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Polperro Primary Academy   Week ending Friday 14th March


Posted 16/03/2025
by Helen Fitzsimmons

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Hello Everyone!

This week Penhallow have enjoyed a dinosaur themed music lesson, where they were able to use a range of percussion instruments to make different accompaniments to a song.

In Geography, we learnt about the location of the 4 countries of the British Isles and found out some of the key characteristics of these countries. 

In our science lesson this week, we learnt about which animals are herbivores, carnivores and omnivores. We looked at the different types of teeth that these animals have, and compared them with our own teeth. 

During our RE lesson, we found out about Palm Sunday, made some palm leaves and learnt a song with actions, which Year 1 taught to Reception.

Our English lessons this week, have been focused on Quentin Blake’s story of Mrs Armitage on Wheels. We really enjoyed the story and the characters. So far, we have labelled Mrs Armitage’s bike, and drawn a story map to explain what happened in the story.

We hope you enjoy your weekend!

From the Penhallow Team



 


Pelynt Primary Academy   Week Ending Friday 14th March 2025


Posted 15/03/2025
by Joanna Rickard


Our traditional fairy tale this week in pre-school has been The Three Little Pigs. 

We have tried to build our own houses using straw, sticks and bricks, with our own wolf (handheld fan) trying to blow them down! There has been lots of huffing and puffing to blow the houses down. The children agreed that the house made of bricks is the strongest and safest house to live in.

The children have also made their own pig or wolf art, cutting and sticking together shapes. There are some very cute looking wolves and scary looking pigs...!
 

During phonics we used our body to make sound patterns, with stamping, clapping, patting and clicking.  We took turns to follow each other's patterns. We also continued this with our musical instruments, listening and repeating patterns we had heard. The addition of the walking piano mat was hugely popular.

Outside the children have enjoyed some of the resources we are gathering for them to continue their understanding of numbers to 10. We want to encourage and inspire the children to look for opportunities during their outside imaginative and creative play to discover numbers, patterns and shapes. This is an area we will continue to develop to enhance their exploration and understanding of numbers.  

Next Friday is Red Nose Day, we are asking the children to wear something red if they are able to. This is a fund-raising day where there is a voluntary contribution of £1 to raise money for the charity.  We understand that not every child is in on Friday, so if your child wants to wear red on another day and bring £1 in that that would be wonderful too.  We will pass all money raised to Mrs Thompson to join with the whole school fund raising pot. 

Next week sees us read the story of The Gingerbread Man, which means we will obviously be enjoying some baking - always very exciting for the children to show you their creations.

 We hope everyone has a lovely weekend and enjoys the spring sunshine. 

The Pre-School Team. 

 


Polperro Primary Academy   Friday 14th March 2025


Posted 14/03/2025
by Alice Wilkie

Exciting news in Landaviddy class - our beans are sprouting! This week, we have continued observing our 'beans in a bag'. We have seen the first signs of our plants germinating and growing roots. We can't wait to see how they continue to change. 

In Art, we have explored mixing primary colours to make secondary colours, using watercolour paints. This was lots of fun! 

Year 3 have finishing their length and perimeter unit this week and have already started work on Fractions. Year 2 have continued to explore multiplication and division, by exploring the link between these operations too. 

In English, we have been writing up our own versions of Jack and the Beanstalk. We have had some fantastic ideas and innovations taking place with our characters climbing up sunflowers, strawberry stalks and even palm trees! We will finish off our writing next week and begin to finalise our neat copies. 

Congratulations to Amber, Alfie and Charlie-Ray for being chosen as Landaviddy's People of the Week. And a big well done to Lowen J and Rosie for achieving their 99 club badges this week.

We hope you have a peaceful weekend and look forward to seeing you all again on Monday!

Mrs Wilkie, Mrs Phillips, Miss Bowden and Miss Colton


 


Harrowbarrow Primary Academy   Monday 17th March


Posted 14/03/2025
by Andrew Hunt

Congratulations to our First Lego League Competitors



On Wednesday 12th March, Sam Watts took the Lego team to RNAS Culdrose to compete, with their Lego robot, against 60 other schools. They also had to complete a presentation on innovative ways to explore the oceans. The team of Rioch, Lexi, Caleb, Talan, Connor, Holly, Emmy, Poppy and Olivia did amazingly well, winning the judges award for their enthusiasm, motivation and all round positivity. Congratulations to the team and thanks to Sam for all his hard work preparing the children so well. Thank you also to Karen Brinson for helping out on the day.

