LUDGVAN SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 02.10.20
LUDGVAN SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER02.10.20
LUDGVAN SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 02.10.20
A word from the Principal...
Welcome,
The weeks are flying by this term and it’s incredible to think there are only three left before Half
Term. The children are really settling down to their learning now, having got back into the routines
of learning; adapted to our new protocols and engaged with our baseline assessments. We are really
pleased with how the children have returned, showing themselves to be ready for their new year
of learning.
October is Black History Month and we will be spending time recognising this through individual stories,
challenging questions and class discussion. This is a particularly relevant topic currently given
the increasing racial tensions around the world and provides us with an excellent opportunity to
learn about tolerance, difference and the importance of treating everyone how we would wish to be
treated ourselves.
I recently watched a fascinating documentary which has been released on Netflix, called the Social
Dilemma. It is a critical analysis of the impact that social media has on its users with insights from
some of the programmers who were involved with the invention and development of some of the
biggest platforms. I would thoroughly recommend watching it, especially if you have children in
upper KS2 or you are a keen user of social media yourself.
We will be holding parents’ consultations this half term, so that you have an opportunity to speak
to your child’s class teacher and discuss how well they have settled into their new year. The only
difference is that these will be held virtually via Zoom. There will be a letter coming out shortly with
the exact dates, times, and how to book and access your appointment.
Kind regards,
Mr Adam Anderson
Principal
What’s General... been going on...
Breakfast Club Booking System
Thank you to those of you who are using breakfast club, it’s great to see that the increased
opening hours are helpful to many of our working parents. However, please ensure you book
in online through the school money portal as due to the popularity of the provision, we need
to use pre-booking to ensure we have adequate staffing. If you are unable to login to your
schoolmoney account, please let me know or contact Mrs Badcock in the office.
Out of hours
We have always been committed to offering a place for children in our community to socialise
and so have always kept our school site open during evenings and weekends. Unfortunately,
we have been coming into school in the mornings to litter strewn across our site. If your
children, of primary school age or older, use our school site outside of school hours, please
remind them to treat it with respect so that we can continue to keep it open.
Donations to Breakfast Club
If you have any good quality games, playing cards, top trumps etc that you no longer need,
we would love to make use of them in Breakfast Club. Please hand any donations to a staff
member. Thank you.
Music Tuition
There will be no individual or group music tuition until at least half term. We will review this
situation after half term with our external providers.
Rock River
You will have seen how fantastic our Rock River is now looking. We would like to extend it
further, so please send in any further painted pebbles and stones. Thank you.
Tennis Coaching
Penzance Tennis Club run junior classes after school and on Saturday mornings for kids of
all ages and abilities. Your child can enjoy their first month of tennis for just £10. Players
learn all the skills they need to enjoy tennis while playing fun games in the fresh air on our
outdoor courts. For more information please email ian.vidgen@hotmail.co.uk or visit www.
penzancetennisclub.co.uk/coaching
Disabled Parking Space?
Unless you are a Blue Badge Holder, please do not park in our disabled parking space under
any circumstances. We appreciate on-site parking is limited, but this space needs to be
available throughout the day. Thank you.
Term Dates 2020-2021
Autumn Term
7th September – 17th December (Half term: 26-30 October)
Spring Term
5th January – 31st March (Half Term: 15-19 February)
Summer term
19th April – 21st July ( Half Term: 31 March – 4 June)
In term Inset Day
7th June
Coronavirus related absences – a quick reference guide
What to do if… Action needed by family Action taken by school Return to school
when…
My child has
coronavirus
symptoms
My child tests
positive for
coronavirus
Someone in my
household has
coronavirus
symptoms
Someone in my
household has
tested positive for
coronavirus
NHS Test and
Trace have
identified my
child as a ‘close
contact’ of
somebody with
coronavirus
We/my child has
travelled and has
to selfisolate as
part of a period of
quarantine
We have received
medical advice
that my child
must resume
shielding
• Do not come to school
• Contact school
• Keep any siblings home
• Self-isolate
• Get your child tested by ordering a test
• Inform school immediately about
the test result
• Do not come to school
• Contact school
• Inform school immediately about
the test result
• Self-isolate for at least 10 days
• Do not come to school
• Contact school
• Self-isolate for 14 days
• Household member to get a test
• Inform school immediately about
the test
• Do not come to school
• Contact school
• Self-isolate for 14 days
• Do not come to school
• Contact school
• Self-isolate for 14 days
• Do not take unauthorised leave in term
time
• Consider quarantine requirements and
FCO advice when booking travel
• Provide information to school as per
attendance policy Returning from a
destination where quarantine is
needed:
• Do not come to school
• Contact school
• Self-isolate for 14 days
• Do not come to school
• Contact the Headteacher
• Shield until you are informed that
restrictions are lifted and shielding is
paused
To get a test visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19
Bubble to continue as normal
Letter to be emailed and sent
home to children from the
class bubble. This group
instructed to self isolate for
10 days, school to provide
home learning
Home learning to be provided
if isolating for 14 days. If FSM
(not universal) School to
provide lunch provision
Home learning to be provided
if isolating for 14 days. If FSM
(not universal) School to
provide lunch provision
Home learning to be provided
if isolating for 14 days. If FSM
(not universal) School to
provide lunch provision
Home learning to be provided
if isolating for 14 days. If FSM
(not universal) School to
provide lunch provision
Learning at home to be
supported by school. If FSM
(not universal) School to
provide lunch provision
The test comes back
negative
After 10 days,
providing they are
feeling better
The household
member test is
negative
The child has
completed 14 days of
self-isolation
The child has
completed 14 days of
self-isolation
The quarantine
period of 14 days
has been completed
When you have
received
notification that it is
safe to return to
school
Broad and Balanced...
