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LUDGVAN SCHOOL NEWSLETTER <strong>23.07.20</strong><br />
LUDGVAN SCHOOL<br />
NEWSLETTER<strong>23.07.20</strong><br />
LUDGVAN SCHOOL NEWSLETTER <strong>23.07.20</strong>
A word from the Principal...<br />
Welcome,<br />
It is with mixed emotions we come to the end of another academic year at Ludgvan School. I feel<br />
sadness that so many of our children missed out on some wonderful experiences; pride in how our<br />
Y6 children have developed and will go on to be successful; however, the overriding feeling is one of<br />
optimism that we will be able to return in September to something that resembles ‘normal’ and get<br />
back to what we are all here to do – providing the best we can for your children.<br />
Yesterday, we held our first ever Virtual Leavers Assembly. The Y6 children were socially distanced<br />
I the hall and families could watch via Zoom. With the exception of a few technical difficulties, all<br />
went well and it was really nice for the children to have an official send off before they move on to<br />
secondary school. We are all proud of our Y6 children; the journey they have been on and the<br />
young people they leave us as. We know they will go on to be huge successes and can’t wait to<br />
hear their stories.<br />
It’s not only the Y6 children leaving us. Mrs Sara Davey is retiring as the CEO of Leading Edge<br />
Academies Partnership and has been instrumental in setting up the MAT which has been such a<br />
positive impact on Ludgvan School. I will miss working with her greatly, but wish her the very best<br />
in her well deserved retirement. We also say goodbye to Mrs Trevorrow who is retiring as well. She<br />
is our longest serving member of staff, first starting 1984! She will leave a big whole in our team,<br />
but we wish her a happy retirement.
A word from the Principal...<br />
Before signing off, I would like to thank all of you who have had such a positive impact on our<br />
school and children this year. Firstly, the FLS who constantly give up their time to raise additional<br />
funds to enhance the experience for our children, they even have a summer outdoors project<br />
taking place that they would welcome your help with. Secondly, our Local Academy Committee who<br />
volunteer their time to support and challenge to ensure that Ludgvan is offering the best possible<br />
provision to our children. Next, I would like to thank all of the families who support everything we<br />
do at Ludgvan. The links between home and school are vital and without your input, the full impact<br />
on your children cannot be realised. Finally, I would like to thank all of the staff at Ludgvan. We are<br />
so fortunate to have such a determined, committed and enthusiastic group who would do anything<br />
for the children in their care. This has never been more evident than during the recent lockdown<br />
and subsequent return to school where I couldn’t have asked for more.<br />
I hope you all have a lovely summer and can’t wait to see you again in September.<br />
Kind regards,<br />
Mr Adam Anderson<br />
Principal<br />
Term Dates 2020-2021<br />
Autumn Term<br />
7th September – 17th December (Half term: <strong>26</strong>-30 October)<br />
Spring Term<br />
5th January – 31st March (Half Term: 15-19 February)<br />
Summer term<br />
19th April – 21st July ( Half Term: 31 March – 4 June)<br />
In term Inset Day<br />
7th June
Home Learning...<br />
All of the Early years children really enjoyed their first sports day. They were<br />
very excited and extremely enthusiastic.! It was lovely to see pictures of the<br />
children at home participating in the same activities.<br />
This week we have been learning about pirates. The children made pirate ships,<br />
designed their own flags, made treasure maps, produced some fab writing and<br />
investigated who stole the treasure from the classroom! We then had a pirate<br />
dress up day to finish the week.<br />
I have been impressed by the way the children have adapted to their ever<br />
changing circumstances. Home learning, zoom sessions and some children returning<br />
back to school either part-time or full time. They are all amazing super<br />
stars!!! It has been a joy to teach them this year and I am really looking forward<br />
to continuing this journey with them in September.
Home learning...<br />
Year 1 are enjoying a fun and relaxed end of term after all their hard work,<br />
both those learning at home and those in school. The amount and the quality<br />
of the home learning really has been superb and Mrs Patrick and I have been<br />
so impressed with seeing all the things the children and their families have<br />
been up to. I cannot thank those families enough for their consistent support<br />
and engagement. We have had many Zoom events which have been popular<br />
and have really supported the children, enabling them to see friends across<br />
this strange time. I know in class, the children were always so excited to see<br />
their classmates and this certainly had a positive impact on their well-being.<br />
So thank you again for your support with this. The children that have attended<br />
school, whether in the year 1 bubble, key worker or Mrs Cutters bubble, have<br />
shown resilience and respect towards each other and the new way of school<br />
life, turning up each day with big smiles on their faces. Thank you to all those<br />
parents as well, for supporting your children and helping them understand and<br />
follow the different ways we have needed to do things to keep everybody safe.<br />
We had a great virtual sports day which saw children at home and in school<br />
competing and earning points for their team. Lots of fun was had by all! Class<br />
1 also received replies from their pirate letters which was very exciting. They<br />
had written instructions telling the pirates where to find the hidden treasure on<br />
their maps, and the pirates, in return, led them to find hidden treasure around<br />
Ludgvan School! Mrs Patrick and I would like to wish you all a relaxed and<br />
peaceful, well-earned summer break!
