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Talland   TALLAN'S BLOG 14.11.25


Posted 14/11/2025
by Ben Heasman-Langley






TALLAND'S BLOG 14.11.25

It's been a fun, busy and action packed week in Talland! We've had auditions, scripts have been handed out and we've had art of plenty! 

Here's a break down of our week:

Maths: 
Year 5 have moved onto decimals, where they are continuing to add and subtract. They're now investigating how that works whilst decimals are involved. They have also been calculating angles from a straight line.
Year 4 have also moved onto decimals. They have begun to recognise how decimals are linked to fractions. They have also explored different lines of symmetry.

English:
Talland have been looking at a range of poetry features and they've used these features to plan a poem for Ade Adepitan (a famous Para Olympian basketball player and TV personality). They wrote their poems independently today and they are sounding brilliant!

Art:
Talland have been using a range of crafting tools to calve their chosen animal/minibeast into soap - this was a tricky and long process. It took a tremendous amount of concentration and determination - we had some achy hands by the end. We also created animals out of wire - this was really fiddly. And, finally, today we began looking at how to created bubble writing and then cut them out... the final product will be shared on next weeks blog!

History:
We have begun looking at the end of the Roman Empire, the rise of the Anglo Saxons and the crossing of those vicious Vikings. It's really interesting - I don't know about you - but I love History!

PE:
With Mrs. Hillman, the children have been practicing passing skills within netball. With me, we have jumped into dodgeball. Children were learning how to pass and aim with accuracy... DODGE, DUCK, DIP, DIVE and DODGE!

CONGRATULATIONS to Zach this week for being noticed for his outstanding persistence with his handwriting!

That's all from us in Talland. We hope you have a brilliant weekend!

Signing off from Mr. Langley and Mr. Bishop.

 


Killigarth Nursery   14/11/25


Posted 11/11/2025
by Julie Peat



























It has been a busy week as we have continued to explore colour by mixing paints and making predictions about what colours could be created. The chilren achieved this through hand painting, mixing in zip lock bags and creating a large painting college to go on the book arch.
The children have also named and arranged shapes and created shape wreaths to hang up.

On Tuesday we marked Remembrance by decorating biscuits to look like poppies and we celebrated Children in Need today by dressing in pyjamas, spotty or bright coloured clothes. The children all looked great and we thank you for your kind donations.

This week at story time, we have enjoyed books such as "Simon's Sock" and "H is for Happysaurus".
In phonics, we have been listening to and recognising sounds in the story of "The Gingerbread Man", copying body percussion and actions in songs and copying patterns of sounds in a game of "Piggy Percussion".

In maths we have continued to explore number by counting and naming different numbers in addition to ordering them.

Have a great weekend

Julie and Sarah






















 


Landaviddy   Friday 7th November 2025


Posted 07/11/2025
by Alice Wilkie

Welcome Back Landaviddy

It has been wonderful to welcome the children back in to school this week. We have been finishing off our previous enquiry 'Who rules the animal kingdom?' and enjoyed working on our songs for the Christmas play!

In English, we have started our new unit based on the story 'Stone Age Boy' by Satoshi Kitamura. So far we have engaged in some great book discussion, worked in groups to role play scenes from the story and started rehearsing the story map. 

In Maths, we have followed on from last half term with Addition and Subtraction. We've been using number lines to add and subtract 1s and 10s across 10 and 100 boundaries. All the children have used their growth mindset's to tackle a range of questions this week, which has been great to see. 

Congratulations to Iylah and Amelia for being chosen as Landaviddy's People of the Week.

Polite Reminders

Parent Consultations will be taking place on Monday and Wednesday next week.

Scholastic Book Fair - This will be held at 3:15pm in school next week in Chaipel Class on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and in the hall on Wednesday. Well done to Amelia who won a £5 book fair voucher for being Landaviddy's most improved reader. 

Anti-Bullying Week 2025 will take place next week, with the theme: Power for Good. The week will kick off with Odd Socks Day on Monday 10th November, where adults and children wear odd socks to celebrate what makes us all unique.

Children in Need, MUFTI Day Friday 14th November  - Please send your child in wearing spotty clothes, pyjamas or anything colourful on the day. A donation of £2 or more to Children in Need will be collected in class. We also have a supply of "Pudsey Ears" for the School Council to sell. These cost £2.50 with all profits going to Children in Need. 

