Fantastic French Day!

What a fantastic week we have had in Tregantle Class! 

This week, we enjoyed an amazing whole-school French Day. The children immersed themselves in all things French and had so much fun taking part in a range of exciting activities. We competed in a boules competition, made our very own Eurostars, created beautiful French flags and learnt some French words and phrases. Of course, no French Day would be complete without tasting some delicious French food - fantastique!

We also enjoyed a very special Transition Day, where the children spent time in their new classrooms and met the adults they will be working with next year. It was wonderful to see their excitement, confidence and enthusiasm as they embraced this important step in their school journey.

As always, we are incredibly proud of our Tregantle children. They continue to amaze us with their kindness, resilience and willingness to try new things. Watching how much they have grown throughout the year has been a real privilege, and we know they are more than ready for their next adventure. Bravo, Tregantle Class - what a fabulous week! 

Quelle journee incroyable!

What a fantastic French Day we have enjoyed at Brunel today!

Our children have immersed themselves in French language, culture and traditions through a whole host of exciting and engaging activities.

From tasting delicious French treats and learning new vocabulary to creating wonderful artwork, playing games and discovering more about life in France, there have been so many incredible experiences that have brought learning to life. T

he enthusiasm, curiosity and smiles from our children have been wonderful to see, and they have embraced every opportunity with such excitement.

A huge thank you must go to Mrs Orchard, who worked incredibly hard to plan and organise such a memorable day for everyone. Her creativity, dedication and attention to detail ensured that every child had an amazing experience and created lasting memories.

Merci beaucoup, Mrs Orchard, for making today so special for Team Brunel!

Tincombe Trip

What a fantastic week we've had in Tregantle Class!

We were so excited to visit Tincombe Park for a day of exploring, discovering and enjoying the great outdoors together. Our adventure began with a bug hunt, and the children were amazed by all of the fascinating creatures they found. We spotted dragonflies, spiders, beetles and even grasshoppers! Everyone carefully observed the mini beasts and talked about where they live and why they are important to our environment.

Next, we took part in a brass rubbing treasure hunt, searching for wildlife-themed plaques hidden around the park. The children worked brilliantly together to find each one and enjoyed creating their own brass rubbings to remember the animals they discovered. Along the way, we also learnt about how we can all help to care for our local environment by looking after wildlife and keeping our parks clean and tidy.

After a busy morning of exploring, we all sat together to enjoy a delicious picnic lunch in the sunshine. It was lovely to relax, chat with our friends and take in the beautiful surroundings. We were incredibly proud of all the children throughout the day.

Their behaviour was absolutely wonderful, they listened carefully, showed kindness and respect to one another, and represented our school brilliantly. They should all be very proud of themselves. Well done, Tregantle Class-we had a truly memorable day at Tincombe Park!

Tregantle Class Blog - A Wonderful Day at Tincombe Park!

What a fantastic week we've had in Tregantle Class!

We were so excited to visit Tincombe Park for a day of exploring, discovering and enjoying the great outdoors together. Our adventure began with a bug hunt, and the children were amazed by all of the fascinating creatures they found. We spotted dragonflies, spiders, beetles and even grasshoppers! Everyone carefully observed the mini beasts and talked about where they live and why they are important to our environment.

Next, we took part in a brass rubbing treasure hunt, searching for wildlife-themed plaques hidden around the park. The children worked brilliantly together to find each one and enjoyed creating their own brass rubbings to remember the animals they discovered. Along the way, we also learnt about how we can all help to care for our local environment by looking after wildlife and keeping our parks clean and tidy.

After a busy morning of exploring, we all sat together to enjoy a delicious picnic lunch in the sunshine. It was lovely to relax, chat with our friends and take in the beautiful surroundings.

We were incredibly proud of all the children throughout the day. Their behaviour was absolutely wonderful, they listened carefully, showed kindness and respect to one another, and represented our school brilliantly. They should all be very proud of themselves. Well done, Tregantle Class-we had a truly memorable day at Tincombe Park!

