Sandwell Leisure Trust are running Swimming Teacher courses during the school summer holidays. As some pupils may have missed out on swimming due to COVID restrictions during the last year. Sandwell Leisure Trust would like to offer free spaces to non-swimmers, improver and advanced swimmers attending OLSK.

Non-Swimmers and Improvers required for:-

Swimming Teacher Award course starting Monday 9^th August – Friday 13^th August  2021 inclusive at Langley Swimming Centre, Vicarage Road, Oldbury. B68 8HS.

Dates:

Tuesday 10^th August = 1.00pm – 3.30pm

Wednesday 11^th August = 1.00pm – 3.30pm.

Thursday 12^th August = 1.00pm – 3.30pm

Friday 13^th  August 10.30am – 1.00pm  (Exam day).

Improver Swimmers – Advanced Swimmers required for:-

Swimming Teacher Certificate Course starting Monday 23^rd August – Thursday 26^th August 2021 inclusive at Langley Swimming Centre.

Monday 23rd August = 1.00pm – 3.30pm

Tuesday  24^th  August =1.00pm – 3.30pm

Wednesday 25th  August  =1.00pm – 3.30pm

Thursday  26^th  August =10.30am – 1.00pm (Exam day)

There would be a commitment to attend at the times allocated , to ensure the number of pupils are available for the trainee swimming teachers to perform their practical teaching as part of the course under the instruction of the Course Tutor. Lifeguards would also be present on poolside.

If parents/Guardians are able to bring their children to the above, they would be required to stay in case  their child needs the toilet etc. please contact Langley Swimming Centre on 0300 012 0121 – press 1 for leisure centre – press 5 for Langley Swimming Centre for more details and to book in. Your child will then be registered to attend.

Watch our fabulous Y5s perform in this year’s virtual Hagley Pyramid Concert. They have worked so hard this year to practice and prepare their performance with the help of Mr Mallinson.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Agev57lYUAE
 

The video will only be available for this week!

The main symptoms of Covid 19 in children are changing all the time.

If your child has any of the following symptoms, we have been advised to request that they have a PCR test, to check if they have Covid. 

• Sore throats
• sickness and/or diarrhoea
• cold like symptoms, including hayfever
• high temperatures 

We have been advised that Lateral Flow tests should not be done on primary school aged children as they are not reliable in young children

If you do send your child for a PCR test, could you please forward a copy of their results to us in school

We had a peaceful afternoon of listening and talking to God through prayer, hymns and sharing. Dan and Emily led this afternoon superbly (albeit virtually). As always, the singing was so powerful and gave us all an opportunity to reflect and prepare. Thank you OneLifeMusic.

We are delighted to say that Ava in Y6 has been selected to represent England at the upcoming Dance World Cup. We are so proud of all your hardwork and dedication to developing your God-given talent and now you get to showcase it on the biggest stage of all!

We’ll be watching and cheering you on!

A huge congratulations to all our Golden Book winners this week, well done for shining out in all your learning! We are so proud of you all!

A message for all musicians at OLSK...

Just a quick reminder that there are four weeks to go until videos need to be submitted (deadline is Friday 11^th June) for the Virtual Music Showcase. If you have not yet let me know that you’ll be taking part, please come and see me! There is still plenty of time (you will have a whole week during Half Term) if you have not yet started practising.

Please see the earlier post on Latest News for the full details.

** Please can children be wearing their school uniform in their video performance. Thank you.

Miss Harris

As we all know, during the pandemic, cancer has not gone away. We, as a school community, have all been affected in one way or another by this dreadful and indiscriminate disease and we want to help in our own way to find a cure.

Every year we take part in the Race For Life to support cancer research and the amazing work that it does. In June, each class in school will be running the Race for Life to raise money for Cancer Research UK. This is a charity very close to our hearts here at OLSK. Let's see how much money we can raise to help beat cancer for good!

This year it couldn't be easier to make a donation as Race For Life has set up our own fundraising page. You can donate whatever amount you can afford and as it is online please share it with your friends, family and colleagues.

https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/our-lady-and-st-kenelm-3

Please give generously!