Class 1 have been enjoying planting lots of different plants and flowers to add a bit of greenery to our play ground. Thanks to the generous donations from parents, Wyevale garden centre, Asda and B & M in Penzance, we have been able to plant herbs, flowers, shrubs
What a fantastic start to our Extreme Reading Challenge! You have certainly been very busy over the holidays. It is fantastic to see you all enjoying reading and coming up with creative ideas, from reading upside down to reading on top of roof tops. I cannot wait to
Children in classes 1 and 2 have been busy learning about Autumn and Harvest this week. We have learnt all about the changes that take place during Autumn such as the leaves changing colour and falling from the trees. In class 2, we looked at different photos of
The reception classes have been busy this week painting their own self portraits. To fit in with our topic of ourselves, the children spent time looking at their own reflections and made decisions on which colours where needed for their master pieces. I like painting because I paint
Today marks the European Day of Languages, a day to celebrate the 6000+ languages spoken around the world. To mark the occasion at Penpol we’ve arranged a special non-uniform day where the children came to school dressed in the colours of their favourite flag. Even more excitingly, Mr
The new children in classes 1 and 2 have had a great first week at school. We have been very busy meeting all the new children in our classes as well as going on a tour of the school to see where to go for lunch, where we
The reception classes had a wonderful Gruffalo experience at Feadon Farm. The children firstly heard the Gruffalo story to introduce them to the types of animals they would be likely to meet in the British countryside. They got the opportunity to meet some of the local wildlife. My
Key Stage 1: Caio (Class 2) Caio has had a really positive week in Computing, particularly when presented with new challenges. This week we’ve really been focusing on using the keyboards to type sentences (not an easy skill when you’re used to seeing lower case letters which aren’t
Class 1 had an inspirational experience of visiting the Falmouth Maritime museum. We learnt all about the different boats in the museum and how they are powered. We saw how the boats are made up of different parts and found out what the hull, keel, mast, and sails
Class 1 visited the Tri Service Station in Hayle. Andy Hitchins the safety officer, showed the children around the station and told them how the station acts a fire station, ambulance and police station. We were lucky enough to see the fire engine, ambulance and police car during
Maisie from Class 1’s Uncle Simon came in this week to tell us all about his job as a fisherman. He showed the children some pictures of his fishing boat and told us all about how they catch the fish. We learnt about what fisherman wear
Class 1 had an amazing time at the animal vets in Hayle this week. The children had a fantastic experience and learnt all about how the vets treat the sick and injured animals and what to do to look after and care for them. Jonathon and Claire McCotter
Class 1 and 2 were amazing this week during their Dear Zoo dance show. Georgia was great at remembering the words to the Hakuna Matata and was confident to open the show with a solo. The lions from class 2 roared their way through the opening of the show
Class 1 and 2 had a great time celebrating Shrove Tuesday. The children learnt all about why we traditionally eat pancakes before the start of lent and how it relates to the Christian religion. We have pancake day so we can use up all the things in our
