Weekly Blog

We have reached the end of the spring term and we certainly ended with a bang! The movie night yesterday was a great success with the children who attended had a great time! Thank-you to the staff who made this possible. We raised £120 for the school. I had great pleasure in taking 6 Year 3 and 4 pupils to Looe Primary on Thursday for the alternative sports day. They enjoyed a day of archery, segway, football golf and a whole lot more. They had chances to make new friends from the other schools and displayed great respect and sportsmanship throughout the day. Thank-you to Mrs Miles for organising the day. The Darite Marine Marvels (our winning Lego team) were visited by BBC Radio Cornwall earlier this week and Christine Butler had an education in coding, innovation and teamwork from the children. They presented their work and skills in a very detailed and simple-to-understand way and were able to showcase their skills on camera as well as through interviews. Mrs Butler was very impressed and we hope that the interview will be broadcast on the radio (and possibly Spotlight) sometime next week. Watch this space! Finally the children had fun today on an Easter egg hunt on the playground. They enjoyed searching for eggs that they then swapped for a treat. All this and they learned about the origins of Easter and its significance to Christians in assembly too. Finally, if your child is being picked up by another parent and carer, could we please ask that you contact school to let us know of the change. Mrs Norris is in the office until 12.30 but if things change after this, please email the teachers to let us know the change. To safeguard children, we will ring you to confirm the changes before we release children if we do not have confirmation. This is to ensure that all children are kept safe. Thank-you for your understanding in this matter. As we end for the holiday, I would like to say thank-you for the continued support of the school and children. Darite is a very special place to work and learn and a huge part of that is the support that the whole community plays in working together for the benefit of the children.

What a brilliant week it has been at Darite! It has been so full of activities and successes that this is going to be a longer newsletter! We started the week with a wonderful Teddy Bear's Picnic. The children had a great time with their games and activities and we raised £130 for the school. Thank-you to the PTFA for organising and running the event. It was also science week this week and the school has been buzzing with activities. On Thursday, we welcomed the planetarium into school. All of the children had a workshop inside the dome, learning all about the solar system and the night sky. They have been telling me all about it today and it was a great experience, really tying it into their learning. Thank-you to SpaceLab for coming into school. Class 2 have been designing parachutes in their science lesson. They have looked at designing a parachute that would be the best to protect eggs. We are going to be testing this out towards Easter! Finally, a huge congratulations to the First Lego League team who, this Thursday, qualified for the national finals of the competition in Harrogate for the second year in a row! They took home the "Robot Performance" award for the FOURTH year in a row, scoring more points than any of the teams on both days of the competition! They had a brilliant presentation too and despite fierce competition, qualified for the national finals in Harrogate for the second year running! Not bad for a small school! We are so proud of them all. 

Weekly Blog 07th March 25

It's been a fantastic week this week with all children throwing themselves into their learning! Class 1 made some delicious pancakes on Tuesday (I was lucky enough to be able to taste one) to celebrate Shrove Tuesday. The children learned about the Easter story and how it links with this time of year. Class 2 were incredibly fortunate to have a Q and A session with Professor David Sims and Dr Freya Wormersley from the Marine Biological Association. They are world-leading researchers in shark tagging and spoke to the class about their work linked with our enquiry. The children were fascinated and asked some amazing questions. Both experts were incredibly impressed by the children's passion. The school was overtaken by witches, wizards, superheroes and book characters galore for World Book Day. Thank-you to all parents who were able to help with costumes for the day. I'm sure that the children will remember the day fondly. Remember, all children have taken a book token home which can be used to get a book from the £1 range of special books or, for £1 off a book of their choice. Please can I remind you of the school uniform. We are seeing a few children coming in in non-uniform. Children can come into school in PE kits on Monday and Wild Tribe when it is their session. Our uniform can be found on the website. Cost of uniform is an issue, please contact the school and we can see how we can help. Good luck to our Cross Country runners today in the Liskeard race.

Weekly Blog 28th February

Today brings the end of the first week back and the weather has - for the most part - been a huge improvement on last half term. We always aim to get out and about as much as possible and nicer weather helps s to do this. PE this half term will take place outside, and Mr Ward has asked that children bring in a pair of shoes that they can get a bit muddy as their will be PE sessions on the field. Children are able to come into school in their kits as usual. Class 2 had their final presentation session with the Eden project this week. The team at Eden are going to book another session in just for us! We are very proud of the work that they did over this project and their finished presentation was amazing! Other news: Next week is World Book Day. The librarians are holding a book swap where they can bring up to 5 pre-loved books and swap them for others to keep and read. We also have a few spaces for our piano lessons with Pam. If your child is interested in taking part in these, please let us know in the office. We now have a clothing bank in the car park. If you have any old clothes and shoes that you no-longer want, bring them into school in a bag and put them into the bin. We will then be able to recycle these. Have a wonderful weekend in the good weather!

Weekly Blog 07th Feb 25

It’s hard to believe that we only have one more week before the half term. Time certainly has been flying with the fun we’ve been having in school. This week, we celebrated Children's Mental Health Week. This year's theme was "Know Yourself, Grow Yourself”. This focused on the importance of understanding feelings and strategies to cope and deal with them. Let's work together to support our children's mental health and well-being! Congratulations to the winner and runners-up of Caterlink’s "Design a Healthy Meal" competition. The winning meal will be cooked by Lisa next Thursday. We can't wait to taste it! The entries were incredibly impressive, and it was a tough decision for the judge. Well done to everyone who participated! A reminder about our upcoming Art Exhibition on Tuesday, February 11th. The exhibition will be held in the school hall and you are all welcome to come along and celebrate the work that the children have been doing. Don't miss this opportunity to celebrate their artistic achievements! A huge congratulations to our Year 3 and 4 dodgeball team! They performed so well in the tournament yesterday, showcasing not only their skills but also their sportsmanship and teamwork. They have been a credit to themselves and our school. We are all very proud of you. Good luck to the children taking part in the cross-country race today as well. We have been able to contact a trained forester and member of the Forestry for Cornwall group, who has kindly offered to tame the unruly willow sculpture on the field this weekend. She is happy to welcome volunteers on Saturday morning and will meet people at the coffee morning in the village hall beforehand. Thank-you so much Meike for giving up her time. Have a great weekend. Another reminder that next Friday is an INSET day so the last day for children is Thursday.

Weekly blog 31st Jan 25

It has been a good week this week with all children having a meeting online with Sally Crabtree (a poet) who is running the FLYku competition. She told us all about the work and we were even joined by children from St Cleer school who are also entering the competition. The first prize is a flight in the “Poetry Plane” – the children are already composing some great work! The art work that Class 1 and 2 have been doing this half term is coming along brilliantly! Professional artists need to be careful – Darite are coming for you! Remember, you are all invited to the art exhibition on the 11th! There are still lots of things happening before the half term, so please make sure you check the diary for any details.