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SPIRISCIENCE CLUbThe Year 7 Science Club is a chance for the younger students to get enthusiastic about science. Capturing their imagination so low down in the school is really important to us.

Recently we explored pH levels and neutralisation reactions through an engaging rainbow exercise where they learnt about acids and alkaline’s while also taking part in healthy competition and being creative. For the first week they did a heart dissection, a practical not commonly done until Year 11 this was a chance for them to learn about a higher skilled aspect

of biology giving them access to a wider area of the subject, they may not have otherwise had the opportunity to engage with till much later on. All the activities have really inspired the students and they’ve come back every week excited and eager to take on the next task.

Charlie-Jayne Watts Biology prefect, Year 12

FLYING VISIT FROM FORMER STUDENTIn June we were very pleased to welcome into school one of our former students, Flight Lieutenant Jamie Gawler, to talk about his career in the RAF. Jamie, who left St Peter’s in 2004, ran a workshop for thirty students who had identified the Forces as a possible career route. We were treated to a fascinating presentation on his progression through the ranks, the workings of the Chinook helicopter and Jamie’s six tours of Afghanistan, which included working alongside Prince Harry.

Of particular interest was how Jamie had followed his dream of entering the RAF, at which point he made particular mention as to how much he owed St Peter’s and hence his wish to pay something back by contributing to the work of the Careers Department. Jamie had hoped to arrange for a Chinook to

land on the main field as part of his visit, but unfortunately it was re-routed to Newcastle that day. Unexpectedly however, later that day a Chinook did in fact fly low over the school and then the next day two flew over – Jamie had made his friends in the flight crew aware of his connection to the school! We hope to have a proper Chinook landing later in the year.

Mr Downes, Careers Co-ordinator

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there is much to thank God for and much to celebrate.

We already know that our primary pupils have achieved great things. Our reception children have ensured that a very high percentage of their early learning goals have been met – in comparison with the national figure last year, we anticipate they will be amongst the top results in the country. The same can be said of our Year 1 pupils and their phonics test with 92% meeting or exceeding the expected standard, which is 11% above the national score last year.

The end of Key Stage 1 results for our Year 2 pupils were equally amazing: Reading: 87% met or exceeded the expected standard (UK 2016 = 74%); Writing: 75% met or exceeded the expected standard (UK 2016 = 65%) and Number: 85% met or exceeded the expected standard (UK 2016 = 73%).We are delighted with these outcomes, borne not out of a boot-camp, drilling approach to incessant practising, but by inspiring the children to love their learning and be motivated by passion not fear!

These tremendous results are due to the hard work and inspiration of our staff, especially Miss Liz Wogan who leads the Primary Phase including all the teachers, teaching assistants, admin and site staff who continue to create our new primary phase with great commitment and vision. Our congratulations go to the children themselves, who persevered and worked hard to reach these standards. We also thank our parents and families for their continued support!

At Southbourne, we wait until August to learn the outcomes from our Year 11 and 13 public examinations, but the students have now earned their period of rest after many months of hard work and preparation. We are very proud of them.

The Year 11 and 13 celebrations and ‘Proms’ were occasions not only of fun but also of gratitude for the school and a celebration of friendships forged over many years.

There have been many other highlights of the school year. Our primary children raised £3,175.64 with their sponsored run, involving

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all the children and many of the staff. We have paraded the many skills and talents of our students in events such as the highly professional and stimulating art exhibition, the wonderful production of ‘Our House’ and Rock Challenge, various sporting successes, notably our Under 19’s Dorset Cup Winners, as well as our cricketers, swimmers, tennis players and especially our athletes who are competing in the UK Youth Games this summer.

We have celebrated our 80th Anniversary as St Peter’s School, with a reunion and a very moving and prayerfully celebrated Mass. Mr White and a very enthusiastic band of historians collated artefacts, videos and records of life in the here and now to be buried for the next 80 years in our Time Capsule. We hope that those who uncover the artefacts we bury will be as fascinated by the past as we have been looking through the school archives. As part of the anniversary celebrations we created our whole school ‘star’ photograph on the school field.

On the eve of the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, the entire school celebrated with a mass or – in the case of the primary phase – a liturgical service. We had hoped to gather everyone together outside, but the weather had other ideas. Our primary phase children came over to Southbourne and celebrated in the Chapel whilst the other years had mass in the theatre. Our thanks to the chaplaincy and site teams for their preparations and especially to Fathers Tom and Darryl for sharing in our feast day.

For the first time since 1980, the school celebrated its sports day for Years 7–10 on the Southbourne site on the same day. It was the most magnificent triumph of organisation and planning, which allowed the students to engage in a wide variety of challenging sporting activities throughout the day. The students and staff thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The entire day was the epitome of St Peter’s community spirit, aided by the use of our new house system. Students were strongly competitive and excelled in so many ways, but remained mutually supportive throughout. Well done to one and all!

So, as another school year draws to a close, we pray that everyone enjoys well-earned, restorative rest and family fun away from the rigours of academia for the summer weeks. We are very blessed with a determined and loyal staff whose ultimate concern is the children they serve. So, I thank all our staff, but also our students, governors, parents, families, past pupils and supporters of St Peter’s School who continue to make our community one where we all love to learn and learn to love.

Mr DJ Todd, Headteacher

P.S. The Behaviour Policy has been updated this month. The new version is available to view on our website.

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The University of Southampton, in collaboration with the Ogden Trust, hosted a special awards evening on Friday 14 July to celebrate the talent of exceptional students studying Physics across schools in Southampton and the local area.

St Peter’s Prize winners, Ed Churchill and Rome Delmo, each received a £25 Amazon voucher, a certificate on the evening and will also automatically become eligible to apply for an Ogden Trust Undergraduate Science Scholarship, should they chose to study a Physics degree at a leading British university.

Mr Sherwood was privileged to be at the award ceremony with the prize winners, where they also watched a ‘Light Express’ show performed by one of the PhD students.

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GEOGRAPhY TRIPYear 10 Geography students took a day trip down to Southbourne beach. The trip was for the GCSE students to complete compulsory practical work for the course, to help them in their final exams. The fieldwork included collecting data on beach profiles and coastal processes. The Geography teachers directing the trip were Mr Tarr, Mrs Henry, Mr Ellis and Mr Hughes.

At the start of the day students and teachers gathered in the old canteen to await the arrival of everyone and to divide people into smaller groups of six. The practical equipment was distributed amongst all the groups and carried to Mr Hughes’ car. Then everyone walked out towards Hengistbury Head together.

