Children from across Key Stage 2 performed a dance to explain the suffragettes and how they fought for the right for women to be able to vote. This was choreographed by Nicole (Our Dance Teacher) and was performed in front of visitors from across the Midlands, who had come to visit the school in relation to our pursuit of the Arts Mark. A fantastic performance!
Film night was a huge success! Classrooms were turned into mini cinemas with refreshments provided and a roaming tuck shop available for the children to purchase further snacks.Thank you for all the children that attended and all the staff that helped support the running of the films.
On Friday, parents, children and staff were able to celebrate all the wonderful history projects that had been made by each class around their own History topic. There were such a variety of projects, all completed to a wonderful high quality. Thank you for the all the time that children and family members put into making these. Children were also able to share their knowledge of their History topic when some children questioned them on their projects. Well done all!
So Close!
What an excellent start to the season! It was great to play the match against St Andrews and they really worked us hard. The first half was particularly tough and unfortunately we went 3-1 down. However, our players refused to be downcast at half time and showed real team spirit and resilience. A special thanks must go to Dorian (Year 5) who really motivated the players and kept everyone focussed. Additionally, great credit must be given to Kacper (Year 4) who succeeded in making some game changing saves! Although we couldn’t fully turn the match around, we achieved a very respectable 4-5 score.
The team played superbly and their sheer grit and determination was a great credit to our school; if you see any of the squad, please congratulate them on their fabulous effort. Finally, our award for ‘man of the match’ goes to Jonah (Year 5) for his determination whilst on the ball and the respect he showed for the opposition.
Report by Mr Griffiths.
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.
The early years team would like to thank the families who joined us for our very popular and successful Black History Month event on Tuesday 22nd October.
We had the opportunity to taste some delicious food, all provided by parents, participate in some African drumming, wear traditional African and Caribbean clothes, have faces painted with tribal patterns, make masks, listen to stories and much more!
Mrs Murphy and Mrs Griffiths also launched the Hungry Little Minds campaign with parents, encouraging them to ‘chat,play, read’ with children as often possible.
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.
Here in SS Peter and Paul, we have a wonderful School Council. Each class has two representatives, chosen in a class elections, who attend meetings to discuss matters important to the children. They are an important link between the staff and their peers. Councillors lead a class discussion and bring any ideas or concerns to the Council meetings to see what can be done.
Children in KS1 & KS2 took part in a democratic election to decide on who would represent their class in the student school council. (Just like the real Members of Parliament!)
We held a secret ballot where the children voted for a girl and a boy from their class who they felt were the best candidates.
At the end of the day, the votes were counted and the children with the majority of the votes were declared.
The main aim of the School Council is to help to make our school an even better place for the children and to give us an opportunity to have our opinions and ideas heard. The school council will meet on a regular basis.
