We began our final week this term with our Wellbeing Morning - time dedicated to positive mental health for all. We completed our yearly RSPB Bird Watch and then took part in a series of activities: a book and a blanket, Lego, pebble painting, arts and crafts and hot chocolate and camp fire story-telling. It was a lovely morning; Tristan loved telling stories to the children in Reception and Y1.

We have completed our Midnight Fox 'write the story's ending' and then Miss Randle read the final chapters of the book to see if our written predictions were correct. We were thankful to find out that both the vixen and her cub were rescued and fled to safety!

In Maths, we are winning fractions, decimals and percentages and have worked hard this week to order, compare, convert and find equivalences. 

In our Wider Curriculum, we made 'Dracula Detection Devices' in Science - using pressure pads - to complete our investigation into circuits, created powerpoints on our fundraising charity and event and completed our Basquiat-themed neo-expressionism artwork. 

REMINDER
A letter was sent home today with with information regarding SATS club timings:
Tuesday (3:15pm - 4:15pm)
Wednesday (12:30 - 1pm)
Thursday (8am - 8:30am)
This is a great opportunity for the children to work through their SATS revision books and work together to help with any misconceptions they have.

That's all from me so have a lovely half term and see you all on Monday 23rd February.

Miss Randle and Mrs Clary.

Over the past few weeks, the children have been hard at work crafting their own setting stories inspired by Pandora. We've been exploring how to build atmosphere, use descriptive vocabulary, and bring imaginary worlds to life. The pupils have shown incredible creativity, and we are delighted to share some examples of the excellent writing they have produced. Their attention to detail and imagination have really shone through!

In addition to our storytelling, we've also been diving into our new topic on the Ancient Greeks. The class has been researching who they were, how they lived, and the huge impact they had on the world. From democracy and theatre to architecture and the Olympic Games, we've been thinking carefully about the legacy the Ancient Greeks have left us. All of this learning is helping us prepare for our "big write" after half term, where pupils will bring together their knowledge in a longer, independent piece
of writing.

As we head into the break, I hope all the pupils enjoy a well‑deserved and restful half term. They have worked incredibly hard, and we look forward to continuing our learning adventure when we return!

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 Hello Everyone,

What a wonderful end to the week we have had at Bodmin airfield!
We learnt all about the materials used to build the planes and how they are designed and made. We saw an incredible range of planes and even had a turn at sitting in the cockpit. 

This week, we have also been busy weaving landscapes using different materials in the style of the Cornish artist Caroline Saxby. 

In English, Year 2 have been finding features of recounts, while Year 1 have been improving their punctuation in sentences. 

In music, we enjoyed listening to different genres of music, which had the theme of flight. This included 'The Lark Ascending' by Vaughn Williams, and 'The Aviary' by Camille Saens Saens. The children used a range of musical vocabulary to describe the music and explained how the music made them feel. We then enjoyed some uplifting singing.

On Monday we spent time in our house groups, enjoying some fun and relaxing activities that the children felt improved their mental health. These activities included painting, bird watching, spending time outdoors, playing collaboratively, building, reading and playing games. It's always so lovely to see the older children in the school, helping the younger children in Penhallow.

We hope you have a lovely half term.

From The Penhallow Team

Happy Half Term!

This week has zoomed by! On Monday, we hosted a whole school wellbeing morning, where all the children participated in a range of mindful activities, as part of Children's Mental Health Week. One of these activities included rock painting, which the children found very relaxing. On Tuesday, we participated in Safer Internet Day, which focused on making smart and safe choices around the use of AI technology.

We finally constructed our toy cars in DT! All of the children worked so hard on their designs and demonstrated excellent determination. See if you can spot yours below! As a result of hard work, all the children independently made a moving car with axles and wheels. Well done Landaviddy! We of course had to spend some time racing with our finished products, which was lots of fun. 

In English, we have enjoyed learning the story The Lonely Beast by Chris Judge and developing our skills as writers, thinking carefully about our choices of vocabulary. We constructed character descriptions of the Lonely Beast which we will use for a missing poster. In Maths, we have been looking at the 4 times table, applying our knowledge of multiplication and division. 

Congratulations to Iylah for being noticed by Mr Langley as a Person of the Week. And a big well done to Lowen for achieving his 99 club badge this week. 

We hope you have a restful half term and we look forward to welcoming you back in school on Monday 23rd February 2026. 

Mrs Wilkie, Mrs Lister and Miss Colton

Hello Everyone,

We look forward to our trip to Looe library on Monday afternoon. Please note, as the letter states, school uniform should be worn. If your child would like to bring something cosy for mental health day, please bring this in addition. This is not compulsory.

On Friday, you will have received a letter regarding a trip to Bodmin Airfield that will take place on Thursday. We have already been learning about a number of influential historical figures that have contributed to the history of flight, such as The Wright brothers' and Amelia Earhart. This week, we also learnt about the achievements of Amy Johnson. We also learnt about the design of a number of different aircraft throughout history. This will help us with our learning on the trip. There will be so many fascinating types of aircraft to see, and I know that the children our really looking forward to going.

This week, we have also been writing a diary entry and a recount, based on the film clips 'The man on the Moon' and 'Baboon on the Moon.' We have noticed a big improvement in handwriting this week. Year 1 have been improving their letter formation, while Year 2 have been starting to join their handwriting very carefully. Well done Everyone.

From The Penhallow Team