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26th September - Making pinch pots and some orienteering!

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

Making pinch pots and some orienteering!

We have had another great week in our class.

In Music, we have been learning about instruments. We practised using feathers to get the right amount of power to play a flute. We quickly realised if we blew too hard the feather would blow away. If we do the same with a flute it doesn't make a very nice sound! We have also started practising our Harvest songs for our Harvest assembly in a few weeks time.

In Art, we have been experimenting with clay. Last week we explored how we can shape clay and this week we used our skills to make pinch pots. We then learnt about slip and how to attach pieces of clay together.

We have also begun some outdoor learning this week! Looe primary have been very lucky to have an orienteering course set out on our playgrounds. We had a go at a 'five a day dash' course and practised our map reading. The children really enjoyed trying to find the right checkpoints and gather all the clues.

In Miss Bolger's Drawing and Craft club this week, we have been focusing on leaf rubbings. We gathered our leaves outside and then made beautiful collages using different colours! They look wonderful. If any children would like to join our club there is still space. Just pop me an email.

Well done Year 1 and 2, another great week.

Miss Bolger

Highlights of learning for week ending 26.9.2025

Harrowbarrow Primary Academy | Class 2

Thank you everyone for making time to join us for the Reading Together session in Class 2. It was lovely to see all the parents and carers, and to share some of our amazing adventures with reading in our class.

In Literacy, we have completed writing our draft copy of our report on lions. We spend this afternoon editing it using our toolkit. In Maths, we have been comparing numbers. We have also been having fun counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. We used a series of very amusing songs to help us remember the tips on counting up in 2s, 5s and 10. You can also share in the fun by following the links below and singing along to the video.
Counting up in 2s: https://youtu.be/GvTcpfSnOMQ?feature=shared
Counting up in 5s: https://youtu.be/EemjeA2Djjw?feature=shared
Counting up in 10s: https://youtu.be/Ftati8iGQcs?feature=shared

In Science, we discussed the importance of a balanced diet by looking at a food pyramid. We learned a lot of new vocabulary - carbohydrates, protein, vitamins and calcium being some of them. We also had another amazing PE multiskill session with Liam from Pro20 on Thursday alongside our regular Tuesday PE with Miss Walker where we developed our skills for dodging and changing directions.

As you all know, in History we are learning about how schools have changed over the years. We have been looking at a lot of different artifacts relating to our schools history. We had oodles of questions about how our school was like in the 1990s. One of our parents who studied here in the 1990s very kindly joined us on Wednesday to answer some of our questions. We had an awesome afternoon with Mrs Blatchford who answered so many of our questions and help us identify some of the things in the pho0to album from her time at Harrowbarrow. We will now be going further back in time to the 1800s to see how our school was like. Exciting!

Finally, a very well done to:

Jane for getting the Ready Award for the amazing care she took to make sure all her numbers were formed correctly.
Lilly T for getting the Respectful Award for always taking time to keep her table and workstation clean and tidy.
Ivy for getting the Safe Award always taking time to help everyone in the classroom.

Friday 26th September 2025

Polperro Primary Academy | Landaviddy

Fab Fitness and Sock Puppet Designs

On Wednesday, we celebrated National Fitness Day by participating in a range of fitness activities throughout the day. We had so much fun doing this and enjoyed moving our bodies!

During Wider Curriculum lessons this week, we have continued to explore 'Who Rules the Animal Kingdom?' in Science, by exploring world habitats. We explored a range of big habitats and then chose our own to research. In Music, we have been composing eight beat patterns using body percussion. In DT this half term, we will be making our very own animal sock puppets. Today we had a go at creating some designs. Over the next few weeks, we will explore joining materials and sewing, before creating our sock puppets.

In English, we have spent the week working hard on writing our postcards inspired by Meerkat Mail. Today, we began writing up our neat copies, which we hope to finish early next week.

In Maths, we have been working hard on Place Value, recognised hundreds, tens and ones and counting on a number line to 1,000. As we near the end of this unit, we will be moving on to Addition and Subtraction.

Congratulations to Ida and Tommy for being chosen as Landaviddy's People of the Week, and a big well done to Sonny for achieving his 55 club badge this week.

Some wonderful news, Jemima was chosen as one of the winners of the Polperro Arts Foundation Postcard Competition. She produced a wonderful postcard, which has been printed and can be purchased in the village. Well done Jemima!

Reminder - We have our class trip on Wednesday 1st October to Dartmoor Zoo.

We hope you have a super weekend and look forward to seeing you next week.

Mrs Wilkie, Mrs Lister and Miss Colton

Monday 22nd September

St Cleer Primary Academy | Year 5/6 S

What a busy and inspiring week it has been in Year 5/6KN!

We began the week with a fantastic visit from poet Matt Windle, who brought poetry to life in such an exciting and memorable way. His energy and creativity inspired us to write and perform our own class poem all about our aspirations, goals, and how we will achieve them. Working together, we produced a brilliant piece called Kite's Kind Kebabios, which we performed with confidence and pride.

