Newsletter 1 - 17.9.21

LUDGVAN SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 17.09.21
LUDGVAN SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER17.09.21
LUDGVAN SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 17.09.21

A word from the Principal...
Welcome,
I hope that you have had an enjoyable summer. It certainly felt a little more like the familiar ones
we remember. I have loved hearing from our children about their adventures and time spent here in
Penwith, Cornwall and further afield. The return to school this term has been really special - seeing
lots of the things we have missed returning and welcoming our new reception children to Ludgvan,
as well as a number of new children in other year groups.
Coming together in a group larger than one year group for assembly and seeing children
playing with friends from other parts of the school has been a real treat. We have resumed our
Friday Celebration Assemblies and it was hard to believe that none of our Y1 and Y2 children knew
why they were going into the hall as all they have ever know is assemblies via Zoom! As part of our
Friday assemblies, we are keen to celebrate successes from outside of school as well as in, so if your
child wins an award or earns a badge or certificate, please send them in to school with it on a Friday
and we will share it during our assembly.
Thank you for all that you have done to support our pupils’ return to school. They all look
so smart and really have a feeling of readiness for the year ahead. On that note, I have included
our uniform expectations on a subsequent page. You will see that there are options for a more active
uniform on days where your child has PE or outdoor learning, but please ensure that on these
days, the expectations are followed and it is not treated as a non-uniform day, unless stated by the
teacher.
We do have a space on our Local Academy Committee for new members if you are interested
and would like to have a more prominent role in supporting the running of Ludgvan School.
It is a great opportunity to get involved and is not a huge time commitment. If you would like to
know more, please contact our Chair, Michael Payne on m.payne@ludgvan.cornwall.sch.uk or speak
to Emily Kent, who is our Vice-Chair and Laurel’s (Y2) and Rowan’s (Y6) Mum who can talk to you
about the role.
Finally, it has been lovely to see you at the gate in the mornings when I have been able to get there
and I encourage you to use this opportunity to ask me any questions that you may have
Kind regards,
Mr Adam Anderson
Principal

Useful information...
Music Lessons
Thank you to all who watched the online string demonstration last Thursday, we
have received several lovely comments.
The recording is available to watch on demand at https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=ZVHNqc_Ii38
If you have interest from parents on these or any instruments, they can sign up for
lessons at https://www.cornwallmusicservicetrust.org/signup
Details on fees can be found at https://www.cornwallmusicservicetrust.org/fees
Many thanks.
Yours sincerely
Cornwall Music Service Trust Administration
Class Dojo
We will be using Class Dojo as our main means of communication this year. If you
have not set up your account and linked to your child’s class, please contact their
class teacher who will help you.
Wheal Velocity Cycling Club Open Day
Following on from the Tour of Britain stage one which started in Penzance and finished
in Bodmin last week we would like to invite any children interested in cycling
to come along to Wheal Velocity, Cornwall’s friendliest cycling club and only youth
cycling academy next Saturday, 18th September for a free open event run by British
Cycling qualified coaches at Wheal Jane (near Truro). Sessions are either 12:00
- 14:00 or 14:30-16:30 and are open to riders of all ages and abilities completely
free of charge. Riders of all ages are welcome to come along to either session on
the day. From learning to ride, to gaining more skills and confidence, all the way to
competing in organised racing events or social rides, the benefits of riding with a
club are huge for everyone. Details are in the attached poster, if you could share
this with the children / parents it would be very much appreciated. All that is needed
is a bike & helmet.
Term Dates 21-22
Autumn Term 6 Sep - 17 Dec (Half term 25-29 Oct)
Spring Term 4 Jan - 8 Apr (Half term 21-25 Feb)
Summer Term 25 April - 26 July (Half term 30 May - 3 June)
INSET DAYS: 6 & 7 Sep, 4 Jan and 25 & 26 July
Additional Bank Holiday for Platinum Jubilee 6 June
Lego Donations wanted
If you have any spare or old Lego at home, we would be really grateful for any donations
that we can use in our breakfast club. Thank you.