Upon arrival each group was allocated an area of beach to work with. The teachers demonstrated how to measure the angle of the beach slope using a tape measure, ranging polls and a clinometer. Students recorded measurements of slope

angles multiple times, moving further up the beach each time. Meanwhile other students in the group measured the long axis of rocks plucked from different distances to the sea. Callipers were used to accurately measure the rocks and pebbles, and a quadrat was used to find the ratio of rocks to sand in an area.

The Geographers worked away at the beach for nearly the whole morning in the blasting heat of the day. Students reported one of the best parts of the day being the lunch break at the Hungry Hiker Cafe. The shade and ice cream were very popular. Everyone returned to school at around 2:00 pm and went back to their own Geography classrooms. The rest of the afternoon was spent recording the methodology of the practicals and calculating the averages in the data collected.

The young geographers are now very prepared to face the fieldwork exam question in a year’s time!

Student Reporter: Beatrice Lu, Year10

CAR ShAREYear 9 mum in Bransgore seeks other Bransgore/Burton parents to share the St Peter’s School drop off/pick ups. If you too are struggling with the school run due to a lack of buses serving our area, please email to see if we can help each other – montrosejane@yahoo.com

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¡OLé! FLAMENCO DANCER VISITS YEAR 12As part of their Cultural Heritage topic for AS Spanish, our Year 12 students have been studying Flamenco dance, and were lucky enough to receive a visit from real life Flamenco dancer, Ester Tal. Ester is English but has spent many years living and learning the art of Flamenco in the south of Spain and she now tours the country as one of the lead dancers in the popular Flamenco group, MI Flamenco. MI Flamenco is currently touring with their show, Incognito and have performed at the Shelly Theatre in Bournemouth. Ester talked in depth about the history of Flamenco, the different aspects that make up Flamenco – el cante, el baile y el toque (singing, dancing and guitar playing), as well as the various types of steps and songs and her own personal experience of the dance. Students were also shown examples of different Flamenco

costumes. This was an excellent experience for the students and allowed them to develop their knowledge of Flamenco through Ester’s expertise and passion for Flamenco dance and music.

“The talk allowed us to develop a deeper understanding of the topic. It was helpful and informative.” Kathleen Humphries“It was quite interesting, I learnt a lot of things about Flamenco like the different feelings which are expressed by the dancers and the musicians.” Lou Mailly

Would you like to learn Flamenco? There is a new Beginners Flamenco Dance class on Wednesdays 7.30-8.20 pm at Dance For All, 112, Haviland Road, Boscombe. For more information see www.mi-flamenco.com

PRIMARY NEwSThere have been lots of exciting trips and visits in the Primary Phase this term.

Reception Class enjoyed a day at Honeybrook Farm as part of their ‘New Life’ focus and their learning related to the book ‘What the Ladybird Heard’ by Julia Donaldson. Highlights for them included a tractor ride, feeding some goats, collecting in the eggs and holding some

of the smaller animals. Reception class also had some visitors to them – they have watched some chicks hatch and grow!

Year 1 had a fantastic time at the Science Zone in Boscombe. They were able to experience a trip to space in the special planetarium as well as studying dinosaur footprints and other fossils.

Linked to their focus book ‘William and the Missing Masterpiece,’ Year 2 have learnt all about how Forensic Scientists investigate crime. They were able to apply their fingerprint dusting skills when the Mona Cheesa was stolen from their art exhibition! Luckily we had 60 trained professionals on the scene in hot pursuit of the thief. They were reluctant to put down the French cheese they

had been sampling when the shocking crime occurred however!

We have enjoyed two occasions this term where we have been able to join the upper school; once for our exciting Lasallian star formation and again, more recently, for our wonderful celebration of the Feast of St Peter and St Paul.

The Summer Term in the Primary phase is busy with teacher assessment and ‘quizzes.’ I am very pleased to report that our Reception children have done brilliantly in their EYFS early learning goals, Year 1 with their phonics screening, and Year 2 in their end of Key Stage 1 Assessments. We are proud of all of our children because they strive to achieve their personal best every day. I would also like to thank the dedicated teaching staff who work tirelessly to ensure, that above everything else, the children are enjoying an exciting, engaging Curriculum. They do a fantastic job day-in, day-out to ensure that all of the children in their care love learning.

Recently we have welcomed our new Reception class intake and had a taste for how our site will feel in September. It is very exciting to see our school family growing again, as well as the rapid development of our

main building, as progress with the project continues. In the final few weeks of term we are busy preparing for our Sports Day, which will take place at our Family Fun Day.

Liz Wogan, Acting Head of Primary

ST PETER’S SOUNDS

The music department is delighted to announce its first record label release. ‘St Peter’s Sounds 2017’ is now out on CD and is available to purchase online via Parent Pay, or in person from Southbourne reception and music department.

Over 100 students from all year groups, plus approximately 30 teachers, have been involved in the creation of a massive 21 song album. The quality of the students’ work is extremely high and is a culmination of a year’s collaboration between staff and students across many disciplines.

Congratulations to all those involved hundreds of hours went into its organisation and production and I believe it is something that all of us can look back on, and be proud of, for years to come. The CD is priced at £10 and will sell out purchase yours asap to avoid disappointment. Keep checking our music department facebook page at facebook.com/stpetersmusicdept for regular updates. There are lots more exciting developments to be announced soon!

Mr Baker, Music technician

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As an Art department we visited the Bournemouth Arts University’s exhibition of all degree work in June to become more inspired by the exceptionally high standard of work on display there. Within their exhibition there was a total variety of work all using different techniques, materials and styles for example: watercolour, acrylic, textiles and many more.

As early GCSE art students we were completely stunned by the wide range of artwork on display especially in areas such as fine art, visual effects and animation. This spectacular array of artwork provided us, as art students, with lots of inspiration for our own ideas for our final outcomes for a project entitled ‘Inside/Outside’, which we will be creating within the next few weeks. Visiting this exhibition has deeply influenced our artwork and has given us the confidence to want to tackle more complicated styles of artwork. As an art student I have been given a different idea about portraiture and my final piece.

This trip to the University has enabled Art students to point themselves in a different direction with their artwork and given them more confidence to be independent with their ideas.

Alex Carver, Year 10, Art Student

ShINE VISITA group of nineteen Year 8 and 9 girls attended a SHINE Health & Wellbeing afternoon at the Pavilion Theatre in Bournemouth. SHINE is a charity whose mission for 2017 is to reach as many girls as possible with the message of their inherent value and enable them with the tools to improve their physical and mental wellbeing. SHINE have already run courses at St Peter’s and many girls have benefited from their expertise in these areas.

During their visit, the girls were able to take part in dance and drama workshops, mindfulness sessions as well as visiting and chatting to organisers from other charities, who could signpost them to many different organisations that encourage physical and mental wellbeing. An extra bonus were the free goodies from Lush!

