our amazing students and our hard working and caring staff for their

impressive resilience and determination to get through the past few challenging months. We have been delighted to

receive the many photos of activities and learning at home and hear all about the progress being made, in spite of the

very unusual times that we find ourselves in. All teams and PODS on site and those working at home have

shown incredible courage and strength. The compassion and understanding demonstrated really has been testament

to all individuals and they way in which they collaborate and work together as a team, putting the needs of others

before their own.

We could not have done this without your support and working in close partnership with us. Oak Lodge is a very spe-

cial community where students' needs are always at the centre of our focus each and every day. I am very proud of

the achievements made by students and staff over the past 3 years. There is a far reaching impact and it is always a

wonderful moment when students return to see us when they have moved on to

college or employment and come back to share their success and progress.

I have no doubt that Oak Lodge School will continue to be very successful in the fu-

ture and I will always have many fond memories of this part of my professional jour-

ney.

Wishing you all the very best of good health and happiness in all that you do in the

future.

Take good care and keep safe and well.

Sharon

Dear Parents and Carers,

Well things are certainly different this year but that hasn't stopped the success of all the pupils this year! Success results

from hard work, application and engagement. At Oak Lodge we have always sought to work with, and involve the fami-

lies of the children as by working together we can ensure that all pupils achieve the best progress then can throughout

their time with us. This support has never been more evident than over the past few months when kitchen tables have

become classrooms and parents have become teachers. On behalf of the governors I would like to thank you all for help

to ensure your children's education has been able to continue . I would also like to thank all the staff at Oak Lodge for all

they have been doing to ensure home learning resources are available and for keeping everyone in touch with each oth-

er.

Year 11’s your time at Oak Lodge is now complete and it is time for you to move on to the next phase of your education.

During the time you have spent with us you have all grown up to become the self confident teenagers you are now and

along the way you have learnt a lot—not just academically but personally too. Leave Oak Lodge with confidence that you

can succeed at whatever you set out to do and be whatever you want to be.

Keep safe and well and lets hope that when we re-start in September, where ever that is and in whatever form that

takes, we will be well on the way to getting things back to normal.

Mike Robinson– Chair of Governors

Farewell & thank you Notice

Board

Hi Everyone

Mark and I would like to say a very big thank you

to all the staff at Oak Lodge.

You are all a fantastic team of people and you have

given Sophie the confidence and will power to go

onto Sparsholt College.

We both feel that Sophie has grown and flourished

through her journey at Oak Lodge and that is down

to your hard work and dedication.

It's a shame that it didn't end in the usual way but

both Sophie and I are looking forward to seeing

her teachers and class mates on Thursday.

- Miss Clifford & Mr Leonard

Dear Mrs Burt, Thank you for being a fantastic Head teacher. We loved

you at this school and will still love you when you are at your new

school.

From Adam Year 7

“I was so proud to be made Head Boy at Oak Lodge and so happy

that Sophie was Head Girl at the same time. It has been a real

shame that we only had half a year in the role.

I am sure that like a lot of year 11, I want to say thank you to every-

one at Oak Lodge for all the memories over the last 5 years. We

each have our own but my highlights are singing excerpts of Les

Miserables with Mrs Lomax at registration, winning the special

schools cricket tournament and seeing so many students across all

year groups join in the pan-disability football at Fawley Falcons.

All these memories have one thing in common and that is the peo-

ple, both staff and students. Thank you to everyone in particular Mrs

Burt, Mrs Brown and Mr Hudson. And then there is Mrs Wright. I

cannot thank you enough Mrs Wright for all your help and support.

If I could give some advice to the students that I leave behind I

would say GO FOR IT!

Take all the opportunities you are given and ask for help if you need

it. Look around you, make friends and look after each other.

I’m off to College now and I can’t wait but I would love to keep in

touch and maybe when things are easier please invite me back for

a visit.

Take care Oak Lodge and thank you for everything. To all my

friends, good luck and farewell.”

- Gregory Year 11

I Dawn (Parent) would like to take this opportunity

to say a very big thank you to all members of staff

at Oak Lodge. From the head teacher, teachers,

reception, cleaners and transport staff. Its been a

very difficult time and I'm proud to say that you all

handled the situation very professionally and so

understanding. I personally don't know how I

would have coped during lock down. Joshua en-

joyed coming to school. I cant thank you

enough. The support you have given the parents

and students at school and at home deserves a big

round of applause. God bless you and enjoy your

well deserved holiday. See you in Septem-

ber. Wishing everyone a safe and relaxing holi-

day.

