Author: Rachel Jupp
Easy Art Projects For Children to Do at Home
For youngsters, art has numerous advantages: it promotes self-expression, improves motor skills, develops patience and problem-solving skills and enhances concentration. When a child does a…
Spring Term 2022 Week 4
We have been conducting our Departmental Review for the Languages faculty this week (English, French and Spanish). All the teachers have been observed teaching, we…
5 Fun Ideas for Improving Memory at Home
Back in 2019, I wrote a Teaching and Learning blog with Mr Hoban (Director of Music and Faculty Head of Performing Arts) to warn parents…
Spring Term 2022 Week 3
Welcome to the newsletter for Week 3. It has been a lovely, more ‘normal’, week and, although we do have some cases of Coronavirus going…
Taking the minutes – completing the actions
Last week I wrote of pupils sharing their learning. Working collaboratively. Teaching each other. This week I want to celebrate some more cross-year group collaborative…
Spring Term 2022 Week 2
I have two examples this week of children using their initiative and interests to create opportunities for others at school. Romily, Emily and Bella from…
We learn from each other
Margaret Fuller was the first American female war correspondent, writing for Horace Greeley’s New York Tribune, and full-time book critic. Please watch this beautiful, simple…
A Busy January at St Peter’s
It’s the start of another busy term here at St Peter’s. Our second week back finds us already in full swing; with our popular weekly…
Spring Term 2022 Week 1
Happy New Year and a very warm welcome back to St Peter’s and the Spring term 2022. This week, we welcomed the children back with…
An Interesting Christmas Read
Over the Christmas break, I read a range of educational articles about how the full range of physical movements in children is diminishing. One piece…