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LUDGVAN SCHOOL NEWSLETTER <strong>08.05.20</strong><br />
LUDGVAN SCHOOL<br />
NEWSLETTER<strong>08.05.20</strong><br />
LUDGVAN SCHOOL NEWSLETTER <strong>08.05.20</strong>
A word from the Principal...<br />
Welcome,<br />
Thank you to all of you who completed the online learning questionnaire that was sent out last<br />
week. The feedback was really helpful and I have passed on your hugely positive comments to our<br />
staff, who are working so hard to make it a success. Many of the suggestions that were made are<br />
already being actioned and we are trying to increase the amount of videos that are used and providing<br />
more opportunities for peer-to-peer communication to reduce the feelings of isolation that<br />
many of us are experiencing.<br />
It is great to see so many of you celebrating VE day and I know teachers have provided some ideas<br />
for activities linked to this special day. Please share any pictures of your family celebrations on our<br />
Facebook page.<br />
Like you, we are awaiting the Government’s press conference on Sunday to find out if there will be<br />
any changes to lockdown restrictions in the coming weeks. If changes that affect school opening<br />
are announced, we will put a plan together and then communicate directly with you. Please be assured<br />
that the safety of your children, yourselves and our staff will be at the forefront of any decision<br />
we make and we will not be rushed into reopening if we do not feel we can do so safely.<br />
Stay safe,<br />
Mr Adam Anderson<br />
Principal
Home Learning...<br />
The Early Years children have impressed me with their enthusiasm for our Minibeast<br />
topic. Every week they have sent wonderful work, which is a joy to<br />
receive..<br />
This week they have completed challenges involving doubling and sharing.<br />
They have produced beautiful art work and created very interesting stories.<br />
They have been on a bug hunt and learnt all about the life cycles of a ladybird.<br />
The children have listened to stories, wrote a book review, wrote sentences using<br />
an adjective and had to write rhyming words!<br />
Well done Early Years.
Home learning...<br />
Year 1 have had a very busy week; they have been learning lots of new things.<br />
Mrs Cahill has also learnt a new skill this week and has videoed maths lessons<br />
so the children can carry on their learning as if they were still at school! The<br />
children have completed lots of maths activities and we are so impressed with<br />
how much they are learning. They have also been learning all about adjectives<br />
using the story, ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’. As always, we’ve loved reading<br />
their diary entries and hearing about what they have been doing. Well done<br />
Year 1 for all you hard work, we are so impressed with you! A big thank you to<br />
the parents for all your help and support.<br />
Well done Year 1, here<br />
is your badge from Epic<br />
Books to say that you<br />
have read 600 books as<br />
a class! You are amazing<br />
– keep it going!
Home learning...<br />
Year 2 have continued to work really hard this week. They have been looking at<br />
the story of the Mousehole Cat and have used webcams to look at Mousehole<br />
to help them with their English work. Mrs Wherry took them on a virtual class<br />
trip to Marazion beach (through her daily walk!) so the children could compare<br />
Mousehole and Marazion’s physical and human features for their Geography<br />
work. Alongside this, the children have been looking at the work of Alfred Wallis<br />
and have been creating their own images in his style. As well as this they<br />
have been creating artwork using images of pilchards. The children have also<br />
worked so hard with a new unit of maths this week and I am very proud of<br />
them all. Great work Year 2, keep being amazing!
Home learning...<br />
Class 3 have been issues a challenge this week to use their observational drawing skills<br />
to create a self-portrait. We will be sending these pictures to Mrs Mitchell once all are<br />
completed in order for her to identify the children in our class.<br />
We have also continued our history project and begun to explore what happened following<br />
events of the Stone Age. Some children have handed in some lovely research<br />
notes stating many facts about the Metal Ages, how they live, traded, protected themselves<br />
and what innovations there were.<br />
We have also begun to use Hangouts in order to communicate with each other and<br />
share ideas if children are confused or just need a friendly face to talk to.
Home Learning...<br />
Class 4 have learnt all about the fearless Boudicca this week! We learnt how<br />
she tried to protect Britain from The Romans before leading a huge battle. We<br />
also learnt about all the things that The Romans introduced and how different<br />
our country could have been without them. We’ve also drawn some amazing<br />
volcano pictures! I’m really proud of the efforts that the children continue to<br />
put in. They are working extremely hard and continuing to achieve to the best<br />
of their abilities.
Home learning...<br />
Since lockdown, Class 5 have been working hard in all areas of the curriculum<br />
as part of their home learning. In maths they have been continuing to practice<br />
their key skills in preparation for Year 6, the outcomes have been amazing. The<br />
children are already completing end of Year 6 maths arithmetic papers and are<br />
getting the most incredible score. Keep up the great work.<br />
At home this week as part of English the children are starting to prepare to<br />
write their own arguments. As part of this learning they have been watching<br />
videos of debates, having debates with their friends and families and thinking<br />
of their own questions for a balanced argument. The work has been brilliant.<br />
In the next newsletter there will be examples of their finished arguments which<br />
will be very interesting as the children have come up with great questions.
Home learning...<br />
Year 6 have completed such a huge variety of activities this week and I have<br />
really enjoyed seeing some music happening. Some of Year 6 have had a go at<br />
writing their own version of a lockdown song and have been performing their<br />
songs, one even using a piano for accompaniment. Over the past few weeks,<br />
we have been focusing on developing our drawing skills and some of the drawings<br />
produced this week have shown so much detail and a great use of shading.<br />
Year 6 also started using Google Hangouts this week and it has been lovely<br />
to see some very supportive conversations happening and the children checking<br />
in on each other. As well as this, there has even been some fundraising<br />
happening to support the NHS. Well done on another productive week Year 6
Numbots..<br />
Joel C.<br />
1 st<br />
Biggest Increase in Correct answers<br />
over the last 7 days<br />
Year 3, Year 4<br />
07 / May / 2020
A word from the Principal...<br />
Joel C.<br />
1 st<br />
Biggest Increase in Correct answers<br />
over the last 7 days<br />
Year 3, Year 4<br />
07 / May / 2020
A word from the Principal...<br />
Alex C.<br />
1 st<br />
Biggest Increase in Correct answers<br />
over the last 7 days<br />
Year 5, Year 6<br />
07 / May / 2020
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