- Miss Davis

Thank you Miss Canton and Miss Pour for helping me when I strug-

gled. Thank you Mr Holloway

for believing in me. Thank you Miss Morgan for helping me express

myself. Thank you Oak Lodge for giving me confidence. Thank you

to Trish and John for making the school bus fun! Thank you to all

my friends who helped me when I broke my elbow and for keeping

me laughing during the last few months. I will remember Oak

Lodge always! Morgan

Goodbye to Oak Lodge School, teachers and all

the staff. I will miss my classmates. I have

had fun and learned a lot too ~ Naomi

Dear Mrs Lomax,

Thank you for all of your help and support

during year 10. You were my best ever teacher.

Have a good summer.

Love Theo x

Farewell & thank you Notice

Board

Good luck to everyone leaving and I hope the

staff have a great summer break too.

- Bethany

-Dear Mrs Mabbat. I’m really going to miss you. I’ll always remember

you. Thank you for making me feel safe when I was worried.

-Lots of love, Iris xxx

-Goodbye to the Year 11s. From Iris

-Goodbye Nuria. I’m going to miss you on the bus and your My Little

Pony friends! From Iris x

-Goodbye Mrs Burt. I’ll always remember you. And goodbye to your

dog, Bertie! Love, Iris xxx

-Thank you to Mrs Jerome for helping me when I had a fallout with my

cousin. From Iris xxx

-Thank you to Mrs Drodge for being there for me in the tough

times. Love, Iris xxx

-Thank you Mrs McCaffrey for making me laugh. Love, Iris xxx

-To OM2. Have a lovely summer, from Iris

-To OM1. Thank you for welcoming me into your class for the last few

weeks of the year before lockdown. From, Iris

-To the GJ Happy Bus. Thank you for a funny and musical year. From,

Iris xxx

-Thank you to all the teachers in the whole school

(best school in the world). From, Iris x

Goodbye Acorns 4,

I will miss you a lot. Mrs Dale-Sargeant is

very funny and I like all the teachers at Oak

Lodge. Mrs Bolter is very kind.

Love from Michael

Thank you for 5 incredible years at Oak Lodge!! The

staff are incredible. A huge thank you to Mrs Coello

for her dedication to the choir...Siân came into her

own whilst singing, she felt included, special and

was able to express her inner most “diva”!! She loved

performing and her smile whilst singing was infectious

Siân would like to say her special goodbye to the rest

of Acorns 4 who she will leave behind, but it SO excit-

ed to be re-joining her beloved Toby & Archie once

again xxx

Thank you for being a good head teacher

and I wish you all the happiest in your new

job.

- Alex

We just wanted to say thank you for taking such good care of

Morgan during his time at Oak Lodge. We were worried about

him when he started in Year 7 but to see how devastated he

was when school stopped due to Covid is testament to how

much he loved the pupils and staff at Oak Lodge.

We will miss you all greatly.

Colin and Pippa

Thank you to Mrs Merricks and Mrs D. for

teaching him for the last two years. Have a

great Summer everyone!

- Ben

Dear all Acorns 4 and families. Wishing all year 11’s a fantastic celebration day as you have all worked so hard during your time at Oak Lodge School. What a fantastic journey and here is to looking forward to the next leg of that journey. We wish all of you every success and happiness in your new College/Oak Lodge classes. We will all miss you very much.

Best wishes from the Acorns 4 team - Mrs Bassett, Mrs Ball, Mrs Dale Sargent and Mrs Tatlow

Mrs Canton here! I’d like to wish you all a safe and enjoyable summer holidays. A huge virtual hug to our amazing Year 11’s who are leaving. I shall miss you all so much and it has been wonderful seeing you all grow into mature and resilient young adults, ready for the new challenges ahead of you. Together or apart, we are always a member of the

Oak Lodge family. Xx

“Oak 12, have a great Summer and I look forward to seeing you all back in school in September. Best wishes, Mrs Lomax.“

Dear Oak 3 well what a very strange few months we have all had. We have missed you very much but we hope you have a safe and happy summer holidays. We look forward to seeing you all in September. Love from Mrs Davies and

Mrs Wilkins. Xx

Dear Oak 8, Thank you for being such an amazing class this year. You have all done so well and both Mrs Duckworth

and myself are very proud of how you have coped with the Home learning. We think about you all the time and hope

you have a lovely summer holiday. Best wishes, Mrs Merricks and Mrs Duckworth.

