Monday 2^nd October

Today our girls football team played their first round match in the Hampshire Cup at home to a very strong Hook with Warsash side. The match started well for Fair Oak who defended with composure and looked lively on the break. However, mid-way through the half, the visitors took the lead with a well taken goal from an accurate pull back from the by-line. Unfortunately our girls fell further behind with a goal similar to the first and at half time the score stood at two nil to Hook with Warsash. No further goals were added in the second half. Despite the result, Fair Oak should feel proud of the way they performed throughout the match today. Well done!

Wednesday 4^th October

Our Year 5 and 6 boys’ football team recently played in the first round of the Hampshire Cup against Sarisbury Junior School at home. It was a closely fought match that was played in two 25 minute halves. The start was a bit scrappy as both teams tried to find their rhythm. Sarisbury started well and created a few good chances but it was Fair Oak who took the lead. The ball was bouncing around the Sarisbury area and fell to Leo who was able to finish from close range. Sarisbury reacted well to going a goal down and scored an instant equaliser with some good play on the wing setting up their striker. The rest of the first half was evenly matched but Fair Oak came out strongly in the second. They started to dominate and were linking up well across the pitch. The excellent passing led to some good opportunities but Fair Oak were unable to take the lead. Eventually, Jake was played in by Odhran and finished well with a powerful drive into the corner. With Fair Oak looking to seal the result, Sarisbury again showed great resilience and were rewarded with an even quicker equaliser. This goal boosted their confidence and for the last 5 minutes, they went in search of the winner. Unfortunately with a minute to play they scored the decisive third goal and won the match. The boys were disappointed with the result but they showed there is a lot to build on with their performance and will now enter the Hampshire Plate; giving them another chance of success which they will be determined to take.  

Tuesday 17^th October

Fair Oak entered four teams into an upper school boys football tournament held at Wyvern. The competition took a league format where every team played every other team. The side with the most points at the end of the tournament would be crowned champions! After all of the fixtures had been played, the final league table stood as follows:

Well done to all of our fantastic footballers. There really were some outstanding performances today!

Tuesday 31^st October

Our girls football team travelled to Swanmore College to compete against schools from the local area. You could tell it was Halloween night because there were plenty of tricks and treats on display! The girls played some excellent football in horrendously wet and cold conditions to win the tournament, conceding just one goal the whole afternoon!

The girls played in a number of positions and gave their all to any role asked of them. We had a rotation of three different goalkeepers, brave and robust defenders, midfielders who worked tirelessly to use the width of a very large pitch and strikers who took their chances brilliantly. A few moments to note were some incredible reflex saves from Rayah in goal, an amazing long-range free kick from Megan and a composed finish from a tight angle by Mia.

But what was most pleasing was the team play; all girls passed the ball intently and constantly put their opponents under pressure by pressing together with intensity.

The team will now go through to the next round to be held at Stoneham Lane Football Complex in March. Well done girls!

This week the pupils of Fair Oak Junior School competed in our annual cross country races. Below are the year group results:

The overall house totals are as follows:

1st     St George (594 points)

2nd    St Patrick   (445 points)

3rd    St David   (404 points)

4th    St Andrew  (374 points)

Well done to all of the pupils who took part!

Tuesday 19th September

A Year 5 dodgeball team was entered into a festival held at Wildern School. Fifteen schools from the local area participated in the event which gave all of the pupils an opportunity to improve their skills in the sport. Fair Oak played really well in their fixtures and thoroughly enjoyed the competition, winning three matches and drawing their last match. Well done to all of those who took part and represented our school superbly!

Tuesday 26th September

It was the turn of the Year 3 and 4s to take part in a dodgeball festival at Wildern School. The pupils had huge smiles on their faces as they worked together in a team to take victory over their opponents in the majority of their matches. We also took four of our amazing Year 6 pupils along to help run the event. They showed incredible leadership and patience as they officiated the matches and helped the younger pupils. Mrs Cove was very proud of all pupils who have represented the school in sport over these first few weeks of term. 