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

Mrs Wilkie, Mrs Lister and Miss Colton



 


Head's Blog   7th November 2025


Posted 07/11/2025
by Anthea Hillman

The children have been so busy this week; starting their enquiries and beginning their rehearsals for the Christmas performances. Next week will be even busier!

Poppies and Remembrance We will be having a Remembrance assembly on Tuesday 11th November next week with Rev Richard. Year 6 volunteers have been doing a great job selling poppies at playtimes. If your child would like to buy a poppy to raise funds for the British Legion, please send your child in with cash. A minimum donation of 50p per paper poppy would be welcome. Plastic poppies and bracelets are also available for £1.

Clubs After school Football Club for girls will now start after Christmas.

Parent Consultations NEXT WEEK Thank you for signing up for parent consultations next week. There will be no clubs next week, however wraparound care will continue as usual.

Book Fair (Scholastic) This will be held at 3:15pm in school next week in Chaipel Class on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and in the hall on Wednesday. Please come and have a look at what is on offer next week. For every book bought, you help to earn free books for our school. The children had a look at the wonderful selection today and the most improved reader in each class was awarded a voucher to spend at the Book Fair. Well done to Nuala, Charlie-Ray, Amelia and Hudson.

Anti-Bullying Week 2025 will take place next week, with the theme: Power for Good. The week will kick off with Odd Socks Day on Monday 10th November, where adults and children wear odd socks to celebrate what makes us all unique. Odd Socks are all about fun and laughter, but more importantly they deliver a message of individuality, acceptance and tolerance. We will be joining in with Odd Socks Day. All the children need to do is wear odd socks on Monday please.

Children in Need, MUFTI Day Friday 14th November For our Children in Need MUFTI fundraiser day on Friday 14th November, please send your child in wearing spotty clothes, pyjamas or anything colourful on the day. A donation of £2 or more to Children in Need will be collected in class. We also have a supply of "Pudsey Ears" for the School Council to sell. These cost £2.50 with all profits going to Children in Need.

FOPS Fundraising Quiz Night Join us for a fun-filled Quiz Night at school on Friday 14th November. The event is open to parents, carers, and friends of the school. Doors open at 6:30pm for a 7:00pm start. 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!

A huge thank you to FOPS for organising the school discos before half term. They raised £248.55 which will go towards resources for school including trikes for Penhallow Class.

Open Morning We are holding an Open Morning on Wednesday, 12th November 2025, from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. This event is for families who are looking for a Primary School place for their child starting in September 2026. Please see the attached flyer for more details and feel free to share this information with anyone who may be interested. 

Have a great weekend.

A Hillman

 


Penhallow   Week Ending Friday 7th November


Posted 07/11/2025
by Helen Fitzsimmons


Hello Everyone,

This week in Penhallow, we have immersed ourselves in the story of Little Red Riding Hood. We have been singing songs, which retell each part of the story, drawing story maps, and describing characters. Reception have had some amazing discussions which have sparked their imagination, and we are really proud of the way in which they have 
been creative in their ideas about the story.

In Geography this week we have been learning about the continents of the world. We sang a song, to help us to recall the names of the continents, and completed a jigsaw to place them on a map.

Art this week, has consisted of comparing art work and using colours from Tingatinga art. We also followed instructions to draw  a tortoise in the style of this art work.

We look forward to seeing you next week for our parent/teacher consultations. Please call the school office, or catch us at the end of the day, if you haven't already booked.

Have a lovely weekend.

From The Penhallow Team

 


Killigarth Nursery   7/11/25


Posted 06/11/2025
by Julie Peat



























It was lovely to see the children back after the half term break and we have been busy diving into our enquiry question "How does colour make us feel?"
In addition to this we are exploring different shapes with the children.
This week the children have been busy exploring colour and as it was bonfire night on Wednesday they made some glittery, glue firework pictures to hang in nursery.
They have enjoyed our bonfire themed tuft tray and have created breadstick sparklers to take home and eat.

At story time we enjoyed the books "Sparks in the Sky" and have been exploring the story of "The Colour Monster". The children have been encouraged to talk about the book and how the different colours made them feel as well as discussing what makes them happy, sad or scared.