Fiona Fergie, Senior Leader

SNAPChATThe very popular social networking app – Snapchat, has just released a new update. Included within this update is a feature called “Snap Map” which is a map showing the location of all of your friends using Snapchat, sometimes within a matter of metres. It’s now even more important than ever that students are aware who they are friends with on social media, and ensure that they do not accept requests from anyone they don’t know or aren’t sure about. There is an option to turn off location in the Snap Map settings called ghost mode and we strongly advise everyone that they do this. By enabling ghost mode your location is not shared with others. If your son/daughter is using Snapchat, please discuss this with them.

FUN wITh FLIGhTIn May, Year 9 had a visit from the Royal Air Force (RAF) with their ‘Fun with Flight’ programme. Including a presentation on the work of the RAF and a demonstration on the engineering and physics behind flight. Firstly they talked about the range of jobs within the RAF including mechanics and computer engineering and that it’s not all just about piloting aircraft. Then they went on to explain the physics of flight and the forces in action: weight, lift, thrust, and drag.

They brought with them a drone, which is used for surveillance missions and it was really exciting when the drone flew over our heads! It was really interesting when they showed how technology is used to intercept and take over operation of the drone. Another fascinating thing that they demonstrated was how virtual reality (VR) can be used to train

pilots to do all the different manoeuvres they need to do in a safe environment.

Year 9 student Amy Ankers commented… “There were many active examples that tested our knowledge of physics in a fun and enjoyable environment. We got to see the brand new lightning jets and how they work, and we even got to see a real jet engine and experience the noise and power first hand! As a Year 9 student, I found it really interesting to see them apply the knowledge we learn in physics into real life examples. Overall, I think we all enjoyed the talk and would love to see more like it in the future.”

It was fascinating to see how the things we learn in physics and IT are applied to real life.

Jess Flack, Year 9

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CAREERS NEwSThe Summer Term has again been a busy one for the Careers Department. As well as ensuring that all our Year 11 and 13 students are confident with the choices they have made for their onward career path, we have had a number of exciting initiatives occurring across the year groups.

At the beginning of the term, Year 8 took part in the Real Game career simulation exercise. I am very pleased to report that students and tutors took on the challenge of experiencing the realities of prioritising a budget according to income with enthusiasm and gusto. As Peter Ewing explains “Before doing the Real Game, I never understood how much effect paying income tax would have on the amount of money I could spend on fun things. I now realise how important having a budget is.”

In June we also hosted our second “Careers in Construction” morning, which was once again made possible by the kind generosity of Wates Construction and a team of twelve of their staff. Students threw themselves into the carousel activities, which included: Apprenticeships, Design, Safety, Build a Structure, Project Management, Commercial and Pre-Construction. Feedback for the event was very encouraging and Wates are already planning ahead for next year’s event.

A DATE FOR YOUR DIARYI am very pleased to announce that St Peter’s will once again be hosting a Careers Fair in the Autumn term. This will be held in the Brother Bernard Building on Thursday 28 September from 5.30-8.30pm. Last year’s event was a huge success and this year’s fair promises to be one of the biggest school Careers Fairs in the country.

As with last year, student suggestions have been the driving factor as to who has been invited. If you would like a certain career or university to be present, please do let me know. Similarly, if you wish to represent a particular career as one of the evening’s exhibitors please do contact Mr Downes via email jds@st-peters.bournemouth.sch.uk.

The Careers Fair is a perfect one-stop opportunity to access a huge amount of careers information and advice. I do hope you will be able to make it to this fantastic event in September.

May I take this opportunity to wish you all a healthy and happy Summer holiday and I look forward to once again helping more students next year to discover their best route to the careers of the future.

Mr.Downes, Careers Co-ordinator

YEAR 7 EASTER EGG COMPETITION

In our Religious Education classes we participated in an Easter Egg Competition. Our teacher, Mr Downes, showed us pictures of elaborately decorated eggs from around the world to inspire us to take part. We were allowed to include any ideas we wanted, but the main thing we had to show was the two sides of Easter: Jesus’ death on Good Friday and His resurrection on Easter Sunday. We were told to avoid chicks and bunnies!

Mariette: “I knew I really wanted to take part in the competition, but at first I was really stuck on what I should do! Creating the egg design was very difficult, but eventually I decided on what it should look like. I thought the use of colour was very important: my design was a purple egg which was cracked in half and I had a rock on some green tissue paper that represented the tomb

that Jesus was buried in. I also had a wooden stick cross that represented the cross Jesus was crucified on. On the rock I drew a black doorway where the entrance was opened. I also added some flowers to make it look even more effective.”

Abby: “My design was to represent Jesus when he was crucified on the cross, and on the other side when he was laid in the tomb. As well as varnishing the egg, I decided to present it in a plastic tub filled with grass to make it more realistic.”

Jess: “My design was a two-sided egg – one side showing the Crucifixion and the other showing the tomb with the empty crosses in the background. I chose this design to highlight the contrast between the different days of Holy Week.”

When we handed the eggs in we were all a bit nervous – we were really

pleased with how our eggs had turned out, but some of the rest of the class had done amazing ones too. The day finally arrived for them to be judged and Mr Downes invited Mrs Watkins and Mrs Hole to come and pick the Grand Winner. They took a long time to decide, because the standard was so high.

In third place was Tom Wilson, second place Jessica Neave and in first place was Abby Lewin. Mariette was one of the highly commended runners-up. All the winners received chocolate eggs which of course was very appropriate.

All in all, the competition was great fun. We would certainly recommend any students who have the opportunity next year to take part and have a go.

Student Reporters: Abby Lewin, Jess Neave and Mariette Murray, Year 7

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ST PETER’S TExTILES ROCkSOn 26 April KS4 and KS5 Textiles students displayed their creative talents at an exciting Catwalk show ‘St Peter’s Textiles Rocks’ to an audience of very proud parents, teachers and friends.

Work included children’s dresses from Year 10 students, GCSE final products following the theme of Asian culture, Swinging Sixties and Punk fashion and summer children’s clothing. A-level students showcased both AS and A2 level work at a very high standard.

After the catwalk show the audience were invited to an exhibition showcasing the GCSE and A-Level coursework folders. The audience also had a chance to see the outfits shown on the catwalk close up, and to admire the student’s handiwork.

Textiles students have worked incredibly hard this year and it was great to see their designs come to life on the catwalk even if they were a little reluctant to take part

at the start, they were all budding models by the end! These are the designers of the future and who knows we could be wearing some of their designs very soon!

Our A-Level Textiles students have had the opportunity to enter the Young Fashion Designer UK Awards. Megan Buckle, Serena Joy and Rachael Coles have all entered their coursework projects into this exciting competition and we wish them every success.

