We have enjoyed welcoming everyone back this week after the half term. It has been lovely to see all of the children and they have thrown themselves back into the nursery routine.

For the next few weeks we are looking at different books and answering our question "What is your favourite story and why?"

We have been busy making Stickman family pictures and the children have been discussing who is a part of their family group.

At story time and in adition to "Stickman" we have also been reading "Room on the Broom" and the children have been selecting books that they would like to read.

In phonics this week we have been listening to and exploring different sounds in our envirionment, trying to keep time when listening to a simple beat and the children have explored instruments and the sounds they make.

In maths we are finding objects that represent numbers and exploring different shapes.

Next week on Thursday it is World Book Day and the children are invited to come to nursery dressed as their favourite book character. We will also be celebrating St Pirans Day with a cream tea! 

We look forward to seeing you all next week.

Julie and Sarah

We began our final week this term with our Wellbeing Morning - time dedicated to positive mental health for all. We completed our yearly RSPB Bird Watch and then took part in a series of activities: a book and a blanket, Lego, pebble painting, arts and crafts and hot chocolate and camp fire story-telling. It was a lovely morning; Tristan loved telling stories to the children in Reception and Y1.

We have completed our Midnight Fox 'write the story's ending' and then Miss Randle read the final chapters of the book to see if our written predictions were correct. We were thankful to find out that both the vixen and her cub were rescued and fled to safety!

In Maths, we are winning fractions, decimals and percentages and have worked hard this week to order, compare, convert and find equivalences. 

In our Wider Curriculum, we made 'Dracula Detection Devices' in Science - using pressure pads - to complete our investigation into circuits, created powerpoints on our fundraising charity and event and completed our Basquiat-themed neo-expressionism artwork. 

REMINDER
A letter was sent home today with with information regarding SATS club timings:
Tuesday (3:15pm - 4:15pm)
Wednesday (12:30 - 1pm)
Thursday (8am - 8:30am)
This is a great opportunity for the children to work through their SATS revision books and work together to help with any misconceptions they have.

That's all from me so have a lovely half term and see you all on Monday 23rd February.

Miss Randle and Mrs Clary.

 Hello Everyone,

What a wonderful end to the week we have had at Bodmin airfield!
We learnt all about the materials used to build the planes and how they are designed and made. We saw an incredible range of planes and even had a turn at sitting in the cockpit. 

This week, we have also been busy weaving landscapes using different materials in the style of the Cornish artist Caroline Saxby. 

In English, Year 2 have been finding features of recounts, while Year 1 have been improving their punctuation in sentences. 

In music, we enjoyed listening to different genres of music, which had the theme of flight. This included 'The Lark Ascending' by Vaughn Williams, and 'The Aviary' by Camille Saens Saens. The children used a range of musical vocabulary to describe the music and explained how the music made them feel. We then enjoyed some uplifting singing.

On Monday we spent time in our house groups, enjoying some fun and relaxing activities that the children felt improved their mental health. These activities included painting, bird watching, spending time outdoors, playing collaboratively, building, reading and playing games. It's always so lovely to see the older children in the school, helping the younger children in Penhallow.

We hope you have a lovely half term.

From The Penhallow Team

Happy Half Term!

This week has zoomed by! On Monday, we hosted a whole school wellbeing morning, where all the children participated in a range of mindful activities, as part of Children's Mental Health Week. One of these activities included rock painting, which the children found very relaxing. On Tuesday, we participated in Safer Internet Day, which focused on making smart and safe choices around the use of AI technology.

We finally constructed our toy cars in DT! All of the children worked so hard on their designs and demonstrated excellent determination. See if you can spot yours below! As a result of hard work, all the children independently made a moving car with axles and wheels. Well done Landaviddy! We of course had to spend some time racing with our finished products, which was lots of fun. 

In English, we have enjoyed learning the story The Lonely Beast by Chris Judge and developing our skills as writers, thinking carefully about our choices of vocabulary. We constructed character descriptions of the Lonely Beast which we will use for a missing poster. In Maths, we have been looking at the 4 times table, applying our knowledge of multiplication and division. 

Congratulations to Iylah for being noticed by Mr Langley as a Person of the Week. And a big well done to Lowen for achieving his 99 club badge this week. 

We hope you have a restful half term and we look forward to welcoming you back in school on Monday 23rd February 2026. 