Despite the cold weather, we have enjoyed some sunny days which has enabled us to take our curriculum outside more often. As part of their geography, learning about the seasons, Year 1 and 2 children went in search of signs of spring and captured this on their spring sticks.




Thank you to all those parents/carers who helped dress their children up for our World Book Day celebrations. We had some amazing outfits representing book characters and, looking around the school today,  I think the hair dye and face pant has finally worn off!

Music Instrument Lessons
If your child is interested in learning a musical instrument, we currently offer piano, guitar and brass lessons through our peripatetic music teachers. For more information, please contact the school office, who will put you in touch with the appropriate teacher.

Dates for your diary
18.3.25: Year 5/6 football team matches at Callington College
19.3.25: Class 3 visit to Farm & Country Day at county showground
21.3.25: Comic Relief fundraiser
21.3.25: Landrake cross country run
25.3.25: Final round of Year 5/6 football matches
28.3.25: PSA film night after school
31.3.25: End of term singing assembly in playground for parents/carers, followed by PSA bake sale (2pm start but further details to follow)
4.4.25: Last day of term - pupils finish at 1.30pm


 


Polperro Primary Academy  


Posted 14/03/2025
by Emily Randle

Creative Chaipelers!

We have had a very creative week in Chaipel Class.

Sean Hewitt has begun a series of art lessons linking to our work on the Orwell project. We began this week by looking at foreground and backgrouond, combining photographs with our own sketches. 

In DT, we have been looking into a range of sewing techniques. We spent an afternoon practising how to tack, sew running and whip stitch as well as learn the basics of threading and knotting. It was slow and steady but we are already making progress. Over the next few weeks, we will learn how to add appliques, sew buttons and use back stitch to sew an initial.

ENGLISH
Our draft copy of our Tusor diaries have been writtten and next week, we will be editing, improving and creating our best copies. We have worked hard and have combined our knowledge of the life and times of Anne Boleyn with the use of colloquial language and the subjunctive form.

MATHS
Y6 have learnt about percentages and are very confident whilst the Y5s have been identifying equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages.

Our Music lesson had us creating rhythm using a range of instruments and PE focused on progressing our skills at rounders.

CONGRATULATIONS to Dominic for achieving his next 99 Club and to our People of the Week - Lily and Kora - for demonstrating our school values.

That's all from me, so have a lovely weekend and see you all on Monday!

Miss Randle, Mrs Clary, Mrs Hodge and Miss Colton.

 


Brunel Primary and Nursery Academy   Super Science!


Posted 14/03/2025
by Katie Grinsted


What an amazing science week we've had in Tregantle! Our focus has been of floating and sinking and looking at how we can help to keep our planet clean. The children have been amazing at experimenting and talking about their ideas. We also had some great designs for our competition to design something to help clear the plastic from the ocean. We even had a prize winner which was fantastic! We certainly have some budding scientists in Tregantle class!  

 


Brunel Primary and Nursery Academy   Sharing books


Posted 14/03/2025
by Ruth Smith





The children were eager to take up books to share at St Anne's this week.

We took a selection of favourite traditional tales, and some newer books that we hadn't read before.

The Grannies loved sharing the stories with the children and they loved it, too.



 

 


Polperro Primary Academy   Talland's Class Blog 14.3.25


Posted 14/03/2025
by Ben Heasman-Langley

TALLAND'S BLOG 14.3.25

We hope you have all had a lovely week. It's been all go here! Starting with bongos for music! It was lots of fun and the children were fantastic at arranging how soft or hard to tap their instrument.  We then had an art extraordinaire in to help us with the Orwell Project. The art work that came out of the afternoon was simply brilliant. Talland worked so hard and were so respectful!

Maths
Year 4 have been adding fractions and finding equivalent fractions with the help of  a fraction wall.
Year 5 have been turning fractions into decimals and vice versa. They have also been looking at tenths, hundredths and thousandths.

Writing
Talland have created some fabulous writing this week through the use of similes, personification and different sentence starters. They are now planning their diary entry from a soldiers point of view during the battles of 1066. I'm looking forward to them writing it up independently next week.

RE
We've stepped into the the holy week and are discovering what the three big days are during the holy week running up to Easter Sunday. We've spoken about why we call the day of Jesus' crucifixion 'Good Friday' and why Christians believe Jesus is our salvation.  

Computing
Talland took a trip to Mars to learn about the Mars Rover, Curiosity. We learnt about its journey to Mars and what it does on Mars. Jamie and Joey were even able to guess the cost of this project (£2,000,000,000). 

