TALLAND'S BLOG 28.6.24

This week has flown by in  hurry. 

We've had a wonderful afternoon as the children were lucky enough to get a performance from Squash Box where we learnt all about the sea. The children loved it. It was fun, informative and LOUD!

Maths:
Year 4 have been learning all about different shapes and their properties. Why not quiz them on their knowledge of shapes...
Year 5 have been converting measurements - I think it's time for them to get outside and measure some different areas of the school.

Writing:
We have been immersing ourselves with science fiction writing. The children have been using lots of different writing techniques to create a scene with lots of description.

Science:
We have begun to look at the earth, the sun and the moon. We found out why the earth is spherical. Well done Aristotle - what a clever scientist and philosopher he was. Why not ask your child the three significant facts he discovered to help prove his theory...

Art/Computing:
We are looking a printing this term. We began by creating a mood board on PowerPoint to brainstorm influential artists that can inspire us to create something amazing!

Well done to Nuala for passing her 88 club this week, and great work to Leo and Hamish for being spotted as our enthusiastic children of the week!

That's all from Talland. We hope you have a brilliant weekend.!

Signing off from Mr. Langley, Mr. Bishop and Mrs. Hodge.  

Week 4 

We certainly started this week with a wow moment of learning!

Our Looe beach trip and visit to the RNLI was absolutely amazing and the children were such a wonderful example of how wonderful Looe Primary Academy is! Members of the public approached staff to say how wonderful the children were!

The children were fantastic walking down to the beach from school. When we got there the children explored the area, played parachute games, football and built sandcastles. Al the children had the chance to visit the RNLI station and the wonderful Carol and Ian took us on a tour and told us so many wonderful facts about the crews uniform and the equipment they use. What a wonderful way to immerse ourselves in our learning!

The year 1 children have had assessment week this week and have been showing the adults how amazing they are and what knowledge they have in maths and reading.

The foundation and year 1 children have been making sea creatures from plasticine, counting sea creatures in rock pools, using their cutting skills to make rock pool pictures, writing sentences and so much more!

The children are becoming brilliant at tennis with coach Ryan in PE and it was lovely to see their progress in yesterdays PE lesson.

Another wonderful week of learning! Three weeks left!

Next week is our whole school transition day on the 2^nd where the children will spend the day in their next class with their new teachers! So exciting!

Wishing you all a lovely weekend

Foundation /year 1 team.

Week 4 - Time Travelling Adventure

Year One were very lucky today to have a special visitor - Mrs Hughes travelled all the way from Victorian times to talk to the children about what it was like for Victorians at the seaside. 

She started by asking what the children already knew and they wow-ed here with their knowledge of what the seaside was like in the past - from bathing carriages to long walks on the promenade for good, healthy fresh air! 

Mrs Hughes talked some more about the seaside and explained that she would go swimming fully clothed. She invited all the children to come and feel the dress she was wearing and talked them through the many layers - it must have been very hot for the ladies by the seaside! The children were encouraged to feel how hard the layers of the dress were, which they enjoyed! 

Following this, children sat in groups to be real historians by closely examining some Victorian artefacts - the children were fantastically behaved, they handled the objects carefully and with great respect and Mrs Hughes told them how important this is so as not to damage the items. The children had to work in teams to guess what the items were, what they were made out of and what they were used for. They were puzzled by some of them - especially the glass bottle with a marble in. The items turned out to be a stoneware hot water bottle, a glass ice cream holder for a penny lick (we also examined a Victorian penny), a Cod bottle that was used for putting fizzy drinks in (the marble kept the gases in) and a chamberpot, which the children were not so happy about when they learnt it's real use and that it wasn't a huge teacup!

Their last item was a stereoscope that used 2 of the same photographs and merged them to become 3D - the children (and staff!) were fascinated by it and each got a turn to look through it. 

It was a really interesting session and we all learnt lots about life in Victorian times at the seaside - hopefully the children will tell you all about it! 

It’s been another busy and productive week at WPA. Our theme this week has been collaboration and team work. There has been plenty of that going on in classes and around the school as highlighted in our Shining Stars assembly this afternoon. This week we also welcomed a number of parents to our 'Welcome to Reception' sessions. It was wonderful to meet everyone; we look forward to welcoming your children into Reception.

