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You can follow us What a very busy week this has been, it really has been a wonderful end to the term. On Tuesday we had a visit from the Barbieshop and Barbershop from the senior school. The students performed four songs and were absolutely wonderful. The children at school loved listening to and watching them. My thanks to Mr Miles-Kingston and Mr Spencer for accompanying the students and for the opportunity to perform to the children at St Peter’s 2-8.
Newsletter No: 13 Friday, December 17th 2021 competition. Then Mrs Hayden led the whole school with our traditional 12 days of Christmas. It was a joyful assembly and a great way to end the term. Reports are now available on the Parent Portal/.
Anne Pennels this week has secured a full time teaching assistant position at All Saints School, York, supporting the Year 9 children. Anne has been at St Peter’s 2-8 for two years and has been a fabulous On Wednesday we had our Christingle Service in the member of staff. I know you all will join me in School Chapel. It was a lovely service, we had thanking Anne for all she has done for the children children reading throughout the service, (and parents) at school and wish her the very best in congregational Christmas songs and our school choir the future. We are recruiting a replacement for Anne performed two songs wonderfully well. Towards the and we will communicate that with parents at the end of the service all the Christingle candles were lit, earliest opportunity. and the children sang Away in a Manger in darkness except for candlelight. It was beautiful. Thank you to What an amazing term it has been. The children have the School Monitors at St.Peter’s 13-18 for helping worked incredibly hard and had a tremendous the children, Mrs Clarke for preparing the readers, amount of fun too. The children are extremely Mrs Hayden for preparing all the singing and Rev fortunate to have such a dedicated staff team Daniel Jones for leading the service. teaching and looking after them. My thanks to the teaching staff, teaching assistants, the catering staff, On Thursday we had Christmas activity day, the cleaners, the estates staff and Mrs Fattorini and organised by Mrs Bateson. The children created Mrs Hallgate for all they do for the school. It once Christmas crafts, danced at the Christmas Disco and again has been a truly team effort creating had party games with Miss Flockhart and Miss exceptional learning environments for your children. Hopper. At lunchtime Stuart our chef and his team Thanks to you as parents too who continue to prepared a delicious Christmas lunch that we all support the school, it is very much appreciated. thoroughly enjoyed. It was such a lovely day that the children enjoyed. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a very happy and healthy new year in 2022. Today we have had our highly competitive House Singing Competition in our End of Term Assembly. Best wishes, The performances were stunning, full of creativity and enjoyment. The winners this year were Micklegate, who have ended the term on a high! Well done to all children in all Houses. It was a brilliant
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MUSICAL NOTES
We have had a really busy end to term this week. The children started the week rehearsing for the Christingle Service on Wednesday. The choir sang so beautifully in our chapel, I couldn’t have been prouder, they were a real credit to the school. Year 1 and Reception children had their own moment to shine too singing the Animals in the Stable, at the end of the song they were able to choose their own animal sound so we really did feel like we were in the stable! Earlier in the week we had a visit from the St Peter’s Barbershop groups. We always look forward to their visit at Christmas because they really give our young children something to aspire to when they are a little older. We rounded the week off with our House Singing competition, there has been much excitement around school with the children all desperately trying to find out the songs from each house! There could only be one winner though and this year Micklegate lifted the trophy! Well done to everyone involved! We finished our final assembly with the 12 Days of Christmas, now a firm 2-8 tradition at Christmas! The children enjoyed standing up with their classmates to sing their line of the song, it really got us all into the Christmas spirit. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas holiday! Mrs Hayden.
SCHOOL COUNCIL Council wanted to reinforce the School Council motto of… ”Be kind.”
We painted Kindness Rocks and displayed them on the school steps to make people smile and remind them to always be kind. Well done Council, you have done a great job this term!
REQUEST FOR READERS
We are looking for a parent or grandparent who would be willing to come along one day a week to hear readers in Reception. If you think you can help, please speak to a member of the Reception team.
Many thanks
MICKLEGATE
Dear Parents,
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CHRISTMAS 2021
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What a fantastic term the children at St. Peter's 2-8 have had from various gymnastic activities to superstar rugby players. I am extremely proud of all the children; of how they have grown in confidence, displaying brilliant resilience and worked with other children in their classes. I cannot wait to start our new
sports in the new term! Here are some photos to show just how busy we have been.
Year! We cannot wait to hear the children’s stories about their Christmas break!
