Our school values are Curious, Creative, Excellent, Responsible, Determined and Enthusiastic and we explore a different value each half term. We started the week with an assembly about our school value for this term which is ‘I am Excellent.’ After splitting into Houses to discuss what being Excellent means, the children came back together to share their thoughts. As usual, the children had the best ideas and fed back that to be excellent means trying your hardest, trying new things, being extra kind and doing your best.

Fowey Festival Writing Competition Congratulations to three of our year 6 writers whose poetry about the Normandy beaches received a commended (Wyatt and Lily) and Highly Commended (Bayley) in the Fowey Festival, Competition for Young Writers and Artists.

Online Safety Please find attached ‘Parent’s Guide to Cyberbullying’ poster which has a useful link to information on how to keep your child safe online.

School Uniform The link for our supplier for uniform with a school logo, has changed to www.uniformsales.co.uk/school/polperro-primary-academy/ Our uniform can also be bought from most supermarkets and we have some very good quality preloved uniform available from the office for a small donation.

Swimming The pool is nearly up and running and when the weather is warm enough, we will start lessons for all year groups. In the meantime, you may wish to organize your child’s swimming kit which should comprise a swimming costume/trunks, towel, waterproof bag, swimming hat. Please ensure everything is named. We have swimming hats for sale. Please email the office if you would like one. These can be paid for on Parent Pay.

Upcoming Dates School will be closed on Monday 6th May which is a Bank Holiday and then closed to children on Friday 24th May for INSET (staff training). 

Have a good weekend.

Mrs Hillman

Welcome back! The summer term has got off to a flying start with enquiry questions for this half term as follows:
Penhallow Class: Is it a Bug’s Life?
Landaviddy Class: Could you be an Explorer?
Talland Class: Can CHANGE change?
Chaipel Class: What do all living things have in common?
Please visit the class blogs to find out more about your child’s learning.

The whole school sang with the Polperro Wreckers in a singing assembly on Thursday and every child has designed a cover for this year’s Polperro Festival Programme competition. Watch this space to find out the winner. Their cover will be used on the programme and the other entries will be displayed around Big Green during the festival.

There is still time to sign up for clubs which resume next week as follows:
Monday: After school RUNNING AND ATHLETICS CLUB for Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6 with Mrs Phillips and Mrs Turnbull
Tuesday: After school FOOTBALL CLUB for Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6 with Mr Langley
Wednesday: Lunchtime SEWING CLUB for Y2, Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6 with Miss Gibbings.
Thursday: After school ALTERNATIVE SPORTS CLUB for Y1, Y2 and Y3 with Miss Randle After school GARDENING CLUB for all year groups with Mrs Taylor

Have a wonderful weekend.

Mrs Hillman

This half term has raced by. At our end of term assembly to day we shared our favourite moments from the last 6 weeks which included World Book Day, Maths and English, our new playground leader games and ‘everything’ from several children. We also said a very sad farewell to Mr H who has been a wonderful TA here for the last three years and who has been connected with the school for even longer than that. I am sure you will join me in wishing him all the best for the future.

After assembly the children had a visit from the Easter Bunny in the hall. Thank you to FOPS for helping to organise this.

Football Success Well done to our football team who showed great sportsmanship during their match on Tuesday, winning 2-0 against St Germans.

FOPS quiz fundraiser Another thank you to FOPS for running the very successful quiz last Friday which raised over £400 for school. It was great to see so many of you there.

Reminder that there is still time to by a copy of our joke book containing all of the jokes the children bought in for our Comic Relief competition. Books are available from the office and cost £1 which will go to Comic Relief. Please send your child in with £1 if you would like a copy.

Uniform If you are looking ahead to buying uniform, please remember that we have a good supply of nearly new uniform in school which is available for a donation (£1 minimum) to the school. Please ask at reception.

Diary dates Looking ahead to the summer term, two important dates for the diary are Polperro Festival School’s Day which is on 18th June this year and Sports Day which will be on the morning of Tuesday 25th June with a reserve date of Thursday 27th June. Hopefully it will have stopped raining by then! Further details of both events will follow nearer the time.

Wishing you a wonderful Easter break. We look forward to seeing the children back in school on Monday 15th April. 

