St Luke's C of E Primary School, Glossop

16.2.15

Dear Parents,

I hope you all had a good week last week.  I am writing today because there have had to be a number of changes in dates and I wanted to give you as much notice as possible.  Here are the new dates up to Easter:

February

Friday 20^th                 Harrier’s Assembly

PTA Disco – Red theme

Wed 25^th                    Class Photos

Friday 27^th                 Eagle’s Assembly

Bag2School collection                    Closing date for Fairtrade competition

March

Wednesday 4^th         Enterprise Event 2-4  This is the event the children have been working towards in houses.  The children have been given some seed money to use to make money for a village in Bangladesh.  The villagers will then use the money as seed money for their own enterprise activities.  If you are available to come along and support this we would be very grateful.

Thursday 5^th              World Book Day – we are having a pirate book theme this year so do send your child in wearing pirate clothes or clutching a pirate book.  Parrots welcome if they are quiet!

Friday 6^th                   INSET Day – school closed to the children.

Saturday 7^th              Concert with Kinder Choir at The Octagon Buxton.  Tickets £8 available from the office.

Monday 9^th                Whitby Parents meeting 6pm

Friday 13^th                 Red Nose Day

Kestrel’s Assembly

Tuesday 17^th             Parent’s Evening 3.45 – 5.30

Wednesday 18^th       Parent’s Evening 4.00 – 7.00

Friday 20^th                 Kite’s Assembly

Monday 23^rd              Dance Festival New Date

Tuesday 24^th             Easter Raffle and Tea

Wednesday 25^th       Whitby Residential starts

Friday 27^th                 Whitby Residential Ends

Finish for Easter. Term restarts Monday 13^th April.

St Luke’s Newsletter

5.2.15

Dear Parents,

Well the weather has certainly made a difference over the last week.  Well done to everyone who made it safely to school through the snow, and even more impressively across the ice.  I know the children have been very frustrated at being kept in since Monday, as they had such fun playing out in the snow last week, but the playgrounds are not safe.  We are so lucky to have Keith who has cleared a good path so people can get into school without having to go on the ice.

The Merlin’s performance was a victim of the weather. Buxton Opera House had to cancel the performance as so many other schools were closed.  They are trying to reschedule the event for later in the year.

The PTA quiz night still went ahead and was enjoyed by all.  Thank you so much to everyone who helped make this event not just possible but a triumph.

The PTA meeting this week was well attended, it was lovely to see people coming along for the first time.  The plans are now in place for the next disco on Friday 20^th February.  It has a theme of red.  The PTA has changed the date of the Easter Raffle and Tea.  It will now be on Tuesday 24^th March.

Peregrine Class are leading our assembly on Friday 6^th February and Harriers on Friday 20^th please join us if you can.

We finish for half term on Friday.  School will reopen on Monday 16^th February. Remember the popcorn sale on Friday – weather permitting.

The next bag to school collection is on Friday 27^th February.  This is an opportunity for you to clear out all your old textiles and shoes and help raise money for school.  You will be given a blue bag to fill but any bin bag will do.  The collection will be in the morning of the 27^th any time after nine.

Class photos will be on Wednesday 25^th February.

Good luck to all the children in the House Verse Speaking Competition tomorrow.

Alice Littlehailes

St Luke’s Newsletter

29.1.15

Dear Parents,

Excitement is growing amongst the Merlins as they get ready for their performance at Buxton Opera House.  I can’t wait to see them up on that magnificent stage tomorrow.  We all wish them luck.

PTA quiz night is almost upon us.  If you haven’t yet got your ticket for tomorrow there is still time.  I wish I could be in two places at the same time but my super powers don’t seem to be working.  I hope you all have a great evening.  If it is half as good as last year’s you will.

Ospreys will be leading the assembly tomorrow and Peregrines on Friday 6^th February.  Do join us at just after 9 if you can.

The annual House Verse Speaking Competition is next Friday so please help your child finish learning their poems.  They will want to impress the judge.

We finish for half term on Friday 6^th February, I know so early.  The PTA will be selling popcorn after school so the children can start the holiday with a treat.

I have had a number of people come in this week to complain about parking around school.  I understand people have been parking on the zig zagz, across people’s drives and in a way that blocks everyone else.  As well as this I have had reports of parents using the carpark.  I know drop off and pick up times are fraught, I know parking carefully further away can seem like a chore but we do not want there to be an accident.  Please arrive a little earlier and give yourself time to park further away.

Our new windows are nearly all in, just the hall to do.  They look really smart and are keeping us much warmer.  The window fitters have done a great job at ensuring they keep the children very safe whilst they did what they have to do.  My thanks go out to them for this.

Alice Littlehailes

St Luke’s Newsletter

22.1.15

Dear Parents,

The school is alive with the sound of children reciting poems at the moment as the children prepare for the annual House Verse Speaking Competition.  Your child should have brought the words home.  Please help them learn the poems.  Every year parents are amazed by how well the children learn some challenging poems.  If the words haven’t made it home I can give them another copy.

As well as learning poems Merlin’s are very busy learning a dance to perform at Buxton Opera House on Friday 30^th January and preparing speeches for their class assembly, this Friday 23^rd January.  Everyone is welcome to join us for this assembly.  The Assembly the following Friday, 30^th January, will be led by the Ospreys, again everyone is welcome.

The postponed Rugby tournament which should have been today has again had to be postponed, due to the weather, it will now take place on 29^th January.  This means that unfortunately running club will need to be cancelled on that day.

Mrs McLaren will be back with us full time from Tuesday 27^th January, hooray, which means Monday will be Mrs Beadle’s last day as Kites class teacher, boo.  We are so grateful to her for stepping into Mrs McLaren’s shoes and teaching the class so well.  We will all miss her.  She will however be coming in to do odd supply days so it is not good bye forever.

Remember it is the PTA Quiz night next Friday 30^th January.  Last year this was an event enjoyed by all whether or not they could answer the questions, so do get your tickets early.  Do not worry about having to get a team together this will be done on the night, you can come on your own and make new friends.

The next PTA meeting is 3.30 on Tuesday 3^rd February.  It is straight after school so anyone picking up their children can come.  We will entertain the children whilst the meeting is on.  Please try to come.

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