TALLAND'S BLOG 17.7.26

We hope you've had a fabulous week and enjoyed the school fayre! I've finally dried off -YAY!

CONGRATULATIONS to Amber, Harley, Reuben and Oliver for their excellence this week!

We hope you have a wonderful weekend and look forward to seeing you all for our final week of the school year! 

Signing off from Mr. Langley and Mr. Bishop

P.S. Books are going home on Monday so if you could give your child a BIG BAG ready for the haul home - that would be wonderful.

Photo dump incoming... 

What a super week it has been!

This week, Class 2 had all the Year R and Year 1s in for transition week. We have had a most fabulous time getting used to being Year 1s and year 2s - getting to know each other, finding our way around the new classroom and making the most awful mess all around. In between all this, we have also managed to get a lot of learning in too. Everyone has settled into our new routine as if we have been together in Class 2 for months.

Both Year 1 and 2 have started their new unit on Place Value in Maths. Year 1s have been sorting objects into groups, counting out objects and matching correct numerals (up to 10) to a set of objects. Year 2s have been counting up to 100 in 10s and learning how to recognise "ten" and understand its value relative to the corresponding one. In Literacy, we have completed our diagnostic test for our new unit on writing recounts which we will start in September.

We also made time for Forest School sessions where we learned how to recognise trees by looking at the shape of their leaves. In PSHE we had a lot of discussions around what kind of a classroom we want to come into in September, and how we can all make sure that we all make Class 2 the best class in the world.

Finally, a very well done to:
> Freddie for getting the Ready Award for some fabulous work in Maths and having a really good go at some really tricky Greater Depth questions.
> Charlotte for getting the Responsible Award for always remembering her "pleases" and thank yous."
> Rowan for getting the Safe Award for always being the first one to tidy up after every playtime.

Our Year 6 children have had an absolutely amazing week in Brecon with Mr Hunt and Mrs Sammels. It has been a week full of adventure, fun, and wonderful memories that will last for years to come. The children have enjoyed exploring the beautiful surroundings of Brecon, including a visit into the town where they treated themselves to a well-earned ice cream. They also took a scenic walk around a local reservoir, taking in the stunning views and enjoying the great outdoors. One of the highlights of the week was undoubtedly the white water rafting, where the children showed tremendous courage, teamwork, and enthusiasm. It was fantastic to see everyone embracing new challenges and stepping outside of their comfort zones. We have also been incredibly lucky with the weather. The sunshine has been with us throughout much of the week, allowing everyone to make the most of the activities and enjoy spending time outdoors. The children have relished the opportunity to spend time away with their friends, creating special memories and strengthening friendships along the way. Mr Hunt and Mrs Sammels have been so proud of the children, who have represented the school brilliantly through their excellent behaviour, positive attitudes, and willingness to try new experiences. We are sure that Year 6 will return home tired but happy, with plenty of stories to share about their unforgettable week in Brecon!

Whilst some of our Year 6 pupils have been enjoying their exciting residential visit to Brecon, the rest of us have been settling into our new classes ready for September. It has been a real pleasure to welcome our new Year 5 and Year 6 pupils, and we have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know them and seeing what they are capable of. This week, we have begun exploring some exciting new topics for the Autumn Term. In History, we have been learning about the Vikings and discussing some of the stereotypes that are often associated with them, thinking carefully about which ideas are fact and which are fiction. In Maths, we have focused on place value, with Year 5 developing their understanding of Roman numerals, while Year 6 have been working with numbers up to 10,000,000. The children have shown great enthusiasm and confidence as they have tackled these new challenges. In English, we have started our new unit on non-chronological reports through our exciting topic of Outlaws. The children have enjoyed exploring the features of this text type and gathering information ready for their own report writing. It has been a fantastic week of learning, and we are incredibly proud of how well everyone has embraced the move-up week. We are already looking forward to an exciting and successful year ahead in September!

This is the final full week of the academic year! It seems like only yesterday, we were welcoming the children back in September! We have had a full final week to finish this term. There has been art, writing, water play and so much more. Class 1 did a fantastic performance of their music today. They showcased their learning amazingly and sounded great. 

 Year 6 celebrated the final full week of primary school with the traditional BBQ and water-fight. I always forget just how wet people can get during these! Luckily, the hot weather dried out the carpet! A reminder that, along with the leaver's assembly for Year 6 on Tuesday, next week the children can be collected for the holiday on Wednesday at 1.30. Can you please let us know if you are unable to collect your children at this time. 

