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Friday 16th April 10.15 p.m.
We have just been notified that the German Exchange Party have boarded the 11.15 (local time) ferry crossing and are scheduled to arrive OHS at 3.00 - 3.30 a.m.
Parents will be contacted directly by the party should there be any changes.
Felicity Lusk
Headmistress
Friday 16th April 12 noon
We have secured a ferry crossing, leaving Calais at 23.15 local time, arriving Dover 23.45 our time. A coach is crossing to Calais to collect our party and bring them back to OHS. We will post information on this website as and when we receive it this evening regarding arrival times OHS.
Felicity Lusk
Headmistress
Friday 16th April 11.30 am
Due to the situation with regard to flights at the moment, the exchange visit party have boarded a coach and are travelling to Calais.
ETA Calais 9.00 p.m. today. We will, of course, keep you informed throughout today/this evening of arrangements and timings but because of these exceptional circumstances we are not able at the moment to clarify the situation regarding ferry crossings.
Please check your emails and this webpage regularly throughout today and this evening for updates.
Felicity Lusk
Headmistress
Monday 25th January 2010
Inspection Questionnaire
All parents are invited to respond to the questionnaire which opens on Tuesday 26th January 2010 at 00:00 and closes on Sunday 31st January at 23:59. Please contact Mrs Laura Green l.green@oxf.gdst.net for details if you have not received an email via Schoolcomms about this.
Felicity Lusk
Headmistress.
Thursday 14th January 2010 6.50 am
School is open today, mock exams continue, "snow work" for those who cannot attend.
Felicity Lusk
Headmistress
Wednesday 13th January 2010 11.55 a.m.
Jeffs Coaches are planning to pick up from Oxford High School at 1pm. We have informed pupils who travel with Jeffs and contacted their parents to ensure that they can be met safely.
Felicity Lusk.
Headmistress.
Wednesday 13th January 2010 9:15am
School is open today but numbers are much depleted as many school buses have been cancelled and journeys by car are proving hazardous for many. All those who can’t attend are to access the “snow work” programme as previously advised. Inspection continues…..!
I am proud of the efforts made by our staff and parents to deal with this frustrating period. Although schools in parts of the county are closing we will remain open.
There will be rearrangement of aspects of the programme but we will do our best to provide a meaningful timetable.
Felicity Lusk.
Headmistress.
Wed 13th January 2010 7.45 am
We will run the mock examinations as planned and accommodate anyone who arrives late and reschedule exams for those who are unable to come in today.
Felicity Lusk
Headmistress
Wed 13th January 2010 6.50 am
We are open today but realise there are already problems with some buses and journeys.
We will undertake to look after whoever comes in but please do not put your family at risk.
Felicity Lusk
Headmistress
MONDAY 11th January 2010 - 6.23 a.m.
School is open today. Anyone who can't attend is to follow the "Snow Work" programme as advised in Sunday's Schoolcomms message.
Felicity Lusk
Headmistress
Sunday 10th January 2010 - 5.47 p.m.
We plan to open the School as per our previous update.
Felicity Lusk
Headmistress
Sunday 10th January 2010 - 11.20 a.m.
At this stage we plan to open the School on Monday 11th January. Year 11 students should continue to prepare for their mock exams as per the published timetable. Junior School Admissions will take place for those who can attend and be rescheduled for those who can't. Anyone who can't attend School is to follow the "snow work" programme as described in a schoolcomms message. Staff should continue to prepare for Inspection and "snow work" today.
These plans are subject to the weather. A final decision will be posted on the website and via schoolcomms at 7am on Monday and each day bad weather continues. Anyone concerned about their journey should wait for this decision before leaving home.
Please expect a further update at 18:00 Sunday and again at 07:00 on Monday.
These plans are subject to the weather. A final decision will be posted on the website and via schoolcomms at 7am on Monday and each day bad weather continues. Anyone concerned about their journey should wait for this decision before leaving home.
Please expect a further update at 18:00 Sunday and again at 07:00 on Monday.
Felicty Lusk
Headmistress
Saturday 9th January 2010 - 9 am
Please would all staff check their OHS emails regularly for Inspection and 'snow work' information.
Felicity Lusk
Headmistress
Friday 8th January 2010 - 2 pm
Thank you everyone, staff, parents and pupils for your tolerance and support during this rather trying period. The school is only ever closed if absolutely necessary. We are continuing to plan for next week, not least because we have our Inspection, but further closures may yet be necessary.
Please consult the website on Sunday night for information about Monday. If we do close again, work will be set. I have been content to let our pupils and their families relax and enjoy the snow, knowing that the seniors will be working. This can't continue indefinitely so please keep an eye on this website. In the meantime I hope that everyone is safe, warm and enjoying time together.
