What a week it has been! In History, we learnt about how Polperro fishermen would catch pilchards. We were so enthusiastic about the process and enjoyed discovering what happened over 150 years ago. In Science, we have been learning about the properties of different rocks and made scientific predictions based on their properties. Art this week consisted of creating pinch pots and adding decorations using the score and slip method. We will be designing clay pilchards next week - watch this space!

In English, we have launched a new unit of narrative writing, based on the short film 'The Man on the Moon'. We have loved exploring ambitious vocabulary this week and wrote some fantastic opening paragraphs (see examples below). I was blown away by the language the children were using. Well done! 

In Maths, Year 2 have started a new topic on Statistics. We have learnt how to use tally marks to collect data and presented findings using block diagrams and pictograms. Year 3 have finished work on time and started looking are geometry, with turns and angles. 

Congratulations to Frankie and Lowen H for being chosen as Landaviddy's People of the Week and a big well done to Finn for achieving his 99 club. 

Next week, we have our class trip on Friday 11th July to Lappa Valley. Please make sure you bring in your permission slips and pay any outstanding contributions prior to this. 

We hope you have a super weekend and look forward to seeing you on Monday!

Mrs Wilkie, Mrs Phillips, Miss Bowden and Miss Colton

It has been a different and quiet week this week with year 6 away at their residential at the Ultimate Adventure Centre in Devon. On Monday we welcomed pupils who will be joining us in Reception in September for a session in Penhallow Class. On Tuesday Rev Richard came in for an assembly about protecting our planet and our Planet Protectors were able to answer some challenging questions about how to do this. This afternoon, Years 4 and 5 practised their spoken French in our Cafe in the hall.

Transition
Next Tuesday will be transition morning for all of our pupils when they will enjoy time in their new class.

Clubs
Please note that next week will be the last week of clubs for this school year.

FOPS Summer Fair - Monday 21st July at 2pm
Reminder that if you would like to help out on the day of our summer fair, please let us know.

Uniform
If you are looking ahead to buying uniform, please remember that we have a good supply of nearly new uniform in school which is available for a donation (£1 minimum) to the school. We have a wide range of sizes available - not just the uniform which is on the rail in reception - so please ask at the office for what you need.

The Summer Reading Challenge Reminder that you will be able to sign up your child/children for the Summer Reading Challenge at the school gate on Thursday 10th July.

Bodmin Keep Please use this link to find information about events taking place over the summer at Bodmin Keep Summer Holiday Programme at Bodmin Keep 

Have a great weekend.

Mrs Hillman

Another full week here at WPA. Many of our Year 6 children spent three days at Wadebridge School as part of their transition experience. Some of our KS1 children joined other children from across the region competing at the Cross Country event on Monday - well done to everyone involved. Tuesday saw a group of children take part in the Inclusion Cricket event, having a fantastic time and winning in the process. On Wednesday and Thursday, we welcomed our new children joining Reception for several transition events - they have made a fantastic start to life at school. To round things off, many of our Year 5 children went on their residential to Footsteps of Discovery near Summercourt, taking part in a range of survival-themed activities. These included a fast-paced stretcher relay; learning how to create smoke signals; mastering a variety of useful knots and practicing basic fire-making skills. Their first day was wrapped up perfectly with a delicious BBQ, followed by stories, songs and a talent show around the campfire.





Year Group News
To see more of the learning that has taken place recently, take a look at the fortnightly year group newsletters on the class pages.

FOWPA Summer Fayre Raffle
Only one more week to sell the Summer Fayre raffle tickets for a chance to win some great prizes! Please return all sold stubs (with name and phone number) along with money in the envelope provided to the office by next Friday 11th July. The draw will take place at the Summer Fayre on Friday 18th July (3:30-5:00pm). We look forward to seeing everyone there.

Year 6 Sponsored Dance-a-thon - Wednesday 16th July
Year 6 will be taking part in a sponsored Dance-a-thon from 9am to 3pm on Wednesday 16th July. That's 6 hours of non-stop dancing! Each child will have plenty of opportunities for breaks and re-fuelling but there will be a minimum of 10 Year 6 children dancing at all times. Year 6 would very much appreciate any support to gain sponsorship for this event, with the funds going towards end of Year 6 events. Please scan this QR code emailed out if you are able to donate.

