St. Peter's Episcopal School

Fifth Graders Ordered a Rainbow at Kanuga

2013-05-23T08:08:00.000-07:00

St. Peter's fifth graders are enjoying their "graduation trip" at Kanuga this week. They ordered up a rainbow yesterday and look what they got!

"The British are Coming!"

2013-02-06T12:01:00.002-08:00

First graders are learning about the Revolutionary war. Today we met Paul Revere, and he rode through our rooms shouting, " THE BRITISH ARE COMING! The British are coming!"

St. Peter's Students Prepare to JUMP

2013-02-04T11:39:00.001-08:00

P.E. Teacher, Blaes Green, will be leading our students in JUMP ROPE FOR HEART. She had all of them create a replica of themselves and add it to this banner for inspiration. It reads, "It takes a heart to be a hero!"

Second Graders Visit McCallie for Special MLK Celebration

2013-01-28T08:47:00.001-08:00

In conclusion of a study on Civil Rights, 2nd grade students attended a MLK, Jr. Celebration at The McCallie School. Randy and Andrea Odle arranged for us to meet Mr. Jim Lucas and to hear his wonderful tribute to Dr. King.

Save the Date for Core Knowledge Exhibit Night

2013-01-22T10:45:00.003-08:00

Mark your calendar to drop by St. Peter's School on Thursday, January 31st, to see all the students' exhibits. The event will be open for "touring" from 4:45-6:00pm. Please make every effort to stop by as the kids are so proud of all their work!

Ms. Bo's 3 year olds proud of project!

2013-01-22T10:37:00.002-08:00

Ms. Bo's 3 year old students have been hard at work "weaving" a new reading rug which will be available to purchase at this year's St. Peter's School Auction. Many thanks to parent Sarah Kane for helping the kids create such an awesome project!

A Powerful Message About the REAL HEROES

2013-01-17T09:45:00.003-08:00

St. Peter's School was so lucky to have such a distinguished professor visit and share his important message about the REAL HEROES we need to be teaching our students and children about now. You can read more about Dr. Denenberg's lecture in today's Times Free Press.

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/jan/17/educator-urges-put-real-heroes-in-the/

We still have copies of his book in the office for $15 if you would like a copy.

A "Yummy" Process Study

2013-01-14T07:20:00.001-08:00

Second graders baked chocolate chip cookies to practice measuring and learned to explain a process. Students followed up by writing their own recipe with explanations.

The reward for all their hard work?? Yummy, warm, and gooey cookies!

New Head of School, Donna Mallett, bubbles with excitement!

2013-01-08T11:40:00.001-08:00

Our new Head of School, Donna Mallett, began her tenure Monday and had the students "bubbling"! After a long holiday break, each student found a little surprise from Mrs. Mallett on the desk awaiting his/her return....a bottle of bubbles with a special little note : "I have been BUBBLING with excitement about finally meeting you! Love, Mrs. Mallett."

Please feel free to stop by to introduce yourself and welcome Donna to the St. Peter's family.

Are you curious about Core Knowledge?

2012-12-04T08:44:00.002-08:00

Mark your calendars for a very important day, January 16th! St. Peter's will be hosting a special presentation by a nationally acclaimed educator, Dr. Dennis Denenberg. Several of our teachers had an opportunity to hear Dr. Denenberg speak at the National Core Knowledge Conference in Orlando, Florida. Comments such as "he's a life changing speaker", "he brought me to tears" and "most inspiring speaker I ever heard" prompted us to invite him to Chattanooga to share his philosophy on the importance of a content based curriculum. You can read more about him here:

http://www.heroes4us.com/speaker.html

Dr. Denenberg will be presenting two identical sessions to allow all parents the opportunity to share in this experience. SPPAT hours will be given for attendance. We will also be inviting the greater Chattanooga community to share in this experience. Please try to make one of the sessions and invite or bring along friends: 9am - 10:15am or 4:30-5:45pm. It will be the fastest 75 minutes you have ever spent "in school".
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"All Star" Book Fair

2012-12-03T16:32:00.001-08:00

"All Star" Scholastic Book Fair Comes to St. Peter's!

A big "Thank you" to Tommy and Mandy Massengale for working hard to create the perfect decorations for our book fair! Many of our parents have been working extra hard to make our book fair a special occasion, and we couldn't be more thankful to have such amazing parents supporting our school. Our "All Star" students have been so excited to step into the magical worlds these books have to share, and the teachers have enjoyed watching their students' eyes sparkle when they turn the pages!

The book fair will continue for the rest of the week. Please make sure to stop by and enjoy the opportunity to browse for books with your children and support our wonderful school at the same time. You will also see that our students have the opportunity to support the Northside Neighborhood House and put the magic of a great story into the hands of another child in our community.

As the cold of winter settles in and the holiday season peeks around the corner, snuggle up with your loved ones and enjoy escaping into an amazing story. Take turns reading with your children and encourage them to think deeply about how the story is unfolding and how it connects to their lives. For it is these special moments that bring us closer together and create the most meaningful memories!

Happy Holidays!

Third Grade Potato Surprise

2012-06-21T18:30:00.001-07:00

Ending the Year With a Potato Dig!

The third graders had a blast digging for potatoes at the end of the year! It was so exciting to find 104 white and purple potatoes buried under the soil like a pirate's treasure. I have never seen so many smiles and screams of surprise. This year in the garden has been one of the most exciting, and we are eager to dig more potatoes next year! Look out new third graders... You have some major digging to do! Be ready to get your hands in the soil! :)

The third grade students also helped harvest eggplants and tomatoes. If you helped plant them, I would love for you to come with your parents and harvest some of the delicious vegetables! The garden is ready to be picked. (If you come to harvest, please bring hefty scissors so that you can snip the vegetables without harming the plants.) Okra, eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, and basil are ready to harvest. Soon, we will also have cucumber and watermelon!

