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LUDGVAN SCHOOL NEWSLETTER <strong>11.10.19</strong><br />
LUDGVAN SCHOOL<br />
NEWSLETTER <strong>11.10.19</strong><br />
LUDGVAN SCHOOL NEWSLETTER<strong>11.10.19</strong><br />
Artwork courtesy of Y6
A word from the Principal...<br />
Welcome,<br />
Another busy couple of weeks have gone by and we are almost at the first half term of the year.<br />
Earlier this week, we held our parent tour for parents who have children starting school in September.<br />
Even though that date has passed, if you know of anyone who may be interested in applying<br />
for a place at Ludgvan, please ask them to contact us and we will happily welcome them for a tour<br />
and to answer any questions they have.<br />
I mentioned in our last newsletter that we welcomed leaders from Leading Edge to our school and<br />
that I would feedback to you the outcomes. Everyone left with a really positive impression of the<br />
school and commented about the progress made recently. ‘Theories of Action’ have been collaboratively<br />
produced and these outline the good practice that they saw and the impact it had. These are<br />
expressed in ‘if’ and ‘then’ statements below:<br />
1. If there are a wide variety of thoughtful display techniques used including:<br />
- Open questions<br />
- Working walls<br />
- Subject specific language<br />
- Photographs<br />
- Personalisation<br />
- Celebration<br />
- Values<br />
- Roles and responsibilities<br />
then work is valued, learning is scaffolded, learning becomes self-directed and all take pride in their<br />
environment.<br />
2. If teachers organise resources in a purposeful way, such as:<br />
- ‘Teacher on the desk’: word mats, accessible resource trays, key words, range of equipment,<br />
- ‘Teacher on the wall’: visual timetables, roles and responsibilities, Prompts and examples of<br />
scaffolding, learning intentions<br />
- ‘Teacher in the book’: feedback, highlighting, success criteria, scaffolding<br />
then positive learning habits are developed which put the children in the centre of their learning.
A word from the Principal...<br />
3. When music is used to create a mood in the learning environment (whether motivating, calm or<br />
energising) then behaviour for learning is excellent and transitions are smooth.<br />
4. If teachers create a structure in books following clear learning protocols and templates that<br />
plan for personalisation, then all are confident in assessing learning, all needs are met and teacher<br />
workload is reduced.<br />
5. If the expectation of relationships are high and affirmative, then the environment is calm, safe,<br />
comfortable and there is mutual respect for all.<br />
6. If technical language is systematically used by teachers and children to extend vocabulary in collaborative<br />
discussion, then understanding is deepened and they develop subject expertise.<br />
7. If children are encouraged to be curious through provocative essential questions and rich experiences,<br />
including the use of experts and visits, then students are engaged, challenged and can<br />
remember more and learn effectively.<br />
8. If the curriculum is planned to include the community at local, national or global levels the learning<br />
becomes authentic, relevant meaningful to students.<br />
9. If additional adults work in partnership with the teacher and are ‘the eyes and ears’ of where<br />
there are gaps in understanding, then individual needs will be met and student progress is accelerated.<br />
10. If a positive reading culture is encouraged by adults as role models, use of themed books and<br />
clear organisation, then reading is valued, enjoyed and pupils are better able to connect the curriculum<br />
and their understanding.<br />
As you can see, these are incredibly positive and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of<br />
our class-based staff for opening their doors to visitors and providing such a wonderful climate of<br />
learning for our children.<br />
Kind regards,<br />
Adam Anderson<br />
Principal<br />
Ludgvan School
Broad and balanced...<br />
EYFS<br />
The children in Early Years have been<br />
enjoying lots of learning in their Science<br />
lessons which have all been<br />
about the human body, bones and<br />
teeth. They have drawn around themselves<br />
and labelled their body parts,<br />
discovered the shapes and sizes of our<br />
bones and how they vary across the<br />
body, and created lots of artistic body<br />
representations using a variety of materials.<br />
Today they found a very small<br />
note left for them by the tooth fairy!<br />
She taught them all about their teeth<br />
and how to look after them. They<br />
were very excited as she also let them<br />
take home a toothbrush, toothpaste<br />
and sticker too!