Mrs Wilkie, Mrs Lister and Miss Colton

Hello Everyone,

We look forward to our trip to Looe library on Monday afternoon. Please note, as the letter states, school uniform should be worn. If your child would like to bring something cosy for mental health day, please bring this in addition. This is not compulsory.

On Friday, you will have received a letter regarding a trip to Bodmin Airfield that will take place on Thursday. We have already been learning about a number of influential historical figures that have contributed to the history of flight, such as The Wright brothers' and Amelia Earhart. This week, we also learnt about the achievements of Amy Johnson. We also learnt about the design of a number of different aircraft throughout history. This will help us with our learning on the trip. There will be so many fascinating types of aircraft to see, and I know that the children our really looking forward to going.

This week, we have also been writing a diary entry and a recount, based on the film clips 'The man on the Moon' and 'Baboon on the Moon.' We have noticed a big improvement in handwriting this week. Year 1 have been improving their letter formation, while Year 2 have been starting to join their handwriting very carefully. Well done Everyone.

From The Penhallow Team

Another busy week in Chaipel this week. We sat some mock SATS each morning and everyone has been amazing, trying their best and giving every paper 100%. We know what we need to focus on moving forward and we will be totally ready for the real thing in May!

In English, we have been editing, improving and writing up our narrative in best copy. I will read the ending of 'The Midnight Fox' next week to see if our predicted endings match the author's. We will complete our English by merging our enquiry in to North America with our writing by creating a non-fiction text about the geographical features of a chosen North American country. 

Our new gymnastics apparatus arrived this week and we have been testing it out as part of our P.E unit. We were creating symmetrical and asymmetrical shapes as well as building core tension.

In other areas of the WIDER CURRICULUM, we have created our background and portrait for our Basquiat artwork - we will complete this next week. Our stop motion animation has progressed to adding sound effects which we will continue to edit and improve on next week and we have been learning about world time zones in Geography.

Well done to our People of the Week - Lily, Henry and Isaac - for demonstrating our school values.

That's all from me so have a great weekend!

Miss Randle and Mrs Clary.   

This week, we have focused on completing our Moroccan Lemonade recipes in English. The children have worked so hard, shown by the fantastic work they've produced. Well done Landaviddy!

During Wider Curriculum lessons, we have been exploring historic maps in Geography, to determine how Polperro has changed overtime. In Science, we designed a suitable covering to protect an egg from falling from height. We hope to test these next week. In DT, we created advertisement posters for our toy cars, which we will make next week! We've also been enjoying RE lessons with Mrs Lister, exploring parables and discussing what Christians believe God is like. 

In Maths, we have continued working through multiplication and division, exploring the 3 times table, and multiplying and dividing by 4. 

Congratulations to Esme and Darragh for being chosen as Landaviddy's People of the Week. And a big well done to Ella, Esme, Amelia and Brody for achieving their 99 club badges this week. 

Polite Reminder: Please make sure you bring in your recycled material, ready to make your toy car, by Monday 9th February. 

We hope you have a great weekend and look forward to seeing you on Monday for our final week of Spring Term 1!

Mrs Wilkie, Mrs Lister and Miss Colton

TALLAND'S BLOG 6.2.26

What an incredible week! We've had Anglo-Saxon VS Viking battles, making historic buckles and broaches , hot fires to cook bread and soup on, wattle and daub making for some sturdy ancient walls. And then, for good measure, we through in some tennis and some torch making.

CONGRATULATIONS to Renley, Charlie, Kayla and Taran for passing there next round in 99 club. Well done to Emma for being noticed for being an incredible learning partner this week. She showed creative guidance, kindness and as always, she was a fantastic member of Talland.

That's all from us this week. We hope you have a brilliant weekend!

Signing off from Mr. Langley and Mr. Bishop.  


PHOTO FRENZY INCOMING..

Hello Everyone,

Great fun was had this week during our science lesson, where we made and tested paper helicopters. We learnt about how adding weight to the helicopters, changed the speed at which they fell, and then recorded our results in a graph.

Reception have been learning all about space. They have been busy using different painting techniques to paint the different planets of the solar system. They have also enjoyed singing songs and taking part in listening activities all about space stories. Our role play area has been filled with children visiting our space station and making and recording observations. 

