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

The Aston Villa Foundation are running football coaching sessions on a Friday evening at Halesowen College.

This is for boys and girls of all abilities aged between 8-12.

Click on the link below for more information

https://tickets.avfc.co.uk/en-GB/categories/football-in-the-community-courses

World Mission Month: “October is when Pope Francis asks every member of the Catholic community around the world to recognise themselves as a missionary disciple, working and praying together to share the joy peace, hope and love of God with everyone, everywhere. Schools are invited to join us in this worldwide celebration. They can join on any day of the month and for however long they want. All resources for the month are available to download from the Mission Together website: https://missiontogether.org.uk/calendar/missionmonth/

They include our popular Mission Month Calendar, Five Fact Assemblies on St. Therese of Lisieux, patroness of Mission and St. John Henry Newman, England’s newest saint.

Pupils are encouraged to pray the Rosary by following our online child-led Mission Rosary and to share with the world their hope and joy in the #MyMission #OurMission Activity.”

A message from Hagley High School:

Today, students helped to prepare for open morning by sharing some of their personal journeys at Hagley.

Places on the guided tours for open morning are filling up quickly. If you haven’t booked your visit for Saturday 10th October, please visit:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-morning-saturday-10th-october-2020-tickets-121758195039?fbclid=IwAR1-YUbeYC5BCSFsaImffH7iP4dmLPYVwNPsFU4CYKtlBRbM2h-kAiuyBkE 

We look forward to welcoming you to our Hagley family.

#bestself

Once again we will be supporting Operation Christmas Child.  We join with thousands of other schools up and down the country in wrapping, packing and sending shoeboxes full of gifts – things like tooth brushes, hairbrushes, pens, pencils, something to write in, toys or games - to needy children around the world. 

Our aim this year is to send 100 boxes to needy children but WE NEED YOUR HELP!

If every family could fill just one shoebox we would be well over this target!

Completed shoeboxes to be returned to school by MONDAY 2ND NOVEMBER—please don’t forget to include your £5 donation, in the envelope or online.

We hope that you will continue to help us support this amazing charity.

The Archbishop has appointed Fr Stefan Laszczyk to be Parish Priest of Our Lady and St Kenelm's.
 

Fr Stefan will take up residence in the Parish on 12th October. I'm sure you'll all make him very welcome and that he'll be very happy in Halesowen. 🙏🤗💕🌈😁

Father Gerry's is scheduled to celebrate Holy Mass with us for the last time on Sunday 11th October.
 

We give thanks for his service and prayers over the last 9 months. He saw us through not only the dark days and cold nights of winter but also through the darker bleaker times of spring and summer - months of lockdown, furlough, isolation, the closed Church and its reopening with restricted capacity. Times of sadness were endured as loved ones were lost and times of joy and hope with celebrations of the sacrament of baptism.

We learnt about the sufferings of children, the anxiety of their parents, together with the skills and compassion of the medical teams at the Birmingham Children's Hospital.

Thank you very much, Father Gerry.