On Friday 16 June GCSE and A-Level Textiles students visited the degree shows at The Arts University Bournemouth. This was a fantastic opportunity to view work produced on many of the creative courses including; Costume and Performance Design, Fashion, Textiles and Make-up for Media and Performance. Students found the work inspiring and very useful when thinking about future options and career paths. Students will be using this visit to inspire and influence their current coursework projects. We look

forward to seeing the results at our next year’s catwalk show! We are always very grateful for donations of fabrics and haberdashery items. At the moment we are in need of any

unwanted good quality duvet covers; if you have any you would be willing to donate to us please pass them onto the Textiles department.

Mrs Gammon, Fashion & Textiles Teacher

SChOOL PhOTO wITh A DIFFERENCEAs part of the school’s 80th Anniversary celebrations students and staff gathered for a whole-school photograph. All 1700 students (from the ages of 5 to 19) and 250 members of staff formed a Lasallian star shape on one of the school fields for a photo from above. The star shape is very significant for St Peter’s and features on the school badge.

Ably planned and coordinated by Mr Beynon, Mr Brown and Miss Hubbort, the event was not just a photograph, more an act of faith. It had a 3D effect because each point was split into blue and white. Achieved by half of the students keeping

their blazers on and half removing them. I felt privileged to be part of such a commemorative event. I found it amazing that the whole school were united to create such an undeniably spectacular photo.

Copies of the various photographs, the accompanying video showing how it was all accomplished and other photographic memorabilia can be ordered online via https://snapsphotoservicesltd.pixieset.com/stpeterslasallianstarphotos/

Student Reporters: Leon Rodriguez Wyatt & Xavier Lloyd, Year 8

CELEbRATION ASSEMbLYAfter a ‘barren’ few years in terms of acts and sharing talent in our End Of Term Celebration Assemblies, a few students bravely put themselves forward to help create a very successful final event. The acts, which made the assembly happen must be recognised here, so my thanks (and those of the Year Group) go to Fleur Howcroft, Erin Lawlor, Ethan Dunning, Roisin Tickner, Isabelle Oliveira and John Casayuran. Their musical and vocal talent was warmly supported and appreciated by all that were in attendance. Each year many students share their musical and vocal talent in the final Year 11 Assembly, however this year the Year 11’s were treated to ‘The Rubik’s Boys’ (Rory Durrant, Bradley Rozenek, Oliwier Machnik, Kajetan Sergjeiusz, John Wu, Gabriel Gonzalez Sanchez

and John Casayuran). The group of Year 11 students spent every free moment in school (or it seemed like it) practicing, coaching and challenging each other to competitions.

Throw into the mix the Student Awards, Hoodies, Prom Tickets, Sports people of the five years and a look at how the students had changed since their arrival at the Southbourne site in September 2014; and we had the recipe for a fitting final assembly for the year group. Many staff spoke about the welcoming and cohesive atmosphere that the year group created in the theatre that afternoon.

Mr M Greaves, Head of Year 11

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OPENING CEREMONYOn Friday 28 April St Peter’s embarked on a weekend of festivities marking the opening of the new building and the 80th Anniversary of the school. The new building at Southbourne was officially opened by Brother Bernard Hayward in the presence of the Mayor, Councillor Eddie Coope, representatives from Bournemouth Borough Council, The De La Salle Order, the Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth, the architects – Cube Design and the contractors, Wates Construction Ltd. The whole school watched as the opening ceremony was streamed live into classrooms.

The building was named after Brother Bernard Hayward – a member of the De La Salle Catholic teaching order. He was a student at St Peter’s, a teacher, was twice Headteacher of the school and then retired to become a governor. Brother Bernard led the amalgamation of St Peter’s with Holy Cross

Convent School (now the European Chiropractic College) in Boscombe and St Thomas More School Iford in 1980.

The De La Salle Order runs schools, colleges and universities all over the world and in his

speech Brother Bernard spoke

of St Peter’s School as the ‘Jewel in the Crown’ of the De La Salle Order in England.

The building provides an awe-inspiring view of Hengistbury Head, the Solent and the Isle of Wight. The visitors were duly

impressed with the quality of the

design and the construction. The new accommodation includes a new hall, dining area, changing rooms, science laboratories, art studios and 14 classrooms.

ANNIVERSARY REUNION

On Saturday 29 April St Peter’s celebrated its 80th anniversary in great style. Past and present students, staff and governors gathered over the Bank Holiday

weekend to attend Mass, take tours of the school especially of the new building, recollect old times over a cream tea in the new Dining Hall and then join together for the Annual Reunion Dinner at the Chine Hotel.

One of the most moving moments of the whole weekend occurred at the end of the Mass when two of the original pupils from the 1936 intake stood to rousing acclaim from the congregation. It was an afternoon of

reminiscences and catching up with friends.

The visitors were able to view the extensive collection of

photographs and documents. They were also treated to an exhibition of work by a team of students who have been creating a time capsule to be buried on the school site for the next 80 years. Students had created videos chronicling the lives of the school community today with ‘A Day in the Life of a Student’ and ‘A Day in the Life of a Teacher’.

In the sermon during Mass, Mr Todd spoke of St Peter’s as a great river served by three tributaries:

St Thomas More School, Iford; Holy Cross Convent School (now the European Chiropractic College) in Boscombe and St Peter’s, when the three schools amalgamated in 1980 under the headship of Brother Bernard Hayward.

Mr Todd welcomed three past Headteachers, Brother Bernard, Mr Anthony McCaffrey and Mr Martyn Egan, likening the reunion to a meeting of Doctor Who incarnations!

Mr Egan, Mr McCaffrey, Brother Bernard and Mr Todd

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RED NOSE DAYEarlier this year, a group of Year 10 students fundraised for Red Nose Day, which has been running biannually since 1988. The aim of Red Nose Day is to help those living in poverty here in the UK, as well as across Africa. The highlight of being involved in Red Nose Day was running a bake sale; loads of delicious cakes were donated and sold, raising a staggering £72.07! We were extremely

grateful to be given the opportunity to do this, because it was absolutely phenomenal! We would also like to thank, more importantly, everyone who donated to this great cause, because every penny counts! Very well done to everyone involved in putting this together; it was a swinging success and we are looking forward to next time!

Lauren South & Luke Cousins, Year 10

ThE QUALIFYING ExPEDITIONThe Duke of Edinburgh’s Bronze Qualifying expedition took place on Saturday 24 June – Sunday 25 June seeing thirty seven Year 10 students take part in the hike and camp. To qualify, each candidate had to complete a physical, skill and volunteering activity for at least three months. They then participated in a practice and qualifying expedition where students had to walk at least 13km per day, navigate themselves, sleep over at a campsite in tents and cook their own food using a Trangia (methanol stove). All six groups met bright and early at Brockenhurst station nervously anticipating the two days ahead. Each group were assigned a supervisor to meet at checkpoints arranged by the experts of Land and Wave, who organise outdoor adventures for children and young adults. Everyone divided up the tents and refamiliarized themselves with the self-planned routes.