During English this week, we have used two film clips to help us with our learning. The first, is a clip called 'Baboon on the Moon' and the second, 'Man on the Moon'. We have been using skills such as making predictions, explaining and reasoning, as well as developing our vocabulary to describe feelings. We wrote letters to the man on the moon, using the English skills that we have been developing. 

We are all so pleased with how well the children are improving their reading skills so far in Penhallow. Please keep practicing your reading as often as you can. We are so proud of your progress. Well done everybody.

Have a lovely weekend,

from The Penhallow Team

We've continued working hard, exploring our enquiry question 'How Far Can We Travel?' in DT, designing our toy cars. We thought carefully about the materials we intend on using and look forward to constructing our designs over the next few weeks. In Science, we investigated materials, determining what would be most suitable for a house built for the Three Little Pigs. During Computing this week, we imagined we were temperature sensors on board the International Space Station and recorded temperatures around the school, using spreadsheets. 

In Maths, we have been exploring multiplying and dividing by 3. We have been using arrays and pictorial representations to support our understanding this week. In English, we been writing up of methods section and making improvements to our work, ready for writing our final written copies next week. 

Congratulations to Brody and Alfie for being chosen as Landaviddy's People of the Week. 

We hope you enjoy the weekend and look forward to seeing you next week! 

Mrs Wilkie, Mrs Lister and Miss Colton

What a lovely week we have had in Chaipel!
Our English write-up of The Midnight Fox ending is in full swing and is full of multi-clause sentences to build suspense and create mood and tension. We will continue next week and will then edit, improve and write our best copy by Friday. 

For Maths this week, we have been immersed in fraction, decimal and percentage equivalents and percentage of amounts. We have made great progress and are ready to attempt some practice SATS papers next week! 

In our Wider Curriculum, we have been investigating stop motion animation in Computing and have begun to put together a short clip which we will build on next week to create a short film using music. In Art, we have been creating more Basquiat-inspired pieces and next week, we will plan and begin to create our neo-expressionism masterpiece. More circuit investigations in Science, experimenting what happens to a series circuit when you add addional components and in RE, we have been comparing various texts against the qualities we believe God to posess. 

For PSHE, we have joined with Talland to create a sponsored event for a local charity as part of our Dreams and Goals unit. We have decided on a Cornwall-based charity called LAST CHANCE HOTEL, for dogs and other small animals who have been mistreated or are terminally ill to care for them and find foster homes for them to find comfort in there last stages of life. I was overwhelemd by the maturity of the children and more information about this will follow.

That's all from me so have a lovely weeked.

Miss Randle

TALLAND'S BLOG 30.1.26

Week 4 of this term has provided us with some brutal brain breaks (planks and squats), more wet plays and a whole lot more electricity!

Here's a brief breakdown of our electrifying week:

Maths:
Year 5 have been dividing 4-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers. They have become familiar with the bus stop method and have learnt about remainders. They have also been investigating different methods to find the perimeter of rectangles.

Year 4 have been multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100. They have also been comparing the area of different shapes.


English:
We have begun planning to write our set of instructions for how to build and use a torch.

Geography:
Talland created their own maps this week (from an Anglo-Saxon time period). On this map, they created symbols for landmarks to be found by using a 4-figure grid reference. 

PSHE:
Year 5 researched possible jobs they would like to have when they are older. They investigated required qualifications and steps to begin their chosen profession and looked at how much money they could earn. 

Year 4 acted out scenarios to help someone build resilience if a hope or dream of theirs did not come to fruition. 

ART:
This week, we looked at how to show proportion in a drawing. Talland used different sized objects to draw, showing size whilst side by side and then used techniques practiced prior to this lesson to help show realism through tone and texture.

SCIENCE:
We continued experimenting with different circuits whilst figuring out what is needed to make the circuit work.

Design and Technology:
Talland made switches for their torches that they we are going to make over the next couple of weeks (thank you for the plastic bottles). It was literally like a light bulb going off in some heads as they realised what happens when the switch is either opened or closed.

CONGRATULATIONS to Reuben for being noticed this week for continuing to show maturity, a fantastic work ethic and just generally being a great member of the class! His smile lights up the room! 

That's all from us in Talland this week. We hope you have a brilliant weekend and can't wait to see everyone next week.

Signing off from Mr. Langley and Mr. Bishop.

