As we reach the end of another wonderful year at Polperro School, I would like to thank you for your continued support. The children have worked incredibly hard and we are so proud of everything they have achieved. We hope you have enjoyed seeing their progress through the books sent home.

Before the summer break, we have some goodbyes to say. We wish our fantastic Year 6 pupils every success as they move on to secondary school. They have been such a valued part of our school community and we know they will do well. We are also saying goodbye to Mrs Lister who is moving to another school within the Trust and Miss Bowden who is leaving to begin her teacher training. We thank them both for their dedication and wish them every success.

Finally, Mrs Clary has recently decided to take up a new role that will allow her to spend more time with her grandchildren. While we will miss her greatly, we completely understand her decision and thank her for everything she has done for our school over the last four years. We wish her every happiness for the future.

From September, Miss Colton will provide TA support in Chaipel Class and Miss Beere will provide TA support in Landaviddy Class.

Swim Gala Thank you for coming to see the children in our first whole school swimming gala yesterday. From what I hear, it was a great success and I am sorry to have missed it. We will certainly do another one next year and meanwhile we will spend the generous £110 raised on the pool.

FOPS Funds The Summer Fair last Friday raised over £750. A huge thank you to everyone who helped out. The funds raised through FOPS for our school have been invaluable this year, allowing us to enhance our curriculum in many ways. We have spent the money on: subsidising trips for every class; gymnastic equipment; music lessons with Sally Butlin; House badges; 99 club badges; rewards eg prizes for World Book Day competition; Christmas plays; styluses for the iPads; an iPad trolley to store and charge the new iPads; gardening supplies; SATS revision books; Guided Reading books; class rug and outdoor resources for Penhallow Class; maths boards for all classes and KS2 maths.co.uk accounts; DT resources and Christmas craft materials for Christmas art day; Y6 leavers' party food. Next year we aim to raise money for providing some form of sun shelter for the field; gardening supplies; trips for each class. We will keep you posted about these and other future plans.

House Team winners Congratulations to Ash, this year's House Team winners with 502 house points. Runners up were Chestnut with 493 points; then with 470 points Willow and Oak in joint third.

Online Safety During the summer holidays, without the distraction of school, internet usage for many young people can increase all the way up to September. Please use this link https://saferinternet.org.uk/guide-and-resource/staying-safe-online-in-the-summer-holidays for more information about keeping children safe online children safe when using the internet, social media and playing online games.

INSET Thursday 3rd September and Friday 4th September are INSET days. We look forward to welcoming everyone back to school at 8:30 on Monday, 7th September.

Thank you again for all of your support throughout the year. I will write again at the end of the summer break, meanwhile please see below for the main information you will need about the new term in September.

Wishing you all a wonderful summer break.


Anthea Hillman and the staff at Polperro Primary Academy

Hello Everyone!

Our final full week of the year is complete. 

We have still kept busy with our learning.

In maths, Reception have been practicing their number formation by using chalk, sand, Lego, and plenty of outdoor learning. Year 1 have been working on their knowledge of place value, and Year 2 have been practicing their skills of explaining reasoning.

We have also been busy practicing for our swimming gala on Monday, which has helped us to cool off in the heat this week.

We completed our art this half term, by using a paint program on the iPads to recreate our own John Dyer paintings. 

We also enjoyed an afternoon of board games on Thursday, which was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. 

Next Week:
Monday:
Children will be bringing their books home today so can they bring in a large, strong carrier bag, please. 


Swimming Gala:
Our Swimming Gala is on Tuesday. Our slots start  at 9:00 and parents are very welcome to come and watch us compete for our House Teams.

Wednesday:
Our last day! We finish school at 1:30pm and we say goodbye to our lovely Year 1's and Year 2's who will move into Landaviddy. We wish you well and look forward to seeing you grow in your next chapter.

From The Penhallow Team

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... 

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-

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

We have continued to explore "Under the Sea" this week and the children have enjoyed an under the water themed tuft tray where they have been naming different sea creatures and counting how many shells.

They have made lots of different arts and crafts including tissue paper fish and have finished their crabs and paper plate under the sea scenes.