In phonics this week the children enjoyed playing a game of "I Spy" and tried hard to listen to the sounds at the beginning of the words. We clapped the number of syllables in different words and used our voices to create different noises and sounds.

In maths, we are naming and ordering numbers 1-3 and beyond and have been comparing amounts.

We hope you all have a great weekend and see you on Monday.

Julie and Sarah

 

 


Penhallow   Week ending Friday 24th October


Posted 27/10/2025
by Helen Fitzsimmons


Hello Everyone,

This half term has come to an end, with pumpkins, outside exploring and some amazing writing.

In English this week, Reception have been focusing on the story 'Pumpkin Soup'. They have been handling a range of different pumpkins, using adjectives to describe their texture, appearance and smell. They have used their gross, fine motor and artistic skills to hollow out, paint and print with these pumpkins. 

Year 1 and 2 have completed their English unit, based on 'The Day the crayons quit' and Year 2 in particular, should be extremely proud of their final piece of work, which was a letter that included so many key features such as paragraphs. Well done everyone!

In science this week, we enjoyed learning about food chains. Year 1 made paper chains to show the order of the consumers and producers, while Year 2 drew and wrote explanations to order them. We explored the outside area, for examples of what we had learned.

We hope you have a lovely half term, and look forward to seeing you after a week's break.

From The Penhallow Team


 


Landaviddy   Thursday 23rd October 2025


Posted 24/10/2025
by Alice Wilkie

Happy Half Term!

We've had a fabulous final week in Landaviddy. 

In English, we have been working hard to finish producing our neat copies of our Dartmoor Zoo recounts, using our best handwriting. I have been so impressed with the children's focus and determination to complete these. Well done everyone! 

In Maths, we explored adding 1s across a 10s boundary, which required lots of perseverance, but we were up for the challenge. We are looking forward to continue developing our adding and subtracting knowledge next half term. 

As part of our enquiry, 'Who Rules the Animal Kingdom?' we learnt about food chains in Science and created our sock puppets in DT, which was lots of fun. We experimented with different methods of joining, with some of us using glue, cellotape and choosing to sew in order to attach elements of our designs (see our pictures below).

Congratulations to Frankie for being chosen as Landaviddy's Person of the Week and a big well done to Hector and Tommy for achieving their 99 club badges. 

We hope you have a restful half term and a horrifying Halloween! We look forward to seeing you back at school on Monday 3rd November. 

Mrs Wilkie, Mrs Lister and Miss Colton


 


Head's Blog   23rd October 2025


Posted 23/10/2025
by Anthea Hillman

It's hard to believe the first half term of the school year is almost over. In this morning's assembly, the children took a moment to look back on their half term and share some of their "best bits." Their highlights included learning short division, making new friends, and exciting trips to Dartmoor Zoo, the Eden Project, and Penhallow Woods. Others mentioned discovering new books, taking part in cross-country races, or simply enjoying "everything!" It was wonderful to hear them speak with such excitement and positivity about all they've experienced and achieved so far.

House Points Our house captains have totalled the house points for this half term. House Points are awarded to children who demonstrate our school values: Curious, Creative, Excellent, Responsible, Determined, and Enthusiastic. This half term, our focus has been on being Responsible. Congratulations to Oak, who are currently in the lead with 45 points, followed by Willow with 38 points, Ash with 37 points, and Chestnut with 35 points.

