Hello Everyone!
Our final full week of the year, has again been filled with some exciting learning in Penhallow.
We have written some lovely stories in English, based on the story of Tiddler, by Julia Donaldson. We enjoyed looking back at our writing from the beginning of the year, and it was lovely for the children to see the progress that they have made throughout the year.
In maths this week, we have been learning about time. We used mini clocks to practice o'clock times, as well as finding 1 hour before and after. We enjoyed playing games to build on this learning too.
In RE, we continued to learn about special places. We learnt about different types of places of worship for people who follow different religions and beliefs, and we compared similarities and differences between these places.
We have also enjoyed singing songs about the sea, during our music lessons. Some of the songs have involved singing different parts for groups, as well as singing in unison.
Thank you all, for your support this year with your children's learning. We really appreciate the feeling of working with you, and look forward to seeing you next year.
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The Penhallow Team
Hello everyone!
In this warm weather, we have managed to have 2 swimming sessions this week, which has helped us to cool down, as well as practicing techniques used for different swimming strokes.
On Monday, we spent some more time with next year's Reception children who will be joining us in September. We also enjoyed a transition day on Tuesday, and had a taste of what it will be like to be in Year 1, or Year 2 in Penhallow next year. We discussed our favourite moments of being in Reception or Year 1 this year, and thought about what we would like to get better at next year.
Another highlight of this week, has been learning about the artist and designer Orla Kiely. We found and used different objects for printing with paint and rollers, looked at different patterns that have been created by the artist and sketched our own Orla Kiely designs, ready to print next week.
Have a lovely weekend!
From The Penhallow Team
Hello Everyone!
What a fantastic week!
We began on Monday, by meeting the children who will be in Reception in September.
On Tuesday we had a wonderful trip to Looe Island. On the island, we spotted seals, Canadian geese, cormorants, and several species of butterflies. We took time to stop at several points and look at the amazing views. We finished on the beach, where we ate lunch and created some art work in the sand, and on paper. When returning to Looe, we found out all about the different equipment and boats that are used by the RNLI, and also visited the Guildhall Museum to find out about what Looe and Polperro was like hundreds of years ago.
Throughout the rest of the week, we have been busy writing poems about caves, inventing our own islands, and singing songs about the sea.
Thank you so much, to those of you who joined us on Tuesday. It was lovely to have you with us.
From The Penhallow Team
It's been a busy and exciting week in Penhallow!
We had a fantastic Sports Day on Wednesday. Everyone took part with enthusiasm and showed brilliant sportsmanship - well done, team!
On Friday, we enjoyed our usual swimming session, which is always lots of fun and a great way to build confidence in the water.
In English, we've completed our lighthouse stories. The children worked so hard, and the results are wonderful - full of creativity and imagination.
In Maths, Year 1 will be learning all about money next week - we're looking forward to exploring coins, notes, and how we use them. We've also been using the iPads on Friday afternoons to complete our PSHE and Computing work - the children are really enjoying using technology to support their learning. Please don't forget about our exciting up coming trip to Looe Island on Tuesday.
Have a lovely weekend!
The Penhallow Team
Hello everyone!
It’s been a very sporty week in Penhallow this week. We managed a swimming session on Wednesday, The Bridge School Games on Thursday, and a sports day practice on Friday.
For The Bridge School Games, we competed in 5 different events, and recorded our scores, which will be compared with other bridge schools. We competed in events such as throwing, catching, balancing and collecting tennis balls. All events were tennis themed and we had great fun.
We have also been busy this week, writing a recount, based our experiences at The Polperro Festival. We were so proud of the children. First of all, for exemplary behaviour whilst watching the other performances, but most of all for performing so well in front of an audience. Some children stood in for others at the last minute, and we all worked as a team to do the best we could. Well done Penhallow! We hope you enjoyed it.
Have a lovely weekend!
From The Penhallow Team
Hello Everyone,
As you can see from the picture, we have been continuing to enjoy our ‘Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’ stories. This week we have been writing postcards and descriptions of settings. We have also painted a lighthouse for our role play area, and used a paint program on the iPads to draw the story setting.
