Storytellers had the most magical festive outing as we headed to Bodmin Railway to board the Santa Express heritage steam train. The excitement was sky-high as the children eagerly climbed aboard, watching in awe as the steam curled around the track and the train slowly pulled away with a cheerful whistle!

 During the journey, the children enjoyed Christmas craft activities-and then came a truly unforgettable moment. Santa himself appeared on board, greeting each child with a smile and spending time chatting with them. Every child received a special present, making the experience even more magical.

On the return trip, our wonderful PTFA made sure no tummies rumbled by providing delicious treat bags for everyone.

Back at the station, the fun continued as the children met the Elf and Rudolph, before setting off for an extra treat, a McDonald's lunch! They sat together beautifully, and even members of the public commented on how well-behaved, polite, and joyful they all were.

A huge thank you to our fabulous helpers and to the brilliant PTFA, whose support makes these memorable experiences possible for our children.

We have reached the last day of term and i'm sure everyone is excited about the Christmas break ahead!
It has been a busy week at nursery. On Tuesday afternoon we enjoyed joining the school for a special Christmas assembly with the Rev Richard.
The children all sat so beautifully and listened really well. 

We enjoyed Chrsitmas dinner on Wednesday where the children wore party hats that they had decorated and today (Friday) the children have had a great time at our nursery party where they have played party games and had a party food lunch.

We are wishing all of our chidren and their families a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and we look forward to seeing you all when we return in January.
Monday 5th January is an INSET day so we return and will see everyone on Tuesday 6th January 2026.

Julie and Sarah

What a week it has been in Landaviddy class! 

Our Christmas play, Lights, Camel, Action! was a hit! We are so proud of the enthusiasm from all the children and all their hard work paid off. Everyone was just amazing! Thank you to those who came to watch and support the class. We hope you enjoyed it! 

During Computing this week, we have been filming our Stone Age stop motion animations. As you can imagine, the children thoroughly enjoyed using their chosen objects and backgrounds, to create their animations. In History, we have been looking at Neolithic tools and artefacts, making assumptions about what life must have been like due to the evidence discovered. In particular, we revisited Skara Brae and explored a range of objects that archaeologists had uncovered. During Art this week, we used natural materials to mark make, just like Stone Age artists! As well as using a variety of spices as pigmented paints. This was a lot of fun!

In English, we have just started a new unit on shape Poetry, starting by discussing a range of poetry and identifying features. Today, we explored a poem called 'Snow is Falling' and discussed our likes and dislikes. We have been subtracting 2-digit numbers from 3-digit numbers, which required a lot of determination. 

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

We hope you have a wonderful weekend and look forward to seeing you on Monday, for our final week before Christmas!

Mrs Wilkie, Mrs Lister and Miss Colton

TALLAND'S BLOG 12.12.25

WOWZERS.. This term is flying by! I can't believe we only have one week to go until we can jingle off on to our Christmas Holidays! I also can't believe it's Chaipel and Talland's Christmas Production THIS MONDAY! We did our first dress rehearsal in front of a live audience today and I think it's fair to say - the children smashed it! The children of Polperro were truly captivated!

Here's a breakdown of our week:

Maths:
Year 4 and 5 have both been looking at ways to solve problems involving multiplication and division. They were also lucky enough to show off their mathematical skills in a little Maths quiz! 


English:
Talland have begun planning to write their own Legend story. They have thought of their setting, hero/heroine, villain/villainess and have decided which writing techniques they are going to focus on in each paragraph. 

History:
We looked at how Britain changed after the Vikings arrived. How they conquered many parts of Britain, even beating King Alfred in Wessex. The Danelaw arrived and many were baptised, converting to Christianity as part of a bribe from King Alfred.  How long will peace last? 

Computing:
Children worked collaboratively to create a webpage for a book review. They reviewed their favourite books, authors, summarised these stories and gave them a rating out of 5.

RE:
Linking to History, Talland looked at why Christians choose to get Baptised, what process they go through and what are the vital pieces of traditional equipment required to carry out the ceremony.   


CONGRATULATIONS to Reuben and Emma this week for passing their next round in 99 club. Also, WELL DONE to Emma this week for being noticed for her consistent and excellent attitude towards learning and her kind manner.

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.

This week in Lantic we have had so much fun! We have had a very christmassy week making snowman cards with cotton wool and googly eyes. We have also been learning more about shape in our maths unit 
where we used straws to make 3D shapes. We then discussed the properties of shapes such as vertices, edges and faces. The children did really well and loved making their shapes! We have also been 
extremely busy and excited because it was of course our christmas play! This went super well and all the children should be very proud. 
We have been exploring lots of information about the Arctic for our Literacy unit where we will write non-chronological reports based on this. We loved seeing the different animals that live there and what
they get up to.
We are super close to finishing for christmas and we look forward to another great week of learning. Next week we will be having even more excitement with christmas jumper day and our christmas meal plus
our escape room!
Mrs Scott, Miss Sleep and Mrs Quick.

Friday 12th December

This week has been jammed packed of festive exploring and performing our Nativity!