Coming up next half term..
Clubs will restart on the week commencing 3rd November.
Monday: After School Running Club (Mrs Turnbull and Miss Bowden) years 3-6;  Lunchtime Mindfulness Colouring Club (Mrs Wilkie) for all year groups.
Tuesday: Lunchtime Construction Club (Mrs Lister) for Reception, Y1, Y2; After School Girls Football Club for years 3-6 (start date tbc).
Thursday: Lunchtime Choir (Mrs Butlin) for years 3-6; After School Football Club (Mr Langley) for years 3-6; After School Gardening Club Mrs Fitzsimmons and Ms Randle for years 1-6.  Please note that once children have signed up to a club, they are expected to attend every session.
Parent Consultations - week of 10th November. Thank you for signing up for parent consultations. These are straight after half term. There will be no clubs the week of the 10th November, however wraparound care will continue as usual.
Anti-Bullying Week 2025 will take place from 10th to 14th November, with the theme: Power for Good. The week will kick off with Odd Socks Day on Monday 10th November, where adults and children wear odd socks to celebrate what makes us all unique. Odd Socks are all about fun and laughter, but more importantly they deliver a message of individuality, acceptance and tolerance. We will be joining in with Odd Socks Day. All the children need to do is wear odd socks on Monday 10th please.
Children in Need, MUFTI Day Friday 14th November For our Children in Need MUFTI fundraiser day on Friday 14th November, please send your child in wearing spotty clothes, pyjamas or anything colourful on the day. A donation of £2 or more to Children in Need will be collected in class. We also have a supply of "Pudsey Ears" for the School Council to sell after half term. These cost £2.50 with all profits going to Children in Need.
Book Fair (Scholastic) This will be held in school on the week of the 10th November. When our Scholastic Book Fair arrives, you'll be able to browse over 200 of the books children really want to read, from award-winners and new releases to beloved favourites and bestsellers, all at amazing prices. Plus, for every book bought, you help to earn free books for our school.
FOPS Fundraising Quiz Night Join us for a fun-filled Quiz Night at school on Friday 14th November. The event is open to parents, carers, and friends of the school. Doors open at 6:30pm for a 7:00pm start. 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!

Friday 24th October, is an INSET day. We wish you all a lovely half-term break and look forward to seeing everyone back in school from 8:30am on Monday 3rd November.

Thank you for your support this half term.

Mrs Hillman


 


Chaipel  


Posted 23/10/2025
by Emily Randle

What a busy final week we have had! We have finally completed our art project - a study into Retro-Futurism - and everyone has done an incredible job using different mediums to create a sense of fore, middle and background. We concluded by using chalk and charcoal to create light and shade before sharing our work with our peers; the positive comments we received were amazing!

In Maths, we began by looking in to prime/square/cube numbers at the beginning of the week before delving into long multiplication on Wednesday, and after a full morning's dedication - we nailed it!

We have written most of our non-chronological report in English, however, we need to continue after half term, uplevelling our sentences and then creating a double-page spread to showcase our best piece.

Wider Curriculum
We have investigated day and night in Science - which concludes our study of the Sun, Earth and Moon - and are confident in our understanding of how these amazing space bodies work together to create life on our planet. We have created our own 'flow' in Yoga and upskilled our Football techniques. 

Congratulations to Frankie and Nuala for being our People of the Week, displaying our school values and being excellent role models.

That's all from us so have a lovely half-term break and see you all back on Monday 3rd November!

Miss Randle and Mrs Clary.
 

 

 


Killigarth Nursery   23/10/25


Posted 22/10/2025
by Julie Peat



We have reached the end of this half term and have finished learning all about autumn and what happens in autumn.
The children have taken their craft activities home and were looking forward to sharing their artwork with family.
Today (Thursday) we carried out some halloween activities. The children decorated pumpkins and we had a spooky snack of ghost bananas and orange pumpkins. The chilsren were invited to come dressed up and they looked great!

The children enjoyed reading the story "Room on the Broom" and we talked about  what happened in the story with the children making comments about the book and talking about their favourite parts.

In maths we have enjoyed exploring the stories "The Three Billy Goat's Gruff" where the children had to make a bridge for them to cross and count how many sticks it took to build. "We also looked at "Goldilocks and the Three Bears", focusing on the numbers of items and objects within the story.

It is INSET day tomorrow and then half term so we hope you have a lovely week and we look forward to welcoming you all back from Monday 3rd November.

See you soon

Julie and Sarah



 


Penhallow   Week ending Friday 17th October


Posted 18/10/2025
by Helen Fitzsimmons


Hello Everyone,

Another busy week in Penhallow has included making bread, working as a team to build large structures during play, and some drama work during English lessons.

Reception have finished their English work, all about The Little Red Hen, and thoroughly enjoyed following instructions to make, bake and eat their own bread. It smelled delicious.

Year 1 and 2 have been learning all about letter writing, as well as writing from the perspective of a different character. We have read 'The Day the Crayons Quit' by Oliver Jeffers and there were some fantastic responses from the children about the different characters and how the story shows us how the characters feel.

