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Copper valley Junior Academy February 2025

Posted 25/02/2025
by Louise Owen

In February we continued learning...

--> How to use texture in art.
--> How magnets could be different strengths.
--> How to use a compass.
--> How Muslims celebrated Ramadan.
--> The features of a river, and where those are in the River Tamar.
--> How to divide a 2-digit number with remainders.
--> To design a garden for someone with a need.
--> To use TurtleLogo to create a sign, and Tinkercad to create a 3D model of a garden.

Copper valley Junior Academy

Posted 25/02/2025
by Michaela Wright

February 2025

This month in Year 4 we have finished off all of our Spring Term One units of learning. In English we completed a non-fiction unit on Tutankhamun where we wrote newspaper articles from when Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. We started by recapping the features of a newspaper and looking at some examples before recapping what we knew about the tombs discovery.

In History, we completed work to answer our topic question; "Who was Tutankhamun and how did his life compare to mine as a nine year old?" the children found this fascinating and enjoyed comparing their life to that of Tutankhamun when he was the same age as them. They discovered just how different his life was and how he had so many more responsibilities than them. They also looked at all of the factors that contributed to these differences.

In Science, we completed our unit on animals including humans by carrying out an experiment which involved us leaving six eggs in different liquids to test how different liquids can effect the enamel on our teeth. We recapped how to conduct a fair test and carried out lots of discussions around our experiment.

In PE, the children finished their Gymnastics unit by showing contrasting shapes, actions and travelling movements within their sequences and showing different levels in their sequences.

Copper Valley Infant and Nursery Academy February 2025

Posted 25/02/2025
by Claire Martin

We've been learning about what homes were like in the past. We talked about our kitchens now and the appliances we have in them. We discussed the fact that many of these need electricity in order to work. We then watched a short video about kitchens in the past. We talked about things that were different to our kitchens now. We learnt about how people washed their clothes using a dolly peg, washboard and mangle. We then moved on to talking about bathrooms. We watched another short video about bath time in the past and talked about the fact that most houses didn’t have a bathroom. We then sorted objects into two different sets according to whether they are found in our homes now or were found in them in the past.

We've also been learning about Chinese New Year. We listened to a story about how the years came to be named after 12 different animals. We watched a short video about how families celebrate Chinese New Year. We found out that this year is the year of the snake so we made snake masks and puppets.

In RE we talked about places that are special to us and why they are special. We talked about the fact that churches are special places for Christians. We looked at some photographs of churches and some of the objects found inside them. We also watched a short video showing some of the features of a church. We then visited our local church and drew some of the features.

In maths, we've been learning about doubles. We've been practising what we've learnt during continuous provision. We've sorted dominoes according to whether they're doubles or not, made playdough spots for the ladybirds and drawn spots on butterflies to make doubles. During some of our lessons we learnt how to compare the weight of objects and how to use balances to identify which is the heaviest and which is the lightest. We then used the balances to weigh the fruit and vegetables when selling food on the market stall.

The children have been really enjoying the school role play area. They've been brilliant at taking on the role of the teacher. They've been using what they've learnt in handwriting, maths and phonics to teach and help each other.

After half term we focused on activities to develop the children's perseverance. I gave the children some challenges to have a go at. These included throwing a ball in the air and catching it with one hand, balancing a ball on a bat and walking across the hall, making a card house and bouncing a ball into a cup. They also had some that involved working together with a partner. These included walking along with a large ball pressed against their backs and keeping a hoop between them as they moved around. Most children found these activities very difficult but they kept on trying. We talked about how they were being determined like a dung beetle. We also talked about how they felt when they managed to achieve what they set out to do.

Duloe C of E Primary Academy Creative for Climate Justice

Posted 25/02/2025
by Laura Cole

In November, all the children created artwork to enter the Get Creative for Climate Justice Parliamentary Exhibition. We have just heard that two of our very talented artists have had their work chosen for the exhibition. Their artwork will be shown in an exhibition at the Houses of Parliament. Very well done!

St Cleer Primary Academy A wonderful day on the Moor

Posted 24/02/2025
by Thomas Hazlewood

A wonderful day on the Moor

As a celebration of all the work we have done about Mining in our local area - we all took a trip to Minions! We met Iain Rowe - an expert guide for mining around the area and he took us all around the Phoenix United mine. He was so knowledgeable about the sites, jobs and local history and he even enabled us to see the house of the mine owner and explain the process of bidding for pitches in the mines.

After touring the mine site - we stopped for a pasty on Minions village green before heading down the old mining railway track and heading home. We just had enough time for a photo opportunity at Trethevy Quoit before heading back to school. We walked a long way - but it was a great day out! Big thank you to Will from Ginsters who helped us make out pasties, and Iain from Cornwall Heritage Trust for all their help in making this trip possible!

St Cleer Primary Academy Flyku

Posted 24/02/2025
by Thomas Hazlewood

Flyku

As part of a national event to celebrate short-form poetry, our class took part in a Flyku competition.

The challenge was simple - to create an original and inspiring Haiku poem and then present it in the form of a paper aeroplane.

The winning entries will get the chance to take their winning Flyku onto a plane and to fly their paper planes at altitude! What a great prize!!

We really enjoyed the creativity of writing the Haiku poems - and we followed the instructions carefully to create our paper aeroplanes. Most of all - we loved testing them when we were finished!

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Darite Primary Academy Welcome to Spring 2

Posted 24/02/2025
by Vicky Lake

Welcome back to the second half of the Spring Term. We have six weeks of fun learning to look forward to with Science Week in the middle when we will be having a visit from Space Lab to help us learn more about our solar system. We also have the Cornwall Plastic Pollution Coalition coming to visit and teach us about marine litter and how we can help reduce the impact on our environment.
Below is our learning web for this half term which provides more details about each subject area.
Also attached is our English Learning Journey for the next 3 weeks.

Polperro Primary Academy Week ending Friday 14th February

Posted 23/02/2025
by Helen Fitzsimmons

Hello Everyone!

We have enjoyed a great final week of learning based around our enquiry question; ‘Why aren’t Space Ships made of jelly?’

In science, we have enjoyed investigating and sorting magnetic and non-magnetic materials.

We have been developing our speaking and listening skills in our space rocket role play area, after listening to conversations held by astronauts and technicians at NASA. Using our weekly ‘I see, I think, I wonder’ activity, we have also discussed the surface of the moon.

In maths this week, reception have been comparing weight and mass, while Year 1 have been busy refining their place value skills, by representing numbers in different ways.

Our art topic finished with some amazing outside sculptures using different natural materials. We used the knowledge, ideas and techniques of Andy Goldsworthy that we have built up throughout this half term. The results were both amazing and unique. The children thoroughly enjoyed their time in the school garden, collaborating with each other to collect, sort and present the natural materials that they found. Well done everybody. It was lovely to see such brilliant collaboration and creativity.

We hope you have a lovely half term.

From The Penhallow Team.