Catholic Life
Introduction - Our Mission statement and The Catholic Pupil Profile
Faith is our foundation and we live out this faith through the virtues and values of the Catholic Pupil Profile. The Catholic Ethos underpins all aspects of St Peter’s School life.
Catholic Social Teaching
There are seven key principes of Catholic Social Teaching, each of which are taught throughout the pastoral and academic curriculums. These principles are regularly mentioned during Assemblies including the formal terminology and an explanation of what this means in context.
- Human Dignity
- Common Good
- Subsidiarity
- Solidarity
- Participation
- Stewardship
- Preferential option for the poor
Prayer and Liturgy
A time to pray bell sounds at 8.35, 8.45 and 2.57 as a signal to say prayers at the beginning and end of the day. The particular tune is determined by the liturgical calendar. For example.
September – Gloria. |
March – Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom |
October – As I kneel before you |
April – Alleluia, Alleluia, Give thanks to the risen Lord |
November – I watch the sunrise |
May – Ave Maria |
December – When is he coming, the redeemer |
June – The Power of your love |
January – Go tell it on the mountain |
July – I the Lord of Sea and Sky |
February – Christ be our light |
Our school prayer which is prayed daily and is displayed in classrooms and on each and every computer system.
School Prayer
Dear Lord,
We thank you for our gifts and talents.
Help us to strive to use them wisely for the benefit of our special community.
Guide us to fulfil your plan for each of us.
Give us the grace to be humble, respectful and tolerant this day and all the days of our lives.
Saint Peter prayer for us
Each half term we focus on two of the Catholic Pupil Profiles detailed below, these are explained and discussed during collective worship, form time reflections and supported through our PSHE and Character Curriculum.
Attentive & Discerning
Attentive to their experience and to their vocation; and discerning about the choices they make and the effects of those choices
Faith filled & Hopeful
Faith-filled in their beliefs and hopeful for the future.
Intentional & Prophetic
Intentional in the way they live and use the resources of the earth, guided by conscience; and prophetic in the example they set to others
Compassionate & Loving
Compassionate towards others, near and far, especially the less fortunate; and loving by their just actions and forgiving words.
Learned & Wise
Learned, finding God in all things; and wise in the ways they use their learning for the common good.
Curious & Active
Curious about everything; and active in their engagement with the world, changing what they can for the better.
Saints
St Peter, our patron, is a source of great inspiration. ‘The rock’ of the church but equally somebody who didn’t always get everything right, makes him a perfect example.
Each form group take the name of a Saint. The profile of each of these in shown below.
- St Matthew
- St Mark
- St Luke
- St John
- St Paul
- St Andrew
- St Thomas
- St Simon Peter
Assembly Themes and Rota
The liturgical year displayed here, inspires and structured the themes of our Assemblies. Each year group has one year group assembly each week.
Links to our local parishes
- Olton Friary – The Church of the Holy Ghost and Mary Immaculate
- St Augustine’s, Solihull
- Our Lady of the Wayside
- St Thomas More
- St George and St Theresa
Charity Work
Being generous and grateful are two values of our Catholic Pupil Profile which are visited often but particularly times when we support charities. Remember the Catholic Social teachings, raising money for those less fortunate is a crucial part of being at St Peter’s.
- Charity Events
- Food Bank appeal
- SI – Catholic Schools Inspectorate (previously S48)