We must all pass on enormous thanks for a brilliant St Peter’s Fest this year.  The Friends of St Peter’s PTA, led so ably and impressively by Charmaine Bennett, provided us with a great summer celebration for the whole school community.  It was a wonderful evening of music, entertainment and attractions, and will have raised plenty of money for St Peter’s.  Thank you to everyone involved in setting up and running the evening, and then tidying up after the event, and of course thank you to all in the St Peter’s school community and beyond who supported the celebration of summer!

Over the same weekend, one of our two local parishes, Sacred Heart and St Peter the Apostle in Waterlooville, celebrated its centenary anniversary.  Mass was celebrated for this on Sunday 25^th June, providing a time to reflect on the presence of a Catholic parish in Waterlooville and the links over the past 60 years with our very own St Peter’s primary school.  This wonderful celebration was a joyous event, and comes ahead of the school’s own 60^th Diamond anniversary which we will mark in 2024.

Mr R Cunningham
Headteacher

The pupils at St Peter’s enjoyed traditional sports days this week, with Early Years and Key Stage 1 competing on Monday in the sun, and Key Stage 2 competing on Tuesday after the thunder, lightning and downpours that started the morning!  Our PE coaches from CM Sports set up an incredible circuit of sporting activities to test speed, agility and teamwork from the pupils first of all.  This was then followed by heats and finals of sprint races for each year group.

All of the activities earned points for the pupils, with the winning house set to be announced as part of our end of term awards.  Each sports day was attended by a throng of parents, carers and families to cheer on the young competitors.  Refreshments were provided by the Friends of St Peter’s PTA, for whose support we are always grateful.

Mr R Cunningham
Headteacher

Our Year 2 pupils recently celebrated an incredible, vibrant and colourful Pentecost worship.  All of the prayers and reflections used in the service were written by the pupils themselves, and were read out to a congregation of over 80 family adults with great confidence.

In keeping with a typical birthday celebration, the liturgy included singing and dancing by the pupils, and Fr Jeremy made each child feel special in his homily and blessing.

Mr R Cunningham
Headteacher

To celebrate the recent Feast of the Ascension, our Key Stage 2 pupils celebrated a special liturgy.  Children performed extracts from 3 of the Gospels, giving ‘personal accounts’ from the Evangelists of the works of Christ after His resurrection.

As soon as we returned from the Whitsun half-term break, it was all systems go for the pupils at St Peter’s.  Pupils in Years 2 and 3 had cricket coaching from the Chance to Shine charity.  Whilst the coaching came a bit too late for some of our pupils to be called up for this summer’s Ashes series, it was a great chance for them to have specialist coaching session.  Meanwhile, 12 pupils went with Mrs Pearson to the Hot Walls in Southsea to visit the art studios and investigate the many art installations that appear at various points along the seafront.  Year 6 are well underway in rehearsing for their end of year show, Matilda Junior, which will be performed to families towards the end of term.

And finally, our youngest learners in Year R set off on an intrepid trip this week.  They ventured down to Hilsea Lines for a Forest School day, learning lots about the outdoors and the environment.  Great thanks to the staff and parent volunteers who helped to make this trip possible – we look forward to expanding our forest school experience at St peter’s in the future.

Mr R Cunningham
Headteacher

Mr R Cunningham
Headteacher

Well done to all of the pupils in Year 6 who this week have completed their Standard Assessment Tests (SATs).  The girls and boys have worked incredibly hard this year, being as well prepared as possible for the tests.  We know, however, that the worth of a child and the value of a school is so much greater than anything that can be captured in a test score.  The SATs in Year 2 take a different format at the end of Key Stage 1, and remain ongoing.  My thanks must go to colleagues throughout the school who themselves work so hard to prepare pupils for both the tests and the full curriculum, keeping children calm and confident as they meet various challenges.

Mr R Cunningham
Headteacher

In school on Friday, pupils took part in a range of learning activities related to the Coronation, with many producing items to take home to add to the celebrations over the long weekend.

And of course, in keeping with St Peter’s tradition, Mrs Carter-Hall baked some crown themed colour coordinated biscuits for all the pupils in the school.

Mr R Cunningham

Headteacher

It was all aboard for our Year 2 pupils as they visited the Sea City Museum in Southampton as part of their Titanic study.  Ahead of the trip, the children had learnt lots of Titanic facts, such as the fourth funnel not issuing smoke as it was there for show not necessity, or that coal had to be taken from the White Star Line’s sister ships for Titanic’s maiden voyage as a recent strike had led to a coal shortage.  Did you know these facts?  As well as receiving great guided tours at the museum, the Year 2 pupils also gifted a book of their own writing to the museum as a thank you for the visit, and some extracts from this book went straight onto the museum’s FaceBook page to reach a wider audience.  As always, great thanks foes to both the school staff for organising the trip, and to family adult volunteers who accompanied the trip, making for a rich and unforgettable learning experience for the pupils.

Mr R Cunningham
Headteacher

The St Peter’s Catholic Primary School community gathered in full on Monday 17^th April to celebrate the risen Lord at Easter.  Over 420 pupils came together to reflect upon our Lenten and Holy Week journey that we undertook before the fortnight’s holiday, and then to celebrate the resurrection of Christ and Eastertide.

It really is quite a sight to see so many young faces gathered together for prayer, song and worship, and a real joy and honour to be able to lead this on a weekly basis.

Mr R Cunningham
Headteacher