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Newsletter No: 15 Friday, 22nd January 2021 Development Chef for a taste panel. The winners will receive a special prize, including having their pizza made by the Product Development Chef with specially designed packaging created by Morrisons packaging design team. Thank you to all at Morrisons for making this happen. I have been so impressed by how hard the children have been working in PE lessons this term. Miss Flockhart and Miss Beaumont have been testing the children’s determination and endurance with their live workout lessons- who needs Joe Wicks!
Amidst all of the challenges everyone is facing at this difficult time, you don’t need to look or search far for beautiful and inspirational moments. This week whilst watching the inauguration of Joe Biden, I was captivated by a young poet who many of you may have seen at the ceremony. Amanda Gorman, who wrote and performed "The Hill We Climb", was born in Los Angeles in 1998 and was raised by her mother with her two siblings, including a twin sister. Amanda Gorman grew up in an environment with limited television access and has described her young self as a "weird child" who enjoyed reading and writing. Amanda Gorman had a speech impediment during childhood and participated in speech therapy as she was growing up but doesn’t view her speech impediment as a disability, rather, she sees it as a gift and a strength. She wrote the poem in the weeks following the 2020 United States presidential election, with significant passages written on the night of 6th January, 2021, in response to the storming of the United States Capitol. "The Hill We Climb" was an enthralling performance capturing the power and promise of youth across the world. Her performance was incredibly compelling and positive, exploring how one can overcome challenges in life. All of us can note of her messages from her poem and if you missed it, you can watch it here: Amanda Gorman Poem Inauguration of Joe Biden. The children at St Peter’s and young people all
over the world can teach us so much and be a source of inspiration, especially in extremely difficult times; we all feel incredibly fortunate to work with children in schools. Many thanks to all of the children who entered our ‘Fascinating Facts’ film. It was wonderful to observe the children confidently recording their facts. We found out that hippos have pink milk, elephants are the only animal that can’t jump, kangaroos don’t trump, bumblebees can fly as high as the summit of Mount Everest, the longest chilli pepper is… and so many more. Please watch the updated film here: https:// stpetersyork.planetestream.com/ View.aspx?id=225~3w~EXHNHZ. The username and password are in the covering email with the newsletter.
I would usually walk around school and see all the children’s art work displayed on the walls of the classrooms and hallways. Although the displays are now mainly virtual, on Google Classrooms, I continue to be impressed by the high standard and the creativity and effort the children put into their work. Some examples follow for all the year groups later on in the newsletter; from large scale painting and mark-making in Nursery all the way to mixed media jungle pictures inspired by Henri Rousseau in Year 3 via floating art and transient art using patterns in Reception, 3D robots in Year I and winter trees and habitats in Year 2. Well done to all the children for their hard work- the newsletter shows only some of the wonderful creations.
Finally, once again thank you for your kind emails and messages to our teachers, teaching assistants and support staff, who are doing a tremendous job in tough circumstances. Thank you for reminding us that, even when we are keeping apart to try to protect each other, we are still connected as a community. Children and This week in Year 2 and Year 3 PSHE adults alike understandably struggle with lessons Mrs Clarke and I surprised all of feelings of isolation at times, and it is our children by setting them an important worth remembering to nurture our challenge. Morrisons supermarket have connections, whether at home, at work or asked for the help of the children at St Peter’s 2-8 to create a new, healthier pizza at school. which tastes great and their customers will Thank you to all the parents in Year 3 who love. The children have also been sent a hamper today for all the staff in requested to give their pizza a name that school. That was such a lovely surprise and will entice customers to buy their pizzas. a wonderful act of kindness. Thank you! Every child in Year 2 and Year 3 will enter Have a lovely weekend, and all entries will be reviewed by the Morrisons Own Brand Director, the Product Development Chef and the Nutritionist. The top three entries in each year group will be created by the Product