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OUR SCHOOL AIMS The school aims are for each and every member of the School community: pupils, teaching and support staff, parents and governors, across the three schools. Friendship

to be a welcoming, caring and inclusive community in which we can all feel valued and grow in confidence.

Trust

to speak with honesty and conviction, to listen carefully and openly, and promote strong relationships of trust and loyalty.

Wisdom

to develop enquiring minds and a lifelong love of learning, and provide the inspiration to achieve, through creative teaching and a breadth of extra-curricular opportunity.

Compassion

to encourage self-respect, care for others and an active interest in the world beyond the school.

Endurance

to work hard and participate with whole-hearted commitment and resilience, reflecting on our disappointments and short-comings with honesty.

Humility

to conduct ourselves with generosity of spirit, praising effort and fair play and celebrating our successes with modesty.

Hope

to prepare for the future, always seeking to improve, and approaching each challenge and opportunity with energy and optimism.

OUR CORE EXPECTATIONS

Be honest Act responsibly Listen to each other Do your best to be your best Treat others as you want to be treated

CONTENTS Head’s Welcome The Campus History of St Peter’s 8-13 Life at St Peter’s 8-13 Boarding at St Peter’s 8-13 Our House System Growth Mindset Our Learning Habits Our Community Eco Schools Friends of St Peter’s 8-13 Music PSHEE Sport Trips Activities Year Groups Our Library Library Assistant Interviews Our Chapel J3’s Top Tips for School Life An Interview with Mr Falconer Poems and Puzzles A Bright Start for Our Pupils J3 Dive Deep into Malory Towers

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A Visit from Robin Stevens A New Creative Challenge A Visit from Helen Sharman ‘Mission’ to the Moon Day National Shakespeare Films Festival A Visit from Maz Evans J5 Explore Hinduism and Islam Viking Workshop in School Christmas Countdown The National Orchestra Boutique Book Covers for Charity J5 Study Freedom J3 See The Wizard of Oz Young Mathematician Competition Gamelan Music Stand Together Informal Concert Charity Glow Walk Children’s Heart Surgery Fund Kindness and Books Geology Club Whole School Foundation Concert House Singing 2020 Sarah Ferguson Visit Fund Raising for When I Grow Up St Peter’s 8-13 Maths Masterclass LAMDA UKMT Teams Maths Challenge Regional Music for Youth Festival J2 Wooden Bird Feeders Design and Technology Art and Design J5 Watercolour Studies Exploring Morse Code Connecting Through Music The Eggs Factor St Peter’s Together Creative Collage J4’s Ex’cell’ent Distance Learning J5’s Word Play Dance Club A Celebration of Music Physics Olympics Treasure Island The Head’s Speech Day Address Prize List

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THE HEAD’S WELCOME

Our purpose here at St Peter’s is a bold one – we want to change the world by nurturing and inspiring every individual in our care. The children in the St Peter’s 8-13 family will grow up and move on to the next stage of their education. They will go out into the wider world and we want to inspire them to see that they can really make a difference in that world. We will help nurture a character centred on integrity, kindness and respect in all their interactions with others. It takes courage to live a life like this, to be a dynamic individual who dares to live each day to the full.You need to learn to be resilient, embrace mistakes and to bounce back. We feel that this best happens when a child feels nurtured within a family environment, a safe place where they can flourish, and that is what St Peter’s provides. We provide the space that allows us to provide the children with extraordinary opportunities to discover their passions. If you feel that this is the sort of community where your child can flourish, where they can be nurtured and inspired to change the world, please get in touch so that we can show you the School in action. Andy Falconer Head

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The St Peter’s campus is situated on Queen Anne’s Road off Bootham, just outside the ancient city walls of York. It is a convenient and central location which offers pupils easy access to one of England’s most beautiful cities. The School benefits from sports pitches, tennis courts, 47 acres of grounds, an indoor swimming pool, and a boat house on the banks of the River Ouse. These facilities are shared by all St Peter’s pupils aged 2-18. The schools form a loose triangle on three sides

of the grounds; close enough to feel connected but far enough apart to maintain their distinct characters. Progressing through the schools, this mix of familiarity and change helps provide stability and continuity to a child, while helping them grow. The St Peter’s junior boarding house, Wentworth, sits a short walk across the grounds.

THE CAMPUS

The campus is cared for all year round by a team of dedicated groundsmen, estate managers and facilities assistants. They ensure that the campus is always well kept, secure, and functioning smoothly.

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HISTORY OF ST PETER’S 8-13

St Olave's, circa 1906

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On 6 May 1876, a notice in “The Yorkshire Gazette” announced:

Mr H A Wilson (late one of the principals of St Martin’s School) purposes taking a limited number of pupils, not under 8 years of age, to prepare them for the public schools. The Reverend Henry Andrew Wilson named his new school after the building in which it was first housed: St Olave’s House in Marygate. Pupils paid 12 guineas per annum in fees, and boarders 60 guineas, but French, German, Drawing, Music and Drilling were all extra. The School quickly outgrew St Olave’s House, and four years later, in the spring of 1880, moved to what is now No. 50 Bootham. The School shared the building with three doctors, and boarders lived next door with Rev Wilson in No. 52. Miss Emily Annie Wilson managed all the domestic arrangements and also taught

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general subjects to the younger boys, as well as music throughout. Photographs from the time show the boys wearing Eton collars, knickerbockers and sailor suits. By 1895, the School had grown to 65 boys, including 20 boarders. The Rev Wilson clearly liked to keep busy – as well as running St Olave’s, he was also Vicar of Rufforth, and there is some evidence to suggest that he was also acting as curate at St Paul’s. In 1901 Reverend Wilson, by then living at Rufforth and cycling in daily for his teaching duties, decided to sell the school. Many St Olave’s pupils already transferred to St Peter’s, and the Head Master of St Peter’s, the Rev E C Owen, put forward plans for his school to take over St Olave’s as its preparatory school. This was the start of a partnership between the schools that has existed ever since. St Olave’s continued to flourish; a York Directory of 1916 lists Miss Wilson as Principal. It was reported to the Governors that extension of boarding

On 3 February 1920, after around forty years of service, Miss Wilson announced her retirement. Mr & Mrs R O Goolden were appointed to take charge of St Olave’s, and on 30 July 1922 a new era began for St Olave’s with the appointment of Mr Andrew Wentworth Ping, who was to exert a lasting influence over the school. There was a proud moment for St Olave’s in July 1932 when the school entered for the American Intelligence Test, and in one section, “Knowledge”, St Olave’s was top of all competing schools in both America and England. The boys must have been well fed in 1933 and 1934, because Mr Ping reported he was almost £300 out of pocket. At around this time, it became clear that St Olave’s had once again outgrown the buildings it was housed in, and plans were drawn up for what became the originally-named New Building (now Queen’s), and which

opened in 1936. Wartime conditions caused problems. Four boys who had travelled abroad for the summer holidays of 1939 could not get back, and the school was so oversubscribed – with a record of 125 pupils in September 1941 – that the day boys had to eat in the sanatorium. The arctic weather and thoughts of possible invasion that year must have been disturbing, but the boys were kept busy, and built igloos in the snow. At that time the School was divided into four houses: Trojans, Spartans, Thebans and Etruscans. Three days before term began in April 1942 an air raid on York brought the war very close to the School. Much of the school suffered damage from incendiary and high explosive bombs, and Olavites must have been very busy clearing up the rubble and hunting for shrapnel. In 1946 the former Albany House was altered to become a new junior boarding house, and, in honour of Mr Ping’s long service, was re-named Wentworth with Mr Blunt as its first House Master.

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accommodation and a new form room was essential. Purchase of a house next door to the Burton Stone Inn, for £1600, was agreed.

St Olave's, 1926

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In 1948 there were 188 boys. “The Olavite” appeared as a separate magazine for the first time, and December brought the very first separate Carol Service. An Air Raid Shelter on the Rise lawn was converted into a form room.

flowers was laid on the grave of our founder at Rufforth. The Current Affairs group visited Buckingham Palace to present the Queen with a silver sweet dish engraved “St Olave’s School,York, 1876-1976” to mark our centenary and our loyalty.

The Ping era ended in 1955, after 33 years of service, with the retirement of Mr and Mrs Ping. In September of that year, Mr J. Scott Cooper, who had been on the staff since 1935 (apart from his war service) was elected to take over the reins as Master of St Olave’s. The Houses were reorganised in 1956 Ainsty, Elmet, Alcuin, Wentworth, and St Olave’s.

In 1987 St Olave’s became co-educational, following St Peter’s which started teaching girls in the late 1970s, and we moved onto the current Queen Anne’s site in 2001, a hundred years exactly after St Peter’s first acquired the school.

A change of Master took place in 1964 when Mr Cooper left after nine years, and was succeeded by Mr A.Tudor Howat, formerly House Master of School House. In 1967 there were 246 boys in the school, and Alcuin Lodge was converted into a separate boarding house known as Beverley, with John Mitchell as first House Master. Mr Howat continued as Master until Easter 1969, after a period of consolidation and growth. In 1971 the 1900th Anniversary of the founding of the city was held. Part of the celebrations included the Lord Mayor’s Show of decorated floats of the history of York. Our float showed incidents from the long history of St Peter’s, and won the Lord Mayor’s Trophy for the best over-all entry in the parade. 1976 was an important year - our Centenary. A special service was held on our actual birthday, 2 May, with an ex-Olavite preacher, the Rev J N T Howat. A special hymn was written, and later a wreath of blue and white

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The school has never been healthier as we write the next chapter of our story and the relationship between the St Peter’s family of schools has never been stronger. From September 2020, St Olave’s School will be known as St Peter’s 8-13, reflecting the continuity of education for children as they rise from St Peter’s 2-8 through to St Peter’s 13-18.

Saturday

On Saturday school begins at 8.20am but ends at 12 noon.

Boarders

LIFE AT PETER’S 8-13

Daily life at St Peter’s 8-13 is full of excitement and discovery. Alongside an inspiring curriculum, our pupils enjoy an exceptional range of co-curricular activities. Each pupil will be given a Pupil Organiser in which to record both the set homework and their weekly timetable. The days are divided as follows: 8.20am Line-up, House Meeting and Registration 8.30am Either Form, House, Chapel or Assembly 12.40pm Lunch 1.50pm Roll Call 2.00pm Afternoon School 4.00pm End of teaching day From 4.10pm until 5.20pm there are optional activities and supervised prep clubs for those pupils who remain at school for various reasons.

5.00pm - 6.00pm Prep and music practice 6.00pm Dinner

Focus on Food

As a school we take food very seriously at St Peter’s 8-13, recognising we need to create good eating habits which contribute to a healthy lifestyle, whilst satisfying the calorific needs of growing children and active sports participants.

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On games afternoon (Tuesday for Years 4, 5 and 6 and Thursday for Years 7 and 8) some children will finish earlier than 4.00 pm and others later due to matches and extra practices.

We are also in loco parentis for our boarders, who eat breakfast and dinner all together in the St Peter’s School dining room or in House, with lunch at St Peter’s 8-13 for junior boarders. Our kitchens cook as much as is possible from scratch and our two Catering managers are also working to source as much produce as we can locally, thereby supporting local businesses and being cognisant of food miles. Some vegetables are grown in the school raised beds by pupils in the Gardening Club. There is a Food Council, composed of staff and pupil representatives that meets regularly to discuss menus, selections and plan special themed events such as Halloween.

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BOARDING AT ST PETER’S 8-13

Junior Boarding

St Peter’s is not just a school where pupils come every day to learn; it is also home to a number of pupils who board full time, part-time or just the occasional night. Junior boarding is available for pupils in J4 / Year 7 and above. St Peter’s 8-13 pupils board in Wentworth House. The House Parents, Gareth Sharp and his wife Helen, ensure that the atmosphere is just like being part of an extended family and boarders soon feel at home. Each room is colourful and warm, displaying the children’s favourite posters and photos, their own bedding and a few treasured belongings. There are always events taking place in the House which bring everyone together. Evening activities include swimming, rounders, cricket, tennis, skate-boarding, cooking and craft. We watch suitable videos and DVDs on our

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‘cinema’ screen and have games consoles as well as pool, table tennis and table football. There are plenty of computers in the house; all pupils have an email address and access to a phone, so there is no excuse for not staying in contact with friends and family! St Peter’s 8-13 day pupils are welcome to stay occasional nights, weekly or full boarding. Over the last few years we have had increasing demand for pupils to have an overnight base at Wentworth House for just a few nights a week and have tailored our boarding options to the needs of our pupils and parents, whilst not diluting what we offer to those who board seven nights a week.

