We invite parents and carers to complete a short, anonymous survey (approx. 5 minutes) about children’s use of smartphones and social media.

Your feedback will help us understand views, experiences, and whether families would value more information or a future meeting on this topic.

The survey is parent-led and inspired by the Smartphone Free Childhood movement. More information can be found below and on their website here.

Thank you for your support.

Ceilidh Club – Summer Term 2026

We are delighted to announce that Mrs Cove and Mrs Murray will be starting an exciting new Ceilidh Club this Summer Term!

📅 Mondays | 3:30–4:30pm
👧👦 Open to all year groups

Ceilidh (pronounced kay-lee) is a lively Scottish social dance full of energy, teamwork and laughter. No experience is needed — just plenty of enthusiasm!

First session: Monday 13th April
Final session: Monday 22nd June

We anticipate this being a very popular club. If it is oversubscribed, places will be allocated by drawing names from a hat.

⭐ Please note: Commitment is very important. Children will be expected to attend the large majority of sessions as we prepare for a Ceilidh festival performance on Friday 26th June — an event we are very much looking forward to!

If your child would like to join, please click the link below and complete the form by Friday 13th March at 9pm (the link will expire at this time).

Ceilidh Club Summer Term 2026 – Fill in form

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Fair Oak Junior School will again be participating in this year's Walk Wheel Cycle Trust’s Big Walk And Wheel which is the UK’s largest inter-school cycling, walking and scooting challenge. The aim of this event is to inspire pupils, staff and parents to choose human power for their journey to school. Walking will be counted alongside cycling and scooting.

The Walk Wheel Cycle Trust’s Big Walk And Wheel will run for 10 days from 16 March to 27 March 2026 and is open to all primary and secondary schools in the UK. On each day, schools compete to see who can get as many of their pupils, staff and parents cycling, walking or scooting to school. Journeys will be recorded and schools will select their best five days. This information will determine our final overall position against all other participating schools.

If your child decides to ride in to school during the Big Walk And Wheel, they will need to park their bikes at the bike sheds before heading to their classroom.

In preparation for the big event, Bike It John from the Walk and Wheel Cycle Trust will be in school on the morning of Wednesday 11^th March to carry out a Bike Doctor session. John and his team will perform a free basic bike check on all bikes ridden on that day. 

Please remember that all pupils need a cycling permit to cycle to school. Permit application letters can be collected from Mr Stredwick or you can download this below.

Thank you for your continued support.

Tuesday 13^th January

On Tuesday 13^th January, selected children from Year 5 and 6 attended an indoor Sportshall athletics event at Swanmore College. The children were challenged to perform as best as they could at throwing, jumping and running. The children loved the atmosphere and competing against 7 other schools in what was definitely a fun and exhilarating event. Some children took part in either speed bounce, triple jump or standing long jump. After that, they took part in either the target throw, chest push or foam javelin. Finally, everyone took part in two different relays, where they won each one they competed in. The children represent the school amazingly well. 

Tuesday 20^th January

On Tuesday 20^th January it was the turn of our Year 3 and 4 athletics teams to take on schools from the local area in a competition which mirrored that of the Year 5 and 6 event that had taken place in the previous week. After all the throwing, jumping and running had taken place, the final results were as follows:

Tuesday 27^th January

Fair Oak entered two teams into the South Eastleigh and Winchester hockey tournament on Tuesday 27^th January. The winners, along with the runners-up in the event would qualify for the County Finals Tournament later on in the school year. Our teams played superbly throughout, showing great stick work, control and invasion game awareness to finish in second and third overall. What an amazing achievement! Well done to all of our fantastic athletes who worked hard and showed great teamwork all afternoon! The final standings are given below:

It's been another busy month for Bike It John and his amazing volunteers.  Read more on their monthly newsletter below.