A gloriously sunny day filled with positive energy and nervous, but ultimately proud children. A wonderful community event which was hugely supported by families. Thank you to you all and the PTFA and Coach James for helping us to create another successful event.

Fantastic French Day!

What a fantastic week we have had in Tregantle Class! 

This week, we enjoyed an amazing whole-school French Day. The children immersed themselves in all things French and had so much fun taking part in a range of exciting activities. We competed in a boules competition, made our very own Eurostars, created beautiful French flags and learnt some French words and phrases. Of course, no French Day would be complete without tasting some delicious French food - fantastique!

We also enjoyed a very special Transition Day, where the children spent time in their new classrooms and met the adults they will be working with next year. It was wonderful to see their excitement, confidence and enthusiasm as they embraced this important step in their school journey.

As always, we are incredibly proud of our Tregantle children. They continue to amaze us with their kindness, resilience and willingness to try new things. Watching how much they have grown throughout the year has been a real privilege, and we know they are more than ready for their next adventure. Bravo, Tregantle Class - what a fabulous week! 

Ahoy, me hearties! What a fantastic Pirate Day we've had at Storytellers Nursery!

Our little pirates had an amazing day filled with adventure and creativity. We created brilliant pirate pictures, made beautiful mermaids, and enjoyed a fabulous pirate feast together outside in the sunshine.

The afternoon was all about keeping cool with lots of splashing in the pool, zooming down the slip and slide, and hunting for hidden gold coins in the sand. There were smiles, laughter and plenty of pirate fun from start to finish!

To round off our wonderful day, every little pirate went home with a special party bag full of treasures.

Thank you to all our families for the fantastic pirate-themed outfits and for helping make the day so special. We hope everyone has enjoyed their swashbuckling adventure as much as we have!

Quelle journee incroyable!

What a fantastic French Day we have enjoyed at Brunel today!

Our children have immersed themselves in French language, culture and traditions through a whole host of exciting and engaging activities.

From tasting delicious French treats and learning new vocabulary to creating wonderful artwork, playing games and discovering more about life in France, there have been so many incredible experiences that have brought learning to life. T

he enthusiasm, curiosity and smiles from our children have been wonderful to see, and they have embraced every opportunity with such excitement.

A huge thank you must go to Mrs Orchard, who worked incredibly hard to plan and organise such a memorable day for everyone. Her creativity, dedication and attention to detail ensured that every child had an amazing experience and created lasting memories.

Merci beaucoup, Mrs Orchard, for making today so special for Team Brunel!

Just a reminder to parents and carers that Harrowbarrow School will finish at 1.30 pm on Wednesday 22nd July.  Keep following the blog for pictures of Year 6's trip to the Brecon Beacons which will be coming soon along with the rest of the weekly news from the school.  

History Timeline This morning we officially unveiled our new outdoor history timeline, made possible by a generous grant from the Polperro Legion Social Club. The timeline will help pupils develop a clear understanding of the chronological order of historical periods and make connections across thousands of years of history. To celebrate, two members of the Club visited the school as our guests of honour while pupils from every class dressed as historical figures and shared their favourite periods in history, from the dinosaurs to Neil Armstrong, via a stone age man, an Egyptian mummy, Ann Boleyn, Amelia Earhart and a WW2 soldier.

Books If your child has any school reading books at home, please send them back in next week. Your child will be bringing their schoolbooks home at the end of Monday 20th July. Please provide them with a carrier bag to help carry everything home.

Clubs have finished for the year. Because of school trips and activities taking place until the end of term, there will be no extra-curricular clubs now except for wraparound (breakfast and after school club).

 End of term is fast approaching. Here are the important dates for your diary:
• Monday 13th July - Talland Class Polperro Museum visit
• Tuesday 14th July - Chaipel Class visit to Bodmin Jail
• Wednesday 15th July - Landaviddy Class visit to the Maritime Museum, Falmouth
• Thursday 16th July at 2:45pm - Guitar, Piano and Keyboard Concert, for parents and carers of children who receive lessons with Mr Grint
• Friday 17th July at 2pm FOPS Summer Fair
• Monday 20th July Y6 Leavers' Assembly and Party. 2:30 for parents and carers of pupils in Y6
  Monday 20th July books go home (carrier bag needed)
• Tuesday 21st July Swimming Gala for all year groups
• Wednesday 22nd July - End of term 1:30 finish

Have a wonderful weekend.

