The week the moon came to St. Peter's!

Last week, St Peter’s was home to something truly extraordinary. Thanks to a special loan from the UK’s Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), we were lucky enough to borrow genuine lunar samples collected during NASA’s Apollo missions.

It’s not every day you get to touch something that has been in space, and there was a brilliant buzz of excitement right across the school. Every single child got the chance to hold a real piece of the moon, safely protected inside a special display dome. Seeing the children’s faces light up as they held a rock billions of years old was something none of us will forget anytime soon.

The rest of the week was packed with fantastic hands-on activities to make the most of the visit:

• Edible Meteorites: Year 5 got busy in the kitchen making "edible meteorites," learning about rock composition and textures (and enjoying a tasty treat in the process!).
• First Steps: Inspired by Neil Armstrong, the children experimented with making their own footprints in simulated lunar dust to see how prints stay preserved on the moon's surface.
• Apollo Landing Sites: Classes spent time exploring detailed maps of the moon, hunting down the exact spots where the Apollo astronauts touched down.

It was an unforgettable week that brought science to life in the best possible way.