CONGRATULATIONS to Grace for earning her next badge in 99 club and WELL DONE to Heidi for being noticed for her determination and excellent behaviour in school.


That's all from Talland this week. We hope you have an amazing weekend!

Signing off, Mr. Langley, Mr. Bishop and Miss. Colton.


 


Brunel Primary and Nursery Academy   Weed ending 14.03.25


Posted 14/03/2025
by Helen King

A fantastic week in Lantic!

This week we have been busy writing weather forecasts during our English lessons - I think we could take over on the BBC News!  In Science, we investigated plastics floating and designed devices that could collect pollution from our oceans.  During Geography we used compasses to find the direction of North... In RE we learnt about Jesus' last supper and the Maundy Services that are held today to remember.





 


Polperro Primary Academy   14th March 2025


Posted 14/03/2025
by Anthea Hillman


Another busy week at Polperro School has flown past. In Monday’s music lessons, the children tried their hand at African drumming, exploring rhythm, teamwork, and cultural diversity through the rich traditions of African music. Later in the week, local artist Sean Hewitt worked with years 4-6 to produce amazing pieces of artwork depicting George Orwell and Polperro as part of the Polperro Orwell Project.

Emergency Lockdown Procedure
We held an emergency lockdown procedure drill today and the children responded very well. Lockdown procedures are important and would be used in response to an internal or external incident which could be a threat to the safety of staff and children in the school such as: 1. A reported incident, disturbance in the local community 2. An intruder on the site 3. A warning being received regarding a local risk of air pollution (smoke plume, gas cloud etc.) 4. A major fire in the vicinity of the school 5. The close proximity of a dangerous dog. We practise this drill yearly and fire drills termly.

FOPS Easter Discos
Easter Discos for the children on Thursday, 3rd April. we will be holding Easter school discos on Thursday 3rd April. Tickets are on sale in the office and cost £3. The disco for Reception, Year 1 and year 2 will be from 3:15-4:15pm. Pupils should bring a change of clothes and will be able to change after school. KS2 (years 3-6) children should go home at the usual time of 3:15pm and then return to school for their disco which will be from 4:30-6:00pm. Please find attached a poster for this event.

Comic Relief
Red Nose Day is next Friday, 21st March. The School Council would like the children to come to school in MUFTI (bright colours/funky clothes!) with a minimum donation of £1 for this MUFTI day. We will be selling Red noses for £2 from Monday.

Have a good weekend.

Mrs Hillman

 


Darite Primary Academy   Weekly Blog 14 Mar 25


Posted 14/03/2025
by Sonia Norris


What a brilliant week it has been at Darite! It has been so full of activities and successes that this is going to be a longer newsletter! We started the week with a wonderful Teddy Bear's Picnic. The children had a great time with their games and activities and we raised £130 for the school. Thank-you to the PTFA for organising and running the event. It was also science week this week and the school has been buzzing with activities. On Thursday, we welcomed the planetarium into school. All of the children had a workshop inside the dome, learning all about the solar system and the night sky. They have been telling me all about it today and it was a great experience, really tying it into their learning. Thank-you to SpaceLab for coming into school. Class 2 have been designing parachutes in their science lesson. They have looked at designing a parachute that would be the best to protect eggs. We are going to be testing this out towards Easter! Finally, a huge congratulations to the First Lego League team who, this Thursday, qualified for the national finals of the competition in Harrogate for the second year in a row! They took home the "Robot Performance" award for the FOURTH year in a row, scoring more points than any of the teams on both days of the competition! They had a brilliant presentation too and despite fierce competition, qualified for the national finals in Harrogate for the second year running! Not bad for a small school! We are so proud of them all. 

 


Polperro Primary Academy   14/3/25


Posted 14/03/2025
by Julie Peat



























We have continued exploring farms this week and have been talking about what happens on the farm, foods that we can grow and what the role of a farmer is.
The children have created pictures in paint to represent farmers fields and have been printing with cauliflower and broccoli to show the vegetables been grown. They have made corn on the cob using their handprints and  have made life cycles of a chicken.
They have explored the farm themed tuft tray with intetest.

At story time we have enjoyed the story of "Oliver's vegetables", the children have really enjoyed this story and they have had the opportunity to talk about vegetables that they have tried and discussed which ones they like and dislike.
In phonics the children have been joining in actions to familiar and new songs, breaking words down into their different beats and identifying animals from their sounds.

