w/e 13.2.26

A Busy and Brilliant Week in Perranporth class! 

In English, we continued our poetry unit. The children explored different poems, performed them, and wrote their own across the week. We were so impressed with their creativity and the ambitious language they used.

In Maths, we focused on multiplication and division, developing our number sense and building confidence with times tables.

Our wider curriculum was packed full of interesting learning:

• In Geography, we completed our learning about deserts and created a double-page spread to showcase everything we had discovered.
• In Science, we finished our electricity topic, again presenting our understanding in a detailed double-page spread.
• In French, we learned about habitats, while in Music we continued with Classroom Jazz.
• On Tuesday, we marked Safer Internet Day with special computing activities, including a live lesson.
• In PSHE, we recognised Children's Mental Health Awareness Week and continued our learning about relationships.

There was plenty happening beyond the classroom too! We played dodgeball for our team match in PE, explored fastenings in DT, celebrated achievements in Friday's assembly, and enjoyed meeting many of you at Parents' Evening.

It was a full, fun and focused week of learning - we were very proud of all our superstars!

This week in English, we started our new poetry unit. We are creating a sonnet about cats based on Shakespeare's Sonnet 18. The children have spent this week exploring the sonnet, finding out about the structure, researching Shakespeare and using archaic language, such as: thus, thee and thou.
This afternoon, the children used their story maps to learn the poem by heart and practise their oracy skills . I was proud of each group because they had to learn to pronounce words they had never seen before. 

In maths, we have started a unit on ratio and proportion. Today we focused on scaling recipes up and down and they commented on what a useful life skill it was. 

In History, we have been finding out about the census and looking at old extracts. We then had a go at creating a class census by interviewing each other and collecting data. 

Please find the knowledge web for this half term below. 

Have a fantastic weekend, Miss Burton.

Planting for the future

Welcome back!

The first week of term is already underway. Building on last year's Orwell Project, our Year 5 and 6 pupils, together with our Planet Protector group, visited the temperate rainforest just ten minutes from school to take part in a special tree-planting session. They were the very first group of pupils to plant trees as part of this exciting initiative, which will see more than 20,000 trees planted to help restore and regenerate the temperate rainforest. A fantastic start to the term and a wonderful way for our pupils to make a real difference to their local environment.

Parent Consultations We will be holding parent consultations the week commencing 9th March for Penhallow, Talland and Chaipel Classes and the week commencing 16th March for Landaviddy Class. Please see separate letter attached for dates and details of how to sign up.

Clubs will resume next week as follows: Monday: After School Running Club (Miss Bowden and Miss Bolton) for years 3-6. Tuesday: Lunchtime Construction Club (Mrs Lister) Reception/Y1/Y2; After school Girls' Football (Y3-6); Thursday: Lunchtime Choir Mrs Butlin (Y2-6) After school Art Club (Mrs Fitzsimmons) Reception/Y1/Y2 ; After school Football Club Mr Langley (Y3-Y6). We had hoped to restart Gardening Club this half term; however, unfortunately the greenhouse did not withstand the recent storms and we are currently awaiting a replacement. We are now aiming to have this popular club up and running again after the Easter break.

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

World Book Day, Thursday 5th March 2026 Please find attached a £1 digital book token for your child to spend on a free book for World Book Day. Reminder that on World Book Day children should come in dressed as their favourite book character. We have already had some super entries for "decorate a paper plate" competition where the children are asked to decorate a paper plate following the theme or character of a book. Reminder that the deadline for entries is Monday 2nd March and winners will be announced on World Book Day (Thursday 5th March).

Have a great weekend.

Mrs Hillman

Welcome back to everyone after the half term break. As ever, it has been a busy week, with lots of fantastic learning taking place across the school.

Design Technology
Class 3 are learning about mechanisms through model vehicles This week, they learnt to make a prototype model car to roll down an inclined plane. Children had to work in pairs to achieve their learning outcomes in the lesson and then test their car.


Art Exhibition
We hope all those who were able to join us for the art exhibition on Wednesday enjoyed viewing the children's work. It was great to see the variety of approaches on display.



Year 3/4 Football Tournament
Despite losing both games from the first round of matches this week, I thought the players were terrific. Many of the children were playing their first ever game and were very unsure what to do at the beginning. However, by the end, they had improved significantly.

Swimming
Year 1 and 2 children started their swimming programme this afternoon. With half of them assessed as non-swimmers, it shows the value of these lessons.

I look forward to sharing more of the children's learning next week.

In PSHE as part of our 'Dreams & Goals' topic we have been learning about how to work well with a partner and we had to work in pairs to design a welly boot. We have also been setting ourselves goals and thinking about how we can achieve them. 

