Fun in the community

This week has been extremely busy. 

In English, we have started our unit of writing based on the book 'Letters from the Lighthouse' by Emma Carroll. The children will be writing a short consequence story about some evacuee children who find themselves in danger when they do not listen to a warning. We looked at some example texts and explored the plot of the story.

In maths, we continued our unit on place value. We have been focusing on numbers up to a million. We have been looking at the value of each digit and learning how to correctly say and write longer numbers. 

On Monday, Treyarnon were able to visit St. Anne's Residential Home as part of the Archie Project. They thoroughly enjoyed their time playing games, reading books and eating biscuits with the elderly residents. I was extremely proud of them. 

Miss Burton

First week blog for Eden class! 

Please take a few minutes to read our classes first newsletter! 

Watch this space for weekly updates about what we have been doing in class and important information.

Miss Strickland, Mr Phillips and Mrs Williams. 

Welcome to Tintagel Class.
Would you like to live like a Stone Age hunter?
Well, we will be finding out all about life in Britain during the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age this term. We will be finding out about how people lived, ate, and how life was all those years ago.  At the end of the unit, we will consider 'Would we like to live like a Stone Age hunter?'

Need to know:

Reading Books:
Please can the children bring their books into school EVERY day. We try to read with the children as often as possible and want to keep these fundamental skills at the top of list.





PE Days:

Please make sure your children come to school in their kits on the following days:
Thursday PM - Hockey
Friday PM - Dance

Times Tables:
We are learning our 3 x tables. Please make sure to learn the multiplication facts and all of the division facts that go with them.

As usual, please don't hesitate to get in contact with the team if you have any questions.

Many Thanks
Miss Pittas, Mrs Stephens and Mrs Williams

Kynance Class 

Monday 14th September

Welcome everyone into the new 2/3 class - Kynance Class!  

We were so busy last week, learning new routines and becoming used to a different space!  To ease ourselves into the year, we have learned expectations for each lesson and have adapted very, very well!

As our class is named Kynance, we largely spent the week learning all the facts about the area.  We researched on ipads and completed a questionnaire!  We then painted the cove which was very fun!

In English we are learning all about common, collective, partitive and proper nouns.  In maths we are beginning with a place value unit where the children are using many practical resources to help them.

On Wednesday, the children completed circus skills as part of the Enrichment programme.  They all did very well balancing and using their hand to eye co-ordination for the other activities.

This week, we will be launching our New Topic around the Stone Age - make sure you check back to see what we have been doing!

WELCOME TO CHAIPEL CLASS!!

We have had a fabulous week getting used to life in Y5/6. Class monitors are up and running, we have begun to immerse ourselves in our new enquiry - HOW DOES MY BODY WORK? - and I can already feel a sense of 'teamwork' developing. 

During the next couple of weeks, Chaipel are looking at place value: numbers and digits in Maths and word classes and sentence structure in English. These are the building blocks that will drive our learning forward and I am excited to see how this develops. In Art, we have been looking a continuous line drawing and how artists communicate their identities through self-portraits. We will be investigating personality portraits, expressive painting and painterly printmaking before using a range of mixed media to create our final piece. I can already see a magnificent display will become our end game!

CONGRATULATIONS to our People of the Week, Esmai and Zach, for demonstrating our school values and being role models to your peers. We have also welcomed Miss Colton into Chaipel as our teaching assistant and she is loving working with us.

POLITE REMINDERS
PE will be on a Friday and Monday afternoon so please make sure that kits are in. 
Clubs begin on the 21st September - a yellow form was sent home last week for children to sign up to.
On next week's blog, this terms knowledge web, homework grid and statutory spelling lists will be attached.
If you have any questions/worries then contact our secretary and I will get straight back to you!

That's all from me, so enjoy the weekend and Miss Colton and I are very much looking forward to the year ahead!
Miss Randle and Miss Colton.

Coming up this week at Team Brunel...

