St Luke’s Newsletter
12.4.18
Dear Parents,
Welcome back I hope you all had a good Easter it is lovely to see the children back bright eyed and bushy tailed ready to learn.
We had a very important visitor yesterday, The Gingerbread Man came to school! He was spotted in the sensory garden and the Kestrels invited him to come into school and see what they were doing. This led to some very good scientific experiments to see what would happen if a biscuit got wet. The results led to bridges and boats being built to protect the Gingerbread man.
We are very pleased to be welcoming Glossop Sailing Club who are coming in today to talk to the Year 5 & 6s and offer some free taster places.
Your child should have brought home a battery recycling box, this is part of a new initiative at school to encourage the recycling of batteries. In the entrance hall as well as the ink cartridge recycling box and the Food Bank collection box we also now have a battery recycling box. We are asking you to pop spent batteries into the little box and bring it into school when it is full. The box can then be used to collect more batteries. This initiative is part of our learning about the environment and what we can do to protect it.
Today your child should be bringing home a long letter about Data Protection and a form to sign. As I am sure you are aware, due to the number of companies emailing you, the rules around data are changing and we have to inform you of the data we hold about your child and seek positive consent for it. All the data we hold is either statutory or necessary – such as contact details. If any of you have concerns around the data we keep do contact me. Please could you fill in and return the declaration sheet.
Excitement is rising in Eagles, as are nerves, as the residential in Whitby is fast approaching. Next Wednesday they will be setting off for three days of learning and fun. I confidently predict they will return on Friday tired, grubby and very proud of themselves for having done this.
On Saturday 14th April 12-2 the Friends of Manor Park are holding and enchanted forest event with refreshments, crafts, storytelling and more. They are aiming to raise money for an accessible roundabout. It sounds like a great event and the weather is forecast to improve by then!
I am attaching the dates for the term. As ever things might, in fact probably will, change so do keep an eye on the newsletter.
Alice Littlehailes
Dates April – July 2018
April
18th Whitby trip
20th Return from Whitby
23rd Ospreys and Peregrines Cricket
24th High Peak Kids Council
25th Tintwistle choir visiting
27th Eagle’s Assembly
PTA Scot and Skate
May
1st Osprey’s trip to Staircase House
7th Bank Holiday
8th INSET Day
10th Dance Workshop
11th Osprey’s Assembly
14th SATS week starts
17th PTA meeting 7pm
21st Take one Picture Week starts
24th Urban Gongs Project
25th Finish for half term
June
6th Return to school
7th Sports Day am
Bag 2 school
11th PEGS Concert
12th High Peak Kids Council
15th Kites Assembly
18th Science week starts
19th Harriers Play With The Halle
21st High Peak Kids Council Parliament Trip
Y5 to Glossopdale
22nd PTA summer Fun
28th PTA meeting 7pm
29th Peregrines Assembly
July
6th Kestrels Assembly
10th Merlin’s and Eagle’s production evening performance
11th Merlin’s and Eagle’s production afternoon performance
13th Harriers Assembly
Buxton Fringe
20th Leavers Assembly
Leavers Do
Finish for summer