And in the blink of an eye, the second half of the summer term is underway.  Or, to put it differently, the final 7 weeks of this school year are now upon us!  A range of our pupils went through national statutory tests in May, and others continue to do so in June, all well prepared academically and pastorally by wonderful St Peter’s staff.  The summer term in June and July brings with it usual and unusual events – this year we will have our usual Sports Days, SummerFest, St Peters and St Paul Feast Day celebrations, Year 4 camping on the school field and Year 6 presenting their end of year show The Wizard of Oz (Youth Edition), as well as the less usual events such as marking our school’s 60^th Jubilee, the Football Euros, the Paris Olympics and giving pupils an insight into the democratic process through education around the General Election.  

Of course, the first week of this half-term began with learning events to commemorate the 80^th Anniversary of the D-Day landings on the beaches of Normandy.  Each class in school took part in age-appropriate learning about the significance of this major event (please don’t believe the media when they say such topics are not taught in school), with Year 4 in particular going deeper.  The Year 4 History topic for this half term is to investigate and assess the role that Portsmouth played in changing the course of the Second World War in Europe, and they received a more detailed presentation on the global and historical context of D-Day.  This included a presentation by me, reprising my former role as a History teacher!

We are also pleased to let you know that working in partnership with Hampshire Design Studios we have produced a commemorative tea towel that all the children have worked on in school. The tea towels have been produced in recognition of St Peter’s 60th Jubilee this year and should provide a nice memento for all families of their child being at St Peter’s in our 60th year.

The tea towels are available to purchase through the below website link at £4.99 each, along with a whole range of jubilee merchandise available to buy. All funds raised through the purchase of merchandise and tea towels go directly back towards school resources, so you are supporting school with any purchases made.

St Peter’s 60th Jubilee Merchandise Shop

We thank you for your ongoing support and look forward to sharing Jubilee celebrations with you over the coming weeks.

A busy few weeks ahead then – watch this space for updates!

Mr R Cunningham
Headteacher