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Our chosen charities

We wanted to let the children choose which charities to support this year. We came up with lots of options and they then voted for their desired charity. For a local charity, we have chosen to support the Looe RNLI and for a nationwide charity, we have chosen to support the RSPCA. We invited the RSCPA in to educate the children on the charity. The children learnt about looking after animals and what they do when an animal comes into their care.

Stay tuned for our fundraisers over the year!

Remembrance

Our collective worship leaders supported Mrs. Pike in delivering a remembrance worship. We all came together to discuss the importance of remembrance and conducted the 2-minute silence whilst watching the different cities around the UK also showing their respect. One of our families went with Mrs. Pike to lay our own wreath at the war memorial in Morval. This day was a day to be thankful which is one of our Christian values. We talked about how thankful we were and are to those who have served or are serving their country.

Netball event at LCA

We were invited to attend Looe Community Academy for a netball event. We took two teams and they played against a number of other schools. We were thrilled with the effort from the teams learning new skills and following the rules of the game. They showed excellent team spirit/

Dates for your diary for the coming weeks:

Wednesday 19th November-Y5/6 residential meeting for children and parents at 5pm

Friday 21st November-PTFA Christmas Bingo. Eyes down at 7pm

Tuesday 25th November-PTFA Christmas Fair 1:30-4pm

Wednesday 26th November-Individual school photos including siblings

We have been very fortunate to receive a special grant from Nature Park to support and improve biodiversity in our school. We are already incredibly lucky to have such amazing grounds but this year we have create an eco-council who will drive this in school.

We were invited by Plymouth University to attend a climate action event to look at ways schools are making a difference. The children were very excited as we were able to take the train to Plymouth which some had never been on before.

To start the day, we looked at our school and were mapping areas which were rich in biodiversity and areas that can be improved. We then used cards to give us inspiration on ways that we can add to our improved areas. A popular suggestion by the children is planting wildflowers and we will aim to put this around the edge of the school fencing on the school field. We then had to use this inspiration to create their perfect eco-school to support the environment and wellbeing and we had some very creative ideas: mini biome for growing vegetation, flower wall, learning hut, outdoor gym and solar panels. We finished the day listening to some guest speakers and talking to other groups of children about what they are doing in their schools to help give each other ideas.

Stay tuned for our climate action journey as we have a very passionate group of children who want to be change agents and make our school even better!

We have been absolutely thrilled with how the children have come back. They are settled and ready to learn.

We have welcomed our 8 new early years children to Trenode and they have already become part of the family. They have been busy learning the new school routines and have loved playing with all the different resources.

Looe Shedders surprised the children with a brand new play house for outside on the school decking. They have spent the last 2 years refurbishing it and the transformation was incredible. It was a hit with the children who immediately began their imaginary play. 

Forest school Friday has got up and running already with Kelly and we've definitely needed the waterproofs!

Calendars dates:

• Wednesday 1st October- Kilminorth class' teddy bears picnic at 2pm
• Wednesday 8th October- Harvest festival at St Wenna's church

This tremendous bunch of boys have worked endlessly, particularly over the last few months, in preparation for SATs.

During SATs week, the boys arrived at 8am for breakfast and revision before sitting their test each day. They remained focused and determined throughout the week so it was only right to celebrate in style.

On the Thursday afternoon, they visited Widegates park and on Friday, they had a day full of activities. In the morning, we welcomed our governor, Ian, in to do some construction work with the boys where they built a cross-shaped raised flower bed. This had been pre-planned and designed by the children during a spirituality day and I'm sure you can agree by the picture, that they did an amazing job. Our next step is to fill the flower bed with top soil and then starting planting flowers. At lunchtime, the boys were treated to a Ben's Plaice and they spent the afternoon doing forest school where they made their own fire to make s'mores.

A huge well-done boys. We are incredibly proud of you and demonstrated our school vision and values perfectly.

RNLI visit

We had a visit from the RNLI for an assembly about being safe on our beaches. This knowledge is vital due to living so close to the beach and the lifeguards were very impressed with the knowledge the children had retained from the previous year. The understood what all the flags meant and could explain what to do if there was an emergency.

Music lessons

Both classes have starting receiving music lessons from the Cornwall Music Hub. KS2 have been learning the keyboard and it has been amazing to also see them demonstrate our values of perseverance whilst learning this new, tricky skill but also respect as they are responsible for packing away the equipment safely. EYFS and KS1 have been learning the recorder and they have been using their observational skills to understand, again, a tricky concept. We look forward to hearing the progress in the coming weeks.

