News
December 16, 2008
December 10, 2008
FAO: KS1 Parents - Nativity DVD Letter
December 9, 2008
Christmas Parties etc - please see link below
December 8, 2008
Statement of Belief - 5th December 2008
"I think before I make choices that effect my health!"
Stars of the Week!
Congratulations to all of this week's stars!
Year R - Mary O'Brien
Year 1 - Jenny Dixon
Year 2 - Thierry Nkombo
Year 3 - Melissa Sessford
Year 4 - Dylan Thomas
Year 5 - Liam Reveley
Year 6 - Daniel Mason
Excellent!!
This week's 'Handwriting Stars' are...
Rebecca Cowx
Kieran Robson
Neve Thomas
Joe McKenry
Jack Walton
Matthew Byrne
Kathryn Richardson
Well done for all your efforts and improvements!
Winning Team - St Oswald
November 24, 2008
ECO CLUB - CANCELLATION - Thursday 27th November 2008
Dear Parents,
Mrs Hutchinson’s ECO Club will be cancelled on Thursday 27th November as she is involved with a concert at the Dryden Centre that evening. Please ensure that your child is collected at the normal finishing time of 3.15 pm that day.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
November 19, 2008
Parnets letter 18.11.08
Dear Parents,
Mrs Hutchinson Year 5 Teacher
Mrs Hutchinson will sadly be leaving us at Christmas to go to live in Devon. Mrs Hutchinson has worked at St Peter’s for 10 years and I would like to take this opportunity to thank her for all her hard work and wish her good luck for the future! I am sure she will keep in touch and send us updates from the South!
Chocolate & Bottles
We still need lots of donations of Chocolate and Bottles for the respective Tombola stalls to work – please send any donations into school. Many thanks for your help!
Global Links
I am delighted to inform you that our school is one of 100 schools in the country selected by the British Council to form a global link with a school in China. We will be linked with the district of Luwan in Shanghai. I have been invited along with eight other head teachers from Gateshead, including three other Catholic schools, to visit and begin to forge these links in person. We set off for Beijing this Saturday and transfer to Shanghai a few days later! We will be completing a daily Blog, which can be accessed by the children and staff at school allowing them to follow our very full days and journey around China!
This is a superb chance to extend the learning opportunities for both the staff and children in our school and we are all excited about the close links we are hoping to establish. This also enables us to fulfil the Government’s Global Links Initiative where they require all schools to be linked internationally to at least one other by 2010.
We are hoping to exchange and share projects and information on a variety of topics such as cultural heritage, traditional tales, Arts, ICT and photography. We will begin to link using “Chinese New Year” as an exciting but familiar introduction to Chinese cultures and traditions. We are honoured to have been chosen and know that you will support us in this exciting venture.
再见 谢谢
Zàijiàn Xièxie
Goodbye Thank you
Mrs Hutchinson
Mrs Hutchinson Year 5 Teacher
Mrs Hutchinson will sadly be leaving us at Christmas to go to live in Devon. Mrs Hutchinson has worked at St Peter’s for 10 years and I would like to take this opportunity to thank her for all her hard work and wish her good luck for the future! I am sure she will keep in touch and send us updates from the South!
Parents Letter 18.11.08
Dear Parents,
Mrs Hutchinson Year 5 Teacher
Mrs Hutchinson will sadly be leaving us at Christmas to go to live in Devon. Mrs Hutchinson has worked at St Peter’s for 10 years and I would like to take this opportunity to thank her for all her hard work and wish her good luck for the future! I am sure she will keep in touch and send us updates from the South!
Chocolate & Bottles
We still need lots of donations of Chocolate and Bottles for the respective Tombola stalls to work – please send any donations into school. Many thanks for your help!
Global Links
I am delighted to inform you that our school is one of 100 schools in the country selected by the British Council to form a global link with a school in China. We will be linked with the district of Luwan in Shanghai. I have been invited along with eight other head teachers from Gateshead, including three other Catholic schools, to visit and begin to forge these links in person. We set off for Beijing this Saturday and transfer to Shanghai a few days later! We will be completing a daily Blog, which can be accessed by the children and staff at school allowing them to follow our very full days and journey around China!
This is a superb chance to extend the learning opportunities for both the staff and children in our school and we are all excited about the close links we are hoping to establish. This also enables us to fulfil the Government’s Global Links Initiative where they require all schools to be linked internationally to at least one other by 2010.
