We are at the end of another wonderful year at Polperro School. The children have worked extremely hard all year which you will have seen in their books which have been sent home. They have achieved so much and we are all proud of them all as I am sure you are. Thank you so much for all of your support throughout the year.

We say some emotional goodbyes this week, firstly to our amazing Y6s who we are sure will all go on to do great things. We have also said goodbye to Mrs Phillips in a special assembly this morning. She is moving to a school in Plymouth. We will all miss seeing her smiling face in school and I am sure you will join me in wishing her all the best for the future. Mrs Lister will be replacing her in Landaviddy Class.

Summer Fayre It was lovely to see so many of you at our Summer Fayre yesterday. It was such an enjoyable afternoon and we raised over £550! Thank you to the parents/grandparents who helped out on the day and to everyone in FOPS who helped organise such an fun afternoon.

FOPS Funds The funds raised through FOPS for our school have been invaluable this year. We have spent the money on subsidising trips for every class; House badges; 99 club badges; rewards eg French pencils; prizes for World Book Day competition; Christmas plays; eco bins for our Planet Protectors; marshmallows for wellbeing day; fruit cage for garden; garden storage unit, compost and school garden supplies; maths logins for maths co uk; book boxes for phonics scheme books; SATS breakfast and Y6 leavers party food; EYFS resources.

Next year we aim to raise money for styluses for the iPads to enable the children to access everything that the educational apps on the school iPads have to offer; a trolley to store and charge the new iPads; gardening supplies; trips for each class. We will keep you posted about future plans in addition to these.

Caterlink Design a Meal Competition Congratulations to Amber for winning Landaviddy Class' design a healthy meal competition. And well done to Sonny who was runner up. Amber's meal was put on the school lunch menu today.

House Team winners Congratulations to Oak, this year's House Team winners with 570 house points. Runners up were Ash with 470 points; then Chestnut with 427 points and Willow with 393 points.

Years 5 and 6 Charity Fundraiser Well done to years 5 and 6 who cycled, scootered, walked and ran a marathon between them to raise an amazing £451 for the Plymouth and Cornwall Cancer Fund as part of their PSHE learning.

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.

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Information for September

Dropping off and picking up In September, the gates will be open as usual from 8:30am to allow you plenty of time to drop off in order for your child to be in school ready for registration at 8:45am. Please drop by 8:40am so that they are there in plenty of time for registration at 8:45am. As usual, pick-up time for all classes will be 3:15pm with Penhallow Class leaving from the side gate and Talland and Chaipel Classes from the main gate. Parents of pupils in Landaviddy Class (year 3) are asked to wait for their child outside Landaviddy Classroom on the playground.

Uniform Information about our uniform is on the information tab on this website. Please ensure that everything is labelled for the start of term.

PE and Swimming PE kit should come in on the first day of term and be in all half term. The swimming pool will still be open in September therefore please send your child in with their swimming kit on the first day.

After School and Breakfast Clubs Wraparound care will start on the first day back (4th September). Please email the office (secretary@polperroprimary.co.uk) if you would like your child to attend.

INSET Wednesday 3rd September is an INSET day. We look forward to welcoming everyone back to school at 8:30am on Thursday, 4th September. Thank you again for all of your support throughout the year. Wishing you all a wonderful summer break.

Anthea Hillman and the staff at Polperro Primary Academy

Our final full week has come to an end, and what a week it has been! 

This week we were excited to receive a letter from the King! Last half term, we wrote persuasive letters on plastic pollution to King Charles, and we couldn't believe we had a response. His majesty enjoyed reading our letters and was impressed by our passion for protecting Cornwall's beaches from pollution. 

We painted our clay pilchards this week, thinking carefully about the colours we chose. These will be making their way home next week. In History, we have enjoyed learning about Polperro and explored diary extracts written by children from the 1850s. We learnt about their daily lives and compared this to the present day. We have also enjoyed our PSHE lessons this week, which have been very informative. Not to forget the fun we had on Tuesday making chocolate rocks!

