St Luke's C of E Primary School, Glossop

St Luke’s CE Primary School Newsletter

20.12.18

Dear Parents,

We are all very busy with the final Christmas Fun but we cannot see past the bus! Wow, Wow, Wow how fantastic is it for us to have a bus on the playground to provide some extra outside space for us. We are so grateful to Stagecoach who have donated the bus to us. A number of people have asked ‘Why a bus?’ to which my first answer is why not! But really the plan is to use it as a space to make the playground more creative and provide another option for children who are struggling to find something to do on the playground.

The choir were amazing when they were singing in Church on Sunday and Tesco on Wednesday. I am so looking forward to listening to them in Norfolk Square and at the Carol Concert. If you remember the sing in Norfolk Square is a meet by 6.20, we are singing first and then we are giving your children back immediately to enjoy the rest of the carols with you.

On Friday it is our Carol Service, which I know you all enjoy so do join us if you can. It is held in St Luke’s Church and starts 9.15-20ish depending when we are all there. The children in Kestrels will be sent home with their costumes tonight. Please can they meet us at church at about 9.00 dressed up and with their uniform in a bag. They don’t need their book bags. We would like the choir and the children reading to also meet us at church at about 9.00.

On Friday it is also our Christmas Dinner Day and I am very excited because you have only let us know about 3 children not having Christmas Dinner with us. It is always a great event and is best when as many children as possible participate.

We finish for Christmas at the end of the day tomorrow and school will reopen on Monday 7th January.

Dinners for next term are £2.10 which works out at £63 up to half term and another £73.50 to Easter so £136.50 for the whole term. If you still owe any money for this term please pay it.

I hope you all have a lovely festive period and that 2019 is a great year for one and all.

Alice Littlehailes

St Luke’s CE Primary School Newsletter

13.12.18

Dear Parents,

It was lovely to see so many of you at the Christmas Fair last Friday. Thank you to everyone who supported it by sending in contributions, coming along, organising it or running a stall. The fair is enjoyed by all the children and it raised £988 for school. We are all so grateful to you all.

Money raised by you has been used to buy lots of lovely new books for all the children to enjoy so a huge Thank You from everyone at St Luke’s.

In sporting news our Boccia squad really enjoyed the tournament they took part in last week. Congratulations to our swimming squad who came second in the gala. An especial well done to the pupil who stepped in at the last minute when another child was injured.

The Peregrines and Ospreys treated us to a fantastic production well done to all of them. Thank you to all of you for helping them learn their lines.

Kestrels will be performing on Friday when they lead our assembly. Do come and join us if you can, it will be at just after 9am.

The choir have several bookings they are singing at St Luke’s Church carol concert at 6.30 on Sunday (they need to be there for 6.20 in uniform). They are also singing as part of the carols round the tree in Norfolk Square on Thursday 20th again at 6.30. They have been invited to sing at Tescos during the day sometime next week we are just negotiating when. It is always lovely to have an audience so please do come along.

Next week is full on Christmas we have parties, the carol service and Christmas dinner!

For the parties the children can come to school in their party clothes or change into them at lunchtime. If they are coming in their finery please remember that the children will be doing normal school activities in the morning including playing out so their clothes need to enable them to take part. The parties are:

Merlins & Eagles Tuesday 18th

Harriers & Kites Wednesday 19th

Ospreys, Peregrines & Kestrels Thursday 20th

On Friday 20th we are going to start the day with our Carol Service in St Luke’s Church. The Kestrels, Choir and Readers will meet at church at just after 9am everyone else will meet at school at normal time and walk across to church. The service will start as soon as everyone is there so about 9.20. We would love to have you join us. We then will go back to school and have Christmas dinner. In the afternoon we have our traditional whole school sing, prize giving and safety talk. Then everyone will go home for Christmas.

Alice Littlehailes

St Luke’s CE Primary School Newsletter

6.12.18

Dear Parents,

School is looking great with the Christmas trees and wreaths made by the houses. You should be able to see them when you come to the Fair tomorrow.

The Peregrines and Ospreys are busy preparing their Christmas Play for you. Tickets should be coming home in book bags today. Please look after your tickets as you will need them to get in as we are very close to the fire limit.

The Kestrels are also very busy preparing their Assembly for you on Friday 14th. It will be at just after 9 do join us if you can.

Mrs Goddard our new Midday Supervisor started this week, we are very pleased to welcome her onto the team.

All after school clubs finish this week. They will restart in January week beginning 14th.

Today is the last swim before Christmas.

Tomorrow is Christmas Fair Day 5-7pm – hooray!!! The choir will open the fair at 5pm. There will be lots to see, do buy and enjoy. The PTA have put a lot of work into it and I am sure you will all enjoy it. I look forward to seeing you there.

Because of the fantastic fair there will be no toast on Friday.

Parties are the last week of term 5&6 on 18th, 3&4 on 19th, R,1&2 on 20th.

A reminder to the Choir that they are also singing on Sunday 16th December at St Luke’s Church Carols by Candlelight service. The children need to be there by 6.20. And at 6.30 on Thursday 20th December in Howard Square.

If your child is in Key Stage 2 and would like fruit next term please return the form.
Some children who took part in the Glossop Jog have yet to return their sponsor money, please can this come in as soon as possible.

On Sunday 9th December there are carols in Howard park 2.30-3.30, this is always a lovely event.

I don’t know if you caught the Channel 4 programme Lego Masters – it has had me hooked, creativity and engineering and Lego bricks. Well, they are looking for teams for the next series:

Following the success of current series, we are again on the hunt to find Britain’s most talented building duos. This year we had 7 incredibly talented and wonderful children on the show and it was their dream come true. With that in mind I was hoping to see whether you would mind distributing the flyer below to your staff and students or parent’s network to see if the next winner of the series is either attending or working at your school – as we are looking for creative adult teams too! Applicants must be aged 9+ by 03/02/2019. If you are interested in finding out more please email build@tuesdayschild.tv

Alice Littlehailes