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LUDGVAN SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 16.03.20<br />
LUDGVAN SCHOOL<br />
NEWSLETTER16.03.20<br />
LUDGVAN SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 16.03.20
A word from the Principal...<br />
Welcome,<br />
The biggest talking point of the moment is the COVID-19 virus that is spreading across the world.<br />
We have held whole school assemblies and the teachers have been reinforcing their expectations<br />
to the children so that they are aware that whilst the virus should not cause panic, it is in our best<br />
interest to try and prevent and delay the spread where possible. Please help us reinforce the recommended<br />
hygiene protocols from Public Health England on the next page.<br />
Thank you to all of you who attended Parent’s Consultation Day this week and took the time to<br />
complete the Local Academy Committee questionnaire. There was a huge amount of information<br />
that we will share to you after they have been analysed, but I want to briefly mention the most<br />
commonly suggested area for improvement – parking. We are aware that this is an issue but unfortunately,<br />
it is very unlikely that we will be able to provide designated drop off spaces or a school<br />
car park large enough for this purpose. However, there is a large car park at the Community Centre<br />
with a path that leads directly into the school grounds. This walk takes no more than two minutes<br />
and is perfectly safe from traffic.<br />
This week we welcomed Dr Lynn Jones and her husband to our school to speak with Y1, Y2 and<br />
Y3. Lynn and her husband are both doctors and have spent much of their lives working in refugee<br />
camps across the globe. They spoke about the lives of refugees and shared stories for children that<br />
she has met through her work. We welcome Lynn and her husband back next week to work with<br />
Y4, Y5 and Y6.<br />
Kind regards,<br />
Adam Anderson<br />
Principal
A word from the Principal...<br />
Advice on the coronavirus<br />
for places of education<br />
How serious is the coronavirus?<br />
• i tcancauseflu-likesymptoms,includingfever,<br />
cough&difficultybreathing<br />
• theinfectionisnotseriousformostpeople,<br />
includingchildren<br />
• thereiscurrentlynovaccine<br />
• mostpeoplegetbetterwithenoughrest,<br />
watertodrinkandmedicineforpain<br />
How likely are you to catch the virus?<br />
• youcanonlycatchitifyouhavebeenclose<br />
toapersonwhohasthevirus<br />
• thechanceofbeingincontactwiththevirus<br />
iscurrentlylowintheUK<br />
• ifyouhavetravelledtoareaswheremanypeopleare<br />
infected,yourchanceofcatchingthevirusishigher,<br />
i.e.Chinaandanyaffectedareas<br />
How can you stop coronaviruses spreading?<br />
If you need to cough or sneeze<br />
You should wash hands with soap & water or hand sanitiser<br />
Catch it<br />
with a tissue<br />
Bin it<br />
Kill it<br />
by washing<br />
your hands with<br />
soap & water or<br />
hand sanitiser<br />
After breaks<br />
& sport<br />
activities<br />
Before<br />
cooking<br />
& eating<br />
On arrival at<br />
any childcare<br />
or educational<br />
setting<br />
After using<br />
the toilet<br />
Before<br />
leaving<br />
home<br />
Try not to touch your<br />
eyes, nose, and mouth<br />
with unwashed hands<br />
Do not share items that come<br />
into contact with your mouth<br />
such as cups & bottles<br />
If unwell do not share items<br />
such as bedding, dishes,<br />
pencils & towels<br />
Stop germs spreading with our e-Bug resources on hand and respiratory hygiene lesson plans<br />
for KS1, 2 and 3: campaignresources.phe.gov.uk/schools<br />
©Crowncopyright2020.PublicHealthEnglandgatewaynumber:2019253<br />
What should you do if you feel unwell?<br />
Keepawayfromothersandstayathometostoptheinfectionspreading.Avoidpublictransportifyou<br />
thinkyouhavesymptomsofcoronavirus.Ifyoubecomeunwellataplaceofeducation,tellamember<br />
ofstaffandletthemknowifyouhavetravelledtoanyothercountriesinthelast14days.<br />
Ifyourstaffmemberorparentthinksyouhavesymptomsofcoronavirus,theyshouldcall<br />