In English, we have been busy writing our narrative inspired by the short film 'The Man on the Moon'. I have been blown away by the focus and determination of everyone, when writing their stories. Well done! 

Congratulations to Brody, Dexter and Emma for being chosen as Landaviddy's People of the Week and a big well done to Anya who has now moved on to her Bronze club!

Polite Reminder: Please ensure that your child brings in their colour-banded and library books back in to school, ready to be returned over the summer holidays.

We hope you have a super weekend and look forward to seeing you on Monday, for the final few days of school before the summer. 

Mrs Wilkie, Mrs Phillips, Miss Bowden and Miss Colton

It has a been a busy but very emotional last full week in Chaipel. We had our Leaver's Assembly on Wednesday and it was a huge success. Everyone sang their hearts out and there wasn't a dry eye in the house. We finished off with a pool party, BBQ and a few games of Dodgeball: we all had a lovely time.

MATHS
Y5s have been recapping on their fractions knowledge - in preparation for their Y6 transition. Y6s have been tackling maths challenges, putting all of their known strategies and number fluency together to solve clues.

ENGLISH
We have written, edited and produced our final copy of our adaptation of the classic Wizard of Oz. It really shows just how much the children have learnt over the years and they have produced work to be proud of.

In our Wider Curriculum, we completed our DT, creating gears and and a pulley system and finished our Orwell Art Project, creating some beautiful cards for us to sell at our exhibition in the Autumn.

On Friday, Y5/6 completed their fundraising marathon for Cornwall and Plymouth Cancer charity. They had the option to cycle, run, walk or scooter their mile and they absolutely smashed it! I will let you know our total funds raised when I get all of the monies in!

POLITE REMINDERS
Our Summer Fayre is on Monday from 2pm. Please come along and join us for tea, cake and plenty of fun!

Please can you check that your child has brought in their colour-banded book and any library books back in to school.


Miss Randle, Mrs Clary, Miss Hodge and Miss Colton

TALLAND'S CLASS BLOG: ST. MICHAEL'S MOUNT - PICTURE OVERLOAD INCOMING...

It's been another memorable week at Polperro School.

On Wednesday, we celebrated our wonderful Year 6 pupils in their emotional Leavers' Assembly. The children shared special memories and highlights from their time at Polperro School, bringing smiles, laughter, and a few tears(!) to everyone in the audience. The day ended on a high with a fantastic Leavers' Party.

Talland Class had an exciting trip to St Michael's Mount on Thursday, where they explored the setting for their Cormoran and the Giant Killer stories. The visit brought their learning to life and sparked some brilliant creative ideas.

Meanwhile, Landaviddy Class were thrilled to receive a reply from King Charles in response to the thoughtful letters they wrote about protecting our seas from pollution.


Next week is a short school week. We are looking forward to seeing you all on Monday (21st July) at the FOPS Summer Fete which starts at 2pm.

On Tuesday, school will finish for pupils at 1:30pm. Please collect your children from the main gate, whichever year group they are in, as we will be saying a special goodbye to Year 6.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Mrs Hillman

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.

From 

The Penhallow Team

Chaipel have had a very D.T heavy week this week. We designed some functional gears using a range of different materials before selecting the one most fit for purpose. We then investigated how pulley systems work and created a system which could 'tidy up the floor of our classroom'. Verity and Elsie did an amazing job and created a pulley system that accurately fitted the design criteria.

Y6s have been working hard on their Leavers' assembly: we have had a couple of run-throughs this week and it is going to be a real tear-jerker! 

In other news, Sean has been in for our last Orwell Project art lesson where we created cards out of our creations to sell at the exhibition in the Autumn. The project has taken us on an incredible journey and the children are really proud of what they have achieved!

Congratulations to ARIA for being our Person of the Week; displaying our school values and being a role-model to her peers.