Summer 2025 Bridge Schools Trust Parent and Carer Questionnaire
Your feedback is really important to us as we work in partnership to achieve the best possible education for your children. Please click on the link sent via email to complete a Trust-wide questionnaire by Monday 7th July. We would really appreciate your views on our key strengths to celebrate, as well as any areas we could develop even further for all our children. Your time in completing this questionnaire is valued and will help us continually improve, thank you!

Reports & Class Allocations September 2025 - Thursday 10th July
A reminder that next Thursday, you will be informed of your child's class/teacher for September 2025 via email.

As shared earlier this term, reports will be sent out electronically as a PDF to download (and option to print) via an email link to each parent registered on Arbor. The email link will require a password to open your child's report, which is your child's date of birth. Please ensure your email address and any other contact information is up to date with the school office.

For children in the following year groups, parents will receive an additional report sent out in the same way for:
Year 1 - Phonics Screening Check
Year 2 - Phonics Screening Re-Check
Year 4 - Multiplication Check
Year 6 - KS2 SATs

Transition Day - Wednesday 16th July
On Wednesday 16th July, children currently in Reception-Year 5 will spend the whole day with their teacher/class for next academic year. Current Year 6 children will be taking part in their fundraising Dance-a-thon during the day. Our Nursery children will have already taken part in their transition activities as per information already sent out.

Term 3 ECAs
A reminder that all after school extra-curricular activities end next Friday 11th July.

House Points
With just a few weeks left to earn House points, congratulations to this week's winning House, Puffins. Swan maintain the overall lead:
Swans - 11,686
Choughs - 11,541
Puffins - 10,742
Cormorants - 10,533

Have a great weekend.

With very best wishes,
Chris Wathern

This week has been full of exciting learning experiences! In maths, we have been focusing on fractions, particularly learning how to find halves and quarters of different shapes and amounts. We practiced using real-life examples and had fun solving problems together.

In English, we wrote detailed recounts of our fabulous trip to Seaton. We described what we saw, what we did, and how we felt during the day. It was a great opportunity to use our descriptive writing skills and to reflect on such a memorable experience.

In RE, we explored the topic of feelings. We discussed different emotions, how they affect us, and how we can understand and respect the feelings of others. We shared our thoughts through group discussions and creative activities.

We also continued preparing for sports day by practicing various events, working on our teamwork, and cheering each other on. It's been great to see everyone putting in so much effort and showing fantastic sportsmanship.

In music, we had lots of fun using different instruments to create rhythms and explore sounds. We worked together to play simple tunes and enjoyed listening to the different effects we could make.

We have finished our learning on under the sea this week and have rounded it off nicely by making some colourful jellyfish to hang up and the children have been decorating starfish.
After learning about different creatures that live under the sea, the children have decided that sharks are the "scariest" thing living in the sea, jellyfish are the "funniest" and crabs are the "snappiest".

At story time we have enjoyed books including "Tiddler", "Rainbow fish" and "Commotion in the ocean"
In phonics we have created different voice sounds for different characters in stories, have been exploring words that rhyme and matching objects with the same initial sounds.

In maths we have been joining pieces together to complete different puzzles, problem solving with shapes and finding different objects relating to numbers.

We have been busy planting seeds in our new garden area, with some already starting to grow. We look forward to seeing how they get on and seeing what vegetables we can produce.

Last week we received a visit from the Big Brush Club to see how we were carrying out the new toothbrushing programme that we are a part of. The visit went well and we are pleased to say that we received our Qualiy Assurance certificate for this with comments been made on how well the children carried  out the brushing of their teeth and how organised we were in delivering the program in the short space of time that we have been doing it. We are delighted with this.

Just a reminder that their is a school visit on Monday 7th July for those children moving up in September 9.15- 10.30am.

