Posts From Community Category

Mar

Our Spiritual Shine

Posted In Community, Events, Worship

We were delighted to welcome Sue Kirby and a team of wonderful volunteers from both St Peter’s and St Paul’s churches into school this week to host the running of a prayer and reflective spaces event. On Monday the team transformed ‘The Snug’ into a prayer and reflective spaces room ready for visits from Tuesday. […]

Mar

Book Shop Prize Winners Visit

Posted In Community, Events

We were delighted to take our World Book Day competition winners to a special book workshop at Waterstones Bookshop in Harrogate this week. All the children had won their class book cover competition and enjoyed a lovely visit. The children had the opportunity to learn about how the shop operates, browse the books and enjoy […]

Feb

World Thinking Day

Posted In Community, Events

We were delighted to be involved in recognising and celebrating World Thinking Day this week. Celebrated since 1926, World Thinking Day is a day of international friendship. It is an opportunity to celebrate the Girl Guiding and Scouting Movements speak out on issues that affect young people and fundraise for 10.8 million Girl Guides and […]

Dec

Lower School RE Visit

Posted In Community, Curriculum

Children from lower school visited St Peter’s Church this morning as part of their Religious Education (RE) learning for this half term. Children have been exploring the question ‘ ‘Why is Christmas so special to Christians? and ‘What is the good news Christians believe Jesus brings.’ They received a very warm welcome from the Mrs […]

Dec

Eco Council – Christmas Jumper Exchange

Posted In Community, Curriculum

Many thanks to Mrs Williams and the children from the Eco-Council who organised our first sustainable Christmas jumper exchange at lunchtime on Thursday this week. Thank you also to everyone who brought in or donated a jumper. Children who brought in a jumper received a golden swap ticket which enabled them to select a new […]

Dec

Sharing Our Christmas Shine

Posted In Community, Music

We were delighted to be invited to take both our school choirs to the Harrogate Christmas market this week. Despite the cold the children sang beautifully entertaining families and many visitors to the market with a range of traditional and more modern Christmas songs. Very well done to all the children who represented the school […]

Dec

Advent Tradition

Posted In Community

We were delighted to welcome the newest members of our St Peter’s family to continue our Christmas tree decorating tradition this week. Children from Wrens class popped in before the start of school on Monday to help place a decoration on our entrance hall tree. Thank you to everyone who took the time to help […]

Nov

A Musical Treat

Posted In Community, Music

Children in Year 6 were treated to a musical performance this week with an invitation to attend the dress rehearsal of Annie performed by students at St Aidan’s was a pleasure to see many former St Peter’s children performing and continuing to share their shine. The children thoroughly enjoyed their afternoon. A huge thank you […]

Nov

We Will Remember Them

Posted In Community, Curriculum

On Monday this week across St Peter’s we paused to mark Remembrance Day. Children respectfully observed a period of silence to remember and give thanks for all those who serve to keep us safe.  Different classes remembered in different ways through discussion and different pieces of work. Here are some remembrance day pieces of art […]

Oct

Your Harrogate Awards

Posted In Community

Really privileged to accompany two wonderful colleagues to the Your Harrogate Local Hero Awards last night. Our wonderful and much loved St Peter’s Assistant Headteacher and SENDCO Alice Jones was a finalist in the teacher of the year category and our fantastic highly respected CEO of Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust (YCST) Jane Goodwin was representing […]