Newsletter 6 4.12.20

LUDGVAN SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 04.12.20
LUDGVAN SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER04.12.20
LUDGVAN SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 04.12.20

A word from the Principal...
Welcome,
As we near the end of the term, it’s definitely beginning to look a lot like Christmas. You will have
seen the fantastic decorations that Gail and the FLS have put out at the front of the school and with
the Christmas Tree up and Christmas events starting to take place around the school, we are certainly
feeling festive!
Today we held our ‘Lockdown Birthday Parties’ for all of the children that have been unable to have
a party due to Government restrictions. All of the children had a wonderful time and added hope
that life might soon start to feel a little more normal with the news of vaccines and with Cornwall
being in a low tier at the moment. That said, I think it’s really important to reiterate and share that
the strict measures we have in school remain unchanged and they’re in place simply to ensure that,
whilst at school, our whole school community is kept as safe as possible. Focussing on keeping safe
is going to be vital as we near the Christmas holidays. The thought of having to close a bubble near
the end of term worries me as this would mean that those pupils and adults in a class with a case
would need to isolate and that could really affect the Christmas plans that we’re all making. Therefore,
please continue to do as you have done so far: follow the advice from the Government when
out and about and the measures here at school when on and around our site.
Have a lovely weekend.
Kind regards,
Mr Adam Anderson
Principal

What’s been going on...
General...
School Parliament Christmas Craft
Our School Parliament were very disappointed that due to Covid19 we are unable to have our
annual Christmas Fayre or annual parliament jumble sale and therefore the School Parliament
would struggle to raise any money for new play equipment. So, they got their thinking
caps on and have come up with a plan B!!
Each class has made a Christmas Craft which will be on sale at the front of school for you to
buy on a rota system each day at home time.
Monday - EYFS
Tuesday - Year 1
Wednesday - Year 2 and Year 3
Thursday - Year 4 and Year 5
Friday - Year 6
Your child has made their craft and would love you to buy it for £1 to support our School Parliament.
All donations will go to the School Parliament who will spend it wisely on some new
playtime equipment. Last year we raised nearly £150 on our jumble sale and the parliament
have just purchased new football goals for the playground
Healthy lunch boxes
We have noticed that a number of children are coming into schools with lunchboxes filled
with food that does not represent a balanced diet. Please read this document for how to
create a lunchbox that will support your child to function well at school and promote healthy
eating: https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/sites/default/files/Healthier%20Lunch%20Boxes.
pdf
Dog free site
A reminder that we are a dog free site, including evenings and weekends. There have been
several occasions recently where dog mess has been found on the school site, which is not
acceptable. Thank you.
Ventilation
All classes have windows and doors open throughout the day to ensure adequate ventilation.
If your child would like to wear an additional layer under their school uniform, this will help
prevent them from feeling the cold.
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

Broad and Balanced...
EYFS
The Rainbow Class has been so busy learning all about the North Pole and
where Santa lives. We were very excited to find that an elf has come to stay
with us until the Christmas holidays. He is a little cheeky though and keeps
leaving us surprises each morning. This morning the classroom was covered in
toilet paper! We even had a letter from Santa and had to write our Christmas
lists for him and add our names to the good list. We have been trying really
hard with our sounds and using them to write new words as you can see.
We have also been working hard to make our Christmas crafts ready for all of
our mummy’s and daddy’s to buy at our stall on Monday. We can’t wait for you
to see what we have created.
We have been very lucky to have enjoyed some more forest school sessions
with Jo. We have toasted bread and marshmallows, had hot chocolates,
searched for snails, made rainbow kites and listened to stories around the fire.
We absolutely love going to forest school and can’t wait for the next one!

Broad and Balanced...
Y1
Class 1 have been extremely busy making Christmas crafts and working hard
learning the words to our 2 songs for the Virtual Christmas Concert.
Our geography focus has been identifying the 7 continents and looking at famous
landmarks in Sydney Australia. The children had a go at making the Sydney
Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
In maths we have been focusing on number bonds to 10 and they had fun exploring
the Bee-Bots. We have been learning about architects and had a go at
designing and making our own houses. In science we had to identify suitable
materials that could be used to make an umbrella.
The children were very excited to be looking after the chickens this week and
took their responsibilities seriously.