Why should I consider boarding? Many parents find our boarding provision to be the perfect solution to busy working lives.

Full boarding provides a permanent and stable base for children whose parents live further away, are in the Forces, or just want to take advantage of after school activity and life.

Flexi-boarding is convenient for all sorts of reasons; from heavier work commitments during specific months through to moving home and building works. There are many reasons why flexi-boarding may be able to relieve family pressures. Boarding also has many benefits from a pastoral point of view, with pupils able to interact with others, share a bedroom, and generally get on with each other. Our boarding offers a friendly, safe and secure environment where pupils can benefit from extra-curricular activities, structured prep supervision and extra time with friends. Whatever the reason and whatever parents and pupils require from boarding, we will do our very best to help. Here are a few examples of why our pupils board: • their parents live further away or are in the Forces • their friends board • they like the structured prep supervision • they are considering full time boarding at St Peter’s 13-18 • they would like to stay for an after–school activity but live a long way from school and would get home very late • they have a sport fixture and need to stay late • they are interested in boarding and want to experience a ‘taste’ of boarding life

Types of boarding we offer

Full boarding: full time boarding in Year 7 (J4) and Year 8 (J5) Part-time boarding: Children board for a minimum of two nights per week, up to four nights a week, Monday to Friday, subject to availability and a termly commitment is required. Weekly boarding: Weekly boarding including five nights boarding in Wentworth (Monday night – Friday night) The boarding day is full of choice and opportunity, but without a commute, and by being present in the school community with other pupils and staff full-time, our boarders tell us that there’s more time for the things they love.

Early bird or late riser?

Boarders rise at around 7am to 7.30am, and may choose to head out on a cycle ride, go rowing, or visit the library. Others prefer a lie in! At 8am a full boarders’ breakfast is served in the dining hall: a chance for boarders from all houses to get together and one reason the boarding community here is so strong.

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Weekly boarding enables parents to devote the week to their work commitments and the weekend to their children.

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House get together

After breakfast, each boarding house will have an informal house meeting to share their plans for the day and be reminded of important events, such as trips, that are scheduled for that day. Houses will discuss and resolve and issues relating to the house and work together on projects such as House Sing, House Chapel or House sports matches.

The school day

Day pupils arrive later. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, all St Peter’s pupils attend Chapel at 8.40am, an important time for community and reflection during the busy school week. On Thursdays, the whole school meets for Assembly with the Head Master. Lessons begin at 9am, with day pupils and boarders mixing in classes and continue until morning break at 11am, when boarders can return to their houses to catch up with friends. Day pupils will go to day rooms in the main school building. Lunch is served for all, after which boarders and day pupils will take part together in lunchtime activities, if they

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wish, or simply relax in the bedrooms and many communal areas of our boarding houses. Afternoon lessons finish at 4pm, followed by a huge choice of co-curricular activities. Boarders from across the School then gather for a joint boarders’ tea.

Evenings: more time for the things you love

Without the disruption of a commute, and in company with each other, boarders can make an early start on their prep, then, when studies are over, the library, art block, music rooms, gym, swimming pool, as well as the facilities in the boarding houses themselves offer lots of opportunity to practice skills. Our boarders tell us that their use of social media and the internet is much lower than that of their day friends: boarding encourages busy, productive, community-based living. Parents may visit in the evenings, or may collect their children to go out to the theatre or for a meal.

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Boarders from one house may visit another house, though only in the downstairs rooms.

Time to explore

Boarding at St Peter’s offers a blend of focused, community living with the freedom to explore the city of York, only a 10-minute walk from our boarding houses. On Wednesdays and Saturdays, after Games or Activities, senior boarders can spend some time in York with friends. It’s a beautiful city with lots of things for young people to do, including cafes, independent shops, beautifully maintained parks, museums, theatres, cinemas and a huge range of internationally-renowned festivals encouraging children to try new things. Sundays are a chance for a lie-in, followed by a much-loved brunch, with boarders free to spend the rest of the day however they like, returning in time for tea. On many weekends, our houseparents organise activities and trips.

‘What I love most about boarding is the atmosphere and the memories you create with friends; I can’t think of one day where I haven’t enjoyed myself. Wentworth is a very welcoming boarding house, it feels just like home.’ A Year 8 boarder

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OUR HOUSE SYSTEM

GROWTH MINDSET

There are five houses each with around 70 pupils across the age range in each.

There are two ways of looking at the world:

The Houses and House Tutors are:

A. Fixed Mindset Intelligence and talent are fixed at birth.

Ainsty - Miss Sally-Jane Fell Alcuin - Mrs Di Matkin Elmet - Mr Simon Humphries Fairfax - Mrs Helen Sayles York - Mrs Cath Fynn

B. Growth Mindset Intelligence and talent can go up or down. The headlines of growth mindset are very simple: if you try hard and learn from your mistakes, you will make progress. That’s growth mindset in a nutshell. It sounds so obvious you would think that every educator, every parent and every human being would be able to work this out for themselves without decades of educational research and, of course, you’re right: it’s common sense. So what is revolutionary about growth mindset? Don’t we all inherently understand and agree with the logic and the theory?

Quality learning takes place because of the relationships which exist between staff and pupils. Our House and mentoring system, along with our ‘Seven Values’ framework which underpins them, means your child’s happiness and wellbeing is at the heart of what we do. Our boarders in the Wentworth boarding house each belong to one of the above houses for day to day purposes so there is complete integration of boarding and day pupils in school activities.

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Well, we may agree wholeheartedly with the headlines but the truth is that our language and our behaviour can accidentally reinforce the opposite of growth mindset in our children or those we educate: a fixed mindset. FOR EXAMPLE: Have you ever asked your child if they came top in something, or asked them where they came in the class or group? Have you ever offered rewards for reaching a set goal? Have you ever told your child how brilliant they are for finishing something quickly or with little effort? All of these questions suggest or reinforce to a child that what matters to you, the most important influence in their lives, is making things look easy and beating

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others. Children who hear language like this have extremely fragile self-esteem because they are worried that at any moment someone could do better than them, or a task could be too difficult for them to complete. If their self-esteem is closely tied with looking clever without effort, school may become a pretty threatening place. Some pupils will give up, others will play up, because if it’s obvious they aren’t trying then no-one can say they can’t, they can only say they won’t. Others will just try to hide and hope they are never asked a question or put in a situation where there is any chance of failure. It makes no difference how high achieving children are, anyone can suffer from a fixed mindset. Anyone can be constantly worried about being ‘found out’ by their peers, their teachers or their parents, which will inhibit their learning. So, growth mindset tells us that if we try hard and learn from our mistakes, we will make good progress. If we, as parents and teachers use language that reinforces the idea that success can be measured by how many others a child beats in a test or how quickly and easily they can reach a successful outcome, those children will never be comfortable with failure, which is an important part of the learning process. Being brave enough to take a risk, to try something that is not guaranteed to succeed, to fail, to pick yourself up again, to learn lessons from the failure and to try again with new knowledge and understanding are character traits we at St Peter’s 8-13 consider to be vital for a happy and successful person to develop in order to live in our rapidly changing world.

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GROWTH MINDSET

This belief in certain traits is where our eight learning habits come from. They are a tangible way for us to teach and develop growth mindset strategies to the pupils. The children will be taught how the habits can be employed in different subjects to advance their learning during their time with us. It would be great if you could seek opportunities at home to develop these habits as well. For example, do you ever let your children see you struggling with something? They need to see that in real life there are setbacks and difficulties to overcome. They need to understand that adults make mistakes and they need to see how we learn from these mistakes, rather than hiding from them or ignoring them. There are lots of celebrity examples of famous failures to show this online but how much more powerful a message would it be for a child to learn it first-hand from people they are close to? Although the theory behind growth mindset is one we can hopefully all agree

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with, the tricky thing is talking the talk. If there’s one thing you take away from what you’ve read then please let it be: think before you praise your child. Are you praising the process or the result? If you praise the process you are encouraging a growth mindset and nurturing a child who will be more likely to believe that effort leads to success. If you praise the result, you’re encouraging a fixed mindset and nurturing a belief that you are only a success as long as you keep winning. It’s the difference between: ‘I’m so proud of how hard you worked to get that done.’ Growth mindset. And: ‘I’m so proud of you – you’re so clever to have done that.’ Fixed mindset.

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OUR COMMUNITY

One of the great strengths of St Peter’s 8-13 is that it is part of a 2-18 family of schools. Pupils therefore belong to the wider community of St Peter’s but have a very clear identity whilst they are here. That sense of family is very important; indeed many pupils have siblings at St Peter’s 2-8 or St Peter’s 13-18. We also try to get involved in the wider community as much as is practical with children aged 8-13. We have a ‘charity of the term’ and pupils are encouraged to come up with imaginative fundraising ideas. There is also an increased drive to educate our pupils to have a greater awareness of their role in sustainability. To this end we have an Eco Council who have regular meetings and work towards improving the grounds and school environment.

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ECO SCHOOLS

Eco Schools is an international award programme that guides schools on their sustainable journey, providing a framework to help embed these principles into the heart of school life. At St Peter’s 8-13 we began our eco-journey with the completion of the Bronze Award. The Silver Award followed; we’re now working on the Green Flag. To get Green Flag status a school has to show a continued commitment to improving in a number of environmental areas. It is assessed externally and must be reassessed every 3 years, in which time the school must show continuing improvement. Some of the other things we do for the environment include: • working with the Estates staff to make sure the recycling facilities are used properly in School • carrying out food waste audits, encouraging pupils to only take what they can eat and not to waste food • making eco gifts and selling spring bulbs on fundraising stalls • taking part in Switch Off Fortnight and Waste Week – national campaigns to raise awareness in schools • creating a tree of promises in the main foyer, where students write pledges on leaves to do their bit for the environment for the new year York is well serviced for environmental education. St Nicholas Fields, a local inner-city nature reserve and sustainability centre, runs teaching workshops throughout the year for children of all ages.

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FRIENDS OF ST PETER’S 8-13

The Friends are a thriving and well supported PTA at St Peter’s 8-13. The Friends of St Peter’s 8-13 (previously known as the Friends of St Olave’s) is a committee made up of parents of pupils at the school. Their role is to encourage closer links between parents, staff and pupils and to generate some money through events. These events provide an opportunity for parents, staff and pupils to meet on a social basis, get to know new people and have some fun. Any proceeds from events either go to the nominated School charity for the year, or to buy items for the School. The Friends of St Peter’s 8-13 committee decide how to spend Friends of St Peter’s 8-13 funds.

Committee Members 2019/2020 Andy Falconer - President Faye Glyn-Mills - Chair Gilly England - Secretary/Treasurer Mike Ferguson Marie Grant Charlotte Jones Estelle Philips Sarah Wheelhouse Jo Deri-Clark Helen Hopwood Andy Jones Sallyann Bramley Susie Fields Andrea Brook Jackie Oliver

The Friends of St Peter’s 8-13 usually meets twice a term to discuss and organise fundraising events, and to discuss finances and purchases.

Membership of the Committee

If you would like to join the Friends of St Peter’s 8-13 then please speak to either Mr Falconer or Faye Glyn-Mills.

How can I help the Friends of St Peter’s 8-13?

There are many ways you can help with the Friends of St Peter’s 8-13. The best way of supporting is to attend the events with your family. This will help the Friends of St Peter’s 8-13 raise money and also provide an opportunity for you to have some fun and get together socially with other parents, pupils and members of staff. Look out for a Friends of St Peter’s 8-13 update in the St Peter’s 8-13 fortnightly Newsletter.You may also be able to help by baking cakes or serving refreshments at some events. Information will be detailed in the newsletter. Let us know if you have any great ideas for events - we’d love to hear them!