In science this week, we learnt all about sorting and classifying different animals based on their characteristics. We played games and practically sorted toy animals, as well as using venn diagrams and classification keys to sort animals. 

We enjoyed being outside again this week. This time, during an RE lesson, where we found objects that were mentioned in the Christian story of creation, such as trees, flowers, and living creatures.

Have a lovely weekend,

from The Penhallow Team

 


Talland   Talland's Blog 17.10.25


Posted 17/10/2025
by Ben Heasman-Langley






TALLAND'S BLOG 17.10.25

Happy weekend everyone! Photo dump incoming...

Please don't forget to send your child in to school this Monday wearing clothes suitable for the woods (they probably will get mucky).

A huge well done to Flora this week for being chosen as our person of the week for her fabulous biome she created at home and brought in to share with the class... I loved the moss, the soil, the plants and the little Lego character!

We are organising a girls' football club for years 3, 4, 5 and 6 run by a football organisation. Please make sure you sign your child up as soon as possible if they are interested because if we don't have enough people, unfortunately the club will not run. 

We hope you have a lovely weekend!

Signing off Mr. Langley and Mr. Bishop.  




 





 


Head's Blog   17th October 2025


Posted 17/10/2025
by Anthea Hillman

Cross Country Success Congratulations to all our runners who completed their first race last Friday at Great Trethew, some of them racing for the first time. We had an impressive turnout of 22 pupils, each running brilliantly and demonstrating fantastic team spirit by cheering each other on throughout the event. The next race is on 14th November. Please return any running vests to school as soon as possible so we can ensure we have enough for everyone on race day.

Clubs There will be no Alternative Sports Club on Tuesday 21st October because of staff training and no gardening or football club on Thursday 23rd October because of the school discos.

Girls' Football. We are planning to start a girls' football club for students in Years 3 to 6, held on Tuesdays after school, beginning after the half-term break. If your child is interested in joining, please email the school secretary as soon as possible. So far, we've only received four official sign-ups, which isn't enough to run the club despite 15 girls expressing interest. We'd love to make this club happen, but we need more confirmed participants to move forward.

Harvest Donations Reminder that we are collecting donations for the foodbank in Liskeard. If you would like to donate, please send your donation in with your child or bring it to reception where there is a collection box. There will also be a collection point in the nursery. We will be taking donations to the foodbank at half term.

Parent Consultations Parent consultations will be held after half term during the week commencing 10th November. We will send details out early next week.

Neighbourhood Policing Team During half term the local Neighbourhood Policing Team will be out and about in their community van visiting villages and neighbourhoods across the Looe sector. They will be in the school car park on 30th October from 1130-1230 to chat with about local concerns, give crime prevention advice and share community issues that matter to you. 

Have a good weekend.

Anthea Hillman


 

 


Chaipel  


Posted 17/10/2025
by Emily Randle


What a busy week we have had. Our Art is really coming together; we have completed our nebula and star clusters, our planet(s) and our foreground. Next week, we will put all elements together and then create a light and dark effect by using chalk and charcoal.

In Maths, we have been completing our first set of SATs papers and then going through them with our learning partners to help each other with our next steps. For English, we have been looking at the features of a non-chronological text, identifying the use of parenthesis in our sentences and uplevelling our writing using precise vocabulary which we learnt how to apply in our last piece of writing.

On Friday, we had Kim back in from Barnado's to complete our PSHE sessions on healthy relationships. The children were a credit to the school and we had some great discussions which gave everyone food for thought.

POLITE NOTICES
Remember that the Spooky Disco is on next Thursday - tickets to be purchased at Reception.

If any girls would like to sign up for our Girl's Football Club after school on a Tuesday, could you please let us know ASAP as a coach will be coming in to train them up!  

Congratulations to Thomas and Kora for being our People of the Week (demonstrating our school values) and to Frankie for achieving his 66 Club badge.

That's all from us so have a lovely weekend,

Miss Randle and Mrs Clary.