Miss Hopper and I would like to share a special thank you for the lovely Christmas cards and presents we have received. We hope you and your families have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New
All the best, Miss Flockhart and Miss Hopper
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Merry Christmas everyone!
The magic of Christmas has truly arrived in Reception this week! We have had 'the most wonderful time of the year' making natural Christmas wreaths on Tuesday using the herbs, holly, ivy and plants from around the campus as well as sparkly tealight holders encrusted with 'snow' and leaves. now full not only with their Christmas Activity day goodies but the Christmas cards they have Wednesday was the much anticipated made for you and a very special treat from their Christingle event where the children took the Cook School baking project this half term. Christingles they had made to chapel for a
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beautiful nativity service; the children's singing Every child has baked their family a Christmas and behaviour was so beautiful with only a few cake which they have carefully iced and sweets nibbled by the end! : ) decorated. We want to say a HUGE thank you to The Christmas Activity day was such a treat for the inimitable 'Mrs Walkers' for all the love, the children, they made some gorgeous crafts, thought and time they put into this amazing Christmas 'bake off' - we hope you enjoy them! including reindeer food for Christmas Eve! A Christmas disco and fun games with Mrs Flockhart and Miss Hopper rounded off a perfect day! The children's Christmas bags are
We want to wish all our Reception children and their families a very Merry Christmas, we hope Father Christmas is good to you all!
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What an amazing first term we have had in Year 1! From dinosaurs to pirates and time machines, there isn't much that we haven't covered! We are all so proud of the skills Year 1 have developed and refined as the term has progressed; you are all mini artists, engineers, writers, mathematicians and scientists in the making. You make us so proud to be your teachers.
YEAR 1 name a few. On Thursday we held the most beautiful Christingle Service and we were so proud of the grown up and sensible attitude of Year 1 (most of us managed to not eat all of our sweets before we left the chapel)!
This week has been all about getting into the We hope you have a well-deserved break over the Christmas spirit! We have had Christmas discos, festive period and we wish you a Merry Christmas crafting and Christmas games to Christmas and a COVID-free New Year!
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Our gallop through the history of York has ended in style with a discovery of the Victorian Christmas! We have been as busy as Santa’s elves over the last 2 weeks, making oranges with cloves, candles for our tree, gingerbread houses, robin Christmas cards and, this week, making crackers! Did you know that crackers were a Victorian invention? We have printed our own paper, written jokes, made hats, made chocolate buttons with sprinkles and put them altogether to make top class, luxury crackers! Through the work this term we have understood what the word ‘chronological’ means in history and we know LOADS about each era! We took on a mystery maths challenge, looking for naughty elves and have enjoyed sending and receiving Christmas cards with our friends. We have had a fantastic time on Activity Day, creating Christmas crafts and eating a yummy Christmas lunchthank you to the kitchen staff. It has all been very exciting and we are VERY ready (says Mrs Hall…) for our holiday now. See you all in January, Year 2, when we have a new, exciting theme for you all. Happy Christmas from all of the Year 2 teachers and teaching assistants- ho, ho, ho!
Year 2 will need their Forest School kit on Monday 10th Januarywhatever the weather! Please could you send it in on that day. Thank you!
It has been a truly wonderful end to the term in Year Three! Alongside rehearsing for our Christingle and Young Voices concert next year, we have been making Christmas crafts, baking and getting into the Christmas spirit with or Christmas Activity day. This term we have delved into the world of Narnia and channelled our learning through the mysterious and wonderful imagination of C.S.Lewis. Amongst other things, we have explored the topic of ice, created wire sculptures, baked treats, learnt about WW2, been on school trips to Murton Park and the theatre, made Anderson Shelters, use different media
to create various pieces of art and written creatively, using our imaginations and our text, The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe, as inspiration. We are immensely proud of all of the children for their hard work, resilience and enthusiasm towards their learning this term. We hope everyone has an exciting, magical Christmas and would like to wish you all a healthy and happy 2022. We are already looking forward to coming back to school in January to see what our theme for next term will be!
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FoSP next Term - Dates for the diary We have a couple of events diarised for next term which we hope you will be able to join us for. More details to come in the New Year. • Curry & Quiz Night - Fri 18th March (adults only). • • Valentine’s Disco - Tues 15th Feb (children only). • • Valentine’s Pop-Up Cafe - Tues 15th Feb 3.20pm (everyone!).