NHS <strong>11</strong>1foradvice.FollowtheUKGovernmentadviceforchildcareoreducationalsettings<br />
gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-educational-settings-about-covid-19.<br />
ParentscanvisitNHS.UK tofindoutmoreinformation.Teachersandsupportstaffshould<br />
followtheUKGovernmentadvice.<br />
Staff,studentsandpupilswhohavereturnedfromIran,specificlockdownareasinnorthern<br />
Italy,specialcarezonesinSouthKoreaorHubeiprovinceChina(returnedinthepast<br />
14days)shouldselfisolate,andNOTattendeducationorworkfor14days.<br />
See NHS.UKforadviceoncoronavirus.<br />
If there is an emergency, call 999 immediately
Broad and balanced...<br />
EYFS<br />
This half term the Early Years children<br />
are learning about growing. We are finding<br />
out what plants need to grow. They<br />
have enjoyed planting runner beans,<br />
cress and sunflower seeds. They listened<br />
to the story of The Tiny Seed and we<br />
learnt all about the different seasons.<br />
The whole class was amazing at retelling<br />
the story of the Little Red Hen with<br />
actions and we even had a go at making<br />
our own bread!<br />
Yesterday, the children had a fun packed<br />
day learning about Saint Piran. They listened<br />
to the story, made Cornish flags,<br />
pasties and heavy cake<br />
Y6<br />
Y6 Digital Art:<br />
In Year 6, we have had a go at creating<br />
some digital art. We were inspired<br />
by pictures drawn by children who are<br />
refugees, which represented the journeys<br />
they have taken. They worked<br />
hard on adding lots of detail to their<br />
pieces and creating emotive pictures.<br />
We have also become more confident<br />
at creating and uploading documents<br />
onto Seesaw.
Broad and balanced...<br />
Y3<br />
Class 3 have been creating beautiful art related to our refugee topic. We used<br />
water-colours to create an effective background and poster paint for the foreground<br />
image that gave a silhouette effect. We have also attached our Quatrain<br />
poems which gave an emotive idea of the hardship that some refugees face on<br />
a daily basis.<br />
Can you imagine,<br />
Walking for miles.<br />
Hot and burning.<br />
Sand piles and piles.<br />
Can you imagine,<br />
Running from war.<br />
Bombs dropping.<br />
No respect for law.<br />
Can you imagine,<br />
Your family in fear.<br />
Walking, walking, walking all day.<br />
Is it safe here?<br />
Can you imagine,<br />
Being alone and scared.<br />
Crying out loud<br />
As if nobody cared<br />
Can you imagine,<br />
Ripped clothes and no leather.<br />
Darkness feels like ice.<br />
Bitterly cold weather.<br />
Can you imagine,<br />
Walking for hours.<br />
Further and further, non-stop.<br />
No home to call ours.<br />
Can you imagine,<br />
relentless bomb blasts.<br />
Fearful and trembling,<br />
how long will this last?<br />
Can you imagine,<br />
Fleeing by boat.<br />
Will we survive?<br />
Will it stay afloat?<br />
Can you imagine,<br />
Finding a safe place.<br />
Welcomed and treated well,<br />
no matter your race.
Broad and balanced...<br />
Y1<br />
Year 1 have been learning how many<br />
tens and ones are in different numbers.<br />
We went into teams and had to race to<br />
the maths resources to make a given<br />
number before returning to our team,<br />
who would check it was correct, before<br />
sitting down to show the task was complete.<br />
If our team decided we had made<br />
an error we had to race back and try<br />
again. It was lots of fun!<br />
Year 1 had a relaxed story afternoon<br />
for world book day. The children that<br />
brought in books to share had the<br />
opportunity to read these with their<br />
friends.<br />
Y5<br />
This week Class 5 have created a<br />
piece of art out of recycled plastic.<br />
They all worked together as a team to<br />
make the finished product which we<br />
will hang in the school. We were really<br />
impressed with their teamwork skills.<br />
Next week they will being learning<br />
about healthy diets with a qualified<br />
dietitian and making healthy foods.
