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Friday 16th January 2026

Polperro Primary Academy | Landaviddy

We have had a busy second week in Landaviddy class. On Monday, we enjoyed line dancing with Mrs Hillman in PE and learning the names for fruits in French. In Geography, we learnt about settlements - what a settlement is and the different types. During Computing lessons, we practised our digital drawing skills, to create a bag of items we would take with us to the International Space Station. In Science, we continued work on materials, where we conducted an investigation in the classroom. We were looking for objects we could describe as transparent, opaque, rigid or flexible. We will be working on an exciting DT project in the next few weeks - watch this space!

In Maths, we have moved on to multiplication and division. All the children were very confident making and adding equal groups, which was great to see. In English, we have started a new unit on instructions. We have enjoyed looking at different examples of instructions, identifying features, writing commands with imperative verbs and constructing an introduction for a Lemonade recipe using rhetorical questions. We are hoping to make this next week!

Congratulations to Lowen, Iylah and April for being chosen as Landaviddy's People of the Week. And a big well done to Ella and Alfie for achieving their 99 club badges this week.

We hope you have a super weekend and look forward to seeing you on Monday.

Mrs Wilkie, Mrs Lister and Miss Colton

16th January - Our first few weeks back!

Looe Primary Academy | Year 1/Year 2 (JB)

Our first two weeks back!

What a first few weeks we have had back! With some crazy weather and a pantomime, it has been quite the first two weeks back!

In our first week we were very lucky to have a theatre production of Snow White come to school. We absolutely loved the pantomime and joining in with all the songs. It was a great way to start our English unit all about Snow White and traditional tales. We will be using the pantomime as inspiration for writing our own stories.

We have also started our new big question in the wider curriculum: Who was Mary Anning? We have started learning some facts about Mary Anning and fossils. In Science we are exploring living things and their habitats. This week we were looking at things that are alive, dead, or never been alive. We explored our outside area and found plants, leaves, trees and other objects that we were sorting and classifying.

We have lots to look forward to this half term.

Just a gentle reminder:

Our PE days are Tuesday and Friday.

Please order your child's lunches on Thursday for the following week.

Reading records and books need to be in on a Friday to be changed.

Thank you!

Miss Bolger and the Year 1 / Year 2 Team

St Cleer Primary Academy | Reception

Autumn 2 Week 4 Blog 24.11.25

Week beginning 12th January 2026

St Cleer Primary Academy | Reception/Year 1

This week, we have been learning about Augustus and His Smile. We sequenced the story, role-played the events, created a story map, and wrote sentences about each part of the story using adjectives to describe the characters and settings.

In Maths, we have been learning about addition and subtraction. We practised adding within 10 and across 10, using methods such as part-whole models, number lines, and tens and ones.

In RE, we talked about special places, and in PSHE, we discussed following instructions and learning from mistakes. We even made a jam sandwich!

In PE, we undertook gymnastics, learning basic movements. In Science, we have been learning about plants. In Music, we explored singing in a high pitch and a low pitch and sang a different version of If You're Happy and You Know It.

In Reception, the children completed some independent writing about their holiday, took part in PE, learned about a new artist, and will be completing a painting. They have also been working hard on their letter formation.

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Documents

Key instant recall facts reception-spring.pdf

Key instant recall facts year-1-spring.pdf

Key Stage 1 - Spring 1 - Spider Diagram for parents.docx

TALLAND'S BLOG 16.1.26

Polperro Primary Academy | Talland

TALLAND'S BLOG 16.1.26

Is that week 2 of this first Spring term complete already? This term is going to fly by at this rate! It's been a great week full of learning, sport, art and wet plays!

Here's a breakdown of our week:

Maths:
Year 5 have have moved on to their second unit of MULTIPLICATION and DIVISION where we have begun multiplying 4-digit numbers by 1- digit numbers. Next week we will be multiplying by a 2-digit number. They have also been identify 3D shapes. Why not ask them about faces, vertices and edges...
Year 4 have been multiplying and dividing by 7, 1 and 0. They have also begun solving problems involving the area of a shape.

English:
We have begun working on instructions where Talland have looked at what is needed to write a successful set of instructions. We've played with different ways to write an engaging introduction and looked at how to use bossy verbs to help our audience understand what they need to do.

Geography:
Talland explored the cities of the United Kingdom and had to find them in an Atlas which was a lot of fun .

RE:
We looked at the story of Noah and the Arc and what promise (covenant) was made by God to Noah.

PE:
With Mrs. Hillman, Talland put their country boots on and danced away to country music. In PE, we put the tennis rackets away and used our arms and hands instead. WE got some pretty good rallies going!

ART:
We've had a great time experimenting with oil pastels, chalk, charcoal and different pencil leads to create some realistic looking drawings where, tone, texture and light have been our focus.

CONGRATULATIONS to Renley, Max and Reuben this week for passing their next round in 99 club and well done to Amber and Taran for being noticed for showing our school values. So polite, hard working and kind!

That's all from us in Talland this week. We hope you have a fantastic weekend and can't wait to see everyone next week.

Signing off from Mr. Langley and Mr. Bishop.

Brunel Primary and Nursery Academy | Y4/5 Perranporth

w/e 16/1/26

We have had a busy and exciting week of learning in Perranporth class, with lots of opportunities for the children to build skills, be creative and deepen their understanding across the curriculum.

English & Reading
This week, the children have continued working hard in Read Write Inc, developing their reading fluency and comprehension!
In English, we began writing diaries, linking beautifully with our Geography learning. The children explored what life might be like on a desert island and used this to create imaginative and descriptive diary entries. We have been really impressed with their ideas and effort.

