Year 2 have been learning about The Gunpowder Plot this term and loved meeting Guy Fawkes.
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Their knowledge of the event is remarkable and they successfully sequenced the events onto a timeline.
Year 2 enjoyed putting their Forest School Skills into practise with lighting a fire.
They also loved the Guy Fawkes trail and game.
Last term, as part of our Space topic, the children were inspired by the landing of Perseverance on Mars and so created their own versions of a Mars rover, complete with a motor so that it
This week we were joined by staff and students from Bodriggy Academy Hayle Academy for our annual Careers Fair. But what would a Careers Fair be without some careers?! Well, luckily we had over 40 different
This half term (25.02.2023), Classes 7 and 8 went on an exciting trip to Geevor Tin Mine as part of their topic for this term – ‘Minecraft’! We arrived in the morning and put our hard
This half-term, our Year 2 pupils have been learning all about castles and embarked on a building project that even Henry VIII would have admired. Every foreman needs labourers, so what better opportunity than to collaborate
Last week the Penpol School boys football team continued their success at the Mayor’s Cup; making it 3 wins in 3 years. The boys played wonderfully, winning league games against Connor Downs, St Piran’s, Bodriggy and
“At the far end of England, a land of rocks and moorland stretches out into a blue-green sea. Between its high headlands lie tiny, sheltered harbours where fishing boats hide when the winter storms blow.” Year
As is Penpol tradition, the departing Year 6 children had the opportunity to have the last word and take home The Pollard Cup. Unfortunately no one told the teachers. The final score finishing at 8-6 in
As part of our exciting Festival of Maths week at Penpol School, our Year 2 pupils got moving in maths with an activity called Active Arrays! Combining the physical skills of coordination, agility and teamwork with
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
BUILDING WITH BLOCKS IN TINKERCAD This half term our Year 3’s have been learning how to use Tinkercad to create 3D models and objects on their computers. This clever program lets you create anything you like