That's all from Team Chaipel: Miss Randle, Mrs Clary, Mrs Hodge and Miss Colton.

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

Lappa Valley

We had a super time today at Lappa Valley! Have a look at some of the pictures below! In particular, thank you to Mrs Hood, Miss Marjeram, Miss Smith and the Polperro staff for all your help too!

This week, we have enjoyed Music lessons with Mrs Butlin and creating our clay pilchards in Art. We will be painting these next week! 

On Tuesday, we had our transition day. Year 3 had a wonderful time in Talland and are eager for their move to Year 4 in September. In Landaviddy, we reintroduced the expectations for next year as Year 3, had a go at portrait painting and created our peg and tray labels. We cannot wait for what Year 3 will bring. 

We hope you have a lovely weekend and look forward to seeing you next week!

Mrs Wilkie, Mrs Phillips, Miss Bowden and Miss Colton

TALLAND'S CLASS BLOG 11.7.25

Another end to another fun-filled week! It was lovely meeting all the new children coming (and staying) in Talland class next year and it sounded like all the Year 5's had a great time in Chaipel - getting ready for their next adventure. It sounds like they were asking really good questions and were enthusiastic which was lovely to hear! We had Sean (the artist) back in for his final lesson with them. The children created some brilliantly creative cards to complete our Orwell Project. They should be proud of their final creation!

Maths:
Year 5 are back on shape and have been learning how to use a protractor. They can also identify the different types of angles... why not quiz your child on the different types of angles they can remember...
Year 4 have been delving deeper into money problems - they'll be sorting out your mortgages, insurances and taxes in know time!

English:
We have created some really powerful writing this week where the children have tried their best to include writing techniques that we have been incorporating throughout the year. The descriptions of the giant and Jack have been great!

PE:
The weather has been glorious this week so we've taken full advantage of the pool and got in not once but twice! Lots of fun games and stroke technique. The children's confidence has grown along with ability which is fantastic!

Well done to Arnie and Tabbi this week for their enthusiasm and determination to learning this week - it never goes un-noticed! 

That's all from us this week so we hope you have an amazing weekend and can't wait to see you on Monday!

Signing off from Mr. Langley, Mr. Bishop and Miss. Colton. 

 

So many highlights to choose from this week. On Tuesday morning, our pupils spent time in their new classes, finding out about their friends and their teachers and teaching staff. We have enjoyed getting to know the new pupils who will be joining us in September.

Y6 received their SATS results on Tuesday and we are hugely proud, not just of their amazing results, but of the way they took the whole process in their stride. Well done year 6!

Reports This year, end-of-year reports have been sent out via email, and we will continue to use this method moving forward. Your child will bring home their previous reports at the end of next week, unless they were not returned last year.

Books Your child will be bringing their schoolbooks home at the end of next Friday. Please provide them with a carrier bag to help carry everything.

Clubs Reminder that clubs have now finished for the year except for wraparound (breakfast and after school club).

Sun Safety During this amazing weather, we want to make sure all children stay safe in the sun. Please make sure your child brings a sun hat and sun cream to school every day. We follow a 'no hat, no play' policy, and we've noticed some children often come without one. Thanks for your help with this!

Summer Activities Please find attached leaflets about Time2Move bikeability courses and Softball Cricket courses to be run over the summer break.

End of term 1:30 finish Reminder that school will finish for pupils at 1:30pm on Tuesday 22nd July.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Mrs Hillman

This week we have been talking about going on holiday. The children have been discussing whether they have ever been on holiday, where they went, what the did and how they got to their holiday.
We have been studying the globe and atlas and picking out different countries we might like to go to.
The children decided collectively that they would like to go to the beach for their holidays and they enjoyed playing in the beach themed tuft tray and decorated ice lollies.
They used clay to make shell imprints and have been playing in the role play area with the paddling pool, buckets and spades.

