Class 2 have been exploring where and how a variety of ingredients are grown. They then cooked with some of the ingredients they had been learning about and made these delicious honey and cinnamon biscuits. Recipe attached for anyone who would like to try.

https://lovehilltop.com/blogs/recipes/joules-honey-cinnamon biscuits?srsltid=AfmBOorip9B6oxecT4xBkkhbGQi_RMTKL0AYgUxIMOwdX5BhagYFxiwM

BIG NEWS – WE WON!

Brunel Primary and Nursery Academy are the WINNERS of the TerraCycle® and Sistema® Recycled Playground Contest

We are absolutely delighted to share that thanks to the amazing efforts of our entire school community – pupils, parents, staff and local supporters and businesses – we’ve done it!

In addition, a huge shout out to Ali Humphreys who really went the extra mile each and every week during the competition to collect the terracycling from our school, package it up and send it away. We collected over 1 ton of terracycling!

Thanks to your dedication and teamwork, we’ve won a brand-new playground with a frame made from 100% recycled materials for our children, which will be installed in the coming weeks! What an incredible reward for all of our hard work in caring for our environment  and coming together as a community. To celebrate this fantastic achievement, we would love for everyone to join us for the:

Grand Opening of the new playground -Tuesday 20th May at 10:45am Let’s celebrate the power of working together and creating something special for our children to enjoy for years to come!

Media enquiries: If you are a member of the press and would like to report on this incredible success story, please contact Stephen Clarke from TerraCycle at stephen.clarke@terracycle.com for more information. THANK YOU again to everyone who helped make this happen – this is YOUR victory too!

#TeamBrunel #TerraCycleChampions #CommunityPower #NewPlaygroundJoy #ProudMoment @sistemauk @TerraCycleUK Let’s celebrate together! We can’t wait to see you there! 

Royal Institution for Science Visit!

 Welcome back! We hope you all had a restful and joyful Easter break. It’s been wonderful to see the children return full of energy and enthusiasm for the term ahead. They’ve settled beautifully back into their learning routines and have already made a fantastic start. Here’s what we’ve been up to this week:

 English – Wow Words Galore!

In English, we’ve been diving into some exciting vocabulary work, focusing on Tier 2 ‘wow’ words to really boost our descriptive writing. These words help children to express themselves more precisely and powerfully. We’ve been exploring their meanings, using them in sentences, and discussing how they enhance our writing. You might hear some impressive new words popping up at home!

 Maths – Multiplying the Fun!

Maths has been buzzing this week! We’ve been:

• Practising our times tables in fun and interactive ways,
• Exploring length, converting between units (like metres and centimetres),
• And continuing our work on fractions, developing our understanding of parts of a whole.

The children have shown great resilience and reasoning skills—brilliant work all round!

 History – Illuminated Beginnings

Our new history topic is titled "How Hard Was It to Invade and Settle in Britain?" We launched it with a creative and engaging ‘Wow Starter’—exploring illuminated lettering, just like the early medieval manuscripts. The children were fascinated to learn about their history and significance and even had a go at designing their own!

 RE – Exploring Muslim Festivals

In Religious Education, we began learning about Islamic festivals and their importance to Muslims around the world. We’ve started to look at the values behind these celebrations and how they are observed. The children have shown great respect and interest—ask them about what they’ve discovered so far!

 PSHE – Building Positive Relationships

This week in PSHE, we’ve begun our focus on relationships. Through stories and discussion, we’ve explored themes such as kindness, empathy, and how to be a good friend. A thoughtful and reflective start to this important topic.

 PE – Sprinting into Summer!

Our athletics unit kicked off with some energetic sprinting sessions! The children practised their starting positions, learned about technique, and gave it their all on the track. We’re very excited to welcome a coach from Argyle Community Trust starting next week to help us develop our skills even further.

 Please remember: PE kits every Wednesday this term!

 A Visit from the Royal Institution of Science!

