Pupils' Zone

Meet some of the most important people at our school - the children!

School Council

The School Council consists of a representative from each class.

We meet regularly to discuss issues that affect us in school and share ideas about things we want to change or improve in our school. We organise charity fund raising events throughout the year.

Last year the School Council were given some money from the PTA to purchase some playtime equipment. We discussed what we might like with our classes and put together a playtime box for each class.

Our new school council.

We have had lots of fun using our equipment!

Eco Council

The St Peters Eco Council is a group of dedicated pupils who represent each year group in school in order to help our school become more eco friendly.

Pupil Voice: Do you know what our Eco Council tries to do in our school?

• Look after our school and make it better.
• Run back messages to our classes and post letters!
• Use paper both sides and only then recycle it.
• Tidy up!
• Repair things! (Thanks Mr Parker!)
• Clean the toilets! (Thanks Mr Parker again!)
• Shut doors and close windows to keep the heat in.
• Raise money to buy things for our school.
• Encourage us not to waste resources.
• Keep our school Eco friendly!

Pupil Voice: Can you think of some good ideas for the next Eco Council to work towards next year?

• Help our school look cleaner... Mr Parker cleans but it still looks dirty!
• Help our school look more exciting... pleeaasse.
• Install solar panels.
• Encourage us to walk to school.
• More recycling.
• Vegetable patch and flower gardens.
• Plant fruit trees so we can grow our own.
• Think about compost bins for our fruit skins.
• Do we use too much toilet paper?
• Adopt an endangered animal.

What can I say, other than watch this space; the Eco Council will keep you informed either here on this website or on the TIOT.

Friendship Helpers

Starting in 2009, we trained a group of Year 4 children to be Peer Mediators. This year the children have chosen to call themselves Friendship Helpers.

The Friendship Helpers are available every lunchtime play to help resolve any minor disagreements between younger children.

They say "We are the Friendship helpers. We go outside with the younger children at lunchtime and we help them if they have fallen out with their friends or they have nobody to play with. Being a Friendship helper is great because we get to help lots of children play nicely together and have a happy playtime".

Pupils' Quotes

What do you like about St Peter's?

I like St Peter's because we practise neat handwriting. Paige, Y1

I like St Peter's because because it is friendly and I feel safe. Matthew, Y2

I like St Peter's because you have your friends around you. Edward, Y3

I like St Peter's because the teachers help us learn. Molly, Y2

I like St Peter's because we can play together. Charlotte, Y3

I like St Peter's because it's a peaceful place. Bethany, Y3

I like St Peter's because all the classrooms are nice, neat and tidy and the teachers are always prepared for fun lessons. Olivia, Y2

I like St Peter's because fun trips like swimming and Malvern because it's very cool and adventurous. We eat in the hall on the tables. Jake, Y4

What is great about St Peter's?

I think the greatest ever part of St Peter's First School is going to Malvern because it was really exciting and great! Daniel, Y4

I love all the school trips like Malvern where we did loads of great things like the zip wire, archery, climbing and night walk. We also do red nose day, Pudsey day and book character day. Alex, Y4

What are your favourite subjects?

I like numeracy because I like doing hard sums. Lewis, Y2

I like Eric time because I like reading different books. Fran, Y2

I liked making the clay tiles following our visit to the Sacred Heart. Freya, Y2

I like RE because you get to learn about Jesus. Oliver, Y2

I like Topic because you get to do fun things like using our cars to find out about pushes and pulls. Lewis, Y1

I like Literacy because I like writing stories and writing about characters. Sam, Y1

And now for some funny quotes!

Do you know where Heaven is?
Yes, it's down by St Peter's Pre-School. Two children sitting in the Reflection Area

I don't know anything because my dad's a solicitor! Charlie, Y1

Reception children get excited about starting school, but they don't know the half of it! Matthew, Y2

Miss Sutton, you smell like a plug-in today. William, Y3

I've got super powers, one is flower power. John, YR

My mum took my sister to see Joseph last night" "What all the way to Bethlehem?" "No, Birmingham. Rebecca and friend, YR

I'm going for bee with Mrs O'K T. Zoe, YR

Mrs Todd, have you thought about taking out a pension? Ryan, Y4

Miss Colclough greeted Mrs Baldwin in the staffroom one Friday morning.
Miss Scully is poorly today so could you teach her class this afternoon? There are some Get Well cards to finish.
Oh dear said a worried Mrs Baldwin Is she really very poorly?
No answered Miss Colclough seriously, Humpty Dumpty is the poorly one!
September 2011

One of our little girls in The Foundation Unit cuddled up close to me and said boldly
You smell like my nanny.
Well I am one of the more mature members of staff!
September 2011