Prototype Cars and Moroccan Lemonade

This week Landaviddy have been enjoying continuing to explore our enquiry question 'How far can we travel?' by building prototype cars. We learnt about the history of cars and discovered how an axle helps to turn wheels. This was a practice run prior to us making our own toy cars in a few weeks time. In Science, we investigated how objects can change shape by stretching, bending, squashing or twisting. During Geography, we learnt about land use and explored local maps, identifying different types of land use. Music with Mrs Butlin was lots of fun playing djembe drums and practising being conductors. 

In Maths, we have been revising multiples of 2, 5 and 10 and  using arrays to represent multiplications. We also worked in pairs to problem solve and calculate the cost of making a cup of lemonade, working out the coins we needed too. During English this week, we followed instructions to make Moroccan lemonade which we taste tested today! All of the children loved drinking lemonade and were able to use their senses to collect a range of amazing vocabulary to describe the experience. Next week we will be writing up our instructions. 

Congratulations to Theo for being chosen as Landaviddy's Person of the Week. 

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

Mrs Wilkie, Mrs Lister and Miss Colton 

TALLAND'S BLOG 23.1.26

Well there goes week 3 of Spring Term 1? Another high energy week that's been full of learning and playing with electrics (safely of course).

Here's a breakdown of our week:

Maths:
Year 5 have been multiplying 4-digit numbers by 2- digit numbers. Next week we will be solving word problems and looking at short division. They have also completed their unit on SHAPE. 

Year 4 have been looking at factors and have been making shapes.

English:
We have continued to work on instructions. We've been learning how to develop a method which is in chronological order and has an abundance of description to help the reader.

Geography:
Talland learned about  different grid references, investigated how to use them and had to locate different places on a map.   

RE:
We looked at the story of Noah and the Arc  in more depth and thought about what on our planet is good and what is bad. Are there things we can do to help our planet?

ART:
This week, we looked at how we can use tone and texture through shading. How to hold the pencil differently to give different effects and where light and shadowing would appear on a 3D object.

SCIENCE: 
We have been exploring electricity and how to make a circuit. Talland had to make a light bulb, a buzzer and a motor turn on.

CONGRATULATIONS to Kayla, Renley and Max this week for passing their next round in 99 club and well done to Arnie for being noticed for showing our school values. He's shown real maturity of late and his work ethic is fantastic!

That's all from us in Talland this week. We hope you have a fantastic weekend and can't wait to see everyone next week.

Signing off from Mr. Langley and Mr. Bishop.

Another week has gone by and we have covered so much learning. In Maths, we have been learning about angles in a quadrilateral in Shape and fraction and decimal equivalents in FDP. It's lovely to see the 'lightbulb moments' when the children are making links between the different areas of maths and working together to solve more abstract questions.

We have planned our narrative - to rewrite the ending of THE MIDNIGHT FOX - and are ready to write next week. I am looking forward to reading each and every one. Joey, in particular, has really put his all into his planning and I am excited to see what he produces.

In our Wider Curriculum, we have been learning about the city names in North American countries, we have 'built a god' in RE, learnt how to use aparatus for balance and core tension in PE and for our Art, we have been investigating Basquiat's use of animal art for his masterpieces. Tristan, has produced an incredible framed piece of work for his homework - thank you!

Congratulations to Henry and Imogen for being our People of the Week and showing our school values. 

That's all from us so have a lovely weekend and see you all on Monday.

Miss Randle and Mrs Clary

Hello Everyone,

This week in Penhallow, we have been busy testing our knowledge of materials and their properties during our science lesson. We made parachutes from different materials and tested how quickly they reached the ground. We had great fun working collaboratively to make and test our ideas.

In English this week, we have been learning about techniques and devices in poetry, and have written an acrostic poem about clouds. Reception are putting into practice their fast developing skills that they have learnt in phonics, to write labels, captions and sentences, during their English learning. 

In maths, Year 2 have been learning about multiplication and division. They have already been given usernames and passwords for 'Times table rock stars' so that they can practice their multiplication tables at home. 
Year 1 have been learning about number lines, and have enjoyed making their own number lines from number cards, numicon and other apparatus.

During our history lesson this week, we learnt about the Wright brothers, and how they persevered to invent a flying machine. We found out how their ideas developed and were tested, and how planes have developed over the years. We made our own history timeline of the most significant events in their lives. 