KS1 History Day
Year 2 have been time travellers today! We have been very lucky to have the time travelling lady to speak to us about Cornwall in the past. She taught us about life of Cornish miners and what was invented to help them with their work. Did you know there was a special safety lamp to help detect dangerous gases in the mine? We heard some more about famous inventors like Richard Trevithick and Humphry Davey and how their inventions are linked to Cornish tin mines. Then we had to use our prediction skills to guess what the use of some objects from the past were. This included, a wooden darn to mend socks, a chill which was a portable light and a chamber pot that was used as a toilet during the night! (This of course got many laughs as one prediction was a giant soup bowl). We are very proud of how engaged an respectful the children were throughout.
From Year 2

As I’m writing this blog, Year 1 are being transported back in time to a Victorian Seaside Adventure – Take a look at Year 1’s class page later today to see what happened.


The Place – Playground Tour
Next Monday, children in Year 2-Year 5 will be treated to two lively dance shows in our playground: Olive Branch... Playground Edition by Vanhulle Dance Theatre and Mughal Miniatures: The Elephant and the Drummer by Sonia Sabri Company. We can’t wait to watch the performances.

‘Come Dine with Me’
The Year 5 children have made a fantastic start to their 'Come Dine with Me' Design and Technology experience this week. After spending the morning planning and preparing their dishes they were joined by a wonderful group of staff for lunch. The staff praised the children for their attention to detail, hospitality and of course the incredible food they had on offer. A firm favourite so far being the cookie dough cake! We look forward to seeing what other delicious creations the children will cook up in the following weeks.

District Sports Competition
Well done to everyone who took part in the annual District Sports Competition earlier in the week. Overall, Wadebridge Primary Academy came 4th. A special mention to our relay teams, winning 3 silver medals and Dexter in Year 6 who broke the 100m event record sprinting in at 13.19 seconds!

Mid-Cornwall Parent Workshop for Transition to Secondary School
Do check the poster below for further details on how to book for this online course.

After School Clubs
Please note that teacher-led after school clubs end today. Bridge Kids Wraparound Care continues as normal until the end of term.

The following external clubs finish on:
DT Sports – 17th July
Dance – 19th July
Pro20 – Please check your booking confirmation

Important dates coming up:

Monday 1st – Friday 5th July Year 6 Transition Week

Monday 1st – Wednesday 3rd July Year 4 Residential to Porthpean

Monday 1st July The Place – Playground Theatre Tour performance for Years 2-5

Tuesday 2nd July 15:15-16:15 KS1 Open Invitation Cross Country (Wadebridge School)

Wednesday 3rd July
09:30-10:30 Drop in & play session for children new to WPA joining Reception in September
13:00-14:00 Drop in & play session for children currently at WPA Nursery joining Reception in September

Thursday 4th July 09:30-12:30 Taster morning & lunch for all new Reception children starting in September

Wednesday 10th July 09:15-15:00 Our Girls Can event for Year 5 girls at Wadebridge Showground

Thursday 11th July Reports home and class/teacher allocation for September

Friday 12th July Transition session (am) for current Reception – Year 5 children to meet their class teacher for September

Saturday 13th July 10:00-12:00 WPA Lego Show

Monday 15th July Transition session (am) for current Reception – Year 5 children to meet their class teacher for September

Wednesday 17th July 13:00-14:15 Nursery Pirate Party with parents

Thursday 18th July 16:00 Year 6 performance

Friday 19th July Year 6 ‘Slip and Slide’ Trip

Monday 22nd July 18:00-20:00 Year 6 Prom

Tuesday 23rd July Last day of term (early finish, see times below):
12:30 Nursery
12:50 Year 6 Guard of Honour
13:20 Reception, Year 1 and Year 2
13:30 Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5

Wednesday 4th September Autumn term begins – Welcome back everyone in Reception to Year 6

Wednesday 4th – Friday 6th September Nursery Home Visits

Monday 9th September
09:00-10:00 Nursery Stay and Play Sessions
10:30-11:30 Nursery Stay and Play Sessions

Tuesday 10th September Nursery opens


Wishing you a lovely weekend.

Best wishes,

Chris Wathern

Happy weekend everyone!

Thank you to those of you who joined us at the church on Friday afternoon for our Trelawny Day service, it was great to see you there.

We have enjoyed lots of different learning experiences in class this week and have tried to get outside as much as possible to enjoy the wonderful weather we have had. Please ensure your child has a refillable water bottle and a hat in school with them each day, thank you. 

The theme for Show and Tell next week is: An item that is special to you. See if you can find out who gave the item to you and be ready to explain why the item is special to you. Please bring the item in on Thursday morning or if emailing a photo please send to rhorn@pelyntprimary.co.uk by 8:40am on Thursday.

Well done to those children who have been reading at home, we do enjoy giving out reading karate bands and certificates during celebration assembly. Keep up the great work! 