All the teams set off very positively and were certain that they would not get lost. That lasted about an hour for one group who, after taking a wrong turn, were disorientated and very much off track. This group ended up walking 40km, just on the first day, and returned four hours later to camp than everyone else. The assessor told them that if they did not read the map properly on the second day then they would not pass Duke of Edinburgh. However, the girls really bonded, had great teamwork and continued to smile through their pain and anxiety. They succeeded on Sunday, arriving second to the finishing point.

The next day saw sunshine, watery porridge and achy muscles. Everyone had to do another entire day of trudging along unobvious paths and mounds. The participants were very grateful when they could finally take off their bags, walking boots and sweaty socks and sit

in the car on their way to their warm, fresh homes.

Everyone passed but could not really feel happy as they were so exhausted trekking the vast New Forest and getting an unsatisfactory sleep. Overall the experience was worth the struggle and will look great on CV’s. When asked the question of doing silver award many of the student’s immediate reaction was ‘No!’ but it was very rewarding and who knows, maybe everyone will forget the hardship and remember the fun times.

Thanks to Mr Welch for being so positive, always winning and being a complete legend! Also thank you to all the teachers who assisted – Miss Johnson, Mrs Richardson, Mr Tarr and everyone at Land and Wave.

Miah Herford, Year 10

DUkE OF EDINbURGh’S AwARDThe Duke of Edinburgh’s (DofE )Award continues to go from strength to strength, with the recent recruitment drive resulting in over one hundred Year 9 students signing up to the award. They are currently busy organising the activities they will undertake for the Skills, Volunteering and Physical sections of the award.

Our Year 10 DofE students are coming to the end of their Bronze Award, following a great deal of commitment to their various activities

and the expedition. After a period of training, route planning and a practice weekend in the Purbecks, six expedition groups headed out to the New Forest for their qualifying expedition. This provided a challenging weekend where students had to show a great deal of teamwork, communication, high level navigation skills, determination as well as a lot of humour in order to be successful. I am delighted that every group successfully completed the expedition. Every single student was a credit to themselves and the

school, and they should be incredibly proud of their efforts.

If you feel you have an opportunity for young people that could support them in their DofE award, or you would like any further information about the award, please do contact Mr Welch via email swh@st-peter.borunemouth.sch.uk

Mr Welch, DofE Manager

SINGING SUCCESS FOR SOPhIE

Year 12 music student, Sophie Gray, has been busy competing in various festivals. Recently she won her duet class at the Southampton Music Festival. On 5 July Sophie performed at the International Eisteddfordd in North Wales, with the choir she’s a member of. They were delighted to finish in the top 10 choirs out of thousands of choirs that entered.

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PROMThe Year 11 Prom was a marvellous success. At the end of the night there was a lot of food left over. Mrs Rickman had the smart idea to donate the sandwiches, savouries and cakes to the Bournemouth Homeless Shelter. The AFC Bournemouth staff kindly boxed the food. Mrs Rickman and Mr Sherwood delivered the much needed food to the homeless.

Photos, Gabriel Bush, Year 13

ART & PhOTOGRAPhY ExhIbITIONOur very first art and photography exhibition (Thresholds – new beginnings) in the new building, took place on Monday 26 June. There was plenty to celebrate, admire and provoke, including a student in a box!

Thank you to all staff that supported the Art & Photography Exhibition with special thanks going to our amazing site team, and Miss Johnson and the languages department for their patience and tolerance in sharing an office/art installation).

Congratulations to all the students that made the exhibition possible, for all your hard work and commitment.

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VOLUNTARY SERVICEHealth & Social Care student, Mahima D’Cunha represented Bournemouth Hospital Volunteers at a formal event, recognising the services of local people, after completing 50 hours of voluntary service at the hospital.

Volunteering at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital has been an honour as well as an amazing experience enabling me to develop my communication skills and enhance my knowledge.

I first decided to start volunteering in the hospital as my future aspiration is to become an Adult Nurse. I was keen to gain a deeper insight into what a hospitals environment would be like, and how meeting patients would allow me to connect with them at a closer level. My role as a volunteer is to conduct ‘real time patient surveys’ with patients and family members throughout the various wards in the hospital. This consists of asking several questions to patients about the care they have received and whether they had any suggestions to help improve their visit.

Being a volunteer has also allowed me to undergo useful training such

as first aid and dementia awareness training. The training has not only made me more knowledgeable, but it has also provided me with the skills and confidence to apply it to real life scenarios. Recently, I was pleased to complete my training in becoming a mealtime companion volunteer who has the privilege of assisting patients with eating and drinking during their meals. Personally, showing care and affection to patients is highly rewarding and satisfying and has been the highlight of volunteering for me.

Being nominated to represent the Royal Bournemouth Hospital at the Mayor’s Annual Volunteer reception was an honour. Meeting other volunteering organisations around Bournemouth and seeing the amount of work they put in to helping people and the community was a proud moment.

Mahima D’Cunha, Year 13

REwARDING ROLESt Peter’s Governing body is looking for some new members. As a member you help set the vision and strategic direction of the school, challenge and support the leadership team and monitor and approve the school’s policies.

It’s an extremely rewarding role and we are particularly looking for someone with finance and/or health and safety experience. The typical time commitment includes attending one full governing body meeting a term as well as one sub committee meeting. All meetings are held in the evening. In addition the governors take turns to carry out monitoring and evaluation visits once a term which involves spending half a day in school, talking to students, staff and attending parents evening.

If you are interested in this role and would like to discuss this further please contact Richard Dickinson, Chair of Governors, by email rdickinson68@googlemail.com or by phone on 07809 759084.

LUIS FODENFormer St Peter’s student (2006-9) Luis Foden, sadly passed away in December 2016 in the USA, from a head injury. A Requiem/Memorial Mass will be held at St Carherine’s RC Church, Wimborne on Saturday 12 August, 2017 @ 11am – followed by food/drinks in the hall with his family. All staff, parents, students who remember Luis are welcome to attend.

AwARD FOR DEDICATIONCongratulations to Antonio Frugone Clark, on his award from the Catenians. Antonio was awarded with a bursary from the Catholic organisation, to go towards his Camp Kenya fundraising, as a sign of appreciation for all the dedication he shows within his parish.

CONFIRMATIONThirty St Peter’s students from St Catherine’s parish, Wimborne, were confirmed by Bishop Mark from Plymouth Diocese. This took place at Wimborne Minster on Wednesday 22 May.