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MUSIC

Music is a very important part of St Peter’s 8-13, with over two thirds of the pupils receiving tuition on individual instruments in our large music school. Over 70% of those who sat music exams last year gained ‘Distinctions’; the highest grade possible. In Years 4 and 5 all pupils have three class lessons of music per week, learning to play a variety of string, brass and woodwind instruments. There are many opportunities to play in ensembles, including the junior choir, chapel choir, brass group, saxophone and clarinet group, strings orchestra, recorder group, woodwind group and cello group. There are also several rock groups. Music is an integral part of both the formal and informal curriculum with pupils being strongly encouraged to try new instruments and join music groups. Instrument teaching is delivered by specialist teachers - many of whom are also professional musicians. Choral singing is encouraged and enjoyed by many with opportunities to sing in York Minster and at concerts outside the School.

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PSHEE

PSHEE stands for Personal, Social, Health & Economic Education. The aims of the PSHEE curriculum are to promote a broad and balanced curriculum with a programme of support, guidance and activities for all pupils, during which we will: • promote the spiritual, moral, social, cultural and economic development of pupils; • provide pupils with age-appropriate information in order that they can stay safe, be healthy, make a positive contribution and understand and achieve economic wellbeing; • adapt the curriculum to introduce current or topical issues; • encourage positive relationships through the whole school community which allow all pupils to feel valued and respected; • encourage and promote a culture of tolerance, diversity and respect for other people, with particular regard to the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010; • promote respect and; • allow pupils to become successful learners, confident individuals and

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responsible citizens; • prepare our pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life. We have developed our own PSHEE syllabus which includes promoting the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. It is based around three core themes: Health and Wellbeing; Relationships; and Living in the Wider World. We have identified the overarching concepts we are trying to cover, along with the essential skills. Our PSHEE programme is delivered through a weekly 40 minute timetabled lesson taught by the class Form Teacher in J1-3 and by more specialist teachers in J4/5. It also includes one off practical workshops which may take the form of external speakers, practical workshops or full day activities. Our school values and aims, core expectations, learning habits and belief in a growth mindset are all important factors that help to embed these themes throughout the school. Aspects of this curriculum are taught through assemblies, Chapel and in other subjects.

Sport is an important dimension to life at St Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, with all pupils receiving at least four and a half hours of PE or sport a week. Team sports are important, as pupils learn valuable lessons about teamwork, winning and losing with dignity, determination and hard work. We aim to cater for all standards and ability levels, with pupils regularly competing in national competitions, but it is also our aim to ensure that every child has the opportunity to represent the school each term at an appropriate level. Restrictions can occur due to the availability of equivalent teams from other schools and other constraints. We pick our

teams based upon ability to ensure that matches are competitive and that pupils gain an appropriate experience.

SPORT

We travel to places such as Newcastle, Hull, Leeds and Sheffield in order to get competitive fixtures. Parents are always welcome to come and support their children at both home and away matches. Our major teams sports are rugby, hockey and cricket for the boys, and hockey, netball and rounders for the girls. We also take part in competitive fixtures in swimming, tennis, athletics and cross-country running. Pupils can enjoy excellent facilities on our 47-acre campus including industry-recgonised sports pitches and a new, award-winning swimming pool.

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TRIPS

A wide range of school trips take place during term-time and the school holidays. Term-time trips include day visits to local places of interest to support the curriculum, including The Royal Armouries in Leeds and the Merchant Adventurersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Hall,York. J4 pupils have the opportunity to join a trip to London during the Easter term, which includes a visit to the Globe Theatre and the Tate Modern. Our pupils also visit places all over the world, with recent sports tours to Venice and Barcelona. The last few years have seen trips to Italy and Sri Lanka.

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ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITIES Over 50 activities and clubs are available in addition to the normal timetabled essons. Pupils sign up for these at the start of each term and they take place either at lunch times or between 4.10pm and 5.30pm. They include: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Animal Projects Pottery Club Computer Club Photography Club Speech & Drama Chess Club Eco/gardening Club Geology and Fossils Happiness Club Cookery Club International Movie Club Programmable Electronics Street Dance Decorated Textiles Just Draw Science Club Art Club LEGO Masters Greek Club Quiz Club Many musical ensembles including Cello Ensemble, Rock Band, String Orchestra, Wind Band, Bassoon Group, Boys’ Choir, Jazz Band, Percussion Group, Flute Group, Guitar Group, Chapel Choir, String Group, Breakfast Strings, Recorder Consort, The Sound Crowd (whole school choir), Clarinet Group • Many sporting clubs including tennis, swiming, cricket, trampoline, hockey, badminton, football, yoga, cross country

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YEAR GROUPS

YEAR GROUPS One of the differences between St Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and other schools in York is that our children have access to specialist teachers at a much younger age, and in a broader range of subjects. In Year 4, pupils will spend around 70% of their time with one of the Year 4 teachers, but the rest of the time they will be taught by specialist teachers. By Year 6, the top year in a primary school, they will have a timetable and move from teacher to teacher just like they would at a secondary school. We feel it is important that we give our pupils more freedom and responsibility than is found in other schools, because they rise to the challenge. They need to be pushed, stimulated and stretched. Year groups at St Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 8-13 are referred to as J1 to J5.

See below for a list of subjects covered by year.

J1 - Year 4

English, Maths, Science, History, Geography, Religious Studies, IT, Language Awareness, Drama, Art, Design & Technology, Music, PE, Sport, Philosophy.

J2 - Year 5

English, Maths, Science, History, Geography, Religious Studies, IT, Language Awareness, Drama, Art, Design & Technology, Music, PE, Sport, Philosophy.

J3 - Year 6

English, Maths, Science, History, Geography, Religious Studies, IT, French, German, Spanish, Classics, Drama, Art, Design & Technology, Music, PE, Sport.

J4 - Year 7

English, Maths, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, History, Geography, Religious Studies, IT, French, German, Spanish, Latin, Drama, Art, Design & Technology, Music, PE, Sport, Philosophy.

J5 - Year 8

English, Maths, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, History, Geography, Religious Studies, IT, French, German, Spanish, Latin, Drama, Art, Design & Technology, Music, PE, Sport.

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OUR LIBRARY

The John Mitchell Library

The Library supports the whole of St Peter’s 8-13, providing an impressive stock of resources housed in a comfortable and welcoming environment. Centrally-located, the Library is spacious, well lit, and conducive to quiet reading and study. All classes have a lesson in the Library each week when they are able to select books from the broad range of fiction available, from ‘the classics’ to the most up to date publications. An excellent range of non-fiction books and reference books is also available, along with newspapers, magazines and periodicals, and a selection of DVDs. All pupils receive an induction session at the beginning of the year, and pupils in J3–J5 are trained in how to issue and return books, and how to search the computerised library catalogue. The library is managed by our full-time Librarian, and always opens during school hours. Regular author events are also organised for the pupils.

Library Assistants

Year 7 and 8 (J4 and J5) pupils may volunteer to assist in the library at break times, becoming part of the Library Assistants Team; helping others to find resources, and with loans and returns. The role of the Pupil Library Assistant is an important and valuable contribution to the library, and the school as a whole. The library is a busy place at break times, where pupils can read books, newspapers and magazines, use the networked computers for school work, do their prep, carry out research or change their fiction books.

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INTERVIEWS WITH OUR LIBRARY ASSISTANTS

Charlotte, J5

What do you enjoy about being a library assistant? The library is a special place. I like looking after it and delving into the books.

Do you like reading? Yes

Matilda, J4

What do you enjoy about being a library assistant? You get to contribute to the School. What made you join up? I like reading.

What made you join up? In J4, J5s were saying it was fun helping out.

Do you know how many books there are in the library? A lot of books!

Do you know how many books there are in the library? I would say 1000+ books.

Which book(s) are you reading? ‘Check Mate’ and ‘Not My Fault.’

Which book(s) are you reading? Sophie McKenzie.

Can you recommend any books? ‘One of us is Lying’ and the ‘Noughts and Crosses’ series.

Can you recommend any books? Yes, Harry Potter, David Walliams and Skull Duggery Pleasant.

What are your favourite genre(s)? Fiction and thrillers.

What are your favourite genre(s)? Horror and gothic.

Do you like reading? Yes.

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INTERVIEWS WITH OUR LIBRARY ASSISTANTS

Gaby, J4

What do you enjoy about being a library assistant? You can contribute to the School. What made you join up? I like reading. Do you know how many books there are in the library? I would say a few thousand books. Which book(s) are you reading? Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Can you recommend any books? The Harry Potter series. What are your favourite genre(s)? Drama and action. Do you like reading? Yes.

Anjali, J5

What do you enjoy about being a library assistant? Helping people and organising books. What made you join up? A friend recommended it. Do you know how many books there are in the library? There are more than enough for everybody. Which book(s) are you reading? ‘Sweet Freak’ and ‘Savage Island.’ Can you recommend any books? Harry Potter and the Jaqueline Wilsons. What are your favourite genre(s)? Romantic books. Do you like reading? Yes.

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OUR CHAPEL OUR CHAPEL Our Chapel services at St Peter’s are first and foremost focused on the pupils. All our services have the aim of giving our pupils a positive experience. Sometimes that experience may be a learning experience; for example, when the morning’s story comes from the Bible, or is inspired by the life of a great moral figure. Sometimes it may be spiritual and often it comes in the form of greater moral awareness. Ideally, it should be a mixture of all three. Chapel, of course, gives an opportunity to worship God. It introduces many to a variety of forms of worship and it gives pupils the experience of collective worship. The setting of Chapel services is a traditional Church of England one, but outside speakers of different faiths are also invited by the Chaplain.

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Staff also contribute to Chapel, again adding to the variety of topics and styles of worship. Moreover, the Chaplain occasionally uses the stories and moral content of other world religions to emphasise the common humanity of all people and the moral ideals we should all share. Our pupils do not sit passively in Chapel. Many are active members of the choir and all pupils in our top year are expected to read or participate in some way in Chapel. In order to be inclusive younger pupils also participate and read in Chapel. Again the aim is to make our Chapel services a relevant and positive experience for all our pupils. We hold Chapel from 8.30 – 9.00am every Tuesday and Thursday, in the Chapel building which we share with St Peter’s 13-18.

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J3’S TOP TIPS FOR MANAGING SCHOOL LIFE Our J3 pupils present their 5 top tips for managing school life at St Peter’s 8-13.

TOP T1P NO. 1 Remember to tie your tie neatly, to tuck your shirt in and to keep your shoes clean.

TOP T1P NO. 2

It’s important to look smart and to give a good impression at all times.

Always take your organiser to lessons so that you can make any notes and write down your prep.

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Ask anybody in our School if you need help. It’s okay to be stuck! We’re a team and we’re all here to help each other.

TOP T1P NO. 4

TOP T1P NO. 5

Remember to wash your hands frequently, especially at break and lunch time before you eat.

If you get something wrong don’t give up. Keep persevering! You can do it!

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OUR PUPILS INTERVIEW MR FALCONER Mr Falconer, the Head of St Peter’s 8-13, kindly took some time out of his busy day to answer some questions from our J3 pupils. 1. Do you enjoy being Head? Yes, I do enjoy it. 2. Is it a hard job? Sometimes, yes, because you have to think about a lot of things. 3. How do know learning in is our education? I trust the teachers and I walk around the school and do learning walks. 4. How long have you been Head? 15 years. 5. What is your favourite biscuit? A Jaffa Cake. 6. What do you like the most? Running, photography and coffee.