Broad and balanced...<br />
Y1<br />
Class 1 enjoyed a trip to the farm. While<br />
we were there we picked lots of blackberries<br />
which will be made into jam. It was<br />
a very wet day but this did not stop us<br />
enjoying the outdoors. We even went for<br />
a paddle before returning to school! The<br />
trip helped us to understand how we can<br />
eat healthy food which also benefits the<br />
environment. These blackberries did not<br />
have any chemicals sprayed onto them<br />
and they did not come wrapped in plastic!<br />
Y1<br />
Class 1 have been learning the story of<br />
Somebody Swallowed Stanley. Stanley is<br />
a plastic bag who gets swept into the sea.<br />
Yesterday the children got an opportunity<br />
to dress up as Stanley and sit in the<br />
hot seat while other children asked them<br />
questions about Stanley’s adventures.
Broad and balanced...<br />
Y2<br />
Year 2 went on a trip to the Minack<br />
Theatre. Whilst at the theatre the<br />
children had exclusive access to backstage<br />
and got to see how everything<br />
worked and where the actors and actresses<br />
get ready and where they wait<br />
before going on stage. The children<br />
then took part in some drama and<br />
role play activities before splitting into<br />
groups to create a short play about<br />
plastic pollution. The children then all<br />
got to perform their scene on the famous<br />
Minack stage! We had a brilliant<br />
morning and were smiling from beginning<br />
to end!<br />
Y2<br />
In Science, Year 2 have been learning<br />
about things that are living, dead and<br />
have never been alive. They wanted<br />
to see what they could find in the<br />
school playgrounds. They were excited<br />
to find lots of living things such as<br />
trees, slugs, woodlice and birds. They<br />
discovered lots of dead things such as<br />
leaves, fallen blackberries and twigs.<br />
However, they were disappointed with<br />
the amount of ‘never alive’ items that<br />
they had found such as crisp packets,<br />
plastic straws and biscuit wrappers.<br />
The children made the decision to do<br />
something about it in order to protect<br />
the wildlife around the area. They collected<br />
some bags and picked up all of<br />
the rubbish, put it together and looked<br />
at what had been collected and then<br />
made some posters about the importance<br />
of looking after our playground<br />
and wildlife to go around the school<br />
and raise awareness. Well done Year<br />
2.
Broad and balanced...<br />
Y3<br />
Class 3 have been exploring using<br />
plastic pollution related vocabulary to<br />
create an acrostic poem. Here are 3<br />
examples of the children’s work and<br />
I’m sure you’ll agree that the importance<br />
of our habits are highlighted<br />
by these wonderful poems. Well done<br />
class 3!<br />
Y4<br />
We are working hard on our beeswax<br />
wraps and have now completed our<br />
fabric printing testing. We have some<br />
amazing designs and can’t wait to<br />
work on the next part of our project.
Broad and balanced...<br />
Y5<br />
This term in RE Class 5 have been<br />
studying Sikhism. They have learnt<br />
about the 5 Ks (these are 5 things a<br />
Sikh will wear or have on them). The<br />
Gurdwara is the Sikh place of worship.<br />
The Guru Granth Sahib is the Sikh<br />
Holy Book and how they treat it. Did<br />
you know these facts? Ask your child<br />
see if they remember.<br />
They have produced pieces of collage<br />
art based on Sikhism.<br />
Y6<br />
Plastic Pollution Art:<br />
As a part of our topic, Year 6 looked<br />
into different art techniques such as<br />
collaging, water colours and oil pastels.<br />
Part of the class then created<br />
pieces of art based around a sea creature.<br />
They used pastels for the sea<br />
animal and water colours to create a<br />
water effect around it. The other part<br />
of the class looked at Hokusai’s ‘The<br />
Great Wave’ painting and had a go at<br />
recreating it using oil pastels. They<br />
then adapted this to create a message<br />
about plastic pollution by adding<br />
tissue paper to represent plastics in<br />
the sea. They all created some very<br />
eye-catching and inspiring pieces of<br />
art.
