Posts From Curriculum Category

Nov

🌊 Whispering Waves and Bottled Dreams – Starlings Explore Personification 🌊

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🌊From Bottles to Beaches – A Literary Journey in Starlings Class 📖 Starlings Class Dive into the Depths of Personification Today in Starlings class, the sea wasn’t just salty—it sighed, danced, and whispered secrets to the shore. Inspired by the beautifully poetic picture book The Uncorker of Bottles, our young writers have been exploring the […]

Nov

🎆 Sparkles, Safety & Sweet Tomatoes – Wrens’ Wonderful Week so Far 🪴

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🍅🎨 From Garden to Glitter – Wrens Shine Bright! At St Peter’s, we love to celebrate the small moments that help our children Love, Learn and Shine – and Wrens have certainly been doing just that this week! 🌱 A Tasty Gift from the Garden Nina has been carefully growing tomatoes over the summer, and […]

Nov

✏️ Words That Shine. Eagles Children Begin Writing Journey with Flair ✏️

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📚 Setting the Scene: Eagles Class Dazzle with Descriptive Writing ✏️ This week in Eagles Class, our hardworking children have launched into a new writing unit focused on setting descriptions and what a start they’ve made. From the very first lesson, the children have shown a flair for language, using exciting vocabulary and experimenting with […]

Nov

🌱 From Little Seeds to Big Hearts: Growing Compassion in Worship and Beyond 🧡

Posted In Curriculum, Worship

🌟 Exploring Compassion at St Peter’s CE Primary School 💛 At St Peter’s, our school vision—Love, Learn, Shine—guides everything we do. This half term, we’re embracing a theme that lies at the very heart of our vision: Compassion. Rooted in the powerful words from Colossians 3:12, “Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience,” our collective worship will […]

Nov

🔦 Spotlight on Learning: Our Shining Stars Board 🔦

Posted In Curriculum, Lets Celebrate

📚 From Art to Biography: Children’s Work That Truly Shines. 🖼️ We’re excited to share that our Shining Stars board, proudly displayed just outside the Headteacher’s office, has had a wonderful update and it’s looking fantastic, This special space is dedicated to celebrating the incredible work produced by our children each and every week. It’s […]

Oct

🌱 Green Gazette Goes Digital! 🌍

Posted In Community, Curriculum

🌱 Green Gazette Goes Digital! 🌍 Introducing Our Eco Newsletter – Now Powered by Canva We’re excited to launch Green Gazette, our refreshed climate education newsletter, now created using Canva! This new format follows the fantastic Canva training at today’s All Staff Conference and allows us to share eco-friendly tips, student projects, and sustainability updates […]

Oct

Inspired by History: Powerful Writing from Our Young Authors

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Over the last few weeks children from Eagles and Ravens have been exploring the powerful themes in Beverley Naidoo’s Journey to Jo’burg, a story set during apartheid in South Africa. The book sparked thoughtful conversations and inspired children to learn more about Nelson Mandela—his life, his values, and his incredible journey towards justice and equality. […]

Oct

Soluble or Not? Year 5&6 Dive into Dissolving Discoveries!

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Discovering dissolving  Year 5/6 conducted and experiment to explore dissolving. The aim of the experiment was to discover which materials were soluble or insoluble in water. Some children were surprised by their findings! We extended our learning further by discussing what happens when the solution becomes saturated and reaches its maximum solute amount.

Oct

Meet the Pet Plants: Climate Crew Brings Green Companions to Every Classroom

Posted In Curriculum, Events

Pet Plants arrive at St Peter’s  During their first meeting of the year, the Climate Crew planted and delivered a spider ‘pet’ plant for every class in school. There are many benefits to having plants in the classroom including: fresher air, improved wellbeing, connecting children to the environment, use as a lesson subject and they encourage responsibility. The spider plants will […]

Oct

Little Pumpkins, Big Smiles: at our Autumn Stay and Play

Posted In Community, Curriculum, Events

This afternoon our Early Years team welcomed families to a magical Autumn Stay and Play session filled with spooky fun, seasonal creativity, and joyful learning. The classroom was transformed into a cosy autumn wonderland, complete with pumpkins, cobwebs, and just the right amount of friendly frights! Children explored themed activity stations designed to spark curiosity […]