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

Tregantle Class Visit Saltash Fire Station

This week, Tregantle Class enjoyed an exciting visit to Saltash Fire Station.

The children walked to the station and spent the afternoon learning all about fire safety and fire prevention. The firefighters showed the children around the fire station and explained how they help keep the community safe.

Everyone loved exploring the fire engine and discovering all of the different equipment carried onboard. One of the highlights of the visit was having the chance to use the water hose and aim at a target - the children had so much fun taking turns and showing off their aiming skills!

The children also enjoyed trying on the firefighters' protective kit and pretending to be firefighters themselves. It was wonderful to see their enthusiasm and curiosity throughout the visit.

A huge thank you to everyone at Saltash Fire Station for welcoming us and inspiring the next generation of firefighters!

Our focus story is We're going on a picnic' and we designed our own picnic blankets today at St Anne's.

We had a wonderful afternoon with the residents and staff at St Anne's this week - who really enjoyed listening to our poetry readings - these were the incredible poems we wrote for the Fowey Festival Competition about animals that come out 'After Dark'. 
We also enjoyed listening to the memories and stories the residents shared with us about their own pets and favourite animals. Thank you to St Anne's for hosting us and we look forward to seeing you all again soon! 

Well done to Team Brunel who had several prize winners and several runners-up and highly commended in the competition. Two prize winners were invited to Fowey Harbour Hotel for a special presentation with their families and won Waterstones vouchers. What a creative group of young people we have at Brunel!

Year 5 have been enjoying learning more about area and perimeter in Maths and found it exciting to see an adult using his maths skills in real life whilst building our sensory garden. His careful measurements have resulted in a special space for our children to enjoy as the plants grow! We have also been having fun, measuring objects and estimating their area this week.

Year 5 have been enjoying learning more about area and perimeter in Maths and found it exciting to see an adult using his maths skills in real life whilst building our sensory space. His careful measurements have resulted in a special space for our children to enjoy as the plants grow! We have also been having fun, measuring objects and estimating their area this week.