During Confirmation the Holy Spirit is present in everyone: candidates, sponsors, parents and family. It is a sign that we are all together in our belief as we receive a grace that can only be given through the

action of the sacrament: A beginning of our beliefs as we chose to complete the sacrament of baptism that our parents chose on our behalf. On the evening of our Confirmation we took many photos to remember the occasion. We met with the bishop beforehand and told him our chosen names and the meanings behind them. I believe Sebastian was the most popular. During the service we renewed our baptismal promises and we were blessed with

the oil of chrism. This was when we were accepted into a new beginning in the Catholic Church. We then went on to have a little party in the church hall afterwards with cake of course. Confirmation is special as we had to ask for it and make our own decision. Now we have a new grace and acceptance in God and Christ and the realisation that we have gifts that we can use for the service of others.

Gemma Maguire, Year 10

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ST PETER’S PAST PUPILSThe 80th Anniversary Reunion events in April were a resounding success. After Mass in the theatre, there was the opportunity to look around the School and enjoy a cream tea followed by our Annual Dinner in the evening. The feedback was very positive and visitors were able to view the new building overlooking the playing fields. The previous day saw the formal opening of the new building by former Headteacher, Brother Bernard Hayward, whose name it has been given. Also, the Cassidy family were there when the new stained glass windows, donated by our late and much loved Jo Cassidy, were on display for the first time in the Chapel.

77th ANNUAL DINNERThe Dinner was held for the seventh year running at the Chine Hotel and was again a very enjoyable evening with 74 sitting down to an excellent meal. The hotel had received a facelift over the winter and it would be hard

to better the superb view over the Boscombe beach and pier. It was pleasing to see so many of our regular supporters including Paddy Carpenter who came all the way from France. It was also remarkable to see nine past Chairmen in the room, not counting myself and our current Chairman, Bob Belcher. We also had the pleasure of welcoming two teachers from the School, Faye Buchan and Paula Hubbort. They were part of a lively group of younger members on Table 2, including two more teachers at St Walburga’s, Maria Belcher and her sister, Lizzie Rippon.

Before the speeches began, a collection was made for the Brother Lionel Fund (Reaching the Unreached). Mo Houlden would like to thank all those who gave generously to raise £370 for such a good cause. Our Chairman, Bob Belcher, spoke briefly before introducing our Guest of Honour, past pupil and Mayor of Bournemouth, Eddie Coope, and the Mayoress, his wife Janet. Eddie entertained us with his life story in brief. An academic failure at school, he served in the Royal Artillary for a number of years, became a land surveyor and then set up his own gardening business which still keeps him busy. Between that and raising a family, he still found time to

become Mayor of Christchuch before joining Bournemouth Council in 2007 and becoming Mayor last year, a true example of the saying, ‘Life is what you make it.’ The speeches concluded with the Headteacher, David Todd, updating us with news from the School.

I should add a big thank you to all who helped to organise the event, particularly Bob and Maggie Belcher for selling the tickets and David Grimster for printing them and the menus.

Those who attended this year were: Bob and Maggie Belcher, David and Maureen Todd, Eddie and Janet Coope, Colin Hughes, Martin Benson, Lizzie and Giles Rippon, Sarah and Maria Belcher, Carly Molyneux, Faye Buchan, Paula Hubbort, Fiona Allen, Phil and Julia Emmel, Tony and Catherine Dashwood, Kieran and Katriona Allen, Andy

and Karen Pitt, Tony Edwards, Anthony Allum, Mike Francis, Nicky Gossip, Len Goodall, Mark Cox, Nigel Hedges (Toastmaster), Eddie Miller, Adina Pankhurst, Paddy Carpenter, Douglas Kirk, Marina Birch, Stephen Nicholls, Keith O’Neill, Cynthia and Michael Maher, Libby Biddle, Chris and Bill Brand, Michael Smith, David Grimster, Paul and Jayne Lucas, Tim Driscoll, Paul Rowsell, Ricardo Cobelli, Andrew and Jean Phillips, Martin Baugh, Reg and Naiada Blunden, Ann Field, Jenny Vincent, Terry and Ursula Leonard, Peter Raxworthy, Andy and Gordon Heald, Agnes Cziraki, Mo Houlden, Joe Kennedy, John Duffy, Katherine Garcia, Chris Wakefield, Andrew and Barbara Way, Richard and Gerdi George, Jim and Sue Corner.

NEWS OF PAST PUPILSThe Dinner prompted some of you to email with apologies and news. Jim Wilson, was one of the original first boys when the School opened in 1936, joining it from the Convent of the Cross. His family owned the Carlton Hotel on the East Cliff where he was Manager for many years. I am still in touch with his younger brother, Colin, and recall happy hours at the hotel on the snooker table or playing tennis outside, not to mention the food! Pat Cauldwell emailed to say that his

younger brother, Tom, had been hoping to attend the 80th celebrations but had sadly died last year. Both Tom and another late brother, Gerald, had been boarders in the fifties. His brothers had come from his school in Devon, together with Douglas and Morris Kirk, but he had stayed there. I had the pleasure of meeting Douglas at the Dinner. Pat knows Jim Wilson as they both attend the church in Westbourne.

On a sad note, I have to announce that Nick Crocker and Dave Wuytack have died recently. Both had been at the School in the late forties/early fifties and both were regular attenders at the Dinners, Nick last in 2015 and Dave last year. Dave lived locally near Ringwood and his Belgian parents had settled here and opened a Patisserie, “Wuytacks”, in Boscombe where David worked until it closed in 1983. Not only a master baker and decorator of cakes, he was also a vintage Porsche enthusiast, as I discovered at his funeral.

On a happier note, I am pleased to say that three past pupils who had all been in hospital in the last month and are now out again. A past Chairman, Len Goodall is in good spirits and enjoying following the cricket. By a strange coincidence, Mark Staff and Ian Jones ended up next to each other in the same ward very briefly. Ian was out in time to move into a new flat and celebrate his 60th birthday in style. I had to leave the party early to attend our Committee meeting and missed the birthday cake!

THE FUTUREFollowing our AGM in March the future of the Past Pupils’ Association was discussed at some length. The conclusion was that the Association couldn’t carry on in its present form. The main reasons being no new members were coming forward to take the place of our longstanding Committee members and our activities are now confined to just three Masses a year in the School chapel and the Annual Dinner. With some reluctance, it was decided that the Committee should look into the constitutional procedure for dissolving the Association and that is now being discussed by the Committee. The hope has been expressed that the Masses in the chapel could continue whatever happens, as it is an opportunity not only to worship together but to socialise afterwards over a cup of tea.

