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Keep up to date with our latest news below.
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Young Entrepreneurs' Visit to Bojangles July 2015
Wed 15 Jul 2015The Young Entrepreneurs enjoyed a creative morning at Bojangles in Amersham on Tuesday which they paid for themselves, out of their profits from previous sales. They have worked hard and deserved such a treat.
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Year 3 Visit to Ashridge July 2015
Wed 15 Jul 2015Year 3 enjoyed their visits to the Ashridge Estate in Berkhamsted this week. Despite the drizzle, the children engaged enthusiastically in the task of making mini sculptures using natural materials and exploring the woods. They planned giant pictures of animals within their groups and then demonstrated great team work in producing these, by carrying huge tree branches and bags of leaves. Unfortunately we were unable to climb the monument to view the sculptures as the steps were too slippery but some of the staff ventured up to take aerial photos which we later displayed at school. We returned with rather wet feet after a great day out in the open air, feeling that we had experienced a little of the Andy Goldsworthy style of making art out of natural materials.
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Wye Valley District Athletics Track and Field Matches July 2015
Mon 13 Jul 2015District Champions!
Chalfont St Peter Church of England Academy retained their title as District Champions at the Wye Valley District Athletics match, an annual event now held at the Wycombe District Athletics Centre in Marlow. Competing in the large schools category, Chalfont St Peter children gained sufficient points to take them to the top of the table, assisted by winning 5 of 8 relay trophies in addition to races won by many of their talented athletes. Elizabeth Underwood, Headteacher said, ”I am delighted that the children’s determined efforts have been rewarded and the enthusiastic coaching of our staff during training sessions has paid off, continuing our sporting record.Special thanks to Nicola Alburg and John Underwood for leading the coaching sessions with such successful results.”
The school is also hosting an athletics match in an Inter-4 athletics competition with schools invited from the local area. (More photos are available in the Gallery)
Large Schools Points 1 Chalfont St Peter Ce Academy 62 2 Butler's Court 34 3 Burford 28 4 Tyler's Green 19 5 Carrington 15 2 Holtspur 14 
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Winning image chosen for Parish Council "Plant 100 Trees" campaign
Mon 13 Jul 2015Lilly, a ten year old pupil at Chalfont St Peter Academy had her beautiful picture of a tree chosen from over 75 entries as the image to be used by Chalfont St Peter Parish Council’s Plant 100 trees campaign and received £125 in gift vouchers as her prize from local Councillors Michael Day and Kate Southworth.
Louise Roffey, a teacher at Chalfont St Peter Academy school and Headteachers Elizabeth Underwood said that the children, after watching the Parish Council campaign video, were amazed by the facts they learnt about how much trees benefit us all and had all been highly motivated to enter the campaign competition.
Daniel, Tia and Emily were highly commended and each received £25 gift vouchers.
Chalfont St Peter Parish Council have launched a tree planting campaign to help the environment, reduce pollution and improve the aesthetics of the village.
Concerned about the ever increasing pollution from traffic, and in view of the proposed construction that will probably take place locally over the next few years, the Parish Council are hoping to raise enough money from local businesses and residents, to plant trees alongside roads in the village, where their ability to absorb dangerous toxins from exhaust fumes will be most beneficial. The prizes were provided by the Parish Council and local business Integra Property Services.
Roadside trees can reduce the pollution in your home by 60%.
A video called trees benefit to health and environment will shortly be available to view on the Parish Council website.
The Council are asking everyone to consider donating whatever they can to their Tree Fund, simply out of a wish to make this a healthier, more beautiful village, or perhaps as a celebration of an important occasion, or in memory of someone or an event.
All donations will be recorded in a donations book which will be held in the Parish Council Offices, and any message to accompany a donation can be noted alongside the name.
The campaign aims to raise £25,000 in order to plant 100 trees. Anyone donating £250 will be credited with having donate a tree and will have a page dedicated to that donation in the book.
All contributions however small, will be gratefully received and anyone who would like to make a contribution can contact the Parish Council on 01753 891582, email : clerk@chalfontstpeter-pc.gov.uk or post a cheque to, Chalfont St Peter Parish Council Gravel Hill, Chalfont St Peter, SL9 9QX
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Feast Day Celebrations - CSPA perform in grand style : July 2015
Mon 13 Jul 2015The whole community pulled together to celebrate St Peter's Feast day on Goldhill Common. CSPA performed in the arena, opening the whole event with a fantastic gymnastics display with just some of our gymnasts who were available to perform on the day. We were delighted to put on a great show of our traditional Country Dancing club with members from throughout the school taking part.