In maths the children have been recognising numbers and ordering them. They have been finding different objects to represent the numbers 1-3 and beyond.

Have a great weekend
The Nursery Team 

 


St Cleer Primary Academy   Making a Splash at Lux Park


Posted 14/03/2025
by Michele Spencer

“Being a great swimmer isn’t about winning, it’s about pushing your boundaries until the pool feels too small.”

Fantastically well done to all of our Year 4 and Year 6 swimmers who completed their lessons over two weeks. It has been great to see your confidence and skills develop further. 

 


Brunel Primary and Nursery Academy   What a wonderful week at Team Brunel!


Posted 14/03/2025
by Darren Woolner

This week, we have been treated to some wonderful weather and Team Brunel have made the most of the sunshine. In addition to the wonderful learning that the children have been experiencing in school, we have also had residentials to Dartmoor, a Songfest concert and many other exciting events that you can share with us in our Brunel Bulletin. Have a wonderful weekend. 



 


Trenode C of E Primary Academy   Busy week!


Posted 13/03/2025
by Bethany Pike




Shrove Tuesday
Our children had the opportunity to make their pancakes in the afternoon to celebrate Shrove Tuesday. Our children love cooking so this was the perfect chance to get in the kitchen and work as a team to make some tasty pancakes.


St Piran's Day
This day was very special because we had a special surprise arrive at school. Looe Shedders have been working to create the school a tractor to have on the playground. They assembled the tractor on St Piran's Day and children were able to see the wonderful creation. A huge thank-you to Looe Shedders for the time and effort which went into making this and also our PTFA who donated money towards the resources. Whilst the tractor was being built, Cardinham class were busy baking scones and we then began our celebrations of St Piran's by having a cream tea with all of our visitors outside in the sunshine. We continued the day doing a range of Cornish activities including our own flag kits and oreinteering with Cornish questions.

World Book Day
We got all comfy this year with the children wearing their PJs. Each class had a picture book which they then took part in a range of activities linking to that book. Kilminorth class had 'Aliens in Underpants save the world' so made their own underpants learning the basics of sewing and then made their own alien headpiece. Cardinham class produced lovely artwork and writing on the book Island.

Upcoming events

Tues 18th and Wed 19th-Parent Consultation Meetings
Fri 21st March-Red Nose Day
Friday 21st March-Landrake Fun Run
Friday 28th March-PTFA Easter Bingo
Friday 4th April-Early finish at 1:30pm


 


Brunel Primary and Nursery Academy   Week beginning the 10th March 2025


Posted 13/03/2025
by David Parry

Emergency First Aid - The Recovery Position

The children have had so much fun learning how to place a casualty in to the recovery position. They all remembered the emergency ABC (airway, breathing and circulation) procedure prior to putting the casualty in a safe recovery position. Well done, Talland Class.


Maths
The children are becoming proficient experts in mathematical problem solving. They can confidently apply their knowledge of adding, subtracting, dividing and multiplying fractions to solve simple one step and two step problems. 


English
We have some natural poets in Talland Class who intuitively use figurative language to enhance the verses within their poems. Most children are able to competently use metaphors, personification and alliteration effectively to enhance the poems they have written. Some children were able to recognise and include rhythm to allow their poems to flow when being read. Keep up the good work, Talland Class.


Best wishes, Mrs Swabey, Mr Parry, Mrs Walters and Mrs Payne.

 


Brunel Primary and Nursery Academy   Week ending 14.03.25


Posted 13/03/2025
by Joanne Pentreath

We’ve had another fantastic week in Marazion Class, filled with engaging learning experiences across all subjects. Here’s a glimpse of what we’ve been up to:

Science – Reptile Adaptations
As part of Science Week, we explored how reptiles have adapted to survive in different environments. The children were fascinated by the unique features that help these incredible creatures thrive in the wild!

English & History – The Art of Balanced Arguments
In English, we have been learning about the features of a balanced argument and how to present different viewpoints effectively. We put these skills into practice in History, where we discussed the pros and cons of Roman rule in Britain. The children had thoughtful discussions and worked hard to consider both sides of the debate.

Maths – Challenging Concepts

  • Year 3 tackled tricky division problems, developing their problem-solving skills and resilience.

  • Year 4 successfully completed their work on perimeter and area, demonstrating great understanding of these important measurement concepts.

DT – Designing Roman Chariots
The children have been incredibly creative in DT, designing Roman chariots with both purpose and function in mind. Their designs are taking shape beautifully, and we can’t wait to see the final results!