 


Landaviddy   Friday 17th October 2025


Posted 17/10/2025
by Alice Wilkie

This week we practised using running stitch in DT, and we could not believe how quickly everyone managed to pick it up. We had to adopt our growth mindsets, but our determination shone through! Some of us may choose to use running stitch next week, when joining parts on to our sock puppets. In Science, we explored how different animals are best suited to the habitats they live in. We learnt about camels and the special features they have which help them to live in the desert. We also looked are polar bears. Can you recall any of the special features they have? During Music with Mrs Butlin, we practise using the chime bars and completing 4 beat patterns.

In Maths, we have made a fantastic start on our Addition and Subtraction unit, adding and subtracting 1s, 10s and 100s. We have been working on how to present our calculations neatly in our books and used pictorials to support our understanding. 

In English, we have been writing up our recounts, focusing on quality over quantity. With this in mind, we have diligently used our classroom resources to support our writing. Next week, we will finish editing and get these written up neatly. 

Congratulations to April and Jemima for being chosen as Landaviddy's People of the Week. And a big well done to Brody for achieving his 99 club badge. 

Animal Sock Puppets
As part of our enquiry 'Who rules the animal kingdom?', we have designed and planned to make our own animal sock puppets in DT. On Wednesday 22nd October, we will be finally making our designs. We have a selection of brand new socks available for the children to use in school, which were kindly donated to us. However, if your child would like to bring in their own sock from home to use when creating their sock puppet, they are welcome to do so. Of course, please do let me know if you have any questions.

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

Mrs Wilkie, Mrs Lister and Miss Colton


 


Killigarth Nursery   17/10/25


Posted 15/10/2025
by Julie Peat



























We have been continuing with our enquiry question "How do I know it is autumn?".
The children have been very busy this week making orange bird feeders to take home and hang in gardens and have enjoyed collecting leaves to make an autumn bookmark.
The children have been learning about hibernation and so we made clay hedgehogs and put them in their little house to have a sleep before they went home.

Today (Friday) we have enjoyed going onto the field and into the school garden where as part of phonics we read the story of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears". The children were encouraged to copy and make movements from the story and to move in different ways. We enjoyed a snack of porridge just like Goldilocks and the children answered questions from the story.
Also in phonics this week we have been exploring different words that rhyme when mixing them in a bowl in a game of "Lumpy, Bumpy Porridge", exploring sounds that we can make using our voices and have played a game of "Goldilocks, please be quiet" where the children had to listen and recognise familiar sounds they heard.

In maths we have been ordering numbers and identifying numbers that we see in our environment both indoors and out.

Just a reminder that it is INSET next Friday (24th) and then half term week.

Have a great weekend

Julie and Sarah

 


Landaviddy   Friday 10th October 2025


Posted 10/10/2025
by Alice Wilkie

Wonderful Woodlice 

Another week goes by in Landaviddy class, and what a week it has been! We have continued to explore our enquiry question 'Who Rules the Animal Kingdom?' in Science, where we investigated which conditions woodlice prefer the most. The children loved hunting in the garden for woodlice, which we carefully brought back to the classroom to observe and discover which conditions they were drawn to the most. We found our woodlice spent most of their time on dark, damp surfaces. Once complete, we took our woodlice safely back to their micro-habitat. 

In Geography, we made comparisons between the UK and Kenya, focusing on physical and human features. During Music with Mrs Butlin, we practised using the chime bars to create patterns which we performed to our partners. In DT, we explored how to join different materials together and evaluated which methods were best. This was lots of fun and helped us to start making decisions about how we may join different materials when creating our animal sock puppets.

We concluded our Place Value unit in Maths this week. All the children have done so well and shown a great understanding of Place Value. We have now moved on to Addition and Subtraction, starting today by applying numbers bonds within 10 to add tens and hundreds. 

In English, we have made progress towards writing up a recount of our Dartmoor Zoo trip. We practised using our 'doctor's kits' to operate on sick sentences and turn these into healthy sentences. We enjoyed working together to improve our writing. Next week, we will finish writing our recounts. 

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

We hope you enjoy a fantastic weekend and will see you on Monday. 

Mrs Wilkie, Mrs Lister and Miss Colton


 


Talland   Talland's Blog 10.10.25


Posted 10/10/2025
by Ben Heasman-Langley

TALLAND'S BLOG 10.10.25

This term is flying by! Another end to another great week! Good luck to all of the Cross Country Runners'. We hope you enjoyed yourselves!

