This half term has raced by and we have had a wonderful Spring Term at Polperro School with much to be proud of. It was good to share achievements with parents and carers at yesterday's Reader/Writer and Mathematician if the week assembly.

This morning, the children had a visit from the Easter Bunny who delivered Easter eggs to them on the playground. A huge thank you to FOPS for helping to organise this and the Easter discos that the children enjoyed yesterday evening. The discos raised £260 for school.

House Points House points are given out to pupils who consistently demonstrate our school values. This term, Oak were awarded them most and are currently in the lead with 200 points, closely followed by Willow (195), Ash (186) and Chestnut (176).

More Cross-Country Success Well done to 16 of our runners who qualified for a medal from the Cross Country League this season. A huge well done too to Flora and Isabelle who came a magnificent 11th and 28th respectively in the Primary Mid Cornwall Inter Area Cross Country Races on Monday.

Clubs After Easter, clubs will remain the same as follows, including Y6 SATS clubs. Once the greenhouse has been delivered (date tbc), Art Club on Thursdays will end and we will set up gardening club which will be run by Miss Randle and Mrs Fitzsimmons.
Monday: After School Running Club (Miss Bowden and Miss Bolton) for years 3-6. Tuesday: Lunchtime Construction Club (Mrs Lister) for Reception/Y1/Y2 After School Girls' Football Club (Mr Peters and Miss Bowden) for years 3-6
Thursday: Lunchtime Choir (Mrs Butlin) for years 2-6 After School Art Club (Mrs Fitzsimmons) for Reception/Y1/Y2 (limited numbers, 1st come 1st served) After School Football Club (Mr Langley) for years 3-6
If your child would like to join any of the clubs available for their year group and has not already signed up, please let us know by email or telephone. Please note that once children have signed up to a club, they are expected to attend every week unless they are absent from school or we have received written parental permission for them not to attend. This applies to both lunchtime and after-school clubs.

Uniform If you are looking ahead to buying uniform, please remember that we have a good supply of nearly new uniform in school, including summer dresses and PE items, which is available for a donation (£1 minimum) to the school. Please ask at reception. Please ensure that your child's shoes are black and socks/tights are grey, black or white. Full details of our uniform can be found under the Information tab on this website.

INSET Dates for 2026-2027 Please see below training days for 2026/27, to help with planning time off, childcare and forthcoming family events.
• Thursday 3rd September 2026
• Friday 4th September 2026
• School Term to start for pupils on Monday 7th September 2026
• Friday 23rd October 2026
• Monday 4th January 2027
• Friday 12th February 2027
• Friday 28th May 2027
• Friday 23rd July 2027

Looking ahead to the summer term, three important dates for the diary are: Polperro Festival School's Day which is on 16th June this year; and Sports Day which will be on the morning of Tuesday 23rd June with a reserve date of Friday 26th June. Further details of these events will follow nearer the time.

Wishing you a wonderful Easter break. We look forward to seeing the children back in school on Tuesday 20th April.

A Hillman

HAPPY EASTER!

We have had a lovely last week of term!

All of our SATS practice papers are completed and we have done AMAZINGLY well! We have compiled our Easter Revision timetable, making sure that we factor more time to relax and have fun than study!

In English, our diary entries are complete, just ready for us to edit and improve with fresh eyes next term. The best way to edit any mistakes and improve our writing, we believe. We have completed our unit on area, perimeter and volume in Maths and are whizzing through our arithmetic papers now.

In our WIDER CURRICULUM, we have been investigating the Holocaust as part of our history enquiry and have completed our steady hand games in DT. They look amazing and we are proud of our outcomes.

We were visited by the Easter Bunny today - Isaac had to really search for his name to get his egg!! We finished off the day by a TEAMS chat with Kora. We are delighted that she is coming home today and can't wait to see her back at school after Easter!

That's all from us so HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!

Miss Randle and Mrs Clary.

Landaviddy

As part of our topic this term 'How can the force be with you?', we have been learning all about volcanoes. We explored how they are formed, the different types of volcanoes, what happens when they erupt and the effects this has on people and our planet. In English this week, we have used all of our research and new knowledge and created our own detailed and informative report texts. We worked hard to organise our ideas clearly, using headings and facts to present our information in an engaging way. The final pieces are full of fascinating facts and show how much we have learned about this exciting topic.

In Maths, we have been continuing our work on fractions. The children are really enjoying this topic, and it has been wonderful to see their enthusiasm grow with each lesson. I have been particularly impressed with how well they have understood the concepts, showing confidence when solving problems and explaining their reasoning.

