Headteacher
Chris Coyle-Chislett
Email the Office
secretary@penpol.cornwall.sch.uk
Telephone Number
01736 753472
Our Address
2 St George’s Road, Hayle,
Cornwall, TR27 4AH
On Thursday, 6th March, Penpol celebrated World Book Day with a day full of collaboration, creativity, and a shared love of reading.
Children and staff, from Nursery to Year 6, were invited to dress as a character from one of their favourite books. The school was filled with a host of Hogwarts students, a few ‘wimpy’ kids, some magical Matildas, a couple of gangster grannies, and even half a pack of crayons!
The day was filled with excitement, and there was a real buzz around the school as both children and adults shared their favourite stories. ‘Book bingo’ took over the library, while book reviews and recommendations were exchanged across the school and between classmates.
In the afternoon, pupils explored our outdoor spaces in search of hidden surprises. Scattered around the school were photos of familiar faces, and children worked together with their reading buddy classes to navigate the area. Using orienteering maps, they set off on a mission to discover the favourite books of staff.
If you weren’t able to find them all, don’t worry! They will remain up around the school grounds until the end of the week, or you can take a look below!
On Tuesday 4th March, we were absolutely thrilled to welcome the incredibly talented Maia Walczak, an award-winning children’s book illustrator, author and artist from Cornwall. Every child at Penpol had the fantastic opportunity to take part in a workshop that truly sparked their creative writing.
Before Maia’s visit, each class explored Maia’s work and created their own vibrant portraits in her distinctive style! Maia was absolutely blown away by the children’s’ incredible creativity and effort!
Maia captivated the children as she shared the fascinating journey behind her books. She revealed what inspired her to write her stories, walked through the planning process and showed them the beautiful final products of her hard work. Her visit not only brought her books to life but also perfectly complemented the writing process we teach here at Penpol. The children were inspired and their imaginations soared as they took part in a fun and engaging hands-on activity.
We were so inspired by Maia’s books that we’ve created a wordless book section in our school library to celebrate her work! A big thank you to Maia for sharing her incredible talent with us – it was truly an unforgettable experience.
Click here to see Maia’s website if you would like to have a look at her books.
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 by discussing how to make pancakes, identifying the ingredients we needed, and carefully writing our own step-by-step instructions for making them.
Next, we followed our instructions, measuring out the ingredients and carefully mixing them to create the perfect pancake batter.
Flipping the pancakes was so much fun – Jackson
Once the pancakes were cooked, we moved on to the best part – tasting and enjoying our delicious creations! We enjoyed them with lemon and sugar, and they tasted amazing.
We also had a go at tossing the pancakes, which was great fun! Some of us managed a perfect flip, while others ended up with a few giggles along the way. We used the slightly well done pancake as the one to have a go at flipping!
We need butter and eggs and flour and milk to make the pancakes – Shea
As part of our learning, we discovered that Shrove Tuesday is the day before Lent begins, and people traditionally eat pancakes to use up ingredients like eggs, milk, and flour before fasting.
They were yummy – Darcie
It was a wonderful afternoon full of learning, laughter and of course, tasty pancakes!