EYFS
It’s been a very busy few weeks in Rainbow Class. We have started learning
about our topic for this half term, ‘Marvellous Me’. The children have been
drawing self-portraits, making self-portraits using things they found in the forest
area and talking about what they want to be when they grow up. They have
also been learning about pets and how to look after them. They then enjoyed
making their own pets to look after! We have also found time to read the story
of ‘Paper Dolls’ and the children had the opportunity to make their own paper
dolls. In maths, they have been learning all about the numbers 1 and 2. In
phonics, they have been learning the sounds m, s and a. Well done Rainbow
Class for a great few weeks – we are all very proud of how well you are settling
into your new classroom!
Broad and Balanced...
Y1
Class 1 enjoyed listening to The Colour Monster story by Anna llenas this
week. We had lots of interesting conversations about different feelings and
they worked really hard writing sentences about the story.
We have explored texture and different blending techniques using charcoal and
pencils. The children produced some very beautiful art work.
In maths we have been learning about counting objects and sorting objects
into different groups. We looked at similarities and differences.
Our focus this week in science was to identify and name everyday materials.
The children helped to sort a selection of materials and then they labelled different
materials in the classroom.
Broad and Balanced...
Y2
Class 2 had a visitor! We have been learning all about the Great Fire of London
and to help us design our fire safety leaflets we thought we would get
some advice from James the fire fighter, who is also dad to two of our pupils,
Summer and Casey. The children had a lovely afternoon learning all about fire
safety and hearing stories from James. They asked some great questions - my
favourite coming from Hugo who wanted to know whether James had to pay
the water bill! Thank you so much James for your visit, the children loved it.
Broad and Balanced...
Y3
Class 3 have been learning about African animals as part of our topic and during
our English lessons they have been creating fact files about an African
animal of their choice. They have also been learning to sketch and have successfully
sketched some lovely giraffes and elephants to add to their African
sunset pictures, which we will create over the next couple of weeks. In Music
the children have been learning how to use their bodies as an instrument and
our body percussion skills are improving each week and we hope to perform to
Year 4 before half term. Good work Year 3!
Broad and Balanced...
Y4
Year 4 have had a busy week full of amazing learning.
We have been delving into Place Value and exploring the value of digits in order
to add 3 and 4-digit numbers together.
We also created a Chronological report about the life of Julius Caesar, which included
some awesome facts about his birth, growing up, his failure to conquer
Britain and finally, his unfortunate death. We have created some great artistic
pictures of Julius Caesar which incorporated the skills of pencil depth for creating
shapes, proportion and symmetry.
On Tuesday afternoons, Penzance tennis club have been kind enough to offer
us lessons. We are not quite to the standard of Tim Henman yet, but we certainly
have some potential in our class.
Broad and Balanced...
Y5
Class 5 have settled back into school life; they’re really enjoying being back. It
was amazing to see how happy they were, just seeing a maths book and continuing
with a normal school timetable. The children enjoyed learning how to
change numbers from figures to words and vica versa. In English, the children
have been researching endangered animals of their choice and gathering facts
on them. So much interesting information was collected which will be used
when they write their non-chronological reports next week. I have continued to
be impressed with the excellent drawing skills that the children have demonstrated
in their art lessons when drawing people with increasing accuracy.
Broad and Balanced...
Year 6
Year 6 has had another busy couple of weeks. We have enjoyed using some
brilliant computing resources and have been getting to grips with coding and
creating algorithms. We worked on inputting instructions into Beebots in order
for them to reach a certain location. This supported our work with Micro:bits,
where we created a code and inputted it into the Micro:bit to create an eight
ball - we all had fun asking them questions. We also learnt about the creation
story in RE and groups within the class created role plays to represent each
stage of the story. Finally, we enjoyed visits from secondary school representatives
and asked lots of questions about what to expect next year. Well done on
another successful couple of weeks Year 6!
Sports Day...
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