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By T ALLEN 20 Aug, 2022
Thank you to Miss Chandanavarna for being a guest performer at Allenova School of Dancing and for teaching during workshop 2022
By T ALLEN 28 Mar, 2021
'Dear Parents, I have had a number of you contacting me regarding certificates etc from the examination session which we were so lucky to have been able to squeeze in prior to the current lockdown! I am pleased to say we had 100% success and some amazing results. However we cannot distribute these to our students as yet as we have not received them! The RAD HQ has been closed since the start of this current lockdown and are only now starting to re open - I have just received this letter from the head of exams. I do apologise for the delay but as you can see it is not my fault and at least we know they are now in the 'Pipe line' as such and should be with us very soon! Thank you for bearing with us and please let your child know that they have passed their examination and will be receiving their awards when we are back in the studios! Take care and stay safe! I am looking forward to seeing everyone very soon! Best Wishes, Miss Tanya xxxxxxx ****************************************************************************************************************************************** Dear teacher I hope you are well. Further to our announcements about the closure of headquarters due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are happy to report that the results processing team will be able to return to the office mid-April (after the Easter holiday). We will ensure that all appropriate social distancing and safety measures are in place (which may have an impact on the number of staff who can return), but we estimate that printing the backlog of certificates will take 4 – 6 weeks to complete, so we hope that all outstanding certificates would be sent from headquarters to our distribution office by end the end of May. Please note, that this is the date the certificates and medals will leave headquarters, so there will be some ‘post’ time after this. The whole examinations team view the printing and delivery of certificates as an absolute priority, and as we have further updates, we will communicate these to teachers and candidates. Thank you for your patience during this exceptionally challenging period. Best wishes Harriet Harriet Grant Head of Examinations Operations Examinations
By T ALLEN 01 Jan, 2021
NEW timetable and class fees details are attached to this website. Please can all classes be booked and fees paid prior to the start of the new term. If you require the school account details to make payment please email / contact us on 07887 848815. Happy new year to all our Allenova pupils and parents and lets hope we only have to stay on Zoom for a few weeks !! ZOOM MEETING ID CODES are - ALL Miss Tanya's Classes - Meeting ID 270 487 8156 ALL MISS Wendy Classes - Meeting ID: 501 680 7372 Miss Shelenes ID are as follows - 9am Pre Primary class 841 7892 2211 9.45 Baby group A 870 4634 9596 10.30 Baby group B 827 3954 4961 11.15 Primary class 864 0230 8441 12.00 Grade 1 class 861 1215 9378 1.15 Grade 2 class 862 7109 1548 2.15 Grade 3 class 818 1404 1925 3.15 Grade 4 class 878 7696 7619 Miss Soumaya, Miss Becky & Miss Gemma will be in contact with their own pupils regarding meeting IDS and passwords. ALL PASSWORDS ARE THE SAME FOR MISS TANYA AND MISS SHELENES CLASSES and are the same password as used last term/ Miss Wendy has a different password which i can let her pupils know if they contact either myself or Miss Wendy directly - if you require this please text 07887 848815 and i would be happy to let parents know. For security reasons i cannot load it onto this website. This also applies to school account details to make payment for fees. Miss Wendy's classes - Meeting ID: 501 680 7372 Passcode: Please text 07887848815 if you require the passcode if you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
By T ALLEN 30 Dec, 2020
Dear Parents. Pupils and Staff, Firstly I hope you all had a restful Christmas albeit quiet, and sadly without the normal family gatherings, and I would like to wish everyone a happy and hopefully more settled 2021. We were amazed that we managed to complete our RAD 7 day exam session ..... just before the area moved into Tier 4 restrictions! Phew and only 4 pupils were unable to take their exams out of the 171 entered! We had a lovely examiner who really put the children at ease and everyone came out smiling. Our COVID secure safety measures were great and kept everyone safe! A huge thank you to everyone that helped me run the session. NEW TERM JANUARY 2021. We have been holding out for Boris's announcement re the way forward and it still looks very bleak and unsettled. At the moment classes WILL RESUME from January 4th onwards as planned via ZOOM. This is just for the time being and i will update this site with any changes or when we expect to open live face to face classes again. the MEETING ID for all my classes is - 270 487 8156 and the password is as it was last session. If you are unsure please text me on 07887 848815. Miss Soumaya will confirm her codes with all her Modern/ Tap / Acro and contemporary pupils. Miss Shelene will also confirm her details as soon as possible this week as she is happy to offer Zoom for the first couple of weeks and feels that at least she can stay in touch with all the children this way and mums can join in too!!. I am very sad by this decision but have to work with the government restrictions as directed. I have attached to this site the new timetable ( there are some changes) and will be emailing it out again to parents. This term am also starting up the new RAD Ballet Repertoire syllabus classes for those students who would still like to learn the repertoire work from the famous ballets such as NUTCRACKER / SWAN LAKE / SLEEPING BEAUTY etc and for those who have already taken their Levels 2 and 3 and wish to complete Level 4. Please can you post your terms fees payment / cheque or make an online transfer (and email us to confirm payment has been made) next week when term starts. WE MUST have your confirmation and payment prior to the new term starting. So we can compile our registers and only allow those to log into the classes that are booked in. Please text me 07887 848815 if you would like the school account details to make the transfer / fees payment. If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact me by text / mobile / email and I will do my best to answer any questions you may have. ISTD modern and tap exams WILL hopefully take place this term , but again due to the current restrictions the ISTD have had to postpone the dates which were originally given to us. The British Arts medal test examinations are also being pushed back slightly due to the current restrictions .... but as soon as we have more confirmed details we will update everyone! If any pupils would like to try any of our other classes ( other than their normal class) Please let us know and we will gladly send you out the links to join in. Happy new year to you all once again and i so so hope we can all get back in the studio and the children can get back to what they all love and that is TO DANCE !! We proved we can be covid safe and secure since the start of this pandemic ...... i just wish the government could see that !! Love to you all xxxxxxxxxxx
By T ALLEN 25 Nov, 2020
We have heard today that RAD exams WILL still be going ahead as planned and also all coaching classes. If you have not yet received your coaching date s please email us for the most updated letter. Exam timings / confirmations will be available hopefully by next week too. We also have letters to be taken into school to request absence from your head teachers to enable your child to take his / her exam. These will also be supplied with your examination day details .