Wednesday 27^th September

On Wednesday, Fair Oak entered a football tournament at Eastleigh Football Club. Although there weren’t many teams in attendance the boys showed they were very competitive against other schools. They played a total of 6 games: winning 3, drawing one and narrowly losing 2. Along the way, there was some great football as the boys passed the ball around well and scored some excellent team goals. At the end of the tournament, the boys comfortably finished second place. As well as their medals, they now have the prize of playing the final on the pitch at half time of an Eastleigh match in October. They were closely matched with the team that finished in first place and should be confident about getting a positive result in front of the crowd. If they were successful, this would see them represent Eastleigh in the regional finals which could in turn present the opportunity of playing at Wembley Stadium in the national finals.

FAIR OAK JUNIOR SCHOOL

Botley Road, Fair Oak, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 7AN

T: 023 80 693195

E: adminoffice@fairoak-jun.hants.sch.uk

www.fairoakjunior.co.uk

Head Teacher: David Bessant

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Cycle Permit Application Letter

Pupils wishing to cycle to school need to apply for a school cycle permit and will have to follow the rules set out in our Cycling Code of Conduct which is attached.

If your child is interested and can comply with the Code of Conduct, please complete and return the attached paperwork to the office by no later than Friday 22^nd September.  We will collate the responses and your child will be informed as to whether or not their application has been successful. At this point, they will be invited to meet with Mr Stredwick for a training session.

Children will have to take responsibility for their bike lock keys during the school day and helmets will be stored on their coat pegs. It is advisable that your child can achieve the following cycling safety standards to take part in this scheme:

• Understand where to ride on roads being used
• Start and finish an on-road journey
• Be aware of potential hazards
• Understand how and when to signal
• Pass parked and slow moving vehicles
• Pass side roads
• Turn left from major to minor and minor to major roads
• Turn right from major to minor and minor to major roads
• Know how and when to use cycle lanes
• Demonstrate clear understanding of a safe riding strategy
• Make a U-turn
• Demonstrate an understanding of the Highway Code

If you have any questions, please contact Mr Stredwick or the school office.

Yours sincerely

Jon Stredwick

PE Leader

Cycle Permission

If you wish your child to cycle to school, you will need to sign the letter of consent below. When giving your consent you agree to the following conditions:

1. Parents/Guardians have the responsibility of ensuring that children are aware of the following cycle safety standards:

• Understand where to ride on roads being used
• Start and finish an on-road journey
• Be aware of potential hazards
• Understand how and when to signal
• Pass parked and slow moving vehicles
• Pass side roads
• Turn left from major to minor and minor to major roads
• Turn right from major to minor and minor to major roads
• Know how and when to use cycle lanes
• Demonstrate clear understanding of a safe riding strategy
• Make a U-turn
• Demonstrate an understanding of the Highway Code

1. Children MUST wear a cycle helmet
2. Bicycles must be safe and in good working order
3. The cycle should have lights, in working order, during the Autumn and Spring terms
4. We recommend a reflective jacket to ensure children are more visible
5. When arriving at school, cyclists MUST dismount at the campus gate and walk with their cycle to the cycle racks
6. At the end of the school day, cyclists should collect their bikes and walk with their bikes to the campus gate
7. If children need to cross the road, parents/guardians must ensure they know how to do this safely, particularly around busy areas e.g. Botley Road
8. Bicycles should have working brakes
9. Pupils must bring a lock of their choosing to school in order to secure their bike to the racks during the school day
10. The school does not accept responsibility for the safety of children outside of the school premises
11. The school does not accept any liability for damage to, or theft of the cycle, whilst on the school premises
12. The school maintains the right to refuse or withdraw permission for the cycle to be kept on the school premises if any of the above conditions are ignored.
13. Your child will also be required to sign our Cycling Code of Conduct to understand the expectations of behaviour

Jon Stredwick

(PE Coordinator)

PLEASE RETURN TO THE SCHOOL OFFICE – Cycle Permits

I wish my child ....................................................Class.................. to cycle to and from school.

I understand that Fair Oak Junior School will not be liable for any loss or damage whilst my child’s cycle is on school premises.

I will make sure that my child understands and complies with the point above.

Signed: ..........................................................

Date: .......................................