Outside we have enjoyed playing on the grassy area, getting out nice and early to avoid the hot sun. The children have loved lots of water play and playing in the shady areas and on the hill.

At story time we have enjoyed reading "Commotion in the Ocean" and "Titch the Tiddler" and in phonics this week we have had a noisy week of playing instruments- loud/quiet/fast slow and have enjoyed some listening walks, listening to the different sounds indoors and out.

In maths we have been exploring patterns, following and creating our own. The children have been putting blocks in a sequence.

Have a great weekend

Julie and Sarah

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One Team, One Amazing Adventure!

What can I say? I could not be more proud of these amazing individuals. We have had an amazing Residential - at The Ultimate Adventure Centre - and have made many memories for life.

For me, it was the unwaivering sense of love, camaraderie and kinship that these Y6s have towards each other. We've had many highs and some lows as we faced our worst fears; yet, through it all, there was always a friend ready to support and help us through it. The instructors were overwhelmed at how everyone worked together and bounced of each others' energy and as their teacher, it has been a pleasure to witness.

Here is just some of the highlights: there will be a montage of photos from the trip at the Leavers' Assembly on Monday 20th July.

"WELL DONE, TEAM CHAIPEL, WE NAILED IT!!!"

Good luck with your transition days on Monday and Tuesday, and Mrs Clary and I will be waiting to welcome you back on Wednesday.

Miss Randle and Mrs Clary

Hello Everyone,

On Thursday we were treated to a visiting artist, who helped us to make our own clay fish. These lovely creations will become part of a large art project in which pupils from Polperro and surrounding primary and secondary schools will all have their individual fish displayed together.

In our class art lesson this week, we continued with our John Dyer artwork, where we added details to our painted backgrounds and also used a paint program on the iPads, to recreate aspects of his paintings. We were so proud of the results.

During our music lesson this week, we used percussion instruments to create sound effects for different animals to accompany a new song. We improved our listening skills by copying rhythm patterns that increased in length. 

In PE this week, we completed the bridge schools games challenges. We completed 5 different challenges, all with a World Cup football theme. Each of the schools in the bridge academy trust will submit their results of the challenge. We look forward to finding out the results soon.

Enjoy your weekend!

From The Penhallow Team

It has been a quieter and slightly different week at school, with our Year 6 pupils away on their residential visit to the Ultimate Adventure Centre in Devon. On Monday, we were delighted to welcome the children who will be joining us in Reception this September for a transition session in Penhallow Class. It was wonderful to see them exploring their new environment and beginning to get to know their teachers and classmates. This week Penhallow Class has enjoyed developing their creativity and artistic skills creating ceramic fish as part of the United by the Sea project, set up by Creative Looe CIC. Meanwhile, Years 4 and 5 spent Wednesday afternoon honing their orienteering skills around the school grounds, while Year 3 took their science learning outdoors to investigate how the body works.

Transition Day Monday 6th July We are looking forward to our Transition Morning on Monday, when the children will spend the morning in their new class for next year.

FOPS Summer Fair - Friday 17th July at 2pm If you are able to help at our Summer Fair, we would love to hear from you. Whether you can spare some time on the day or make a donation, your support is greatly appreciated. We would be grateful for donations of:
• Soft toys for the Teddy Tombola
• Good-quality books and toys for our book and toy stalls
• Homemade or shop-bought cakes (please ensure all homemade cakes are clearly labelled with a list of ingredients).

Reminder that Thursday 9th July will be a MUFTI day where we will be asking for donations of an item matching your child's house team colour to create hampers for raffle prizes. Children can wear their own clothes and this could include wearing their house colour.

The Summer Reading Challenge You will be able to sign up your child/children for the Summer Reading Challenge at the school fair on Friday 17th July.

Guitar, Piano and Keyboard Concert Reminder that on Thursday 16th July at 2:45 pm, pupils who have music lessons with Mr Grint will be performing in an end-of-year concert. Parents and carers of children who receive lessons with Mr Grint are warmly invited to attend and enjoy the performance. If you would like to come, please email the school in advance so that we can make the necessary arrangements. We look forward to seeing you there.

