This week, we have enjoyed celebrating Mental Health Awareness Week across school! 💚

Today, everyone looked fantastic wearing something green to help raise awareness and show support for positive mental health. Our Year 6 children also enjoyed some well-deserved treats after working incredibly hard during their SATs week — we are so proud of them! 🌟

Children also took part in a fun mental health workout with Joe Wicks, reminding us all about the importance of staying active and taking care of our wellbeing.

It’s so important to look after your mind and body… and each other. 💚

🌍🎉 Celebrating Sir David Attenborough at Hanley St Luke’s Academy 🎉🌍 

On Friday 8th May, our whole school came together to celebrate an incredible milestone — Sir David Attenborough turning 100 years old! 💚 

We spent the day learning about who Sir David Attenborough is, the amazing work he has done, and why he is such an important figure in protecting our natural world. Children also took part in thoughtful discussions about climate change, how we can look after our planet, and the small but meaningful ways we can all live more sustainably. 🌱♻️ 

Sir David has always believed in the power of children to shape the future, saying: 

“Young people – they care. They know that this is the world that they’re going to grow up in and spend the rest of their lives in.” 

Our children showed just how true this is with their brilliant ideas, enthusiasm, and commitment to caring for our planet. 🌎✨ 

Happy 100th Birthday, Sir David — thank you for inspiring generations past, present, and future. 💚 

🏆 We are thrilled to share that Hanley St Luke's has earned the School Games Platinum Mark Award for 2025/26!

This Government-led award, facilitated by the Youth Sport Trust, recognizes schools that champion competition and physical activity both in school and throughout the community.

Our young athletes have had an incredible year competing in 🏈 rugby, ⚽ football, 🏏 cricket, 🏐 netball, 🎣 fishing, 🏊 swimming, 🥎 rounders, and 🏃 athletics. Beyond the playing field, we are equally proud of our student volunteers, leaders, and officials who helped make every competition possible.

This award reflects the dedication of our entire school community—from our pupils who showed up with heart and determination, to every adult who supported our physical education provision. The success came from meeting criteria across participation, competition, workforce, and clubs, and honestly, it took all of us working together to get here.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone at Hanley St Luke's who made this possible. We cannot wait to apply again in 2027! 🌟

🌟 Nursery Library Van Visit 🌟

Today our Nursery children were thrilled to welcome the Library Van! 📚✨ They enjoyed listening to stories and singing songs, sparking lots of smiles and excitement.

Experiences like this are a vital part of our curriculum, helping to prepare pupils for future opportunities by nurturing a love of reading, communication skills, and curiosity about the world around them. What a wonderful way to bring learning to life! 💛📖

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🌟 Supporting Every Family at Hanley St Luke’s: Poverty Proofing the School Day

At Hanley St Luke’s, we want every child to feel included, supported, and able to take part in everything our school offers—no matter their financial situation. That’s why we follow a Poverty Proofing approach to reduce the cost of the school day and remove barriers for families.

👕 Affordable & Inclusive School Uniform
We keep uniform costs as low as possible by limiting branded items to just three pieces:

Sweatshirt or cardigan
Polo shirt
PE top

All other items can be bought from any retailer in the correct colours. Pre‑loved uniform is always available, and we can provide uniform or PE kit if needed.

🧥 Helping With Clothing & Essentials
We offer coat, footwear, and clothing giveaways throughout the year. Items from lost property that have been unclaimed for three months are added to our pre‑loved stock for families to access.

🎨 Low‑Cost Theme & Non‑Uniform Days
To avoid extra costs, we keep non‑uniform and dress‑up days to a minimum and choose themes based on clothes families are likely to already have—such as pyjamas, simple colour themes, or everyday clothing.

💛 Making School Accessible for All
We use our funding carefully to ensure every child can access school activities, experiences, and resources, helping all pupils to thrive and fully participate in school life.
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🌟 Introducing Our STEM Ambassadors! 🌟

We are excited to introduce our STEM Ambassadors — a fantastic group of pupils who will play an important role in promoting Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) across our school! 🔬💻⚙️📊

These children were chosen because of their enthusiasm, curiosity and positive attitude towards learning. As STEM Ambassadors, they will help inspire others and bring even more exciting STEM opportunities to our school community.

As part of their role, our ambassadors will:
🔹 Take part in future STEM events and workshops
🔹 Support classes during science experiments and investigations
🔹 Help promote STEM across the school
🔹 Share their passion for discovering, exploring and problem-solving
🔹 Take on special projects and lead exciting STEM activities
This is a wonderful opportunity for our pupils to develop leadership skills, teamwork and confidence while helping others enjoy STEM learning.

We are incredibly proud of our new STEM Ambassadors and can’t wait to see the amazing ideas and projects they will help bring to life. Watch this space for updates about the exciting work they will be doing! 🚀

Well done to all of our ambassadors — we know you will do a fantastic job! 👏