The children have been practicing their Nativity for the last month, and we are amazed at how their confidence and oracy skills have progressed in that time! I think we have some stars on our hands!

The Nativity is always a precious experience for staff and parents, and it did not fail this year! We are beyond proud of the children and their resilience to perform in front of over fifty people for each show! Well done Nursery and Foundation!

The children have also been busy this week following instructions to make their own Christmas decorations, we hope you have liked the angels and handprint father Christmas'

Today was our Christmas fair and the children have helped to make wonderful things that we sold! Thank you to all that visited Foundation's stall.

We enter the final week of this term on Monday (wow! A whole term already!). It's been an amazing term, we have lots more festive exploration to do next week!

Have a lovely weekend

The Foundation Team 

Thank you for sending your children in wearing Christmas Jumpers yesterday. School is feeling very Christmassy and so far the performances by Nursery, Penhallow Class and then Landaviddy Class have been amazing. We can't wait for Talland and Chaipel Classes' joint performances on Monday, the Gift Shop and Christmas Lunch on Wednesday and our Annual Christmas Art Day on Thursday.

Christmas Gift Shop Reminder that on Wednesday 17th December, during the school morning, Santa's Workshop will be opening its doors for the children to choose a special gift or two for someone they love. Each gift will cost £2 (maximum of 2 gifts per child). Santa's helpful elves (thank you FOPS) will be on hand to wrap the presents, ready to bring home at the end of the day, perfect to pop under your Christmas tree!

A Busy Week for our Planet Protectors This week, our Planet Protectors helped us check how much electricity we use as part of our school's climate action plan. We now have a fantastic team of pupils who remind staff to switch off any equipment that isn't needed, such as screens and lights. They already collect paper for recycling at the end of each day, and every Monday they help keep our school looking lovely by checking the grounds for litter. Well done, Planet Protectors!

Fundraising It was lovely to see so many of you at the Christmas Fayre last week which raised over £630 for school. On Wednesday evening, our Christmas Wreath making event held at the Village Hall raised an amazing £600. Huge thanks to our FOPS team who made both events happen. With funds raised this year we have just bought a class set of styluses for IPads which support our children in their learning, and trikes for Penhallow Class.

Poppy Appeal Year 6 collected £86.60 for the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal this year; thank you for your generous donations.

Time 2 Move Christmas activities are now live for bookings. Time 2 Move offer a wide range of activities across the county for children and families. To find out more, head to the website Time2Move Holiday Programme - Active Cornwall. The programme is open to all children, with fully funded places available for those receiving benefits related free school meals.

Diary Dates The last day of term is on Friday 19th December and school will finish at 1:30pm. Monday 5th January is an INSET day, therefore the first day of the Spring term for the children is Tuesday, 6th January.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Mrs Hillman

With all our Christmas stories and crafts in pre-school this week, the children are definitely in the festive spirit.  We have been practicing lots of Christmas singing and our dance of the stars ready for next Friday's performance.  

The children have spent time finishing off their special cards and decorations to bring home for their families.

Some of the children enjoyed a walk over to the church to see the Nativity display and the church Christmas tree. We then listened to the Christian story of the first Christmas.

Next week is our final week before the Christmas break.  We will have some games and some special extras with snack time on each of the days so that all the children get to celebrate.

Wednesday is Christmas Jumper day and the FOPs Christmas fair from 2pm.

Please remember, if possible,  we would like the children to dress in white, yellow/gold on Friday.  A light-packed lunch is needed for us to have in pre-school before we come over to church for the performance at 12.30.

The children will walk back to pre-school to gather their belongings and parents can collect from pre-school after we return from the church.

We are looking forward to a fun filled festive final week!

The Pre-School Team.

It has been a busy penultimate week in Treyarnon class.

In English, we have been writing our Jack and the Beanstalk stories and concentrating on speech punctuation and dialogue. They are exciting to read already. 

In maths, we have been learning about 3d shapes and tried our hand at making nets. We also learned all about circles and had a go at using compasses. 

In history, we finished our World War 2 topic by completing our double-page spreads. We were able to show off all of our knowledge and I love the presentation of their work. 

The highlight was watching the dress rehearsal for the KS1 nativity - it was hilarious and they were fantastic.

Have a great weekend!

Miss Burton

Hello Everyone,

We just wanted to start off by saying how fantastic the children were for our two performances of 'Knock Knock'. I am sure you can agree that they all sang incredibly well and spoke so confidently - we are so proud of each and every one of them, well done! Thank you to all the friends and family members who came to watch us and we hope it's got you in the festive spirit.

In English, we have been using interesting vocabulary to create an acrostic poem about Christmas.

In Science, we went on a winter walk to spot various materials around the school environment. Then back in the class we sorted different materials focusing on their properties.

In Maths, we have been consolidating our number, shape and measuring knowledge so show how much progress we have made so far.

Understandably, the children have been super busy this week and have managed the various changes to our 'normal' day very well so we hope you all enjoy some moments of rest.

We hope you have a lovely weekend,

from The Penhallow Team.

