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School Charity - ShelterBox 

Following on from our focus last year on ‘courageous advocacy’ this week we held a whole-school vote to decide upon a school charity for the year. The children learnt about four different charities: Jerimiah’s Journey, the RNLI, Cancer Research UK and ShelterBox. As part of our learning about democracy, we then held a vote where the children selected which charity they would like to support. After a very tense and close count, ShelterBox was announced as our charity for the year. Going forward, the children will learn more about the great work this charity does, and we will explore opportunities where we can support them as a charity.

https://shelterbox.org/



 


 

 

This week, we have heard that Duloe has been successful in our application to the Church of England to become a Growing Faith Learning Hub. We are one of only a handful of schools across the country to be selected for this scheme and it is a huge honour to be selected after a lengthy process. Being selected demonstrates our commitment to our Christian distinctiveness as a Church of England School and our desire to continue to build on this. Becoming a Learning Hub also comes with a sizeable financial injection for the school which will allow us to develop some innovative ways of linking Church, school and home. The partnership starts officially in January, and I look forward to updating you on the next steps in this journey.

 


Duloe Stone Circle 









This morning Class 1 walked over to the ancient site of Duloe Stone Circle. Following our art lesson from Ellie Russell – Hsieh we sketched the monument into our sketch books and looked in wonder at the stones. We are so excited to begin our history work based on our enquiry question ‘How has Duloe changed since it’s stone circle was created?’

 


Art and Design  






This term, Class 2 are travelling back in time to the prehistoric Stone Age. We were amazed to learn that some cave art has survived millions of years and still exist today! We enjoyed creating our own cave art style drawings, using charcoal to sketch animals and chalk to create our own hand art. Watch this space for our upcoming cave paintings. 

 


Hockey Stars 






A massive well done to our hockey players who took part in an inter-school competition at Lux Park on Friday. As always, the children represented the school impeccably. This is the first of many sporting events that are in the pipeline for this academic year. 

 


Visiting Artist 







    












What a wonderful art afternoon Class One had in the sunshine with a visit from local artist Eleanor Russell-Hsieh. The children focused on the techniques of sketching with Ellie teaching the skills of hatching, blending and finding light and shade. Our budding artists loved exploring the range of sketch pencils and the effects the different grades had on their mark making. A highlight of the afternoon was the observational drawings which took place outside on our beautiful field.

 


EYFS Apprentice 

Due to growing numbers, Duloe is looking for a passionate and skilled apprentice to work as part of our EYFS team. The successful candidate would work between our on-site Nursery and within our Reception class.

We are looking for a colleague who can bring enthusiasm, energy and a professional approach to all that they do and who are willing to engage in all aspects of school life. You will also have a warm, smiley, nurturing approach that children will enjoy and which will enable them to feel special in your care.

In return, Duloe Academy offers a friendly, experienced and supportive team, who work well together and put the education and welfare of the children at the heart of all we do. You can expect to receive high quality support and training in a school that has a good reputation and is fully committed to do the best for the children in its care.

For more information, please look at our vacancies page. 

 


Teaching Assistant Post 

Our sister school, Pelynt Primary Academy is looking for a full-time (32.5 hours) Teaching Assistant to join our friendly and hard-working team.

The post is offered as a fixed-term position to the end of this academic year in the first instance.

The post would involve working with children across all age ranges and include a lunch-time supervisor role.
We are looking for a colleague who can bring enthusiasm, energy and a professional approach to all that they do and who are willing to engage in all aspects of school life. You will also have a smiley and nurturing approach that children will enjoy, and which will enable them to feel special in your care.

In return, Pelynt Academy offers a friendly, experienced and supportive team, who work well together and put the education and welfare of children at the heart of all we do. You can expect to receive high-quality support and training in a school that has a good reputation in the community and is committed to delivering the best outcomes for its children.

Please look at our vaccancies page for more details. 

 


Outdoor art 







Class 2 and Class 3 spent the afternoon exploring art through different mediums. The children were tasked to make a nature inspired picture using the materials available to them.We had leaf imprinting, tree sketching and coastal scenes.


 


Guitar performance 

During Collective Worship today, we were treated to an end of year performance by our talented guitarists Jago, William, Rosie, and Kensa. They strummed along to Olivia Rodrigo, The Beach Boys, and the Harry Potter Theme.
The whole school sang along as they played A Million Dreams from the Greatest Showman. A wonderful performance which showed all their hard work in lessons this year.

 


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