Keep up to date with our latest news below.

• Young Entrepreneurs'

  Fri 21 Mar 2014

  Our Year 6 Young Entrepreneurs had their first sale today for Mothers' Day. Having pitched the design of their products to Mrs Gale and Mrs Lown, the groups received their £20 investment from the school to begin making their gifts. As the day of the sale grew closer, the groups marketed their items with posters and tours around the year groups to advertise their ideas.

   

  Enthusiastic buyers flocked to the Da Vinci Suite to purchase gifts for mums at the end of the day - the whole area was packed out! Several groups completely sold out and all made a handsome day's takings. All proceeds go back into the Young Entrepreneurs' fund which when pooled at the end of the year, will hopefully (as in past years) fund a trip to the V &A museum in London.

   

  The next sale will be held at the Summer Arts Event in July. Look out for it!

   

  

• Lights of the Week

  Wed 12 Mar 2014

  Our 'Wings' from last term and our New 'Wings' from this term were awarded 'Lights of the Week' certificates today by Mrs Roffey for their outstanding performance lst week when they volunteered at the Church Hall serving teas and coffees at the Fairtrade coffee morning. Local parishioners were delighted to chat with the children and were thrilled with their enthusiasm and efficiency in clearing up and packing away at the end of the day.

   

  Well done The Wings!

  

• South Bucks Junior Table Tennis Champions

  Wed 12 Mar 2014

  On Wednesday 12th March Chalfont St Peter CE Academy excelled once again in the Individual Table Tennis Championships held at our school.

   

  CSPA won the Y4 individual girl's and boy's title, the Y5 individual girl's and shared the boy's title with Farnham Common and again in Y6 we won the individual boy's title and boy's title and shared the girl's title with Widmer End. We are delighted that Shae Thakker won the overall Champion of Champions Shield once again for our school, last year won by Jemma Walker. Shae now has national ranking of 8th in England.

   

  Congratulations to all players for their success and a huge thank you to Mr Underwood for his continuing commitment to table tennis within the school. (For more pictures, see the Gallery under the Academy tab).

  

• New Headteacher

  Mon 10 Mar 2014

  On behalf of the Governing Body I am very pleased to announce that the Governors of the school reached a unanimous decision to appoint Mrs Elizabeth Underwood as the new Headteacher of Chalfont St Peter Church of England Academy.

   

  The appointment was made following a rigorous recruitment process from which two candidates were shortlisted. During the interview process which took place on Friday 7th March, the candidates were faced with a challenging and diverse range of tasks and panel interviews which enabled us to assess their suitablility for the position. To support this process, the Governing Body was joined by our external adviser and our Diocesan Adviser, both of whom commented on the rigorous and thorough interview process.

  Mrs Underwood will become the substantive headteacher as from today.

   

  I would like to take this opportunity to thank my fellow governors, members of staff and the children for their support during this process and I am sure you will join us in offering our congratulation and support to Mrs Underwood.

  We look forward to the beginning of a new era for Chalfont St Peter C of E Academy.

   

  Mr Malcolm Whittall, Chair of Governors.

  

• National Gymnastics Champions

  Sat 08 Mar 2014

  U11 Boys Gymnastics Team – National Finals

  
  The U11 boys from Chalfont St Peter shone in the British School Gymnastics Team Finals. The team produced a polished performance to win the title for the eleventh time on Saturday at Stoke on Trent.
  
  

  
  The team comprising four boys, Alex Bower, Ben Howman, Charlie Walsh and Oliver Evans with reserve Callum Kavanagh, performed their vaults, individual floor sequences and a group sequence with great panache to out perform the other nine teams from across Great Britain. Chalfont St Peter won by 0.4 points, ousting the West Midlands and north east teams into second and third place respectively.
  
  

  
  Coach, John Underwood, praised the boys for their outstanding character and teamwork. Further he paid tribute to their parents and families for their enthusiastic support and encouragement.
  
  

  

• Book Character Dress up Day and the Big Book Swap

  Thu 06 Mar 2014

  Linking with World Book Day and our ongoing Reading Theme, children cam to school dressed as a book character today. With characters ranging from Mr Fox to Pippi Longstocking, children and staff had a wonderful day engaging with activities themed around stories. Well done to everyone for entering the spirit of dressing up and having a fantastic day.

   

  In addition, following thousands of books arriving for the Big Book Swap, children browsed through the vast choice of books displayed in the hall to exchange their vouchers for 'new' books to read.

  

• Fairtrade Bananas

  Wed 05 Mar 2014

  As part of our focus on Fairtrade fortnight, Sainsbury's kindly donated a Fairtrade banana for every child to enjoy a healthy snack at breaktime.

   

  Bananas are the focus for this year's Fairtrade campaign, highlighting the importance of trying to buy Fairtrade products when we shop. This ensures that all people involved in producing, transporting, selling and buying products all receive a fair deal.

   

  Furthermore the children all took part in an art activity for the church, designing their own banana character. All designs are on display during the Big Brew coffee mornings this week in the church hall, where some of the children are helping serve coffee and cakes to our local parishioners. Year group winners of the banana design will be announced in assemblies next week.

  

• Storyteller in Year 3

  Wed 05 Mar 2014
  Today, Year 3 children and teachers were delighted to welcome Mrs Katy Cawkwell a professional storyteller. The children revelled in the opportunity to bring a story to life participating and interpreting the tale. Later they were given objects which could be integrated into a story, developing a theme of magical powers. What a fantastic day for our Year 3 children!

  

• Ash Wednesday

  Wed 05 Mar 2014

  Wednesday was the first day of Lent in the Christian calendar. Children participated in a lovely service in the church introduced and concluded by Reverend Overton but led by some of our Year 6 children. The children learned about Jesus going into the wilderness and being tempted and had the opportunity to reflect on their own experiences and temptations.

   

  Reverend Overton and Reverend King performed the ashing ceremony and children were welcome to approach the altar and receive the ashes. With the African Sanctus version of The Lord's Prayer playing in the background, the service provided a wonderful learning, spiritual experience for everyone.