Mrs Hillman

In addition to the wonderful learning that has been taking place, This has been a great week for sport and fundraising at Polperro.

Cross-Country The Polperro team did brilliantly well in last week’s Landrake Inter Schools Cross Country Race; one of the muddiest races ever. Congratulations to the children who all completed their races, with or without shoes, and to Zac’s dad and Max S’s dad who dared to run alongside. Thank you to Mrs Turnbull for her team support this season and for running alongside the children too, and to parents and carers for transporting our runners to each race come rain or shine. An amazing effort all round from Team Polperro. 

Our School Joke Book Miss Gibbings has created a wonderful joke book containing all of the jokes the children bought in for our Comic Relief competition. Books are available from the office and cost £1 which will go to Comic Relief. Please send your child in with £1 if you would like a copy.

Fundraising for Marie-Curie Well done to our year 6s who have raised an amazing £692.05 For Marie-Curie by walking the distance from Talland Beach to Looe around our playground. Jack and Rosie have been writing an article about the event which will be published shortly on the Trust website as a Bridge Story.

Easter Activities The Easter break is fast approaching. Below are some activities you may want to do with your child/ren. Further information is attached to this blog.
• Easter Time2Move Holiday Programme This programme  aims to support families during the school holidays to ensure children have access to fun activities, healthy food and physical activity and to address those particular challenges for some families because of increased costs such as food, childcare and reduced income. It brings together providers across Cornwall who put on a wide range of diverse activities that are fully funded for those eligible for benefits related to free school meals but available to all children aged 5 to 16.
• Cycling Courses
• Looe Land Train

Please remember that next week, the last day of term is Thursday and school will end at 1:30pm.

Have a lovely weekend. 

Mrs Hillman

Another busy and exciting week has just flown past.

On Monday in a special assembly we launched our School  Houses: Ash, Oak, Willow and Chestnut, names chosen by the School Council. House Points are given to the children when they demonstrate our school values: Curious, Creative, Excellent, Responsible, Determined and Enthusiastic and pupils can see how many points their house has by looking at our House Point Tracker in the corridor by the library. Well done to our first Captains and Vice-Captains who have been chosen because they consistently demonstrate our values (Rosie, Verity, Everly, Ava, Leo, Jamie, Finn and Hugh) and to everyone who has won a House Point this week.

It has been a busy week for our football team who played on Monday and Tuesday this week. They won against Fourlanesend School on Monday and showed great spirit when they played against Pelynt School on Tuesday.

Year 5 and 6 had an amazing afternoon on Thursday at the Junior Life-Skills roadshow where they met organisations who will help them learn skills to improve their safety. They learned CPR, how to remain safe online, at the beach and on the railway and learned more about public transport and electrical safety.

Thank you for sending your children in today in MUFTI. We had a huge amount of fun in school today listening to jokes and finding out about the work of Comic Relief. We have raised over £150 for Comic Relief from your generous donations.

Parenting Workshops April – August 2024 Please find attached the latest programme of free parenting workshops being run by Cornwall Council, Together for Families.

Have a good weekend.

Mrs Hillman

Thank you so much for sending your children in on World Book Day in their amazing costumes or PJs. We were overwhelmed by the response to our ‘Wooden Spoon Challenge’ competition and so pleased with the wonderful ideas and level of detail. Rev Richard judged the entries after our St Piran’s Day assembly on Monday and again on Tuesday as there were so many to consider! Well done to the winners (Daisy, Kora, Amber and April and Maevis) who will each receive a book (kindly funded by FOPS). Congratulations also to the runners up. 

Cross Country Congratulations to our cross-country team who ran brilliantly at last week’s race at Liskeard. Our runners are getting faster and faster each time and always show great sportsmanship, especially in the mud last week. Our early finishing boys waited to cheer on their friends at the end of the race and well done to Flora who completed the course carrying her friend’s shoe which had been lost in the mud.

FOPS Quiz Please see attached flyer for details of the FOPS (Friends of Polperro School) Quiz which we are holding on Friday 22nd March to raise funds for the school. Tickets are on sale in the office. We hope to see you there.

Comic Relief This year Red Nose Day is on Friday, 15th March. The School Council would like the children to come to school in MUFTI with a minimum donation of £2 for this MUFTI day. School Council would also like children to bring in their favourite joke as part of a competition they are organising. Details to follow.

