Mr Woolcock
22nd April 2019
Super Surf Life Saving Results for 6 Star
Last weekend Emi, Class 13, travelled to Cardiff for the National Nipper Surf Life Saving Championships. Emi competes for Hayle Surf Life Saving Club, where she has been a member since the age of 8, alongside a number of other pupils at Penpol. Emi competed in 6 events
Mr Stanlake
27th March 2019
Announcing Music in the Marquee 2019
The last four years have seen sell out performances at our annual Music In The Marquee concerts from Little Chix, Yellow and last year’s return performer Bradley Johnson. I’m delighted to say that this summer we will be hosting our fifth concert in the marquee, on Saturday 20th
Mr Woolcock
19th March 2019
Cooking with Chartwells an enjoyable treat for Year 5 and 6!
Last week, Year 5 and Year 6 were fortunate enough to have a cooking masterclass with Karen from Chartwells. After talking about cuisines and dinners from around the world and different types of foods it was over to the children to create some delicious, healthy food of their
Mr Pollard
12th March 2019
How can we Recognise Fake News?
‘Fake news’ is a huge topic at the moment and believable but untrue content online has become more and more commonplace. Luckily, this week in our E-Safety lessons we are learning all about being Internet Alert, which means recognising what is real and what is fake, as well
Admin
8th March 2019
What is our Online Persona?
We are spending this half term focusing on the internet and how we can keep ourselves safe whilst online. Over the next six weeks we’ll be looking at online safety from a variety of different aspects, starting with looking at the information we choose to share online. We’re
Mr Woolcock
1st March 2019
Super Sixes Announced!
The long awaited announcement of this year’s first crop of ‘Super Six’ pupils took place this week with the awarding of 5 ties and certificates. Becoming a ‘Super Six’ is not simply about academic success but more so recognising excellent role models that demonstrate the shared values and
Mr Stanlake
17th January 2019
Year 6 Evacuated Back To WW2
Nearly eighty years after thousands of children and young vulnerable adults were evacuated from cities across the country during WW2, our Year 6 children had a go themselves. To celebrate the end of our ‘Wartime Britain’ topic the children (and adults) dressed themselves in period clothing and lived
Mr Stanlake
18th December 2018
Penpol School make their own 3D Winter Ornaments on our 3D Printer!
This year, for the for the third time, we gave every child in Key Stage 2 the opportunity to design and refine their own 3D models on the computer, which we then printed out using our state-of-the-art Makerbot 3D printer. This year the children had greater design freedom
Mr Woolcock
17th December 2018
“You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.” – Dr Seuss
What an amazing half term it has been. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to our Extreme Reading Challenge. It has been incredible to see the exciting adventures your reading has taken you. Infant and Junior winners will be announced this Friday. Have a lovely Christmas! Keeeeeeeeeeeep
Mrs Riches
11th December 2018
Enjoying every second of the Hour of Code
Over the last two weeks each class in Key Stage 2 has taken part in the Hour of Code. For those unfamiliar, Hour of Code is a worldwide event which encourages school children to spend an hour having fun by problem solving through writing code. Each year some
Mr Woolcock
4th December 2018
Preparing For Christmas With The Choir
The Penpol Junior Choir has been busy preparing for this year’s festivities, rehearsing Christmas songs which are to be performed at a number of events throughout December. After working really hard to learn and polish the songs which were performed at the Camborne Music Festival, the choir have
Mr Jones
19th November 2018
Penpol Junior Choir At The Camborne Music Festival
On the 15th November 2018, the Penpol Junior Choir participated in this year’s Camborne Music Festival. The children performed two songs, Touch the Sky and I’m Still Singing, with energy and confidence giving a fantastic performance to the adjudicator and the audience. The choir were awarded with
Mr Jones
19th November 2018
Reading Reaches New Heights
Another fantastic round of photos! It is brilliant to see so many new faces taking part in the Extreme Reading Challenge. Keep sending in your creative ways to read. The competition is heating up, winners will be announced on the 14th of December. Still plenty of time to
Mrs Riches
19th November 2018
