CoMPasS Registered Charity No: 1141329
category. We were extremely honoured to have been shortlisted which resulted from a visit that took place during the summer term. To be shortlisted in categories such as these are a wonderful accolade for the teaching staff, teaching assistants, support staff,
DIARY FOR WEEK COMMENCING 26th September 2022
School Council Year 1 Creative (First Half of Term) Year 1 Netball Year 2 & 3 European Cultures Year 2 & 3 Football* Year 2 Cricket* Year 2 IT (First Half of Term) Year 3 Cookery (First Half Term)
TUESDAY
Year 1 Football* Year 2 Tag Rugby Year 2 STEM (First Half of Term) Year 2 & 3 Dance
Year 3 Swimming Year 3 Tennis* WEDNESDAY
Year 1 Animal (First Half of Term) Year 1 Cricket* Year 1 Football* Years 2 & 3 Choir CANCELLED
THURSDAY
Year 1 Board Games (First Half of Term) Year 1 Tag Rugby Year 2 Tennis* Year 2 Art (First Half of Term) Year 3 Hockey (First Half of Term) Year 3 Environment Year 3 STEM
FRIDAY
use of WhatsApp groups. While I fully support using these chat forums to communicate messages amongst classes and year groups regarding social events, missing items of uniform etc I would also kindly remind parents that any school related issues should be communicated directly with the school either verbally or by email. You can always catch Mrs Clarke or myself at the gate or email Mrs Fattorini, c.fattorini@stpetersyork.org.uk should you have anything you would like to raise or feed back on. This helps to avoid any confusion regarding school related issues. Thank you for your support with this. Over the summer holidays the school organised three weeks of Summer Camp. These were well attended by over 100 children each day and it was clear the children were all having so much fun. My huge thanks to all the staff who worked at the camp and in particular Sara Birch, Robyn Flockhart and Rebecca Lee-Bursnall for all their work and organisation in ensuring that governors and children who make this was another successful camp the school the successful and for all. The next holiday camp thriving learning environment it will run from Monday 31st is. Their work certainly does not October – Friday 4th November. go unnoticed. Well done to all. Prior to the start of term, Mrs Clarke and I hosted a new parent drinks reception organised by Ms Fattorini. It was a lovely evening and I know our new families appreciated the opportunity to meet with other parents prior to the start of the new term. My thanks to Mrs Woolf, Mrs Dryden and Mrs Wilson, members of the Friends of St Peter’s 2-8 committee who kindly joined us to provide some much valued knowledge and experience of life at St Peter’s 2-8 from a parent’s prospective. The St Peter’s 2-8 Friends hosted two coffee mornings during the first week in the dining hall for parents from Nursery to Year 3. They provided a lovely social occasion for all parents across the school, and it was great to see so many of you there. We Over the next few weeks, we will also hosted Parent Information be writing to nursery parents to Evenings, from Nursery to Year 3 canvass their views on potential to enable parents and guardians developments in this area of to join us to hear about our plans school. I would be extremely for the year group/s for the grateful if you could spend a few academic year ahead. I do hope minutes of your time responding those who were able to join us to the survey when it arrives. found these to be informative Finally, as you may be aware we and enjoyed the opportunity of will be holding a 2-11 Open visiting classrooms and meeting Morning on Saturday 15th with class teachers. October. While these events are This week we have been joined for anyone to attend and you are by nine students from the very welcome, they have been University of Linz. They will specifically tailored for those At the end of August, we became remain with us on a two week who are not yet part of the aware that St Peter’s 2-8 had placement as part of their school community. There will be been shortlisted for two Talk teaching training programme in opportunities to attend internal Education Awards for Innovation Austria. We are delighted to events for Year 3 children in Education 2022. Shortlisted share our school with them, and I transitioning to Year 4 at St against four other schools, know they have really enjoyed Peter’s 8-13 throughout the Cranford (Dorset), DLD College getting to know the children and year, further information about London, Downe House & Radley staff in school this week. these events will be College (Berks & Oxon) and Next Monday 26th September communicated closer to the Godolphin & Latymer School there will be a public time. (London), the school had been consultation for the new allHave a lovely weekend. shortlisted under the category weather pitches at 3pm in the St ‘Thinking beyond the Peter’s 13-18 library. Residents Best wishes, curriculum’, how do school in the area have been invited to inspire pupils to think beyond join us to discuss the plans and the core and challenge share any concerns. I look themselves to take their interest forward to seeing those of you in a subject further? who are able to join us at the Congratulations to Godolphin & meeting. Latymer School who won this Just a reminder regarding the
Newsletter No: 3 Friday 23rd September 2022
MONDAY
The last few weeks have been extraordinary and it has been fitting as a school that we have marked the passing of Her Late Majesty The Queen with real dignity ensuring the children remember forever the historic days we have been living through. The bank holiday provided an opportunity to show our respect by watching Queen Elizabeth’s funeral. Personally, I thought it was such a fitting occasion for a monarch who has been a constant throughout our lives. Over the past few weeks the children have settled brilliantly into school. It has been lovely to hear the buzz and excitement coming from all the classrooms and the sheer joy permeating down corridors. The children have been incredibly enthusiastic and excited with their learning from the first day of term. When they arrived on Monday 5th September they thoroughly enjoyed discovering their themes for the term and seeing their new classrooms. All the classrooms looked absolutely stunning and they provide such a wonderful learning environment for the children. My thanks to the staff who spent time over the summer creating these enticing learning spaces. This term the themes across the school from Year 1 to Year 3 are as follows; Year 1, Amazing Amazon Adventures, based around the theme text Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson. Year 2, Greece Lighting based on the text Here Comes Hercules by Stella Tarakson and in Year 3 the children will be focusing their energy on the theme Race Through Space, from the text George’s Secret Key To The Universe by Lucy and Stephen Hawking.
You can follow us
Year 1 Story Year 1 Street Dance* Year 2 Film Club Year 2 Football Year 3 Board Games
Year 3 iPad Year 3 Football*