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7. Why would you recommend this School to other people? It’s fun and helps prepare you to make the most of your life. 8. What are your highlights of your life? Meeting the Queen and speaking in Westminster Abbey. 9. Did you enjoy school when you were younger? I did enjoy school, although I spent a lot of my time outside the principal’s office in secondary school. 10. Would you rather be invisible or be able to fly? Be invisible. 11. Would you rather wear a clown’s wig or a clown’s shoes? A clown’s shoes. 12. Would you rather be a kangaroo or a baboon? A kangaroo. 13. Would you rather have a dog or cat? A Dog

Secrets are stories of things they don’t know, You hide them, you keep them, you don’t let them go, Secrets are promises you want to hide, Twisting and turning, inside your mind, Secrets are hope, and love, and dreams,

POEMS AND PUZZLES

‘SECRETS’ A POEM BY PIPPA AND IZZY

They come, they go, they aren’t what they seem, Secrets are very special bonds, They bond you together, for life, forever. Pippa and Izzy, J4

A MIND PUZZLE BY PHOEBE Ready for a challenge? Read the following paragraph out loud but say the colour of each word rather than the actual word. Green brown orange blue yellow Pink red green teal orange purple Blue yellow grey black yellow red By Phoebe, J3

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13 September 2019

A BRIGHT START FOR OUR PUPILS

Our J1 pupils got the school year off to a great start today and shared lots of smiles with their friends along the way. Pupils, some moving up from Clifton School and Nursery, others joining St Peter’s 8-13 from across a number of schools in Yorkshire and beyond, had a busy day: each pupil had their official school photo taken, a great chance to show off the smart new uniform! Pupils also joined in assembly and met with housemates in their new houses: the house system is a powerful way to help pupils make friends quickly, know that they always have a supportive group behind them, and establish relationships across year groups. All J1 pupils attended the School on Friday for a few hours, before other pupils returned, to ensure that by the first day of School they already felt confident navigating their way round the school, although the buddy system used at St Peter’s is a great help here too:

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with so many specialist teaching areas for cookery, IT, design, art and more, it’s a large area to commit to memory! It also meant there was an opportunity for those pupils who had not attended St Peter’s 2-8 to make friends. All of this has helped welcome them to St Peter’s 8-13 and get them ready for the year to come. After a delicious lunch in the Queen Anne’s Dining Room, our pupils took part in the ‘getting to know you game’, where they talked with their classmates and discovered more about them. Pupils learned you cannot judge what skills and interests a person might have, just by looking at them, and that conversation is a great way to make new friends. “My first day at St Peter’s 8-13 has been really fun!” – Daniel “I was really looking forward to joining St Peter’s 8-13, I’ve loved today and made lots of friends.” – Teddy There is a whole world of opportunity and enjoyment awaiting our pupils over the next year and we wish them all the best on their exciting journey.

J3 DIVE DEEP INTO MALORY TOWERS

St Peter’s 8-13 pupils explored the idea of empathy in a day of interactive drama workshops based around the new production of Enid Blyton’s Malory Towers. St Peter’s 8-13 J3 took part in three themed workshops led by staff from York Theatre Royal exploring the production’s story, music and characters. Following the morning’s workshops, the whole year group took a trip to York Theatre Royal to watch Malory Towers. The pupils have been focusing this term on two of St Peter’s 8-13 eight learning habits: empathy and collaboration. The workshops have been an excellent opportunity to

develop these ways of thinking and behaviour. Working in small groups the pupils collaborated to bring extracts of the play to life. Stepping into the character’s shoes, pupils could think about how some of the characters feel and what emotions they could be experiencing. Mrs Susie Lockett, said: “Understanding how other people feel and think, and why they might act the way they do is so important in helping children build strong relationships personally and, when they are older, professionally. It also helps them to understand how they might act and feel in different contexts. Learning to approach situations and behaviours in a thoughtful way, and to seek beneath the surface, has been the aim of today and watching the children respond, using their imaginations and care for others, has been wonderful.”

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J3 DIVE DEEP INTO MALORY TOWERS

13 September 2019

A VISIT FROM ROBIN STEVENS

12 October 2019

A VISIT FROM ROBIN STEVENS Pupils from St Peter’s 8-13 welcomed acclaimed author Robin Stevens for a morning of murder, mystery and storytelling. Robin Stevens is the author of the bestselling children’s murder-mystery series, A Murder Most Unladylike. Robin turned her attention to writing when her father handed her a copy of Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and from then on she realised that she wanted to write her own mystery novels. Robin explained how she got into writing through her love of books, specifically murder mysteries. The pupils were then treated to an extract from Robin’s latest book Top Marks for Murder. Robin concluded the morning by leading the pupils in constructing their own collaborative murder mystery. By first establishing five key parts of the story, the setting, the victim, what clues there were, if there were any suspects and how the mystery was resolved, the pupils were able to construct their own story while acquiring an insight into the process of such an accomplished author. Susie Lockett, Librarian at St Peter’s 8-13, said: “The children were thrilled to have Robin visit St Peter’s 8-13. They got a huge insight into how such an imaginative writer comes up with fresh ideas and how these are transformed onto the page. On behalf of everyone at St Peter’s 8-13, I would like to thank Robin for such a great morning.”

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1. How was your time at Cheltenham Ladies College? I really enjoyed it and a lot of my books are inspired by my time there. 2. Do you enjoy being an author? Yes, I really do! 3. Which book are you most proud of? Top Marks For Murder because it took a long time to get right with all the twists and turns.

4. What got you interested in being an author? As a little kid, I loved reading. 5. Is it hard to write a book? It is actually really easy!

‘‘We had so much fun interviewing her and hearing her talk to us. It was also really nice to hear about her childhood and it has definitely inspired us to write a book.” Milly and Sophie, J3

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ST PETER’S 8-13 PUPILS INTERVIEW ROBIN STEVENS

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12 October 2019

PUPILS TAKE ON A NEW CREATIVE CHALLENGE Some of our J5 pupils have been having an introduction to the world of professional film-making as part of this term’s video project. Anesu, Evie, Fraser and Victoria have been working with a producer and creative director to devise, plan and produce a short film to show the world what life at St Peter’s 8-13 is all about. The project started with a meeting where the film company asked the children to talk about what they love most about the School. Their answers included their friendships, rugby, the food, trips, music, sport, boarding, the house system and the fact that “there is not a single teacher where you do not like their lesson. Even if you think at first you do not like the subject, they make it enjoyable and you look forward to it and they always help you.” Next, the children had to review films made by other schools and universities

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to help them make important decisions on which of two ideas to work on further. Some of the ideas the group talked about with the creative director included, narrative, skeletons (not real ones!), hero shots and transitions. The pupils all seemed to agree with each other on the sort of film they wanted to see, but they were also very keen to make sure that “parents have to like the film because although it’s not entirely their decision where we go to school, they are quite important in making the decision.” With choices to finalise on lighting, music, scripting, transitions and a host of other matters, as well as some lines to learn, the pupils have shown fantastic collaboration skills (one of the two Learning Habits we are focusing on this term). They are also showing the creativity, initiative and flexible thinking they have developed in their five years at St Peter’s 8-13. The film company commended the pupils’ work and St Peter’s 8-13 unique approach to developing a School video which really gets inside how it feels to be part of this community.

12 November 2019

VISIT FROM HELEN SHARMAN, THE UK’S FIRST ASTRONAUT Pupils from St Peter’s 8-13 School, along with Year 6 pupils from Burton Green Primary School and Clifton Green Primary School were taken on a descriptive journey into space by Helen Sharman, Britain’s first astronaut, on Tuesday 12 November. She bought themes of science and space to life and answered a variety of questions from pupils including ‘did you say the countdown to blast off yourself?’ and ‘what inspired you to go into space when it was such a male dominated environment?’. It was fascinating to hear her describe the training and what it was like living in space. Helen inspired the children on the limitlessness of their future career prospects by discussing breaking her own boundaries of what she thought she could achieve: “We should push forward not only our own individual boundaries, but also the boundaries of what humans believe is possible. People are the biggest limitations in our own lives. There’s a huge amount we can do

Helen Sharman then went on to carry out the official opening of the Pascal Building. Guests at the event were given a tour of the York Design Award winning building by sixth formers who are taught there and who benefit from the purpose built study spaces. Many other pupils from across York also use the building on a regular basis as it is used for GCSE lessons and masterclasses for the Independent State School Partnership (ISSP). Head Master Jeremy Walker extended a warm welcome to all of the guests and particular thanks to all those who contributed to the design, build and use of the building. He also repeated the school’s gratitude to its neighbours for their patience during the disruption caused by the build, and his commitment to welcoming people from across the community to share such a wonderful resource. In her opening speech, Helen Sharman recalled a Galileo quote printed on the walls of the Pascal Building; ‘the laws of nature are written in the language of mathematics.’ This led Helen to speak about her eighteen months’ intensive flight training in Star City near Moscow. She recalled the importance of language; through learning Russian, calling on her schoolgirl French and using the universal language of mathematics, Helen was able to communicate with her fellow astronauts as she prepared for her space voyage. An inspirational speaker, Helen enthused her audience about the importance of language and mathematics. A great beginning for the Pascal Building.

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A VISIT FROM HELEN SHARMAN

and we should make the best use of our lives for the benefit of the world.”

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13 November 2019

‘MISSION TO THE MOON’ DAY Following Britain’s first astronaut Helen Sharman, visiting yesterday, the whole of St Peter’s 8-13 (all 360 children) took part in a full day of space-themed activities which staff had been secretly planning for months.

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ST PETER’S 8-13 PERFORM MACBETH AT THE NATIONAL SHAKESPEARE FILM FESTIVAL Pupils from St Peter’s 8-13 will perfom Macbeth in the National Shakespeare Schools Festival on Friday 19th November at Joseph Rowntree Theatre in York. The National Shakespeare Schools Festival is the world’s largest youth drama festival led by The Shakespeare Schools Foundation. The festival helps inspire the pupils and gets them excited about theatre. J5 are fully involved at every level of the production. There is a cast of 37, including the technical team who are running the sound and lighting for the show. Pupils have also been involved in costume design and are helping in the wings backstage. The cast have had to work on this play out of class time, attending rehearsals after school and also on Saturday. There has been a lot of hard work involved! Break a leg!

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NATIONAL SHAKESPEARE FILM FESTIVAL

15 November 2019

MAZ EVANS VISIT

22 November 2019

MAZ EVANS VISIT Pupils at St Peter’s 8-13 enjoyed a fabulous day in school with bestselling author, Maz Evans. After a lively and productive morning of creative writing workshops in the Library with the J4s, Maz talked to an audience of over 250 children in the Shepherd Hall, including pupils from Burton Green Primary. Maz’s high energy delivery and hilarious anecdotes made for a thoroughly entertaining afternoon with much laughter. Pupils were enthralled by Maz’s dynamism, wit and humour as well as hearing her wise words about perseverance, having a resilient spirit and how we should never give up on pursuing our dreams. In order to build a sandcastle you first need to shovel sand. Maz Evans is the author of the hugely popular Who Let the Gods Out series for children and her acclaimed creative writing events have featured at Festivals, literary events, and primary schools around the UK. “To be around kids reading in an age of Netflix and Minecraft is utterly joyful” said Maz.

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J5 EXPLORE HINDUISM AND ISLAM The whole of J5 visited a mosque and Hindu temple in Bradford as part of their exploration of Hinduism and Islam. Highlights in the Mosque included learning the order of Wudu (washing before praying) to the tune of “here we go round the mulberry bush” and understanding what praying means to Muslims. In the Hindu temple it was fascinating to experience a meditation and watch the midday prayers. Mrs Salyes said “Students asked great questions and really valued the chance to visit places that they wouldn’t normally experience, the contrast between both places of worship was particularly striking.” Below are accounts of the trip written by our J5 pupils.

The Mosque

On Monday 18th of November we visited a Mosque in Bradford. As we entered the building we met our guide, (Fatima). She showed us how people washed and cleansed themselves before

entering the main hall. After she had done this she led us into the main hall where she spoke about how they pray and worship Allah. She gave us a very detailed tour of the hall and included an example of how and what they prayed. After that we went downstairs to the communal area she gave us some information about what happened in this area and told us that it included classrooms and a dining room. Then we went upstairs, here we finished the tour and leant a little bit more about their interesting, remarkable and fascinating religion. Overall I really enjoyed the experience and opportunity.

The Hindu Temple

Next we went to the Hindu temple, my first considerations were that it was very bright and comfortable. A smell of incense filled the air and created a very enjoyable atmosphere. Our guide, (Seema) spoke incredibly clearly and in detail about the Temple. During our time at the temple we joined in with some meditation and learnt about their shrine, we also watched and listened to a daily prayer and enjoyed watching other members of the community also join in. In conclusion I loved having the opportunity to experience and understand the Hindu faith.

