{"id":694,"date":"2020-05-07T12:15:24","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T12:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/headteacher\/?p=694"},"modified":"2020-05-11T10:57:34","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T10:57:34","slug":"ve-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/headteacher\/2020\/05\/07\/ve-day\/","title":{"rendered":"VE Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In recent weeks I have seen the following quote of Lenin\u2019s used in a variety of places;\u00a0<i>\u201cThere are decades where nothing happens; and\u00a0there\u00a0are weeks where\u00a0decades happen\u201d<\/i>.\u00a0\u00a0Were he alive today, Lenin may add to that in commenting that there are weeks that simply feel like decades even when nothing happens!\u00a0\u00a0This week saw the convergence of two major national efforts in the marking of the 75<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day during a time of national coronavirus lockdown \u2013 I think the repercussions of the latter will last for decades even if it is not marked by a 75<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Anniversary.\u00a0\u00a0Even during enforced school closure, St Peter\u2019s have managed to contribute to commemoration events at the naval Base in Portsmouth.\u00a0\u00a0Responding to a request from the Naval Base Visits Officer, the pupils rallied round at home and in school to produce artwork for display inspired by the events of May 1945.\u00a0\u00a0A selection of these can be seen on our art blog via\u00a0<a id=\"LPlnk785845\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/art\/<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0After being displayed at the naval Base, the art work and photos taken from our Year 5 annual World War 2 day will be shared out to local care homes to brighten up the commemorations of our older community neighbours.<\/p>\n<p>Please see also the links to a Sunday Liturgy and weekly prayers from our friends at Ten:Ten<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tentenresources.co.uk\/primary-subscription\/prayers-for-home\/sunday-liturgy-for-families\/\">https:\/\/www.tentenresources.co.uk\/primary-subscription\/prayers-for-home\/sunday-liturgy-for-families\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tentenresources.co.uk\/primary-subscription\/prayers-for-home\/homeprayer-2020-05-11\/#1584966288460-3caf27c7-6f32\">https:\/\/www.tentenresources.co.uk\/primary-subscription\/prayers-for-home\/homeprayer-2020-05-11\/#1584966288460-3caf27c7-6f32<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Below are pictures of some of the VE Day activities that pupils enjoyed on Friday 8 May 2020<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-699\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/headteacher\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/05\/Cakes-and-planes-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/headteacher\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/05\/Cakes-and-planes-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/headteacher\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/05\/Cakes-and-planes-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/headteacher\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/05\/Cakes-and-planes-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/headteacher\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/05\/Cakes-and-planes.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-701\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/headteacher\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/05\/Close-cakes-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/headteacher\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/05\/Close-cakes-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/headteacher\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/05\/Close-cakes.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-700\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/headteacher\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/05\/Mini-Vera-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/headteacher\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/05\/Mini-Vera-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/headteacher\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/05\/Mini-Vera.jpg 336w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-702\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/headteacher\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/05\/Flag-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/headteacher\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/05\/Flag-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/headteacher\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/05\/Flag.jpg 336w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mr R Cunningham<br \/>\nHeadteacher<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recent weeks I have seen the following quote of Lenin\u2019s used in a variety of places;\u00a0\u201cThere are decades where nothing happens; and\u00a0there\u00a0are weeks where\u00a0decades happen\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0Were he alive today, Lenin may add to that in commenting that there are weeks that simply feel like decades even when nothing happens!\u00a0\u00a0This week saw the convergence of two 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