Events 2023-24

2023-24, A Whistle-stop Tour

Whole School Events
It has been jam-packed year for events at St Peter's. Our pupils have enjoyed raising money for our School charity of the year: Devon Air Ambulance Trust. Every House has hosted a specific fundraising day; the PTA's Summer Fete was a roaring success; Year 3 even sold vegetables grown in their Friday activities to parents and donated profits to the charity. All the seasonal events were marked with gusto: Christmas is always a wonderful time and the Upper School pupils helped the Pre-prep in the PTA's annual Easter egg hunt. The four Sports Days were a hit, with many records broken in the process.

Sport

We've been lucky enough to have made excellent links with Exeter City Football Club, this year. First team players from both the men's and women's teams hosted special training sessions for Upper School pupils, and the Community Trust has run activities all year. Boys and girls have got stuck into their rugby, football, hockey and cricket matches. Our U11 girls were undefeated at netball for the second year in a row - a super achievement. Year 2 began their sports match journey by hosting three different informal festivals, inviting local primary schools onto the Hallett Field for some friendly competition.

Music and Performing Arts

What a fabulous year for drama and music. The pupils have really taken time to hone their skills in instrument playing, with Year 4 being the first to take part in the inaugural orchestral scheme (read more on this later in the magazine). The Chamber Choir gave a superb rendition of ‘The Rhythm of Life’ at Speech Day, unconducted and sang in multiple parts - no mean feat!

Drama has had an excellent year. Upper School on Stage gave two magnificent performances of ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ at Blackmore Theatre. Every year group from Year 3 upwards wowed parents with drama showcases, but Year 5's version of ‘Peter Pan’ was a particular treat.

Art
Mrs Essling has been working her usual wonders in the Art department. The standard of art and design work is high and we have seen so many lovely pieces, including the painting above by Jemima in Year 4, who won the national IAPS iart competition for her year group.

Trips and Tours

Our pupils have been lucky enough to have some fantastic trips and tours planned for them this year. Many of the year groups have taken their learning on to the beach, as we strive to provide opportunities to take advantage of the environment around us. Year 4 explored Roman Exeter. Numerous trips to Dartmoor have been had, both day visits and camping. Year 1 saw where their food comes from on Mrs Glanvill's farm. Year 6 visited the Eden Project as well as a three day trip to London. Years 7 and 8 have enjoyed various leadership programme adventures, including mountain biking at Haldon Forest, outdoor pursuits with Spirit of Adventure and the hotly anticipated Year 8 French trip, in the Summer term.

A particular highlight of the 2023-24 academic year has been the Upper School Culture Tour to Madrid, which took place in March. Over 40 pupils between Years 6 and 8 explored Spain's capital city, watching the Real Madrid Legends play at the Bernabeu Stadium, learning how to make authentic paella, exploring the city on a walking tour, dancing the Flamenco and visiting the zoo.

Every year group from Year 3 upwards has enjoyed a residential, away from home. Hooke Court, Dartmoor and Roadford Lake played host to our pupils, who were given opportunities to learn team building skills, outdoor sports and activities and were encouraged to build resilience and independence away from home. Year 2 began their journey with a practice sleepover in the Wessex Hall!