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5 December 2019

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6 December 2019

VIKING WORKSHOP IN SCHOOL J1 pupils enjoyed a day in Viking costume with a carousel of hands-on activities throughout the morning: weaving, cookery (making flatbread) and making jewellery using clay. In the afternoon all the children snuggled up under the blankets they had brought in, and listened to Viking sagas by candlelight in the Shepherd Hall. Earlier in the term the J1s went to Murton Park to experience life as a Viking in the Viking village they have there â&#x20AC;&#x201C; again many activities including making clay candle holders, using a quern stone to grind wheat, collecting firewood, being on guard duty and farming.

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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN Christmas is always a busy time at St Peter’s 8-13 and this year has been no exception. To celebrate a fantastic end to the term; here’s a few of our favourite festive events.

Christmas Concert

St Peter’s 8-13 gave an impressive Christmas Concert, featuring performances from all the major ensembles, including the rock band, Breakfast Strings, wind band, cello group, bassoon group, string quartet, clarinet group, string orchestra, Just Sing and junior choir. With such a variety of outstanding performances, the concert was a truly special event for pupils to take part in and for parents to watch. A massive well done to all the pupils, music teachers and thank you to parents for their support.

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12 December 2019

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Busking

We enjoyed festive busking in the foyer every morning from 08:00 to raise money for York Teaching Hospital Charity. We had a different musical ensemble and seasonal repertoire every morning, all making money towards our goal of refurbishing the parents’ room on the children’s ward. Staff busked too but were soon joined by St Peter’s 8-13 pupils!

Christmas in the Boarding Houses

Boarding pupils have been enjoying the Christmas spirit. Wentworth attended the ‘York Christmas Light Switch On’ followed by hot chocolate and a browse of the Christmas markets. Wentworth also braved the elements with a visit to the York Ice Rink at the York Outlet followed by Christmas dinner and films that evening. The boarders have had the perfect opportunity to relax and soak in the festivities as the term came to an end.

Carols on the Stairs

Wentworth then treated us to Carols on the Stairs, a house tradition! It was wonderful to welcome back some of the 6th Formers who had started their boarding years at Wentworth. They were joined by members of staff for a relaxed, festive evening.

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ST PETER’S 8-13 PUPILS WIN A PLACE IN NATIONAL ORCHESTRA St Peter’s pupils Ethan, Danny and Max have all gained places in the National Children’s Orchestras, with Ethan and Danny being accepted into the U12 orchestra, and Max the U10. All three children completed a series of challenging auditions to win their place in the acclaimed ensemble, competing against hundreds of young people aged 7 to 13, from across the country. Flautist Ethan, double bassist Danny and clarinettist Max will begin rehearsing with the orchestras in the new year before participating in a series of live concerts. Ethan, 11, spoke about his delight at being accepted into the prestigious orchestra: “This is such an exciting opportunity for me and I am really looking forward to meeting lots of other musicians and making new friends!”

As well as the success in the National Children’s Orchestra, three other St Peter’s 8-13 pupils have achieved a place in the Regional Children’s Orchestra. Double Bassist Ben and Max’s older brother Fred who plays the clarinet will also begin rehearsals in January. Head of St Peter’s 8-13, Andy Falconer said “I am absolutely delighted that all of the musicians have done so well. To have the opportunity to play with so many other talented musicians is a testament to their hard work and hours of practice. It is always such a pleasure to hear their solo performances and their participation in our many musical ensembles here at St Peter’s 8-13, so I am delighted that others will have the opportunity to hear them play”. Head of Music at St Peter’s 8-13, Holly Craven added “The children already play a huge part in the busy musical life of the school, and this really is the icing on the cake. I am looking forward to hearing them perform with the orchestras next year”

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13 December 2019

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10 January 2020

BOUTIQUE BOOK COVERS FOR CHARITY Demonstrating compassion and entrepreneurship in equal measure, J5 pupil Anna has been making and selling book covers since December. The money has been split between her own chosen charity Destiny Children and St Peter’s school charity York Teaching Hospital Charity. Anna has raised a fantastic total of £725 for the charities. Anna had help from her two best friends working through their breaks and lunches to sell the product she made with her mum at the weekends. “Everyone said what a nice thing I have done for charity”. Anna said “originally I wanted to do a bake sale. But everyone does that... I wanted to think outside the box”. Anna’s creative fundraising initiative has

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left a lasting impression and pupils across St Peter’s 8-13 can be seen flaunting their boutique book covers. Her sales included a custom made denim laptop case with an electric green lining for Head Master, Andy Falconer himself (charged at double the usual rate of course!). Destiny Children helps the children at Destiny Garden School, Mombasa, to receive an education they could not otherwise afford. The charity helps develop the school in this poverty-stricken area. St Peter’s charity,York Teaching Hospital, raises money to help improve NHS healthcare facilities. With only six book covers left to sell, Anna will be putting away her sewing machine for a while to concentrate on school work after a couple of busy months. Well done, Anna!

J5 STUDY FREEDOM Last week J5 were tasked with the challenge of exploring what it means to be “free”, ahead of their new term topic on the transatlantic slave trade. J5 looked at various figures, contemporary and historical, and discussed how much “freedom” they had. J5 worked together in groups to establish a hierarchy of “freedom”. They considered the impact of control, responsibility, restrictions, health, choices, and money. They looked at figures including Boris Johnson, Ed Sheeran, Emily Davison, Jonny Bairstow, a coffee shop waitress, school children, and parents... It was a really interesting lesson and they had many different ideas! St Peter’s 8-13 are continuously developing their emotional intelligence and awareness, embracing their three core learning habits this term which include creativity, curiosity, and flexible thinking. Mrs Armitage said, “J5 responded really well to this task. It was great to hear them discussing what makes a person “free” and how this isn’t always easy

to define. Some of their ideas were really quite surprising and it has certainly made them think ahead of our new term topic on the transatlantic slave trade and the abolition.”

24 January 2020

THE WIZARD OF OZ Vibrant staging, energetic choreography and amazing singing, all made for a truly outstanding performance of The Wizard of Oz at the newly-revamped Leeds Playhouse. J2 left the theatre happily humming some of the well-known tunes and attempting a few of the ‘Jitterbug’ moves. Pupils were enthralled by the acrobatic aerial displays, spellbound by the Wicked Witch of the West and captivated by the appearance of a real-life sausage-eating dog Toto! Mrs Spencer said ‘The children had a wonderful time– a great opportunity to see live theatre. A particular highlight for them was the real dog in the first part!” Ms Brooks added “What a fantastic way to spend the afternoon, enjoying live theatre with your friends”.

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J5 STUDY FREEDOM & J3 SEE THE WIZARD OF OZ

13 January 2020

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27 January 2020

YOUNG MATHEMATICIAN AWARD COMPETITION St Peter’s 8-13 sent two teams to the Young Mathematician Award Competition run by Explore Learning held at Archbishop Holgate/Badger Hill School. This competition gives children in local schools the opportunity to compete in teams to demonstrate their reasoning and teamwork abilities whilst competing against other schools. The competition, now in its tenth year, is run in conjunction with the NRICH project at the University of Cambridge and is designed to inspire and challenge talented mathematicians from across the UK.

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Past winners have enjoyed working in a team to tackle a unique mathematical challenge. As a school we were able to enter a team of 4 from J2/3 and another team of four from J4/5 to compete. Ms Hick said “The pupils had the unique opportunity to tackle a neverbefore-seen mathematical problem! Collaboration is a huge part of it.”

“The pupils had the unique opportunity to tackle a never-before-seen mathematical problem! Collaboration is a huge part of it.” Mrs Hick

GAMELAN MUSIC

27 January 2020

GAMELAN MUSIC This year, every class at St Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 8-13 will explore World Music as part of their music lessons. J3 are currently learning about Gamelan music which originates from the Indonesian islands of Bali and Java. So far, the children have played whole class performances of Gamelan music using classroom instruments and today they welcomed the University of York Gamelan Orchestra, who delivered workshops for each class to create a piece of Gamelan music. There is so much more to Gamelan than just performing. Central to Gamelan is the idea of respect - for each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s playing and, within the Indonesian culture, for the spirits with which the instruments are said to connect. With so many different parts to the music, listening is absolutely vital and Gamelan requires excellent coordination and a lot of concentration.

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STAND TOGETHER

29 January 2020

STAND TOGETHER “Stand Together” is this year’s theme for Holocaust Memorial Day which commemorated the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau on Monday 27th January. At St Peter’s 8-13 the pupils have created a Stand Together wall, each writing down what this means for them on a flame. Their thoughts included “hope”, “belief” and “peace”. Mrs Sayles, who was previously a freelance educator with the Holocaust Education Trust, delivered an assembly on Friday, looking at how individuals and groups of people can make a difference to the lives of others. The school looked at a personal testimony of an Albanian Muslim family who saved two Jewish families. She wanted to leave pupils with a positive message of hope out of a time of darkness. Mrs Sayles commented that ‘The wall shows that even in by doing something small we are stronger together and can support each other.’ Holocaust Memorial Day has been marked throughout St Peter’s 3-18 this week, including a live broadcast from our chapel for Sunday Worship on BBC Radio 4.

‘The wall shows that even in by doing something small we are stronger together and can support each other.’ Mrs Sayles

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INFORMAL CONCERT Last night St Peter’s 8-13 children gathered for an informal concert for family and friends to celebrate their musical talents. Mrs Craven said: ‘One of the most important things to us, as a department, is that we provide all pupils who learn an instrument with the chance to perform. This includes our Informal Concert schedule, which allows pupils to perform in a smaller environment, in front of a small, friendly audience. I was delighted to see so many children take part in our first concert of 2020 on Wednesday evening and to see some children performing for the first time. It is always lovely to have a variety of instruments represented and to hear children from J1-5 perform. ’

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Well done to all who took part!

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CHARITY GLOW WALK

3 February 2020

CHARITY GLOW WALK The St Peter’s 8-13 Charity Committee organised a “Glow Walk” on Thursday 31 January to raise money for their chosen charity,York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The glow walk provided a great opportunity for the whole school community to come together. We invited parents and children, along with any family dogs of course, to come for a walk after school. Hot drinks and biscuits were provided for those who were cold upon return! “Glow” items were also on sale for everyone to wear during the walk, which made for an impressive walk in the dark.

6 February 2020

ELIZABETH RAISES £2,681.80 FOR THE CHILDREN’S HEART SURGERY FUND Elizabeth, a J2 pupil at St Peter’s 8-13, York, has raised an incredible £2,681.80 for the Children’s Heart Surgery Fund after embarking on a sponsored swim with her classmates. Elizabeth, aged 9, was inspired to raise money for the charity after spending many weeks on ward 51, the Children’s Heart Ward at Leeds General Infirmary, as an inpatient in 2017 and 2018. When she returned to school in 2018, Elizabeth raised money for portable DVD units for the ward with a cake sale. In 2019 she shared her idea of a sponsored swim with Mr Nathan Savage, Head of Sport at St Peter’s 8-13, who helped to co-ordinate the fundraising initiative. Every child in Elizabeth’s year group joined in the sponsored swim in the pool at St Peter’s School on 3rd December, aiming to swim as many lengths as they could in 1 ½ hours. The original goal was to swim the length of the English Channel but the children surpassed their target and swam a total of 3,588 lengths (56 miles). Elizabeth said: ‘I really enjoyed the sponsored swim and I would really like to thank all the children in J2 and the games and swimming staff, particularly Mrs Jones, Mr Savage, Mrs Brough, Mr Leake, and Mr Maycock’ Nathan Savage said: ‘This sponsored swim is an excellent example of what

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During school assembly on Friday 31st January Elizabeth presented the cheque along with the members of staff who helped organise this event to the Leeds Children Heart surgery Fund. The Children’s Heart Surgery Fund supports the Leeds Congenital Heart Unit at Leeds General Infirmary, including ward 51, by providing the funding and resources needed to care for a patient’s heart, mind, family and future. The money raised will be used to buy new equipment for the ward including a library stocked with books to distract the children, maintain a fish tank

which is a main attraction on ward 51 and also purchase equipment to facilitate venous access in children. Lisa Williams, Senior Community Fundraising Manager for the Children’s Heart Surgery Fund, said: ‘We are very grateful to Elizabeth and everyone at St Peter’s who organised and took part in this fantastic sponsored swim. The amount raised will make a big difference to the treatment of young heart patients at Leeds General Infirmary. ‘Elizabeth’s idea was so good that we are promoting a similar charity event this year at Children’s Heart Surgery Fund called “The Big Swim”, and supporters around the region are already taking part.’to see so many pupils of such a broad age range, showing a keen interest in the make-up, evolution and movement of the Earth.’