We have now completed our volcano pictures by assembling them with their levers and erupting lava. The children really enjoyed bringing their designs to life and seeing the moving parts in action. We spent time evaluating our finished pieces, thinking about what worked well and what we might improve next time. The children are incredibly proud of their final results.

In PSHE this week, our focus has been on looking after our bodies and the choices we make to keep ourselves healthy. We discussed the importance of a balanced diet, regular exercise, and getting enough rest. The children shared their ideas and reflected on how their everyday choices can help them stay happy and healthy.

A huge congratulations to Iylah and Amelia for being awarded Writers of the Week-what a fantastic achievement! Another well done to Brody and Evie for your amazing efforts in Maths this term. Finally, congratulations to Hector and Esme for the fantastic progress you have made in reading. We are all very proud of you!


A big congratulations to Iylah and Jemima for achieving their 99 club badge this week - a fantastic effort. Well done to everyone, we hope you have a lovely Easter!

Miss Bolton & Miss Colten

Hello Everyone!

On Tuesday this week, Reception walked down to Polperro post office to find out about how the post office works, as part of their learning in English.
They watched customers use the post office for a range of tasks, interviewed the lady behind the counter, posted a letter that they had written to Looe island, and even caught the post lady as we were walking back up the hill, who very kindly showed us how she empties the post box and prepares it for the next set of letters.
Thank you to the lovely lady in the post office, who said we were all extremely well behaved, and thank you to Eliza's family who let us sit outside their cafe for a drink before returning to school. The post office role play area in the classroom has been very busy since Tuesday and the children have enjoyed handling money, reading maps, sorting mail and writing letters.

As you can see from the picture, Penhallow have also been enjoying using our brand new PE equipment for our gymnastics lessons this week. We were very impressed with a number of children who demonstrated determination by trying several times to attempt manoeuvres, before achieving success. The children became more resilient and brave as the lesson progressed, and showed excellent team work skills. Well done everyone! We love our new equipment too.

Have a lovely weekend!

From The Penhallow Team

We have reached the last day before the Easter holidays start and what a busy term it has been.
We hope that whatever you get up to over the holidays that you enjoy it and have lots of fun (and eat lots of chocolate).

We return to nursery on Monday 20th April and look forward to seeing everyone then.

See you soon

Julie and Sarah

Another busy week at school has included a Year 5 trip to Liskeard Fire Station, where pupils learned all about safety on the railways, online, on the roads, and when using electricity. They also tried their hand at choking prevention and CPR and explored the risks associated with smoking. On Tuesday morning, Reception had a very enjoyable trip into Polperro to find out more about how post is processed and delivered from the post office.

FOPS Fundraising Quiz Night New Date - Friday 24th April Our Quiz Night has been rearranged for Friday 24th April. The event which will be held at school is open to parents, carers, and friends of the school. Doors open at 6:30pm for a 7:00pm start. Why not form a team of 4-6 people and test your knowledge while supporting our fundraising efforts. Tickets are £5 per person and are available from the school office. See the attached poster for more details.We hope to see you there!

Clubs After half term, clubs will remain the same as follows, including Y6 SATS clubs. Once the greenhouse has been delivered (date tbc), Art Club on Thursdays will end and we will set up gardening club which will be run by Miss Randle and Mrs Fitzsimmons.
Monday: After School Running Club (Miss Bowden and Miss Bolton) for years 3-6.
Tuesday: Lunchtime Construction Club (Mrs Lister) for Reception/Y1/Y2; After School Girls' Football Club (Mr Peters and Miss Bowden) for years 3-6
Thursday: Lunchtime Choir (Mrs Butlin) for years 2-6; After School Art Club (Mrs Fitzsimmons) for Reception/Y1/Y2 (limited numbers, 1st come 1st served);  After School Football Club (Mr Langley) for years 3-6.

If your child would like to join any of the clubs available for their year group and has not already signed up, please let us know by email or telephone. Please note that once children have signed up to a club, they are expected to attend every week unless they are absent from school or we have received written parental permission for them not to attend. This applies to both lunchtime and after-school clubs.

Easter Bikeability Cycling Sessions Please see attached poster for details of cycling sessions available at Callington Community College during the Easter holidays for pupils aged 4 upwards.