Broad and Balanced...
Y2
Year 2 created the Great Fire of Ludgvan. Our very own fireman, James Murton
came in to assist and to make sure everything and everybody was as safe
as could be. First, we carefully lined up our Tudor houses, ensuring they were
facing each other and all very close together as we learned this was why the
fire spread so rapidly. Next, Mr Murton began to set light to the houses. Soon,
the fire took hold much to the delight of the children who cheered and clapped
excitedly. We were very surprised with how quickly the fire spread and how
high the flames reached. The class have really enjoyed this topic and this was a
lovely way to finish, hopefully creating some lasting memories for the children.

Broad and Balanced...
Y3
Year 3 have really enjoyed learning about Ancient Egypt this half term and
have been very creative within their learning. The children have learnt about
various Egyptian Pharaohs and this inspired them to create their own Pharaoh
masks. The children made these by first sketching their pharaoh, then building
up facial features using cardboard, pasting over the top of them and finally
adding the finishing touches with paint. We think they look amazing! The children
also learned what mummification was and we ‘mummified’ a tomato to
see how this process was carried out. The children have enjoyed watching our
tomato change each day. To end this unit of work the children are writing Egyptian
time travel adventure stories and their ideas are fantastic! Well done Class
3, you’ve worked very hard this term.

Broad and Balanced...
Y4
Class 4 are coming to the end of their topic about Romans and we have enjoyed
learning, specifically, about the great Punic wars. We have learnt that
Rome had a mighty military army on land, but were less capable on the sea.
However, the Cathaginians (from Africa) were a strong naval fleet. Both these
powerful civilisations battled each other over decades, and we have created a
story grid to show these events as well as recorded ourselves retelling these
amazing events.
To conclude our art for this term, we have designed some Roman shields and
plan to create these before testing some Roman tactical formations whilst under
attack - less arrows and more paper balls.
“Year 4 have also been attending Forest school sessions which have been an
amazing experience. We have gone on a bug hunt, built our own fires and
worked in a large group to build a Roman aqueduct, UP HILL!!!

Broad and Balanced...
Y5
The children have now completed their best version of their endangered animal
stories. The children should all be so proud of their final pieces of writing;
it has been incredible to see how much progress they have all made over the
term. In science, they are currently learning about ‘Living Things and their
Habitats’ which they are all really enjoying. So far, the children have dissected
flowers to find and name their different parts and learnt about sexual/asexual
reproduction in plants. This week, they have been learning about the life cycles
of different insects and amphibians which has been very interesting for them,
especially when comparing them with our last unit of work ‘The Human Life Cycle’.
The children have been taking all of this learning outside to forest school.
Here they have learnt to identify different plants and trees; found out about
links in food webs; different eco-systems as well as locating different creatures
and their habitats at school. We have learnt so many new facts during our time
at forest school. Can you answer this question without looking it up on the internet?
How many trees does a human need to survive each year? The answer
to this made us all realise the importance of trees and the need to stop deforestation
to protect the future for all living things.

Broad and Balanced...
Year 6
This week, Year 6 have completed their non-chronological reports all about a
chosen area from World War One. They have worked extremely hard on gathering
factual and in depth information as well as beautifully presenting their
writing including photos and illustrations. All of the children were very proud
of what they had created and the reports are now presented on a display in
school to help inform others about World War One. They have also continued
their work on drawing and have been practicing a number of skills including,
creating texture, light and dark and using a variety of materials to draw. Finally,
they were given half of a famous portrait and had to fill in the ‘missing half’.
We were so impressed by how focussed and determined all of the children were
to add detail and how carefully they thought about proportion. They have finished
the week by enjoying some Christmas craft making and creating some
beautiful decorations for their trees at home. They are looking forward to adding
them to our stall next week. Well done Year 6!