What’s been going on...<br />
Congratulations...<br />
Well done to our most recent winners of Star of the Week and Times Table Rockstars.<br />
Stars of the week<br />
Y1: Miaya and Jack<br />
Y2: Amelia and Tyler<br />
Y3: Hary and Tamlin<br />
Y4: Levan and Esme<br />
Y5: Josh and Jamie<br />
Y6: William and Jack<br />
Times Table Rockstars<br />
Pen Licences
What’s been going on...<br />
Other news...<br />
Cake Sale for Carol’s Memorial Garden and Bench<br />
You will be aware that Mrs Gee passed away over the summer holidays. After being<br />
such a valued member of staff for many years, we will be creating a quiet, peaceful<br />
garden in her memory. We will be raising funds for this by holding a cake sale on<br />
Thursday 31st October. You will able to come along, buy some cake and have a complimentary<br />
tea or coffee from 2:30pm. There will also be a raffle where you can win a<br />
celebration cake of your choice made by @littleaimeecakes. We look forward to seeing<br />
you there.<br />
Community Centre at the End of the Day<br />
Thank you to those parents using the community centre at the end of the day. If you<br />
wait for your child in the community centre car park, can you please get out of the<br />
car so that our staff member can identify you. I know it’s not perfect if it’s raining, but<br />
it is hard to identify parents through a windscreen from a distance. As safeguarding<br />
your children is our priority, we will not be allowing children to leave unless we can<br />
clearly see their responsible adult. Thank you.<br />
Healthy Lunchboxes<br />
If your child has a packed lunch at dinner time, please be mindful of the contents. A<br />
healthy and balanced lunch gives your child the best chance of remaining focussed<br />
and energised through the afternoon. Please see the picture below for what a healthy<br />
lunch might contain and some ideas you may not have thought of.<br />
According to NHS choices a balanced lunchbox should contain:<br />
• Starchy foods like bread, rice, potatoes or pasta<br />
• Protein foods like meat, fish, eggs or beans<br />
• A dairy item, like cheese or yogurt<br />
• Vegetables or salad and a portion of fruit
Dates What’s Congratulations... for been the going year... on...<br />
Term Date Event<br />
15-17 Oct<br />
21 st -25 th October<br />
28 th October<br />
Parents Evenings<br />
Half term<br />
Inset Day<br />
Autumn<br />
Term<br />
9 th Dec EYFS Nativity<br />
11 th Dec<br />
Tuesday 17 th December 6pm Ludgvan<br />
Church<br />
Christmas Dinner<br />
Christingle KS1<br />
Spring<br />
Term<br />
Thursday 19 th December 6pm Ludgvan<br />
Church<br />
Friday 20 th 1pm/1:15pm -<br />
Monday 6 th January<br />
17 th – 21 st February<br />
4 th March<br />
9 th March<br />
Christingle KS2<br />
Break up for Christmas<br />
Return to school<br />
Half Term<br />
Parent Consultation Day<br />
Inset Day<br />
18 th March EYFS High Tea<br />
Friday 27 th March<br />
Break up for Easter<br />
Summer<br />
Term<br />
Tuesday 14 th April<br />
Return to School<br />
1 st June<br />
Inset Day<br />
25 th – 29 th May<br />
Half Term<br />
30 th June<br />
Sports Day<br />
13 th July KS1 Summer Show<br />
14 th July<br />
Y3 and Y4 Summer<br />
Show<br />
15 th July<br />
Y5 and Y6 Summer<br />
Show<br />
Thursday 23rd July<br />
Break up for Summer
SCOTT SPORTS FOOTY<br />
FUN DAY!<br />
On Friday 25 th October at Ludgvan Lions,<br />
Penzance, from 11am – 3pm<br />
(registration from 10.30am)<br />
Ages 5-14 year olds, only £10 per child.<br />
Please bring football kit, boots, packed<br />
lunch and drinks.<br />
To book, ring or text Scott Goodchild with<br />
your Child’s Name and Age to 07763171524.