Terry Leonard. leonard150@hotmail.com for all news

P.S. Please do come along to our next Mass on 24 September and enjoy a chat over a cuppa afterwards.

From left to right: Bob Belcher, Mike Francis MBE, Mayoress Janet Coope, Mayor Eddie Coope and Anthony Allum CBE

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FAREwELLSAt the end of term we will be bidding a fond farewell to departing staff

Mrs Middleton, Assistant Headteacher and Head of Sixth Form, will be retiring after 20 years at St Peter’s. Mrs Middleton has developed and moulded the Sixth Form community to become a highly effective part of the school, both pastorally and academically. She has an astute understanding of Post-16 education but also a heartfelt concern and care for the students themselves. We will miss her intellect, wisdom, problem-solving and determination. We know she still has much to offer the world of education and we will no doubt hear of her work, especially supporting A level students. She will be greatly missed by us all.

After 17 years at St Peter’s, taking on roles in the pastoral team and as Key Stage 3 leader for Design and Technology, Mr Brooker has decided to move on. He was a tremendous pillar of the Iford community and the ‘Tech’ team of students who supported all our audio-visual and presentation requirements will remember him with great fondness.

Mr Ellis is a multi-talented teacher whose knowledge and experience in the realms of history and latterly health and social care are second to none. He has been a great supporter of our history trips to the continent leading groups as a guide and displaying his encyclopaedic knowledge. He has also been a very popular teacher in the Sixth Form. We hope that our students may still benefit from his appearance on our educational visits.

Mrs Monahan is leaving the English department this year. Most recently she has been supporting A level studies in English Language and she has been an enthusiastic stalwart of the department teaching across the upper school age range since 2009.

Mrs Hume is leaving the Business Studies department this year, where she has been a marvellous team player improving results and outcomes at both key stage 4 and A level.

Mr Higham is leaving us to spend more time leading his Church community. He is a highly respected Mathematics teacher and was a great Year Leader at Iford for two years. He is concentrating his vocation to one particular flock from now on, but we thank him for all the work he has done for St Peter’s.

Mrs Piovan is leaving the Sixth Form admin team this summer and we will miss not only her skills in the office but her warmth and commitment to the school. She made the role her own and through her hard work has contributed to the continuing improvements of our Sixth Form provision.

Mr White is also leaving, to take up a research post which he has been offered. He promises to return to the teaching profession, for which we are greatly relieved, as he is a superb asset to young people’s learning in history and an excellent form tutor.

Mr Birdsmith is leaving after two years here. He has grown into his role here at St Peter’s and is a highly competent member of the Mathematics department and a popular and reliable form tutor, whom we will be very sad to lose.

Mr Clarke was one of our first appointments to our Primary phase and has been a significant player in the creation of our new school. We thank him for his passion, especially for PE, and wish him well in his new role.

Mr Jarvis has worked in the Science department this year on a fixed term contract and he has proved to be not only a tremendous and enthusiastic teacher but also a loyal supporter of St Peter’s. We wish him well as he commences a new role at Poole High School.

We wish Miss O’Hare every success in the future, having spent a year with us. New to teaching, Miss O’Hare has proved her worth as a great exponent of art and a marvellous imparter of knowledge and skills. We are sure she has a great future ahead of her.

We also say farewell to teaching assistant, Miss Astra Carballo; Mrs Bertrand from the foreign languages department, who has done an excellent job during Mrs Freemantle’s maternity cover and Mr Hughes from geography who has held the fort during a period of transition in the team.

Special thanks to Governors Peter Kazmierczak, Mark Cox and Derek Richmond who are retiring after many years of service to St Peter’s School.

ChAPLAINCY

Chapel WindowsOur life in the chapel is now coloured by the new stained-glass windows that were installed this term. Dedicated to the late Jo and Dave Cassidy, they were unveiled by their children at the Opening Ceremony of the B Block, made possible by the legacy that Jo left to St Peter’s.

RetreatsYear 8 took time away from their studies to spend the morning with the Chaplains in the chapel looking at the theme of Vocation. We celebrated Mass together and held a time of Adoration. Fr Daryl celebrated some of the masses and then joined Year 7 & 8 prayer group during lunch.

Year 9 had their opportunity for retreat during June. They journeyed to St Cassian’s Centre in Kintbury and were accompanied by many staff volunteering their time. An overnight stay allows time for students to reflect in the beautiful surroundings of the De La Salle retreat centre. A retreat for fun, laughter and prayer!

Good Shepherd MassEach year we get to meet with students and staff from other schools in our diocese. This year eight students along with Maggie and Bob Belcher travelled to St John’s Cathedral in Portsmouth for the annual schools mass celebrated by Bishop Philip.

Maggie Belcher, Chaplain

REAChING ThE UNREAChED (RTU) This term St Peter’s have raised £1186.76 for Brother Lionel. This academic year we have raised in total £3224.20. Thank you – through your valuable contribution, you have made a real difference to the lives of the poor children we serve.

On 21 May, the 12th RTU alumni reunion was held and around 200 former RTU children attended with their family members. They came together to celebrate the 92nd birthday of Brother Lionel, Founder and Patron of RTU and former art teacher of St Peter’s. He cut the cake with them and thanked all the students and their children, and blessed them. The

alumni then spoke of their life experiences. They were nostalgic about their time with us in the Children’s Villages.

Our children enjoy good food and lead a happy life. This is only possible because of thoughtful contribution from people like you. Together we are in this work to fight poverty and discrimination. Your generous support will go a long way in helping us. Thank you for your compassionate support.

For more information, please contact UK Coordinator, Mo Houlden by phone 01725 511519 or email mo.houlden@rtu.org.uk

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SEN SUPER POwERFormer St Peter’s student Amy Spencer, who is also currently working as Learning Support in the SEN department, is gearing up for more Powerlifting competitions this summer.

Amy enjoyed sport at St Peter’s, even joining in some of the boys clubs if they weren’t available to girls! To begin with, her main sport was athletics and after being encouraged by the St Peter’s PE department, she joined Bournemouth Athletics Club in Year 8. At 17 she competed in the English Schools Championships and made the final! Unfortunately this was to be her last race as shortly after she became injured and had to stop running.

Still very interested in sport, Amy started powerlifting during her second year of university and within a year was very lucky to be picked for her first international competition as a junior. Since then Amy has competed for Great Britain six times at various competitions. Notably finishing in 1st place in the British Junior Championships in 2015 and 2nd place in the British Championships in 2016.

“Powerlifting is not an Olympic event and we get no funding towards any training or competition expenses, therefore I have paid for all of these trips through fundraising (cake sales, t-shirt sales, donation

pages, sponsorship etc). With the help of very generous supporters, I have been able to compete all over the world including, Canada, America, Finland, Hungary and the Czech Republic.”

