Take a look at some of the calendars of kindness for the month of October from our Year 6 children! This is encouraging our children to complete an act of kindness a day and this will also support our own positive mental health!
At this time of uncertainty and anxiety with our churches closed for public worship, Pope Francis has called on the world’s Christians and people of goodwill to join together to pray the Lord’s Prayer on Wednesday, 25 March at 11am UK time (midday in Rome).
A link to this live: https://www.cbcew.org.
The ‘Our Father’ is the prayer Jesus taught his disciples and the first prayer many of us learned to pray.
Pope Francis encourages us to “remain united and make our closeness felt – especially with healthcare professionals and those who serve.”
Join our staff, governors, pupils in school and families at home in uniting in prayer.
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done on earth,
as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
The Early Years team and children would like to thank the families who joined us in our outdoor area on Wednesday 29th January for their hard work and support. They were tasked with shoveling soil, transporting it in wheelbarrows and filling the digging area and planting areas. They also helped to move bags of stones and gravel which have been placed in tyres to enhance the environment further. This is just the beginning and we will be looking for more willing volunteers in the coming weeks…
On Tuesday 10th December, children from our School Choir performed, ‘Oh What a Glorious Night’ and joined the carol singing alongside choirs from: St Edmunds, St Teresa’s, St Bernadette’s and St Christopher’s. The children sang beautifully and represented SS Peter and Paul very well indeed.
On Friday, children and staff at SS Peter and Paul celebrated the religious festival of Diwali in school by wearing traditional dress, bright clothing and learning about the festival in classes. Traditional refreshments were also on sale to the children and parents at the end of the day.
What a lovely way to end a busy half term! A safe holiday to all and we will see you back at school on Monday 4th November for the start of Parliament week.
Also on Sunday 13th October, our Year 5 teacher and Vice-Principal – Mr Morgan – completed the Great Birmingham run, which is 13.1 miles. He was running to raise money for a charity close to everyone’s hearts – Alzheimer’s Society.
He completed the run in under 2 hours and more importantly has raised nearly £900 for this cause! He would like to thank all the parents and staff for their contributions! Well done!
On Sunday 13th October, a number of our children from across our school ran the mini-marathon for Birmingham Children’s Hospital. This took place in Birmingham on a wet and horrible day, but our children still turned up committed to the cause. Thank you for the parents that ran with their children, the staff support and Mrs Byrne for organising our 34 strong team! So far the team have raised a phenomenal £615!!! There is still time to donate, all donations are welcome! Well done team!
On Friday, SS Peter and Paul said Hello Yellow to support children and young people’s mental health on World Mental Health Day.
All of the children were asked to come in something yellow and during the morning, each class held some activities for families to have a positive impact on the children’s well being. These included colouring, board games, music, dancing and bingo!
Year 5 created their own well-being promotional videos using iPads. Here is an example…
Thank you to everyone who was able to attend and for Mrs Murphy for organising such a wonderful event across school.
Yesterday, we hosted our presentation assembly to celebrate the hard work of everyone throughout this year and also to award certain individuals who have excelled this year.
We also welcomed the Rotary Club, who once again kindly donated dictionaries to our leaving Year 6 children.
Thank you to everyone that came to attend this event.
Maths Winners: Natalia, Algasimu, Ugnius and Jasmeen.
Reading Winners: Leon, OnyeKachi, Olivia B, Parwinder and Kian.
Writing Winners: Emili, Jodyann, Olivia B and Oskar.
Spiritual Award for attitude in RE:
Nathan H, Darija, Yara and Julia.
Sports Award:
Emanuele S, Monika, Tori and Autumn.
Science Award:
Rhian, Rihab, Kayan C and Tyler.
Home Learning/Curriculum award:
Alicja, Mohammad, Jagoda, Marcel, Alan and Hadi.
Citizen Award: Blessing
Spirit of SSPP: Ernestas
On Saturday, SS Peter and Paul held a Father’s Day event where dads could take part in lots of different activities with their children. The poor weather didn’t dampen the day, and there were lots of fun activities going on in school.
Thank you to all the families that attended and for Miss Murphy for organising the event.
