We’re half way through May, with beautiful blue skies and clear yet crisp sunny days. It seems odd that we are just one week away from the summer half-term break having been on term-time closure now for 6 school weeks. Well done to all the Year 6 pupils for working so hard this year, as on Thursday they would have finished their SATs in school.
Please see below links to this week’s Sunday Liturgy and home prayers, plus a letter sent in response to St Peter’s contribution to the Royal Navy Dockyard’s VE Day commemorations. Well done to all the pupils who contributed, and thank you to Mrs Pearson, Mrs Edge and Mr Crozier who coordinated our submission.
https://www.tentenresources.co.uk/primary-subscription/prayers-for-home/sunday-liturgy-for-families/
https://www.tentenresources.co.uk/primary-subscription/prayers-for-home/homeprayer-2020-05-18/
Mr R Cunningham
Headteacher
HMS NELSON
Room 251, Victory Building
HMNB Portsmouth
PO1 3LS
Our Ref: COB_13_05_2020/VE75
13 May 20
St Peter’s Catholic Primary School
Stakes Hill Road
Waterlooville
PO7 7BP
Dear Mr Cunningham,
Please let me take the opportunity to pass on my heartfelt thanks for your wonderful contribution to our VE Day 75 celebrations. Frustratingly limited in both scope and ability, I suspect just like you, our grand plans for honouring the memory and the sacrifice was significantly curtailed. We sounded our horns and flew some additional flags, but what really caught the eye were the fabulous drawings and paintings submitted by the kids from your school. Having canvassed the local schools, the response was outstanding, but St Peter’s eclipsed them all with upwards of 80 plus contributions! Mrs Joyce did a wonderful job of distributing them across our estate, but all displayed prominently in the areas with the highest footfall. All visitors to the Base were greeted by the artwork in the reception centre and, without exception, of our sailors dining in the main dining hall were lifted by the colourful extravaganza. We chose the dining room to highlight your contribution specifically because the photographs from you WW2 and evacuee project generated a genuine feeling of pathos, but also a connection with the past. For that I am truly grateful.
My role on the Bank Holiday was ringing the bell in the dockyard church (St Ann’s), but before I undertook this slightly unusual task I managed to ride around the Base on my bike, taking videos of the artwork, some of which I uploaded to Twitter (@CaptDavidGeorge). Have a look, you will spot some of your work!
Again, on behalf of all in Her Majesty’s Naval Base Portsmouth and HMS NELSON, my sincere thanks.
God bless and stay safe!
David M George
Captain Royal Navy
Captain of the Base