Mrs Hillman-

What an amazing day our Storytellers Nursery children have had exploring the incredible marine life at Newquay Aquarium!

 The children loved getting hands-on with some of the fascinating creatures that live around our beautiful coastline, discovering more about the amazing wildlife found right here in Cornwall. They were full of excitement as they explored the aquarium, carefully searching for fish hiding amongst the rocks and seaweed, and there were lots of gasps of amazement as the huge turtle gracefully swam above their heads!

Despite the very warm weather, the children coped incredibly well throughout the day. We made sure to keep cool with plenty of drinks, enjoyed a well-deserved ice cream break, and finished with a lovely lunch together.

 It was a fantastic day full of curiosity, learning, laughter and unforgettable memories. We are so proud of how well all of the children behaved and embraced every new experience.

H1 HeaLandaviddy

This week in Maths, we have been collecting our own data and drawing bar charts. We have been making sure to label the axes correctly and thinking carefully about presentation by using a ruler to draw each bar neatly.

This week in English, we have been creating our own mythical creatures and writing detailed descriptions using exciting vocabulary. We have really focused on helping our readers imagine the creature by including vivid details that bring our descriptions to life.

We have been making the most of the sunshine by taking lots of dips in the pool! We have been working on our pushing and gliding skills, as well as improving our front crawl breathing techniques.

This week in Science, we have been learning about how animals are similar to humans and how they can be different. We explored the difference between vertebrates and invertebrates, learned about skeletons and exoskeletons, and classified animals into these groups.
This week in Art, we have been exploring how to use everyday objects to create repeating patterns. The children chose their own objects and used them to create wonderful pieces of artwork. Every picture was different, showcasing their creativity and individuality.

A huge congratulations to Sonny for being awarded Pupil of the Week! Sonny has worked incredibly hard in all of his lessons this week, making sure he completes every task, which is something he has sometimes found challenging. He has been particularly impressive in English with his fantastic descriptions of mythical creatures. You used exciting vocabulary and showed great imagination-keep up the brilliant work!

A big congratulations to Sonny and Lowen who has achieved their 99 badge this week!

Well done, everyone!

Miss Bolton & Miss Colton

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Hello Everyone,

It's been a busy week in Penhallow.

On Monday, Year 1 and 2 enjoyed their transition morning in Landaviddy, while Reception enjoyed getting to know some old and new friends in Penhallow. Reception learnt a new song, made birthday cards to give out throughout the course of next year, and helped next year's Reception children to find their way around, whilst having fun playing in the different areas.

On Tuesday we all enjoyed a trip to The Heritage museum, where we learnt about how Looe has changed over the years. We found out about how flooding has affected Looe, how the bridge has changed, and we built an arched bridge in teams. We also learnt about the different fish that is caught in the area, and about the different items that Looe has sent to different places over the years.

As well as our usual routines of reading, phonics, maths and writing, we have enjoyed several swims throughout the week, where we have been able to practice for our swimming gala. 

In science this week, we continued to learn about the human body, and how human skeletons work. We linked our learning to the 'Funnybones' stories and enjoyed moving our paper skeletons that we had made, with magnets which were attracted to the split pins that we had used.

We hope you enjoy the sunshine this weekend.

From The Penhallow Team

It had been another hot week this week. The children have been staying cool with breaks in the Wild Tribe area and lots of water! Sports day was a great success on Wednesday with the children giving their best, supporting each other and having fun. The staff even got involved with an inflatable costume race! Thank-you to the PTFA for refreshments and tombola. It is a real community event that makes everyone smile. We have noticed that after school, some people have been climbing in the skip that is in the car park and removed items that have been placed in there. These have been taken to the school field, damaged and the broken parts left. Can we please ask you to have a conversation with children about the risks involved in this. Whilst we do not know who is responsible, we need to make sure that the field is safe and able to be used. We only have one full week of the school year left! The final day for children is the 22nd July where they can be collected at 1.30. There is a lot still to come before then with the Year 6 BBQ and water fight next Thursday, reports to parents next Friday and the leaver's assembly on the 21st! This week was the final week of clubs (including the Monday sports club) and we will send out clubs for the new academic year when we return from the break. Thank-you for your support of the school as we enter the final few days.