Broad and Balanced...<br />
Y4<br />
Class 4 were fantastic representatives of Ludgvan School at the St Piran’s Day<br />
parade in Penzance. They danced through the rain and sunshine with smiles on<br />
their faces before singing Trelawney with hundreds of other people!<br />
Swimming<br />
On Tuesday 3rd March our Year 3 and 4 swimming team competed against<br />
other schools in the Primary School Games swimming gala. This was the first<br />
time this team had competed in a gala and they all gave their best efforts and<br />
swam well. Well done to Addison, Seth, Felix, Sophie.M, Rowan, Elijah, Bella,<br />
Ezra, Ena and Alana. We had three children making the finals from their heats<br />
and two of these children got medals. Well done to Sophe Crehan and Finley<br />
Osborne for their medal positions.<br />
Cricket<br />
On Thursday 5th March some of our Year 1 and 2 children took part in a Continuous<br />
Cricket festival at Mounts Bay Academy. For most of the children this<br />
was a new sport. They played 6 games against other schools in which they<br />
were working as a team to bat and then field. The children worked brilliantly<br />
as a team and showed some good skills. They also showed great sportsmanship<br />
towards the other school teams. Most importantly they had fun and developed<br />
a new skill and excitement for a different sport.<br />
Well done to Zara, Quinn, Martha, Alex, Teddy and Hugo.
What’s been going on...<br />
Other news...<br />
Science Week<br />
10th-13th March<br />
Throughout the week, every child will engage in lots of Science based activities for<br />
our school Science Week.<br />
During this week, every child will be asked to send in a ‘Science selfie’ (before Thursday)<br />
which will then be shown in assembly on Friday to the whole school and some<br />
will be included in the next newsletter. These can be any form of Science that you see<br />
in your day to day lives and the more imaginative, the better. There will be Science<br />
prizes for the most imaginative Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 selfies. Please add all<br />
selfies to the correct dropbox by following the links below.<br />
Key Stage 1 using the link;<br />
https://www.dropbox.com/request/k87t1ahnOzb9XxSa8Cgl<br />
Key Stage 2 using the link;<br />
https://www.dropbox.com/request/YtcR3GPaYYz05nreKnoE<br />
During the morning of Thursday 12th March, the annual boat race will take place. All<br />
children are asked to design a boat at home and to bring to school on this morning.<br />
After racing the boats class by class in the local stream, we will reward 1st place with<br />
a prize and certificate, and 2nd and 3rd places with certificates. We will then take<br />
each class’s winning boat to race once more to find an overall whole school winner<br />
who will win the school cup and a Science prize. As well as this, there will be Science<br />
prizes for the best dressed boat for each class so make sure your boat not only races<br />
well, but also looks fantastic too!<br />
During the afternoon on this day, classes will pair up together to work collaboratively<br />
on a joint science based activity including; making lava lamps, making balloon rockets,<br />
creating energy transfer rockets and/or creating fruit/vegetable circuits.<br />
On Friday 13th March, the children are invited to come to school dressed appropriately<br />
for the theme ‘Science is all around us’. They can dress up as anything that is related<br />
to Science such as; robots, flowers, bees, scientists, stars, doctors, animals etc.<br />
Again, the more imaginative, the better! The children will be completing more in class<br />
based Science activities on this day too.<br />
We are looking forward to a Science filled week!<br />
Thank you for your continued support,<br />
Mrs Wheeler
What’s been going on...<br />
Other news...<br />
Expectations and Standards<br />
Apologies for the nature of this page of reminders, but it is important to clarify the<br />
expectations that remain in place so that we can retain high standards throughout.<br />
• Large JoJo bows and other hair accessories are not appropriate headwear. Hair<br />
should be tied back with simple hairbands.<br />
