Newsletter 4/4/2025

Happy Easter Following the recent appointment process, it gives me great pleasure to let you know that governors hve appointed Mrs Leanne Gaffiney who will join the staff at Skerton St Luke’s as Headteacher in September. Mrs Gaffiney is currently headteacher at Walton-on-Trent CE Primary and Nursery School in Derbyshire. She and her family will be relocating to the area over the summer. Governors, staff and children were all involved in the recruitment process in some form and it was a resounding ‘YES’ from everyone. I have also met Mrs Gaffiney and I know she is going to fit right into St Luke’s and is full of new ideas and enthusiasm to continue to move our wonderful school forward. Congratulations and welcome! Mrs Armistead

Newsletter February 2025

HEADTEACHER’S MESSAGE It has been another busy half term in school. The children have been busy with their learning and taking part in lots of activities. We have been involved in many sporting fixtures including netball, athletics and bench ball. The children in Years 5 and 6 took part in Young Voices at the Co-op Arena in Manchester and we have had a visit from Harold the Giraffe and Katie from Life Education. As the weather improves, we will be planning lots of outdoor adventure activities and learning beyond the classroom for all of the children to take part in. Mrs Wood has started her maternity leave and we wish her the very best as she gets ready for her family to grow. We welcome Miss James who will be joining the staff as the Year 3 teacher during Mrs Wood’s maternity leave. I hope you all have a lovely Half Term holiday and I look forward to seeing everyone back in school on Monday 24th February. Mrs Armistead

Newsletter 10th January 2025

HAPPY NEW YEAR Welcome to 2025! I hope you all had a wonderfully relaxing and joy filled Christmas break and are ready to get back to normal and routine as we head into 2025. It has been lovely welcoming the children back and hearing their excitement and Christmas stories. We are talking to the children about New Year Resolutions and helping them to think about the things they want get better at this year. We have had some excellent plans including learning times tables, getting better at handwriting, turning up to football practice every week to getting better at Fortnite! During Collective Worship we will be thinking about Courage in the first half term and Forgiveness in the second half term. Our next Parents Evenings will be in March but please remember that, should you wish to talk to your child’s teacher about learning or behaviour, you can make an appointment to see the teacher at any time. Please contact the school office should you wish to do this.

Newsletter 18th December 2024

Thank you so much for your support throughout this term, especially in the lead up to Christmas. The children have worked hard and made some wonderful contributions through nativity performances and carol concerts. The support you show the children and the staff means the world to us. I wish you all a happy and safe Christmas and New Year!

Newsletter - 20th November 2024

This year has flown by and we are now entering the season of Advent in the church year. We will be learning a lot about preparing for Christmas through the story of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe during our Worship in school. This is a lovely story about learning compassion, honesty and love for each other. Please feel free to support this learning by sharing the story with your child/ children through books or films. We have lots of activities coming up in school, please check the website and parent app as well as the ‘Dates to Remember’ on this newsletter.

Newsletter 4th October 2024

Welcome to October 2024 News

Newsletter 20th September 2024

It’s Harvest Time! It’s the time of year when we celebrate, with gratitude and thankfulness, all the great things we have in life. Each year in September and October churches and schools all over the country celebrate our natural world and say thanks.

Newsletter 17th July 2024

Thank you! In the final Newsletter of 2023-24 I would like to offer my thanks to a number of people. Firstly, thank you to the amazing staff who go above and beyond to meet the needs of children, parents and each other in school. We are very fortunate to have dedicated teachers, teaching assistants, pastoral staff, office staff, kitchen staff, welfare staff and premises staff. Without these people St Luke’s would not be the wonderful school it is. Thank you to the children for their hard work and excitement in learning. It is their enthusiasm to learn new things that makes us all work so hard for them. I am so proud of the progress that every child has made this year. Thank you to all of you parents. A school only succeeds when we work in partnership with staff and parents to provide opportunities for children. Thank you for keeping communication open, for helping your child in their learning both academically and socially and thank you for supporting us in all that we do.

Newsletter - Monday 8th July

There are lots of fun activities and trips organised for the last half of the summer term. Please keep an eye on Parent App to receive all of the latest information, including dates for special events.

Newsletter - Tuesday 11th June

There are lots of fun activities and trips organised for the last half of the summer term. Please keep an eye on Parent App to receive all of the latest information, including dates for special events.

Newsletter - 25th March 2024

Easter at St Luke’s. Easter garden competition - handheld gardens to be brought to the school hall on Wednesday 27th March to enter your year's competition. On Wednesday 27th March, we will be having an Easter Lunch: Mrs Tiggy-Winkle Roast Turkey or Quorn Fillet, served with Yorkshire Pudding, Peter Rabbit's Roast Potatoes and Veg, followed by Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-Tail Chocolate Cornflake Nests. Pasta and Jacket potatoes will still be available. School meals to be ordered and paid for in the usual way The children will be taking part in Experience Easter in school on Thursday 28th March. We hope you are able to join us in the Hall after school on that day to celebrate and experience Easter with us. If possible, please bring the correct change to purchase refreshments, we have limited change available. Juice and a biscuit 50p or hot drink and a hot cross bun £1 ST LUKE’S EGG ROLLING CHAMPIONSHIP! Children can bring in a decorated hard boiled egg to roll down the ramps! Prize for the best decorated egg per class and prize for the egg rolling champ… who will it be? Egg rolling timetable: Tuesday - Y2 & Y4 Wednesday - Y3 & Y5 Thursday - Reception, Y1 & Y6 £1.00 per roll.

Newsletter - 1st March 2024

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your strength. Love your neighbour as yourself.

Newsletter - 12th January 2024

Happy New Year! It has been lovely to welcome all the children back and to hear their Christmas stories. I hope that everyone had a good Christmas and managed to find some time to relax during the holiday period. The term has started smoothly and I have been impressed with how quickly the children have got back into the routine of school. There is always a lot happening at school so keep an eye on the dates, newsletter, Parent App and Dojo as we always try and give as much notice as possible to the things that are happening and any changes to planned events. Mrs Armistead

Christmas Diary Dates

Newsletter - 10th November 2023

Welcome back following our long Autumn Half Term. I hope you all had a relaxing time and that the children had a chance to play and enjoy. This half term is a very busy time in school as we prepare for Nativities and carol singing as well as getting lots of good learning happening. Please make a note of all of the activities that are coming up over the next couple of months.