Welcome back to school from all the staff at Polperro Primary Academy and a particularly warm welcome to those joining us for the first time. Thank you for your efforts in ensuring that your children are smart and in full school uniform and in school well in time for them to line up at 8:45.

The children have settled extremely well. Please see the Class blogs on this website for a flavour of the week's learning and for information regarding your child's class. Blogs and the Head's Blog are updated after school on Fridays.

Communication I will continue to send a weekly update out on Fridays rather than send several emails out per week, so that all the information you need is together in one place.

Parent Survey Thank you for the many very positive and helpful comments which we received in our Parent Survey in the summer term. As always we strive to improve and this year we will again be organising trips to enhance our curriculum, alongside valuable local visits. We will also be organising more fundraising events to build on the success of FOPS (Friends of Polperro School) events last year. Please watch this space as we will be asking for your support with this shortly.

School Garden I am pleased to announce we have a new greenhouse which we hope will withstand the weather. With the help of the children and gardening club, we will continue to grow fruit and vegetables in our greenhouse for the school kitchen to prepare for the children.

Swimming The pool is still open so, in the hope that there is still some warm weather to come, please ensure your child's kit is in every day.

Clubs After school clubs will start the week commencing Monday 21st September. Clubs will run from 3.15pm until 4.15 pm. Please ensure your child returns their yellow slip (sent out yesterday) to let us know which clubs they are interested in attending.

 Have a lovely weekend

Anthea Hillman

TALLAND CLASS BLOG 11.9.26

WELCOME TO TALLAND CLASS!

Welcome to a brand-new school year, everybody! What a fantastic start we have had. I have been so impressed with how brilliantly all of the children have returned to school and begun their new year with such a positive attitude, enthusiasm and readiness to learn. It has been wonderful getting to know everyone and seeing our new class beginning to come together already!

Here is a little round-up of what we have been getting up to during our first week:

Maths:
We have jumped straight into our learning with Place Value! Year 4 have been investigating numbers up to 1,000, exploring the value of each digit and developing their understanding of hundreds, tens and ones. Meanwhile, Year 5 have also been delving into Place Value and have been exploring much larger numbers - all the way up to 1,000,000! They have made a brilliant start and have enjoyed getting their heads around some very impressive numbers.

English:
In English this week, we have been exploring different ways to use nouns and verbs. We have been learning about proper nouns and collective nouns, as well as investigating how verbs can be used in different ways to make our writing more interesting and effective. The children have shown some great enthusiasm for their learning and I am really looking forward to seeing how they develop their writing skills throughout the year!

PSHE: 
This week, we have been thinking about how we can get the very best out of our learning and, most importantly, how we can make our classroom a place where everyone feels happy, safe, valued and ready to learn. Talland Class worked together to create our very own Class Charter. The children came up with some absolutely fabulous ideas about how we can treat one another with kindness and respect and create a positive environment where everybody can thrive. I was really impressed with the thought and maturity that went into their ideas.

Science:
There was plenty of excitement this week as we discovered our brand-new enquiry question... "Why do we age?" We jumped straight into our Science learning and began exploring the human life cycle. The children worked together to order the different stages of life and had some fantastic discussions about how humans grow and change as they get older. I have a feeling this is going to be a really fascinating enquiry!

PE: We have certainly been keeping active this week! During our Yoga session, we focused on becoming calm and relaxed while trying out a range of different yoga positions and linking them together into a flowing sequence. We also thought carefully about our breathing, practicing how to inhale and exhale through our noses for a set amount of time while using our imaginations to visualise different objects growing larger and smaller. It was a lovely way to relax and focus. We also tried our hand at Tag Rugby, which was great fun! The children learned about finding space in an invasion game and practiced passing a rugby ball using good technique. We were even lucky enough for the heavens to open during our session - which, as it turns out, was absolutely perfect for a game of rugby!

Congratulations!
A huge CONGRATULATIONS to Harper this week for becoming such an amazing new member of our class. You have been a wonderful addition to our school, and we are so pleased to have you as part of our class! Well done also to Lowe. H for being noticed for his excellent attitude towards learning and maturity. What a brilliant start to the school year! You should both be incredibly proud of yourselves.

