St Luke's C of E Primary School, Glossop

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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St Luke’s Newsletter

15.1.15

Dear Parents,

Let me start with two apologies I failed to put the date of the PTA quiz on last week’s newsletter, how could I forget such a fabulous event, details below. I also made an error on the letter about Harriers and Eagles concert.  The date is the 7^th of March.  Note to self – do not get distracted half way through editing a letter.  If your child is in Harriers or Eagles and you have not yet returned the form on the bottom of this letter please do so as soon as possible.

The number of children regularly arriving late at school is increasing.  The children hate being late it unsettles them and disrupts the rest of the class.  Whilst we understand that occasionally life gets in the way of punctuality being late on a regular basis is not acceptable.  Please ensure your children are in class ready to start learning by 9am.

There will be no family assembly this Friday as we will be meeting together in the afternoon to find out what everyone has been learning during RE week.  Next week, 23^rd January, Merlins Class will be leading the assembly.

The total raised by you all at the Christmas fair is in, it is an amazing £1112.76.  Well done to everyone who organised, helped and supported this event.  The next PTA event is the Quiz night:

The PTA Quiz Night is back by popular demand with St. Luke’s very own  Quizmaster Quirk.  Join us on Friday 30th January, 7.30pm-10.30pm in  school.  Tickets, £3 per person, go on sale on Monday 19th January from the school office.  For an additional £3 per person you can order a chippy supper.  Maximum 6 people per team, but no need to come prepared as these can be organised on the night.  Bring your own drinks (wine glasses provided) and enjoy an entertaining evening of friendly fun.  Adults only.

Talking of fundraising; one the parents in school has set himself a real challenge.  He is going to run or walk 10k every day in February to raise money for Mummy’s Star.  This is a local charity to support women and their families who are diagnosed with cancer during pregnancy or with a baby under one year.  If you would like to sponsor Ian Brooker or join him the charities details are http://www.mummysstar.org/ and facebook page https://www.facebook.com/MummysStar

If your resolution for January was to take a little bit more exercise there are classes in the evening at school, including a new one on Mondays.  All the classes cost £5 a session with discounts for block bookings or attending two classes in one night.  With these classes you also get a workout for your sense of humour as they involve lots of laughter.

Monday 6.30 Body Tone – aiming to tone muscles and aid overall fitness.

Wednesday 6.00 Pilates Condition and Stretch

7.00 Aerotone Conditioning

8.00 Pilates Condition and Stretch

Alice Littlehailes

St Luke’s Newsletter

8.1.15

Dear Parents,

Happy New Year.  I hope you all had a good festive period.

It was lovely to welcome all the children back on Monday ready to take on the challenges of the new year.

Two exciting challenges are:  On Friday 30^th January Merlins will be performing at Buxton Opera House as part of their Dance Festival.  Tickets are available from the Opera House. On Saturday 7^th March Harriers and Eagles will be performing with Kinder Children’s Choir at Buxton Pavillion Gardens at 3pm tickets will be available from school nearer the date.

I am very pleased to be able to tell you that Mrs McLaren is out of her protective boot and is hoping, not hopping, to be able to gradually start back at school.  We are very fortunate that Mrs Beedle is willing and able to keep teaching Kites class during this phased return.

Clubs restart next week except Gardening Club which will need to wait until the lighter nights.  There have been a few changes to out of school clubs, rugby club on Thursday will now be running club and Mr Warburton’s Monday club will now be an arts and crafts club.

There are spaces in all the clubs except cookery, if your child would like to join please send a note in. The lunchtime clubs will also still continue including Quest Club on Tuesdays run by St Luke’s Church. PAS will still be running on Tuesdays and Gymnastics on Mondays the organisers of these clubs will contact you independently.

We have a few items of school uniform left from when we sold it, if you are interested in buying any of it please come in to the office ASAP.  We have:

Jumpers 7×24”, 2×26”, 1×28”, 3xmedium, 4xlarge

1 large Cardigan

Polo Shirts 1×22/24”, 1×30”, 4xsmall, 3xmedium

PE Shirts 7x 22/24”, 4×26”, 3×30”, 2×32”, 3xsmall

.Alice Littlehailes                                                                              (Dates for the term attached)

January

12^th      After school clubs start

Friday 23^rd       Merlins Class Assembly

Friday 30^th       Ospreys Class Assembly

Peak Dance Festival

February

Tuesday 3^rd      PTA 3.30 in school

Friday 6^th         Peregrines Class Assembly

House Verse Speaking

Popcorn after school

Finish for half term

Monday 16^th      School restarts

Friday 20^th       Harriers Assembly

PTA Disco

Thursday 26^th House enterprise event 2-4pm

Friday 27^th        Eagles class assembly

March

Wednesday 4^th Choral project rehearsal 10.30-11.30 Hayfield school

Thursday 5^th     World Book Day

Friday 6^th         INSET Day – school closed

Saturday 7^th      Eagles & Harriers in Kinder Choir concert

Friday 13^th        Kestrel’s Class Assembly

Red Nose Day

Tuesday 17^th      Parents evening 3.45-5.30

Wednesday 18^th Parents evening 4-7

Thursday 19^th     Last Swim

Friday 20^th       Kites Class Assembly

Wednesday 25^th Eagles to Whitby

Friday 27^th        Easter Service

Easter Raffle and Tea

Finish for Easter        School restarts Monday 13^th April