Remembrance was a key feature to learning and worship at St Peter\u2019s last week as the nation marked 100 years since the Great War Armistice.\u00a0 In the week running up to Friday 9 November, pupils\u2019 curriculum work focused especially on History in readiness for a \u2018Deep Learning Day\u2019 on a range of Great War topics on the Friday.\u00a0\u00a0To start the History Deep Learning Day, a teaching assembly centred on the work of the Royal British Legion and the significance of Remembrance, noting the fact that well over half of the pupils are in uniformed groups that take part in local war memorial parades and services.\u00a0 The learning focus for\u00a0the younger years especially was on the\u00a0power of peace overcoming conflict, and\u00a0reconciliation being the way to lasting peace.\u00a0 Older pupils in the school worked particularly on the personal experiences of those in the conflict on the Western Front, and how their lives were relayed in letters, poetry and news reports.\u00a0\u00a0Each year group got to present their work to the rest of the school in a special assembly. \u00a0I must thank all colleagues for constructing their learning around the Remembrance theme, and especially Miss Allen for coordinating the History week events.<\/p>\n
The culmination of Remembrance at St Peter\u2019s was a whole school worship on the Monday after Armistice Day, beautifully led by Mrs Pearson.\u00a0 Alongside the prayers, candles and poems, the most moving part was a reading of The Beatitudes by pupils from Year 6.\u00a0 This was shared in the style of \u2018call and response\u2019 for each line by pairs of pupils in different parts of the hall, such that the Word of the Lord was truly circulating within the pupil congregation and throughout the school community.<\/p>\n
Mr R Cunningham<\/p>\n
Headteacher<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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