A Very Special Visit from Biffa
News from Year 3:
Penpol Celebrates Languages Day 2023!
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. For this reason, European Day of Languages is a prime opportunity to
Jack Emery
15th October 2023
Healthy Choices on the Menu at Penol
Earlier this week, we were visited by educators from the Council’s Healthy Cornwall team who worked with all of ur KS2 pupils . The idea for this session was the empower our children to make their own healthy choices when choosing what to fuel their bodies with. The
Nic Stanlake
15th October 2023
An Inspiring Afternoon for Pupils at our Careers Fair
On Wednesday the 6th of April, Penpol held its second careers fair after the first, which was held back in 2019. This year, over 30 different job sectors came into school to talk about their job and potentially inspire the next generation. There were a huge range of jobs
Mark Pollard
5th May 2022
Penpol’s Sponsored Mile for Ukraine
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. Before we embarked on our walks, we had a visitor from
Christina Sukstiene
4th April 2022
Class 7’s Ancient Egyptian Day
To finish off this terms history project, ‘Ancient Egyptians’, Class 7 held an Egyptian dressing up day. During this day, the children were given the opportunity to reflect on their learning journey and also show off their creative talents by creating their own scarab beetle and canopic jars. It was
Linda Ruffell
9th December 2021
Penpol Celebrates European Day of Languages 2021
This week, the whole school celebrated European Day of Languages. With a wealth of languages being spoken along the corridors of our school, from Polish to French, Lithuanian to Portuguese, it was especially important to give all languages the recognition they duly deserve. Students and staff were invited
Jack Emery
5th October 2021
Year 3 – Mummification in Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt As part of their history topic, year 3 started off learning about Ancient Egypt by turning some oranges into mummies! Just like real Ancient Egyptian embalmers we started off by taking out all of the gooey insides and then used several paper towels to make sure
Linda Ruffell
25th September 2021
Penpol Pupils earn their Be Internet Legends Trophies
Children in Key Stage 2 have recently taken home their very own Internet Legend trophy to celebrate their ongoing learning into online safety and how to become responsible online citizens. It’s safe to say that these trophies have generated quite a buzz amongst our pupils and I’m sure
Jacob Woolcock
20th April 2021
Outdoor Learning in full flow at Penpol
We are learning outdoors more than ever at Penpol and this is having such a positive impact upon the way we learn. Have a look at what we’ve been up to below. Please do keep an eye on the forecast each day so that your child is ready
Chris Chislett
22nd September 2020
Sports Day 2020
2020 brought around a slightly different kind of sports day. Over 100 of our pupils took part in first ever Rainbow games, both at home and in school. The day consisted of children competing in for their houses in a range of throwing, jumping and running activities alongside
Nic Stanlake
20th July 2020
Music Without the Marquee 2020
Here at Penpol School we are delighted to be able to bring a slice of Music in the Marquee to you virtually. Yes, we know it’ll never be the same as being in the marquee together as we celebrate the end of another school year, but we sincerely
Jacob Woolcock
17th July 2020
KS2 Learning Celebration (3rd July 2020)
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
Jacob Woolcock
3rd July 2020
KS2 Learning Celebration (26th June 2020)
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
Penpol School
26th June 2020
KS2 Learning Celebration (19th June 2020)
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
Jacob Woolcock
19th June 2020