Home learning...<br />
Year 2 have ended the year with some more fabulous pieces of work. They<br />
have continued to work hard right until the end of term. They have had fun<br />
learning about superheros by reading the story ‘Supertato’ by Sue Hendra.<br />
They have created their own superheros using natural products and writing<br />
character profiles and acrostic poems about superheros. They have also practised<br />
their superhero drawing skills, superhero moves and created some superhero<br />
jet packs! To end the year they have been writing postcards to one another<br />
and have reached over 1100 books read on Epic books! Year 2, you are<br />
all stars, well done!
Home learning...<br />
Year 3 explored the qualities needed to be a good friend. We looked at different virtues<br />
needed to create positive relationships with people around us.<br />
We have also been creative and thought about what animal we would like to become<br />
based on their skills and appearance (features). Class 3 have been amazing at building<br />
their vocabulary this year and have really made me proud as a teacher. Awesome job<br />
class 3. Many of class 3 also took part in the sports day activities set by Mrs Wherry,<br />
and they did a fantastic job to show off their coordination, dexterity and athleticism.
Home Learning...<br />
Class 4 worked really hard this week, producing some wonderful poetry, art<br />
work and giving their best efforts to sports day! On Friday, they also went on<br />
some virtual school trips to the zoo and a national park where they explored<br />
and learnt about different animals and land marks. Lots of the children also<br />
shared what they have been getting up to at home. Charlie made some delicious<br />
bread and Harriet continued to improve her running this week with a 2.1<br />
mile run! Well done to all the children (and parents!) who worked extremely<br />
hard through challenging times. I am so impressed with the efforts made by<br />
you all and hope you all have a wonderful summer
Home learning...<br />
Last week Class 5 got involved in sports day, it was great to see how much fun the<br />
children were having and how determined they were to score points for their team.<br />
The children have been very creative this week, firstly they have been busy painting<br />
rocks for the ‘rock river’ at school; the designs were excellent including ‘rainbow’ designs<br />
to thank the NHS staff and key workers. In English, the children have been writing<br />
biographies which have been very interesting to read as there was a wide variety.<br />
Many of the children entered the ‘Ludgvan Horticultural Society’ photography competition;<br />
the standard of photo was so high that they looked like they had been taken by<br />
professionals. Some of the children also entered the ‘Edge of the World’ poetry competition<br />
which focused on the children’s hopes for the future. It was inspiring reading<br />
all of the wonderful dreams and changes that they would like to make or see happen.<br />
Class 5 what a year! I would like to thank you all (children and parents included) for<br />
all of your hard work, commitment and patience in this academic year. I have been<br />
so impressed with the quality of work completed; the level of learning continued; the<br />
new skills learnt; adventures had; vegetables grown; time spent making new games<br />
and even some boat building. I have loved teaching you all this year and know you<br />
will continue to grow and flourish next year when you enter your final year at Ludgvan<br />
School becoming a Year 6. I hope you all have a great summer.
Home learning...<br />
Well, what a fantastic final week Year 6 have had at Ludgvan School! It is hard<br />
to believe that this has been their final week with us and school will not be the<br />
same without them. We have had some great moments this week, reminiscing<br />
about all of the memories they have had throughout their time here and have<br />
even been leaving their mark so that we always remember them. Mrs Peters<br />
and the FLS came up with the idea of a ‘Year 6 Lockdown Garden’ which has<br />
been planted outside of Class 6, consisting of three apple trees, which the children<br />
helped to plant. They also enjoyed some Choc Ices in the sun and a final<br />
Zoom quiz with the winners taking home the flags made by the class in Year 5<br />
and 6. Well done to all of Year 6 for having such a positive and fun final week<br />
at Ludgvan!
Science...<br />
All I can say is wow! I have been incredibly impressed with all of the Science<br />
work that has been happening from you all whilst you have been working from<br />
home and from those of you who have returned to school. I can see that so<br />
many of you have learnt new things and asked some amazing questions. Not<br />
only that, but I’ve also been learning so much from you too!<br />
Remember, Science is part of our everyday lives and is all around us. I’m looking<br />
forward to seeing more Science experiments when you return to school in<br />
September.
Sports Day...<br />
This year, we held our first ever ‘Virtual Sports Day’. Following on from the<br />
success of the school games, Mrs Wherry set a range of activities that the children<br />
coud partake in and submit their scores. Participation was fantastic, with<br />
a huge proportion of our children taking part. Well done to everyone for taking<br />
part and particularly to yellow team who ended up as our winners!
Sports Day...
Sports Day...