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Month: February 2025

Class 14’s Festival of Maths

Class 14 have fully embraced the enjoyment of our ‘Festival of Maths’ this week. We have spent time embedding our fluency and number skills through a variety of games and activities whilst also finishing our Algebra unit with some hands on missing number problems! This week maths, has not simply been limited to maths lessons; we’ve explored parallel and perpendicular lines in art, written maths inspired stories and used our orienteering skills to support the learning of reading buddies.

I really enjoyed Maths Week because I love giving myself hard challenges to work out- it was nice to do things a little bit differently this week!- Luke

I really liked maths week because there was loads of fun activities to do across the curriculum- Violet

Colour Us Excited to Count in Cornish! 🌈🔢

In Cornish club, key stage 1 students have been busy creating zines (booklets) and posters to showcase their Cornish language skills.

We started with colours and counting to 10—here’s a sneak peek of what we practised:

🎨 Colours in Cornish:

  • Red – Rudh
  • Blue – Glas
  • Yellow – Melyn
  • Green – Gwyrdh
  • White – Gwyn
  • Black – Du
  • Orange – Rudhvelyn
  • Pink – Rudhwyn
  • Brown – Gell
  • Purple – Purpur

🔢 Counting to 10 in Cornish:
1️⃣ Onan
2️⃣ Dew
3️⃣ Tri
4️⃣ Peswar
5️⃣ Pymp
6️⃣ Hwegh
7️⃣ Seyth
8️⃣ Eth
9️⃣ Naw
🔟 Deg

Year 3 Head to the Mines

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 day.

 

Wearing hard hats, we explored a real mine. It was dark, damp, and spooky! We saw how tin was separated from rocks, used old tools, and tried drilling and crushing rocks ourselves.

 

Next, we panned for gold and found gems—just like real treasure hunters! We visited the locker room, left just as miners had last used it, and ended the day with a fun Cornish sing-along.

We had an amazing time and learned so much.

 

Year 4’s Planting Adventure!

Year 4 rolled up their sleeves and got their hands dirty this week as they took part in Cormac’s Green Shoots community project at the Playing Fields!

Both classes embraced the challenge, taking on everything from planning and digging to planting bulbs and native shrubs—and even a bit of litter-picking to keep the space looking great. Both classes were a credit to the school – no matter the task, every child threw themselves into the project with enthusiasm!

A huge thank you to Melissa, Becky, and Kelly from Cormac, who made sure every child felt involved and valued throughout the process. Their support and guidance turned this into a truly hands-on learning experience.

It was fantastic to see the children so engaged, and they’ve already told us they’re keen to visit the Playing Fields more often—what a brilliant legacy for this project! We’ll definitely be planning some of our school learning in this wonderful space to make the most of their hard work and the new picnic area.

More photos to come soon—watch this space!

       

Footballers represent Penpol at Penwith Festival

17 of our talented Year 5 and 6 pupils made their way to Mounts Bay Academy to take part in a football festival against 7 other schools. A mixed bag of results but all children returned home with smiles on their faces. These festivals are not about winning they are simply about providing the opportunity for young football fanatics to get out on the pitch and get involved! The boys did exceptionally well and certainly played the game with the right values- the Penpol values of respect, friendship, creativity and integrity!