Lutley Primary School

Thank you PTFA 💙🙌

It's finally good weather to wash all the school lost property today so I can fill the rail back up this week.

💻🛡️ Keeping Children Safe Online 🛡️💻

At Lutley Primary School, we are committed to helping our pupils develop the knowledge and skills they need to stay safe in an increasingly digital world.

As technology continues to play an important role in children’s lives, it is vital that schools and families work together to promote safe and responsible online behaviour. This week, we are sharing some helpful guidance for parents and carers, including information about privacy settings and the SMART rules for staying safe online.

The SMART rules encourage children to:

🔒 SAFE – Keep personal information private.
👥 MEET – Never meet online contacts without parental permission and supervision.
📩 ACCEPTING – Be cautious when opening messages, files or links.
✔️ RELIABLE – Think critically about what you see and read online.
🗣️ TELL – Speak to a trusted adult if something online makes you feel worried or uncomfortable.

We have also included guidance on managing privacy settings and parental controls on devices, helping families create a safer online environment at home.

Online safety is everyone’s responsibility, and regular conversations between children and trusted adults remain one of the most effective ways to keep young people safe online.

Please take a few moments to look through the information shared and discuss it with your child.

📚🌟 Millionaire Club – May Reading Champions! 🌟📚

As we moved through the month of May, our pupils embraced the brighter days of late spring by continuing their reading journeys with enthusiasm, confidence and curiosity.

Through our Accelerated Reader programme, children explored a wide variety of texts, completed quizzes and developed their comprehension skills, all while working towards personal reading goals. At Lutley, we are committed to fostering a culture of reading where children read widely, often and for pleasure, helping them to develop both academically and personally.

Throughout May, classes took part in a friendly competition to see who could read the highest number of words. We are delighted to celebrate our winning classes and spotlight readers, whose dedication and commitment to reading have been truly outstanding.

🏆 3AC – 183,238 words
⭐ Reading Spotlight: Marnie – 49,629 words
🏅 Awarded 5 House Points

🏆 4KM – 324,886 words
⭐ Reading Spotlight: Fay – 151,207 words
🏅 Awarded 5 House Points

🏆 5LO – 177,992 words
⭐ Reading Spotlight: Thomas – 84,670 words
🏅 Awarded 5 House Points

🏆 6BR – 264,341 words
⭐ Reading Spotlight: Alexi – 102,108 words
🏅 Awarded 5 House Points

A huge well done to all of our readers. May has been a fantastic month for growing imaginations, discovering exciting new stories and developing a lifelong love of reading.

Who will top the leaderboard next month? Keep reading, Lutley! 📖✨

🌳🏛️ Year 3 Explore Local History at Leasowes Park 🏛️🌳

Year 3 enjoyed a fascinating and memorable visit to Leasowes Park this week, bringing their local history learning to life through first-hand experiences beyond the classroom.

During a guided tour of the park, the children stepped back in time to discover how William Shenstone transformed the landscape into one of England’s most celebrated eighteenth-century gardens. Seeing these historic features in person helped the children deepen their understanding of the area’s rich heritage in a way that simply cannot be replicated in the classroom.

The visit provided a valuable opportunity for pupils to connect with the history of their local community, observe historical landmarks first-hand and ask questions to develop their understanding further. The children listened carefully to stories about the park’s past and were excited to spot many of the features that still remain today.

Year 3 represented Lutley brilliantly throughout the day, demonstrating curiosity, enthusiasm and excellent behaviour. Their thoughtful questions and engagement showed just how much they gained from the experience.

At Lutley, we are passionate about providing memorable enrichment opportunities that enhance learning, and this visit was a wonderful example of how local educational experiences can have a lasting impact on children’s understanding and appreciation of the world around them.

Well done, Year 3! 🌟💙

📚⚽ National Year of Reading – Lutley Reading World Cup! ⚽📚

As part of the National Year of Reading, we are excited to launch our next whole-school reading initiative at Lutley Primary School!

Inspired by the excitement of the World Cup, our Reading World Cup aims to promote reading for pleasure, increase pupil engagement with reading and further develop our school’s strong reading culture. Research and guidance from the DfE and Ofsted highlight the importance of fostering a lifelong love of reading, ensuring that children not only learn to read but also choose to read widely and often.

Throughout the initiative, each class will work together to score ‘goals’ by completing a range of exciting reading challenges and activities. Whether it’s sharing a favourite book, exploring a new author, reading in unusual places or recommending books to friends, every goal will help their class move closer to victory!

Each week, the class with the most goals in each year group will receive a special reward, such as:
🌟 Extra Golden Time
📖 Reading time in Tulley’s Garden
🌳 Story time on the field
🎉 Other reading-themed treats and experiences

Most importantly, this initiative is designed to celebrate participation, enthusiasm and enjoyment. We want every child to experience the pleasure of reading, develop positive reading habits and discover the joy that books can bring.

Good luck to all our teams – let the Reading World Cup begin! 📚🏆⚽

💷 HSBC Money Matters at Lutley Primary School 💷

Over the last two weeks, every class at Lutley Primary School has taken part in engaging, real-life money sessions delivered by our long-standing partners at HSBC.

These valuable workshops have helped pupils develop their financial literacy, build confidence in managing money and explore important life skills such as budgeting, saving and making informed financial decisions. Financial education plays a vital role in preparing children for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life, supporting the aims of both the curriculum and PSHE education.

We were delighted to welcome Mrs Victoria Jenkins from HSBC, who visited classes across the school. Victoria said:

“Thank you for inviting me to Lutley Primary School this week. I greatly appreciated the opportunity to visit and was impressed by the warm welcome extended by both students and staff.”

HSBC has been a valued Lutley partner for many years, and we are thrilled to have once again received the HSBC Money Matters Award in recognition of our commitment to developing pupils’ financial understanding.

Thank you to Victoria and HSBC for helping our children become confident, informed and money-wise citizens of the future. 💙

Dads go free for Father’s Day!

We’re celebrating Father’s Day with fun for all the family – and dads can enjoy it for free!

Throughout the Father’s Day weekend (Saturday 20 and Sunday 21) we’re hosting two family fun days, with additional activities in the castle courtyard between 12pm and 4pm.

Activities will include:
• Flip & Dippy’s Mini Beasts magic and puppet show
• Meet zoo mascots Monty and Jambi
• Tombola
• Face Painting
• Colouring

Explore the 11th century castle, ride on the chairlift and train and discover our amazing animals and fabulous fathers – while yours can come for free!

To claim the complimentary admission, dads will need to be accompanied by a full-paying child or adult. Tickets need to pre-booked in advance on our website – the link’s below.

🚴‍♂️ Year 5 Bikeability Success! 🚴‍♀️

This week, our Year 5 pupils have been taking part in the Bikeability Level 2 course, developing the skills, knowledge and confidence needed to ride safely on local roads.

Throughout the training, the children learned how to carry out essential bike safety checks, communicate effectively with other road users, and make safe, informed decisions in a variety of traffic situations.

The Bikeability instructors were extremely impressed by the pupils’ enthusiasm, resilience and positive attitudes. They showed great determination when learning new skills and grew in confidence with every session.

Thank you to Road Safety Dudley Council for providing the fabulous training as always!

A huge well done to all of our Year 5 cyclists for their excellent participation and commitment to becoming safer, more responsible riders. We are very proud of you all! 🌟👏

Don't forget that we are still holding our Family Fun Day this June @ The Mary Stevens Centre. 💖

If you are interested, we have various stalls, bikes, cars and Garrison 501! 💫