As part of our enquiry question; ‘What does Cornwall mean to me?’ we have been comparing modern lifeboats with the lifeboat that Grace Darling used in her rescue. Look out for a letter next week, which will give details of a class trip on 1st July, to Looe island.
Well done to our Year one children, who completed their phonics test this week. They all showed such perseverance and a positive attitude and we are really proud. Well done everyone!
This week, we also welcome Mrs Bates, who will be helping us every morning in Penhallow, while Miss Cullingford is away on maternity leave.
Have a lovely weekend!
From The Penhallow Team
Hello Everyone!
A short but busy week to begin this final half term.
We have launched our enquiry question: ‘What does Cornwall mean to me?’
In English, we have been writing descriptions of lighthouses, sequencing stories and writing descriptions of characters, all based around the stories of ‘The lighthouse keeper’s lunch’ and ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s breakfast.’ We will continue with these stories next week.
In maths, reception have been busy learning about repeating patterns, and 3D shapes. Year 1 have been enjoying learning about position and direction. We have even used some interesting dance moves as a part of our maths lessons.
We have all been busy learning an ocean themed poem and a song for The Polperrro Festival and we also have some lovely writing to show you.
As well as this, in history, we have been learning about a lighthouse keeper’s daughter called Grace Darling, who bravely rescued people during a storm in her rowing boat.
Have a lovely weekend!
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A lovely week, to finish off this half term.
Again, we were able to enjoy another swimming session this week. We practiced floating, blowing bubbles with our faces in the water, and trying to get as far as we could, without our feet touching the ground.
This week, we also finished off our English unit, based around Julia Donaldson’s ‘Superworm’. Year 1 have written their own stories, but have come up with their own storyline themselves. Reception have written some lovely sentences to describe villains and heroes in the story.
In maths, Reception have been practicing doubles, while Year 1 have enjoyed learning about finding halves and quarters.
We enjoyed a sunny Geography lesson outside, where we were able to identify human and physical features of the school garden.
We also managed to squeeze in an RE lesson, where we used the story of ‘The Lion and the Mouse’ to find out about how we are all special in different ways.
We wish you a happy half term week, and look forward to seeing you soon, for the final half term of the school year.
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Hello Everyone!
Again, we have managed to complete another swim this week, making the most of the sunshine. We enjoyed our time in the water, and are beginning to master the art of floating, which was demonstrated to them during our recent visit from the RNLI lifeguards a few weeks ago.
During our science this week, we have been busy planting sunflower seeds. We read and followed instructions and will be looking after our plants every day. We look forward to some measuring practice soon, when they will begin to grow. We also went into the school garden and used a leaf and blossom identification's guide to find out about the trees that are growing in our school. We asked scientific questions bout plants and thought of different ways that we can sort leaves and plants.
We continued our work in English, based on the Supertato books. We have designed and made our own supertato from a….potato. We have also written some words to describe villains and heroes, and written a wanted poster for the evil pea.
In maths this week, Year 1 have completed their unit on multiplication, and have started learning about fractions by investigating halves and quarters. Reception have been investigating numbers beyond 10.
We hope you have a lovely weekend!
From the Penhallow Team
Hello Everyone!
We have certainly made use of the sunshine this week.
On Thursday we all enjoyed a lovely session in the pool. We then had a great time in the afternoon, being part of the opening session for the Big Green. Well done Penhallow for singing so well in front of lots of people. We are really proud of you.
In our wider curriculum lessons this week, Reception have enjoyed being outside, creating some Peter Rabbit themed nature collages, where they practiced weaving natural objects. Year 1 have done a fantastic job at completing their paintings of bluebells. They used their skills of colour mixing and sketching, to produce some great results.
In maths this week, Year 1 have been counting in 2’s 5’s and 10’s. They have enjoyed learning through stories, practical activities, as well as finding patterns in number lines and number squares.
During our English lessons, Year 1 have completed writing their own story of Peter Rabbit, while Reception are becoming more independent at writing sentences. They used illustrations from the story, to come up with their own sentences.
Have a lovely long weekend everyone.
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