As we come to the end of another busy and exciting week, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on all that the children have experienced.

It has certainly been a week full of opportunities!

We thoroughly enjoyed Music of the Afternoon, where the children showcased their musical talents with confidence and enthusiasm. We also had a number of football matches, with our teams demonstrating excellent teamwork, resilience and sportsmanship.

Our Sports Day was a fantastic success, and it was wonderful to see the children giving their best in every event while cheering each other on. Thank you to everyone who came along to support-we hope you enjoyed the day as much as we did.

Some of our pupils also had the exciting opportunity to attend an Eco Summit at Brunel, where they explored important environmental issues, shared ideas with other schools and were inspired to think about how they can make a positive difference to our world. Alongside these memorable events, the children have continued to engage enthusiastically in their classroom learning.

From thoughtful discussions and collaborative activities to developing new skills across the curriculum, it has been wonderful to see their curiosity, determination and positive attitudes shine through.

A huge thank you to everyone who supported our Shorts and Shades Day today. Your generosity and enthusiasm are greatly appreciated and help to make these events such a success. It is hard to believe that we are now approaching the end of another school year. Early next week, we will be sharing class arrangements for September, and we know many children will be excited to find out where they will be learning next year.

To help support this transition, we will be holding our whole-school transition morning on Thursday 16th July, giving children the opportunity to spend time with their new teachers and classmates ahead of September.

Looking Ahead to Next Week

Monday 6th July - Lantic Class Assembly at 2:30pm

Tuesday 7th July - Year 6 Induction Day at Saltash Community School

Tuesday 7th July - Cricket Workshops for Lantic, Mousehole, Duckpool and Perranporth classes, and Tregantle Class trip to Tincombe Park

Wednesday 8th July - Little Locomotives Toddler Group at 10am

Thursday 9th July - Perranporth Class Assembly at 2:40pm

Friday 10th July - Summer Fair, 3:15pm-5:00pm

Our Summer Fair is fast approaching, and we are looking forward to welcoming families for what promises to be a fantastic afternoon. Don't forget to support our ever-popular "Gunge the Teacher" fundraiser by dropping your loose change into the collection containers in the school foyer. Every donation counts!

We are also looking for parent volunteers to help at our Summer Discos on Thursday 17th July.

If you are able to spare some time to support this event, we would be very grateful. Please contact the school office if you can help.

Finally, inside this week's Brunel Bulletin you will find a link to our Parent Voice Questionnaire. We work incredibly hard to ensure Brunel is the very best place for our children to learn, thrive and grow, and we genuinely value your feedback. Your views help us celebrate what is working well and identify ways we can continue to improve.

We would be grateful if you could take a few minutes to complete the questionnaire by 10th July. 

Thank you, as always, for your continued support and partnership. We hope you all have a wonderful, restful weekend, and we look forward to another exciting week ahead.

It has been a slightly different week in Mousehole Class due to the extremely warm weather, but the children have been absolutely wonderful throughout. They have shown fantastic resilience and maturity, adapting brilliantly to the changing routines and helping each other to stay safe and comfortable.

We have made the most of the shady areas of the field, as well as enjoying fun activities with ice and water to help everyone keep cool. The children have been incredibly sensible, remembering to drink plenty of water and look after one another.

Brunel Day

Today was a real highlight as we celebrated Brunel Day! The children had a fantastic time taking part in a range of engineering activities inspired by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

They worked collaboratively to design and construct their own bridges, thinking carefully about strength, stability and teamwork. We were also lucky enough to take part in an exciting workshop led by 'Brunel' himself, where the children learned fascinating facts about his life, achievements and the incredible engineering projects he was responsible for.

The enthusiasm, creativity and problem-solving skills on display throughout the day were fantastic, and it was wonderful to see the children so engaged in their learning.

Although it has been an unusual week because of the high temperatures, Mousehole Class have continued to shine. We are incredibly proud of the resilience, positivity and kindness they have shown, and Brunel Day was the perfect way to finish another memorable week together!