At story time we have been reading the stories "What he ladybird heard at the seaside" and "amazing aeroplanes". 
In phonics we have been practicing our voice sounds and exploring the way our mouths move as we say different words. We have been sorting groups of items with the same initial sounds and we went on a listening walk outside on the grassy area.

In maths we have been sorting and grouping objects and comparing how many and have been writing numbers on the big chalk board.

Have a great weekend

Julie and Sarah

What a week it has been! In History, we learnt about how Polperro fishermen would catch pilchards. We were so enthusiastic about the process and enjoyed discovering what happened over 150 years ago. In Science, we have been learning about the properties of different rocks and made scientific predictions based on their properties. Art this week consisted of creating pinch pots and adding decorations using the score and slip method. We will be designing clay pilchards next week - watch this space!

In English, we have launched a new unit of narrative writing, based on the short film 'The Man on the Moon'. We have loved exploring ambitious vocabulary this week and wrote some fantastic opening paragraphs (see examples below). I was blown away by the language the children were using. Well done! 

In Maths, Year 2 have started a new topic on Statistics. We have learnt how to use tally marks to collect data and presented findings using block diagrams and pictograms. Year 3 have finished work on time and started looking are geometry, with turns and angles. 

Congratulations to Frankie and Lowen H for being chosen as Landaviddy's People of the Week and a big well done to Finn for achieving his 99 club. 

Next week, we have our class trip on Friday 11th July to Lappa Valley. Please make sure you bring in your permission slips and pay any outstanding contributions prior to this. 

We hope you have a super weekend and look forward to seeing you on Monday!

Mrs Wilkie, Mrs Phillips, Miss Bowden and Miss Colton

It has been a different and quiet week this week with year 6 away at their residential at the Ultimate Adventure Centre in Devon. On Monday we welcomed pupils who will be joining us in Reception in September for a session in Penhallow Class. On Tuesday Rev Richard came in for an assembly about protecting our planet and our Planet Protectors were able to answer some challenging questions about how to do this. This afternoon, Years 4 and 5 practised their spoken French in our Cafe in the hall.

Transition
Next Tuesday will be transition morning for all of our pupils when they will enjoy time in their new class.

Clubs
Please note that next week will be the last week of clubs for this school year.

FOPS Summer Fair - Monday 21st July at 2pm
Reminder that if you would like to help out on the day of our summer fair, please let us know.

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. We have a wide range of sizes available - not just the uniform which is on the rail in reception - so please ask at the office for what you need.

The Summer Reading Challenge Reminder that you will be able to sign up your child/children for the Summer Reading Challenge at the school gate on Thursday 10th July.

Bodmin Keep Please use this link to find information about events taking place over the summer at Bodmin Keep Summer Holiday Programme at Bodmin Keep 

Have a great weekend.

Mrs Hillman

We have finished our learning on under the sea this week and have rounded it off nicely by making some colourful jellyfish to hang up and the children have been decorating starfish.
After learning about different creatures that live under the sea, the children have decided that sharks are the "scariest" thing living in the sea, jellyfish are the "funniest" and crabs are the "snappiest".

At story time we have enjoyed books including "Tiddler", "Rainbow fish" and "Commotion in the ocean"
In phonics we have created different voice sounds for different characters in stories, have been exploring words that rhyme and matching objects with the same initial sounds.

In maths we have been joining pieces together to complete different puzzles, problem solving with shapes and finding different objects relating to numbers.

We have been busy planting seeds in our new garden area, with some already starting to grow. We look forward to seeing how they get on and seeing what vegetables we can produce.

Last week we received a visit from the Big Brush Club to see how we were carrying out the new toothbrushing programme that we are a part of. The visit went well and we are pleased to say that we received our Qualiy Assurance certificate for this with comments been made on how well the children carried  out the brushing of their teeth and how organised we were in delivering the program in the short space of time that we have been doing it. We are delighted with this.

Just a reminder that their is a school visit on Monday 7th July for those children moving up in September 9.15- 10.30am.

Have a great weekend

Julie and Sarah

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

Well done Y6!