I had the pleasure of taking 8 children to Duloe Primary to take part in a football tournament. Some of our children had never played before and they have never played as a team. Every game the team improved and gained more and more confidence. Our Christian value this week was perseverance and they certainly showed that, where they didn't give up and kept trying to get better each time. The team and I have some good ideas so we can build on this and we will be asking our PTFA for goal posts for the field and are also going to arrange a lunchtime club with Looe Primary and Duloe Primary where we can practice with a bigger group of children each half term.
We certainly looked the part with our new sponsored tops thanks to Cornish Tea and Coffee!
Next up: Touch Rugby next week at Looe Community Academy.
We have got a range of clubs on offer this half term including lunchtime school clubs. Please ensure that you have signed your child up through the office.
Key dates for your diary:
Tuesday 19th September-KS2 Football festival at Duloe
Wednesday 27th September-Year 4 Times tables parent meeting at 5pm
Tuesday 10th October-Harvest Festival at St Wenna's church
Friday 13th October-Coffee morning 9-10am with Tracey Foster SENDCo
Thursday 19th October-Paignton Zoo trip
Friday 20th October-INSET day
We have had a brilliant week, full of exciting opportunities whilst being very physically active. Year 5 and 6 went on their residential from Monday-Wednesday whilst the rest of the school took part in a range of activities.
On Monday, we had an alternative sports day where the children took part in boxing, archery, lacrosse and boccia. On Tuesday, we went to Adrenaline Adventure Park in Plymouth. On Wednesday, we have an outdoor learning day which involved den making, whittling, designing and painting plant pots and making fires to have hot chocolate. On Thursday, we had a performing arts day getting ready for our end of year performance. Finally, on Friday, we had a beach day where we went to Seaton doing different beach activities.
Not only did the children have fun but I was very impressed with how the children demonstrated our Christian values so effortlessly. We look forward to planning it again next year!
3rd-7th July- Activity week and the residential for Year 5 and 6. All information has been emailed out for each day.
10th and 11th July-Y6 transition for those attending Liskeard.
19th July-Bugsy Malone performance. There are still time to get tickets.
This week was all about our wonderful Year 6's! They have had their SATs week and we couldn't be more proud of how they have applied themselves this week. The progress they have made over this year has been exceptional showing resilience, determination and a superb attitude to learning.
We ended the week with (of course) a SATs party where we had a BBQ and roasted marshmallows. The children had the choice how they spent the afternoon and so they chose to play with our outdoor equipment all afternoon.
A special thanks to the rest of the school for showing their support and respect during this week especially as Mrs. David and myself were out of class every morning to work with Year 6. I would also like to thank Mrs. David and Mrs. Burrows for their continual hard work in getting our children prepared for this week whilst keeping them calm and positive.
St Piran's Day
We had a belated celebration of St Piran's Day as we had invited Lucy Taylor (owner of Sarah's Pasties in Looe) in to teach us how to made a Cornish pasty. In the morning the children looked at the Patron Saint of Cornwall through their RE learning, listening to the Fisherman's Friends version of Cornwall my Home and in the afternoon they had a cookery workshop with Lucy.
Lockdown Procedure Practice
The school had their first experience of a lockdown practice this week. We started by talking it through as a school to understand why it is important to practice for events like this and the children asked sensible questions to check their understanding. During and after the drill, the children were calm, sensible and raised good points for when we do this drill again.
EYFS/KS1 Pop up play experience
We teamed up with Polperro Primary to take part in a pop up play experience. The children had access to a range of activities to develop their oracy skills, communication and language and imagination through role play opportunities.
Trekking at Great Trethew
Some of our children had the opportunity to have a taster session at Great Trethew. The children were in charge of brushing the horses, feeding them and filling up their water and finally were able to ride and lead them. For some of our children, this was their first experience riding their horse and I was incredibly proud to see them have trust in their partner and horse and be brave to try this new experience. Thank-you to the Great Trethew team for a very memorable opportunity!
Fairtrade Fortnight
We had teamed up with the church to host a community tearoom event to support Fairtrade Fortnight. The children have learnt about the importance of Fairtrade through collective worship this week and our school council prepared a presentation for the tearoom event including a Kahoot quiz to test the knowledge of the children and parents.
Dates for the diary
Tuesday 14th March-Our belated St Piran's Day where we will be making pasties. Please remember to wear black and white on this day.
Friday 17th March-Red Nose Day-Children to wear red on this day with a donation to support this amazing cause.
This week we have started our swimming at Tencreek. The children were brilliant and confident in the water. We look forward to seeing them progress over the next 5 weeks.
On Thursday, the whole school went to Plymouth to visit the synagogue linking to our Judaism RE unit. The children learnt about the routines and items within the synagogue and the different roles. I was extremely proud of how much subject knowledge the children demonstrated of both Christianity and Judaism.
We then visited The Box to explore the museum and was amazed when we saw the Woolly Mammoth.
Next week we have a busy week with Sean Hewitt coming to do two art afternoons to develop our library area, world book day and our active day on Friday with outdoor learning and cricket.
Today is Safer Internet Day and we have looked at ways to keep ourselves safe whilst online. All children have demonstrated a good understanding of the strategies and we have focused on what to do when we are unsure online.
The theme this year is: Want to talk about it?
I have emailed all parents with a 'top tips' guide alongside the image in this blog for tips about encouraging open discussion about digital lives. Please continue to talk with your child about their digital life so they use the power of the Internet in effective and positive ways.
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