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Jan

🎨 Sparrows Discover the Magic of Mixing Green!

Posted In Curriculum

  Today in Year Two, Sparrows Class stepped into the wonderful world of colour mixing as part of their Art learning journey. Guided by Miss Corrigan, the children explored how secondary colours are created and how artists can adjust shades to bring their work to life. Miss Corrigan shared: “Today in Art, we have been […]

Jan

✨ Beam Brilliant! Year 5/6 Eagles Investigate the Magic of Light

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🔦 Year 5/6 Eagles Explore the Science of Light This week, the Year 5/6 Eagles enjoyed a wonderfully hands-on and active science lesson investigating how light travels and changes direction. Children took their learning outdoors first, using tennis balls to represent beams of light. By rolling the balls in straight lines and bouncing them off […]

Jan

👐 Makaton Lunchtime Club Brings Farmyard Signs to Life

Posted In Clubs & Enrichment

🐄 Signing Together: Year 6 Makaton Leaders Help Our Children Shine🌟 Our popular Makaton lunchtime club has been busy learning new signs this week, led by Mrs Jones, Miss Ward and our wonderful Year 6 Makaton leaders. Together, the children explored signs for some common farmyard animals, including cow, sheep, chicken, pig and horse. Once […]

Jan

🕌 Year 3 Owls Explore Islam: A Special Afternoon of Learning

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Year 3 Owls Explore Islam: A Special Afternoon of Learning This half term in RE, our Owls Year 3 children are learning all about the faith of Islam. This week, they have been finding out about a special place of worship for most Muslims called a Mosque, and what a Muslim typically does to prepare […]

Jan

🎙️ Speaking to Shine: How Stem Sentences Build Confident Voices at St Peter’s

Posted In Curriculum, Notices

💬 From “I Dunno” to “I Think That…” – The Power of Stem Sentences in Every Lesson At St Peter’s we believe that every child has a voice worth hearing. Our oracy strategy is all about helping children talk, think and explain clearly, so they can Love, Learn and Shine in every part of school […]

Jan

🕯️ Courage to Remember: Marking Holocaust Memorial Day at St Peter’s

Posted In Curriculum, Events, Worship

🕊️ Shining a Light in the Darkness: Our Courage Worship and Holocaust Memorial Day This half term, our worship theme at St Peter’s is Courage. In school we have been exploring what courage looks like in everyday life for our children – and how, even when things feel difficult or unfair, we can still choose […]

Jan

🎉 Celebrating 120 Years of Stories: Year 1’s Library Adventure

Posted In Community, Curriculum

🌙 From Moon Landings to Library Ladders: Kingfishers Explore Our Local Library The Year 1 Kingfishers enjoyed a wonderful visit to our local library today, discovering new books, learning how libraries work, and playing an important part in celebrating its 120th anniversary. As soon as they stepped inside, the children were delighted to spot the […]

Jan

😊 Owls Shine with Gratitude in My Happy Mind Session

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Owls Year 3: Celebrating Gratitude Together This afternoon, Owls Class took part in a heart‑warming myHappymind session exploring the ‘Gratitude Domino Effect’. The children sat together and shared reasons why they are grateful for one another. As each child spoke, you could truly feel the appreciation and kindness spreading around the room—just like falling dominos. […]

Jan

✨ Belonging and Beliefs in Wrens: Exploring Our World Views

Posted In Curriculum

🕊️ Where Do We Belong? Wrens Discover Faith, Family and Community🌍  🌈 Wrens RE & World Views Learning This week in Wrens, our children have been exploring some of life’s big questions as part of their RE and World Views learning: Where do we belong? Which groups do some religious people belong to? We began […]

Jan

📚 SATs Support: Helping Our Children Feel Ready and Confident

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At St Peter’s, we want every child to Love, Learn and Shine. As part of our commitment to helping our Year 6 children feel calm, confident and well‑prepared for their KS2 SATs, we are delighted to share a set of high‑quality maths support booklets now available in school. These KS2 SATs question booklets have been […]