Newsletter 17th September 2021

As you will be aware, positive COVID cases are on the rise locally.  To help curtail the spread we are continuing to limit access into the school building.  If you are entering the school we ask that you continue to wear a face covering as you move about the building.

Whilst morning routines and access to the school grounds are working well, there are a number of concerns about end of day routines. 

Parents of children in Year 1 and 2 please enter by the bottom gate (next to the kitchen) and collect your child/children.  The children will exit via the hall door at 3.15pm.  Once collected either leave via the bottom gate or wait near the fence for the KS2 children to exit.

Parents of children in Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 please enter via the top gate (near the main drive way) and wait on the playground near the fence line.  The children will exit school and line up in the place that they line up at the start of the day at 3.20pm. Your child will be released to you from the line. Please DO NOT sit or stand on the benches/ seats near the classrooms as these areas are used for the classes.

It is essential that staff are able to see the person picking up each child.  Children who walk home or leave school independently will continue to leave via the top gate.

We are looking for people to volunteer to help in school.  If you are or someone you know is interested in:

• Listening to children read,
• Helping with trips or projects in school
• Helping children learn spellings or timestables
• Running a lunch time or after school club

Please contact Mrs Goodwin through contact-us@skertonstlukes.lancs.sch.uk we will arrange appropriate training/ induction and support you in learning new skills and getting to know the routines in school.

The children look so smart in their full school uniforms AND their school PE kits.  Thank you all so much for remembering to send them in their house colour PE shirts on PE days.  It makes teaching and learning so much easier and the children look fantastic!

All uniform is obtained through the Uniform and Leisure Shops (Lancaster City Centre and White Lund Estate, Morecambe) (see website www.ualonline.uk).

School has limited stock of the following (pre-payment on Parent Pay) - while stocks last:

Hats

KS1 Gym Bags

Old Style Book Bags

Sweatshirts (Sizes S, 24, 22)

Polo shirts (Sizes 28, 34)

Cardigan (28)

Please check with the office before placing your order.   

Please ensure ALL uniform is named before sending it into school.

We are working to get our school library up and running again.  Please have a good look for library books at home and return them to school ASAP.  We are planning on having the library loan system back to full strength but need all of the books that are currently on loan back.

We are a smoke-free premises and site. Parents are also reminded that when on the school premises (including passage from Vale Road and pedestrian driveway) dogs are not allowed.

Do you have a child, or know someone who does, starting primary school in September 2022?

We are holding two Open Sessions for parents to visit school before applying for a place.  Sessions will be in the school hall and include a tour of the school.  Please book a session by emailing contactus@skertonstlukes.lancs.sch.uk.

2.15pm Wednesday 22^nd September 2021

Apply for a school place

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The deadline to apply for a school place for September 2022 is:

• 15 January 2022 for primary schools
• 31 October 2021 for secondary schools

School offers

School places for September 2022 admissions will be announced for:

• secondary schools on 1 March 2022
• primary schools on 18 April 2022 

At Skerton St Luke’s we continue to believe that inspiring our children through reading and sharing a range of books is of huge importance. A couple of years ago, Mossgate Primary School set up a book challenge where children could hide and share books with other children in the local area. We would love for our school community to take part again in this challenge. If you would like to join in, here is what you need to do:

1. Choose a book that you no longer use and are happy to give away.

2. Write a note to go with your book for the person who finds it e.g. I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I did.

Take care not to include personal details such as surnames and addresses.

3. Include the name of the Facebook page on your note - Lancaster and Morecambe Look for a Book – so that the finder can share on the page.

4. Wrap the book and the note in a plastic bag that is sealed so that it won’t get wet if it rains (large food bags are great for this).

5. Hide the book in a place where a child may find it in the local area, perhaps Ryelands Park, King George’s park/field, along the canal, Williamsons Park, to name a few local places.

We hope that all of our children take part in the challenge. The more children that take part, the more opportunities there will be for your child to find a new book to enjoy and pass on. It is also a great way to enjoy the outdoors as a family.

If you hide a book and are lucky to find one, share on DoJos in your child’s portfolio for the class teacher to see.