Something wonderful is on its way to show how ODA and our community are even more #ProudlyDifferent. We cannot say anything further at the moment but stay tuned to our Instagram this coming week when all will be revealed.

In Northampton class last week we created rustic bases to start preparing for our topic of Ancient Egyptian scrolls! #AncientEgypt #Year3

Year 6 enjoyed a trip to the theatre to see Matilda the Musical! As well as the wonderful singing and acting, we were so impressed with the elaborate sets and costume design. It provided us with lots of inspiration for our end of year show - and even led to a bus singalong! ✨🎭 #AddedValue #MusicIsTheKey #Year6 @matildathemusical

Share the love! We need your food skills! One of the things that makes STRIVE Fest so special is the incredible array of food donations from families for our buffet. If you are able to donate any home-cooked delights, please fill out the short survey we link to in the Weekly Bulletin and we will be in touch. And thank you!

Today is Open Farm Sunday, where hundreds of farms open their doors to the public free of charge, allowing you to see behind the scenes of how our food is produced (https://farmsunday.org/visit-a-farm). Here, one of our own little farmers is hard at work. Look at that egg count rise! 🥚📈 #FarmLife #EggCount #UKFarming

Nursery loved exploring in our nature area this week. We found poppies and daisies to smell as well as ladybirds and butterflies! #UnderstandingTheWorld #Nursery

Bath Class has been taste-testing seasonal fruits and vegetables in Science. As a class we decided that strawberries are our favourites! 🍓✨🥕✨#Year1 #FruitsAndVeggies #TasteTest

We ❤️ sharing our writing at ODA! This top scholar from Bath Class wowed a Year 6 ambassador by using adjectives and a conjunction in their writing! She even edited a spelling! #scholarship #effort #Year6Ambassador

Hope everyone is having a wonderful Half Term! Today may be rainy but expect snow as we head to the slopes to remember Year 6’s recent trip to The Snow Centre for skiing and ringo sliding! #WinterInMay #Year6 #TheSnowCentre #AddingValue

International superstar @mrmcgrammar, star of Spy Kids' Wonder Raps and a World Book Day Ambassador, came on May 6th to give our children rap lessons - passing on a love of words and inspiring lots of dance moves. The teachers even got in on the action, spitting some rhymes of their own. #mcgrammar #rap #reading #EYFS #KS1 #KS2

Year 6 celebrated the end of KS2 SATs with a pool party! #Year6 #SATs #Celebrate

#FlashBackFriday to when Y3 had their sleepover! They showed all of our values when sleeping at school overnight. We enjoyed some different activities, had pizza, watched a film with popcorn, got comfortable and had a lovely sleep in our home base #Year3 #Sleepover #CulturalCapital

Bath class have been busy conducting maths experiments. We created predictions and explored how we can measure objects around our classroom using our hands or feet! #Maths #Year1 #NonStandardUnit #Scholarship

These scholars in Northampton showed great teamwork in computing by making a trailer for The Three Little Pigs #Computing #Year3 #Teamwork

We enjoyed welcoming local MP and under secretary of state for Science, Innovation and Technology, Feryal Clark to ODA. Students ate and spoke with Feryal at family dining showing our MP how we celebrate our values and appreciate each other. @clarkferyal #VIP

Brunel Class exploring 3D structures in DT this term #DesignTechnology #Year1

Summer term is time for Summer sports! Some hard working scholars had the incredible opportunity to visit @homeofcricket to find out what it’s really like to play on the world famous grounds #Aspiration #Cricket #LordsCricketGround #Sport

We had such an incredible workshop with thanks to @steelpantrust Thank you for visiting us and sharing the most amazing music. Key Stage 1 and 2 enjoyed a fun packed assembly and then year 3 enjoyed a workshop where they got to learn how to play the pans themselves! #Music #SteelPan #CulturalCapital

Nursery were super lucky to get a visit from our head chef Vicky, to learn about how to keep our bodies healthy. she also shared some tips on how to make nutritious eating fun! #HealthyEating #VIP #EYFS

At ODA we are proud of our, ever expanding, club offer. This term students in KS2 have had the opportunity to try out lacrosse #AfterSchoolClub #Lacrosse #Sport

Year 5 had a great time on their trip to the Natural History Museum, last term, as well as exploring the different galleries, they enjoyed an interactive workshop on Earthquakes and Volcanoes. #NaturalHistoryMuseum #SchoolTrip #Year5

In light of the anniversary of VE Day yesterday we look back to an incredibly assembly earlier this year delivered by our Year 6 Ambassadors. Year 6 gave a special assembly for the whole of Key Stage 2 where they showcased their History topic this term - World War I and II. #Value #VEDay #History

