Since Christmas, Harry has been working on code for his first full iOS app, the Horror Maze game. He has spent countless lunchtimes, evenings and weekends working on his idea and today (on the last day of term) has got it fully working on a real iPhone! He has worked incredibly hard, learnt countless new skills and should be very, very proud of what he has achieved.
Here is a short video of Harry talking you through his creation.
Year 1 have been having a dino-mite time developing their art skills, and this term, we’ve been learning about printing! Using bubble wrap, we created fantastic textured prints to make dinosaur scales—how cool is that? The
Students and staff came together this week to celebrate Cornish culture, heritage and language in a vibrant, school-wide event. The special themed week aimed to raise awareness of Cornwall’s unique traditions while encouraging pupils to explore
Ancient Egypt As part of their history topic, year 3 started off learning about Ancient Egypt by turning some oranges into mummies! Just like real Ancient Egyptian embalmers we started off by taking out all of
Over the past few months, something very exciting has been happening in the Mac Suite at Penpol School. Whether it be on a Wednesday afternoon or over lunchtime, two teams of dedicated and committed of year
The biggest disappointment upon hearing our proposed camp at Porthpean was cancelled was that the children would not have the chance to stay away from home. This is often the biggest cause of anxiety for the
On a sunny Monday morning both the boys and girls teams headed to Mounts Bay Academy for the first inaugural LEAP cup. Joined by the members of the Leading Edge Academy partnership, the teams played 3
Last week the majority of Year 5 headed on the Train to Plymouth for a three day residential; not content with the one mode of transport we then headed across Plymouth Sound on a ferry. The
Over the past few weeks, Penpol have been raising money for ShelterBox – a charity that are providing emergency shelter and resources to families who have lost their homes during the current war happening in Ukraine.
The reception classes had a great time at Tehidy Woods. We loved foraging for different treasures and found most of the things on our scavenger hunt list, including snails, slugs, woodlice, leaves of all different colours,
On Wednesday 8th October, Penpol School celebrated European Day of Languages – a brilliant opportunity to recognise and embrace the many languages spoken across our school community. The children came dressed in bright, colourful outfits inspired