From The Penhallow Team

We have had a busy second week in Landaviddy class. On Monday, we enjoyed line dancing with Mrs Hillman in PE and learning the names for fruits in French. In Geography, we learnt about settlements - what a settlement is and the different types. During Computing lessons, we practised our digital drawing skills, to create a bag of items we would take with us to the International Space Station. In Science, we continued work on materials, where we conducted an investigation in the classroom. We were looking for objects we could describe as transparent, opaque, rigid or flexible. We will be working on an exciting DT project in the next few weeks - watch this space! 

In Maths, we have moved on to multiplication and division. All the children were very confident making and adding equal groups, which was great to see. In English, we have started a new unit on instructions. We have enjoyed looking at different examples of instructions, identifying features, writing commands with imperative verbs and constructing an introduction for a Lemonade recipe using rhetorical questions. We are hoping to make this next week!

Congratulations to Lowen, Iylah and April for being chosen as Landaviddy's People of the Week. And a big well done to Ella and Alfie for achieving their 99 club badges this week. 

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

Mrs Wilkie, Mrs Lister and Miss Colton

We have enjoyed a range of school assemblies this week. On Monday, Rev Richard led a thoughtful New Year assembly focusing on resolutions. This was followed on Tuesday by a lively singing assembly with Mrs Fitzsimmmons. On Wednesday, we held our first Reader, Writer and Mathematician Celebration Assembly of the year, and were pleased to welcome parents and carers of the children who received certificates. We ended the week with our Celebration Assembly today, where we recognised children who consistently demonstrate our school values, awarded 99 Club badges to pupils mastering their times tables, and celebrated Flora's recent triathlon success. If your child has an achievement to celebrate, whether in sport, the arts, or another interest outside of school, please encourage them to bring it in to share with us on a Friday.

Children's Mental Health Week 2026 We will be taking part in Children's Mental Health Week which this year is taking place between 9-15 February. This year's theme is 'This is My Place' where peers, families, schools and communities are encouraged to create an environment that gives children and young people a sense of belonging. As parents and carers, you play an important role in your child's mental health. There are free resources here which you may wish to look at beforehand. https://www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk/resources/#families

As part of Children's Mental Health Week, we will be spending the morning outdoors on Monday 9th February when all staff and pupils will take part in the Big Schools' Birdwatch and other outdoor wellbeing activities. Further details to follow.

Clubs Our new Girls' KS2 Football Club kicked off on Tuesday and was a great success with the girls thoroughly enjoying the session. A huge thank you to Mr Peters for stepping in at the last minute to run the club and for kindly agreeing to lead it for the rest of this term. Reminder: All other clubs will start next week.

Wishing you a wonderful weekend.

Mrs Hillman

TALLAND'S BLOG 16.1.26

Is that week 2 of this first Spring term complete already? This term is going to fly by at this rate! It's been a great week full of learning, sport, art and wet plays! 

Here's a breakdown of our week:

Maths:
Year 5 have have moved on to their second unit of MULTIPLICATION and DIVISION where we have begun multiplying 4-digit numbers by 1- digit numbers. Next week we will be multiplying by a 2-digit number. They have also been identify 3D shapes. Why not ask them about faces, vertices and edges...
Year 4 have been multiplying and dividing by 7, 1 and 0. They have also begun solving problems involving the area of a shape.

English:
We have begun working on instructions where Talland have looked at what is needed to write  a successful set of instructions. We've played with different ways to write an engaging introduction and looked at how to use bossy verbs to help our audience understand what they need to do.  

Geography:
Talland explored the cities of the United Kingdom and had to find them in an Atlas which was a lot of fun .

RE:
We looked at the story of Noah and the Arc and what promise (covenant) was made by God to Noah. 

PE:
With Mrs. Hillman, Talland put their country boots on and danced away to country music. In PE, we put the tennis rackets away and used our arms and hands instead. WE got some pretty good rallies going!

ART:
We've had a great time experimenting with oil pastels, chalk, charcoal and different pencil leads to create some realistic looking drawings where, tone, texture and light have been our focus. 

CONGRATULATIONS to Renley, Max and Reuben this week for passing their next round in 99 club and well done to Amber and Taran for being noticed for showing our school values. So polite, hard working and kind!

That's all from us in Talland this week. We hope you have a fantastic weekend and can't wait to see everyone next week.

Signing off from Mr. Langley and Mr. Bishop.