One of the week’s biggest highlights was a special visit from the Royal Institution of Science! The children were wowed by exciting demonstrations and investigations linked to climate and global change. Not only were the experiments thrilling, but they also delivered important messages about looking after our planet. A truly inspiring experience!

Thank You!

 A heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped raise funds for Storytellers Nursery through our sponsored read/listen! Your generosity has made a big difference—thanks to your support, we were able to purchase a wonderful collection of new books.

 The children were thrilled to explore the new stories, diving into adventures, laughter, and learning with excitement and curiosity. Your kindness has helped spark a love of reading that will grow for years to come.

          Thank you for being part of their story.. 

Springtime Magic at Storytellers Nursery!

Spring half-term has been blooming with wonder and excitement at Storytellers Nursery! Our curious little learners have been busy exploring the magic of life cycles, and what a joyful journey it has been.

 The highlight of the term was watching tiny caterpillars grow and transform before our eyes. The children were fascinated as they observed each stage—from wriggling caterpillars munching leaves, to silent, still chrysalises, and finally, the beautiful butterflies emerging with their delicate wings. There were squeals of delight as one of our little learners released them into the garden at home, waving goodbye as they fluttered off into the spring sunshine.

At the same time, our nursery has been filled with eager anticipation as we waited for our chick eggs to hatch. The children watched over them carefully in the incubator, asking questions, making predictions, and learning about the early stages of life. The moment the first fluffy chick broke free from its shell was pure magic! The chicks have quickly become beloved members of our class, with children taking turns to gently hold them and learn how to care for them.

  As we approached Easter, the excitement didn’t stop. Our Easter Egg Hunt was a delightful success, with hidden treats waiting behind every corner of the garden. The children had so much fun searching high and low, laughing, and working together to find their chocolatey surprises.

 To celebrate the end of this wonderful term, we hosted a party lunch themed on The Very Hungry Caterpillar! Inspired by the beloved story, our tables were full of colourful fruits and treats, including some pickles to try! It was a joyful, delicious way to wrap up a term full of growth, learning, and laughter.

 We are so proud of everything our little storytellers have achieved this spring. As we look ahead to the summer term, we can’t wait for more adventures and magical moments together.

Children from Duloe and Pelynt took part in an alternative sports day at Looe Academy. The children got to try a range of sports including fencing, archery and segway riding. The children competed alongside 13 other schools and children from Pelynt did particularly well in winning the most ‘sporting’ team of the day by encouraging others and helping children from different schools.

Welcome back to Class 4.  It is great to see everyone after the Easter break. 

This week, Year 5s have enjoyed their residential in Porthpean.  I think the highlight was Mr Watts dressed up in the evening as part of the entertainment. 

Here are the KIRFs for this term as well as the curriculum overview.  This term we are looking at the Tudors as our topic and Year 6 and their partner have been researching facts about the Tudors for a class book. 

In a few weeks, Year 6 have SATs.  Here is the SATs timetable for Year 6s for SATs week for your information. 

Ocean Conservation Trust Workshop

With thanks to the Ocean Conservation Trust, we ended the half term with a bang! 

The Ocean-Climate Roadshow included jaw-dropping combustion demonstrations to help explain how energy is generated; hands-on practical investigations, exploring the cause and effect of climate change and discovering superhero seagrass and learning how it helps to reduce carbon emissions and moving towards a carbon-neutral future.

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As we come to the end of the Spring term, we haven't slowed down! And our Roman Chariots weren't slowing down either! We really enjoyed using the saws and making our chariots, and then racing them in the hall together!

This week, we also practiced our new playground game, Cups and Saucers and thought about our emotions when using the Internet.

And of course, we enjoyed our FANTASTIC overnighter to Dartmoor!

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As we come to the end of the Spring term, we haven't slowed down! And our Roman Chariots weren't slowing down either! We really enjoyed using the saws and making our chariots, and then racing them in the hall together!

This week, we also practiced our new playground game, Cups and Saucers and thought about our emotions when using the Internet