No.12 11 March 2022
Easter Term
ST PETER’S 8-13 NEWSLETTER It has been a very busy two weeks since our half term break, with so many exciting opportunities for the children to take part in. A huge thank you to Miss Macdonald, our librarian, for putting on a fantastic Book Week last week. We were able to browse a wide selection of books at the Book Fair, and as a result of commission on sales we are able to buy another £600 worth of books for the library! We all stopped what we were doing for 20 minutes to just read for pleasure – I found a book in my office that is over 130 years old and was presented as a prize for French at St Olave’s in 1884, which I decided to read. Author L. D. Lapinski spent the day with us giving talks and running workshops – a real treat. The J3s went to the theatre last night to watch a production of “Treasure Island”, the production is a great way of introducing the pupils to the characters they will be studying in English in the summer term. The J5s went to see “Bone Sparrow” - the story about a boy born into an Australian detention centre, so belongs nowhere. The Pilot theatre production was incredibly moving, told through Subi (the boy)'s eyes, and how he makes sense of his world through stories and poems from the other side of the fence. My thanks to the staff for giving up an evening so the children could all experience live theatre.
We have also had plenty of exciting things happening in maths. We hosted a Maths Masterclass on Saturday morning for children from local primary schools, as well as some of our own pupils. I handed out lots of national Maths Challenge certificates in assembly this morning and on Monday it is Pi Day – an annual celebration of the mathematical concept that is Pi. We are going to run a competition to see who can remember the most digits of pi, so if you hear lots of muttering of numbers over the weekend, that might explain it! The J2s had a fascinating talk from the Environment Agency yesterday, all about the flood defences in York from both a historical and modern day perspective – something we’re acutely aware of here at school! In Englilsh, J5 are studying “Other Words for Home” by Jasmine Warga, which follows a Syrian girl, moving to America. They have been cooking Syrian flatbreads along with having a food demonstration from Mrs Herman on falafel and a dip, which they then tasted in the class. Next week is British Science Week and Mrs Miller, our Head of Science, wowed us in assembly with some fascinating science as well as explaining what will be happening next week. This was the first assembly in two years where we were all of J1-5 were gathered together in the Shepherd Hall.
Our Seven Key Values are Friendship, Trust, Wisdom, Compassion, Endurance, Humility, Hope Collaboration and Empathy... Our boarders went ice skating at the weekend with all of the boarders from the four senior boarding houses. They really do enjoy the interactions they get with the senior school boarders, as well as helping them to get to know them prior to moving up to the senior school. The wet weather last week didn’t stop Mr Ferguson’s Cross Country Club who carried on regardless and even seemed to enjoy running in the mud. This is the busiest half term for sport with lots of netball, hockey and rugby 7s tournaments all taking place on top of the usual extensive fixture list. We have hosted U11, U12 and U13 rugby 7s tournaments and our U13 netballers are playing in the York and District tournament tomorrow morning. I really am grateful for all that the staff do to ensure that the children get these sporting opportunities. Congratulations to Rohan K, Sam H and Alf H for being selected to play in the England Hockey North East hockey squad, a tremendous achievement. Our U13A boys’ hockey team played in the IAPS National Finals last week, along with the other 19 top teams in the country. The U13A rugby sevens team won both the Durham and Terrington tournaments and the U13s won the Spirit of Soccer tournament at Aysgarth School. The U11 boys were undefeated at the Terrington Hall rugby sevens tournament and won the North Yorkshire round of the In2Hockey competition, as well as the HMC hockey tournament. The U11 and U13 girls’ hockey teams qualified for the North of England finals in the same tournament, with various netball tournaments coming up in the next couple of weeks. Have a lovely Exeat weekend. Andy Falconer Head Twitter: @andyfalconer Instagram: @andyfalconer_
It was a lovely surprise to open The Week magazine and see that we have been chosen as their “Great City Prep” school in their Independent Schools Guide!
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St Peter’s 8-13 Newsletter
The Peterite 2020-2021 We are delighted to announce that the latest version of The Peterite is now available online, and hard copies will be distributed within the next couple of weeks. We hope you enjoy reading this issue of The Peterite. https://issuu.com/stpetersyorkalumni/docs/12095_st_peters_peterite_2020-21_aw_alt
Science Week Science week takes place from the 11th –20th March. J5 will be doing some special science lessons including some engineering challenges and watching demonstrations of explosions.
There will be lots of competitions for all year groups - including a House quiz, year group quizzes, poster competitions.