We are hoping to exchange and share projects and information on a variety of topics such as cultural heritage, traditional tales, Arts, ICT and photography. We will begin to link using “Chinese New Year” as an exciting but familiar introduction to Chinese cultures and traditions. We are honoured to have been chosen and know that you will support us in this exciting venture.
再见 谢谢
Zàijiàn Xièxie
Goodbye Thank you
November 14, 2008
CHRISTMAS CARDS
Your child has designed his/her own Christmas card which will be sent home with your child tonight (14th November). We are aware that some cards have errors in the wording on the back of the card so we have corrected these errors. The company, Paper Themes, have been informed of the situation and have assured us that the ordered cards will be printed correctly.
Please note the following points:-
1 You may order as many packs as you wish.
2 If you wish to place an order, please complete the order form sent home with your proof Christmas card and return it into school (with your payment) by Wednesday 19th November to allow us time to collate and send received orders. [NB: Cheques should be made payable to St Peter’s Primary School Fund.]
3 Please note that orders received after the deadline will not be processed.
4 If you do not receive your proof Christmas card, please contact your child's Class Teacher.
Many thanks.
November 13, 2008
CHRISTMAS FAYRE (Details below)
Christmas Fayre - Friday 21st November
School Hall: 3.30pm until 5.30pm
Admission: £1.00 Adults/Children Free
We are holding our Christmas Fayre on Friday 21st November in the School Hall from 3.30 pm until 5.30 pm. It is a good time to have that clear out you promised yourself! We would be very grateful for any donations for the raffle, Chocolate Tombola, Bottle Tombola, toys (good condition), books, DVDs and CDs (no videos please).
Also on sale will be the school CD, bags and woolly hats. The children’s contribution towards the Christmas Fayre has been tremendous and they have made some excellent craft items, which will also be available to purchase – all items are named.
Bake-a-Cake Donations of cakes and biscuits would be gratefully appreciated on the day of the Fayre however please could you notify the school in advance if you are able to provide either of these items.
For sale on the night will also be refreshments, raffles, stalls and games and, of course, a visit to Santa’s Grotto is always a must! The choir will be singing as usual putting us all in the Christmas spirit! Please come along and bring your friends and relatives too!
All donations for stalls are welcome as soon as possible, cakes and perishables on the day of the Fayre itself please!
November 12, 2008
FOOTBALL CLUB - Cancelled: Thursday 13th November
Owing to unforeseen circumstances, Football Club will be cancelled on Thursday 13th November. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.
ICT QUESTIONNAIRE
November 11, 2008
Children in Need Appeal - Friday 14th November
This year, we will be raising funds for the ‘Children in Need’ appeal and have decided upon the following:
1 The children can bring a bear to school for the day (free of charge).
2 As Pudsey has a new bandanna this year, the children can donate £1.00 and design and make their own bandanna/eye patch for their own bear or for themselves.
3 This is NOT a non-uniform day and all children should come to school dressed in their normal school uniform.
We hope you will join us in supporting this very special event and thank you for your continued support.
November 7, 2008
Stars of the Week!
November 4, 2008
New members in Year 2!
Yesterday was a very exciting day in Year 2 as we finally (after much eager anticipation) received our delivery from the 'Living Eggs' programme. 'Living Eggs' is a scheme that allows children to monitor chicks from their time in their eggs and incubator to when they hatch. We are so pleased our eggs are here!
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Photo taken by Kate F and Lucy I
October 23, 2008
Stars of the Week!
October 21, 2008
Harvest Liturgy
Year 5 led a very interesting and colourful Liturgy based on the harvest. the children read, sang and prayed together with parents using the harvest produce brought into school by the children as a focal area.
Children nominated an elderly person in their family or street and delivered the harvest parcel once it had been assembled.
The remainder of the food was sent to Hawkesbury House a local care home where we have developed excellent links throughout the last few years. Our head boy and girl were great ambassadors as they delivered the harvest produce to the residents.
October 17, 2008
Stars of the Week!
October 16, 2008
Operation Christmas Child (Shoe Box Appeal)
October 15, 2008
CD information and order Letter
Year 6 Victorian Classroom
October 14, 2008
Stars of the Week!
October 13, 2008
Year 4 Liturgy
Last week Year 4 celebrated the feast of St Francis of Assisi with the rest of the school.
October 9, 2008
Brilliant Books!