Easter MHST Wild Wellbeing - new venues added Tehidy Woods and Lanhydrock House have now been added to MHST Wild Wellbeing for Easter. The link for sign up remains the same. The Mental Health in Schools Team (MHST) Wild Wellbeing sessions being run this Easter holidays in collaboration with Natural England, Cornwall Wildlife Trust and National Trust. These free sessions are open to children aged 5-12 to help understand and support emotional and mental wellbeing. Each session will be approximately 2 hours long. Sign up details are included in the attached poster. Sign up will close one week before the session date, or when the session reaches capacity, whichever comes first.

Diary Dates Next Thursday 2nd April is the last day of the Spring term and school ends for pupils at 1:30pm. On Thursday morning we will have a visit from the Easter Bunny. The first day of the Summer term after the Easter break will be Monday, 20th April. Looking ahead to the Summer term, Sports Day will be held at 10am on Tuesday 23rd June with a reserve date of Friday 26th June.

Have a great weekend.

Mrs Hillman

TALLAND'S BLOG 27.3.26

We can't believe Spring 2 is nearly over! It's been another busy and high-energy week in Talland Class, and the children have been fantastic throughout.

Here's a snapshot of what we've been learning:

Maths:
Year 5 have completed their first unit on fractions and have now begun exploring negative numbers.

Year 4 have continued their work on fractions, with a particular focus this week on adding and subtracting fractions.


English:
This week, we finalised our plans for writing a newspaper report based on Oliver Twist. Today, the children began writing their reports independently, and we're very impressed with their effort and creativity so far.

History:
In History, we learned about Lord Shaftesbury and the important changes he helped bring about for children. We discussed the Factory Act of 1833, which introduced laws to ensure children received an education instead of working long hours in difficult and often dangerous jobs.

Art:
We explored the work of artist Chila Kumari Singh Burman, focusing on how she creates and interprets self-portraits. The children enjoyed discussing her vibrant and expressive style.

Science:
In Science, we investigated how solids can change into liquids-using chocolate as our example! While it did feel like a bit of a waste of a tasty treat, it certainly helped us understand the concept.

PE:
In PE, the children have continued developing their cricket skills. This week, we focused on fielding and effective communication, helping teams return the ball to the wicket quickly and efficiently.

Celebrations:
Congratulations to Esmai and Max for progressing to the next round of the 99 Club-well done! A big well done as well to Lowen and Harley for demonstrating our school values. They have shown excellent work ethic and kindness towards their peers.

That's all from Talland Class this week. We hope you have a wonderful weekend and look forward to seeing everyone next week.

Signing off, Mr. Langley and Mr. Bishop.

We have had a great week talking about Easter here at nursery.
The children have been busy getting creative and have made paper plate chicks and Easter bunnies.
They have explored the tuft tray with interest as this was themed around the story of "The Ugly Duckling" and have been recreating parts of the story in their play.

At story time we have read and enjoyed books including "We're going on an egg hunt" and "Spot's First Easter".
We have been singing lots of songs including "Five Little Bunnies".
 
In phonics this week we have been using the musical instruments to create different sounds that we might hear in the park. The children have used their voices to make sounds such as "Weeee" when going down a slide at the park and have used their bodies to make a range of movements with.

I maths this week we have been sorting and arranging collections of different objects and numbering the items that we see. The children have been practicing writing numbers and creating marks to represent numbers.

We look forward to creating some more Easter things next week in the last four days before the holiday. A quick reminder that we finish at 1.30pm next Thursday.

Enjoy your weekend

Julie and Sarah

Landaviddy

This week in English, we have been exploring the key features of a non-chronological report in preparation for writing our own reports about volcanoes. We have read and discussed a range of example texts about three famous mountains and volcanoes: Ben Nevis, Kilimanjaro and Mount Etna. While examining these reports, the children identified important writing features such as our Year 3 spelling words, technical vocabulary, expanded noun phrases, the use of the present tense and clear subheadings. This has helped the class to understand how information can be organised and presented effectively in a non-chronological report, ready for when they begin writing their own informative pieces about volcanoes. 

This week in Maths, we have begun our new topic on fractions. The children have been developing their understanding of unit fractions by exploring the meaning of the denominator and how it shows the number of equal parts a whole is divided into. We have also been learning about the numerator and how it tells us how many parts are being counted. 

This week in Design and Technology, we have been creating our own volcano pictures using oil pastels. The children worked really hard on their artwork, carefully choosing colours and blending them to create dramatic volcano scenes. The pictures have turned out fantastically and the effort the children put into them really shows. Next, we will be adding a lever mechanism so that the pictures can erupt with lava, bringing our volcano designs to life. I cannot wait to see the finished creations!

