In Year 6, at St Peter’s, we have been learning about Archbishop Oscar Romero. He worked in El Salvador. He spoke out against poverty and social injustice in the country. He spoke up for people who were getting no help or who could not speak up for themselves. He told the world about the terrible things that were happening in the country. He even went to Rome to tell the Pope.

In his sermon on 23 March 1980, Romero ordered the army to stop killing people: “In the name of God, and in the name of this suffering people whose cries rise to heaven more loudly each day, I beg you, I implore you, I order you, in the name of God, stop the repression!” The next day, a shot killed Romero as he said Mass. A UN report later found that Major Roberto D’Aubuisson, had ordered Romero’s death. Thousands came to the funeral.

The Year 6 children created their Romero crosses thinking about their life at St Peter’s, their new secondary school, their families and the church community.

Each cross is unique to the child who created it.

These crosses will be a gift to St Peter’s, from the Year 6 children, as a way of giving thanks for all they have learnt, while being pupils there.

The crosses will be blessed at the Year 6 Leavers Mass and will then be distributed among the classes at St Peter’s, for them to use in their class worship and liturgies.

“Walking hand in hand with God to make our world a better place”

Here are just a  small sample of the amazing crosses the children made.  Each one has been  carefully and thoughtfully crafted. 

Thank you Year 6, what a wonderful gift to our school…we will cherish them!

The Year 4 children learnt about the firflies of Australia and then, using this knowledge, created their ‘Dusk Explorer’ pictures.  The pictures show the silhouettes of people who have spent the evening gleefully ctaching fireflies in jar and using them as a light source.

I think they look tremendous…don’t you?

The talented Year One artists created these cute penguins, as part of their study about Antarctica.  The children then paraded them onto the field for our Carnival of the World.

Which penguin is the cutest?…..You decide!

Here is just a small selection of the sensational stamps that the children created.

Our school is delighted to be taking part in Royal Mail’s Heroes Stamp Design Competition,
honouring the heroes of the coronavirus pandemic.
Eight pupils from primary and secondary schools across the UK will become the designers
of this stamp set, and one could be a child from St Peter’s!

Key information:

• Eight designs will be chosen for this stamp series from Royal Mail.
• One of the designs could be yours.
• Her Majesty The Queen will approve the winning stamp designs before they are printed and issued.
• There are 120 great prizes on offer for area winners and runners up.
• Plus, cash prizes for the winning schools too.

We will be designing and creating our stamps, in school, during our Art lessons.  However, there is nothing stopping you think about your stamp design and even having a practise at home.  Please feel free to bring any ideas and artwork, linked to this exciting competition, to your next art lesson

Who is your hero?

• Have a think about the heroes over the past year.
• Which hero or heroes will you honour on your stamp?

The design is completely your choice, but here are some ideas:

• Captain Sir Tom Moore
• NHS Staff
• Teachers
• Refuse Collectors
• Cleaning Staff
• Emergency Service
• Delivery Drivers
• Supermarket Workers
• Public Transport Workers
• Many other groups of people such as vaccine scientists, military personnel and food bank volunteers have also worked non-stop to keep the country moving.
• A family member who has helped you.

We read the Dr Seuss book, One Fish, Two Fish……

……we then created our own fish, in the style of Dr Seuss, using chalk pastels and oil pastels.  Year 1 concentrated SO well and the finished work is splendid.

The children learnt about Bandi Chhor Divas (“Day of Liberation”) and how it is important to the Sikh religion.  The children then created dioramas and included a Gurdwara, which is a Sikh place of worship.  The really enjoyed creating their dioramas and the end results are an absolute delight!

The children learnt that, in Hebrew, the word SHALOM means peace, or complete.  The children then created a piece of artwork to represent these meanings.  They chose what media they wanted and the results are spectacular!  Do you have a favourite?

The children enjoyed learning about prayer mats. Prayer mats are important in Muslim prayer as they keep the worshipper comfy and clean and can show you where Mecca is if it has a compass.

The children then designed their own prayer mats…which look amazing!

The children learnt about the Festival of Holi. Holi marks the arrival of spring and the end of winter. It is usually celebrated in March. In 2021 Holi will begin on Monday March 29.

The children created their own rangoli patterns, using coloured salt.  It was fiddly, but great fun!

 We had a wonderful morning, in Year 6, creating these mesmerising House in the Night pictures.