Each week while school is closed I’ll be bringing you a Friday afternoon assembly showcasing some of the diverse and exciting learning that’s being shared by Key Stage 2 on Showbie. As well as the assembly itself, this page also has a gallery where you can see the learning in more detail should you wish.
Many children grow up wondering where they fit in the world. This is especially the case for those subjected to misunderstanding or prejudice because of who they are. During our Free To Be Me day, the children of
On Wednesday 4th October, Penpol School celebrated European Day of Languages for its 6th time. We are so fortunate to have so many languages being spoken as either a first or second language by our students.
This week, Year 2 had an unforgettable experience in Forest School when a very special visitor arrived—none other than Guy Fawkes himself! The children were captivated as he retold the story of the Gunpowder Plot, explaining
The swimmers from Penpol enjoyed success in the pool at the Penwith School’s Gala a fortnight ago. After a two year hiatus due to the pandemic it was wonderful to see a return to competitive swimming
On Wednesday, the Year 6 children boarded the bus and headed off to Flambards with sick bowls in hand! With the drizzle falling in Hayle, we were fortunately greeted with cloud-breaking sunshine on our arrival in
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.
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,
Scratch is a great program that lets us build our own games, animations and tools. Using brightly coloured blocks of code we can control individual objects (called Sprites) as well as being able to combine multiple
Tuesday brought about a trip to Tehidy woods, again an excellent day right on our doorstep! We set off in the hunt for the illustrious lesser-spotted Tehidy Treacle Bear, but had to bid our time with
85 years after thousands of children and young vulnerable adults were evacuated from cities across the country during WW2, our Year 6 children had a go themselves. To launch the start of our ‘Wartime and Peace’