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can be achieved through teamwork and friendship. I would like to congratulate Elizabeth on her fundraising efforts and say a huge thank you to all the pupils in J2 who took part in the sponsored swim.’

KINDNESS AND BOOKS

13 February 2020

KINDNESS AND BOOKS Library Assistants at St Peter’s 8-13 have been running a fundraising campaign with the theme of ‘Kindness and Books’ to raise money for the York Teaching Hospital Charity, St Peter’s 8-13 chosen charity, Pupils and staff have been posting cards for 20p each in the Post Box in the reception area, nominating a friend to receive a brand new copy of one of their favourite books. £42.40 has been raised for the charity. Five cards have now been drawn, and in Assembly on Friday 14 February, five lucky people will receive the gift of a book chosen for them by a friend. All the cards are now pinned to a board in the Library for everyone to see – it’s a great way to share book recommendations too!

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GEOLOGY CLUB

13 February 2020

GEOLOGY CLUB In the Geology club this half of term we have been looking at different rock types and how they are formed, the formation of fossils and natural disasters that can occur because of plate tectonics. The challenge that the children were given was to construct a building that could withstand an earthquake using spaghetti and marshmallows! We tested the theory by rocking the table for 10 seconds. The club is a mixture of J1 to J5 pupils. Miss Shelley said ‘We had such fun taking part in this task, the pupils showed excellent team-work and competitive spirit. It is so gratifying to see so many pupils of such a broad age range, showing a keen interest in the make-up, evolution and movement of the earth.’

‘We had such fun taking part in this task, the pupils showed excellent team-work and competitive spirit. It is so gratifying to see so many pupils of such a broad age range, showing a keen interest in the make-up, evolution and movement of the earth.’ Miss Shelley

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WHOLE SCHOOL FOUNDATION CONCERT

17 February 2020

WHOLE SCHOOL FOUNDATION CONCERT The Whole School Foundation Concert on Thursday 13 February was a highly enjoyable evening of music-making. It is always a joy to welcome the children from all three schools to St Peter’s for this annual event. Together, the pupils produced some memorable performances, with choirs, chamber music and the mini-jazz band all involved. This evening is intended to give a snapshot of our music provision for children aged 3-18 and the St Peter’s contribution featured a wide variety of styles from Mozart to Glenn Miller. Paul Miles-Kingston, Director of Music, said ‘It was a great pleasure to host this joint concert and my sincere thanks go to Mrs Craven and Mrs Hayden for their help and for directing performances of such quality with their pupils.’

‘It was a great pleasure to host this joint concert and my sincere thanks go to Mrs Craven and Mrs Hayden for their help and for directing performances of such quality with their pupils.’ Mr Miles-Kingston

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HOUSE SINGING 2020

24 February 2020

HOUSE SINGING 2020 The House Singing competition was a wonderful way to mark the end of the first half of term, and it was amazing to see how brilliantly the J5 children led their houses. The theme was chosen by last termâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Heads of Houses, and the houses themselves voted for which song they would like to perform and a fabulous variety of songs were chosen. Many thanks to all the children who participated with such enthusiasm and to the House staff for embracing the whole experience. Congratulations to Ainsty on being the smiliest house, and to Elmet, who were worthy winners.

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SARAH FERGUSON VISIT 25 February 2020

SARAH FERGUSON VISIT Yesterday St Peter’s welcomed guest speaker Sarah Ferguson to talk about plastic. Sarah Ferguson is the founder of Breathe Conservation, an international non-profit organisation that believes in a plastic-free ocean and aims to eliminate disposable plastic. Sarah spoke passionately about her efforts to clean the ocean of single-use plastic. Every child left the assembly understanding that everyone is responsible and that change starts

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with the individual. The pupils asked valuable questions about how they can help to create a cleaner future and were also particularly amazed by Sarah’s open water swimming talents. She certainly inspired many pupils today in a multitude of ways. Many pupils at St Peter’s 8-13 already flaunt trendy multi-use water bottles. However, St Peter’s 8-13 are looking to follow in Clifton’s footsteps and stop all single-use plastic water bottles on all school trips, promote multi-use bottles in all aspects of school life and encourage better recycling.

FUND RAISING FOR WHEN I GROW UP UK Last year, pupils and staff at St Peter’s 8-13,York, raised over £12,000 for When I Grow Up (UK), a charity which raises money and support for the Furaha Community Foundation (FCF) in Kenya. The money raised was used to help build a boarding house for the Furaha School, which opened last week. The FCF is located in the middle of the second largest slum in Nairobi called Huruma, with an estimated population of 350,000. Four young Kenyans lead the centre – Chris, Dan, David & Kerry. Each of these young men grew up in the slum and had a stirring vision to see the orphans of the slum given hope and a future. Led by Kenyan leaders and staff, the FCF is a community of hope. From its start as a tutoring group for a handful of children, FCF has grown to be a vibrant Primary School of 500 children grades pre-Kindergarten to Class 8, and a boarding High School of 150 students - on its way to reaching its capacity of 200 students. Of the children, 80% are orphans and at least 50% of them are HIV positive. The school receives no government funding but the school continues to operate with the help of incredible volunteers from within the community.

campus as boarders and receive three meals a day. Good nourishment has improved the children’s health and concentration in school. 80% of the children are orphaned, relying on others to care for them. In the event that a child has no guardian or is at risk in his or her living environment, care is provided in a girls’ and boys’ safe house. Each day every child receives vital friendship, education, physical and spiritual care. Alongside the school, a team of dedicated social workers visit the children and their guardians to bring support as well as helping them fight for justice. Microloans help fund small businesses run by guardians so they can better provide for themselves and the children entrusted to them. A Health Programme brings support and health education to those affected with HIV/AIDS (children or their guardian) as well as helping the children remain healthy. The FCF works under an NGO status within Kenya. We are pleased that the pupils and staff at St Peter’s 8-13 have been able to contribute in small way towards the essential work of the FCF, which brings light and life to children who might otherwise be left without hope.

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2 March 2020

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ST PETER’S 8-13 MATHS MASTERCLASS

13 March 2020

ST PETER’S 8-13 MATHS MASTERCLASS Over 40 pupils from 12 local primary schools joined forces with St Peter’s 8-13 on Saturday 13 March to collaboratively problem solve and investigate sequences. Included were: Fibonacci, Pascal’s triangle and triangular numbers. The morning was fun-packed and the children worked with energy and curiosity.

Year 6 quotes from the STO Maths Masterclass: “Never a dull question – from rabbits, to patios, to colouring…” “Everyone was really friendly and worked together really well.” “We had fun completing Pascal’s triangle.” “We listened to each other and respected each other’s ideas.” “No-one was shy.” “I found the sequence booklets easy to follow.They got harder as you went along!”

“Everyone was really friendly and worked together really well. We listened to each other and respected each other’s ideas” The J3 Pupils

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LAMDA

13 March 2020

LAMDA

Last week we had the pleasure of seeing 47 young people successfully sit their LAMDA exams across St Peter’s. The exams went smoothly and the pupils left their sessions with a positive outlook, having felt they had performed to the best of their abilities. Pupils ranged from the youngest learners at St Peter’s 8-13 aged 8, doing their Introductory Poetry exams and Entry Acting exams to the eldest pupils at St Peter’s, aged 16, sitting their Gold Medal Acting exams. The results of the LAMDA exams were released on 7 April and we are delighted to confirm that our pupils achieved 43 distinctions and 4 merits. Congratulations to them all on this incredible achievement!

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17 March 2020

UKMT TEAMS MATHS CHALLENGE A team of two J5 and two Third Form pupils and two J5 pupils from St Peter’s competed in the Regional Final of the United Kingdom Mathematics Trust Team Challenge at the Mount School on 10 March. The competition puts the pupils’ maths, communication and teamwork skills to the test across four rounds of mathematical problems. The St Peter’s Team were placed 4th in the competition. The pupils had a wonderful experience. They said it was ‘very challenging’ and it allowed them to ‘use skills from lessons at school and also the ISSP Maths Excellence Club (y=mx+c) they attend’. The pupils had to tackle a variety of engaging mathematical activities

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while developing teamwork and communication skills. They completed four difficult rounds including a Cross Number, where each pair of the team is only given half the clues which are written to interlink with each other, and Shuttle, relay and group rounds. Staff and pupils were delighted that we secured 4th place in this regional competition where 19 team took part.

The pupils had a wonderful experience. They said it was ‘very challenging’ and it allowed them to ‘use skills from lessons at school and also the ISSP Maths Excellence Club (y=mx+c) they attend’.

REGIONAL MUSIC FOR YOUTH FESTIVAL It was a pleasure to take 39 musicians to Hull on Friday 13 March to participate in the regional Music for Youth Festival. With String Orchestra, String Ensemble and Mini Jazz Band taking part, the event provided a wonderful insight into the co-curricular music-making which plays such an important role in the life of St Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 8-13 very week. The children were an absolute delight to be with and received much praise for their playing. We were all very proud of them for their mature and expressive performances and look forward to hearing whether they have been selected for the national round in due course. Whatever the outcome, it was a super day for all, with a large audience at the Albemarle Centre and some really excellent feedback. My thanks to Dr Harrison, Ms Revell and Mr Webb for all their work with the ensembles that took part, and to the children for embracing music with such enthusiasm. Mrs Craven, Director of Music

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J2 WOODEN BIRD FEEDERS

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DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY 68

27 March 2020

ST PETERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S 8-13 DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY J5 have been busy in their Design and Technology (DT) classes this term, with a special automaton project dsigned to test their understanding of mechanisms. The aim of the project was to create a wooden mechanical bird suitable for children. Each pupil carried out their own research, investigating the various mechanical toys currently available on the market. They also researched different types of birds and designed their toys to reflect the colours, movement and sounds of their chosen bird. The project resulted in a stunning variety of birds. Although each toy started with a similar internal CAM mechanism, they have evolved into characterful automatons with a unique personality and life of their own.

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“It has been wonderful to watch the toys develop over the last few weeks. Some of the birds have flapping wings, others waddle from side to side whilst they walk and some of the heads even ‘clack’ as they move. The toys are inspired by real birds and some of them are remarkably lifelike! I am very proud of the J5s and everything they have achieved. The pupils have excelled themselves. They have tested their ability to control and direct their projects independently. It has been a steep learning curve but they are delighted by their outcomes!” Mrs Daish

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ART AND DESIGN

30 March 2020

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J3 Art

This term, J3 pupils at St Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 8-13 have been studying penguins in art. In school, they had just made and painted some amazing ceramic penguins. They have also been sketching their creations and progressing their drawing skills in their sketchbooks. This week at home, they were set the challenge of drawing a baby Emperor penguin using just a pencil. They were tasked to capture proportion, form and texture in their work. I am so impressed by how hard they have clearly persevered! They have done a wonderful job and captured excellent proportion, form and texture in their illustrations!

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J4 DT

In their DT lessons, J4 have been working hard in the workshop to make their finger-jointed storage boxes Please see to the left a couple of examples of work created by the pupils that were finished before lockdown. Many other pupils were so close to finishing and they were all doing an amazing job. In order to make their boxes, J4 have learnt how to use a wide range of workshop tools. Their task this week was to turn these workshop tools into characters. They were to give them alliterative names and use speech bubbles so the characters could explain who they were and what they were used for. I think they have done a super job of this! They have produced some highly creative pieces of work that are thoroughly making me smile as I am marking them!