We have enjoyed another great 'Book week' in school. There have been a range of activities to promote reading and the children have really enjoyed getting involved.
The book fair has again been very successful with many new and exciting stories being bought and taken home.
October 8, 2008
Roving Readers!
The whole school got together for a 'Big Read' to celebrate book week. Everyone brought in a book of thier own choice from home and we gathered in the hall to read. It was especially nice to see the older children helping the younger ones to read their stories. Lots of fun was had by all!
October 3, 2008
Stars of the Week!
CAFOD
To raise money for CAFOD we decided to have a sweet treat. Everyone who wanted to, brought in a donation and decorated a biscuit. Well done to everyone who took part, we know the money will help those less fortunate than ourselves!
Altogether we raised a superb £140.00 !!
Weekly Statement of Belief
This week's Statement is:
I can laugh and have fun.
September 30, 2008
School Council 2008 - 2009
Our school councillors have been elected for the new academic year by their classmates. The council also includes our Head Boy and Girl. They have all had their first meeting where they discussed rewards for 'Golden Time' after they had consulted all the members of their class. They also emptied and discussed ideas in the school suggestion box!
Members were elected to posts within the council such as Chairperson and Secretary. The council reported back to the whole school during assembly on Friday.
Well done to all members and keep up the good work!
"I would like to be a successful school councillor this year by listening to other people and taking ideas on. I will try to make this a special year for our school and try to make it the happiest school in Gateshead and fun aswell!" (Year 6 School Councillor)
School Council 2008 - 2009
September 29, 2008
Friends of St Peter's - Ladies Trip to Edinburgh!
All Welcome!
Stars of the Week!
Weekly Statement of Belief
This week's Statement is:
I can say how I feel.
Harvest & CAFOD Letter 2008
Book Fair 2008
Reconciliation letter Years 2&3
Clubs for 2008
September 26, 2008
Important Jobs in St Peter's
Our Head Boy and Girl have been voted in for this academic year and have already risen to the challenge of their roles.
"I want to make the school an even more exciting place to be and anyone with a problem or idea can come and talk to me"(Head Girl)
"I am very happy to be Head Boy because I think the job is very important. Thank you for choosing me" (Head Boy)
September 24, 2008
Magnificent Musicians
Year 3 are continuing to expand their recorder repertoire with Mrs Porter and Mrs Temple.
Marvellous Musicians!
The start of the new school year has brought about some exciting new opportunities for our children in music.
September 22, 2008
Settling in well
Our new Year 2 class have settled back into school with no problems and have been working very hard, much to the pleasure of their teacher Mrs Toward.
Reception Class 2008 - First week in School!!
Our new Reception Class have settled in so well at St Peter's - we are very proud of them!
Here are some pictures to show you all of the things they have been doing in their first week.
September 19, 2008
Stars of the Week !
September 15, 2008
Macmillan Cancer Support Coffee Morning
Thank you very much to all those who attended and donated towards this excellent charity which is so important to many people in our school community. This event was really well attended and allowed us to support both the charity and our parents of the new starters who began full time education today!
We raised £57.48 and will be running this event again next year as it was so successful!
Many thanks once again.
Term Dates 2008 - 2009
Please find attached term dates for the Academic Year 2008 - 2009.
Stars of the Week!
Diary Dates for Autumn Term 2008
We hope you will join us for as many celebrations as possible.
September 5, 2008
Stars of the Week
July 15, 2008
Fond farewells and Thank you!
Mrs Clarke and Mrs Crawley would like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to the parents and children of St. Peter's for all of the kind comments and lovely cards and presents that we have received. Wishing you all good luck for the future, we'll miss you.
July 10, 2008
SPORTS DAY - TODAY
Sports Day, scheduled for this afternoon, will be going ahead as planned. If the weather changes and we experience heavy rain in the meantime, please re-check this site for any further updates.
We hope to see you there!
July 8, 2008
SPORTS DAY -Thursday 10th July
Sports Day will take place (weather permitting) at Gateshead Fell Cricket Club on Thursday 10th July at the following times:
Key Stage 1 1.00 pm
Key Stage 2 2.00 pm
Key Stage 1 children (without siblings) may be taken home after their events at approximately 2.00 pm (please ensure your child’s class teacher is aware of the arrangement). Remaining Key Stage 1 children will watch the older children’s events.
Please note the following points:
1. If the weather is poor, a decision as to whether Sports Day will go ahead will be made at 11.00 am and posted on this website. PLEASE DO NOT RING SCHOOL BEFORE THIS TIME.
