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“Penpol pupils are curious, creative and courageous learners. Our school community believes in authenticity as the foundation of deep-rooted learning. Through our rich and relevant curriculum, we nurture community-minded, forward-facing international citizens of the future.”
It was a double achievement for Martynas as he has achieved his 9th ‘Kup’ in Taekwondo. Not only that, out of all of the students who take part in his Taekwondo classes, Martians was awarded student of the year for 2017 which was a remarkable achievement.
After demonstrating some of his moves, it is clear he has worked exceptionally hard to develop the skills required. He has also demonstrated a high level of determination and commitment as he trains once a week as well as practising at home every day.
I like Taekwondo because it keeps me fit. It also teaches me to be disciplined and respectful
Keep up the great work Martynas, I look forward to seeing your certificate for achieving the 8th Kup in the future!
KS1 Children have really enjoyed this terms “Wake Up and Shake Up” routine.
All children from Reception and Years 1 and 2 have been rocking out their dance moves to the sound of ‘Fireball’. Children can be seen jumping, clapping, and grape vining across the playground and by the smiles on their faces you can see that they are all enjoying a fun way way of keeping fit.
“I love dancing and wiggling. My favourite bit is shouting “Fireball”. Georgia – Class 4
“I like dancing, jumping and running”. Nicholas – Class 4
“Its a really good song and I like the tune. It makes me feel happy”. Dylan – Class 5
“We do it every morning to help our bodies keep fit”. Emmy – Class 6
On Monday Class 5 were very excited as they set off to see the magical Winter Woodland show.
They encountered fairies in the woods, tied ribbons around the wishing tree and munched on a bag of sweets.
We all then settled down on comfy cushions in the big tent with blankets and a hot chocolate to listen to Old Man Winter tell the magical story of twin sisters who go in search of their lost parents, encountering friends and danger along the way, including a mad hare, a mysterious stag and Uncle Christmas!
Fabulous! Ben
The children had a wonderful time, thoroughly enjoying the show and joining in with the singing!
As we enter the second half term of the academic year, the school council have been elected and met for the first time. During this first meeting the children discussed the expectations of a school councillor as well as assigning themselves roles.
Some slight changes to the structure this year mean we welcome fourteen members to the committee including two children representing the infants in Key Stage 1. To aid the effectiveness of the overall council, we have also doubled the representatives from Year 5 and 6, as their experience of school life is greatly valued.
First on the agenda for this academic year was the expectations and vision for this elected group of councillors. After much discussion the children settled on the below vision statement.
Our vision is, for all children at Penpol School to be able to have a voice and contribute towards the continuous improvement of our school community.
The aim of the school council is to involve ALL students in helping to create and implement school policies and procedures that will benefit everyone in the school community. This will address the following areas:
To make changes in our school and school community.
To give pupils the opportunity to let adults know their feelings and opinions about things that affect them.
Pupils should also be able to have a say in decisions and to play an active role in making their school a better place for all.
Serve as the voice for the pupils of Penpol within the school and within the community.
We as a school council will do this by:
Talking to our classmates to gain ideas and suggestions.
Making sure that everyone’s views and opinions are valued.
Having regular meetings to share our ideas.
As part of the School Council all members have been elected into particular roles. This level of responsibility has been trusted to the council members after they were voted in by their peers, as people who are trustworthy, approachable, fair and honest to name but a few of the attributes required.
Class 5 ventured into Tehidy woods to experience the seasonal changes of Autumn and to do some sketching for their art topic ‘Mother Nature’.
Back at school the children used a view finder to choose an area of their sketches which had lots of detail. They then drew what was in the finder and coloured it in.
The children then had to arrange the images to make a pattern.
The results speak for themselves!
I liked the sketching in the woods. I thought I couldn’t do it but then I saw the yellow bits and I could then match them up yo make my pattern – Remy
It was a bit difficult to make a pattern but I like my finished work especially the flower bit – Ruby
Elsie is a member of Saints Boardriders in St Ives. They go surfing every Saturday morning come rain or shine and Elsie has really enjoyed it this year. At the end of the year they hold a presentation and Elsie won most improved surfer for her group out of around 25 children!
I love surfing, it’s very exciting – Elsie
Elsie catches a superb wave and surfs it all the way to the shore
I like surfing big waves. I don’t get scared – Elsie
To coincide with their ‘Science’ topic “Animals including Humans’, Class 5 and 6 invited some unusual visitors into their classroom.
During the visit, the children heard a lot of interesting facts about how animals use their senses to stay alive and for those who were feeling very brave, were given the opportunity to handle and stroke some of the animals.
Lily and Zackery feeling very brave
The snake felt all cold and soft – Mia
I felt really scared to hold the snake and then I felt brave – Lily
The owl was my favourite because it looked really soft and cute – Abigail
On the 28th and 29th September, classes 5 and 6 visited Trevaskis Farm for a workshop to learn about how and where many of the fruit and vegetables we eat are grown. Did you know that raspberries grow up and strawberries down and out? That the pigs are the award winning British Lop breed and the South Devon cows are exported world wide?
Though dry, it was very, very muddy so wellies were essential but the sows and piglets seemed quite at home!
We also had a talk from the fishmonger and were shown the different types that are for sale. The Gurnard looked quite gruesome!
We finished off with a treasure hunt, following the clues around the farm to find a pot with a hidden seedling, we are wondering what will grow!
It was a great day! – Sonny
I loved the piglets but it was really muddy and I fell over! – Josie
All of the children in Year 2 have had a very busy start to the Autumn Term. During the English lessons the children from Mrs Ruffell’s and Mrs Daniel’s Class have been looking at the story ‘A Lion in the Meadow’ by Margaret Mahy.
After hearing the story, the children enjoyed discussing the story setting, asking and answering questions and thinking of adjectives that they could use to describe their own animal character. The children from both classes thoroughly enjoyed all aspects of this story and worked hard to plan and write an interesting story of their own. Well done!
I enjoyed thinking of adjectives to describe the lion. Abigail
Sunday the 24th September brought around the much anticipated annual finals day at Hayle Tennis Club. Over the last year the school has rekindled its relationship with the tennis club by securing a whole school membership which allows teachers the use of the courts with their class. During the summer term of the last academic year the school also held a tennis themed non-uniform day and cake sale in order to raise funds for the club as a way of saying thank you for the coaching some classes have received and our school membership. I’m pleased to say we raised nearly £334 to support one of the most local clubs, with the PFA match funding the cake sale with some added extra bumping the total up to £534!
In the seven final matches Penpol school was well represented wth fifteen students ranging from the red ball competition for aged 8 and under to Under 14 singles and doubles. A huge success for the children and a reward for the hard work they put in on the court every week. It was also very pleasing to see friends and class mates going head to head but even more pleasing to see the level of sportsmanship as they congratulated each other and were happy for their own successes.
Ruby won the Red ball competition
Alfie with his Green Ball, U12’s Trophies and Sportsmanship award
Lily with her U12’s and Orange ball trophies
Peter was awarded the Most improved player after only being at the club for a couple of months!
