St Luke's C of E Primary School, Glossop

St Luke’s Newsletter

10.9.15

Dear Parents,

Welcome back after the summer. I hope you all enjoyed the extra time together. The children have all come back bright and shiny, which is lovely to see. They have had many tales to tell about how they spent their holidays from bravely setting out to a residential holiday on their own to raising money for toilets (more about this in the future). Well done to everyone who did something for the first time this holiday.

As you may be aware we hold elections for our Pupil Parliament with each class electing committee members and the whole school electing our Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer. Yesterday we held hustings for those Year 6 pupils standing for election – WOW! I was so proud of each and every one of them, they demonstrated great courage, public speaking skills and understanding of the democratic process. I truly do not know how to vote today as they made the best speeches we have ever had.

It is also being a bit of a cycling start to the year with the Ospreys and the Eagles going to Buxton on Friday to take part in some special bike themed activities and watch the Tour of Britain go by. Letters should have come home for Years 5 & 6 who haven’t yet done their Bikeability training ( the old cycling proficiency), if your child did not bring a letter home and needs one please let us know.

The Glossop Jog, now renamed the Glossop Fun Run, is almost upon us it is on 4^th October this year. If your child is interested in taking part, or you are, look out for the letter coming home soon.

After school clubs will start the week beginning 21^st September a letter will be coming home to enable children to sign up for whichever clubs they would like to attend.

Tomorrow is the first toast Friday of the year. For those parents new to the school or who have forgotten, on most Fridays the children can have a piece of toast as a treat in exchange for 20p. The children love it and it helps raise a little bit of money for the school. The only way it is possible for the children to have toast is if some lovely parents come and make it. We are very short of volunteers for this and it would be a shame if it had to stop. If you could give up an hour on an occasional Friday morning to help please let the office or a member of the PTA committee know.

Talking of the PTA there is a meeting after family assembly tomorrow to welcome new parents. Please come if you can. Just to explain the assembly on a Friday is usually an open assembly with everyone welcome to come and join us. This Friday there will be coffee and cake and a PTA meeting afterwards.

Just a quick reminder about dinner money. Dinners are £2 per day for those children in Key Stage 2 £10 per week, £70 to half term, £140 to Christmas. Weekly dinner money needs to be sent into school on a Monday, you can pay for the whole half term / term in advance if that suits you. Dinner money should not be paid in arrears because school cannot carry the debt.

The dates should be attached to this newsletter, as ever dates may change so keep an eye on the newsletter.

If you do not already receive this newsletter by email and would like to please let us know.

Alice Littlehailes

Dates

Term Dates 15/16

Friday 23^rd October finish for half term                                  Monday 2^nd November return to school

Friday 18^th December Finish for Christmas                           Monday 4^th January return to school

Friday 12^th February finish for half term                                Monday 22^nd February return to school

Thursday 24^th March finish for Easter                                    Monday 11^th April return to school

Friday 27^th May finish for half term                                        Thursday 9^th June return to school

Tuesday 26^th July finish for summer                                      Wednesday 7^th September return to school

September

Friday 18^th                   Merlins Class leading Assembly

Monday 21^st                Y3/4 trip

Clubs start

Tuesday 22^nd              Y5/6 trip

Reception visit to church

Wednesday 23^rd          Jungle Book production in school

Thursday 24^th              Bikeability starts

Ospreys trip

Swimming starts

Friday 25^th                   Scoot and skate

Monday 28^th                European day of Languages

October

Thursday 1^st                PTA AGM 7.30 Glossop Cricket Club

Friday 2^nd                    Harvest festival 9.15 church

Sunday 4^th                  Glossop Fun Run

Choir performing with Glossop Old Band 2-4pm

Friday 9^th                     Ospreys leading assembly

Thursday 15^th              Challenge afternoon

Friday 16^th                   PTA Disco

Tuesday 20^th               Parents evening

Wednesday 21^st          Parents evening

Friday 23^rd                   Peregrines leading assembly

Popcorn and finish for half term

November

Monday 2^nd                 Return to school

Monday 9^th                  Year 6 to Whitehall

Wednesday 11^th          Year 6 return

Friday 13^th                   Kestrels leading assembly

Year 4 sleep over

Friday 20^th                   Kites leading assembly

Tuesday 24^th               Open afternoon

Friday 27^th                   Eagles leading assembly

Saturday 28^th              Choir singing in Norfolk Square

December

Thursday 3^rd                Last swim

Friday 4^th                     Harriers leading assembly

After school clubs finish

Wednesday 9^th            Christmas Play afternoon performance

Thursday 10^th              Christmas Play evening performance

Friday 11^th                   Christmas dinner

PTA Christmas Fair

Tuesday 15^th               Y5/6 Party

Wednesday 16^th          Y3/4 Party

Thursday 17^th              Reception / Y1/2 Party

Friday 18^th                   Carol Service

Finish for Christmas

January

Monday 4^th                  Term starts