2. The children have permission to wear their PE Kit for the whole day. All children will require a plain T-shirt representing their House colours (St Aidan = Yellow, St Cuthbert = Blue, St Bede = Green, St Oswald = Red) as it aids the point system and adds excitement to the day.
3. The children should bring an extra bottle of water for use during the sporting activities.
4. At the end of the afternoon, the children will be allowed to go home with their parents provided the class teacher has been notified of the arrangement. Those children not leaving from the field will return to school with staff.
5. We ask that no litter is left on the field and that you start praying for good weather.
July 4, 2008
Leavers' Mass - Change of Date
LEAVERS’ MASS - Tuesday, 15th July
DATE CHANGE
As a result of industrial action by UNISON members, the Leavers’ Mass will now take place on Tuesday 15th July at 10.00 am (St Peter’s Church). Everyone welcome.
SCHOOL CLOSED - UNISON Industrial Action
INDUSTRIAL ACTION – UNISON
SCHOOL CLOSURE – Wednesday 16th And Thursday 17th July
Owing to industrial action by UNISON members and after consultation with the Governing Body, it has been decided that school will be closed on Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th July. This decision has been taken for a number of reasons, the main one being the health and safety of your children.
This means that school will close on Tuesday 15th July at 3.15 pm for the summer holiday (please see below):
Monday, 14th July School open as normal
Tuesday, 15th July 3.15 pm School closes for summer holiday
Wednesday, 16th JulySCHOOL CLOSED – UNISON Industrial Action
Thursday, 17th July SCHOOL CLOSED – UNISON Industrial Action
Friday, 18th July SCHOOL CLOSED – Staff Training Day
July 3, 2008
Year 2 have Fun at the Farm!
On Wednesday the 2nd of July Year 2 accompanied by Miss Heal, Mrs Crawley, Mrs Daly, Mrs Hearne, Miss Gray and Jonathan Burn all travelled to Whitehouse farm in Northumberland. We had an excellent day and saw lots of lovely animals, we fed them, petted them and even held some of them! The weather was kind to us and everyone enjoyed themselves!
Waiting for the bus in our classroom
June 26, 2008
Eco School Award
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded both the Bronze and Silver Eco Awards for our school this term. Miss Alberts along with Year 5 led the rest of the school to gain this ecological award. Our Eco Warriors have regular meetings and talked to the whole school about how we can continue to improve our environment.
Well done everyone - let's keep up the good work and we may get the most prestigious award which is a Green Flag!
June 13, 2008
Friends of St Peter's - Quiz Night
The Friends of St Peter's organised a family quiz in the school hall. The event was a huge success and great fun. Lots of families attended. Quiz master, Brian Rutledge, pitted his wits against them all but wasn't quite clever enough as the staff came out top again, with the help of Hannah and Abigail. It was a great night so get those thinking caps on ready for the next one.
Shipley Art Gallery Visits
Every class has visited the Shipley Art Gallery to continue to promote the 'Arts' within school. The children have learnt about pattern, chairs, clay modelling and looked at the art works in the Gallery itself. The children all enjoyed their visits and learnt a lot!
Stars of the Week!
June 12, 2008
First Holy Communion
Our Year 3 celebrated their First Holy Communion on Sunday 8th June 2008. The weather was fine and the children were fantastic! Everyone remebered what the day was really about and the children delighted all their families, friends and visitors with the way they read, sang and danced. Well done to all of Year 3 especially Mrs Temple who prepared the children so well! Thanks also to Father Michael and Father Kefa for helping to make the day so special.
June 6, 2008
Mini Olympics
The children had a fantastic day when taking part in the Mini Olympics. They had to take part in many different activities which was a great way to keep fit and be healthy. We're sure there are a few stars out there who may become 'great athletes'.
WOW!
At the start of Healthy School Week we walked to school. We walked from the Dryden Centre on Monday 2nd June and Tuesday 3rd June and on Wednesday we started our 'Walking Bus'. This was so successful we have decided to continue every Wednesday until the end of Term.
Stars of the Week!
June 4, 2008
Fantastic fun during Healthy School's Week
There has been lots of exciting things going on in school this week, all have been designed to promote keeping fit and healthy and every class has been involved. We have had a mini olympics tournament, a penalty shoot out, dance-a-thon, skipping, three walk to school mornings and much much more!
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