Third Grade is Growing :)

2012-03-14T11:25:00.010-07:00

The 3rd grade students started the growing process in our school's organic garden today. We have been nurturing little seeds and helping them become strong little seedlings ready to welcome the spring air and warm soil. This year's garden will be filled with potatoes, squash, pumpkins, watermelons, and cucumbers grown by the third grade students!! We were so excited to get our hands in the soil and get our garden growing this morning! :)

St. Peter's Sprouts Have Their First Meeting!

2011-10-09T15:18:00.000-07:00

A Great Day to Dig in the Dirt :)

A huge "Thank You" to the Sprouts who came out and helped clean out the old and bring in the new for our garden. The students worked extremely hard pulling out old plants, shoveling and turning soil, and planting our new fall vegetables.

Our fall garden is filled with lettuce, kale, collard greens, broccoli, cauliflower, and swiss chard. We will also be adding carrot seeds to one of our raised beds so that our students can enjoy munching on hummus and carrot sticks when harvest time rolls around!

We are really looking forward to our next Sprout's meeting!

2011-09-25T16:46:00.000-07:00

St. Peter's Art Gallery

Many thanks to Mrs. Lockrow for taking her time over the summer to add a little more color to our wonderful school. The teachers were looking for a special way to display their students' art pieces, and decided that an art gallery would be the perfect idea. Mrs. Lockrow created a beautiful gallery that allows our students' art to shine and connect our two buildings!

St. Peter's School Director of Advancement Job Opening

2011-07-21T10:12:00.000-07:00

Please click here to view the complete job description for the Director of Advancement position.

Resumes may be sent to the attention of Kathy Lanza, Head of School at stpetersposition@gmail.com through Monday, August 8, 2011.

How does your garden grow?

2011-06-15T11:44:00.000-07:00

With peppers, tomatoes, squash, corn and herbs, of course!

HATS OFF to Ms. Schlosser's third grade students and our SPROUTS for creating a bountiful summer garden, which is growing strong!

Pictured are "zephyr" yellow squash, bell pepper, "Cherokee" tomatoes, dill and two varieties of basil, all fresh for cooking and eating, straight from the SPROUTS garden at St. Peter's School. Have a safe, healthy summer!

Teacher for A Day

2011-05-24T06:18:00.000-07:00

Students thoroughly enjoyed being teacher of the day last week. These students' parents were the highest bidder on this "privelege" at the Episcopalooza auction and some students really got in the groove!

There was a "Headmaster" of the day, "faculty meetings" for our budding teachers and lots of special priveleges that the students and teachers thoroughly enjoyed.

Kindergarteners study Eric Carle

2011-05-23T11:15:00.000-07:00

After watching a video showing how author/artist Eric Carle creates his books, the Kindergarten classes decided to try their hand at creating pictures from several Eric Carle books. Each student chose his or her favorite animal from books such as "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," "The Grouchy Ladybug," and "Dragons, Dragons."

The technique involved layering colored tissue paper onto construction paper, then cutting out shapes to create their own unique design. Check out their beautiful, colorful creations on the first floor of Carson Hall by the staircase.

Special Guest in First Grade

2011-05-11T08:04:00.000-07:00

Ms. Hughes' first grade class had a special treat with visitor (retired teacher) Ms. Janis Scoville, who came to do a very special art project with them. Their project focused on symmetry and self portraits for Mother's Day.

Dooby, Dooby, Dooby, Moo!

2011-05-11T08:02:00.000-07:00

HATS OFF to Preschool students and teachers Ms. Bo, Ms. Beth, Ms. Wendy, Ms. Sandi, Ms. Tracy and Ms. Carol for a wonderful production of the original play, "Dooby, Dooby, Dooby, Moo!"

K2 in the air!

2011-05-09T11:59:00.000-07:00

K2 "flew" to Australia this a couple of weeks ago with their "passports." The Air Mabry pilot gave an overview of the country. We learned about some of the animals and talked about new vocabulary words. When we landed, our passports were stamped by Ms. Dana and the children were allowed to enter the country for a few weeks.

Preschoolers study American history

2011-04-19T08:05:00.000-07:00

Please visit preschool's “American Landmarks” display in the St. Peter’s lobby. You will see replicas of the Washington Monument and the Liberty Bell.

We began our study of the Washington Monument by practicing building with 1” cubes. We then worked our fine motor skills by moving on to building with a smaller component - the sugar cube. It was fun for the students to once again see the obelisk and pyramid shapes that were introduced in our Egyptian unit in January.

We decided to make our Liberty Bells by reusing/recycling plastic bottles. This served as a reminder to all of us of our school motto “Go Healthy, Go Green”. The students began construction of their bells by applying several coats of a variety of acrylic paints. The next and most fun part for the kids was determining where and how big to make the crack in their Liberty Bell! They then used scissors to cut and design a crack in their bell. A final coat of gold paint was then applied.

Young Southern Writers Conference Winners

2011-04-07T07:49:00.001-07:00

Congratulations to our fourth and fifth grade winners of the annual Young Southern Writers Conference!

Fourth graders Kristopher Kennedy and John Starnes are pictured with fifth grade winners Josh Martin and Tatiana Poggi. Tatiana won in both prose and poetry categories. They are pictured here with teachers Pam Gallagher and Carol Lockrow.

Don't Stop Believin'

2011-03-30T11:37:00.000-07:00