This week in Science, we have been continuing our learning about pushes and pulls by exploring magnets. The children carried out an investigation to find out which materials are magnetic. Before beginning the investigation, they made predictions using their prior knowledge and discussed their ideas with their classmates. They then tested a range of different materials to see whether they were attracted to a magnet, helping them to develop their scientific enquiry and observation skills.

A huge congratulations to Tommy for being Miss Bolton's Person of the Week! Tommy consistently follows the class and school rules and is a polite and respectful member of our class. He works very well with others during group tasks and always shows a positive attitude towards his learning. Tommy, you are a pleasure to teach and your work reflects the effort and determination you put into your lessons. Well done!

Miss Colten chose Dexter this week as she was particularly impressed with his positive attitude towards his learning. He has worked really hard to stay on task and his effort is clearly reflected in the work he has produced. Keep it up, Dexter.

A big congratulations to Lowen for achieving their 99 club badge this week - a fantastic effort. Well done to everyone, we hope you have a lovely weekend!

Miss Bolton & Miss Colten

Landaviddy

Landividdy have been enjoying the welcome arrival of the sunshine, and the extra vitamin D has certainly been working wonders in the classroom!

In English, we have been building up to our grand finale writing piece. Along the way, we have been developing key skills such as using onomatopoeia, punctuating speech correctly with speech marks, and building tension to create excitement in our writing. Using the story Traction Man as inspiration, the children have been planning and creating their own imaginative narratives. They have invented new superheroes, villains, sidekicks, and exciting settings for their stories. We have been so impressed with their creativity and the effort they have put into making their writing engaging and action-packed. We can't wait to share their final pieces! 

In Maths, we have been completing our multiplication and division unit, building our confidence with more complex calculations. This has included dividing 2-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers and learning how to work with remainders. We have also been exploring scaling and thinking about how many different combinations we can create. One of our favourite activities was investigating how many ways we could make an ice cream using different flavours and toppings.

In PSHE this term, our class have been learning about the different emergency services and the important roles they play in keeping us safe. We explored who to contact in a range of situations and discussed why each service is needed. To help us understand this better, we worked with a variety of scenario cards. These included different emergencies, and in pairs we had to decide which service would be the most appropriate to help. We thought carefully about each situation and explained our reasoning to our partners. We all really enjoyed working together and feel much more confident about what to do if an emergency ever happens.

In Design and Technology, our class has been busy planning and designing a moving volcano picture. We have been learning how to use simple mechanisms to create movement in our work. We decided to use split pins to create a lever system, which will allow the lava to pop out from the volcano. We explored different ideas and practised how to join pieces together so they can move smoothly. We are looking forward to making our final pieces and watching our volcanoes erupt!

In Science, we have been exploring how friction affects movement. We learned that friction is a force that slows things down when they move across a surface. Working in small groups, we carried out an investigation to see how different surfaces create different amounts of friction. We built a ramp and released a toy car, then measured how far it travelled across a range of surfaces. We discovered that on smoother surfaces, the car travelled further because there was less friction. On rougher surfaces, the car didn't travel as far because there was more friction slowing it down. It was a fun and practical way to learn about forces, and we enjoyed working together to test our ideas and record our results.

A huge congratulations to Iylah for being Miss Bolton's Person of the Week! I was blown away by the determination, effort, and care you took to create your narrative based on Traction Man. You included all the key components that make a piece of writing exciting, including onomatopoeia, speech marks, descriptive language, and ellipsis. It is a fantastic piece of writing that you should be very proud of. Well done!

Miss Colton picked Frankie this week for how hard he is working in handwriting - fantastic!

Another well done to Finn, who was Mrs Lister's choice for Person of the Week! She has been really impressed with your determination in class last week. You also produced a fantastic piece of writing, showing how your imagination can create a marvellous read. Well done, Finn-keep it up!

This was our last week of exploring different stories and answering our enquiry question "What is your favourite book and why?"
This week we have been reading the story of  "The Gruffalo".
The children have enjoyed a themed tuft tray where they have used different natural resources to make Gruffalo crumble!
They have also created their own Gruffalo fork painting pictures.

At story time we have enjoyed reading "Wonky Donkey", "More Ketchup Please" and the rhyming book "Each Peach Pear Plum".

In phonics this week we have been playing with alliteration and exploring tongue twisters. The children have listening and talking about sounds they might hear at the beach and we have been matching initial sounds e.g. sea and sun.

In maths we have been constructing with shapes and seeing what we could make with them.
We have continued to find objects that represent nubers including those that are larger.