We've had a truly fantastic week, filled with excitement and lots of memorable moments. One of the biggest highlights was our trip to see Aladdin at the Hall for Cornwall. The children were absolutely captivated by the performance-their faces lit up with wonder, and it was magical to see how much they enjoyed every moment of the show.

Back at school, we've been incredibly busy preparing for our nativity performance next week. The children have been working hard learning their lines, practicing their roles, and perfecting the songs. Their enthusiasm and effort have been wonderful to watch.

This afternoon, we will visit the church. They are so excited to share their songs with you, and we can't wait for you to see all their hard work come together. It's going to be a special and joyful occasion!

What a lovely week we have had in Chaipel! Our English best copy write-up is incredible and I cannot wait to read each and every one of them! Everyone has put in so much effort and the complex sentences I have read so far has blown me away. For English next week, we will wrap up our investigation into sustainable energy in the UK by writing a poem.

In Maths, we have been finding common denominators and adding and subtracting fractions as well as identifying and calculating angles in a triangle.

In RE, we have been 'asking questions to Mary and Joseph' about the birth of their baby and if they really believe that Mary has been carrying the Messiah! We completed the learning by writing a newspaper report on that eventful night - directly quoting the happy parents! In Geography, we have been investigating which areas of the UK produce which types of non-renewable and renewable energy and in History, we have compared how the Mayan civilisation was ruled with that of Anglo-Saxon England. 

We performed our Christmas play dress rehearsal infront of the rest of the school on Friday and it was a huge success! We have taken the feedback postively and will apply it in our performances to our parents on Monday.

CONGRATULATIONS to our People of the Week - Aria and Tristan - for demonstrating our school values and being positive role models, and to Leo for achieving his 77 Club badge for his times tables.

That's all from me so have a lovely weekend and see you all on Monday for our final week before Christmas!!

Miss Randle and Mrs Clary

It's beginning to feel a LOT like Christmas in Darite. The school have embraced the festive season and have had a wonderful week baking festive treats, making cards and decorations and loads of other activities and fun. It is hard to believe that we only have one week left before the Christmas break! Our Reindeer Run was featured on the St Luke's Facebook page here. The children loved raising money for the hospice. We raised £267.80 for St Luke's Hospice. The whole school went to sing to the village Christmas dinner on Wednesday. They sang beautifully, clearly and their performance was thoroughly appreciated by the members of the club. It is becoming a tradition at Darite and is part of being part of the community! Thank-you to everyone who joined in celebrating our Nativity yesterday. I'm sure you will all agree that the performances were superb along with the singing. Thank-you to all the children for doing so well and to parents and carers for helping with lines. We raised £52.00, thank you all. Finally, don't forget that there is still time to purchase your tickets for the PTFA Christmas Raffle. Tickets were sent home last week but if you didn't receive them (or need some more) please let teachers know. There are some amazing prizes on offer. Winners will be chosen on Tuesday 16th December and informed by email. The PTFA will be in the playground after school on Tuesday to allow winners to collect their prizes, if you are unable to collect your prize will be left in Reception. The Christmas jumper swap was well received last Friday after school. There are lots of children who are proud of their new threads going into Christmas. Thank-you to Mrs Richardson-Calladine for arranging this. She has also said that the Lighthouse Community Centre have agreed to re-house the jumpers that were not required. They will be shared with those in the community who need help and support. It is with great sadness that we say farewell to Miss Bawden at the end of term. She has been a valuable member of the team at Darite for a number of years, and she will be greatly missed by children and staff alike. I am sure you will join with us all in wishing her the very best for her next adventures and we hope she will keep in touch. Although next week is the last week, we are still very busy. Christmas dinner and Christmas jumper day is on Wednesday. Please make sure that you have booked a school lunch in plenty of time. We are also having class parties on Thursday. We are requesting small donations of party food so that the children have a treat in the afternoon. This party food will not take the place of lunches and children should still bring a packed lunch or order a meal. Finally, next Friday is a half day and children can be collected at 1.30 from the normal place. If you will be unable to collect at this time, please let us know so we can put plans in place.

Weekly update...

Wow, this has been another busy week as we approach the end of the Autumn term.

One of the highlights was the lantern parade at the weekend. Lots of families braved the weather to join us and the result was stunning. This culminated in a wonderful fireworks display at the Waterside. We were proud to have a large contingent from Y4/5, so thanks everyone.

In computing, Miss Henning has been working on some super Christmas jumper designs, with impressive results.


Also, we're busy practising and looking forward to our Christingle Service at St Stephen's Church on Monday, thank you for all the oranges and we hope to see you there!

Weekly update...

Wow, this has been another busy week as we approach the end of the Autumn term.

One of the highlights was the lantern parade at the weekend. Lots of families braved the weather to join us and the result was stunning. This culminated in a wonderful fireworks display at the Waterside. We were proud to have a large contingent from Y4/5, so thanks everyone.

In computing, Miss Henning has been working on some super Christmas jumper designs, with impressive results.

It really has been a week filled with Christmas spirit at Brunel as well as wonderful learning opportunities. A huge thank you for your continued support as we continue to provide the very best education for our children.