Maths
In Maths, our focus has been on multiplication and division, with lots of work on our timestables, too. The children have been focusing particularly on the 11x and 12x tables, and took part in mini-maths sessions throughout the week to build confidence and speed.

Geography
Our new Geography topic on deserts began this week. The children explored where deserts are found in the world and what makes them unique environments. This learning has supported their English diary writing brilliantly.

PE
In PE, we started gymnastics, focusing on balance, control and basic sequences. We were really proud of some of our class going to the table cricket final, in which Brunel came 3rd!

Computing
During Computing, the children worked on photo editing, learning how digital images can be created and edited. They showed great enthusiasm and creativity.

Science & RE
In Science, we launched our new topic on Electricity, beginning to learn about electrical devices and how electricity is used safely in everyday life, plus we made electrical circuits to light the bulb!

In RE, we started a unit on racism, encouraging thoughtful discussions about fairness, respect and treating others kindly.

Art, Music & Languages
The children continued their Architecture project in Art, producing thoughtful and detailed work about Hundertwasser. In French, we learned about La Fête des Rois, and in Music, the children enjoyed a Classroom Jazz lesson, exploring rhythm and musical style.

PSHE & Assemblies
In PSHE, we began our new topic on relationships, focusing on positive interactions and friendships - how jealousy can be tough to deal with.

The week ended with our Achievers Assembly, celebrating the children's hard work and successes. Overall, it has been a fantastic week full of learning, creativity and enthusiasm. Well done to all the children for their excellent effort throughout the week!

Polperro Primary Academy | Chaipel

It has been another busy week for Chaipel, and Science has been a key point in our learning: testing out more complex circuits and drawing series circuits using scientific symbols for our components.

In Maths, we have been finding fractions of amounts and missing angles in triangles. We also worked through an arithmetic paper together and surprised ourselves at how much we have learnt since our last paper: adding and subtracting fractions, mixed numbers and long multiplication/division. Next week, we will begin our fraction, decimal and percentage unit.

For English this week, we have been writing a setting description for our farmyard in The Midnight Fox - well done to HENRY for being our Writer of the Week for your 'creative' use of figurative language. We have begun to write up our recounts of the sightings of the black fox in our Fox Spotter Journals and will continue this next week - as well as characterising speech - as a build-up to our narrative writing.

We have learnt about some of the geographical features of North America in Geography and made 1980's animation (the old-style flipbooks) as part of our Computing as well as begun to learn how to refer to and speak about our family in French with Mrs Hillman.

CONGRATULATIONS to Skye and Everly for being our People of the Week, demonstrating our school values and being positive role models.

HOMEWORK
I have attached the homework grid and KIRFs for this half term!

That's all from us so have a lovely weekend and see you all on Monday.

Miss Randle and Mrs Clary.

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Documents

Chaipel Homework grid Spring 1 NEW.docx

KIRFs Y6 Spring 1.docx

Space discovery ...

Blisland Primary Academy | Nursery

We've launched the New Year at Storytellers Nursery with an exciting new topic, **Space**, and the children have been absolutely fascinated from the very start!

This week, our young explorers have been learning all about light and dark, discovering how light changes the world around us. We've enjoyed experimenting with torches, dark dens, and light tables, watching with delight as shadows appear, move, and change shape. The children loved creating their own shadows and seeing how they could make them bigger, smaller, or disappear altogether.

Alongside our investigations, we've been introducing some new and exciting space-themed vocabulary. Words such as space, star, moon, sun, dark, light, and shadow have been popping up in conversations and play, helping to build language skills and spark curiosity about the world beyond our planet.

These activities have supported the children's natural curiosity, encouraged questioning, and promoted early scientific thinking - all through hands-on, playful exploration. It's been wonderful to see their confidence grow as they experiment, talk about what they notice, and share their ideas with friends.

We're looking forward to continuing our space adventure over the coming weeks, with plenty more opportunities to explore, imagine, and learn together.

Looe Primary Academy | Foundation

Friday 16th January

Another amazing learning filled week in Foundation!

This week, in English, we have continued our story of Snow White and we have used our oracy and sequencing skills to sequence the story. We then separated into groups and with an adult we practiced acting a part of the story. We then performed our acting to the rest of the class! The children were amazing.

In maths we have been concentrating on subitising 0-5. Miss Wilson has been helping the children learn how to subitise in fun ways and the children have completed some lovely activities after each lesson to show how much they have learnt.

In outdoor learning this week we braved the wind and rain and went stick collecting. Ince we had the right size sticks we made snowflakes but winding string around the sticks to hod them together. They are currently hanging in class drying, ready for us to paint next week.

In PE we started gymnastics. This week we have explored holding our bodies in a stretch pose or a curled pose!

The children have also collaged snowflakes, which currently hang I our class and are beautiful. They have made polar scenes, had library time exploring books and sooooooo much more!

The Foundation Team

Harrowbarrow Primary Academy | Class 3

Class 3 Blog for W/E 16th January 2026

This week in Class 3 has been a very positive one. We welcomed two sets of visitors on Monday and Wednesday who spent time observing our Maths lessons and general morning work. They were delighted with the children's effort, positive attitudes to learning and the progress they are making across the curriculum.

In PSHE, we have been exploring why it is important to have dreams and goals for the future. The children reflected thoughtfully on their own aspirations, creating "dream leaves" to represent what they hope to achieve.

Our History learning has continued with a focus on Ancient Egypt, where we have begun discussing what makes an Ancient Civilisation and locating Ancient Egypt on a map.

In Maths, Year 4 have been learning the short written method of multiplication, while Year 3 have moved on to division using a part-whole model for support. In Science, we investigated how water particles behave when heated and cooled.

In Computing, we are learning about the different parts of a computer and finally in PE, we are developing skills in Netball and Basketball.