By T ALLEN 25 Nov, 2020
Dear Parents . This is a quick message to say to everyone that WE ARE OPENING again as before from WEDNESDAY 2nd DECEMBER. So all classes will resume as they were running before. 1. All pupils will be temperature checked at the door (and staff will now be wearing masks to do this if they feel more comfortable) 2. If possible we ask for all pupils to arrive wearing a mask which can be removed once inside the studio before dancing. 3. All Pupils will have their hands sanitised. 4. NO parents will be allowed in the building (except for Miss Tanya's coaching ..... but adhering to the strict rules set down in the coaching letter) 5. Minimal bags please to give the girls more space in the studios. 6. No classes will cross ..... ie one class out / one class in .... so please bear with us as this might cause a few problems with timings of classes. 7. Please ensure your child is collected from outside their designated ' Collection door' on time to avoid having to keep them on site. Please DO NOT Bring your child to class if they have a continuous new cough / Temperature or are feeling unwell. But most importantly we are so very happy to be able to open our doors again to our students within our 'covid safe ' environment. I look forward to welcoming everyone back from 2nd December. Kindest Regards, Miss Tanya
By T ALLEN 25 Nov, 2020
Dear Parents, I would like to start with saying thank you for your patience while we work our next plan to get through Lockdown2. As you know we have been running zoom lessons throughout the school since we shut for the second time on the 5th November, however Miss Shelene feels teaching the younger child via zoom would not benefit them and would like to provide ‘make up’ classes when we can return to the studio. Saturday’s missed due to Lockdown2…..7th, 14th, 21st & 28th November 2020 Make up classes for the above missed classes….. Saturday 12th December Saturday 19th December Sunday 10th January Sunday 17th January Miss Shelene agrees this will be like a little ‘dance weekend’ over the two week period for the children where she will cover syllabus and some fun dance. Classes will run at the same times as per usual timetable, for the Saturday and Sunday. Please note that if this current lockdown ends as we are hoping it will on the 2nd December, the studio will be open again on the 2nd December and Miss Shelene’s classes will continue this term on SATURDAY 5th DECEMBER as normal. This is the 13th week of term which was not billed and owed from the March lockdown. All information for next term will be emailed shortly, we just wanted to confirm Miss Shelene’s dates. As you can all appreciate in these uncertain times it is very hard to plan ahead but we will continue to do so as best we can and of course safely, but if things do change as we have to follow the Government guidelines please do bear with us and keep checking the school website for updates. In the meantime if you would like to join in an extra zoom class (free of charge) if you cannot attend Miss Shelenes class please message me for details and the password. We love seeing the children’s happy faces so please do join if you can.! Hope this resolution is acceptable to everyone .... we have worked so hard to try and do our very best for the students and parents. Kind Regards, Miss Tanya
By T ALLEN 13 Nov, 2020
Dear Parents, As Miss Shelene is not comfortable to teach the children on Zoom she will be adding extra weeks onto the end of this term - 12th Dec and 19th Dec THERE WILL BE CLASSES. and she has also said she will liaise with parents to add in an additional 2 lessons (if needs be) over the holidays. A letter will come out to inform you all by email what is happening. IF ANY of Miss Shelenes pupils would like to join my classes (tech) / Grades / Voactionals/ or Miss Gemmas/ Miss Soumayas Zoom classes they would be very welcome! Please EMAIL OR TEXT ME for the link and password and i can let you know the days and times! Those Interested in TECH or PBT (progressing ballet Technique) could try a class and see what we do! You would be welcome! I do apologise for all of this muddle but as you are all aware this is totally out of my control and we are forced to close our regular classes. RAD EXAMS APPEAR to be going ahead as planned (at the moment) and we have emailed out coaching classes planned for MY PUPILS / MISS GEMMAS / MISS SOUMAYAS pupils. MISS LYDIA will be organising her own pupils EXCEPT PRE PRIMARY who will be attending MISS TANYAS sessions. MISS SHELENE will also be arranging her sessions as soon s possible and a letter will be coming out soon. Any problems then please do let me know! Stay safe and keep positive everyone ..... WE CAN DO THIS AND GET OUT THE OTHER END !!!!!!! Love to you all , Miss T xxxxxxxxx
By T ALLEN 07 Nov, 2020
