All young people attending school/college in Dudley (or living in the borough) can enrol for music lessons with Dudley Performing Arts at just £8 for a 20 minute individual lesson. The lessons will either be at school, at our new base at Resonance (Waterfront Merry Hill) or online. As not all schools are able to have lessons onsite at the moment we will talk to you about the best options for you after you have enrolled.

The offer is available between November 2nd – December 18th and there will be options to let you carry on into January. You can find out everything you need to know including how to enrol at our website and we recommend that you enrol as soon as possible to guarantee that lessons can start after the half term break.  Certain instruments are provided free of charge and you can find out more information including how to enrol at the website. NB – students who are already enrolled for online lessons will be contacted by DPA about continuing.

We will not be able to accommodate lessons in our school at the moment but will do so as soon as Covid restrictions allow. This is still a great opportunity for students, especially as face to face lessons can take place after school at the Waterfront or online. We hope that everyone who was learning before lockdown will be able to continue along with anyone who would like to start learning.

https://www.dudley.gov.uk/things-to-do/dudley-performing-arts/information-for-parents-and-young-people/dpa-direct/

Hagley are having their open morning on Saturday 10th October. You must book a slot through their event bright link.
 

Follow this link for their promotional video and see a familiar face talking about her experience starting at Hagley High:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=I4OVvmFG2x0 

What a wonderful month we have all had settling back into life at OLSK!!

The children raced in on the first day with smiles on their faces and a spring in their step and we were SO glad to have them all back where they belong! 

All of the children, including our lovely new Reception class and Pre Schoolers, have settled into OLSK school life and are having a wonderful time in their classes, learning lots of new things and renewing old friendships. 

Although things are a little different, staff are working extremely hard to ensure that every child continues to feel valued and loved and strive to bring the best out in each and every one of them.

Therefore, due to this and the demands of every day teaching and learning staff do not have time to complete phone calls or emails home to update parents on children’s progress.

We truly do appreciate that it's such a strange time and all of the children as well as parents have had to make the massive transition back into school life but we can assure you that if any member of staff had any concerns or worries about a child, they would be in contact with parents directly. 

In an ideal world staff would be able to touch base, informally with parents on the gate in a morning or afternoon but due to COVID restrictions, this is no longer the case.

An Autumn term report will be coming home with each child at the end of October. This will include how the children have settled into school and any targets to work on at home. It will also include a sheet that you and your child can complete about their return to school and their report.

We want to thank you all once again for your continued support and good wishes.

Stay safe

Love Mrs F and all of Team OLSK xxx