At the end of last term, we said a fond farewell to our lunchtime supervisor – Mrs Watton. After 32 years of service at SS Peter and Paul, Mrs Watton retired from her position in school. She will be missed by all of our children and staff at the school. All of our best wishes go to her for her retirement.
Our Christmas Fair raised £881.74! This is a truly amazing amount and a massive thanks goes out to all the parents, staff and children that donated to this event. A huge thank you also to everyone who was involved in organising this wonderful event.
Today our afternoon Nursery visited Newbridge House as one of their acts of Advent Kindness. The children decorated the tree for the residents with the decorations they had made. They sang Jingle Bells and Baa Baa sheep and were rewarded with a cake. Everyone loved it and we were invited to go back again! Well done Nursery!
On Wednesday, our youngest children performed their version of the ‘Nursery Rhyme Nativity’. The children did such a wonderful job. Thank you for all the parents that attended and for all the Early Years staff’s support.
On Tuesday, four of our most talented spellers from Year 4 attended a spelling challenge at Wolverhampton Girl’s High School. The children competed in several challenges against other schools, and came away with a reward for their endeavors. Well done!
Yesterday, 5 of our Year 5 and 6 pupils competed against other schools in a Boccia competition. The children performed extremely well in an unfamiliar game but what really stood out was their attitude towards the other children there. All the children were a credit to SS Peter and Paul and really showed our school’s caring and supportive nature.
Last Monday, 16 of out year 5 and 6 pupils represented the school in a Sports Hall Athletics event. They had to complete events such as; speed jump, sprint, throwing basketball, agility sprint and standing long jump. Depending on how successful they were resulted in the amount of points they could win for their team.
Both our boys and girls teams managed to achieve enough points to come in 3rd and all received a bronze medal. Well done all!
On the third and final day of the residential, the children started by stripping their beds, packing and tidying their rooms (including hoovering).
We then split into our two groups that we had been in the previous day. Groups 1 & 2 went canoeing, where they also had a chance to jump into the water (including some staff).
Groups 3 & 4 went down into the pitch black mines where they had to climb and wade through water all in complete darkness.
The children then returned to Towers for soup and sandwiches before getting on the coach to return to school.
The weather eased off slightly so we split into two groups.
Groups 1 + 2
Today was one of my favourite days ever! So first we had to put on a pair of trousers and a jumper,they were called furries. Then we got a pair of wellies, also a helmet. After we got all the stuff we needed, we finally started to walk to the Gorge. On our way to the river, we saw a fantastic, beautiful waterfall – It took us an hour and a half to get there and we also saw many many outstanding mountains and waterfalls.When we reached our destination, our group leader (Kate) told us the rules. We were excited and nervous at the same time. We followed the leader and some people started to fall but the most was Gavin. After the people fell over and we got to the top, we started walking back to Towers. When we got back, we ate our lunch then our group went to the zip wire. Everybody got a turn and had amazing fun! We also did abseiling! We are currently having free time: playing pool and table tennis. We are going to have our dinner and then go for a night walk before spending our money at the shop.
(Written by Marcel Wojciechowski – Year 6)
Group 3 + 4
Today was awesome! First, we went canoeing in the canoes across the shivering, cold lake however it was amazing because we sailed with our friends and got to see the fabulous view of the mountains and countryside. After, we paced to the Slates Museum- which gave a lot of facts and information about how slates are made and how they make them. The museum was made in the Victorian times- which Year 6 enjoyed; they were learning about the era in wider curriculum. Next, we followed one of the instructors to the extraordinary cottages( which were set in the modern times, early Victorian era, and late Victorian era). Finally, our group had the chance to jump and swim in the refreshing lake. Many people got extremely wet and cold. On the other hand, everyone had a brilliant time! (Written by Blessing Inyiri – Year 6)
The children arrived safely at around 12:25 this afternoon. They were then tasked with making their own beds and unpacking. The children then had lunch and we went for a walk, where we braved the torrential rain and gale force winds. The children are currently enjoying some free time before dinner.