Useful information...
Child Health Programme
This year Public Health are trying to help reduce the impact we are having on climate
change. This means that this year we will be sending out digital booklets
which will include the opt out form.
Please take a look at the video below from Shelley Jamieson NCMP Lead who explains
the process for this year.
https://vimeo.com/606545830
Below are the official links to our new digital Health Information booklets for families.
These digital booklets will replace the paper version sent out in previous
years, and contains many useful links including how to ‘opt out’ of school health
screening.
• Reception Year - https://mailchi.mp/18026a07be64/child-health-programme-health-information-reception-year
• Year 6 - https://mailchi.mp/cc99221a9df0/child-health-programme-health-information-year6
Please get in touch if you have any questions regarding school health screening this
year.
Breakfast Club
Please see below for times and charges for breakfast club. Places at breakfast club
must be booked in advance via the schoolmoney portal.
0730 - 0845 £5
0800 - 0845 £3.50
All include breakfast and a drink.
Discounts available for siblings and those eligible for FSM.
Contacting Teachers
Please be respectful of our teachers workloads and try to contact class teachers
during their usual working hours. Electronic communication does mean we are able
to send messages 24 hours a day, but I do not expect staff to be replying to questions,
queries or messages in the evenings or weekends. In an emergency, please
send your communications to me. Thank you, Mr Anderson.

Would you like to be a Governor?
Would you like to help ensure the continued success of Ludgvan School by becoming
a Governor?
We would like all families to be aware of an opportunity to be involved in shaping
the strategic direction of our school. Our Local Academy Committee (LAC)
is looking for new members. In more traditional terms, this is the Board of
Governors.
Would you be interested in becoming a member of the LAC? It involves six
meetings per year with some keeping in touch work in between. We are looking
for members of our community with a range of skills and abilities who can
have an overview of School policy and strategic direction. Previous experience
in an educational setting is not required for this role and we would welcome
applications from all sectors of our community.
If you would like to help us make a difference to children’s lives we would love
to hear from you. For an informal conversation about what the role entails and
how you can help move Ludgvan School on to even greater success, please get
in touch with our Chairperson, Michael Payne by email: m.payne@ludgvan.
cornwall.sch.uk

Uniform...
This year, we have made some slight changes o our uniform expectations. Because
children wearing their PE kit to school has resulted in much less PE time being lost
to changing, lost PE kit etc, we will be continuing with this next year. We will also be
increasing the profile of our farm learning and forest school provision, both of which
will be led by Mr Richards. We appreciate that for days that your children will be doing
much of their learning outside, with a greater likelihood of getting muddy etc, our traditional
uniform may not be the best option. Therefore, our uniform expectations from
September, will be as follows:
Normal School Days
PE Days
Forest School/ Farm
Days
Ludgvan School sweatshirt/cardigan
White Polo shirt (with or without logo)
Grey trousers/shorts/skirt/dress
Blue/White gingham dress
Black shoes
Ludgvan School sweatshirt/cardigan or hoodie
Ludgvan School PE t-shirt (in team colour)
Black shorts/jogging bottoms (with or without school logo)
Trainers (not plimsolls)
Ludgvan School sweatshirt/cardigan or hoodie
Ludgvan School PE t-shirt (in team colour)
Black shorts/jogging bottoms (with or without school logo)
Sensible shoes
All uniform is available from our supplier https://www.exhibit1clothing.com/ludgvan-school.html

Learning Outdoors...
The new academic year has seen the introduction of regular outdoor learning sessions
for all of our classes consisting of both forest and farm school. So far each class has
already had at least one session of forest school with Mr Richards.
Our younger children have been busy exploring our forest school area, learning how
to use the site safely, playing through nature and creating nature based crafts.
Children in KS2 have been learning how to use a junior hacksaw and bow saw safely
with increasing independence to create resources for natural crafts. This skill will develop
to allow more complex woodwork activities.
Year 5 and 6 have focused on shelter building, making the most of the dry weather in
preparation for the wet autumn and winter weather. They have worked as a team to
erect effective shelters that will keep them dry in the rain, working out what makes
a shelter effective and how they can improve their work. It’s been great to see great
teamwork and good levels of communication between them.