Dear Parents and Carers, As another busy and exciting week at Brunel comes to a close, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support, particularly during the exceptionally hot weather. Your understanding and cooperation in helping us keep the children safe, hydrated and comfortable has been greatly appreciated.

As I am typing this email, our children are thoroughly enjoying Brunel Day! They have already experienced a wonderful assembly delivered by none other than Isambard Kingdom Brunel himself, and there is plenty more excitement to come throughout the day. Be sure to check out our social media pages to see some of the fantastic moments from today's celebrations.

Thank you also for your understanding regarding the postponement of Sports Day. We are hopeful that, weather permitting, it will now take place on Thursday 2nd July at 9:15am.

We look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible to cheer on the children.

Next week is another busy and exciting week at Brunel:

Wednesday 1st July - Music in the Afternoon Parents and carers are warmly invited to join us from 2:00pm. Please feel free to bring a picnic blanket and enjoy what promises to be a wonderful afternoon of music performed by our talented pupils.

Thursday 2nd July - Sports Day 9:15am (weather permitting).

Friday 3rd July - Sports and Shades Day Children are invited to wear their sports clothes, shorts and their favourite sunglasses.

Instead of a monetary donation, we are asking each child to bring an item for a Summer Fair hamper in their House colour:
Trematon - Red
Tintagel - Blue
Pendennis - Green
Restormel - Yellow

Your generous donations will help us create some fantastic hampers for our Summer Fair.

Finally, I hope you enjoy browsing through this week's edition of the Brunel Bulletin and reading about all of the wonderful learning and experiences our children have enjoyed.

Thank you once again for your continued support.

Have a lovely weekend, and we look forward to seeing you at our events next week. 

Good morning, 

It has been a really busy week here at Brunel with wonderful learning opportunities for the children. In addition, Charlotte Court has been into school to launch the Summer Reading Challenge at the library. You can catch up with everything that has happened over the past 5 days by browsing through this week's edition of The Brunel Bulletin.

Football Frenzy! 

It has been another busy and exciting week in Tregantle Class!

We have really enjoyed taking part in the Bridge Games this week. This year's event had a fantastic football theme to celebrate the World Cup, and the children loved getting involved in all of the activities. They showed amazing teamwork, determination, and enthusiasm, scoring lots of points for Brunel School. We are so proud of how brilliantly they represented our school!

We have also been getting close to nature this week with a bug hunt! The children were delighted to discover a wonderful range of mini beasts, including snails and caterpillars. It was lovely to see their curiosity and excitement as they carefully explored and found out more about the creatures around us.

We are now busy with our preparations for Sports Day next week. The children have been practicing hard and are looking forward to showing off their skills. Fingers crossed for some lovely weather so we can enjoy a fantastic day together!

Well done, Tregantle Class, for another brilliant week! 

Residentials, Cricket Workshops, Kids Day Out and wonderful learning opportunities have filled this week at Brunel. Please enjoy browsing through this week's edition of the Brunel Bulletin. 

Another wonderful week has flown by in Mousehole Class, and the children have continued to impress us with their enthusiasm, creativity and hard work across the curriculum!

English

In English, we have been exploring verbs and the suffixes -er and -or, thinking about how these can change words and their meanings. The children have also planned, written and performed their own Kennings poems. We were so impressed with their imaginative ideas and confident performances, which brought lots of fun and creativity to our classroom.

Maths

This week in maths:

• Year 2 have been learning about mass, volume and capacity, using practical activities to compare and measure different amounts.
• Year 3 have continued their work on fractions, learning about the whole, as well as ordering and comparing fractions. They have shown great perseverance when tackling some challenging concepts.

PE

The children enjoyed another exciting session with Cricket Chris, developing their cricket skills further by learning how to bowl the ball accurately. There was some fantastic concentration, teamwork and determination on display.

Computing

In computing, we have been exploring desktop publishing, learning how to organise text and images effectively to create attractive and informative documents.

