St Peter's 8-13 Newsletter 19.11.2021

No 6. 19 November 2021

Christmas Term

ST PETER’S 8-13 NEWSLETTER I’m sure many of you were distracted by the incredible sunset on Tuesday when you were picking up your children. This photo from Mrs Bateson at St Peter’s 2-8 gives a bit of a flavour of how amazing it was.

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We hosted the Aesthetica Short Film screenings for our J4 pupils this week, where they were pushed outside their comfort zones as they watched a wide variety of short films of different genres. It was very thought provoking and will be followed up in their English lessons.

Congratulations to our junior chess team who were playing in the York Interschool tournament last weekend and came second. Well done to our U11 and U13 girls’ hockey teams who both won the County round of the England Hockey

On Wednesday we hosted the ISSP Year 7 Breakthrough Event, where 6 of our J4 pupils took part in a debate to decide on the greatest historical discovery of all time.

Our dance group have been rehearsing hard ahead of Saturday’s Yorkshire Schools Dance Festival, held at the University of York. They performed in our J1-3 assembly this morning and I am sure they will have lots of fun tomorrow.

Thank you to those of you who have already completed the Inclusion Labs survey looking at how St Peter’s 2-18 can be as inclusive a community as possible for everyone. The more data we can gather the better so please do try and find the time to complete it. All of the J3-5 pupils are also completing an online survey which follows on the back of a workshop which explores some of the themes.

In2Hockey national competition, being unbeaten in all of their matches. They have been working hard on both their technical skills and game play and it is wonderful to see it pay off.

The J2s hosted the annual Mr Men and Little Miss Conference! This was a workshop with a drama for writing specialist, which kickstarted their English project looking at creating their own characters and then writing a book about them.

It is lovely to see all the pupils embracing today’s Odd Socks and Odd Shoes day, as Anti-Bullying week draws to a close.

The theme was “one kind word” and that formed the basis of my assembly this morning, along with PSHE lessons this week.

The whole school video based on the theme ‘one kind word’ can be viewed here.

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This follows hot on the heels of author Tom Palmer visiting on Friday and talking about his life as an author and how he goes about writing books. J2 were also taking part in a drumming workshop, which was great (if noisy) fun!

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J2 and J3 children competed in the national Primary Maths Challenge and we had ten of our J5s taking part in the National Cyber Security Centre’s CyberFirst Girls Competition, along with 10 3rd Form pupils, last Friday. There is a new online competition that any of the girls in J5 can enter if they wish; Mr Harvey has further details.

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Salvation Army COVID Christmas update Present Appeal This year the Pupil Ambassador Charity Committee have decided to donate again to the ‘Salvation Army Christmas Present Appeal’. Last year, despite the lockdowns and severe restrictions, The Salvation Army, were able to provide new toys and gifts to over 740 local children – which is reported to be a record, albeit a sad one. They are currently bracing themselves to see what the referrals will be like this year, recognising that living and fuel costs have gone up considerably and there's been the withdrawal of the £20 tax credit allowance.

Major Andrew Dunkinson is deeply grateful for all the support that they receive which allows them to provide much needed support to local families and has thanked us here at St Peter's School for being counted in that number of supporters.

Donations would be gratefully received in school from the 29th November until the 17th December. I hope that with your support we can once again be a source of great help to the families in our local area. By giving a gift to the Christmas Present Appeal you can make a real difference in someone’s life at Christmas.

Suggested Gift List for Children and Young People We believe every child deserves a new gift at Christmas so we are unable to take used or second hand items for the Christmas Present Appeal.

0-3 years: dolls, teddy bears, cot mobiles, baby clothes, bath toys, CDs of suitable music and nursery rhymes, puzzles 3-5: dolls and action figures, cars, lorries, DVDs and CDs (music and nursery rhymes), colouring sets, pencils, crayons, books, puzzles 5-9: educational games & toys, stationery (colouring sets, pencils, crayons, school sets), CDs & family friendly DVDs, books, puzzles, wordsearch, crosswords 9-12: games and toys, stationery, DVDs, books, t-shirts, hair accessories, gloves, scarves, hats 13-16: books, make-up and toiletries (please try to ensure non-allergic ingredients if possible), gloves, scarves, hats, t-shirts, hair accessories and gift vouchers If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Miss Shelley j.shelley@stpetersyork.org.uk

English schools swimming finals

Eco club

J5 girls Alice, Raya, Phoebe and Clara are competing in the English schools swimming finals at the London Aquatic Centre on Saturday.

Only the top 20 teams in England have qualified, with the girls qualifying in both events, the freestyle relay and medley relay.

Eco club are looking for small and colourful wellies for a display. If you have any that you no longer need, please could you give them to Mr Sewill.

The live stream can be viewed on the link: https://www.essa-schoolswimming.com/index.php/events/secondaryteam-championships

Lost Property

Junior Duke

The amount of un-named lost property continues to increase.

Please ensure that all items of uniform are named. We currently have an enormous pile of lost property waiting to be re-united with their unknown owners.

This year we have 28 pupils in J1-3 taking on the challenge of Junior Duke. The award is designed to help children become more independent and confident in dealing with new situations. Much of the work for this is intended to be done outside of school with help and encouragement from family and friends. The pupils have already noticed the level of commitment, initiative and independence required and are embracing the challenge wholeheartedly.

This week we have seen our first award being completed.

Bella in J1 has achieved her silver award, having had seven very different challenges assessed and signed off. As well as collecting several EPs for her efforts, she has also learnt some new skills and enjoyed exploring languages, music and cookery along the way. Bella has used her Junior Duke Journal excellently to record in detail all that she has been doing and she has really enjoyed sharing her experiences with her teachers.