Here is our poem:

Kite's Kind Kebabios

Have the courage to be yourself;
Work hard for the trophy on your shelf.
You'll be proud that you've done the right thing:
That single spark is inspiring.

It's OK to make mistakes,
Be determined and do what it takes.
Be confident and never back down,
Step right up and stand your ground.

We're Kite's kind kebabios, these are our bars.
If you work hard, you can be a star!
So chase your dreams and never give in,
Even a loss can lead to a win!

Alongside our poetry, we have been working hard across the curriculum:

Maths - We have focused on rounding numbers, comparing and ordering numbers, and placing numbers accurately on a number line.
Science - Our topic has led us to explore life cycles and gestation periods in different animals, which sparked some very interesting discussions.
Online Learning - A reminder that we use an online platform called Atom Learning to support the children's learning. Each week, we set 'assignments' linked to what we have been covering in class. Please do encourage your child to check in regularly.

As part of our rewards and celebrations, we have been linking our learning with Forest School sessions. This week, the children enjoyed lighting fires and toasting marshmallows - a perfect opportunity to work together, celebrate achievements and build skills for life. Have a look at some of our photos to see the fun we had!

It has been a week full of creativity, challenge and teamwork. We are very proud of the effort Year 5 and 6 have put into their learning - well done, everyone!

A Wonderful Week!

Brunel Primary and Nursery Academy | YR/1 Tregantle

Tregantle Class - Enjoying the Sunshine!

What a wonderful week we've had in Tregantle! The sunshine has given us lots of opportunities to take our learning outside, and the children have loved making the most of our garden space. From digging and building in the giant sandpit, to splashing and pouring in the water area, and getting creative in the mud kitchen - there has been so much fun and discovery happening outdoors.

This week also marked our very first Wild Tribe session! The children went on a leaf hunt, collecting and comparing the many different shapes, sizes, and colours they found. Using their leaves, they created fantastic face shapes, showing amazing imagination and teamwork. We ended the session by pretending we were leaves blowing gently in the wind - such a lovely way to finish our outdoor adventure.

Back in class, our learning is moving full steam ahead.
In phonics, the children have now learned all 10 of our first sounds - what an incredible achievement! In maths, we've been practising our counting skills and are working hard to count and order numbers to 5. Tregantle are quickly becoming expert counters!

It has been a wonderful week of sunshine, learning, and creativity - we can't wait to see what next week brings!

Hidden treasures..

Blisland Primary Academy | Nursery

The children at Storytellers have been making the most of the autumn sunshine today by harvesting their very own potatoes!

With big smiles and muddy hands, they loved digging through the soil to find the hidden treasures beneath. Along the way, they discovered some of the amazing creatures that help the soil stay healthy - from wriggly worms to busy beetles - and even came across a tiny baby frog! The children carefully returned it to the pond area, learning more about how all these creatures play an important part in nature.

What a fantastic harvest and a wonderful way to celebrate the changing seasons!

Minibeast Madness

Harrowbarrow Primary Academy | Class 1

Snail Fact Files
Year 1's have completed their snail fact files this week. This is a culmination of all of their literacy lessons since returning to school. They have researched their own facts, constructed their own sentences using adjectives and conjunctions and put all of these wonderful sentences together to form some excellent pieces of text.

Continuous Line Drawing
Using ink, the whole class drew their chosen insects using the continuous line drawing method. They looked closely at the insect they were drawing (rather than at their sketches) whilst ensuring their pen wasn't lifted from the page until they knew they were completely finished. This was a great warm up for their main art task this week ...

Soft Pastels and Graphite Sticks
The whole class used soft pastels (Year 1), oil pastels (Reception) and graphite sticks to create these large scale insect sketches. They started by creating a coloured mass using two different coloured pastels, then used graphite sticks to add depth and detail.

Team Work
Children in Reception worked at their own table which was completely covered in a very large roll of paper. They joined in with the Year 1's to create their own pastel and graphite insects whilst listening to some relaxing music in the background. What a creative week so far!

Brunel Primary and Nursery Academy | Y4/5 Perranporth

w/e 19.9.25

Well, what a busy start to the Autumn term it's been for Perranporth class!

Firstly, to launch our 'Rivers' topic, we took our first trip to Coombe Woods to do a spot of water sampling for the Great UK WaterBlitz. We were testing for nitrates and phosphates in water samples taken from 3 different locations. It needed to be absolutely accurate as we had to send our results off to help monitor water quality in this important investigation. Hopefully, we've produced some scientists of the future and we thought you might like to see some photos.

Workwise, in English we're writing our own diary entries based on the book 'The Beasties' and focusing on using descriptive language along with accurate grammar and punctuation. Handwriting and presentation are also a focus for this half term.

In maths, we're working on Place Value and numbers to 1,000,000, as well as concentrating on our times tables.

This half term term's science is all about Properties of Materials, with lots of opportunities planned for practical investigations. Whereas Geography is based on the topic 'What are rivers and how are they used?'

So, that's just a few subjects to be going on with, more about the rest of the curriculum next week.

Have a lovely weekend.