Spotlight on Miss Backs year 3s

On Wednesday year 3 took a trip to Kents Caverns in

Torquay. We had a brilliant time exploring the caves,
foraging in the woodlands and acting as archaeologists
uncovering beautiful gemstones - which we were allowed
to keep! A very big thank you to Mrs Burrell, Mrs Cotton,
Mrs Cox, Mrs Ralph and Mrs Southan for all their help.
The whole of year 3 have been very inspired by their topic
this term. The amount of learning they have been doing at
home has been brilliant. Ive run out of Headteacher
stickers!!
Whats been happening in school this week?
Newsletter - 9th October 2014
St Peters
Church of England Primary School
Well done to these two
superstars. Marni and Abbi
have demonstrated self
control. They both know how
to have fun with their friends
in the playground but they are
always calm and focused in the
classroom. A lesson for all!!
Harvest
I really hope you can join us for the
Harvest festival at St Peters church this
Sunday at 10am. The children will be able
to take part in the service and provide
some much needed food for those who
need it. I am happy to supervise any
children if whole families cant attend. I
thank you advance for all contributions.
Stars of the week
Harvest week
It is a very important week in school this week, as we
thank God for the Harvest and for the food he
provides for us. There are many not as fortunate as
us, so we are also about giving at times of need. Miss
Smits class presented my with this lovely poster all
about Harvest that they are going to share with us
tomorrow. Well done Devon, Scarlett and Molly for
sharing it with me.
Trip to the supermarket
Reception had a wonderful
time at Tesco Exmouth finding
out where our food comes
from and how it gets to our
plates. We tasted lots of fruit
and vegetables, we went
behind the scenes in the
bakery and sampled some
cheese. We even went out to
the warehouse and saw the
giant freezer.
Newsround presented by Tom
I was blown-away to
find out we have a
proper news
presenter in the
school!! Tom taught
us all about
Stonehenge through
his Newsround
presentation. Check
it out on the web
soon!
Please keep checking this
section for upcoming dates
and events.
Next Messy Church at
St Peters hall:
Thurs 16th Oct at 3:45pm.
Next Family Service at
St Peters Church:
Sunday 12th October for
Harvest Festival.
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October
Fri 17thFilm Night!
Parents Evening
22nd/23rd October from
4-7pm
November
Wed 12th NovLetters
and Sounds tea party FSU
18th NovEspresso
Coding workshop 5:45pm
21st Nov - Non-Uniform
28th NovChristmas
Fayre
December
Wed 10th DecKS1 Xmas
Performance at 10am
and at 2:30pm in the hall
Thurs 11th DecKS2
Xmas concertSt Peters
Church at 7pm
Term starts again on Tuesday
6th January.
Whats going on soon?
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01395 443167
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Headteacher: Steve Hitchcock
[email protected]
Contact details
Did you know about?
Changes to netball and Multiskills clubs
Netball Club on Friday 10th October
Unfortunately, due to work commitments Killer is unable to run Netball Club on Friday 10th
October. The next club will be on Friday 17th October.

Multiskills Club on Friday 10th October
Unfortunately, due to work commitments Mr Lee is unable to run Multiskills Club on Friday 10th
October. The next club will be on Friday 17th October.
Lunch time assistant vacancy
We require a meal time assistant on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday lunchtime from 22nd
October. If you are interested in the position please email the Headteacher for an application
form or collect one from the reception.
Please support the Film Night!
Our posters for our exciting film night on Friday 17th Oct are dotted around the school. The
tickets for the film night, will be sold after school with the ice pops on the stage this Friday.
They will also be sold on the stage after school all of next week. There are limited spaces first
come, first served basis. St Peter's School children only.
Christmas mealideas needed!
Traditionally we have invited families in to share our Christmas Meal. However, I regret to tell you this
will no longer be possible. Since last Christmas we have taken on the cooking of school meals for Drakes
and Otterton. Cooking a Christmas Dinner is a huge undertaking, and we now no longer have the
capacity to do this.

However, I am really keen that we still do something!! My initial thought is to get you in over a few
afternoons to enjoy a mince pie with your child, and perhaps allow them to show you their classroom
and work, including Christmas work, instead.
This isnt a finalised plan yet. We are asking the children and staff to think about their wants and needs,
and I am asking you to do the same. If you have a good idea how we can include you at Christmas (in
addition to the Christmas play and Fayre) then please email me at [email protected] with your ideas or
see me on the playground.

On that note, please be advised that the KS1/FS production is now at 2:30pm and not 2pm.
School dinners
From half term the price of a school meal will be increasing to 2.20. For a long time the
school has kept the price of the meals very low (much lower than other schools*). However,
we can no longer resist the pressures on costs, especially with food prices increasing. You may
not realise that the school has to subsidise the cost of school meals. So please support us and
send in your children for a lovely hot meal!! It helps with their learning and development! We
are planning a new-look menu and a taster session for parents soon, so watch this space!
*some schools in the area are charging up to 2.50. The governments set price is 2.30.
Crossing update
Thank you for your feedback on the school crossing patrol. We have now discussed the issue
with the Governors, who have decided to investigate the possibility of getting the crossing
patrol sponsored. If you know anyone that can help (6,000 for 3 years) or anyone that wants
the job, please let me know! There will be more information in next weeks Journal.
Finding out
Did you know you can phone the school each day to find whats happening with regard to
events and trips etc? Just call 443167 and choose the option to hear whats going on!
I try and keep the board at the entrance updated each day too!
This week we say well done to Molly, Eliza (and
Mrs Broad) for completing their runs. Jude for
counting way over 100. Ellie-May and Abbie for
amazing writing and presentation on their God's
creatures work. Molly, Emily and Faith for extra
work on their Anglo Saxon coded writing. Lily for
her amazing swimming efforts, including a new
PB, and another award for her great topic work
on maps. Ellie-May for her super maths. Theo for
his Robot with no bot (yes, thats righthe lost
his bot!) Thomas for his great effort with writing.
Georgia for her excellent writing. Luke for his
great effort and achievement in his first
swimming gala. Jack for getting the player of the
week in his first week at Exeter Chiefs. Lucy
wrote a really excellent story, that was very well
presented by her sister Abigail. Have you seen
those aliens? They are Oscar, Tom, George and
Mitchell. They did some super alien maths!! Well
done to Katie for her super maths. Oscar and
Kate produced excellent home learning. Sam has
been selected to play cricket for East Devon
amazing! Nate, Miia and Beau produced loads of
lovely maths. And Maybel, Phoebe, Lois, Hannah,
Oliver, Ollie and Beau (and most of year 3!) did
amazing home learning projects. Super effort!
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