Children in Year Four have had a splendid two days at Herd Farm Outdoor Learning Centre this week. They enjoyed the beautiful surroundings of Herd Farm taking party in a varied activity programme designed to build their confidence, resilience and teamwork knowledge and skills. The children are pleased to share some of their thoughts from […]
There was great excitement among our Year 4 children this morning as they all gathered together to set off for their residential visit to Herd Farm. They have had a super first day so far settling into their new accommodation, making beds and exploring the site. This afternoon they have completed the first two of […]
Climate Education We are delighted to share that as part of our ongoing work on climate education St Peter’s have achieved Level 1 of the RHS School Gardening awards! 🌺🌳🌻. To achieve this the school with our children have demonstrated a commitment to making to most of green spaces in school including thinking creatively of […]
We are delighted to offer a wide variety of clubs at both lunchtimes and after school with hopefully something of interest to everyone. As we begin the summer term we return to offering children in Upper Key Stage Two the chance to take part in the Archbishop of York Young Leaders Award. Young people have […]
Music This term, Herons have been composing pieces about the rainforest using a mix of tuned percussion and body percussion. Having written a 4-bar loop piece for each, they combined them, rehearsing and performing their pieces this week. We thought about how structure, pitch and dynamics made us think about different bits of the rainforest. […]
Herons Class enjoyed a Japanese themed morning in which they learned about this fascinating country’s language and culture. This included dressing up in traditional outfits, learning a traditional dance and sushi tasting. Wasabi was on offer for those who dared to try! On Friday, Eagles and Ravens had a World War Two themed eco workshop; […]
Artizan International – Love, Learn, Shine mosaic tile design competition After SATS, Year 6 have an exciting mosaic project to look forward to. The children will be working with Artizan interventional to make 3 large tiles which will be displayed in school. The competition launched this week is for Year 6 only. The challenge is […]
On Wednesday, our Climate Crew took part in an exciting climate change event at RHS Harlow Carr. The children took part in three fascinating workshops about waste and recycling, supporting biodiversity and living in a more eco-friendly way. Mrs Pywell was blown away by the children’s brilliant contributions to the workshops – they threw themselves […]
Children in Key Stage Two have had their history learning brought to life with a visit from living history specialists from Murton Park this week. Equipped with a host of artefacts and clothing items children learn from expert historians in a special assembly and follow up workshops. They had the chance to handle artefacts learning […]