A little reminder that PE will be on Wednesdays (Yoga) and Thursdays (Tag Rugby) this term, so please can children ensure that they have the correct PE kit with them. As we will be heading out onto the school field for Tag Rugby wind, rain or shine, I would definitely encourage suitable footwear and clothing for the weather. Thank you so much for your support!

That is all from us in Talland Class for this week! It has been an absolutely brilliant first week, and I am so proud of the positive attitude and enthusiasm the children have brought with them. We have lots to look forward to over the coming weeks, and I cannot wait to see what adventures and learning this new school year brings. We hope you all have a fantastic weekend, and we cannot wait to see everybody again next week for another fun-filled week of learning! See you on Monday.

Signing off from Mr. Langley and Mr. Bishop.

What an amazing first week back after the summer holidays!

It has been wonderful to see everyone return to school with such big smiles, positive attitudes and lots of enthusiasm. The children have settled back into our routines brilliantly and have shown just how ready they are for another exciting year of learning.

We have been busy getting to know our new routines, reconnecting with friends and teachers, and getting stuck into our learning. There has been so much enthusiasm, curiosity and kindness throughout the week, and we are incredibly proud of everyone.

We have got stuck straight into our new topic for the term, 'What Makes Our World Go Around?'  We started by exploring what we already know about our world and thinking carefully about what makes it go around. We then worked together to compile lots of interesting questions about what we would like to find out during our topic.

In Maths, we have started our work on place value, developing our understanding of the value of digits within numbers.

In English, we have been learning about common nouns and proper nouns. We have explored the differences between them and enjoyed sorting and categorising different examples.

Our Science learning has focused on what animals need to survive. We have been thinking about the things animals need in order to stay healthy and alive and sharing our ideas.

In Geography, we have been developing our map skills by using atlases and globes to identify and locate the world's oceans and continents. 

It has been such a busy and exciting first week, and we are incredibly proud of how well everyone has settled in and embraced their learning.

Well done to Frankie, Hudson and Arlo who have been picked this week for 'pupil of the week'. They have all tried really hard to follow the school values this week, well done!

Friday 11th September- The best first week in Rame class! 

This week has been the most amazing first week for Rame class. The children have adapted to their new school/class so well and we are unbelievably proud of them all! 

We have spent the week concentrating on the environment, new routines, new adults and most importantly having lots and lots of fun getting to know each other!

We begin a little more formal routines and learning next week alongside all of our fun learning! 

Rame Class. 

This year, as our school has chosen to adopt Cornish place names, nursery will be known as Pendennis Class. 
We have had a wonderful start to the term and have welcomed new children and returning children with lots of exciting ideas and plans for the weeks ahead.  Autumn is always a lovely term and with all the changing seasonal colours and festivities, there is always something fun going on!
Our topic is "This Is Me" and we will be exploring what makes us, us! We will be comparing our families, hobbies, homes and environments and have asked families to send in family photos for our display.
Staff have been undertaking some interesting professional development around speech and language in the early years through Cornwall Council Together for Families. There will be more to come on this subject as we hope to hold some future parent and carer sessions.
In addition, we are happy to announce that we are undergoing the Maths Champion Programme which encourages a love of all things mathematical in early childhood. We are looking forward to implementing these ideas into the nursery day. 
Our forest school continues to run this year on a Friday, and we are delighted to have the wonderful Mrs Gregory leading our sessions this term. We began this week with a lovely story called Bibble Bubble, and we made self-portraits from natural resources.
We will continue to visit Hillcrest Nursing Home on alternative Mondays, and our PE day will be Wednesday. Unfortunately, we no longer have coach Ryan this year, but Mrs Hilton and Mrs Owen will be running a sport session of our own.
A big thankyou to all of our fabulous families as we settle back into nursery life, we value your support greatly to make each day a happy, positive and enriching experience for your child. 
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                  Mrs Hilton, Mrs Owen and Miss Given