Posted 28/03/2025
by Laura Cole
Our super Year 6 students were all presented with a copy of 'It's Your Move' this week, courtesy of Truro Diocese. The book provides the children with advice about transition to secondary school and how to relish the opportunity.
Posted 26/03/2025
by David Hannah
Bishop David has recently been announced by Downing Street as our next Bishop of Truro. The diocese are now preparing for his official welcome and they wished for children and young people to play a special part in his welcome service. A display will be made at Truro Cathedral and schools were invited to submit art work which welcomes Bishop David and shows why our school is special. Two of our very talented artists used their collage skills to create a masterpiece to send for the display. It includes our school vision, values and our school parable 'The Parable of the Lost Sheep'.
The service takes place at Truro Cathedral on Saturday 17 May.
Posted 25/03/2025
by David Hannah
Class 1 have been looking at Bible stories from
Holy Week and Easter. As part of their learning, they made hot cross buns which
they learnt was symbolic of the significant day in Christian faith when Jesus
was crucified.
Posted 21/03/2025
by Laura Cole
Class 3 have been exploring
the concept of collage, they created a ‘mood board’ of ideas and different
techniques. In their final piece they will make a wild west wanted poster, they
will combine pattern, tone and shape for effect and justify why they have
chosen specific materials and methods.
Posted 21/03/2025
by Laura Cole
Our Reception children
have been doing so incredibly well with their phonics and handwriting that they
were all presented with medals this week. The quality of their learning has
been amazing. Keep up the good work Reception!
Posted 17/03/2025
by David Hannah
A group of children from Year 3 and 4 visited Pensilva Primary School this week to take part in this year's Dance School Games.
The Dance School Games celebrated creativity and imagination with choreography that explored our natural environment and the impact of climate change. The School Games values were brought together to celebrate the spirit of the games in a unique event created by Cornwall’s young dancers.
Posted 10/03/2025
by David Hannah
As last week was Shrove Tuesday, Class 1 and Preschool made pancakes during their Forest School! The children have been learning about Shrove Tuesday and Lent during their RE lessons and they enjoyed incorporating this into their Forest School lesson.
Posted 07/03/2025
by Laura Cole
On Friday a team of 8 girls from years 5 and 6
travelled to Bodmin Leisure Centre to take part in a girls football tournament.
They all played incredibly well winning 4 games out of 7. Well done Team Duloe!
Posted 07/03/2025
by Laura Cole
Class 1 have been learning about road
safety. In the playground they practised ‘stop, look, listen and think’ with
our preschoolers being the traffic – although I think they went faster than
cars on the road!
Posted 07/03/2025
by Laura Cole
On Thursday afternoon we hosted our
‘Duloe Speaks’ competition. 3 teams from our debating club presented 3 very
different arguments. ‘Music lessons should be free for all’, ‘Pluto’s status
should be changed back to a planet’ and ‘Solar is the most renewable energy
source in Cornwall’. We invited 3 guest judges, School Governor Penny Geach,
Duloe Parish Chairman Phil Hallworth and Cornwall Councillor Jane Pascoe. All
the teams presented their arguments incredibly well and it was a tough decision
to choose a winner. After a long deliberation by the judges team Eco Warriors
won by 1 point.
Posted 04/03/2025
by Laura Cole
Today we celebrated World Book Day. The children (and staff) all looked magnificent in their outfits. We have a host of activities planned for the day. With a preschool reading session, 'Duloe Speaks' competition and publishing work ready for our class books to be made.
Posted 03/03/2025
by Laura Cole
On Thursday 6th
March, to coincide with World Book Day, Preschool will be launching our new
book sharing scheme.
Families are invited to borrow
from a range of quality books that will be situated in our ‘loan box’ as you
enter Preschool.
We believe that reading sits at
the heart of our school curriculum, and we want to foster a life-long culture
of reading for pleasure.
On the day, each Preschool child will be given a Duloe Academy book bag along with a reading diary. These reading diaries can be used to record the children’s reading (please see attached ‘Reading Karate’ letter).
We would like to invite any
parents/carers who are available to come along to our playgroup session between
9am and 11am next Thursday (dressing up optional!), so we can share the
work we have been doing regarding reading and how you can support your child at
home.
Posted 28/02/2025
by David Hannah
A team of 6 students represented Duloe at a multi skills event held at Saltash Community School. The children had a wonderful time and came 3rd overall - Well done Team Duloe!
Posted 28/02/2025
by Laura Cole
Class 1 consists of children from Reception and Year 1. The class is taught by Mrs Currah with support from Mrs Wright and Mrs Hill.
Posted 28/02/2025
by Laura Cole
Class 2 consists of children from Years 2, 3 and 4. The class is taught by Mrs Askew with support from Mrs Hughes and Mrs Penhaligan.
Posted 26/02/2025
by David Hannah
Class 3 consists of children from Years 6 and 5. The class is taught by Mr Hodgins with support from Mrs Campbell.
Posted 25/02/2025
by Laura Cole
In November,
all the children created artwork to enter the Get Creative for Climate Justice
Parliamentary Exhibition. We have just heard that two of our very talented
artists have had their work chosen for the exhibition. Their artwork will be
shown in an exhibition at the Houses of Parliament. Very well done!
Posted 11/02/2025
by Laura Cole
On Tuesday we had a visit from Reverend Ben to all our classes.
In Class 3 they talked about science vs creation, the children grilled him with their theological questions and Mr Hodgins asked about the meaning of life.
Class 2 looked at 'Why do Christians call the day Jesus died ‘Good Friday’? They were able to make links between the Gospel texts and how Christians mark the Easter events in their church communities.
Class 1 explored 'Which stories are special and why?' They looked at what people believe and the difference this makes to how they live.
Posted 11/02/2025
by David Hannah
Mr Hodgins hosted a TEAMs call where he taught Class 3 how to scan an image on the photocopier, the children will then use software to alter and adapt them. Their scanned images will be used to create a piece of artwork which can be used as part of a wider presentation about the planets in the solar system.
Posted 07/02/2025
by Laura Cole
Creative
We are bold and innovative in our approach to find new solutions to the challenges we face.
Curious
We are inspired by the awe and wonder of the world.
Responsible
We take responsibility for our actions in an environment of mutual respect.
Enthusiastic
We are passionate about learning.
Excellent
We are the best we can be.
Determined
We overcome all barriers to reach our potential, developing a capacity to improve further.
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