Well done to Miss Marshall, all the staff and the children for achieving such an amazing award. We are really proud of you!

 

The Primary School Quality Mark scheme enables schools to work together to share good practice and is supported by professional development led by local experts. It encourages teacher autonomy and innovation while at the same time offering a clear framework for development in science subject leadership, teaching and learning. 

Jane Turner, PSQM National Director said: “Gaining a Primary Science Quality Award is a significant achievement for a school.  The profile and quality of science teaching and learning in each of these schools is very high. Children are engaging with great science both in and outside the classroom, developing positive attitudes towards science as well as secure science understanding and skills. Science subject leaders, their colleagues, head teachers, children, parents and governors should be very proud.”

http://m.halesowennews.co.uk/news/14455347.Halesowen_children_sending_smiles_across_the_world/

I am proud to say that our school has hen selected to take part in the Tim Peak rocket seeds project; for which we were sent our real space seeds yesterday!

 The children from every year group will have the opportunity to take part in the project over the next 35 days; we will keep you all updated with exciting pictures and findings as our seeds grow.

I look forward to starting our project here at OLSK with our budding space enthusiasts!

 

Isabella is trying out her cooking skills ready for junior bake off with Mary Berry, by spending her whole weekend practising baking cakes! This weekend she baked a three tier cake, themed: Under the Sea, and brought it in for staff to try!! The staff were so overwhelmed with the skills and effort that went into making the cake, they were frightened to cut it!! However, that wasn't the case at the Governors meeting tonight-they all tucked in and loved it!! Governors and staff would like to congratulate Isabella on her cooking skills and they look forward to the next 'Bake Off!' Well done Isabella, we are really proud of you! Watch out Mary Berry!! 

Staff and children celebrated World Book Day by dressing up as their favourite book characters. Can you guess who they are? 

Today we celebrated World Thinking Day with a wonderful assembly, led by Vicky, our very own leader of the Brownies. All the children who belong to either the Beavers, Brownies, Rainbows, Cubs or Scouts, wore their uniforms with pride to share with the rest of the school. All the children made their promises; to do something positive for someone else! 

 

On Thursday 4th February 2016, Y5 rocked the Birmingham Town Hall with their fabulous singing, as part of the Hagley Pyramid Concert! Nine schools, including OLSK, went to celebrate Mass at St Chad's Cathedral before performing in the concert in the evening! We are extremely proud of our children; they were great ambassadors for our school; they looked really smart and they lifted the roof with their singing! A huge thank you to Miss Alsop, Mrs Foley, Mr Ginder and Miss Costello for supporting them on the day! Well done everyone; you were truly amazing! 

 

As part of our ongoing vision, and with science firmly on the map at OLSK- in the hearts of our children, we were delighted to be able to share teaching and learning with our local school Halesowen C of E primary. We invited their year 6 class to come and learn and take part in new science investigations, ranging from creating rainbows in test tubes, to meteor craters using flour and cocoa powder.

 

 It was a thoroughly enjoyable experience and Halesowen were so well behaved and talented, they really shone out on behalf of their school! Our OLSK science assistants (pupils) ran directed the experiments, each having their own group from Halesowen C of E. All o the children worked so well together and as a specialist in science, I defiantly feel that I was in the presence of future budding scientists! Well done to all who attended, creating curiosity all around us!

Well, once again the pupils and parents of OLSK have proven to be super scientists, driving our passion for creating curiosity, by taking part in out whole school science Fair.  We had entries from across all year groups, from year 1 right up to year 6!

 

 The projects were based upon investigation carried out by the children at home, starting with their own question, followed by a hypothesis, practical, results write up and evaluation.  The standard was phenomenally high and I feel so proud that we are blesses to work with such enthusiastic and talented children (and parents!)

 

 From erupting volcanoes to the science behind the colour spectrum, every aspect of science was covered by these children, showing particular interests in physics, chemistry and biology. I hope this enthusiasm continues as the children grow up, and maybe one day we could be looking in the eyes of our future Einstein generation. WOW!