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Newsletter No: 1 Friday, 11th September 2020
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May I take this opportunity to welcome all children, parents, grandparents and friends of the school to the new academic year! Compass is the weekly newsletter of St Peter’s (2-8) where we share the highlights of the week, notices of exciting activities on the horizon and general communication to the school community. We do attempt to limit the emails we send to you as parents in an attempt to avoid a bulging inbox. There will be an email with information for parents on a Tuesday and the newsletter on a Friday. We also post photos on our Facebook page and would appreciate it if you ‘like’ our page! There will be photos posted on Facebook www.facebook.com/ stpetersschoolyork2.8/, Twitter @PhilHardyCPS and @stpeters2_8 and Instagram @stpeters2_8 regularly displaying a small glimpse of day to day school life.
Romans, and we already have some very useful slaves. There have been several developments over the Summer at school. The Reception classrooms and outdoor area have had a makeover, which look amazing. This has allowed for direct access to the outdoors promoting our aims of improving outdoor learning. Please have a look here: https:// youtu.be/xlri4YEftlQ
Unfortunately, we are unable to host our Parent Information Evenings as we would normally do. This year you should have received a PowerPoint presentation and a Leaflet providing details of the theme your child will be experiencing this term. Hopefully these will provide you with an opportunity to read about the ethos The playground was finally completed behind our curriculum and details of what over the summer with a new surface. We to expect during the academic year. Once are delighted to welcome four new again if you have any queries or concerns members of staff this term. Laura Moores please don’t hesitate to contact us. joins Nursery on Fridays, Rachel Walker and Ilona Podlejski have joined Reception Huge thanks to you all for your patience and Julia Salisbury Year 3. We are so and understanding during this difficult pleased to have them with us. We would time. Drop off and pick up is working as also like to extend a massive well as to be expected. For the safety of congratulations to Miss Flockhart, who all, please can I encourage you to remain completed her NQT year last year. socially distanced at these times.
It has been a fabulous start to the school year. On Monday you could feel the excitement as children arrived at school sharing stories of the adventures they have had over the summer.
The children have enjoyed a full physical education programme, music lessons, forest school, Italian lessons and Swimming this week. Tomorrow will be the first swimming lessons for the Reception children and I look forward to All of the children have settled into the routine of school, have made new friends meeting children and parents there, at and are thoroughly enjoying themselves - their allocated time slot. long may this continue. We do pride ourselves on the working Our themes for the term are: Year 1Tribal Classroom exploring diversity and belonging. Year 2- The Firebird and there is already great excitement at the discovery of a golden egg. Year 3 Resilient
The staff have been incredible preparing to fully reopen school for your children. The classrooms and learning spaces are absolutely inspirational and I can’t thank both the teaching and support staff enough for their remarkable efforts across the school. I hope you have a wonderful and restful weekend.
relationships we foster between parents Best wishes, and school. The more we can strengthen those bonds the more we enhance the learning experience your child will have at St Peter’s. If you are unsure of anything at all please do not hesitate to contact your
Mrs Podlejski
Mrs Moores
child's class teacher, Mrs Clarke or myself as it’s important that issues are dealt with at the earliest opportunity. Our doors are always open.
Mrs Walker
Mrs Salisbury