Have a lovely weekend

Class 1 Team

What we've been doing in year 1! 

It has been a brilliant couple of weeks in year 1, and we have been very busy! Last Friday was our sport’s day. We took part in activities such as long jump, football and throwing. We then did our running races at the end. We had an absolutely brilliant day and we showed our school value of determination, collecting as many points for our house team as we could. Year 1 also showed great sportsmanship and cheered on their friends on each activity. Safe to say we were pretty tired at the end of the day!

On Monday, we had our beach trip with the foundation/ year 1 class and nursery. We started our trip at the RNLI station, finding out information about the work they do. We found it really fascinating that they have only 90 seconds to get dressed and ready when the alarm is sounded. We all agreed that we can hardly put our shoes and socks on in that time! We enjoyed looking at all the boats they take out on the water, and learning what we have to do if we get into trouble at sea.

Just a few reminders for the upcoming weeks:
- Please remember to send your child in with a sun hat each day.
- PE days are Monday and Friday
- Whole school transition day is the 2nd July, where your child will meet and spend the day with their teacher for September

I am looking forward to all the activities we get up to as we move into the last few weeks of school before the holidays.

Any questions as always, just let me know.

Miss Bolger 

The Sun has Been Shining...

What a lovely week of sun-shine we've had this week!  Gardening Club have had a great week planting vegetables in our little plot - we are still trying to get rid of weeds! We now need to make sure we water them in the sun! 

In Lantic Class this week, we have been learning a new story during our English lessons - Mr. Gumpy's Outing.  We will be using this to inspire our own stories in the next two weeks.

In Math's we have been learning about the properties of 3D shapes and have been investigating them.

In our wider curriculum lessons, we have been classifying seeds, using directional language to move around maps, writing prayers for forgiveness - and discussing the importance of forgiveness and continuing to build our tractors!  

The children's ability in using different art techniques is amazing. They've practised Batik designs using various patterns, a variety of imaginative colours and wax resist. They applied the wax by using a tjanting tool (see pictures).To complete this term's unit of art study, they have produced an original Batik design based on the Maya cultural traditions. A  lot of thought and imagination has gone into each piece. Thank you, Talland Class.

English
The children have researched and practised several grammar related activities throughout the week. One of the advanced challenges was to use passive voice. Passive voice requires the writer to reorder an active sentence, for example:

James kicked the ball. (Active sentence.)

The ball was kicked by James. (Passive sentence.)

Using this strategy is a challenge, however, enhances the children's written work. A huge effort put in to this by all of the children.

Maths
There's been a lot of fun, together with serious learning, using protractors to measure and draw angles. This can be a complicated activity unless a child is focused and recognises the techniques used to be successful. They are now confident in finding acute and obtuse angles and many relate to the idea that there are 360 degrees around a point. Well done, Talland Class.



best wishes, Mr Parry, Mrs Swabey and the Talland Class team (Mrs Walters and Ms Rowlands) 


This week's jokes:

What did the triangle say to the circle? - You're pointless!

What is a swimmer's favourite part of maths? - Dive - vision!

Summer 2 - Week 3 and 4 - Being a good sport

We have had an extremely sporty few weeks here in Reception, and the children have really done us proud. We had spent some time practising the sports day events, and the children's 'have a go' attitude on the day and impeccable behaviour throughout really did shine out. We are so proud of them, as we are sure you are too. 

This week, a small group of children attended a multi-skills event up at Wadebridge Leisure Centre where they took part in lots of events. They absolutely loved it  and were full of excitement on their return. The children have been wearing their medals as much as they can this week. 

As well as all the sport, learning has continued in the class with the children embedding their phonics learning, and progressing on to real and nonsense words, as well as impressing us with some fantastic writing when they come into school in the mornings. To make our reading time even more fun, we had Year 6 visitors on Wednesday afternoon. It was so lovely to see them sharing, talking and reading together so beautifully. 

In maths, we have been finding half of amounts up 10, and this week looking at sharing equally into groups. 

Our wider curriculum learning has continued on a sea theme, but focusing on the RNLI  and beach safety. We have talked about the lifeguards, the coastguard and the type of equipment that they use. Over the next few weeks we will be looking at how to keep our beaches clean, so if you have any pictures of your children taking part in a beach clean, please upload them to Tapestry for us to share. 

Reminders - Please can any toys from home not be brought into school. They can get lost and broken, so please have a check of their school bags to ensure nothing is being sneaked in! 

Requests - We would love any boxes, yogurt pots etc for our junk modelling area. Please nothing that has contained nuts or eggs though due to allergies. Thank you. 

