St Peter’s Catholic High School
A Specialist Visual Arts College
CMU/SAN/ABA 20th January 2014 Dear Parents and Carers, YEAR 7 – DAY RETREATS 2014 I am writing to inform you that day Retreats have been arranged for all pupils in Year 7. These will take place during the normal school day, with the first Retreat commencing on Tuesday 4th February 2014 and the final one taking place on Friday 7th February 2014 The pupils will be taken to Lowe House in St Helens which is a community specifically created for the purpose of youth work. The day will be led by the ‘Animate’ team who have much experience in the provision of retreat work for secondary schools in the Archdiocese. The Retreat will aim to give the pupils a sense of belonging to their relatively new community, namely St Peter’s. It will also give the children an opportunity to reflect in a comfortable and safe environment, a luxury few people can afford in their busy everyday lives, and, engage in spiritual activities that will hopefully help to promote an overall sense of well-being. The day has been organised to provide a range of fun activities that will encourage children to learn more about their community and understand their place in it. Pupils will travel by coach attending Lowe House in Form groups. The list below indicates which Form will be attending on which day. On this day, please could we ask that you provide your child with a packed lunch, as there is no food available from Lowe House. Pupils will be permitted to wear items of sensible clothing from their own wardrobe on the day of their Retreat rather than school uniform. However, please be aware that the children will be involved in some physical activities so their best clothes are likely to be inappropriate. As a rough guide, regular t-shirts, jeans and trainers should suffice, clothing must be appropriate for a school outing, no inappropriate slogans, lengths etc. Pupils will arrive back at school in time for the school buses. Finally, please could I ask that the reply slip below is returned to form teachers by Monday 27th January 2014 in order to indicate that you give permission for your child to be out of school on that day. Many thanks in anticipation of your support. Yours sincerely,
Mr C Mugan (School Chaplain)
Mr P Santus (Head of Year 7)
Tuesday 4th February 2014 Wednesday 5th February 2014 Thursday 6th February 2014 Friday 7th February 2014
7.2 Mrs Harvey 7.3 Mr Taylor & 7.5 Mr Barton 7.4 Miss Mapson & 7.7 Mrs Carey 7.1 Mrs Greaves & 7.6 Mrs Harrington
Howards Lane, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8NU Tel: 01942 747693 Fax: 01942 747 694 Email: enquiries@admin.saintpetershigh.wigan.sch.uk Web: www.saintpetershigh.wigan.sch.uk Headteacher: Mr A. McGlown M.A. (Oxon) N.P.Q.H