Dear Parents , It was with great sadness that i am closing the school and moving classes onto Zoom just for the time being. I will update everyone next week on the way forward. To me this is totally stupid as schools that teach dance are continuing to run and lots of other classes and activities. I really feel this is discrimination and segregating smaller ballet schools from the Educational schools even though we are teaching Ofqual monitored recognised examinations and ARE FAR safer than most normal schools (which we have been told by parents) . Nevertheless this is what i HAVE to do by LAW and NOT what i WANT to do! Which brings me to my 2nd point i have received some very harsh and unkind emails that have pushed me so far that it has made me quite ill .... moaning about about various things that are beyond my control. Which is why i have decided that I WILL NOT be RUNNING my Zoom classes tomorrow ( SATURDAY) and need a day to prepare things for the coming teaching week and to give myself some time to reflect as the stress this has caused me has really taken its toll on my own health. All i have been doing the last few days is worrying about how i can continue to teach the children not for my own gain, but to keep them happy and and enable the girls and boys that were supposed to be taking exams in December dancing to be able to be trained enough to actually take the examinations that they have worked so hard for. The RAD have been given the agreement from government that they can operate live exams throughout this pandemic , however we have been told WE CANNOT TEACH CLASSES ... which is then a totally impossible situation, where a student can take an exam but have no face to face actual training with their teacher! Zoom is NOT my choice but it is better to have some dance for lockdown than nothing which sadly some parents just cannot see and blame me as if it is my fault. I feel i have fought as much as i can for the sake of the children , I have written to the local MP and spoken to the West Berks council ... Miss Soumaya started a government petition. So hopefully something may happen soon ! some parents however, just need to realise I am doing my best and none of this is my choice or my doing which has made me so very upset. However , I would also like to add to this that there are other parents that have been wonderful too and i have received lots and lots of messages of kindness , thanks and support for the work my staff and I do for all our Allenova students and how they feel we have given them some stability and focus during these uncertain and surreal times...... to you my heartfelt thanks and it is you and your dear children that keep me going! (even after 38 years of teaching) LOL .... yes i am older than you all think :-) I can confirm that the missed week this Saturday 7th Nov will be added onto the end of the term and I will offer a face to face class on SATURDAY 12th December to make up. All my zoom classes will start using the links shown above from Monday 9th November 2020 onwards everyday. Meeting ID 270 4878 156 Password ( Please text me on 07887 848815 if you need the password and I am happy to text it to you) MISS SHELENE has also decided she will not be teaching her classes tomorrow and does not want to offer Zoom as she feels she cannot teach little ones when she has no face to face contact. She will be running her catch up classes on Saturday 12th and 19th December and we will sort out any additional classes if we have to remain closed. These will be updated on this website. If there are any Pre Primary / Primary / Grade 1 , 2 or 3 students that would like to join any of the other teachers zoom classes then please contact us. Miss Lydia , Miss Becky and Miss Soumaya will be running all of their ballet , Tap, Modern , Acrobatics , contemporary and Drama classes on Zoom from Saturday 7th November 2020. Please Also Not e ALL RAD EXAM coaching is POSTPONED at the moment until we know what is happening as are the RAD exams again! WE cannot expect the children and students to take exams when they are not allowed to train and coach in preparation for these exams. However I have written to my MP and local council and we may get some response and advice soon fingers crossed. All pupils will be sent a text or email message regarding the above. For more info PLEASE JOIN OUR ALLENOVA FACEBOOK PAGE . Stay safe and stay positive everyone xxx
By T ALLEN 06 Nov, 2020
ZOOM LINK FOR ALL MY CLASSES FROM MONDAY 9th (Miss Tanya) , Please log on and make sure YOUR CHILDS NAME (Not the parents name) is shown in the waiting room . Otherwise you will not be admitted to the session. All classes will be the usual time and the usual length. Please use the code below to log on Meeting ID 270 4878 156 Password ( Please text me on 07887 848815 if you need the password and I am happy to text you back) I will update you after with any extra changes as and when..... Best Wishes, Miss Tanya Miss Shelene will now NOT be running her Supervised Activity sessions for children on Saturday mornings and afternoons. Miss Lydia will be contacting parents with her links / passcodes Miss Soumaya & Miss Becky will also be doing the same.
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