Have a wonderful weekend,

The Reception Team 

Summer term 2

Well the fine weather is finally here! What a packed Summer Term we have.

PGL

Nessa class have recently returned from a hugely successful trip to Barton Hall. The residential was packed with activities: high ropes, climbing, archery, rifle shooting, aeroball and raft building to name a few. We were blessed with perfect weather and the children had a trip to remember!

Awful Auntie

On Friday we are off to the theater to see Awful Auntie - what an end to the week. 

Aquarium

Kensa class visited Plymouth Aquarium last week. They came back full of facts and ideas about the underwater world.

Cricket

Next week we are visiting Summerset Cricket Ground to watch a county game.

Earlier this year, we focused on the question 'How can we make the world a better place?' Class 2 were fascinated by the role and the importance of trees and decided they would like to be courageous advocates and plant some of their own. We had 10 trees, kindly donated to us, and were able to plant them on the rec ground for everyone to enjoy. We look forward to watching them grow and flourish over the years. 
A big thank you to Mrs Massey-McCarthy, Mrs Russell-Hsieh and Duloe Recreation Ground for their support.

This week at nursery we have been exploring under the sea and answering our enquiry qurstion "Who lives under the sea?"
The cildren have enjoyed exploring the beach/under water tuft tray and have named and added different sea creatures to this. They have discussed going on holiday and we made passports for this.
At story time we have enjoyed exploring the story of "Rainbow fish" and turned our book area into an underwater area with the rainbow fish that the children helped to decorate. We have also been enjoying "Commotion in the ocean".

In phonics we have been exploring pirates and mermaids and have been matching objects with the same initial sounds. The children have been exploring the different sounds that their bodies make and have been exploring the sounds instruments make and comparing the noises that each makes.

In maths we have been finding objects up to 5, counting to 5 and beyond and practicing our mark making to represent these numbers.

We will continue exploring under the sea next week.

Have a lovely weekend

Julie and Sarah

What a busy couple of days we are having!

Residential and trip to Plymouth University

I hope that, by now, you have heard all-of-the stories from the Year 4 residential. It is safe to say that fun was had by all. And, for those who went to Plymouth University, they report to us that they had ‘amazing fun’ with Mrs Marshall in Plymouth. Well done to all of the Year 4s who were a credit to us. Thank you to you all for all of the positive comments you wrote on our Facebook page.  If you have not already gone across to see the updates from the residential, please feel free to see what your children were up to!

Sports Day 2024

Sports Day was a triumph again this year.  The children moved around the chain of activities enthusiastically and showed both a healthy team spirit coupled with the drive to ‘win’ personal races. Well done to the ‘Green Team’ for their deserved win. And well done to everyone for giving it their very best.

Transition Day

Next Tuesday is our transition day.  Children will come into school as usual on Tuesday and will be escorted to their new classrooms.  They will return to their usual classroom at the end of the day for a normal pick up.

Quick Note

As it is hot, please do send your child into school with a sun hat and or sun cream if you feel they need these things.

PE

Please be advised that PE days are Tuesday and Friday. Children MUST come into school in their kits with a water bottle.  All children must be wearing trainers. Shoes really are not suitable for the athletics that we are completing on both of the days.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Miss Pittas and the Year 4 team

Year 6 have been enjoying their Maya based topic by completing a range of activities. We’ve been finding out about the various religious practises of this ancient civilisation and how they believe in 9 levels of the under world and 13 layers of heaven.

In DT, we’ve been busy creating beautiful Maya masks using the technique of batik. This involves drawing with hot, melted wax before painting in the unwaxed fabric with ink. The results are stunning, and we are so pleased with how they turned out. 

Year 6 have been enjoying their Maya based topic by completing a range of activities. We’ve been finding out about the various religious practises of this ancient civilisation and how they believe in 9 levels of the under world and 13 layers of heaven.

In DT, we’ve been busy creating beautiful Maya masks using the technique of batik. This involves drawing with hot, melted wax before painting in the unwaxed fabric with ink. The results are stunning, and we are so pleased with how they turned out. 

Class 1 enjoyed a lovely train ride to Looe as part of their learning about Grace Darling.
The children had a tour of Looe RNLI where they got to see the equipment and vehicles that the crew use.

We then visited Looe beach where the children got to carry out some geography field work, sketching and sand scultptures, a game of boccia and most importantly toast some marshmallows!

A huge thank you to Mrs Currah for organising such a wonderful day and all the staff who helped it to be such a success. 
 

Sports Day 

Thank you to all the children and families for a great sports day and family picnic, here are some photos of the day.