Posts From Curriculum Category

Feb

Book Wish List Campaign

Posted In Community, Curriculum

To celebrate the opening of the new St Peter’s School library the school and FOSP have launched a ‘wish list’ campaign in partnership with local independent bookshop Imagined Things which aims to restock the school library with additional books. Anyone can support St Peter’s and its children by stopping by Imagined Things Bookshop on Montpellier […]

Feb

Sharing our Singing Shine

Posted In Curriculum, Music

Young Voices Concert 2024 We were delighted to a large number of our Key Stage Two choir to perform as part of the Yong Voices concert in Sheffield on Monday. The choir have ben busy rehearsing for many weeks learning a number of songs in preparation for this wonderful event. After a morning of final […]

Feb

Library Refurbishment

Posted In Curriculum

We are delighted to share some pictures of our new library in action. We would like to say a huge THANK YOU to FOSP who made a significant contribution from their funds they raised last year. Thank you to everyone who supported and donated to a FOSP event. Your contributions made this possible. Thank you […]

Feb

Debating

Posted In Curriculum

Children in Year 5/6 are currently learning how to construct a balanced argument. To prepare for this, they have been holding formal debates in class by putting Goldilocks on trial to debate the motion: Is Goldilocks guilty of a crime? The children put together some sound arguments and every child took part, articulating their arguments […]

Feb

Tchoukball Club

Posted In Curriculum, Sports

Children from Year 3 & 4 have very much enjoyed working with Mr Crooks this term in their after school tchoukball club. Tchoukball is a fast-paced and fun-filled sport suited for all ages and abilities. It’s uniquely positioned as one of the few mixed-gender sports in the UK and is perfect for school settings. Check […]

Feb

Happy Safer Internet Day 2024

Posted In Curriculum

Tuesday 6 February marks Safer Internet Day. We marked the day with a special collective worship looking at keeping safe online. We also welcomed PCSO Martin Powel in to school on Friday to work with children in Year 5&6 exploring this topic. We have published a special Safer Internet Day online safety parent newsletter on […]

Feb

Herons History Study

Posted In Curriculum

Children in Herons have recently completed a learning sequence thinking about Ancient Egypt. The children developed their knowledge and understanding of chronology by looking at a world timeline and locating the Egyptian time frame. They were able to say what happened before and what came after and also what was happening in different countries at […]

Feb

Cycle Awareness Training

Posted In Curriculum

We were delighted to welcome back colleagues from North Yorkshire ‘Bikeability’ this week. Bikeability is the government’s national cycle training programme. It helps children learn practical skills and understand how to cycle on today’s roads equipping them with the skills and confidence to cycle on today’s roads, Children undertake two days of training beginning on the […]

Feb

Shared Learning

Posted In Community, Curriculum

We are blessed to have a dedicated and expert staff team at St Peter’s who work incredibly hard for the children at St Peter’s and beyond. Miss Crankshaw is NCETM Accredited Professional Development Lead Teacher NCETM Mastery Specialist Teacher. We regularly welcome Teacher Research Groups (TRG) to St Peter’s to discuss best practice in maths […]

Jan

Young Leaders Award

Posted In Curriculum

We are delighted to be delivering the Archbishop of York Young Leaders Award programme to a group of our Year 6 children. They meet every Friday after school. The Young Leaders Award (YLA) is a fully resourced leadership and character education programme that helps children realise their potential as leaders challenging them to ‘be the change […]