Latest News

• Parent Zone E-Safety Support

  Fri 28 Sep 2018 Mr D. Pardoe

   

  Parent Zone has made available a number of guides that focus on 'trending' apps and games that pupils are engaging with. We know how hard it is to keep up-to-date with all the new things that children engage with on their phones and tablets so we hope that you find this supportive in helping to safeguard your children online.

  https://parentzone.org.uk/advice/parent-guides  

  

• Buddy's Back!

  Thu 27 Sep 2018 Mrs Jo Seker

  Great news! Buddy returned to school today! He's had a relatively quiet day, easing himself back in as he's still having to wear his cone or bodysuit to protect his wound until Saturday but he was getting bored at home and missing all the children! 

   

  Thank you for all of your well-wishes. As you can see, he's done really well post-op and I reckon by next week, it will be like he's never been away and his training can start again in earnest.

   

  Here he is, settling back in to my office, enjoying his get well treat from Miss Tait.

   

  

• Harvesting Love

  Mon 24 Sep 2018 Mrs Jo Seker

  Please look out for today's very important parentmail about our Harvest plans for this year and how you can support our work. Our partners at the Giving Hands Mission (affiliated with the Black Country Food Bank) need our help!  The Visionaries have been working hard to help at the mission and share the message with the school. They did a fantastic job presenting in today's assembly to the whole school which ended with a thoughtful prayer which they composed as a group:

  Our Compassionate Father In Heaven,

  Help us to remember the lessons that Jesus taught us about caring and sharing;

  Thank you for all the kind and caring people in our community such as George at Giving Hands Mission;

  Thank you that we are fortunate enough to have food, shelter and enough love to share;

  We pray that everyone here can be caring and generous in their gifts to those in need.

  We know that little is much when God is in it.

  Amen. 

   

• Library Competition!

  Mon 24 Sep 2018 Mrs E Roberts

  To celebrate the reopening of the library to the children at OCEPs, the school librarians are running a competition to meet Julia Donaldson, Dame Jacqueline Wilson or Chris Riddell! They are appearing at the Children's Festival of Literature: the Three Laureates at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire on Saturday November 3rd.

  You need to design an alternative book cover for a story written by one of these authors. These will be displayed in the library, so give it your best shot! Entries are welcome from children across the school. Deadline for entries is Friday 26th October 2018.

   

• Democracy Rules at OCEPS!

  Tue 18 Sep 2018 Mrs Jo Seker

  What a wonderful afternoon we've had in school today as hustings were underway to vote in our new house captains and vice captains. Each house with children from Y1-Y6 met to hear the candidates' speeches. Some excellent and persuasive reasons were given as to why they each thought they would make a good house captain.

   

  In true democratic style, secret voting then took place and the new captains and vice captains were announced for each house. Well done to everyone involved and a special thanks to the staff Heads of House who organised and facilitated the events. Along with the voting, I also heard plans for new house competitions, house celebrations, chants and symbols. It's certainly an exciting time for St. George, St. Patrick, St. David and St. Andrew.

   

  Keep an eye on their webpages for further news and updates.

  

• Goldilocks Gets It Juuuust "Write!"

  Thu 13 Sep 2018 Mrs J. Seker

  Buddy and I were surprised by an unexpected guest this morning when a striking young lady by the name of Goldilocks skipped past the office, on her way to visit the children in Year 2! She was duly grilled about her behaviour and motives at the three bears' cottage which resulted in the children writing and justifying their opinions of her.

   

  Special thanks go to Miss Tait for being such a good sport (and rocking that blonde, curly wig!) and a huge well done to Oliver and Carter who came to show me their outstanding writing.

   

   

  

• Giving Hands

  Wed 12 Sep 2018 Mrs J. Seker

  This morning, two children from Year 5 attended the official opening of the Giving Hands Mission in Brierley Hill (affiliated with the Black Country Food Bank.) The Mayor of Dudley cut the ribbon which made the event even more special. George who manages the mission gave us a tour of the new facilities. We were in awe of their commitment and the difference they make to local people and families in need.

   

  http://givinghandsmission.org.uk/welcome.html 

   

  As such, we are going to become partners with Giving Hands and support the great work they do by donating our Harvest collection to them. Rafael & Ocean in Year 5 are also recruiting 8 more children to join them on a return visit next week to help George and the team pack up some bags of food.

   

  More details will follow shortly for how families at school can help out such a worthy cause.

   

  Special thanks go to Raf & Ocean who represented our school beautifully, introducing themselves to the Mayor and Lady Mayoress as well as enjoying the hospitality of the team at Giving Hands.

   

   

  

• First days....

  Thu 06 Sep 2018 Mrs Jo Seker

  I would just like to say how impressed I've been with the way the children have settled back in to the routines and expectations of school life. School is full of energy and enthusiasm and already, the classes are settled and happy.

   

  A special mention goes out to our new Reception children. What a wonderful start to school life they have already made. Buddy, our school therapy dog, paid a special first visit to the new classes and was greeted with lots of enthusiasm, strokes and cuddles. Thank you to Mrs Roberts, Miss Cross and the team who have done a marvellous job of welcoming and settling our new starters. I predict a very exciting year ahead!

   

  In our first assembly of the year, the children gave thought to our school ethos and vision, considering the 'fullness of life' and what really counts as being rich. Ask them about "Penny Poor & Richie Rich" and how we learnt that a life full of love and hope and someone to share it with is far more valuable than material possessions.

   

  This painting of Jesus illustrated the message of life filled with joy and riches and helped us think about how there is much more to school life than English and maths.

   

  

• Welcome Back!

  Mon 03 Sep 2018 Mrs J.Seker

  Make sure you get an early night tonight children in preparation for your first day back at school tomorrow! All the staff have been working really hard today to make sure that we are ready to welcome you back to school.

   

  I can't wait to see all the shiny new school shoes  in the morning!

  Love from

  Mrs Seker.