Dear Parents and Guardians, RE: FROM THE RECTOR’S DESK The Michaelmas holiday is now a distant memory and we have had a good start to the term. Obviously, the Cambridge examinations now loom large. This has added to a sense of academic urgency around the school. For the “top end” of the school it is…
FROM: THE HEADMISTRESS Friday 22nd September 2023 Dear Parents and Guardians As always this is our busiest term and the days roll by in a blink. It is very pleasing to note how the girls have switched to exam mode and are very focused on the goal. At the onset of the term, our B…
Dear Parents and Guardians, RE: FROM THE RECTOR’S DESK The light at the end of the tunnel is bigger and brighter and I have little doubt that as all your children head for home they look forward to a well-deserved break away from school. What a term it has been with its incredible array of…
Thursday 3rd August 2023 Dear Parents and Guardians, It is with heavy hearts that we remember and pay tribute to our teaching colleague and friend, Luke Kunatsa. Luke was an exceptional educator who touched the lives of countless pupils during his time at Peterhouse. His passion for teaching and warm demeanour endeared him to all…
10 July 2023 Dear Parents and Guardians, RE: FROM THE RECTOR’S DESK While this weekend was supposed to provide some breathing space in our Trinity Term calendar, we had a number of sportsmen and women representing the school in various Festivals. We wished them every success in their endeavours. There can be little doubt that…
FROM: THE HEADMISTRESS Thursday 7th July 2023 Dear Parents and Guardians, With the term rapidly drawing to a close, there is still much work left to do. The mock examination results have been released and the girls have all received feedback on these. Some will be very pleased with their marks and are on track…
Thursday 15 June 2023 Dear Parents and Guardians, RE: FROM THE RECTOR’S DESK As this letter arrives in your inbox the annual CHISZ Conference is drawing to a close. Hosted in Victoria Falls, this year’s theme was centred around “Transformational Thinking”. The conference speakers have highlighted some of the key issues affecting education. Two of…
FROM: THE HEADMISTRESS Thursday 15th June 2023 Dear Parents and Guardians, Half term is here, and with it comes surprise that the highly anticipated Marondera winter remains strangely elusive. For our newer girls who haven’t spent a winter at Peterhouse, our experience tells us that they have a frosty few weeks to look forward to!…
Dear Parents and Guardians, RE: FROM THE RECTOR’S DESK On 23 May 1953 (seventy years ago) Mrs Snell and Mrs Liddle laid the first bricks on the foundation of a staff house in what was, unofficially but symbolically, the birth of Peterhouse. In her Assembly this week, Mrs Mtakwa offered the boys’ a most incredible…
FROM: THE HEADMISTRESS Wednesday 24th May 2023 Dear Parents and Guardians, Happy fixture free and happy Africa Day. Aren’t we so blessed to live on this incredible continent? It has been unseasonably warm throughout the country and we aren’t complaining one bit! I hope you have all taken the time to enjoy the extra days…