History

We had an exciting hook lesson to launch our new history enquiry question:

"How have children's lives changed?"

The children became history detectives, sorting different children's objects into the time periods they thought they belonged to: Tudor, Victorian or Modern Day. They enjoyed discussing their ideas and making predictions before finding out the answers.

To deepen our understanding, we then worked collaboratively to create large-scale artistic representations of a Tudor child and a Victorian child. The children absolutely loved this activity, and the finished pieces are now proudly displayed in our classroom for everyone to enjoy.

Art

In art, we began our new unit on sculpture. We started by exploring what sculpture is and how sculptors create three-dimensional artwork. Using the boxes kindly brought in from home, the children experimented with cutting them into different shapes and discovering ways to join them together without using glue or tape. They showed fantastic problem-solving skills and creativity as they investigated different construction techniques.

These are just some of the highlights from another busy and successful week in Mousehole Class. The children continue to amaze us with their curiosity, resilience and willingness to embrace new challenges. We look forward to sharing more of their learning with you next week!

What a busy and exciting week we have had in Tregantle Class!

The highlight of our week was definitely our wonderful class assembly, where we shared the story of The Enormous Turnip with our parents and the whole school.

The children amazed us all with their fantastic storytelling, confident acting, and brilliant actions. They sang their song about turnip soup beautifully and shared photographs of themselves making their very own turnip soup.

It was wonderful to see how much they had enjoyed bringing the story to life. The children also performed a fantastic dance, confidently showing the different characters from the story as they worked together to pull up the enormous turnip! We were so impressed by their creativity and enthusiasm.

Another highlight was seeing the amazing character masks that each child had independently designed and created. Every mask was unique and showed the children's imagination and hard work. The children also shared what they had learned from the story, especially the important message about working together and being a "Teamwork Tiger!" They showed us that when we support each other, we can achieve great things.

Every single child spoke confidently, joined in brilliantly, and truly shone. We are incredibly proud of you, Tregantle Class - well done for a fantastic first assembly!

This week, we have finished our Space Hotel leaflets. I am extremely proud of their writing and love the time and effort they put into the presentation. 

In geography, we have collated our data from the fieldwork to create a map or Fore Street, tally chart of the types of shops and and overview of the results from the questionnaire. The children then worked in groups to create and present the findings to the class. 

In computing, we found out about Infrared devices and we designed our own creations that could be used in school. Some people thought of machines that use heat to detect germs; others created laser machines to protect the school IPads. 

Today, we bent the rules by wearing mufti, painting our nails and doing colouring in when we should have been doing maths!

Have a great half term everyone.

Miss Burton

The Enormous Turnip

What a fantastic week we have had in Tregantle Class!

This week, we have been learning the story *The Enormous Turnip*. We have really enjoyed bringing the story to life by making up actions to retell it, learning songs about the story and even making our very own turnip soup. It was delicious, and we were very proud to try something new!

On Wednesday, we welcomed our parents and carers into school for a 'Mastering Number' session. Everyone had lots of fun playing number games together and sharing our maths learning. Thank you to everyone who attended and supported the children.

Friday was our exciting 'Bend the Rules Day'! We had great fun wearing non-school uniform and especially enjoyed playing football during maths time!

We hope you all have a wonderful half-term break and we look forward to seeing everyone refreshed and ready for the second half of the summer term.

We have had a super busy week at Brunel and couldn't be prouder of our Year 6 children who have been so determined and focussed during their End of KS2 SATS. It has also been a busy week with visitors, trips and super learning experiences for our children. We hope that you all have a wonderful weekend and we look forward to seeing you all on Monday. In the meantime, please enjoy browsing through this week's edition of The Brunel Bulletin. 

I am so incredibly proud of year 6 this week! They have approached SATs with maturity, determination and resilience. 

They have taken all the tests in their stride and gave them all their full effort. I hope they have a much deserved relaxing weekend!

Miss Burton