Luckington School Website

Welcome Back !

Welcome back to a new school year! We hope you all had a good holiday – and perhaps a little sunshine ?!  Your children have made a fantastic start. They all look very smart indeed and have risen to the challenges of their new year groups extremely well.

We welcome Miss Gemma Rigby to teach Class 2. Miss Rigby will be with us until Christmas and we will be recruiting a new permanent Key Stage 2 teacher to start in January 2009.

Library and Staff Room Makeover

Over the holidays, some members of the school community have been very busy. The Foundation & Key Stage 1 outdoor area has been paved and a shed for storage added. The staff area has been redecorated and a new staff kitchen fitted. Many thanks to Kim Findlay particularly for making this happen. 

In addition the Head has worked over last weekend to complete the refurbishment of the library area

Stackpole Residential

Ned and Ed set off with Mrs Smith for the Stackpole residential trip this week. As usual they will be with Sherston School’s Year 6 for this and will be taking part in the John Muir Environmental Award. We look forward to hearing all about it on their return.

Curriculum

You will soon receive an outline of the planned learning themes for Term 1 & 2. We have been working hard to plan a more creative curriculum, whilst still retaining the highest standards.

The first theme is “Food, Glorious Food”. An outline of the learning intentions for this theme for each class will be sent home next week. Class 1 are making food in Design and Technology and Miss Johnston is hoping to have a surplus for sale after school on Fridays to raise funds for more cookery equipment – so don’t forget to bring your purse!

Clubs 

Mondays 3.00 – 4.00, starting Monday 15^th Sept.  
Netball with Mrs Thomas & Mrs Iliffe-Moon

From week beginning 22^nd Sept:

Tuesday 3.00 – 4.00:   
Tag Rugby with Miss Johnston

Wednesday 3.00 – 4.15:   Judo with Jason Cooke of Shodan Judo

Thursday Lunchtime: Party Dance Club with Miss Johnston

Thursday 3.00 – 4.00:  
Art & ICT with Mrs Hind (for 5 weeks, beginning 25^th Sept.)

Permission slips for clubs will be sent out separately.

If any parents (or grandparents!) would like to run a gardening club, or if you have another idea, please speak to Mrs Hind.

Music

Steph Kenny, a music specialist and very kind ex-parent,  will be helping us with music this year.  All pupils in Class 2 will, from next week, be learning to play the recorder as part of their music lessons. We also want to continue to develop singing and have signed up to the national “Sing Up” programme to this end.