Clubs Please note that the week commencing 13th July will be the last week of clubs for this school year. Wraparound care will continue as usual.

Supporting Your Child Online The Headstart Kernow Online Resilience Toolkit Support on Digital Issues : Headstart Kernow offers practical advice to help parents understand their child's online activities and recognise when they may need extra support. The toolkit includes easy-to-use guides, resources and podcasts designed to build parents' confidence in talking about topics such as gaming, social media and online safety. It helps families understand online challenges, consider what is age-appropriate, and start positive conversations with their children about staying safe online.

Have a great weekend.

Anthea Hillman

Landaviddy

This week in Maths, we have continued our learning on Statistics. The children have been developing their skills in interpreting data, collecting and collating information from our own class, and presenting their findings using bar charts. We have placed a particular focus on creating clear, accurate, and well-presented charts. Next week, we will begin a new topic on Money. Any opportunities to practice recognising coins and notes, counting money, and working out simple amounts at home would be a great way to support your child's learning.

This week in English, we have been rehearsing the story of The Cobbler and the Dragon in preparation for writing our own version. The children will be changing part of the story by creating and including their own mythical creature, so we have been focusing on learning the structure and key events of the original tale. We also enjoyed reading a shortened version of King Arthur and the Sword in the Stone. As part of our learning, we created an Arthurian picture dictionary, collecting and illustrating new vocabulary that we have come across in the stories we have read so far. This has helped us to develop our understanding of the language and characters found in Arthurian legends.

This week in Design and Technology, we practiced our cutting and grating skills using a variety of fruits and vegetables. Before beginning our food preparation, we learnt some important safety rules, including how to use the claw and bridge techniques when cutting, the importance of always using a chopping board, and why we should wash our hands thoroughly before handling food.

Next week, we will be tasting a range of fruits and vegetables, describing their textures and flavours, and using this to help us evaluate different foods.

We have been lucky enough to make the most of the lovely weather by enjoying two swimming sessions this week. During our lessons, we have been practicing our pushing and gliding skills, as well as learning how to position our bodies correctly in the water to help us float with confidence and control. It has been wonderful to see the children growing in confidence and developing their swimming techniques.


This week in Science, we carried out our investigation to find out whether the length of our arms and legs affects how far we can jump or throw a ball. After collecting and analysing our results, we discovered that the length of our limbs did not have a significant effect on how far we could jump or throw. We also learnt about the important role muscles play in helping our bodies to move. We explored how muscles work alongside our bones to allow us to perform a range of everyday movements.

This week the children have enjoyed making paper plate under the sea pictures using different textures such as sand. They painted their hands and used these to make the fish.
They have discussed things you might find at the beach or in the water and created crabs.

At story time we have read "Sharing a Shell" and "Mr Seahorse" which the children enjoyed listening to and were able to ask and answer questions relating to the story.

In phonics we have been practicing sounds and looking at how our mouths move to form these sounds.
The children have identified sounds in a game of "I Spy" and explored different musical instruments.

The children going to school in September enjoyed a visit to reception class on Monday and then went for a snack and story on Wednesday morning.
A quick reminder that there is another transition visit on Monday 6th July 9.15- 10.30am.

Enjoy a lovely hot and sunny weekend.

Julie and Sarah
 

Well done Y6 for tackling the climbing wall and the assault course today!

Mrs Clary reports that year 6 all really enjoyed the campfire singing and games last night. Henry conquered his fear of heights and got to the top of the climbing wall this morning and they were all really good at archery. 

More photos later to include the Ultimate Assault Course!


Mrs Hillman

After a good night's sleep for everyone, Y6 have had a hearty breakfast and are getting ready for a morning of climbing and archery. 

Watch this space for photos of last night's campfire and today's activities.

Mrs Hillman

Well done year 6 for navigating the Nightline, with and without blindfolds, and enjoying dinner afterwards (keeping an eye on England with Mr Langley)!

More photos tomorrow.

Mrs Hillman

Year 6 have arrived safely at the Ultimate Adventure Centre, proudly wearing their new leavers' hoodies. After lunch they will be enjoying their first two activities: Nightline followed by Orienteering.  Pictures to follow later.

Mrs Hillman