{"id":1967,"date":"2026-05-06T11:50:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T11:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/headteacher\/?p=1967"},"modified":"2026-05-08T12:44:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:44:17","slug":"celebrating-sir-david","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/headteacher\/2026\/05\/06\/celebrating-sir-david\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Sir David Attenborough"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pupils at St Peter\u2019s have been marking the 100<sup>th<\/sup> birthday of Sir David Attenborough with a nature-inspired art competition.\u00a0 Children from Year R to Year 6 submitted drawings, paintings and models of animals or of Sir David himself, as well as nature photos that they had taken themselves.\u00a0 The competition entries were displayed in the school hall during the week, and Friday afternoon saw the pupils taking part in a live-link assembly which brought thousands of primary school pupils together across the UK and globally to celebrate the naturalist&#8217;s life, legacy, and commitment to protecting the planet.\u00a0At the end of the celebrations winning entries were announced and prizes went to the successful artists.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/headteacher\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/05\/1--1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/headteacher\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/05\/1--1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/headteacher\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/05\/1--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/headteacher\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/05\/1--768x576.jpg 768w, 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