Have a great weekend

Julie and Sarah

Tregantle Class' Adventure at Tincombe Park

On Thursday, Tregantle Class set off on an exciting outdoor journey to Tincombe Park-on foot! The children made a "walking bus," with older pupils leading the way and everyone striding together toward their destination. Arriving at Tincombe Park, the children took part in a "Nature I Spy" game-scouting for woodland treasures like distinctive leaves, nests, or scattered feathers. Some classmates chose a brass rubbing activity, pressing paper and wax onto metal plaques to reveal intricate designs hidden in the landscape. Others focused on finding living creatures and identifying birds by their calls. They listened closely, whispered guesses ("Is that a robin?"), and pinpointed feathered friends by ear. Meanwhile, each budding naturalist created detailed observational drawings of the bugs and beasts they found under logs and leaves. One of the highlights of the day was learning about how essential bugs are. The children discovered that even the tiniest creature plays a vital role in nature-pollinating flowers, recycling nutrients, and keeping balance in the ecosystem. After our explorations, we all sat together for a sunny picnic lunch. Sandwiches were eaten, laughs were shared, and everyone appreciated the warmth of the day. All the children behaved brilliantly, displaying outstanding "Issy manners" throughout-kind, respectful, and enthusiastic from start to finish. Their energy, curiosity, and care for both each other and nature were truly impressive.

It has been another wonderful week at Brunel Primary and Nursery Academy which has included: incredible learning experiences, sporting events and an exciting trip to Somerset County Cricket Ground for some of our children. Please enjoy browsing through the latest edition of The Brunel Bulletin to keep up with all the latest news and events that have taken place at our incredible school over the last week. Have a wonderful weekend.

Friday 4th July

Some of this weeks learning:

The children have been exploring water safety this week. We have explored how we can stay safe in the water and also what the flags mean that we see at a lifeguarded beach!

In outdoor learning this week we had the best time searching for things of different colour. Mrs Lyden made us some amazing colour magnifying glasses.

In maths we have been exploring mapping with positional language. The children have been excelling in their maths and the mathematical sentences they have been using have made the adults in class so proud.

We have also made star fish using cheerios, which was so much fun, made ice creams , and so much more!

What a great sunny week!  

Wishing you a wonderful weekend

The Foundation Team 

Hello Everyone!

What a fantastic week!

We began on Monday, by meeting the children who will be in Reception in September.

On Tuesday we had a wonderful trip to Looe Island. On the island, we spotted seals, Canadian geese, cormorants, and several species of butterflies. We took time to stop at several points and look at the amazing views. We finished on the beach, where we ate lunch and created some art work in the sand, and on paper. When returning to Looe, we found out all about the different equipment and boats that are used by the RNLI, and also visited the Guildhall Museum to find out about what Looe and Polperro was like hundreds of years ago.

Throughout the rest of the week, we have been busy writing poems about caves, inventing our own islands, and singing songs about the sea.

Thank you so much, to those of you who joined us on Tuesday. It was lovely to have you with us.

From The Penhallow Team

Well done Y6!

New sports equipment 

We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Mr. Bond and his associates for their generous donation towards the purchase of sports and play equipment for the children of Pelynt Academy. Your kindness and support have made a meaningful difference in enriching our children' physical education and playtime experiences. Thanks to your contribution, our children now have access to quality equipment that will inspire teamwork, fitness, and fun for years to come. Your generosity is truly appreciated by our entire school community.

Lantic Class Trip Porfell

Lantic class have had a brilliant day at Porfell Wildlife Park. They enjoyed seeing and learning about lots of different animals. The children were able to feed the donkeys, goats and chickens themselves and watched Boris the Capybara being fed. A good day was had by all! 

Pelynt Primary Sports Personality of the Year 2025

This year, choosing the Pelynt SPOTY found us reaching a unanimous conclusion.  In its inauguration last year, we decided that we would look for not only sporting excellence, but all-round attributes including sportsmanship, teamwork, being an encouraging yet critical friend.  In considering the various traits that make a great 'Pelynt' sportsperson we are pleased to be recognising someone who has all of these traits as well as being supremely talented in sport both in and outside of school. This year she qualified and represented the school at the Cornwall cross county finals, she is an excellent footballer playing for our school team and also part of the Girls elite Plymouth Argyle Team outside of school. This year's Pelynt Academy Sports Personality of the Year Award goes to Elsa Lee. 

Sports Day

A super enjoyable sports day took place this week in rather hot conditions! Thank you to all of the parents and carers who were able to attend and cheer the children on. As always, the children were magnificent, demonstrating excellent sportsmanship. The Blue team were the eventual winner in a close fought contest, winning by only 6 points! A huge thank you to Mr Knight for organising the event.

Balance Bikes

Mrs Milford has recently attended and completed a course to become out Get Cycling Lead. As a result of this Get Cycling and Bikeability have donated 6 wonderful balance bikes and helmets to the school, enabling us to teach the children to balance and learn to ride as part of our school learning.