On Internet Safety day we read a story called 'Digiduck's Big Decision' all about being kind and making good choices on the internet. 

We joined an online assembly that talked about places where we feel safe for Children's Mental Health week. 

In PE we have been practising throwing and catching and learning how to find a space and communicate with our team in a game. 

We made lovely Valentine's Day cards and some sweet cake treats on our last day before the half term holiday. We also had a lot of fun at the school disco!

We've had a lovely first week back. We began with launching our long-awaited enquiry into the impact of WW2 on the people of Britain. We completed a pre-assessment Kahoot quiz and then have spent this week investigating the events leading up to the start of the war and the significance of the Battle of Britain, listening to primary oral sources from the veterans of the RAF. It was so inspiring to hear of their dedication and spirit - as they never referred to themselves as brave: they were just doing their duty to King and country.

We are linking English with our enquiry, writing a balanced argument about whether Britain actually 'won' the Battle of Britain. We have investigated the 'pros' and 'cons' of the battle and took part in a class debate, putting our points of view across and building on and challenging the opinions of others.

In Maths, we have been finishing off our fractions, decimals and percentages unit. We are really confident now and are looking forward to a week of algebra next week! 

We ended the week with a visit to Muchlarnick, where we were the first children to plant the first fifty trees which will make up the newly-formed temperate rainforest. This links in with the George Orwell project we were lucky to be part of a couple of years ago. We had 'press coverage' there and Aria, Nuala, Immy and Tristan spoke very eloquently when asked to give their account of their experience.

CONGRATULATIONS to our People of the Week: Lily, Chilali and Leo who demonstrated our school values and are true role models to their peers.

I have attached the Knowledge Web and Homework Grid for this half term. Carry on with the SATS books and remember the SATS clubs are Tuesday (pm), Wednesday (lunchtime) and Thursday (am).

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

Miss Randle and Mrs Clary.

This week we have kicked off our learning adventure by exploring cities. The children have been very enthusiastic, and this has linked beautifully to our Literacy work on non-chronological reports. We have been learning about the key features of this type of writing and gathering facts about Edinburgh to support our report writing.

In Maths, we have started our new topic on multiplication. We began by practising counting in 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s to build a strong foundation.

In RE, we read the Easter story and discussed the events of Holy Week, labelling what happens on each day during Easter.

In Music, we sang a song about the days of the week and learned how to say the days in Spanish. We also enjoyed a fantastic singing assembly!

In Science, we have begun learning about everyday materials, exploring their properties and uses.

In Art, we started an exciting new unit focusing on a different artist called Niki de St Phalle.

Reception did a fantastic job this week in Drawing club, they watched the video for the birds and then wrote some brilliant descriptive sentences.

Well done to everyone for such a positive start to our new learning, we are looking forward to World Book Day next week!

TALLAND'S BLOG 27.2.26

WELCOME BACK EVERYBODY.. we hope you had a lovely week! Talland have jumped straight back into action with a packed week full of learning.

Here's a breakdown of our week:

Maths:
Year 5 have begun their fractions unit where they have been finding equivalent fractions.

Year 4 have been dividing 2-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers and converting units of measure (meters - kilometers, and millimeters - centimeters).


English:
Talland have written their instructions up in top copy and they are looking fabulous! We've also started our new writing (newspaper report) where the children have had a go at writing their own newspaper report without any  teaching input - some interesting outcomes.

History:
"How have children's lives been changed?" is our new enquiry question for this half term, so we have been investigating the continuity and the changes in children's lives since 1066. It was quite captivating realising some of the differences and similarities between then and now.

PE:
We've got Gymnastics on a Tuesday and Cricket on a Wednesday this term and the children have already been showing off their skills.

CONGRATULATIONS to Tarran, Max and Renley this week for passing their next round in 99 club and well done to Emma and Reuben for being noticed this week for showing our school values through determination and creativity.

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

Signing off from Mr. Langley and Mr. Bishop.

It has been wonderful to join Landaviddy Class as their teacher. They have made me feel really welcome and I am looking forward to getting to know each and every one of them.

We have launched our new enquiry question: How Can the Force be With You?  The children are already excited to find out all about volcanoes in geography and forces in science.

In PSHE we have looked at how exercise affects our bodies and the children have set themselves a fitness challenge which we will look at over the half term.

In English, we are getting to know the Traction Man stories.  This week have enjoyed drama where the children acted out the story of Traction Man. 

In Maths, we have been looking at the 2, 4 and 8 times table, applying our knowledge of multiplication and division.

Congratulations to Sonny for being my first Person of the Week for being very welcoming and consistently being on task. And a big well done to April and Ella for achieving their 99 club badge this week.

We hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Miss Bolton, Mrs Lister and Miss Colton

Welcome Back!

We hope you had a wonderful and restful half term, we've enjoyed hearing what you have been up to. It is lovely to see everyone back and hearing about some of the adventures you have had!

This half term, our enquiry question is: What is it like to live on an island?

We are going to become island explorers as we discover what makes an island special and how it is different from other places. We will be finding out: What an island is and how it is surrounded by water What the weather might be like on different islands. How people can travel on and off an island. What plants and animals might live there We will explore islands around the world, learn about island life, and imagine what it would be like if we lived on our very own island.

There will be lots of exciting activities, creative projects and fun challenges along the way. We've started the week by reading maps and creating our own, using descriptive vocabulary to write a postcard and using money in maths (watch out we may book ourselves a holiday!)  We are looking forward to a fantastic half term of learning together.

St Piran's Day & World Book Day - Thursday 5th March
To celebrate St Piran's Day and World Book Day (on the same day this year), there is the option of your child wearing Cornish colours: black, white and gold or dress up as a book character to celebrate - or a combination of both! Please don't feel you need to go to any unnecessary expense; homemade costumes or keeping it simple is fine. Equally, dressing up isn't for everyone so if your child prefers to attend in their own clothes/school uniform, that is fine. Throughout the day, the children will take part in a range of book related activities including some paired reading with buddies in the opposite key stage over a hot chocolate and a biscuit. For this, we ask that each child brings in their favourite book to share.

Extra-Curricular Activities (ECAs) start again next week
A reminder that ECAs re-start next Monday 2nd March and finish for the term on Friday 27th March.

Reception Stay and Learn - Friday 6th March
We look forward to seeing family members of Reception at their Stay and Learn next Friday 6th March. Doors open after morning drop off for refreshments, with a start time of 09:00. To help the morning drop-off routine, any Reception families driving are asked to try parking in the staff car park first (double parking is fine).

Parent/Carer Engagement Survey
A reminder that our survey is now open and closes on Friday 6th March.

We recognise that parents, carers and families are the most important influence in a child's life. As part of our work with Cornwall Council's Parent Carer Engagement Framework, we have chosen three areas (below) we would like to develop further with you. We would really appreciate your time in completing the survey to support our next steps in the three areas below, thank you - see link in email.

1) Learning at Home
Aim - Parents/carers (including staff and pupils) are part of a Home Learning review which leads to a co-constructed Home Learning Policy to support children's learning outside of school.

2) Tailored Family Learning Opportunities
Aim - Building on what we currently have in place for parents/carers to be involved with school life and their child's education (e.g. FOWPA events, Stay and Learn events, assemblies, Grandparents' Day, PTCs, etc.) there are further opportunities for parents/carers to engage, e.g. volunteering opportunities, workshops which meet parental needs.

3) Parental Representation and Voice
Aim - For parents/carers to have a structured opportunity to express their views and have these taken into account for whole school matters. To create a Parent Ambassadors Group of parents/carers from across the school who would meet with the Headteacher on a termly basis with an agenda to discuss ideas/feedback, which would then be shared with the whole school community. Alongside this we would create a Parent/Carer Charter. If you would be interested in possibly joining the Parent Ambassadors Group, please share your name and email address in the survey.

House Points
Congratulations to this week's winners, Swans. Overall, Choughs are in the lead:
Choughs - 7668
Puffins - 7064
Swans - 6775
Cormorants - 6060

Wishing you a wonderful weekend.

Best wishes,
Chris Wathern

Friday 27th February

Wowzers! What a fun learning week we have had back at school!

We started the week back to school with a celebrating Chinese New Year Day. We explored what the Spring Festival means to the Chinese communities. The children completed lots of activities that were all about the celebration and they loved learning about the Zodiac story. In the afternoon were privileged to have Eva , our Chinese community visitor, come into school and talk to all the children about the festival, show them how to make Chinese Lanterns and brought all the children spring rolls, from her restaurant, to try!  What an amazing day of learning!

On Tuesday the children prepared themselves for their sponsored pancake race. The children had been gaining sponsors for their outdoor learning area for a few weeks and on Tuesday they certainly earned all the money that had been raised by seeing how many times they could complete an obstacle course, whilst balancing a pancake. The children were amazing and the MASSIVE total of their sponsors was: £484.75p. This is a phenomenal amount of money, and the children have brained stormed what they want in their outdoor area, and lots has already been ordered!

Our new Big Question this half term is: Is There Anything Above the Clouds?

The children have been building astronauts with Lego, colouring space pictures by number, making space scenes, flying to space in the role play area, drawing and labelling what they would take to the moon and so much more!