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International Day and Arts Evening 8th July 2015
Wed 08 Jul 2015Wednesday 8th July was our International Day where children throughout the school dressed in national costume or the colours of the flag of the country they researched.
Within classes each year group focused on different continents around the world and children researched a country of their choice with many opting to present information about a country which their family has links with. A huge exhibition was displayed in the school hall for children and parents to view during our Arts Evening which took place later.
An invitation to parents to bring a dish of food to share at the Arts Evening was met with a wonderful response: dishes of food from all around the world arrived in the hall with teams of parents collaborating to provide a feast of flavours and culinary talent!
The evening developed with children from all year groups welcoming the parents with "hello" in multiple languages and then performing in songs relating to the international theme, singing "One World" which described the different people, foods, cultures, faiths and countries around our world and then "I am a small part of the world" which encourages us to join together so that we can stand strong and bold, united in our desire for peace in the world.
The evening unfolded with children reciting French poetry, the whole staff playing African drums before we all joined in a prayer for peace, written and spoken by our "Wings" group who focus their working group time on the ethos of our school. The evening ended with a final song, "No wars will stop us singing" which resounded across Chalfont St Peter!
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Bull Lane Tennis Inter-Schools Competition Sunday 5th July 2015
Sun 05 Jul 2015Children from Years 3-6 represented CSPA at the Gerrards Cross Inter-Schools Lawn Tennis Competition held at the Bull Lane tennis club. We are dlighted to report that the two teams representing Y3&4 and Y5&6 were both victorious!
A brilliant performance, competing against some really tough opposition from Maltman's Green, Gayhurst and Gerrards Cross Combined schools.
Well done to all the children concerned: James G, Marcus, Seb, Annalise and Dominic from the upper school along with Henry, Jack, Luca, Casey and Mathew Z.
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Sponsored Event: Friday 3rd July 2015
Fri 03 Jul 2015Children participated in a wide variety of activities this afternoon for our sponsored event. Once again we enjoyed a successful afternoon of enjoyment, fun and activity, with thanks to the staff.
We would be grateful for sponsor forms and monies to be returned by Monday 13th July with all proceeds going to the PTA’s fundraising for this year. Thank you for your support.
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Year 6 World War II "WOW" Day: Wednesday 1st July 2015
Wed 01 Jul 20151940’s Wow Day – History off the Page Visit
On Wednesday this week, ‘History off the Page’ – a visiting history group – came to our school in order for year 6 to experience a little of what life was like in 1940s Britain. In the morning, the children learned about life in school during that time and in the afternoon the hall was transformed from a 1940s classroom to a busy shopping village. The children used their ration books to buy products and others were shopkeepers. It was a wonderful day, enjoyed by all. A fantastic opportunity to learn a little more about wartime Britain.Photos to follow in the Gallery....
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Arts Leaders’ Visit to the Stanley Spencer Gallery 1st July 2015
Wed 01 Jul 2015Thirteen children, who are this year’s Arts Leaders, enjoyed a visit to the Stanley Spencer Galley in Cookham. Along with four members of staff, they spent the afternoon with volunteer custodian Paul Grandidge learning about the world famous artist’s life and works. The group was spellbound by Paul’s entertaining descriptions of Spencer and the many eccentric aspects of his lifestyle, such as the pram on which he used to carry his easel and the fact that he so loved the village of Cookham where he lived, that his fellow art students called him ‘Cookham’ instead of Stanley. They also heard how his wartime experiences affected the rest of his life and changed the way he painted, before going on to study the displayed works. The children were guided to look for people, religion and Cookham in the paintings – Spencer’s favourite subjects – as well as observing the minute detail and pattern in brickwork, floor tiles or knitting. Our guide’s knowledgeable commentary enabled them to identify Spencer’s family and friends in the paintings. After the gallery, the group proceeded to a walk around Cookham, viewing the Spencer family home and various buildings, the churchyard and riverside locations where he painted.
Some of the children’s comments were:
“I didn’t realise how fascinating art could be!”
“If Sir Stanley Spencer was alive he would really appreciate it and probably say thank you.”
“Thanks for an amazing day – I will go again with my family.”
“My favourite part was definitely the walk round Cookham.”
“I loved the fact that we walked all around Cookham to see exactly where he painted his pictures.”
So all in all, it was a fantastic afternoon, enjoyed by everyone and a fascinating insight into a wonderful artist. Despite being the hottest day of the year, the children were extremely attentive and responded so well to the questions and discussion with Paul. Thank you to the gallery staff and Chiltern Fine Arts Society for arranging this for our school.
