St Luke's C of E Primary School, Glossop

St Luke’s CE Primary School Newsletter

12.1.23

Dear Parents,

Welcome back.  I hope you all had a bit of a break over the festive period.  It has been lovely to see the children come back recharged and ready to learn.

Swimming restarts next Thursday 19^th January.  The Eagles will meet at the pool at 8.45 so they are ready to start their lesson at 9.  The Ospreys will meet at school and walk up ready to start their lesson at 9.30.

A quick reminder that children must not wear earrings for PE, including swimming.  If the children cannot remove their earrings by themselves then they need to not wear them for school on the days they have PE.  This is why we recommend if you want to have your child’s ears pierced you do it at the start of the school summer holiday.  If your child has had their ears pierced in the last 6 weeks we will tape them but you must understand that this is not as safe as having no earrings in for PE.

The weather has been so wet and it looks to continue to be wet for the foreseeable future.  I have noticed that on wet days several parents have been driving into the carpark or getting taxies to school and having them drive into the carpark.  Please do not do this, it is not safe.  There are a few vehicles that have prearranged permission to drive into the carpark such as nurseries, taxies dropping children off without an adult and adults with disabilities.  Please do not take this as permission for anyone else to use the carpark.  I want us to keep everyone safe.

I am attaching dates for the term.  As always plans may change so do keep an eye on the newsletter.

Stay happy and healthy

Alice Littlehailes

St Luke’s CE Primary School Newsletter

15.12.22

Dear Parents,

Thank you so much to all the parents and children who supported the choir on Sunday.  Despite coughs and sneezes and the cold it was a good concert.  I was very proud of the children.

I was also proud of the children in Peregrines and Ospreys who performed their play so well.  They spoke and sung up and filled in for each other like seasoned professionals.

Tomorrow Friday 16^th Kestrels are leading our collective worship.  Their assembly will start as soon after 9 as we can manage.  Parents of the children are welcome.  I will text out a code word tomorrow morning to enable you to get in.

Thank you to the Central Methodist Church who are welcoming all the school across today and tomorrow for an immersive Christmas experience.

Next week is another busy week.

Monday – Choir singing at Tesco in the morning, Y3 & Y4 party in the afternoon.

Tuesday – Y5 & Y6 party

Wednesday – R, Y1 & Y2 party

Thursday – Carol Service 9.15ish in St Luke’s Church (you are welcome to join us).  Christmas Dinner and finish for Christmas.

Remember weather permitting the PTA are having a pop up stall in the playground at the end of the day next week.  The tea towels you ordered should also be available to be picked up then.

I have noticed that a number of children are wearing earrings for PE and saying they don’t know how to take them out.  Your child’s earrings need to be removed for PE for safety reasons.  If your child cannot take them out and put them back in please make sure they are removed before they come to school on PE days.

In January school reopens on Monday 9^th.

Applications for Reception 2023 close on Sunday 15^th January if you have a child born between 1^st September 2018 and 31^st August 2019 you must apply for a school place by then.

Stay happy and healthy

Alice Littlehailes

St Luke’s CE Primary School Newsletter

8.12.22

Dear Parents,

Thank you so much to everyone who supported the PTA Christmas Fair.  We are so grateful to everyone who donated something, gave their time to set up be on a stall or clear up, came and made it a success.  Lots of people left saying how much they had enjoyed the event so thank you to everyone.

We are so proud of our Merlins class as all of them have achieved the National Curriculum standard in swimming already.  It is a real achievement to have been deemed to swim well enough to save your life in an emergency and so important in this area with all the water in reservoirs, rivers and canals around us.  As they are now all at least where they should be, many of them well beyond this, they will not be swimming in January.  The Eagles Class will start school swimming lessons then. Ospreys will continue swimming until Easter.

Friday 16^th December the Kestrels will be leading our collective act of worship.  Their assembly will be just after 9am.  Parents are very welcome to come and join us for this.  On the morning of the 16^th a code word will be texted out to the parents of children in Kestrels.  You will need this code word to get in.  If you are unable to attend and you are asking someone else like a grandparent to represent you, please make sure they know the code word but don’t share it widely.  You will not be able to film the assembly or take pictures please just enjoy the moment.

Remember school led after school clubs finish this week.  Information about the next set of clubs will be sent out in the new year.

If your child is in Key Stage 2 and would like to have fruit at morning break remember the deadline is 16^th December.  Anyone signing up for fruit after that date may not be able to have it.

This Sunday the choir are singing at St Pauls’ Church Stalybridge at 4pm.  They are also singing as part of the Carols in the square in Norfolk Square at 6.30 on Wednesday 14^th December.  Do come and see them.

On the last day of term Thursday 22^nd December we are holding our carol service in church at about 9.15 (or as soon as we can get all the school across there).  You are very welcome to join us for this service.

The PTA tea towels will be available to be collected the week of 19^th December. Weather permitting they are planning to hold pop up stalls that week where you can collect any tea towels ordered and buy any little bits and pieces.

There is a flyer attached to this newsletter from Santa!

Stay happy and healthy

Alice Littlehailes

St Luke’s CE Primary School Newsletter

1.12.22

Dear Parents,

Tomorrow is the Christmas Fair Hooray!!!!  Thank you to everyone for sending in chocolate and gifts, books, wellies and woollies. It is shaping up to be a good one.  I look forward to seeing you all there.

The Y6s and Y2s have had their last swim today until 19^th January.

Tomorrow Y3 are leading our Collective Worship.  The Assembly is first thing. I will send you the password tomorrow morning.  Y4s are leading our collective worship on Wednesday 7^th December.

At 6.30 on Wednesday 14^th December the choir are singing as part of the carols in the square.  I have attached a leaflet. Everyone is welcome at this event.

The children will all have parties Y3&4 on Monday 19^th, Y5&6 on Tuesday 20^th, R, Y1&2 on Wednesday 21^st.  On the day of your child’s party they can come in party clothes or bring them to change into at lunchtime.

Some Reminders

On the last day on term 22^nd December we are having our school Christmas Dinner.  This is a lovely occasion when the school eat together.  Almost all the children take part in this celebration.  If your child is not going to have a Christmas Dinner, please let the office know.  If we don’t hear from you we will assume your child will be having a school dinner that day.

On Tuesday 6^th December a film company is coming into school to make a film about our arts provision because of our Platinum Artsmark.  The film is being made for The Mighty Creatives and will be used by them to promote Artsmark.  It will most likely appear on their You Tube feed.  Most of the footage of the children will be of them engaged in activities or in the background.  If you do not want your child to appear in this film please let us know.

Stay happy and healthy

Alice Littlehailes