Hello everyone, I hope you are all well and looking forward to the summer holidays, all that's left is for me to wish you

all a fantastic summer holidays and I look forward to seeing you all in September. Mrs Martin

Hey Oak 2, I cannot believe that it is the end of the Summer Term! This is the time we would have been celebrating

all your hard work and having a class party! Don't worry, Mrs Ramshaw and I will make up for it and dance in the

woods when we meet for our walk! You have all been amazing and we can't wait to see all your faces again in Sep-

tember. P.S Please don't get any taller over the summer!

To all Oak 9. We hope you have a lovely summer with lots of sunshine and fun. We have missed you and can't wait to see you all in September and hear about what you have been getting up to. Take care and stay safe. Mrs Coultas and

Mrs Smith.

Hello Acorns 2, Hooray! We made it to the summer holidays! I am so proud of each and every one of you, thank

you for always brightening my day. Have a wonderful break - you've earned it! Take care, from Mrs Coello and

Miss Bolter

Hello Acorns 1. We hope that you all enjoyed last weeks science and had fun making your chocolate rocks! You must

be amazing scientists now! We wish you a fantastic summer break. Have fun in the sun and keep safe. We look for-

ward to seeing you all in September. Sending love to you and your families. From Mrs Morton-Jones, Mrs Compton

and Mrs Meekings.xxx

Oak 1. Goodbye Oak 1. It was so lovely being your tutor for this year. Good luck at college in September. Mr Holloway

Dear Oak 4, Hello lovely people, it seems such a long time since we were all together. I hope I still recognise you in

September! I bet you have all grown! We will have to compare your heights to last September, I wonder who will

have grown the most? I am very pleased to tell you that we have found somebody to take Mr Burton's place. He is a

very nice man and I am sure you will like him too. There is another nice surprise for you but I'll leave that one for

when I see you. We have missed so many birthdays, we will have to have one big celebration for all those we have

missed. School will be a little different for a while but I am sure we will all make the best of it and support one an-

other just like we always do. I hope you have a fantastic Summer. Please stay safe and don't do anything silly

(mentioning no names but you all know who I mean). Really looking forward to being together again. Best wishes

form Mr Dyer

OM1. Thank you so much for completing the home learning and staying safe for the last few months

Enjoy the summer holidays, looking forward to welcoming you all back in September

Adam successful-ly completed his science practical creating a sy-phon straw—Amazing work!

Owen has been busy

keeping active play-

ing tennis with his

family

Daniel and Noah have been making

yummy cupcakes at school!

Mrs Compton has

been wildlife

watching again. She

spotted this hedge-

hog in her front

garden.

Mrs Martin wanted share her beautiful frog

prince cushion she had made from her

latch hook piece she showed you before.

Masie has been studying Japan as part of the Topic work. She has been

looking at simple Japanese phrases and symbols and she loves the style

of them—Wow Maisie, very clever!

Iris has been busy writing another one of her amazing poems! This one is called The Magic Box’ based on the poet Kit Wright. She was inspired by the work she was doing whilst helping her young-

er brother at home! - Great work Iris.

My Magic Box by Iris Bowditch-Nicholson (based on the poem

by Kit Wright)

I will put in the box

A rainbow slothcorn dangling from the loud disco tree,

A pink blossom-covered fairy cottage at the bottom of a green

and yellow meadow,

A scorching phoenix burning big buildings from afar.

I will put in the box

A magical and colourful rainbow shining for many fortnights,

A growing gigantic, gorgeous and glowing tree glistening in the

sunset,

A banana and dark chocolate coloured buzzy bee flying away

from the family sitting near him.

I will put in the box,

The first and funny hug from my amazing, cute and soft Mum-

my,

A guffaw from a group of children at a funny birthday party,

A bunch of huge and big amounts of love from my brother Wilf.

I will put in the box,

A fifty-third week of the year and four hundred days in a year,

A mouse-sized cat eating cheese and getting chased by the

mouse and

A cat-sized mouse eating fish and getting chased by the cat.

My box is covered with pictures of my cuddly pets, Elsa and

Coffee

With treasure that looks like each member of my family includ-

ing me.

Its hinges are the toenails of my cool Daddy.

I will sing opera in my box.

I will sing as loud as possible so the whole world can hear

So everyone can sing with me to get through tough times.

Daniel has been enjoying

walks on the beach with

an ice-cream pit stop!

Daisy has been busy

with her home learn-

ing - Looks like

great fun!