On the road to success - our bus had a bit of a facelift over Easter. ODA students will now travel in style. Give us a wave if you see us around Enfield! #SchoolBus #ProudlyDifferent

Our farmers have been working hard, helping in the farm. We are grateful to them for adding value by caring for our chickens and showing other students how to look after them #Chickens #Farming #AddingValue

Bath Class had lots of fun decorating their puppets in DT! #Creativity #Scholarship #Year1

Flashback Friday to when some KS2 children went to watch a live orchestra perform in central London! We were amazed to hear the different sounds and compositions created by professionals and also children in our local area! #CulturalCapital #Music #KS2

Lavender Blu enjoyed a one off performance from KS2 Musical Theatre Club. Definitely some future performers in the mix! #Performance #AfterSchoolClub #Value

What an amazing day at the @minilondonmarathon we are really impressed with the effort showed by the children (and adults) throughout the race! #Effort #LondonMarathon #CulturalCapital

Lavender Blu enjoyed a one off performance from KS2 Musical Theatre Club. Definitely some future performers in the mix! #Performance #AfterSchoolClub #Value

Planning day in full swing! Part of the day was used for Deliberate Practice of phonics. We know learning to read is one of the most important things we do at ODA #ReadersAreLeaders We also looked at the strategies to support gross and fine motor development to lead to great handwriting #MotorSkills #CPD #PreWriting #Phonics

Year One had a lot of fun exploring coding this week with BeeBots #Coding #Computing #Year1

Sneak peak of one of our KS1 Nativity songs from Cooking Club this week. As usual the team worked together and cooked up a storm, this week was an Apple Crumble #CookingClub #WhistleWhileYouWork

Hertfordshire class demonstrated the value of Teamwork this work in Science by creating parachutes to test the effects of air resistance #Teamwork #Science #Year5

Fried chicken wings last week for our budding chefs in #CookingClub #Tasty #Chef

Data Day! Such a busy but great day at One Degree - we got our 🤓 on! We’ve crunched the data and presented it to each other. Looking forward to making our plans together on Monday to see how we can close gaps and provide stretch #Assessment #Data

Year 1 had a blast exploring the woods and getting to know animals at The Hive earlier this week as part of their English unit #OurTripToTheWoods and work on seasonal changes in #Science @janeconsidineeducation #ExperienceDay #Trip #Year1

Throwback Thursday! We just wanted to say a huge thank you to two of our parents who gave two incredible assemblies to Year 1 and Reception students. Our special visitors showed us how to celebrate Diwali in style with an incredible opportunity to showcase the traditional outfits, and an interactive story time! #Diwali #FestivalOfLights #ParentVolunteer #Value #CulturalCapital

Inspiring younger students is one of the ways that our ambassadors in Leeds Class add value. What a top job this scholar did by making some excellent vocabulary choices and sharing those with a student from Brighton Class! #Value #RoleModel #Ambassador @janeconsidineeducation

Lemon and honey in breakfast club #FluSeason #Health

Pushing KS2 Art club to their creative limit by creating their own version of an eye portrait using individual styles, colour and techniques #Creativity #Art #KeyStage2 #LunchTimeClub

Gabriella you have done it all these past five years; admin team, EYFS, KS1 and KS2. We are so lucky to have such a flexible and thoughtful member of our team. Thank you for your dedication to our students , vision and values #5Years #Anniversary #ThankYou #Rockstar

Last month we had the pleasure of hosting a conference for Enfield ECTs #ECT #earlycareerteacher

Roehampton and St Mary's Class had a fantastic trip to the Golden Hinde yesterday. They used all their effort and showed lots of teamwork by working together and having a go at different pirate activities #goldenhinde

These 2 scholars read their beautifully written poems on wars following Remembrance Sunday #LestWeForget #Poetry #Year6

Nursery loved meeting our local #PeopleWhoHelpUs yesterday. The construction workers who are helping make our community even better were so welcoming and generous with their time and resources! #VIP #Trip #EYFS #CulturalCapital

Brunel Class have been sharing how they will choose respect #chooserespect #antibullyingweek

Hertfordshire Class have put a lot of effort into their anti-bullying week activities. We have done some role-plays and writing considering how we should show respect in different scenarios. #antibullyingweek

Liverpool Class has made a friendship heart and friendship bracelets and rings. We discussed the importance of kindness as part anti-bullying week #antibullyingweek

Year 5 have been performing their independent write based on the story ‘The Zoo’ @janeconsidineeducation #BoysWriting #Year5 #English #AnthonyBrowneBooks @anthony_browne_books #Performance