Parent Consultations Reminder that parent consultations are taking place the week of the 18th March. There is still time to sign up by calling the school if you have not already done so.

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 practice this drill yearly and fire drills termly.

Have a great weekend.

Mrs Hillman

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This half term has already got off to a good start with years 5 and 6 years having a virtual meeting with some French children who attend primary School in Ors in Northern France. The children sang a song together about what makes them happy - the same things such as football and pets! They then asked each other questions. Y5 and Y6 found out that the French children start school at 8:30 and stay till 4pm but are only in school for 4 days a week. They don't wear uniform, have a one-and-ahalf-hour lunch break and 4 courses for lunch, and learn English every day.

Our new enquiries have been launched:
Chaipel: How does North America compare to Europe?
Talland: How have our lives been changed by the Victorians?
Landaviddy: How can the force be with you? Penhallow: What happens in Spring?

World Book Day It has been great to hear that many of the children have already turned their wooden spoon into their favourite book character for our World Book Day competition. We have spare spoons in school if needed. School Council has asked that on World Book Day (7th March) children come dressed as their spoon (ie their favourite character) or in PJs with a teddy and their favourite book.

Looe Mini Miler  Looe Mini Miler, a fun run, takes place at 10am (Registration 9am-9.40am) on Sunday 25th February. The race which is organised by the Looe Pioneers is suitable for children aged 4 and above. Details are on the attached flyer, please note there are no entries on the day.

Menu Change 5th March To celebrate St Piran’s day on Tuesday 5th March there will be a special menu, please see menu attached and log in to Parentpay to make your child’s selection by Monday 26th February.

Parent Consultations Parent consultations will be held week of 18th March either in person or on TEAMS. We will email you next week with information regarding times and dates when your child’s teacher will be available and how to book an appointment.

WeAreMusic (WAM) Pupils from year 3 to year 6 are welcome to attend the WAM music ensemble, led by Mrs Butlin at Looe Community Academy (Music Department) on Tuesdays 4:15-5pm. The first four sessions are free then it is £3 per week. Please contact Mrs Butlin direct on sbutlin@cmst.co.uk if your child is interested.

Have a good weekend.

Mrs Hillman

Bonjour!

This morning years 5 and 6 had a virtual meeting with children in northern France who attend primary School in Ors.  The children sang a song together about what makes them happy - the same things such as football and pets!  They then asked each other questions.  Y5 and Y6 found out that the French children start school at 8:30 and stay till 4pm but are only in school for 4 days a week. They don't wear uniform, have a one and a half hour lunch break and 4 courses for lunch, and learn English every day.

We have made the connection with the school through Sally Crabtree and the Poetry Plane Project which involved years 5 and 6 and children from France writing poems about WW1. Their final poems will be written on paper containing poppy, cornflower and forget-me-not seeds and in July the poems will be flown to France and dropped from a plane in Northern France.

The children will be writing to each other as a next step in this wonderful friendship between the two schools.

Happy Half Term

This half term has flown by. We have crammed a lot into a short half term including work around children’s mental health and internet safety this week. In our end of half term assembly on Thursday morning it was lovely to share the children’s thoughts on their ‘best bits’ of the half term which included the fire engine visit to Penhallow Class, car making in Landaviddy Class and writing biographies, especially about footballers, in Talland Class.

Rev Richard visited us to talk about Shrove Tuesday in assembly.  The children are going to encourage him to give up crisps for Lent.

Our Y6 children were invited to Looe Community Academy to learn all about coding on Tuesday and Chaipel Class visited Bodmin Keep yesterday to support their learning about World War 2. The staff there described our pupils as ‘fantastic ambassadors for the school and they should all be very proud!’. Well done Chaipel Class!

World Book Day Competition This year, World Book Day is on 7th March and we will be consulting School Council regarding what the children would like to wear on the day. Meanwhile, our school competition this year is ‘The Wooden Spoon Challenge’ which your child may wish to do over half term. We are asking children to turn a wooden spoon into a book character for World Book Day and will be sending them home with a spoon and details (attached). There will be prizes for each class.

Have a wonderful half term break. We look forward very much to seeing everyone back in school on Monday 19th February.

Mrs Hillman