***AWARDS ***

STARS OF THE WEEK:

16/9 Oliver Govier, Rayyan Hamaid, Lucas Czechak,

Alexandra Semerean, Argyle Cunningham, Matthew Taylor,

Daria Korotkova, Jake Czechak, Evie Chavez-Munoz,

Luke Best, Alex Whitcher-Rodriguez, Femi Joseph.

23/9 Charlie Horsey, Thomas Nimmo, Oliwer Sokol,

Eva Howard, Jasmin Nagy, Lorenzo Freitas Skerritt,

Oliver Taylor, Arianne McGlynn, Bianka Bednarz,

Kitana Cookman, Emilie Hynde, Ben Wyatt.

Listening Cup

16/9 Max Stallion, Elliot Motte,

23/9 Amelia Turner-Green, Matteo Cassettai-Brown

LUNCHTIME AWARDS

16/9 Alfie Allen, Phoebe Coulson, Amelia Allaway, Max Clay, Edward Kyle Colborne, Olivia Caretti,

Daria Korotkova, Jake Czechak, Amelie Major, Nathan Buczkiewicz , Oliana Ford, Luke Best.

23/9 Thomas Nimmo, Lucas Whitcher-Rodriguez, Eva-Lorrin Bruce, Kingsley Bates, Flor-

ence Carr, Jack Case, Nikodem Kacperek, Erin Ludlow, Argyle Cunningham, Holly Bates,

Oliver Croton, Sinead Mealings.

September 16

St Peter’s Primary

NEWSLETTER

16/9 Alex Whitcher-Rodriguez, Amelie Major, Ellah Dickinson-Porter, Emmie Hawkins, Lily Fletcher, Rafael Fernandes Fausto, Luke Best, Tilly Williams-Wilson, Bianka Bednarz.

Rainbow Party (Reception) :

23/9 Ava McLaughlin, Ben Wyatt, Emilie Hynde, Florence Carr, john-James Brown, Matteo Cassettai-Brown, Max Stallion, Robyn Payne, William Whitehouse, Rebecca Wills, Jade McGrath, Erin Ludlow, Oliana Ford.

Welcome back to school everyone and welcome to our Reception class families. We hope you had a wonderful summer. Thankyou all for your good wishes, cards and presents at the end of the Summer term—we were all touched by your kindness.

Buildings

As you will have noticed, the refurbishment of the Year 2 classrooms, toilets and shared space was

completed on time during the summer. We also have a temporary office and staff room next to the

two classrooms. We would like to say a ‘Huge’ “THANK YOU” to Bournemouth Building

Services for all their hard work, finishing on time and producing an excellent result. The

next phase of refurbishment is due to start after half term in October . The massive task

of turning the main block into a Primary school commences—exciting!!

Message from Reception Class Teachers

The children have all settled into their Reception year extremely well and we are loving learning about each and every little character. Please be assured that a few tears in the morning at this stage is still ok and that all the children settle quickly. Any problems, we would always ring you.

Please can we ask that all children are in class by 8.30 am so that they can take full advantage of their morning work. At half past 8 each teacher will be stationed with a group for a targeted learning focus. We would like everyone to have the same access to their learning experiences. If you would like to talk to us please wait to one side to allow the other children to come into the classroom quickly. Reception children will have all received their first reading books this week and their first pack of sound cards. (These are always updated on a Friday). Reading is one of the most important things you can do to support your child at home. Please take the time to share the story with your child and sign the yellow reading record to say you have read at home. Please see the top tips to help with reading at the front of your reading records.

Junk Modelling

When you are sorting out your recycling, please bear your little ones creativity in mind. We would love boxes or clean plastic containers or bottle tops that can be transformed into something wonder-ful. Please hand any usable items to your teacher.

Thank you for being such supportive parents. An exciting year lies ahead!

The Reception Team

Message from Year 1 Teachers

So far in Year 1 we have had an exciting start to our superhero topic. The children had a fantastic time showing their favourite toys in the "Action man open day". We are looking forward to the children writing all about their favourite toys in the upcoming weeks.

Please be aware that the first reading books have been handed out to children this week, the children will receive two books which will be changed weekly. As much reading at home as possible would be greatly appreciated as this goes a long way to helping them across all of their work.

Well done to all the children on a fantastic start to year 1, we are very proud of you!

From all of the year 1 team.

Message from Year 2 Teachers

In Year 2 the children have been really excited by their new reward system – collecting gold coins!! They

have then been able to spend these coins in school on such things as sitting in the class comfy chair,

doing show and tell, playing with Lego, going outside and some of them have been saving up to aim for

50 to have a Disco Party!!

We have been learning about the tragic events of the SS Forfarshire disaster and Grace Darling’s rescue of the survivors. The

children have been able to write a recount of the events and will use this, along with their art and ICT skills, to make a paper

animation. We also have an exciting visit coming up from a member of the RNLI crew who will talk to us

about the roles and processes of sea rescues today.

We are very grateful to all those parents who have supported their child in bringing in

loose change for the Brother Lionel collection – please may this continue.

As part of our ‘All at Sea’ theme, we are planning to make some wall art depicting beautiful sea creatures! If pos-

sible, could you please send in any of the following items to help with our creation: jam jar lids, unwanted CDs,

bottle tops, plastic pegs, shells, and small pebbles? We will also be learning to make a simple circuit in Science

so that we can light a bulb in our very own lighthouses. For this, each child will need a cardboard tube (e.g. a

kitchen roll or Pringles tube) if possible please. Many thanks.