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J5 Art

J5 have been studying Gothic architecture this year. Recently, we have been looking at grotesques and gargoyles. The pupils were half way through making some ceramic grotesques from crank clay; they were coming along really well. Their task this week was to draw a grotesque using just a pencil. They were tasked to capture proportion, form, depth and texture in their work. I have been amazed by the dimension that the pupils have captured in their compositions! There is a real sense of character and realism in their pieces. Miss Leaver,Teacher of Art & DT

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J5 WATERCOLOUR STUDIES OF RIEVAULX ABBEY

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EXPLORING MORSE CODE

31 March 2020

ST PETER’S 8-13 CONNECT THROUGH MUSIC Pupils and teachers from St Peter’s 8-13,York, are determined to remain connected through the power of music, despite the challenges presented by remote learning.

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ST PETER’S 8-13 PUPILS EXPLORE MORSE CODE J3 pupils were set a project on exploring Morse Code. Morse’s code was a very clever invention. It involved linking the use of each letter of the alphabet and the complexities of the code. Results were graphed and some pupils used Excel to put results onto a comparison graph. This linked the use of letters in the alphabet in both English and another language. “Pupils loved the project as they were able to use IT, and were fascinated by the results of other languages”. - Mrs Jane J5 were set a variety of tasks to choose from. This ranged from researching famous mathematicians codes and puzzles and finally a research project on discovering Pick’s Theorem. Mrs Jane says “Pick’s theorem is a brilliant way to explore a puzzle that includes algebra, shape and predictions”. Projects have been presented by pupils in the form of a movie, PowerPoint, or more traditional formats. A great opportunity for both creativity and Initiative.

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Mrs Craven, Director of Music at St Peter’s 8-13, has launched a virtual online concert series to replace the School’s regular informal concerts. The virtual concert series, named ‘Virtualosity’, was launched with a rehearsal on Thursday 26 March with 26 participants and 6 performers including two pianists, a classical guitarist, a flautist and a trombonist. The first concert was held on Friday 3 April. Mrs Craven said: ‘I am absolutely thrilled by the enthusiasm of children, parents and staff alike for Virtualosity. Over 50 children have already signed up, and it is a testament to our amazing pupils that they are so motivated to do this. ‘It’s often said that music connects people, and that is what we are trying to do in the music department at St Peter’s 8-13. From ensuring that pupils will continue to have their 1:1 lessons whilst we are off, to ensuring that there is still a performance platform through our Virtualosity concerts each week, we are trying our utmost to make sure that we are still offering as many opportunities as possible.’ Mr Falconer, Head Master at St Peter’s 8-13 said: ‘This is a brilliant idea from Mrs Craven, allowing the children to remain connected through their love of

Music is an important part of life at St Peter’s 8-13, with 230 music lessons, 3 choirs, 3 theory classes and 15 instrumental ensembles each week during term-time. The intention is to continue the virtual concerts throughout April and Miss Craven has also launched an appeal for a percussion orchestra using kitchen utensils, so watch this space! Mrs Craven said: ‘We are looking into running ensembles, and are starting off with a kitchen utensil percussion group, before hopefully branching out into other areas. The music curriculum for next term will still have listening, analysis, composing and performance, albeit it in a different way to usual. Our aim remains, as usual, to enthuse, inspire and encourage. ‘It’s been great to have compositions coming through, as well as videos of children practising. Please keep these coming!’

“This is a brilliant idea from Mrs Craven, allowing the children to remain connected through their love of music, and to perform to a live audience through Zoom. We are all having to adjust to a new way of teaching and learning, and this is a great example of creative thinking. Even the name for the concerts was down through a Twitter competition!” The Head, Mr Falconer

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music, and to perform to a live audience through Zoom. We are all having to adjust to a new way of teaching and learning, and this is a great example of creative thinking. Even the name for the concerts was down through a Twitter competition!’

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3 April 2020

THE EGGS FACTOR This Easter our pupils got creative with ‘The Eggs Factor’, our egg painting competition open to all pupils aged 3-18. To enter, pupils were asked to transform a hard boiled egg using paint and any other crafty materials they could find at home.

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15 April 2020

ST PETER’S TOGETHER SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY At St Peter’s School,York we are doing all we can to support our neighbours at this difficult time, especially the most vulnerable and those working with them.

Donation of PPE

We donated over 6,500 pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) to York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The donation included four infection protection kits (complete with mask, visor, coverall, gloves, shoe covers, tape and a waste bag), 48 filtering facepieces, 626 surgical face masks, 150 pieces of eye protection (goggles and glasses), 5,500 latex free gloves, 350 disposable aprons and 25 disposable decorators coveralls. The

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items of PPE have been sourced from St Peter’s School’s on-site medical centre, its science, design and technology departments, and donations from pupils. The equipment was delivered to York Hospital on Thursday 26 March.

Rory’s Soup Run

A lower sixth pupil from St Peter’s School,York, has dedicated his spare time to helping people in need in his local community. Rory, aged 16, has launched a soup run for the over 60s living in the village of Husthwaite who have been advised to self-isolate due to the coronavirus pandemic. The service also offers a point of contact for residents who live alone with no family to check on them. Rory usually spends an hour each day commuting to school in York but he has decided to use this time to restart the soup run which he originally set up for his silver Duke of Edinburgh Award in 2018. Following the closure of St Peter’s School on Friday 20 March, Rory wasted no time in distributing letters to the older residents of Husthwaite with information about the soup run and his contact details. Now he delivers nourishing soup to the villagers twice a week, on Thursdays and Sundays, and has 15 customers so far.

Facing Up to Coronavirus

Mr Paul Cooper, Head of Design and Technology at St Peter’s School, has been manufacturing visors in his classroom to supplement the 6,500 items of protective equipment donated by the school to York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. After hearing about the shortage of face masks for health professionals, Mr Cooper realised that his Design and Technology department has the machinery and equipment to manufacture visors for staff working on the front line against coronavirus. With the support of Head Master Mr Jeremy Walker, Mr Cooper proceeded with the production of the visors in his workshop at the school. Mr Cooper initially made 5 sample face masks for the approval of York Teaching Hospital Trust and was given the go ahead to produce a further 60 visors which were collected from St Peter’s School by Dr Nigel Durham on Thursday 2 April. He has now produced over 200 visors and is waiting for new materials in order to fulfil further demand.

Letters of Hope

Our youngest pupils have been writing letters and drawing pictures for the residents of Fulford Nursing Home. 24 pupils aged 5-6 selected one name each from a list of residents. The children then used paints, crayons, colouring pencils and other materials to create their pictures and letters, which were posted to the Nursing Home on Thursday 19 March. Popular themes included rainbows, hearts and flowers.

And in other news...

The school has remained open every day through the Easter holiday, providing childcare for children of critical workers. The children are having a great time and our catering team are providing a hot meal every day so that parents can carry out their essential work without having to worry.

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Rory delivers the soup himself to people in need, using a delivery vehicle fashioned out of a golf trolley and two folding plastic crates. He is observing government guidelines on social distancing and uses disinfected containers, gloves and masks to deliver the food, which he leaves on the doorstep.

One of our boarding houses is being used as accommodation for doctors at nearby York Hospital. The first doctors moved in at the weekend and we hope they will get the rest they need to continue their vital work. Our car park is available to staff at York Hospital, along with parking throughout the city centre. Many staff have signed up for coordinated volunteering through the NHS and the city council, carrying out vital tasks in the city.

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CREATIVE COLLAGE

5 May 2020

CREATIVE COLLAGE J3’s first art project of the summer term has involved studying collage. They have looked at the collage work of Kurt Schwitters and been inspired by the way in which he sourced his materials from everyday objects. J3 have displayed outstanding resourcefulness and flexible thinking by turning old magazines and newspapers

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into some absolutely wonderful pieces of collage work. First of all, the J3 pupils persevered to compose some fantastic collages of cats and dogs. The pupils then built on their skills and created compositions of penguins by carefully layering lots of small pieces of material. Miss Leaver said: “I am highly impressed by the contrast, texture and character that the pupils have all captured in their work. The finished collages are excellent. What a great start to the term!”

J4’s EX’CELL’ENT DISTANCE LEARNING PROJECT J4 have been learning about cells as part of their distance learning biology project this term. The children had to choose whether to focus on an animal cell, plant cell or a specialised cell as part of the project, which also involved recreating the cell using objects found at home. Florence was kind enough to share her experience of the project with us: “The

cell I had picked was a nerve cell [an axon cell]. The nerve cell is a specialised cell and I thought it would be a good cell to make for my project. We walked around our house looking for materials to make it from, we found some Italian clay and decided to use it. Me and my mum made it together for the whole lesson and for an extra 30 minutes too. And I am glad that it turned out well in the end!” Jo, Florence’s mum, said: “A huge gigantic thank you to all teachers working so hard from home to educate our children. We know how hard you are all working.”

“The cell I had picked was a nerve cell [an axon cell]. The nerve cell is a specialised cell and I thought it would be a good cell to make for my project. We walked around our house looking for materials to make it from, we found some Italian clay and decided to use it.

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J5’S WORD PLAY

26 May 2020

J5’S WORD PLAY For their recent art project, pupils in J5 were challenged to perceive the environment around them in a different way. The puils were asked to find and photograph objects that could be perceived as letters. The pupils then edited their photographs and used them to create a alphabet. The children then used their photographic alphabets to compose some positive words and phrases to reflect their thoughts and feelings, along with some happy faces. The phrases include ‘Random Acts of Kindness’, ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’, ‘Be Kind and Support Others’, ‘Be Positive’, ‘Thank You NHS’ and ‘Clap for our Carers’.

“I am in absolute awe of how creatively, and sensitively, they have approached this task. The pupils have composed some absolutely lovely messages of positivity and hope.” Miss Leaver

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DANCE CLUB

1 July 2020

DANCE CLUB In March 2020, our 8-13 Dance Club moved online and they have been practising their dance moves at home. Our pupils have created a short video to showcase the dance routines that they have been learning remotely this term, with help from Ms Veasey. Ms Veasey, Dance Club Co-ordinator, said: "Dance Club has enabled our pupils to remain fit and active at home whilst developing their dance skills. It has been wonderful to see the girls enjoying themselves and responding to the challenge of remote learning with such joy and positivity." Dance Club is one of over 70 different cocurricular clubs and activities available for children to enjoy at St Peter’s 8-13.

“I am so glad we have had dance club during lockdown. It’s given me a chance to see my friends and have fun. It has really cheered me up being able to dance and play together when I was missing school.” Lily, J3 86

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A CELEBRATION OF MUSIC AT ST PETER’S SCHOOL Pupils and staff at St Peter’s School, York, have remained virtually connected during lockdown through the power of music. Almost 200 children have continued to practice their skills, with over 1,900 music lessons delivered virtually over the summer term. The youngest pupils in the school, aged 2-8, have enjoyed Zoom singalongs every week since lockdown began, with one singalong per week for Nursery and Reception and another for children in years 2 and 3. There has been a weekly Zoom singalong for the whole school every Friday, which has given the children the chance to sing many of their favourite songs. To support the younger pupils, children from 8-13 also held a guitar masterclass for pupils aged 2-8 earlier this term, teaching them new skills and playing together virtually. In addition to their music lessons, pupils have had the opportunity to perform

virtually, via a series of Zoom concerts. Three virtual concerts have been held for pupils aged 5-8 with 30 children taking part, many of whom were performing for the first time. There have also been 14 Virtualosity concerts for pupils aged 8-13, with 97 different performers (including 10 members of staff) and 164 live performances in total. Furthermore, there have been three 6-2-7 virtual concerts for pupils aged 13-18, with around 50 pupils involved. The performances were recorded during lockdown and published on YouTube on Tuesday evenings at 6pm for pupils and staff to enjoy. The pupils have continued to celebrate the joy of music this week, with three special events to mark the end of the summer term. On Tuesday evening at 7pm, a virtual ‘Cabaret’ performance was streamed on YouTube, featuring solo performances from Upper Sixth pupils. This was followed by the final Virtualosity concert at 1pm on Wednesday lunchtime, and the Year 3s have been learning three songs for their special end of year assembly on Friday. to parents and siblings at home - but some face-timed grandparents or recorded it to send on to their family.