Learning Outdoors...
The past few weeks has seen lots of busy action on our school farm. During the summer
holidays we welcomed a further 6 rescue hens into our flock, bringing our total
up to 16. Our new duck pen has been developed with a large permanent pond
constructed - the grass has grown enough for the ducks to be moved into their new
home this weekend. We have also welcomed our newest additions to the farm, our
three rabbits, which have received a very loving welcome from our children.
Over the past week, children from years 2 to 6 have been busy writing applications to
apply for roles within our farm team. We have been very impressed with the quality
of the applications received. Mr Richards chose the four applicants from year 6 to join
our junior farm management team as head and deputy head farmers, who then took
on the role of deciding on those becoming animal keepers.
Head Farmers
Poppy and Darwin (Y6)
Deputy Head Farmers
Sofia and Emily (Y6)
Chicken Farmers
Kourtney, Ilani, Evie N, Emily, Hollie and Delilah (Y5)
Jessica, Luke, Sophie and Harriet (Y6)
Duck Farmers
Finley O, Savannah, Tamlin, Evie W, Felix, Lottie (Y5)
Gracie, Kyla, Georgia and Seth (Y6)
Rabbit Carers
Holly and Ernie (Y2)
Elowyn, Maisy, Harrison and Caden (Y3)
Libby, Francisco, Zayd and Hannah (Y4

Exciting and Engaging...
EYFS
What a brilliant start to school our early years children have made! We are
amazed at how well they have settled into the routines of school life already -
it’s only week 2! We have all really enjoyed getting to know the children and
watching them having fun exploring their new environment with their friends.
As well as becoming familiar with their classroom and outdoor area, they have
also had their first Forest School session, which was great fun. They completed
different challenges as well as enjoying cupcakes and milk around the ‘campfire’.
We are so proud of the start the children have all made at Ludgvan School and
cannot wait for lots more adventures over the next year - well done everyone!

Exciting and Engaging...
Y1
It has been really lovely getting to know all the children in Class 1. They have
had a great first week and settled well into their new class.
I have been really impressed with how hard they have worked with their reading
and phonics! They have enjoyed exploring the different resources in the
classroom and our new outside area.
We are all looking forward to starting our topic next week ‘How does a house
become a home?’

Exciting and Engaging...
Y2
What an incredible first two weeks Year 2 have had! They have settled so
well back into school and the new routines of being in Class 2. We were lucky
enough to have a brand new decking area built over the summer, which the
children have thoroughly enjoyed exploring. Throughout this week, they have
taken on some serious Maths challenges. Their favourite was a ‘free the super
hero’ challenge where they had to match the keys to the padlocks trapping
the heroes by matching sums to answers. We were blown away by their Maths
knowledge and how well they worked together in teams. It has also been lovely
to see them being so creative in and out of the classroom. Many children have
taken clipboards outside to make observations, create drawings or practice
their writing. We also had a ‘Lego challenge’ last week and were amazed by the
intricate creations that each team built. On Tuesday, we also had every child in
the class get to the top of our Dojo board (which we were very excited about).
This was a reflection of how fantastic they have all been. Well done Year 2, you
have had a brilliant start back to school!

Exciting and Engaging...
Y3
Year 3 have had a fantastic start to the school year. They will be learning about Africa
this term and have already had lots of fun testing their African knowledge in a class
quiz using the Chromebooks. They have proved they are great mathematicians and
have shown they have some great skills in the Forest School area. Well done everyone!

Exciting and Engaging...
Y4
Year 4 have settled back into the classroom really well and have impressed me with
their happy nature and their enthusiasm towards their learning. As well as resettling
back to classroom life, we have been lucky enough to experience Forest School already.
We will be continuing to visit Forest School weekly for the first half term. As
well as experiencing more practical skills, it was also a great opportunity for the children
to spend time together exploring, making their own fun and following their own
ideas and initiative.

Exciting and Engaging...
Y5
Class 5 have had a really positive start to the school year, embracing challenges
and giving their best effort. We have been really impressed with their positive
attitudes and enthusiasm for the Topic. In English, the children have been
working towards a big project where they will show off all their skills. In Maths,
they have been revisiting place value and tested this knowledge during computing
where they were working with numbers in the billions! The whole class
has been learning new sports and will continue to develop their skills in basketball
and hockey.

Exciting and Engaging...
Y6
Class 6 have begun several units of work this half term, and one of which is
related to using the medium of pencil effectively to create patterns and shade.
We have begun to explore the tone and gradient created by holding the pencil
in different ways and at varying angles in order to generate contrasting depths
of shade.
This week, we have also explored features of speeches in order to prepare us
for applying for specific roles within school. Our particular focus has been primarily
on using, ‘AFOREST+H’ techniques to interest and engage the audience
as well as persuasive tactics to elicit emotive responses.
The WW1 topic is now underway as we have been reading through information
sheets relating to how the war began, trenches and also the battle of Somme.
As we develop greater knowledge of these facets of history, we will be prepared
to showcase this knowledge in an end of term event.

A word from the Principal...