As part of their art topic ‘Mother Nature’, Class 6 ventured out into Tehidy woods to explore signs of nature and Autumn. The children had a great day observing the many trees and shrubs and then squelching down the muddy paths to interact with the many squirrels and swans that came up to say hello.
Last week, three of our pupils had the fantastic opportunity to speak at Penponds School in the first round of this year’s Youth Speaks competition, hosted by Redruth Rotary Club. Public speaking is an invaluable skill,
Last Tuesday (8th November) saw Class 7 and 8 head off to Truro to visit Royal Cornwall Museum as part of their ‘Ancient Egypt’ topic. Once we had (eventually) gotten the train from Hayle to Truro,
Our Reception classes had a fantastic afternoon celebrating Shrove Tuesday with some exciting pancake-making activities! I love pancakes they’re yummy yum yum – Zuri I love pancakes, I like syrup on mine – Noah We began
Class 1 had a great time in Tehidy woods. As part of our 360 curriculum, we are took the learning outside the classroom and experienced our local environment. We builded dens for us for next time
Our Amazing Trip to Geevor Tin Mine! Wow! What an exciting day we had at Geevor Tin Mine! We travelled back in time to learn about tin mining in Cornwall and even became miners for the
For the Penpol Pumpkins the journey to Harrogate for the Great British finals started over a year ago. In fact, I’d pinpoint their starting point to the moment we left the Harrogate Convention Center last February
Class 1 spent a fun packed afternoon at the high energy Heyl Crossfit gym. We practised running, jumping, climbing, crawling, swinging, squats and balancing. “I liked the ropes, I liked to swing on it.” – Cassius
Year 2 had a great morning today den building. Both class 5 and 6 worked together to show how sharing ideas and team work can help you to achieve an amazing outcome! As you can see, from
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 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.