• Blue hoodies with the school logo on are excellent for outside PE sessions or clubs,<br />
but are not to be worn in place of a school jumper or cardigan as part of the uniform.<br />
• School PE kit consists of a coloured Ludgvan PE T-shirt (the colour of their team)<br />
and black shorts or leggings. Tracksuits or other warm clothing can be worn for<br />
outside PE.<br />
• PE kit should be in school every day. The classes have set days for PE each week,<br />
but there may be changes to the schedule or the opportunity for extra sessions.<br />
Children without PE kit will be unable to participate in PE lessons.<br />
• The school register is taken at 8:55am. Children not in their classrooms by this<br />
time will be marked as late. A punctual start to the day is vital for your child to ensure<br />
they are settled and prepared for their learning to begin.<br />
• Clubs finish at 4:15 unless otherwise stated and it is important that children are<br />
collected at this time. There have been a number of occasions where children have<br />
been collected significantly later than this and this puts an unfair expectation on<br />
staff who need to stay to ensure your children remain safe. We appreciate that<br />
circumstances can sometimes be out of your control, but should this happen more<br />
than once, a £5 fine per 15 minutes may be applied at the Principal’s discretion.<br />
School Parliament<br />
A big thank you from our School Parliament to those that supported our Jumble Sale.<br />
We made £55.83 towards some new play equipment.<br />
Marazion Messy Church<br />
Sunday 15th March 4-6pm in Marazion Community Centre. We’ll be hearing the bible<br />
story of Baby Moses – a story about loving and caring. We’ll then be staying with that<br />
theme while we make things, sing, pray and eat together. Messy Church is for families<br />
who want a different sort of church. Find us on Facebook and at www.mountsbayub.com<br />
Sport Relief<br />
To support sport relief this year, during the week beginning 9th March, each class will<br />
take part in a sponsored sporting challenge, please see your children’s sponsor form<br />
for a date and activity etc<br />
This year, it links really strongly with our refugee topic as:<br />
‘£2 could buy a warm blanket for a child living in a refugee camp’<br />
‘£10 could buy a pair of warm winter shoes for a child living in a refugee camp in<br />
Lesvos’
Important Dates<br />
What’s been going on...<br />
Term Date Event<br />
17 th – 21 st February<br />
Half Term<br />
4 th March<br />
Parent Consultation Day<br />
9 th March<br />
Inset Day<br />
Spring<br />
Term<br />
18 th March EYFS High Tea<br />
19 th March<br />
23 rd March 1:30-3 @ Ludgvan<br />
Community Centre<br />
Thursday 26 th March @ 9:30am<br />
Friday 27 th March<br />
Opera Holland Park<br />
performance<br />
Global Empathy<br />
Exhibition<br />
Easter Service at<br />
Ludgvan Church<br />
Break up for Easter<br />
Tuesday 14 th April<br />
Return to School<br />
Summer<br />
Term<br />
Friday 8 th May (not Monday 4 th )<br />
Bank Holiday<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
What’s Congratulations... been going on...<br />
Y6 responsibilities, Stars of the week, Dojo winners and Pen License awards.<br />
Over the last 2 weeks, we have celebrated various<br />
successes, including name our Head Boy and Girl,<br />
Team Captains and Librarians.<br />
Congratulations to:<br />
Head Girl: Jenna Morrall<br />
Head Boy: Gabrield Tswei<br />
Red team captains – Harry and Darcie<br />
Green team captains – Kacey and Oliver N<br />
Yellow Team captains – Evie and Max<br />
Blue team captains -Tristan and Nina<br />
Lirarians – Oliver M and Isabella
What’s Congratulations... been going on...
Stage Struck Theatre Company, Penzance<br />
Hairy<br />
What’s Congratulations... been going on...<br />
Tale<br />
Rock!<br />
The Centre, Newlyn<br />
March 21st & 22nd 2020<br />
21st at 2.00pm & 7.30pm<br />
22nd at 6.30pm<br />
Adults £7.50 (matinee £6.50)<br />
16 & under £5.50 (matinee £5)<br />
Box Office 01736 368953<br />
Book by Charles Lovett & Judith Nicholls<br />
Music & Lyrics by Bill Franceur<br />
By arrangement with Pioneer Drama Inc
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