Felicity Lusk
Headmistress
Thursday 7th January 2010 - 3 pm
Advance Notice
ARRANGEMENTS FOR FRIDAY 8th JANUARY and SATURDAY 9th JANUARY and SCHOOL INSPECTION
I very much regret that the school will be closed for a second day on Friday 8th January.
The YEAR 7 ADMISSIONS DAY scheduled for Saturday 9th January has been postponed until Saturday 23rd January. Year 7 interviews for next week have also been cancelled.
Oxford High School has been advised that the first stage of the INSPECTION will take place on Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th January 2010.
Felicity Lusk
Headmistress
Wednesday 6th January 2010 - 3 PM
Advance Notice
Oxford High School regrets that it is necessary to close the school on Thursday 7th January 2010.
A decision about Friday will be taken at some stage on Thursday
Felicity Lusk
Headmistress
Wednesday 6th January 2010 - 1:30 PM
Advance notice for Thursday 7th Jan 2010
Mock examinations have been postponed. A decision about school closure for Thursday has not yet been taken.
Felicity Lusk
Headmistress
Felicity Lusk
Headmistress
Wednesday 6th January 2010 - 9 AM
Snow Update
We have opened the school in good faith this morning. The reality is that very few staff and pupils are here. We will look after those who are here, but advise all those who have not yet set out to stay at home.
Felicity Lusk
Headmistress
Felicity Lusk
Headmistress
Tuesday 5th January 2010 - 4:30 PM
BAD WEATHER NOTICE FOR WEDNESDAY 6th JANUARY 2010
Oxford High School will be open but Year 11 MOCK EXAMINATIONS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY HAVE BEEN POSTPONED.
Parents need to decide whether it is safe to send their children in and that they will be able to get home safely. We will undertake to look after those children who attend. Please give your child a snack and make sure they have warm clothing if they come into school.
Felicity Lusk
Headmistress
Monday 26th October 2009 - 1 PM
HPV Immunisations
Following discussions with the School Health Nurse Team the HPV immunisation programme for girls in Years 8, 10, 11, 12 and 13 will now be held on the following dates:
Session 1 Wed 4th November 2009
Session 2 Mon 7th december 2009
Session 3 provisionally booked for Wed 5th May 2010
The consent forms that were originally completed for the date of Wed 30th Sept remain valid. However if you do not wish your daughter to remain in the programme please confirm this by letter to Mrs Flannery School Nurse.
Thank you
Mrs Denise Flannery
School Nurse
Tuesday 29th September 2009 - 3 PM
HPV Immunisation Wednesday 30th September 2009
This immunisation session for girls in year 8 and 10 – 13 has been CANCELLED after discussion with the Primary Health Care Trust and our school doctor Dr Caro Godlee. Although the Director of Immunisation at the Department of Health, Prof Salisbury has said there is no link shown between the vaccine and the death of the poor girl in Coventry we have taken the decision with other local schools, to cancel tomorrow’s immunisation session. We will wait until the results of the post-mortem are known before we make any further decisions about starting the immunisation programme.
Thank you for your understanding.
Thursday 3rd September 2009
We hope that you have had a very relaxing summer break and that your daughters and sons are looking forward to seeing their friends again in school and starting the busy Autumn term.
As you are aware, the Pandemic Flu Planning Committee in school has been meeting regularly to review plans, and members have been keeping a close eye on the global and national developments during the summer.
There has been advice from the health authorities that, after the summer lull, there is likely to be a surge in swine flu cases in the Autumn.
During the next few months, we would ask parents to keep students at home who are unwell. This is particularly the case if the child is showing signs of fever and one, or more, of the following symptoms: cough, runny nose, sore throat, joint / muscle pain, vomiting and / or diarrhoea. Parents should ring the National Pandemic Flu Line (0800 1 513 513), or go online at www.direct.gov.uk/pandemicflu, to check symptoms and find out how to obtain treatment if required, and notify the school of the outcome.
Any student who develops a raised temperature (38 degrees or above) and one, or more, of any of the above symptoms during the course of the school day, will be isolated, under supervision, in a designated room in school. Parents will be contacted and asked to collect their child as soon as possible. Children should be kept at home until they have been free of symptoms for 48 hours.
It is essential that we have up-to-date contact numbers for you and numbers for extra emergency contacts, in case you are ill or unavailable (please e-mail l.green@oxf.gdst.net subject ‘extra contact numbers’).
Please reinforce hygiene measures with your child and encourage him/her to bring a supply of tissues to school each day. We will again be emphasising good hygiene practices e.g. hand washing, use / disposal of tissues etc., when students are back in school.
By following these procedures, recommended by the NHS, we hope your children will stay as well as possible and we would greatly appreciate your support and flexibility in the coming months. We will keep you informed in INFO and via e-mail and on the web-site under ’urgent updates’, as we receive further advice from the Oxfordshire Health Emergency Planning Group, the Health Protection Agency and the Government.