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2 July 2020

PHYSICS OLYMPICS The Olympic Games may have been postponed until 2021, but the annual St Peter’s Physics Olympics went ahead this year with a total of 30 pupils taking part. Mr Andy Parr, Physics Teacher at St Peter’s School, launched this year’s Physics Olympics in June, challenging pupils to complete two virtual challenges: the Fermi Quiz and the Simply Complicated Challenge. The Fermi Quiz encourages pupils to use their imaginations and their knowledge of physics to solve a series of complex problems and estimate different quantities. Points are awarded based on the accuracy of the estimates. Entries were received from All Saints RC School, Archbishop Holgate’s School, Aysgarth School, Beverley Grammar School, Huntington School, King James School, Outwood Academy Ripon, Pocklington School, RGS Newcastle, St Aidan’s Church of England High School, St Peter’s School,Yarm School and York High School. Working on the average score for each school, the top five schools were: 1) All Saints RC School, 2) Beverley Grammar School, 3) RGS Newcastle, 4) King James School, 5) St Aidan’s Church of England High School The best performing pupils came from the following schools: 1) St Peter’s School, 2) All Saints RC School, 3) King James’s School, 4) Pocklington School, 5) Beverley Grammar School.

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“The St Peter’s Physics Olympics was created in 2007 by Physics teacher David Morris, Head of Science at St Peter’s School. It was designed to promote the fun of Physics and teams of young physicists from each school usually spend the day solving complex physics problems and tackling scientific challenges.” The teachers at St Peter’s were particularly impressed by the entries for the Simply Complicated Challenge, an open-ended challenge which required pupils to create a Rube-Goldberg style machine to raise a flag. Points were awarded for the duration of the machine, the number of processes and the entertainment factor and the entries were submitted by video. The winners of the Simply Complicated Challenge were 1) Harry from St Peter’s School, 2) Rebecca from All Saints RC School 3) Oscar from York High School, and all other entries received a commendation. St Peter’s 8-13 pupils also gained 1st, 2nd and 4th places in the Fermi Quiz. Mr Parr said: “All of those who submitted entries deserve lots of

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praise, as they all showed lots of imagination, technical ability, commitment and initiative. We are looking forward to the return of the Physics Olympics in 2021.” The St Peter’s Physics Olympics was created in 2007 by Physics teacher David Morris, Head of Science at St Peter’s School. It was designed to promote the fun of Physics and teams of young physicists from each school usually spend the day solving complex physics problems and tackling scientific challenges. The event started for pupils across the York region, but has rapidly expanded and now attracts schools from as far afield as Newcastle and Nottingham.

“All of those who submitted entries deserve lots of praise, as they all showed lots of imagination, technical ability, commitment and initiative. We are looking forward to the return of the Physics Olympics in 2021.” Mr Parr THE OLAVITE 2020

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TREASURE ISLAND J3 have been working hard in Drama. Pupils linked their work in drama with the Treasure Island work they were doing in English this half term. They made puppets, sets and props then acted out a pirate scene. Some of them acted out their pirate scenes to parents and siblings at home - but some face-timed grandparents or recorded it to send on to their family.

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“It fired the imagination of some of the children and they’d clearly worked really hard.” Mrs Spencer

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When you think back to the first days of lockdown, I wonder what some of your fears were; your worries; your hopes. I wonder if you are the same person now that you were at the beginning. What has changed about who you are and how you view the world? I imagine you haven’t really had a chance to think about such great questions as these, but it’s working through questions like this that will help us to grow and improve as human beings during this period of lockdown. This pandemic has disproportionality affected different groups of people. Some young people across the country have experienced significant learning loss. At the same time, some previously overscheduled and sleep

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deprived young people are surprised to find more time for sleep, less stress around completing school work and fitting everything into packed days, and more time for simple activities like reading, spending time outdoors or just having meals as a family without the daily commute to school. We need to try to see lockdown as a glorious interruption. Looking at it through a positive lens means that we have the ability to see possibility even in the difficulty. If you have been spending your time in isolation waiting desperately to get out of it, you will have missed a once in a lifetime opportunity for personal growth and development. Our teachers and pupils have developed new skills which they will take back into the more traditional classroom environment, hopefully in September. We have all become more adaptable, more creative, more resilient over the last three months. Some of the

A person is not just made in crisis, they are revealed in crisis. How did I respond to this crisis? Was I able to view it as a glorious interruption? Did I discover anything about myself and my situation, the why behind the what? Have I been the best person I could be throughout this time? Did I keep loving others, looking outside of me rather than inwards? We were made for community, but intimacy requires proximity. Now, whilst we have more opportunities than ever to connect with others, never before have there been so many isolated people. We can hide behind the screen and create digital personas, hiding our real personalities and disfunctions, instead of being authentic. We were created for community, and one to one interactions, so we struggle with isolation and the detachment that it creates. The relaxing of the lockdown rules, that now allows children to meet with their friends in a socially distant way, will make a massive difference to many. For however you dress it up, Whatsapp video groups and Houseparty are not the same as being physically present with someone when you are talking with them. Many people have felt anxious during lockdown, or at the thought of coming out of lockdown. We can focus on the ‘I’ in anxious, or on we can focus on the ‘us’ at the end of anxious. By shifting to the ‘us’

we remember we are not going through this alone. We take ourselves out of the centre and look for the opportunities to help and serve others, and to get support from them. So, what I have I learnt through lockdown? I’ve learnt that exercise and creativity cost nothing. I’ve learnt that we don’t need to see each other physically to stay in touch, but that we were made for community. I’ve learnt that young people are remarkably resilient and adaptable, and embrace challenge if we help them to view is positively. I’ve learnt that it’s all too easy to take for granted how other people might be dealing with something and, more than ever, I need to be a leader who empathises, supports and encourages my colleagues. So, how will our return to school be shaped by our experience of lockdown and remote learning? Our school will be an even better place if we all play a part to make it so. The first steps will undoubtedly be the hardest but we will become an even more caring community, one which actively looks out for those around us and offers support and comfort, as well as providing stretch, challenge and a desire to learn. Thank you for all your support.Your financial support in paying the fees.Your practical support of your children with their home learning, particularly in the early days when it was more difficult and you were also trying to work from home. Thank you for your encouraging emails to teachers, reminding them of what an amazing job they were doing.

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creativity displayed by the children has blown me away. They’ve got time to develop their ideas outside the lesson and follow their passion. The learning that they have done, and the knowledge and the skills that they have gained, no one can take away from them.

Finally, I want to thank those that I work with. Those who were desperate to work but had to agree to helping the school by going on furlough. Those who

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volunteered to look after the children of keyworkers during the holidays and bank holidays. Those who spent their Easter holidays learning how to teach remotely and then had to do live teaching with poor internet at home, or whilst also looking after their own childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home schooling. Those who sent me messages of encouragement and messages just checking up on how I was doing.To my senior colleagues who were sounding boards, gave wise council and kept their sense of humour. To the governors who gave support and asked receptive questions. At this stage none of us knows what September will bring but, whatever it is, we will make it work to the very best of our abilities by all pulling in the same direction and supporting each other as we have done over the last three months. Andy Falconer, Head

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J1 SUBJECT PRIZES

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Art Design Technology Drama English The Willsdon English Creative Writing Prize Humanities ICT and Computing Language Awareness Mathematics Music Physical Education Boys Physical Education Girls Philosophy Science

J2 SUBJECT PRIZES Art Design Technology Drama English The Willsdon English Creative Writing Prize Humanities ICT and Computing Language Awareness Mathematics Music Physical Education Boys Physical Education Girls Philosophy Science

Edward Lutas Samuel Peters Tabitha Chandler Thomas Pentelow-Boyle Xanthe Verity Xanthe Roberts Bryn Turner Isla Hannett Alex Al-Asadi Ollie Ward Manzo Norza Amelie Rice Melanie Stott Lucy Rushton

Holly King Isaac Sermon Jacob Whittle Daisy Hughes Cullen Lyness Emily Bennet Lilly Dunnett Eva Howard Daisy Hughes Max Moulton Max Quarmby Harriet Wright Zofia Parsons Elizabeth Gee

J3 SUBJECT PRIZES Art Design Technology Drama

Amber Phillips Lyra Verity Emily Browne

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English Geography History ICT and Computing Language and Culture Grammar and Classics Mathematics Music Physical Education Boys Physical Education Girls Theology, Philosophy and Religion Science

Rory Webster Rory SIlverwood Clara McAllister Raphy Norbury Ella Hayley Phoebe Silverwood Collin Townend Chris Green Zach Oxley Alice Aitken Helena Burr William Gawthorp

J4 SUBJECT PRIZES Art Biology Chemistry Design Technology Drama English French Geography German History ICT and Computing Latin Mathematics Music Physical Education Boys Physical Education Girls Physics Theology, Philosophy and Religion Spanish

Alexa Glyn-Mills Lottie Readman Isabelle Hughes Emily Steel Charlie Jones Sophie Johnson Lucy Eyre Gabriel Dainty Patrick Rowley Ollie Huffer Taras Zauner Sophie Johnson Isabelle Hughes Becky Trevett William Tomlinson Eleanor Brown Danny Middleton Amelia Karbani Francesca Pentelow-Boyle

J5 SUBJECT PRIZES Art Biology Chemistry Design Technology Drama English French Geography German History ICT and Computing Latin

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Evie Blacklock Alice Braim Oliver Steel Bella Blood John Megone Eryn Watson Beatrice Roberts Anna Calvert Josh Petty Edward Hughes Roman Zauner John Megone

Henry Hughes Andrew Green Helena Freshwater Wills Bennison Henry Hughes Charlotte Dunn Alice Braim

SENIOR SPORTS PRIZES Trophy for commitment and effort J5 girls’ sport Trophy for commitment and effort J5 boys’ sport

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Maths Music Girls’ Games Cup Boys’ Games Cup Physics Theology, Philosophy and Religion Spanish

Zara Hutchinson Billy Iles

SENIOR SPORTS SHIELDS Callum Aitken, Evie Blacklock,William Bramley, Anesu Chindove, Aiden Doeg, Polly England, Hatty Henebury, Ben McWalter, Archie Pye, Olivia Roberts, Victoria Tomlinson, Jack Yates

SENIOR MUSIC Helen Freshwater

CHOIR AWARDS Mia Abela, Finlay Ashton, Iona Black, Isabella Blood, Elspeth Cox, Thomas Deniz, Phoebe Dewhurst, Charlotte Dunn, Helena Freshwater, Jasmine Hunter, Keziah Jones, James Mannion, Benedict McWalter, John Megone, Beatrice Roberts, Ailsa Robinson, Iris Roebuck, Callum Rutherford,Victoria Tomlinson, Jemima Uren

HEADS OF HOUSES Ainsty

Victoria Tomlinson, Fraser Grant, Olivia O’Shaughnessy, Dan Dixon, Ailsa Robinson, Olliver Steel

Alcuin

Iona Black,Will Harvey, Evie Blacklock, Billy Iles, Charlotte Dunn, Monty Dodsworth

Elmet

Imogen Ridgway-Hill,Wills Bennison, Polly England, Joshua Petty, Zara Hutchinson, Harry Stephens

Fairfax

Phoebe Dewhurst, John Megone, Beatrice Roberts, Edward Hudson, Helena Freshwater, Harry Hughes

York

Alice Braim,Thomas Deniz,Tassie Horne, Max Jefferson, Jemima Uren, Edward Hughes

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SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS Academic Scholarship, St Peter’s School Instrumental Award, St Peter’s School Instrumental Award, St Peter’s School Academic Scholarship, St Peter’s School Instrumental Award, St Peter’s School Academic Scholarship, St Peter’s School

Alice Braim Helena Freshwater Andrew Green Edward Hughes Edward Hughes Henry Hughes

VERSATILITY IN THE ARTS BOYSON-LEWIS PRIZE Evie Blacklock & John Megone

ALL-ROUND ENDEAVOUR PADDY POWER MEMORIAL PRIZE Eliyah Ali & Dan Dixon

ALL-ROUND CONTRIBUTION TO SCHOOL LIFE BRYN GIFFORD CUP Fraser Grant & Immy Ridgway-Hill

THE JOHN DRONFIELD MEMORIAL PRIZE Wills Bennison & Helena Freshwater

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No. 94 (2019-2020) St Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 8-13 York YO30 6AB www.stpetersyork.org.uk/st_peters_8_13 Editor: Miss Sarah Louise Leaver Registered Charity Number: 1141329