Cycling Code Of Conduct

I …………………………..  class …………………… agree to abide by the following Code of Conduct and understand that my permit will be taken away if I do not follow these rules:

1. I MUST wear a cycle helmet
2. My bicycle must be safe and in good working order
3. My bike should have lights, in working order, during the Autumn and Spring terms
4. When arriving at school, I WILL dismount at the campus main entrance and walk with my bike to the cycle racks
5. At the end of the school day, I will collect my bike and walk it to the campus main entrance
6. My bike has working brakes
7. I will bring a lock to school in order to secure my bike to the racks during the school day and I am responsible for keeping the key safe all day
8. My parent/guardian has discussed the following cycling safety rules with me:

• Understand where to ride on roads being used
• Start and finish an on-road journey
• Be aware of potential hazards
• Understand how and when to signal
• Pass parked and slow moving vehicles
• Pass side roads
• Turn left from major to minor and minor to major roads
• Turn right from major to minor and minor to major roads
• Know how and when to use cycle lanes
• Demonstrate clear understanding of a safe riding strategy
• Make a U-turn
• Demonstrate an understanding of the Highway Code

Signed ……………………………………  Print ………………………………..

Date ………………………………………

Monday 10^th July

Winchester athletics track was the venue for the Quad Kids athletics country finals that our year five and six athletes had previously qualified for. Competitors scored points depending on how well they did in their track and field events and these points were collated to give an overall team total. The boys and girls points were then added together to give a school total. When our athletes had finished their events and the calculating was completed, the overall standings were as follows:

What a superb effort from all of our athletes who really did deserve to medal after all of the hard work that they have put in this year!

Tuesday 11^th July

A year four team travelled to Wildern School today to participate in a multi-sport festival. The event involved a number of different activities all aimed at trying to improve the pupils’ agility, balance and coordination. Among the highlights for our pupils was the Quidditch activity and dodgeball! Mr Stredwick was really pleased with the way our students represented Fair Oak Junior School. Well done team!

Wednesday 12^th July

The Year 5 County Cricket Finals took place today at West Hill Park school in Titchfield. Fair Oak entered three teams into the event. Our year 3 team competed brilliantly against their older opponents and despite losing their three group games to Droxford, Sarisbury and Castle, they were never too far away in each fixture from getting a result. Our B team began with a loss to Marchwood 1 but then beat both Park Gate 2 and Springhill. Unfortunately this put them second in their group and they therefore just missed out on the semi-finals. Fair Oak 1 won their three games comfortably against Park Gate 1, Springhill 2 and Hook with Warsash 2 putting them through to the semi-finals as group winners. In the semi-final match they were up against Droxford. Droxford won the toss and elected to field. They bowled really well, putting Fair Oak under pressure and kept the score down to 235. Despite the best of efforts of our team, they could not contain the opposition and Droxford finished with 277 runs. Well done to all of our participating cricketers who should feel proud of the way they represented our school today.

Monday 17^th July

Fair Oak entered four teams into a rounders tournament held today on our school field. The competition took a league format where every team played every other team. The side with the most points at the end would be crowned winners. After all the fixtures had been played, the final standings were as follows:

Well done to all of our wonderful rounders players!

Tuesday 18^th July

Botley Primary School today hosted a sports leadership event. A selection of our year 5 sports leaders had previously created multiskills activities aimed at year two and three pupils. Today they got the opportunity to run those activities for pupils from other schools. Fair Oak also took a team of year three pupils all of whom had a fantastic afternoon! Well done to all of those who took part!

Year two visited us today from Fair Oak Infants to play rounders matches against our year three pupils. The games were competitive but were played in a lovely spirit. All participants enjoyed themselves any many new friendships were forged! We look forward to welcoming the year two pupils to our school in September!

Wednesday 19^th July

Today was the last of our scheduled Sports Days and it was the turn of our year three pupils to run, jump and throw for their houses! Just like the other year groups, year three performed superbly. The overall House Results are given below:

Well done to St George who are our Sports Day Champions! We are so proud of all of our participating pupils who represented their Houses with enthusiasm, sportsmanship and pride.