Today (Friday) we have dressed up in red and had crazy hair in aid of Comic Relief. The children all looked amazing and they enjoyed decorating red nose biscuits to take home. Great job!

We hope the sun is here to stay and that you can all enjoy a warm/dry weekend.

Julie and Sarah

Thank you for sending your children in today in MUFTI and with wonderfully creative crazy hair (see blogs for photos). We had a huge amount of fun in school and spent time finding out about the work of Comic Relief. At the time of writing, we have raised over £85 for Comic Relief from your generous donations.

Trust Music Event On Monday, pupils from Polperro School joined other schools from the Trust for a special music event held at St Martin's Church in Liskeard. Thirteen of our older pupils performed a fantastic original song they had written about climate change, showcasing both their creativity and their commitment to an important global issue. Following the performances, all the children came together to sing alongside Luke Wallace, a world-renowned singer-songwriter from Canada who inspires positive climate action through music. It was a memorable event that brought the schools together and highlighted the importance of raising awareness about climate change. Well done to all those who represented Polperro.

FOPS Easter Discos Reminder that we will be holding Easter discos next week on Friday 27th March. Tickets are on sale in the office and cost £3. The disco for Reception, Year 1 and year 2 will be from 3:15-4:15pm. Pupils should bring a change of clothes and will be able to change after school. KS2 (years 3-6) children should go home at the usual time of 3:15pm and then return to school for their disco which will be from 4:30-6:00pm.

Diary Dates Thursday 2nd April is the last day of the Spring term and school ends for pupils at 1:30pm.

Looking ahead to the summer term, Sports Day will be held at 10am on Tuesday 23rd June with a reserve date of Friday 26th June.

Wishing you a  sunny weekend.

Mrs Hillman

Hello Everyone,

This week in Penhallow, we have been enjoying a little bit of sunshine outside. 

We have been busy singing Spring songs and going on a walk outside, on a scavenger hunt, looking for signs of Spring.

We have been continuing with our Katie Morag and the Isle of Coll unit in English, where we have been writing character descriptions and descriptions of settings. 

In Geography, we have been comparing the Isle of Coll, with K'gari, an Island off the Eastern coast of Australia. We used the internet to find photographs, maps and videos of wildlife, as well as geographical features.

We hope you have a lovely weekend.

From The Penhallow Team

This week in Year 3 has been full of fantastic learning and great enthusiasm!

In English, the children absolutely blew us away with their brilliant vocabulary choices while using onomatopoeia to create tension in exciting scenes from Traction Man. Their writing was full of wonderful sound words that really brought the action to life. Each piece was a delight to read and we were so impressed with the creativity and effort shown by everyone.

In Maths, we have been enhancing our multiplication skills to help us when multiplying and dividing a single-digit number by a two-digit number. The class has worked very hard and we are seeing some great progress, particularly with their growing confidence in their times table knowledge.

During PE, we have been enjoying cricket. The children have been practising their bowling, fielding and batting skills, and it has been lovely that the weather has been kind enough for us to play outside. There has been some excellent teamwork and great effort from everyone.

On Friday, we were lucky enough to have a special assembly with a visit from the RNLI lifeguards. The session was interactive and very interesting. The children impressed our visitors by showcasing their sea safety knowledge and asking some fantastic, thoughtful questions.

We all hope you have a restful and wonderful weekend.

Mrs Lister, Miss Bolton and Miss Colton

TALLAND'S BLOG 20.3.26

PHOTO DUMP!

Well done to Amelia for passing her next level of 99 club and congratulations to Esmai for becoming a fantastic member of Talland class - she's had a brilliant week and she has settled in to our wonderful class.

That's all from us in Talland this week - we hope you have a brilliant weekend!

Signing off from Mr. Langley and Mr. Bishop.

We have had a busy week in Chaipel. Our WW2 balanced argument is now complete and we have assessed our writing and all agree that we are extremely pleased with what we have produced. Next week, we will be learning about the life and times of Anne Frank, building up to writing a diary entry - from her perspective - on the day her family went into hiding.

In Maths, we have worked together to complete a SATS arithmetic paper and are very pleased with our results. We will continue to do this up to the SATS week to best prepare us. In other areas of maths, we have been investigating algebra (expression/formula/substitution) and the properties of a circle.

In our wider curriculum, we have looked into the Home Front and what the civilians did for the war effort, designed a steady hand game for DT and learnt about the difference between orthodox and progressive Jews in RE.

