St Luke's CE Primary School

16/06/2026

What a fantastic Sports Day! 🏅☀️

A huge well done to every child who took part today. Your determination, teamwork and enthusiasm made the morning a wonderful celebration of sport and school spirit. It was fantastic to see everyone encouraging and supporting one another throughout the events.

Thank you to all our families and friends who came along to cheer the children on—it was lovely to see such fantastic support from our school community.

A special thank you to Mr Shenton and Mr Welsh for organising such a smooth-running, enjoyable and successful Sports Day. Your hard work made the event a great success.

And to top it all off... the sun shone for us too! 🌞

12/06/2026

🔥 Great Fire of London Workshop 🔥
The Performing Pandas had a wonderful time during their workshop on Wednesday!
They got hands-on making sweet-smelling pomanders, exploring artefacts, rebuilding London, and creating their own clay fire plaques 🏺
The children learned all about life in 1666, how the fire started and spread, and the important role of Samuel Pepys 📜
A fantastic day full of learning, creativity, and fun! 😊

12/06/2026

We are looking forward to finding out all about this year's challenge.

The Summer Reading Challenge 2026 is coming soon!

Join us live from the next week as we celebrate the upcoming launch of Read to the Beat! with special host Andy Day and a brilliant line-up of activities, including:

📙Live performances from young musicians
📙An interactive body percussion workshop
📙A whole-audience singing session
📙A special Q&A with Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Andy Day

Whether you’re joining from school, a library or at home, this is your chance to be among the first to discover Read to the Beat and kick off a summer full of reading adventures.

Find out more and book now: https://readingagency.org.uk/our-work/events/the-summer-reading-challenge-read-to-the-beat-launch/

The 2026 launches on 20 June in Scotland and online, and on 4 July in England and Wales.

12/06/2026

We are looking forward to joining Silverdale Methodist Church in their celebrations.

Just early notice, that's all...so you can get the date noted, and make sure you join with us! Ask us if there are any questions.

07/06/2026

A huge thank you to Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service for delivering an amazing safety lesson this morning to our Performing Pandas in Year 2! 🚒🔥

The children thoroughly enjoyed the session and learned valuable lessons about keeping themselves and others safe. It was an engaging, interactive experience that helped build their confidence and understanding of fire safety.

Thank you to the firefighters for giving up their time to inspire and educate our pupils. We are very grateful for your support and the important work you do in our community.

05/06/2026

🌟 Volunteers' Week 2026 🌟

This Volunteers' Week, we would like to say a huge THANK YOU to all the wonderful people who give their time, energy and support to our school community.

We are incredibly grateful to our Governors for their dedication and guidance, to members of Silverdale Methodist Church and Elim Pentecostal Church for their continued support, and to our fantastic PTFA members who work tirelessly to organise events and opportunities for our children.

Thank you also to the parents and family members who volunteer at school events, help with activities, and support learning in classrooms. Your generosity, encouragement and commitment make a real difference to the experiences and opportunities we can provide for our children.

Our school is strengthened by the kindness and support of so many people, and we are truly thankful for every volunteer who helps our school community thrive.

If you are interested in coming into school to volunteer, please contact the school office on 01782 973865.

05/06/2026

🤟 Makaton Sign of the Week 🤟

Each week, we'll be sharing a new Makaton sign that the children are learning in school. This week, we're focusing on the signs for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday!

Take a look in this week's newsletter for the signs and Mrs Easby's video, and have a go at practising together at home.

By learning Makaton together, we're helping to build confidence, understanding and inclusion for everyone. 💙

05/06/2026

🐆🎨 Learning Leopards Art Update! 🎨🐆

Our Year 6 Learning Leopards have been exploring the work of sculptor Claes Oldenburg and discovering how everyday food can be transformed into amazing works of art!

The children have been developing their clay modelling skills by learning how to manipulate clay to create food-based sculptures. Inspired by one of Oldenburg’s famous sculptures, they carefully crafted their own apple core sculptures, using two pinch pots joined together to create a hollow form.

Next, the children will be using acrylic paints to add colour, texture and detail, helping their sculptures look even more realistic.

We are incredibly proud of the creativity, concentration and artistic skills shown by our Learning Leopards throughout this project. We can't wait to see the finished masterpieces! 🍎✨