In Year 1, we love exploring different areas of Mathematics in fun and creative ways. Here are some photos of the children thinking outside the box to make their own number sentences and using various resources to help them learn.
We also enjoy getting up and being active to support our learning! This helps us to use our reasoning skills and strengthens our fluency by embedding it kinestetically.
The reception class spent a glorious summers day on the Bluff beach in Hayle. Ben taught us all about beach safety in the Surf Life Saving Club. We learnt where to swim and surf safely, what
On Wednesday, 24th September 2025 and Thursday, 25th September 2025, Classes 5 and 6 embarked upon magical and memorable trips to St Michael’s Mount as part of their Autumn Term topic, ‘Who’s the King of the
This is the story of what happened when both the Creative Coders and the LEGO Leaders advanced to the England and Wales National Final of the 2022 FIRST LEGO League – one of the largest STEM
This week, our Year 4 students had an exciting opportunity to showcase their tag rugby skills under the expert guidance of Peter Olds, Hayle’s Under 9’s rugby coach. As part of their PE lessons this half
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
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
This year our Year 3’s and Year 6’s have created their own 3D Winter Ornaments using Tinkercad. The Year 3’s have been using the Scribble tool to create unique and personal designs whilst the Year 6’s
Year 1 had an exciting visit from local firefighters as part of our Great Fire of London topic! The children explored how firefighting has changed since 1666, comparing the tools and techniques used in the past
What an exciting first day it has been in year two for both children and teachers. All children have had a great first day back and from the smiles on their faces you could tell that they
Year 2 were buzzing with excitement on Tuesday, 6th January 2026, when they welcomed local beekeeper Tamsin Harris to school! Tamsin has been bee-keeping since 1998 and now cares for an incredible 109 hives in the