The Year 2 Team

Harvest Festival

Our Harvest Festival will take place on Friday

21st October at 2.00 pm in the School Hall. Parents/

Carers are asked to send in packaged/tinned foods/

toiletries which will be distributed to those in need in

Bournemouth. You can start sending in gifts from Mon-

day 10th October. You can give them to your child to

take into class. Many thanks in anticipation!

DIARY DATES

Please see attached

updated term and diary

dates as there have been

a few amendments and

additions.

St Peter’s School has a long tradition of supporting the work of Brother Lionel.

Brother Lionel is a De La Salle brother who was head of the Art department at St Peter’s school in 1947. He then followed a calling from God to live and work in India, to help relieve the suffering of some of the country’s poorest children and their families.

Each year our senior school students raise money through weekly small change collections, cake sales, concerts and fund-raising events. Last academic year, £5453.90 was raised and sent to his charity ‘Reaching the Unreached’ to help him contin-ue his important and live changing work.

Brother Lionel is now 91 years old and despite ill health has a’ very hands’ on approach with those who come into his care. The children call him ‘Thatha’ the Tamil word for Grandpa, he affectionately calls the youngest children ‘his pets’ and the older ones ‘little brother’ or ‘little sister’

Reaching The Unreached (RTU) is based in Kallupatti in central southern India. The charity’s whole philosophy is based on the words of Jesus ‘‘He that welcomes one such little child in my name welcomes me’

The charity began by building villages with houses, schools and hospitals to help those who had been abandoned, left on the roadside, suffering and in need of help. The first primary school that Brother Lionel set up is called St Peter’s, after our school. Today it continues to provide an education to over 280 children each year alongside the nursery schools, secondary school, children’s homes, medical centers and housing programs that the charity supports.

From RUT August Newsletter……….

Our hearts are overwhelmed to see the developments and the changes that are taking place in the lives of our children and the poorest of the poor. We don’t have words to thank you all for your constant support. Our hearts remain with

gratitude. Thank you.

Cinderella

This year we are going to see Cinderella at the Bournemouth Pavilion on the morning

of Wednesday 7th December. Nearer the time we will be sending out letters for the

children and asking for Parents/Carers who might be able to come along and help

with supervision.

A photographer from the Echo

took the Reception class

photographs this week. We

have been informed

they will appear on

18th October

School Crossing

Patrol

Brenda, our lovely School Crossing Patrol lady will be at the crossing on Holdenhurst Avenue from 8.00am – 8.50am and again from 2.30pm – 3.05pm each day.

Telephone Issues

Apologies to parents who may

have experienced difficulties con-

tacting us over the past few weeks. The

phone system has been upgraded and we

now have one telephone number for the

whole school 01202 421141. The absence line

is Option 1 and the Primary Office is Option 3.

PARENT ATERNOON TEA

Our first Parent Afternoon

Tea will be held on

Wednesday 5th October

at 2pm

Total Brother Lionel collections from children for September *£47.39*—Well done and thank you.

Diary Dates – Autumn Term 2016

Tuesday 20th September Forest School starts for 1G

Wednesday 21st September Forest school starts 2CW

Tuesday 27th September Daily Echo – Reception Classes photo

Tuesday 27th September Healthy Ted talk – Reception classes

Wednesday 28th September After School Tennis - Year 1 (Group 1)

Monday 3rd October Mass 11.00am – For children only

Wednesday 5th October Afternoon Tea for Parents/Carers

Thursday 6th October Individual/Sibling photos taken

Primary Open Evening for 2017 entry

6.00pm to 7.30pm – in the hall

Friday 21st October Harvest Festival – 2pm in the hall

24th – 28th October AUTUMN HALF TERM

Wednesday 2nd November Afternoon Tea for Parents/Carers

Monday 7th November Parent Evening 3.00pm – 6.30pm

Tuesday 8th November Parent Evening 3.00pm – 6.30pm

Wednesday 9th November After School Tennis - Year 1 (Group 2)

Thursday 10th November Parent Evening 5.00pm – 7.00pm

Friday 25th November Family Disco – 6.30pm – 8.30pm

Monday 28th November Advent Service 9.30am – for children only

Wednesday 30th November Flu Immunisation Yr1 and Yr2

Wednesday 7th December Pantomime – Cinderella (Pavilion)

Monday 12th December Christmas Play – 2.00pm

Tuesday 13th December Christmas Play – 9.30am

Tuesday 13th December Christmas Play – 6.30pm

Friday 16th December School finishes – 2.45pm

Tuesday 3rd January 2017 STAFF TRAINING DAY

Wednesday 4th January 2017 Return to school

Term Dates 2016 – 2017

Thursday 1 September Staff Training Day

Friday 2 September Staff Training Day

Monday 5 September 2016 Staff Training Day

Tuesday 6 September Sixth Form start

Wednesday 7 September Yr 11 start

Thursday 8 September Yr 1, 2 and 10 start

Friday 9 September Yr 9 start

Monday 12 September Year R group 1, Yr 7 ,Yr 8 start and Yr10-13 home study

Thursday 15 September Yr R group 2 start

Monday 19 September Yr R group 3 start

Monday 24 October – Friday 28 October Autumn Half Term

Monday 31 October Classes Resume

Friday 16 December Autumn Term Ends

Monday 19 December – Monday 2 January Christmas Holidays

Tuesday 3 January Staff Training Day

Wednesday 4 January 2017 Spring Term Starts

Monday 13 – Friday 17 February Spring Half Term

Monday 20 February Classes Resume

Friday 7 April Spring Term Ends

Monday 10 – Friday 21 April Easter Holidays

Monday 24 April Summer Term Starts

Monday 29 May – Friday 2 June Summer Half Term

Monday 5 June Classes Resume

Monday 3 July Staff Training Day

Friday 21 July Summer Term Ends