VE day

We invited our families in to celebrate 80th anniversary of VE day. In the morning, the EYFS/Y1 children prepared the food for the afternoon street party. They were in charge of making sandwiches and a Victoria sponge cake and learning the skills of baking a cake. In the afternoon, we had a range of activities for the children to take part in. We had British flag making, kite making, clay medal creating whilst also using our construction skills to make a WW2 aircraft. On the field we had British games of quoits, archery and croquet. We finished with sitting down for our street party. It was a wonderful event and a time to celebrate but also reflect that key event in history.


Calendar dates

Week com 12th May-Year 6 SATs week
Friday 23rd May-INSET day

Shrove Tuesday
Our children had the opportunity to make their pancakes in the afternoon to celebrate Shrove Tuesday. Our children love cooking so this was the perfect chance to get in the kitchen and work as a team to make some tasty pancakes.


St Piran's Day
This day was very special because we had a special surprise arrive at school. Looe Shedders have been working to create the school a tractor to have on the playground. They assembled the tractor on St Piran's Day and children were able to see the wonderful creation. A huge thank-you to Looe Shedders for the time and effort which went into making this and also our PTFA who donated money towards the resources. Whilst the tractor was being built, Cardinham class were busy baking scones and we then began our celebrations of St Piran's by having a cream tea with all of our visitors outside in the sunshine. We continued the day doing a range of Cornish activities including our own flag kits and oreinteering with Cornish questions.

World Book Day
We got all comfy this year with the children wearing their PJs. Each class had a picture book which they then took part in a range of activities linking to that book. Kilminorth class had 'Aliens in Underpants save the world' so made their own underpants learning the basics of sewing and then made their own alien headpiece. Cardinham class produced lovely artwork and writing on the book Island.

Upcoming events

Tues 18th and Wed 19th-Parent Consultation Meetings
Fri 21st March-Red Nose Day
Friday 21st March-Landrake Fun Run
Friday 28th March-PTFA Easter Bingo
Friday 4th April-Early finish at 1:30pm

End of Summer Term 2
As we approach the end of this memorable school year, we reflect on the wonderful experiences and achievements we have shared. This year has been marked by numerous exciting events and activities which have not only been educational but also incredibly enjoyable. One of the highlights was our visits to the beach. The joy of feeling the warm sand between your toes and the refreshing splash of the waves will surely be cherished memories for many years. The surfing trips were an exhilarating adventure where everyone had the chance to learn new skills and embrace the thrill of riding the waves. Furthermore, our Activity Week was a resounding success! It was a week filled with diverse activities that catered to all interests, from arts and crafts to sports and teamwork challenges. Each activity was carefully designed to encourage creativity, collaboration, and a sense of accomplishment. In addition to the fun, we also undertook the important task of litter picking in our local community. This initiative not only helped to keep our environment clean but also instilled in us the value of responsibility and the importance of taking care of our surroundings. Finally, we cannot forget the spectacular performance of our 'Pantaastic' play. Your hard work and dedication were evident in every scene, and it was a delight to see each of you shine on stage. The play was not merely a performance but a testament to your creativity and teamwork. As we prepare to move on to new adventures, let's carry these experiences and lessons with us. Have a fantastic summer holiday, and remember to always aim high and be the best version of yourselves. 

Year 6 SATS

A huge well done to our 2 Year 6 pupils for completing their SATs. They came in early for breakfast and revision and applied themselves tremendously making everyone proud. We then celebrated by taking them to McDonalds on Friday (at their request) and they had the afternoon outside playing and relaxing which was very well deserved. I'd like to say a special thanks to all the staff during SATs week who allowed Mr. Abraham and myself to support Year 6 and to all the children who showed respect, patience, and support during this time.

Swimming

We have now finished our swimming lessons for this year for the whole school. The children have progressed very well over the weeks but we'd still like to encourage parents to take their children swimming to become even more confident. Living by the coast, means that this is a life skill and we want to children to be confident and safe when swimming. We finished the swimming sessions looking at what to do if you are not safe in the water and how to get help or help others. 

Upcoming Assessments for other year groups

Week commencing 10^th June - Year 1 phonics screening. Children will read 40 words as part of this assessment to assess their understanding of sounds and word recognition. Please continue to read with your child as much as possible, to support their fluency skills.

Week commencing 10^th June - Year 4 multiplication check. Children will have to recall 25 multiplication questions on an iPad with 6 seconds to answer each question. Please use the QR code which was sent out to practice this with your child. Also, you can use TTRockstars to build up their speed and confidence. 

PTFA

Freezer Fri-Yay has already brought in over £120 over the last 4 weeks and we'd like to thank-you for this support. It has been a very big hit with the children. We will continue with this until the end of the summer term.

Our school disco raised just over £90 last week!

The PTFA bought board games for the school as part of our social skills development once a week. School council took ownership of collating the games requests and they are being enjoyed thoroughly each week.

We will be looking at booking in an alternative sports day including mini-segways in first half term back for the whole school using money raised by the PTFA in the summer term.