The Penpol Times

On Thursday 12^th July, Karen and Louisa from Chartwells came to do a cookery workshop with the Y5.

First of all we got split into groups of two or three. Then we began to cut up some chicken. We put a kind of spice onto the chicken, mixed it up with a fork and put it to the side. Next we cut up onions and two kinds of peppers. We got our chicken back and took everything to the pans. We began to cook everything and it started smelling really, really nice. In about ten minutes it was ready to eat. It was really yummy!!! – By Autumn, Ellie and Ella.

Ready to prepare the food.                                                   Chopping the onions and peppers.

‘We made chicken fajitas, they were delicious. Every day of the week I have school dinners, they are ALWAYS yummy!’ – Freya B

‘We made fajitas and I cut the chicken, Piran chopped the vegetables and Kane cooked everything. The fajitas tasted super (but not as good as my mum’s)’ – Jamie T

Cooking with woks on the hobs.                                        Time to wrap then eat the chicken fajita.

‘I really enjoyed the cooking workshop, it was so fun making the wraps. My favourite part was when we were cooking it but Emi and I hoped Colbie wouldn’t overcook it!’ – Poppy HC

‘The cooking sessions went down really well and the children were very engaging. Each group of children were shown how to put on our protective cut gloves, they were given a selection of ingredients and then shown step by step how to cook a tasty dish of Chicken Fajitas. The children were shown the correct grip for holding a knife and had the opportunity to cut the meat and vegetables and then use our induction hobs and woks to cook the dish. The children also learnt the importance of food safety when working with raw chicken. The children were really surprised how tasty the dish was and how simple it was to make, with a lot of children eating the whole lot and wanting to cook it at home. There were a very high proportion of children that had never tried any of the ingredients before and they all did really well eating what they had cooked’ – Karen from Chartwells.

On Thursday 14^th June, Y3 and Y5 went to the Minack Theatre in Porthcurno to watch ‘The adventures of Dr. Dolittle.’ It was performed by the Illyria Theatre company.

Dr Dolittle starts out as a human doctor but once he is then taught by his parrot Polynesia how to talk to animals, he becomes a very popular vet. He goes on an adventure to Africa with Jip the dog, Chee-Chee the monkey, Dab-Dab the Duck and Gub-Gub the pig. He always puts the animals first which frequently gets him into trouble but kindness gets you far and all ends very well.

We all had lunch together on the grass before making our way into the magnificent theatre carved into a cliff. The views were amazing of the performers and the scenery beyond that. It was a very hot day so we enjoyed our ice cream during the interval.

The show was full of catchy songs and amazing puppets. We all enjoyed our day greatly.

‘I liked the bit when the pig kept saying, “cake.” Visiting the Minack theatre was awesome. I am afraid of heights but Mrs Smart held my hand. I enjoyed it and hadn’t been there before.’ – Dominic

‘I enjoyed the play. It was sad and exciting at the end. He had to sell the ‘Push me – Pull you.’ – Isabella

I liked all the animals and how he went on an expedition to save them all. You could see the horizon from our seats.’ – Tess

‘It was great at the Minack, I loved the play and I loved the view!’ – Gabby

‘Dr. Dolittle was amazing. My favourite animal was the owl.’ – Miranda

Hit the surf – Recently, Y5 ‘Hit the Surf’ with the RNLI lifeguards at Hayle SLSC and on the beach. They spent the afternoon learning about key water safety messages, how to identify hazards in and around water and what to do if they find themselves in difficulty. Most importantly they got hands on in the surf.

After water safety tutorials and a game of beach flags, the Y5 split into two groups: The first group learnt board skills where they negotiated the surf and caught waves on foam ‘nipper boards. The second group learnt surf and rescue techniques, dolphin diving, tube rescues, floating and appropriate body surfing. The groups then swopped over.

‘I liked learning how to dolphin dive to save my friends. It was amazing! The lifeguards were so kind.’ – Autumn

‘I thought that Hit the Surf was really fun, especially the surf boarding.’- Morris

‘I found Hit the Surf really fun, especially the dolphin dives.’ – Issy

‘I loved Hit the Surf because we learned new techniques and I loved the rescuing.’ – Emilia

‘ I liked spending time with my friends in the sea and learning floating techniques.’ – Jacob

The children had a great time in the sun and surf and our thanks go to the RNLI for such a wonderful time whilst learning key water skills.

Three budding writers in Class 12 have had responses from authors and a magazine for kids called Aquila after writing to them.

Following a writers workshop at Hayle Academy, Colbie wrote to Jill Murphy (author of the Worst Witch series). A few weeks later she was surprised to have a letter of response.

Jill told Colbie how she was inspired from an early age to write books starting at six years old. She lives on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall which she says is a wonderful place to live and work from. She thanked Colbie for writing to her.

Colbie was happy to receive the letter and liked the photos of Jill’s dog Elsie.

Amy wrote to the comedian and author David Baddiel. David is also back in the headlines again recently as he was part of the duo with Frank Skinner and the Lightning Seeds that sang the song ‘It’s coming home’ – The England football song.

David commented on the importance of reading and thanked her for the letter. He has a new book coming out soon!

Amy was excited to receive the letter and would like to read his new book.

Freya wrote to Aquila (the magazine for inquisitive kids) requesting an article on cats and dogs. Freya’s request featured in the magazine with a photo of her cat Otto in a backpack who does like to travel in style.

Aquila wrote back to Freya thanking her for her request. They have done a whole page spread on cats and dogs – Otto enjoyed the article greatly!

Freya was really excited when she saw her article in the magazine. The first thing she did was show Otto!