Good luck Amy for your up and coming competitions and congratulations for being accepted onto the PGCE course at Bournemouth University to become a PE teacher.

SPORTS LEADERS RUN ST ThOMAS GARNET’S SChOOL SPORTS DAYOn Friday 23 June, St Peter’s fantastic Level 2 Sports Leaders organised and ran St Thomas Garnet’s Sports Day. As part of the Sports Leadership award, students have to learn about different sporting events and how to run a successful event. Students spent the weeks leading up to the sports day visiting the school, communicating with the Headteacher and discussing as a group how to run a high quality sports event.

On the day, our Sports Leaders split into small groups to run a variety of

events including track running, obstacle course and three different teambuilding challenges. The event was a huge success.All the St Thomas Garnet’s students had an opportunity to be involved in a range of activities which were delivered in a very professional manner by our Sports Leaders.

Staff, students and parents were very impressed with the day, congratulations to all the Sports Leaders for their fantastic efforts.

Mr Welch, PE Teacher

TOwN SPORTSOn a very chilly day in May, students from Years 7-10 competed in Town Sports at King’s Park athletic stadium. It was a day full of excitement, nervousness and triumph. Many events took place – running races included relays, long distances and short distances. Field events included triple jump, shot put, and high jump – to name a few. The aim of Town Sports is to qualify for regionals and place as one of the best athletes in the region. Many very talented students from St Peter’s qualified for regionals, making the rest of the school’s athletes very proud to be part of the community.

Student Reporter: Miah Herford, Year 10

TAbLE TENNIS CLUbCongratulations to the two teams from St Peter’s who recently took part in the Under 12 and Under 14 Table Tennis competition held at Harewood Academy. A commendable performance from Connor Moore and Miles Bartam in their first ever competition for the U12s and a very respectable third place for Christian Pengelly, Henry Pearson and Emmanual Cariero in the U14 – missing out a spot in the final by a mere 2 points. Thanks to Mrs Kilkenny-Brown for organising the entry. The Table Tennis club meets every Monday after School in the B Block hall.

SChOOL EQUESTRIAN GAMES Year 9 students Anya Allum and Dani Olliffe, along with Year 7 student Theo Horsford, took part in the School Equestrian Games recently at the Equestrian Centre at Bryanston School. It was a great day, and they had three great clear rounds. In class 1 Anya came 10th and Theo 11th out of 54. Class 2 Dani had a great round with the fastest time but an unlucky pole down. Anya came 7th out of the 59. There were some really strong competitors and I was really proud of the ‘St Peter’s team’.

Join Us next season and give the hawks a go! The Highcliffe Hawks Girls are inviting girls in Year 8 & 9 in September 2017 to join our successful Under 14s football team. Training is on Monday evenings & matches on Saturday mornings. For more information contact Ian on 07823 335965 or email highcliffehawksgirls@hotmail.comwww.highcliffe-hawks.co.uk

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SPORTING CONGRATULATIONSCongratulations to Year 8 student, Matteo Angellotti, for his recent medal wins at the Thames Valley Athletics Competition. Matteo, who is a member of Bournemouth and District Special Olympics Club, won Gold medals for 100m sprint and relay and Bronze for long jump.

Henry Pearson in Year 8 recently won a silver medal in the National Trampolining Competition (13+ category) in Birmingham. Henry is

a member of Olga Trampolniing Club and will now go through to the National Finals in Telford.

Year 7 student, Olivia Enock, who recently competed in the Dorset Acrobatic Gymnastic and Tumbling Competition on behalf of Avonbourne Acro Club in Sherborne, involving 300 gymnasts. Olivia’s trio team performed a wonderful routine and successfully won 2nd place in their group.

Lucy White, Year 7, was part of the AFC Boscombe team which achieved the double by winning both the

Under 12 League and Cup. Lucy was selected to play for the Dorset Under 12 team where she was voted Player’s Player of the Year.

Congratulations, also goes to Year 8 student, Taiya Carter, who was awarded a silver medal for her dance duet against stiff competition.

Harry Fox in Year 8 took part in the U13s Les Petits Prodiges France 2017 representing South West England Basketball during May half term. Competing against nine other countries the boys did a fantastic job finishing third place.

St Peter’s students, Kyra Parsons and Jess Grimmer (Year 8), Anna Bates and Lily Jeavons (Year 9), Ellie Holloway (Year 11) and Lauren Mayes (Year 12) recently took part in ‘A Chance to Dance’ at the Pavillion, Bournemouth. The girls are all members of LEAP Dance School where they are taught by ex St Peter’s student ,Tilly Ingle, who graduated from Laine Theatre Arts after appearing in numerous school productions.

REPRESENTING ThE SOUTh OF ENGLANDSt Peter’s wishes good luck to two talented students who will be representing the South of England this summer.

Year 9 athlete Yasmin Bridet, will be competing in the forthcoming National Finals of the Under 15 Hurdles competition to be held in Birmingham in July. Yasmin is a member of Kings Park Athletics Club where she also trains for the 100m sprint and additionally plays for the St Peter’s netball team.

Talented Basketball player, Year 10, Luisa San Juan joined St Peter’s in January from the Philippines. With her club ‘Solent Kestrels’ Luisa will be representing the South of England under 16 women at an international tournament in Poland this July.

Luisa says: “According to my dad I started holding the ball and dribbling when I was 3 years old. I was always on the court following the ball, playing with the big guys. In the Philippines I spent lots of time playing because we had many courts we could play on. Now, I’m in England, my life routine has changed because the court is far away. I have always been passionate about basketball – IT’S MY LIFE.”

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DIARY DATES AUTUMN TERM 2017Monday 4 September Staff Training Day

Tuesday 5 SeptemberAutumn Term starts for Years 7, 11 & 12

Wednesday 6 SeptemberAutumn Term starts for Years 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 & 13

Monday 23 – Friday 27 October Autumn Half Term

Monday 30 October Classes Resume

Tuesday 19 DecemberAutumn Term Ends

SPRING TERM 2018Tuesday 2 – Wednesday 3 JanuaryStaff Training DaysThursday 4 JanuarySpring Term Starts

Monday 12 – Friday 16 February Spring Half Term

Monday 19 FebruaryClasses Resume

Thursday 29 March Spring Term ends

SUMMER TERM 2018Monday 16 AprilSummer Term starts

Monday 28 May – Friday 1 JuneSummer Half Term

Friday 6 JulyStaff Training Day

Friday 20 JulySummer Term ends

Monday 23 JulyStaff Training Day

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A LeveL exAm resuL t sthursday 17 AugustYear 13 – 8.30-9.30am, Year 12 – 9.30-10.30am

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Photos, Gabriel Bush, Year 13