On Friday, we had the RNLI in to explain how to stay safe at the beach. I was overwhelmed at how much Chaipel knew and feel confident that they are beach-ready for the summer season!

That's all from me, so have a lovely weekend and HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!

Miss Randle and Mrs Clary

It was wonderful to see so many of you at our parent/carer consultations for Penhallow, Talland and Chaipel Classes this week. Mr Langley will be holding consultations for Talland Class next Wednesday. Miss Bolton will be holding them for Landaviddy Class on Wednesday and Friday. If you have not been able to meet with your child's teacher yet, please contact the office to arrange an appointment.

Cross Country Success The Polperro team yet again did brilliantly well in last week's final league race at Lanhydrock. Congratulations to the children who all ran well. Thank you to Mrs Turnbull and Miss Colton for their wonderful team support this season and to parents and carers for transporting our runners to each race come rain or shine (mostly rain!). An amazing effort all round from Team Polperro. Special congratulations go to Flora and Isabelle who have qualified for an Inter Area competition at Par Track on 30th March.

RNLI Beach Safety Assembly Lifeguards from the RNLI visited today to hold an assembly about how to stay safe on the beach. They enlisted the help of pupils to demonstrate how to get help if they get into trouble in the sea. They also discussed where it is and isn't safe to swim and what to do if you are caught in a riptide. Your child will have brought home a leaflet which contains the information discussed.

Comic Relief, Friday 20th March - Crazy Hair MUFTI Day This year Red Nose Day is on Friday, 20th March. The School Council would like the children to come to school in MUFTI with Crazy Hair with a minimum donation of £1 for this MUFTI day.

FOPS Easter Discos Reminder that we will be holding Easter discos on Friday 27th March. Tickets are on sale in the office and cost £3. The disco for Reception, Year 1 and year 2 will be from 3:15-4:15pm. Pupils should bring a change of clothes and will be able to change after school. KS2 (years 3-6) children should go home at the usual time of 3:15pm and then return to school for their disco which will be from 4:30-6:00pm.

Bags for School Collection Monday 16th Reminder that these are being collected from Nursery on Monday 16th March. Please ensure Nursery have your bags before 9am.

MHST Wild Wellbeing Please see attached details of the Mental Health in Schools Team (MHST) Wild Wellbeing sessions being run this Easter holidays in collaboration with Natural England, Cornwall Wildlife Trust and National Trust. These free sessions are open to children aged 5-12 to help understand and support emotional and mental wellbeing. Each session will be approximately 2 hours long. Sign up details are included in the attached poster. Sign up will close one week before the session date, or when the session reaches capacity, whichever comes first.

Wishing you a lovely weekend

Mrs Hillman

This week at nursery we have been exploring the story of "Superworm".
The children have enjoyed listening to the story and have made their own colourful worms by wrapping wool around card to create them.

They have been practicing their fine motor skills by threading cheerios onto pipecleaners to make worms and on the writing table have been practicing pencil control by following the different trails that the worm has made.

As well as the story of "Superworm", the children have enjoyed selecting other favourite books including "Little Red Riding Hood" and "The Hungry Caterpillar"

In phonics this week we have explored the different sounds that we can make with our voices and body.
The children have been identifying and creating different animal sounds and joined in with the song "Hoppy Poppy's Zoo" to the tune of "Old Mcdonald had a farm".

In maths the children have been naming and ordering numbers, sorting groups of objects and using these objects to represent numbers.

We have a Bags2school collection on Monday 16th March so if you hve any good quality used items such as clothes, shoes, bags or belts then please bag them up and bring them to nursery before 9am on the day.
It is Comic Relief next Friday so children in on this day are very welcome to come in wearing something red and with "crazy" hair!! A £1 donation would be appreciated.

Have a great weekend

Julie and Sarah 

Hello Everyone,


It's been a lot of fun, learning in Penhallow this week.

Our world book day on Thursday consisted of reading with the pupils in Chaipel class, making story cubes and inventing stories, going on a book scavenger hunt, and making pancakes after reading 'Mr Wolf's Pancakes.'

We have enjoyed some Geography learning, in which we found out more about The Isle of Coll in Scotland. We have read some of the Katie Morag stories, which are set on the fictional Isle of Struay, which is actually the Isle of Coll.

In English this week, we have written diaries and letters based around the story of Grandad's Island. We also worked in pairs to edit and improve our work.

We are looking forward to meeting you for our parent consultations next week. Please book an appointment with us, if you haven't done so already.

from The Penhallow Team