Open Morning - Nursery April 2026 (2-3 Year Olds)
One Degree Academy will be holding school tours for our Nursery April 2026 (2-3 Year Olds) intake from 9:00am to 10:00am on 12th February 2026.
For more information on how to sign up, click below.
Open Morning - Nursery September 2026 (3-4 Year Olds)
One Degree Academy will be holding school tours for our Nursery September 2026 (3-4 Year Olds) intake from 9:00am to 10:00am on 26th February 2026.
For more information on how to sign up, click below.
🌟 VIP Guests
This week, we were honoured to host some very special VIP guests, including the Director General of Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary Education for Indonesia, who manages more than 60 million students.
This was a fantastic opportunity for our students to practice their oracy and learn about global citizenship, and for our school to build international connections. This included a tour of the classrooms to see our wonderful teachers and students in action. We are incredibly proud that our school was chosen for this visit and of our students for being such responsible ambassadors.
🥣 Breakfast Club - Spring 2 Term
Please see this letter, which contains sign-up details for Spring 2 Breakfast Club (23rd February– 27th March), along with key dates and prices. As the letter mentions, bookings will go live on Monday 26th January at 6:00pm via MCAS and will close on Friday 30th January at noon.
🚼 NEW 2-3 Year Old Nursery - April 2026
We are pleased to invite families to register an expression of interest for ODA’s new 2–3 year old Nursery, which will begin in April 2026.
If you would like to find out more about our provision or be kept informed about availability and next steps, please complete an expression of interest form by 29th January 2026.
Open Morning for April 2026 Intake (Ages 2-3)
We are pleased to invite families of children interested in starting Nursery in April 2026 to attend our Nursery Opening Morning at ODA on 12th February 2026, 9:00-10:00am. This is a wonderful opportunity to visit the setting, learn more about our Nursery provision and hear from our team about what makes ODA #ProudlyDifferent.
Places must be booked in advance here. Please ensure you reserve your space by 10th February 2026.
🌄 3-4 Year Old Nursery Open Morning for September 2026
We are pleased to invite families of children interested in starting Nursery in September 2026 to attend our Nursery Opening Morning at ODA on 26th February 2026, 9:00-10:00am. This is a wonderful opportunity to visit the setting, learn more about our Nursery provision and hear from our team about what makes ODA #ProudlyDifferent.
Places must be booked in advance here. Please ensure you reserve your space by 12th February 2026.
📚 Phonics and Reading
Students who are learning phonics, Reception, Year 1 and some students in Year 2 and Year 3 have started to bring home an additional ‘Book Bag Book’. These are carefully matched to the phonics content of the storybooks read in their phonics lessons. Please ensure these are returned to their class teacher every Wednesday. Your child will be given a new book every Thursday.
More information about our early reading scheme, Read Write Inc, can be found here.
We will be hosting parent information sessions on the following dates this half term:
- Year 1 Phonics Screening Check: Friday 6th February 3:10 - 3:50pm
- Reception Early Reading: Friday 6th February 8:45 - 9:30am
⚠️ Ongoing Parking Issues
Based on recent survey feedback, the most significant concerns raised were regarding parking, road safety and the conduct of some parents during drop-off and pick-up. We share these concerns deeply and want to ensure you know we are committed to resolving these issues to keep our community safe. Having heard your feedback through surveys, emails and face-to-face conversations, we have sent an update today outlining the steps ODA is taking to improve the situation and how you can help. Please keep an eye out for that in your inbox, and stay tuned for follow-up emails as we work together to ensure the safety of our students.
🤒 Measles
We have been notified about an outbreak of Measles within an Enfield primary school. As you know, Measles can be a serious infection and a small number of children have been admitted to hospital.
- Please see this letter and information resource for more details.
- Contact the UKHSA London Health Protection Team if you are aware of any likely or confirmed cases of measles: 0300 30 30 450 or london.region@ukhsa.gov.uk
🤰🏽 Antenatal Offer in Enfield
Enfield is developing an antenatal offer for Enfield parents. The aim of this is to let parents know of the family hub services before they have their baby. This will be an online session every 6-8 weeks.
For more information, see this poster.
🫱🏼🫲🏽 Enfield Programmes for Parents/Carers - Jan-Feb 2026
If interested, view this list of upcoming programmes for parents/carers of children living in Enfield.
As you will see, you can access free programmes:
- both in-person & online
- available daytime & evenings
- delivered in different languages
- certificates on completion
🎞️ This Week on YouTube
Next week will be Integrity Week. In this video released today on our YouTube channel, ODA scholars teach us two simple, non-verbal ways to show manners at snack time.
▶️ Home Learning Videos
Nursery and Reception: Check Tapestry for the latest video from the teaching team.
Y1-6: Click here for the latest home learning video from the teaching team.
Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @1DegreeAcademy to see photos of our week!
Many thanks, ODA