PE – Continuous Cricket
In PE, we enjoyed playing continuous cricket, focusing on teamwork, hand-eye coordination, and strategy. The children showed great sportsmanship and enthusiasm throughout the games.

So Much More!
It has been a busy and productive week, and we are so proud of the children’s enthusiasm and effort in all areas of their learning. Thank you for your ongoing support – we can’t wait for another exciting week ahead!



 


St Cleer Primary Academy   Week beginning 10th March 2025


Posted 13/03/2025
by Carmel Alberts

This week we have covered a wide range of exciting subjects and learned many new things. In art, we explored the life and work of the artist Dora Carrington, studying her unique style and the influence she had on the world of art.

In cricket, we focused on both batting and bowling techniques, learning how to improve our skills and understanding the strategies behind the game.

In science, we studied seasonal changes and how the weather can vary throughout the year. We also had the opportunity to create our own wind socks, helping us to observe wind direction and speed in a hands-on way. During PSHE lessons, we explored the importance of healthy eating and how the right foods can help our bodies stay strong and energised.

In music, we practiced singing, learning new songs and developing our vocal skills. In maths, we delved into place value, focusing on numbers up to 50, which helped us to strengthen our understanding of number patterns and how to compare and order numbers accurately. In English, we worked on using adjectives to describe the desert, learning how to create vivid and detailed descriptions that painted pictures with words.

Finally, in geography, we studied the nomadic cultures of Mongolia, learning about their lifestyle, traditions, and the challenges they face in such a unique environment. 


 


Copper Valley Infant and Nursery Academy   Lastest Blog


Posted 13/03/2025
by Lynn Cox

February 2025

At the beginning of February, we celebrated Children's Mental Health Week by reading stories such as Dr Suess' 'My Many Coloured Days' and 'The Colour Monster'. We spoke about our own emotions and made our own colours using different mediums, linking them to our own feelings. We discussed what we like to do to make us feel happy both indoors and outdoors and spent time outside playing football and rolling down hills to boost our mood.
 
We learnt above the seven colours of the rainbow and enjoyed a rainbow hunt looking for different coloured objects around the school grounds. We also explored colour mixing and made new colours from primary colours to make our own handprint rainbow.
 
In our White Rose Maths activities we continued our Shape, Space and Measure module focussing on shapes in the environment. We found natural objects and made pictures with them, using shapes for a purpose. We also read 'Whatever Next!' and encouraged the children to explore the wider provision and look for objects they needed to build their own rocket ship.
 
For Valentine's Day, we spoke about the people we love and care for and why. We used carboard rolls to make a print effect that looked like a bouquet of roses and took them home for our loved ones. We also exercised our fingers using wool to wrap around heart shapes whilst practising our hand eye coordination, turning and threading as we went. Our older children used their problem solving skills to piece together heart shaped puzzles which spelt out their names.
 
We also celebrated St David's Day, looking at Welsh symbols and objects of interest. We produced some beautiful still life paintings of Daffodils and used leeks to mark make with instead of paint brushes.
 
Our children were also fortunate enough to enjoy many visits from our KS2 children who shared stories with them and spoke about the books they enjoyed at home.


 


Looe Primary Academy   12th March - Learning about aeroplanes and watching our tadpoles grow!


Posted 12/03/2025
by Jasmine Bolger
















Learning about aeroplanes and watching our tadpoles grow!

We’ve had another great week in Foundation/ Year 1.

We have been particularly excited the past few weeks as Mr Liddiment has set up our own tadpole tank in the classroom! We have learnt a little bit about the life cycle of a frog and how they change and have enjoyed watching these changes ourselves.

In the curriculum this week, Year 1’s History has been focused on the Wright brothers and the first aeroplane flight. We have been creating freeze frames of the first flight, with one of us being Wilbur Wright, one of us as Orville Wright, one of us as the plane and then an eyewitness. We focused on how the eyewitness would feel to be witnessing something so important. We then talked about what makes an event significant and how certain events have changed people’s lives. Foundation have also joined us by creating their own aeroplanes out of bricks outside. We then used our role play skills to pretend to fly the aeroplanes.

In English, Year 1 have begun to write their own versions of Jack and the Beanstalk, using the features of a traditional tale. I can’t wait to read them when they have finished. Foundation have started learning about adjectives and have begun writing different adjectives in their books to describe the characters in Jack and the Beanstalk.

Well done Foundation / Year 1, another great week of learning.

Foundation / Year 1 Team

 


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