Here's a break down of our week:

Maths:
Year 4 have completed PLACE VALUE and have just begun ADDITION and SUBTRACTION where they have started by adding 10 / 100 / 1,000 to numbers. They have also explored quadrilaterals.
Year 5 have also begun ADDITION and SUBTRACTION where we have looked at regrouping numbers whilst using column method. They have also continued using protractors where they are measuring degrees up 180.

English: 
Talland have independently completed their narrative, assessed which writing techniques they have used and are now writing them up using their neatest handwriting. Reading them was a real delight!

PE:
Yoga and football have of course continued and we are beginning to see some real progression in Talland's agility, balance, coordination and control.

Geography:
We had a double dose of Geography this week to get us ready for our trip to the Eden Project next week. We investigated Brazil's regions, found out about its climate and realised where most Rainforests are found.

Computing:
Talland made a fun maths game on Scratch this afternoon where different codes and variables were used - a good times table knowledge was also useful for this activity!

CONGRATULATIONS to Kayla for achieving her next badge in 99 club and a massive WELL DONE to George and Anya for getting noticed this week for their kindness and eagerness to learn. 

We are going to Eden on Wednesday for our class trip (which I'm so excited for) and letter incoming in the attachments for some more fun to be had on Monday 20th October 2025! 

That's all from us in Talland class. We hope you have a splendid weekend!

Signing off from Mr. Langley and Mr. Bishop.

 

 


Head's Blog   10th October 2025


Posted 10/10/2025
by Anthea Hillman


There was a fantastic turnout for the Orwell Exhibition on Friday with people attending from around the world and many of last year's year 6 pupils. Visiting Orwell Society members were hugely impressed with the children's ability to speak so eloquently and passionately about their work. Quentin Kopp, Chair of the Orwell Society, said that it was great to see the support of pupils and parents present and now past and hear the excited conversation echoing around the hall. He described the work of the pupils as outstanding.

Orwell's son, Richard Blair, who attended the exhibition, presented the school with a plaque which commemorates George Orwell's time at Barnhill on the Isle of Jura, where he completed his famous novel 1984. The plaque will be put in the library along with the children's wonderful artwork from the project. 

Harvest Assembly and Donations Reverend Allen came in on Tuesday for our harvest assembly where he talked about the importance of sharing what we have. We are collecting donations for the foodbank in Liskeard. If you would like to donate, please send your donation in with your child or bring it to reception where there will be a collection box. There will also be a collection point in the nursery. We will be taking donations to the foodbank at half term.

Important Safeguarding Notice: Children's "Spy" Books We want to make you aware of a recent issue affecting some popular children's books by Andrew Cope, including the Spy Dogs, Spy Cats, and Spy Pups series. Some editions of these books include a printed web address at the back. This link used to go to the author's website, but the domain is no longer under his control. It has since been taken over by another party and now leads to inappropriate adult content. The publisher, Puffin, has paused sales and distribution of the books and is working with schools, libraries, and retailers to remove copies from circulation. They have stressed that the website has no connection to the author or publisher. What this means for you: • If your child has any Spy Dog, Spy Cat or Spy Pups books at home, please check the back for website links and make sure they do not try to visit the site. • It is safe for children to continue reading the stories themselves - the concern is only with the outdated link. • We recommend talking with your child about the importance of not following web addresses in books without checking with an adult first. We will continue to share updates from the publisher as more information becomes available.

Clubs There will be no Alternative Sports Club on Tuesday 21st October because of staff training.

We are looking into providing a football club for girls from Year 3 to year 6 on Tuesdays after school to start after half term. If your child would be interested in attending, please email secretary@polperroprimary.co.uk by Tuesday 14th October and if we have enough demand we will set this up.

Keeping Safe Please remind your children not to play on the bank outside the school gates at the beginning and end of the school day as this area is not supervised and we do not want the children to get hurt. Also, the defibrillator nearby is a vital emergency device, so we'd really appreciate it if children could avoid touching or playing near it. Thanks so much for your support.

Spooky Discos Reminder that we will be holding Spooky school discos on Thursday 23rd October, the last day of this half term. 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. 

Have a great weekend!




 


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