Dear Mrs Finnegan, 

This is a message from Reception Class, we would like to thank you for ordering us some beautiful new bibles, we have enjoyed using them in our reading corner on our RE days, thank you so so much we are so lucky! 

Love from Reception Class x x x x

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Are you looking to work in our innovative, exciting and happy school with motivated children and supportive staff?

Application Form & Supporting Documents

The Governors of Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School are looking to appoint a Reception class teacher who sets an excellent personal example and professional leadership, will ensure that the Catholic ethos, rooted in the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church, permeates all aspects of the life of the school.

• This appointment is with the governors of the school under the terms of the Catholic Education Service contract signed with the governors as employers.  
• This job description may be amended at any time, following consultation between the Head Teacher and the member of staff.

Post Required for September 2024

Full Time – Main Pay Scale

ECTs are very welcome to apply

Permanent Position

Visits are warmly welcomed and encouraged.

Please ring or email for an appointment: 01384 816880  info@our-lady.dudley.sch.uk
 

Closing date:  Tuesday 14th May at 12noon

Lesson observations:  Monday 20th May

Interviews for successful candidates:  Wednesday 22nd May

Thankyou to those who took part in the Big Plastic count this year, a whopping 2,177 bits of plastic were counted! The children who counted the most plastic in their class have received their certificates and a little gift will be with them soon- plastic free of course! 
Wrll done to Mrs Morris, our Eco Warrior- she’s an inspiration to us all! ❤️❤️❤️

All our wonderful children in Pre- School were delighted with their new gifts from the Quiet Room Managers. ❤️📚❤️ The Reading Rangers were thrilled to place their new books  on their book shelves, for all to share! ❤️❤️📚❤️

Our fabulous Quiet Room Managers have been  to Halesowen Town shopping centre for new Mindfulness books! ❤️ How wonderful! They give up their own time to run two sessions a week for other children! We are so proud of them! 🙏❤️🙏📚

As part of our involvement with Puffin World of Stories, some of our pupil librarian team were invited to meet Jenny at Bear Bookshop in Bearwood. They met Jenny from World of Stories and spent a wonderful morning reading books and choosing some to bring back to school for our library.  Huge thanks to Jenny from World of Stories, who paid for our taxi fair as well as a selection of books. We are truly grateful!

NSPCC - Free Virtual Online Safety Workshop for Parents

The online safety workshop is now online provides parents and carers with information about how to support their child in their online world.

The 40-minute pre-recorded presentation covers topics such as online bullying, mental health, and social media, as well as signposting to resources and organisations for help and support.

Please send this link to parents to access the resource.

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/free-online-safety-group-workshops/

Our Lenten Day of Prayer...our day of prayer began with a beautiful Mass, led by staff and children from each class, and it was wonderful to see children from Pre- school bring up the gifts at the Offertory! Fr must have seemed a giant to them as they handed over the gifts.

Staff and children spent the whole day reflecting upon the season of Passiontide and the final days of Jesus' life.
 

The hall was dressed beautifully by the Liturgy Leaders; a time for prayer and reflection. Staff and children found this time so valuable at this time of the Liturgical year; a wonderful way to spend with the Lord; just Him and us!

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