Yorchestra Does your child play an orchestral instrument? You may like to know about York's holiday orchestra , it is a fantastic opportunity to have great fun whilst developing orchestral skills with other young players. The Easter Course takes place between 19th and 21st April at Archbishop Holgate's School. Please see the website for more details and application forms.
Maths Masterclass Year 6 pupils, from 9 local primary schools, flooded into St peter's 8-13 on Saturday for their first maths event in two years! The much anticipated annual 8-13 Maths Masterclass this year focussed on sequences. The children collaborated, developed their mathematical talk, showed great resilience when challenged, developed their predictions & probelm solving skills and extended their knowledge on sequences such as Pascal's triangle and the Fibonacci sequence. It was a morning of fun and investigation. Miss Fell KS2 Maths co-ordinator St Peter's 8-13
Pupil Ambassadors Charity Committee The Pupil Ambassadors charity committee are launching a collection on behalf of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal to support families fleeing the conflict who have left their homes with only the items they were able to carry. Help to provide food, water, shelter, healthcare and protection. Please make your donations into our collection box at reception in the 8-13 foyer. £30 could provide essential hygiene supplies for three people for one month £50 could provide blankets for four families £100 could provide emergency food for two families for one month Thank you in advance for your support. Miss Shelley and the Pupil Ambassadors
The Chapter of York 8-9 Minster Yard York YO1 7HH
By email 23 February 2022
Dear Friends, On Wednesday 23 March, the National Day of Reflection which marks two years since the beginning of the first Covid-19 lockdown, you are invited to visit York Minster. Whether you choose to spend some time in prayer or quiet reflection or attend a special service of Evensong at 5.30 pm, you will be warmly welcome. The Minster will be open all day, 9.30 am- 6.30 pm. As this is such a significant anniversary for all of us we will be suspending charging for all visitors on this day so that everyone can come and go as they wish. There are plenty of reasons to visit the Minster on 23 March. You might wish to remember loved ones who died during the pandemic, or to give thanks for the huge national effort which involved not only NHS and nursing home staff and others in caring professions but also many thousands of key workers who carried on supporting us all throughout those long months. This day in the Minster will also provide a space to reflect on what we have learnt as a society and as individuals from the experience of the last two years: the pandemic has taught us that lots of ‘ordinary’ jobs are actually essential jobs, and we now cherish more deeply special time with loved ones. Towards the end of the day, at 5.30pm a special service of Choral Evensong will take place with music and readings chosen especially for the day. The service will be attended by Simon Armitage, the Poet Laureate, and feature the premiere of a new poem, Only Human, as specially commissioned from him by the Chapter of York Minster to mark the National Day of Reflection. All are welcome to attend Evensong. The pandemic has reminded us, sometimes very painfully, that life is both precious and fragile. One of the best ways to honour those who died during the pandemic is to resolve to be more caring of each other because all lives are fragile and precious. Whether you wish to come to the Minster to honour the memory of a loved one or to give thanks that your family and colleagues stayed safe, you are warmly encouraged to come; in the midst of perhaps a busy and complicated life, this is an opportunity for you to set time aside to reflect, be thankful and remember those you love most. With prayers and my very best wishes,
T h e R e v er e n d C a n o n M i c h a e l S mi t h
Ca n o n P a s t o r a n d A c ti n g D e a n o f Y o r k
EASTER HOLIDAY St Peter’s School 2-13 STP Holiday Club - Nursery - J5 4- 8 April 2022 An exciting mix of fun-packed activities including sports, swimming, crafts, baking, games and outdoor adventures all delivered by St Peter’s School staff. CLICK HERE FORE MORE INFO & BOOKING
STP Football Camp - Y2 to J3 11-13 April 2022 After a very successful launch in half term Man United Academy football coach Paul Burke will be running another three days of football coaching for boys and girls of all abilities this Easter at St Peter’s School. CLICK HERE FORE MORE INFO & BOOKING
All Out Sports / Cricket Camps - age 4-14 11-14 and 19-22 April 2022 All Out is an exciting sporting option for children this Easter. Fun & friendly multi-sports and specialist cricket camps are available for booking located at St Peter’s School 8-13 sports hall and 1st XI cricket nets and outfield. All sporting abilities welcome. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO AND BOOKING * Please note this is organised by an external company
Creative Workshops - ages 5-8 19 to 22 April 2022 The talented team of professional actors from Creative Coliseum return for another exciting holiday camp this Easter at Peter’s. Coliseum’s workshops are fully engaging, creatively inspiring, entertaining and laugh out loud fun for all. CLICK HERE FORE MORE INFO AND BOOKING * Please note this is organised by an external company