This is only a small part of what exciting learning we have had this week and we are so excited with what we will explore leading up to Easter!

We are looking forward to our last full week in Foundation!

The Foundation Team 

Welcome back after a very soggy half term! The children have been continuing to work hard this week with Class 2 finishing the mummification of their apples and Class 1 starting an interesting topic on explorers! The children have loved these activities and have learned a lot from them - well done! This is another shorter half term but we have lots planned for the school and children. Please make sure you are checking the newsletter and website for up-to-date calendars. Next week sees Class 1's trip to the Maritime Museum in Falmouth and World Book Day. A reminder that children can dress up as a book character on Friday next week due to the trip. We will still be taking part in lots of reading related activities and fun! Also starting next week is the project that Class 2 are doing with Sterts. It is a term-long project on "Belonging" during which experts in music, dance, drama, design and other areas will come into school to work with the children once a week on a performance that will take place in May. It promises to be really exciting and we are looking forward to it. Have a wonderful weekend and thank-you for your continued support of our school.

As we come to the end of another busy and productive week, I would like to take a moment to thank you for your continued support. It truly makes a difference to our school community.

A special thank you to the parents who attended the Nature Parks Club on Wednesday evening. It was wonderful to see such enthusiasm as we work together to turn some of our grey spaces green. Watch this space - next week a pergola will be going into the area near our school garden, which is an exciting step forward in developing this space for our children.

Next week is set to be another busy one. Please see the key dates and reminders below:

Monday - Class Photos
Please ensure your children come to school in their Brunel blue correct uniform, as these are class photographs which will be proudly displayed in our school foyer.

Tuesday - Two Tyre Tuesday
KS2 children are welcome to bring in their scooters and helmets to enjoy during the school day.

Wednesday - Wheely Wednesday (Reception and KS1)
Reception and KS1 children are welcome to bring their scooters and helmets to school.

Wednesday - Little Locomotives Toddler Group (10:00am-11:00am)
Our free, teacher-led toddler group is open to children aged 18 months to 4 years old. We look forward to welcoming families from our local community.
Also on Wednesday: Vision Screening for our Reception children.

Thursday - World Book Day
Children are warmly invited to come to school dressed as their favourite book character. We can't wait to see all of the creative costumes and celebrate a shared love of reading.

A reminder to Duckpool Class parents that your class assembly is coming up on Monday 9th March at 2:40pm. Parents and carers are warmly welcomed to attend - we look forward to seeing you there.

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend. Please do enjoy browsing through this week's Brunel Bulletin.

Tregantle Weekly Blog

What a fantastic week we have had in Tregantle Class! The children have been busy exploring, learning and having lots of fun along the way.

Exploring Our School Pond & Visiting the Chickens
We loved getting outdoors to explore our school pond. Armed with nets and plenty of curiosity, the children carefully pond dipped to see what they could find. There were lots of excited faces as we discovered different pond life and talked about what we could see.
We also visited our school chickens! The children enjoyed watching them closely and talking about how to care for them. It's always a special experience spending time with our feathered friends!

Maths - Learning About Numbers 9 and 10
In maths this week, we have been focusing on the numbers 9 and 10. The children have been exploring these numbers in lots of practical and engaging ways:
• Going on number hunts around the classroom and outdoor area
• Using the play dough station to make numbers and represent amounts
• Taking part in matching games, linking numerals to the correct quantity

The children are becoming much more confident at recognising, counting and representing these numbers. Well done, Tregantle Class!

PE - Our New Unit: Jungle Gym
In PE, we started our brand new unit called 'Jungle Gym.' The hall was transformed into a jungle adventure! The children had a wonderful time pretending to be jungle animals. We crawled like tigers, stretched like monkeys and slithered like snakes. Everyone practised moving over, under and around different equipment, building their strength, balance and coordination. It was fantastic to see such imaginative movement and teamwork.

Literacy - The Very Hungry Caterpillar
We were very excited to begin our new book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Tregantle Class are doing a fantastic job at re-telling the story and using objects to help order the events. It has been wonderful to hear them confidently remembering what the caterpillar ate each day! This story has also given us the opportunity to explore life cycles in more detail. We have been learning about how a caterpillar changes into a beautiful butterfly, and the children have shown great curiosity and thoughtful questions during our discussions.

Trip to Saltash Library
We ended the week with a wonderful trip to Saltash Library. The children were so excited to explore the shelves and choose a new book to take home. It is always such a joy to see their enthusiasm for reading and stories. Thank you to the library staff for making us feel so welcome!

What a busy and brilliant week it has been. We are so proud of how enthusiastic, kind and hardworking Tregantle Class continue to be. We can't wait for another week of adventures and learning!

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