St Luke's CE Primary School

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While we are all enjoying the hot weather, please do not be tempted to go paddling or swimming in any of the open water at Silverdale Country Park

There are dangers under the water which may not be visible from the surface such as water plants, branches, metal from the pit and strong currents which could leave any swimmer in difficulty.

Water temperatures may also be colder than expected, leaving anyone who enters the water at risk of cold water shock.

Signage around the pools say Do Not Enter the Water so please stay safe.
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Do you want to help your local community? There are a few vacancies on Silverdale Parish Council. You could be a Parish Councillor. Please contact us if you would like to be involved.

The school grounds are continuing to take shape this Summer. Thank you to Mr Shenton and Mr Bartels who have started on the path leading to our Forest School Area. The flowers that our Saturday working group planted a few months ago are also looking brilliant!

Some more good news for the children at St Luke's.
Today, I have heard that we have won a grant of £1,000. This is going to be used to create a school pond in our amazing Forest School Area.
More information from where we got the grant from in September when we are handed the cheque.

Looking for great days out that don't break the bank this summer? There are lots of great choices in . Our handy list of 30 family days out for less than £30 has been revised, and there's something for everyone ☀️

In collaboration with Enjoy Staffs, here is some of our top picks!

National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, which is free to enter, has lots of fun activities such as sensory play, arts and crafts and the immersive Gobbledygook Theatre.

Apedale Valley Light Railway, where £23 will get a family ticket for the day, and the neighbouring Apendale Country park, people can roam and picnic.

The Staffordshire Regiment Museum near Lichfield, for £20 families can follow the story of the bravery and heroism of serving members of the armed forces over the last 300 years.

If you’re craving the great outdoors, you can breathe in the fresh air and relax in one of our many fantastic outdoor spaces, such as the Peak District National Park, Cannock Chase, The Roaches, or Baggeridge Country Park 🌳

Start planning your next day out in Staffordshire today.

➡️ You can find out more and read the team’s full list of 30 days out at: https://orlo.uk/rX3GO

We are delighted to announce that we have achieved the School Games Platinum Mark Award for the 2023/24 academic year. This is the highest you can achieve and only a few schools are given this award.

The School Games Mark is a Government-led award scheme launched in 2012, facilitated by the Youth Sport Trust to reward schools for their commitment to the development of competition across their school and into the community, and we are delighted to have been recognised for our success.

With a total of young people competing in local inter-school competitions this year, we are extremely proud of our pupils for their dedication to all aspects of school sport, including those young volunteers, leaders and officials who made our competitions possible.

As part of our application, we were asked to fulfil criteria in the areas of participation, competition, workforce and clubs, and we are pleased that the hard work of everyone at our school has been rewarded this year.

A special thanks to Mr Shenton, Miss Kirkham and the school team in ensuring that this could be achieved.

Well done to the St Luke's team!

Last week the children in Year 4 created some super oatcake art based on Jo Ballantine's artwork. We even had a message from the artist to say how creative our children are and how the artwork should be framed.

When it feels like the whole world’s on your shoulders, sometimes all you need is a helping hand 🫴 This , we’re looking at the impacts of worry and anxiety on children – and how best to help them manage these burdens 🫶

Did you know our residential was in the second most famous mud baths after Turkey? 😉 Lots of fun this afternoon working together to create potions, mud people and boats.

Good luck from everyone at St Luke's.

Our children came together to celebrate music and dance on Friday afternoon. It was a fabulous atmosphere. Thank you to our music teacher Mr Will and Dance teacher Mr Case. We are looking forward to continuing to work with you next year too.

To continue with our Art theme week the children in Tiny Tigers completed prints based on the work of Jo Ballantine.

Over the next few days we will be showcasing the arts side of the curriculum. Today we start with the art work our Year 3s have completed based on their Stone Age Topic. Well done your prints are fabulous.

Well done to the children that reached the final stage of the Spelling Bee. Thank you to Newcastle Academy for organising.

Sadly, it can be all too common to encounter mean-spirited comments online – but we don’t have to give them the time of day 🙈🙉 This week, our guide offers expert advice on safeguarding children against “trolling”. 🧌

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Last week, we had a professional footballer come to teach us some fantastic moves. It was a super day. Thank you Ollie Shenton. We look forward to putting these new skills into action.

A few more photos from today! We really do have amazing children. They all worked so hard today. I am amazed at their strength and perseverance.

A huge thank you to everyone that came along to our school today to help. Our working Saturday was certainly a huge success. We had all different types of weather but it didn't stop the work and the fun! What a difference a day makes!!

Very much looking forward to Fathers Day and our Free Dry Stone Walling event. Our hope is to continue rebuilding our Dry Stone Wall after the recent vandalism it received. We have had so many kind offers of help and so many people interested in giving dry stone walling a try. So why not come along. Details below.
Please note this is a small scale local countryside event organised and led by our Ranger and maybe a couple of volunteers as a work party open to all. It's a taster rather than a training course.
As a charity we have limited resources to signpost the park etc with directions so we are assuming most people know the location of the wall or can use what3words and can find their way to us.
Many thanks to everyone for their support.
Hope a few of you can join us.
Regards Andy the Ranger

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Heritage Park Silverdale
Silverdale Running Club

We are updating our library at school and wanted to create a mural with a difference. Inspired by Jack and the Beanstalk our Artist in Residence created a mural idea to be made from clay. We are very lucky to have been donated lots of clay from Valentine Clays Ltd and the children this week have started to create sections of the mural. Next step is for the clay to dry before it is fired in our kiln and then the children will glaze them. We can't wait to show you the final piece.

Well done to the children of St Luke's who have been caring about our community. Two of our classes completed litter picking.

Today six members of our team took part in a Paediatric First Aid Course. Keeping children safe at St Luke's is so important.

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Looking forward to seeing our children back tomorrow.

Flourishing friendships can be an important aspect of a happy life - but what does a healthy relationship look like?🫡🤝 This , we’re offering expert advice on encouraging healthy friendships among children and young people 🫶

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