Catholic Life At St Peter’s Primary School

We are a family at St Peter’s and together we nurture and value our friendly and supportive ethos within the school. The school seeks to foster and encourage a Christian atmosphere and promote the Catholic Faith and a love of God. Our children are encouraged to live out their faith in everything they do.

We believe that we are a family who share the values needed to make us well rounded people who show kindness and compassion. We draw on God’s strength to guide us through our school days and we celebrate our successes. We regularly enhance our Christian lives by working together on a common goal, sometimes in groups, sometimes in classes and sometimes as a whole school. Many of these events follow the liturgical year, but others are motivated by special occasions organised within our Diocese or Catholic Multi Academy Trust (CMAT). We also encourage our children to think about people less fortunate than ourselves and we respond to world events.

“Pupils and staff understand and live the distinctive Catholic identity of their school. Pupils are happy,
confident, and secure. They know that God loves them. Pupils follow the example of Jesus and participate
with enthusiasm in opportunities to grow in their faith. They support those less fortunate than themselves.”

(Section 48, Denominational Inspection Report, 2024)

Living Laudato Si Award

We are delighted to announce that our school has been awarded the “Living Laudato Si’” Award, for the second time, in recognition of our commitment to caring for creation and protecting our common home.
This award celebrates the dedication and hard work of our wonderful ECO Team, who have worked tirelessly to promote sustainability, raise awareness, and take practical action to make our school a greener and more eco-friendly place.
Inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’, our pupils and staff have been working together to:
  • Reduce waste and improve recycling across the school
  • Promote energy-saving initiatives
  • Develop wildlife-friendly areas in our school grounds
  • Encourage sustainable travel and healthy living choices
The award reflects the passion and teamwork of our pupils, who have been true champions of environmental stewardship. Their creativity, enthusiasm, and commitment remind us all that even the smallest actions can make a big difference.

We are incredibly proud of our ECO Team and of the whole school community for supporting this important mission. This achievement is not the end of our journey, but a stepping stone towards even greater care for God’s creation.

Charitable Work By Our Pupils

Our children at St. Peter’s are committed to carrying out charitable acts that benefit the wider community. Many of these are instigated by the children themselves and are carried out by them during their own time outside of school. So far this academic year we have seen children giving food to Hinkley foodbank and raising money for organised charities through sponsorship and taking part in organised events like fun runs.  Many of our families also contributed to the “shoebox,” appeal.

Mission Statement

Our Mission Statement is prominently displayed in our Welcome Area. It serves as a constant reminder that ’God is at the heart of our school.’ The Mission Statement is displayed in every classroom. The children in each class have made a commitment to actively ‘live’ our Mission Statement throughout our school lives.

Mission Statement Core Values Day

Each year we have a Core Values Day where the whole school joins together to explore the values that make up our Mission Statement. This work has included visiting the local nursing home, older children helping younger children learn new skills and the creation of displays. At the end of each Core values Day we come back together as a whole school for a special celebration assembly.

Chaplaincy Team

Our Chaplaincy Team is led by our school Lay Chaplain, Mrs Chapman. They work very hard helping to promote and develop the Catholic Life within our school, from launching our new school prayer to outstanding charitable work for may worthwhile causes.   Please see the Collective Worship Page for more information.

The Coronation of King Charles III 6th May 2003

To commemorate the historic coronation of King Charles III, Cardinal Vincent Nichols who is  President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has issued a prayer to be prayed for 3 days leading up to the coronation. We would like to share that prayer with you. Please click on the link to open the full size prayer card.

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Special Act of Worship Asking God to Help Guide the Newly Crowned King Charles III

Years 1 and 3 held a special Act of Collective Worship for the Coronation of King Charles. In the Act of Worship the children thought about the newly crowned king will, like the late Queen Elizabeth II, use the teachings of Jesus and the Holy Bible to help him guide and the lead the people for whom he is the sovereign. The children prayed to God and asked him to help King Charles III rule, guide and lead with justice, compassion and fairly.

Samaritan’s Purse ‘Operation Christmas Child’ Shoebox Appeal

Each year we collect shoeboxes for the Samaritan’s Purse charity. The shoeboxes are packed with small gifts and shared with children around the world who would not receive anything. A simple shoebox gift packed with love and fuelled by prayer can have a huge impact which is why we like to donate to this cause each year.

School Choir ‘Carols After School’ for Parents

Our school choir works hard on learning new songs, and they represent our school at different events including Menphys. They decided to put on a performance of carols they had been learning, and all parents of our school family were invited to attend. The event was very well supported by lots of members of our school community.

Year 2 Advent Promises

As part of their RE work Year 2 created their own Advent Promises Advent calendar. Each day was a simple task for the children to complete so that they could shine Jesus’ light and show His love throughout Advent. Tasks ranged from helping out at home, remembering to say “thank you” and being kind towards others.

Achievement Assemblies

Each month we have an Achievement Assembly where our children have the opportunity to share the things that they have achieved outside of school. This could be something they have achieved in a sports club, or dance lessons, or in learning a new skill – anything at all! We feel that it is important that our children have the opportunity to share these achievements with each other and have them celebrated. We also celebrate kindness at this assembly when a child is presented with the Cup of Kindness for an act of kindness that have been nominated for. Nominations can come from staff in school, other children or even from people outside of school. Below are some images from some of our recent Achievement Assemblies.

Cup of Kindness

In our Achievement Assemblies, the Cup of Kindness is awarded to the child who has shown outstanding kindness. Nominees are suggested by teachers and grown-up’s who have spotted them engaging in kind acts which go above and beyond the everyday kindness that is shown around the school. We feel that kindness is something to be celebrated as it demonstrates us living out the Word of Jesus.

Mothers’ Prayers

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