Newsletter 11- 03.03.22

LUDGVAN SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 04.03.22
LUDGVAN SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER04.03.22
LUDGVAN SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 04.03.22

A word from the Principal...
Welcome,
Firstly, I hope you all made it through the storms without incident and had a lovely half term – there
was even some sunshine thrown in!
You will be aware of the terrible situation in Ukraine and depending on your child’s age, you may
have already dealt with many of their questions at home. At school, I have briefly mentioned the
situation in Friday assemblies and in our KS2 assembly, we had a number of questions that we
discussed. In some of our older year groups, I know they have had some class discussions and staff
have been answering the children’s questions. You will have seen that we are collecting donations for
the thousands of Ukrainian refugees and will be delivering the donations on Tuesday. There is a list
of the donation items overleaf. If you have any questions regarding this issue and how we are approaching
it as a school, please get in touch.
Yesterday, it was lovely to see so many children dressed up for World Book Day. Thank you for your
time and effort in putting the costumes together, they were brilliant. There are lots more exciting
events coming up over the coming weeks and months, so please ensure you are aware of the dates
listed on the next page.
As I write, our Y5 children are returning from Penzance where they have been dancing through the
streets as part of the St Piran’s Day parade. They have represented the school brilliantly and there is
a video on our Facebook page if you would like to see them, well done Y5.
Kind regards,
Adam Anderson
Principal

Useful information...
School Uniform
Please be reminded that when your child has outdoor learning or PE, there are
still school uniform requirements in place. Children should be wearing their
school PE shirt, a school hoodie or jumper and black shorts or tracksuit bottoms.
Term Dates 21-22 and Important Events
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: 25th July and 26th July.
Replacement Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday: 6th June
World Book Day - 3 March
Boat Race - 11 March
Comic relief (dress in red, crazy hair and complete a sponsored sports event) -
18th March
National Skipping Day - 25th March
Pupil Progress Day* - 6 April
Last day of term. Finish at 1pm, 1.10pm, 1.20pm - 8th April
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Playground Celebration - 7 June
*Pupil Progress Day school is the chance for you and your child to meet
with their teacher and discuss their learning. Appointments are longer
than during during Parents’ Evenings to allow a really in depth discussion.
School will not run as usual so your child will only come to
school for their appointment. Appointments will be between 0800-1800.

Learning Outdoors...
Before breaking up for half term, it was year 5’s turn to complete their navigational
walk from Trencrom to school. The week prior to this, year 4 had a lovely clear day to
do this. Unfortunately, this wasn’t quite the case for year 5.... They battled through
torrential rain, strong winds and thick mud. Despite the awful conditions, the children
pushed on through and were all able to apply their map reading skills to make it back
to school. Thankfully this week everyone managed to make it sticking to the correct
route.
Returning from half term, the wet weather continued. Our reception children were
given the challenge ‘to play and have fun in the rain’. Before the session, the children
described the weather as ‘bad’, ‘not very nice’, ‘horrible’. I can honestly say not a single
smile was missing once we got started! They realised how much fun the rain can
be, especially when we end up with rather large puddles!
Year 4 have been busy up at the allotment digging over their vegetable beds preparing
for the growing season. It was great to see all the children get stuck into it and
their plot is now starting to take shape. We were also able to plant some potatoes,
peas, broad beans, lettuce and beetroot!

Exciting and Engaging...
EYFS
This week it has been lovely to be back at school and to hear all about the
adventures everyone had at half term and what they did on the Friday we were
closed for the storm. We were so impressed with the work the children produced
and were very jealous of the brilliant dens they made to shelter in at
home.
This week we have been learning about Pancake Day. We enjoyed making and
tasting our very own pancakes - they were delicious! We have also been learning
about what connection means and how we are all connected. We are trying
to build connections within our class by being kind and helping our friends.

Exciting and Engaging...
Y1
Class 1 have been learning all about Captain James Cook and the children
made their own ships just like the Endeavour. We have been continuing to learn
about the Great Barrier Reef and have started to make a 3 D sculpture. The
children have been researching about all the different animals that live in the
Great Barrier Reef.
This week we have been exploring North America and the children have learnt
about famous landmarks in America and made their own flags.

Exciting and Engaging...
Y2
In Class 2 we have been getting very creative! Before half term, we finally finished
our Design & Technology block having designed and tested some building
strategies. We created our final palaces, which were fit for a queen. It was brilliant
to see such good team work and design techniques, some children adding
in moving parts to their palaces and adding so much detail. Following half
term, we started a new Art block working on 3D Art and explored using clay.
Everyone had a go at pinching, rolling, joining and carving a piece of clay before
making a small figure. We all got stuck in and really enjoyed working with
clay as well as seeing how our pieces had dried out and hardened by the next
day. Well done Year 2!

Exciting and Engaging...
Y3
Year 3 have really been enjoying learning about the Stone Age this term. This week
their learning continued when they went on a trip to an ancient village that dates
back to the Stone Age through to the Iron Age. They became archaeologists and explored
the site and then became Stone Age people to make weapons and tools, draw
cave paintings, make fires and be hunter-gatherers. They had so much fun and had a
great trip! Well done Year 3

Exciting and Engaging...
Y4
Reading is always celebrated in class 4, it is a special time of the day that the children
love. After lunch we enjoy a comfy read. The children gather blankets and pillows and
make themselves comfortable for a 30 minute reading session. They can lie, sit or
stand anywhere as long as they are reading. On occasion, they have chosen to read
to the rabbits! Today it was extra special as they were all dressed as their favourite
book characters. There were some amazing costumes and many of them had made a
huge effort and felt very proud of their fancy dress. Thanks to all the parents for your
support!

Exciting and Engaging...
Y5
Class 5 had a brilliant time at their first secondary transition afternoon at Humphry
Davy School. They took part in a Maths lesson and made sugar free banana cupcakes
in a catering session.
The children have also worked exceptionally hard on writing children’s stories, which
we have published and bound to create books. The class were really excited and
proud to read their books to the Year 1 children, who really enjoyed them.
Class 5 have also been learning about the local collage artist ‘Laurie McCall’, who has
personally given them tips on how to create effective collages! They used old magazines
in order to recycle and reuse materials and created some lovely seascape and
sunset images.

Exciting and Engaging...
Y6
In recent weeks, year 6 have been exploring story writing, in particular how
to create atmosphere and tension within stories. Our stories have been based
around something eerie and we have had a great time trying to develop aspects
of the introduction and build up in order for the climax to stand out. It
has been a difficult and ambitious project, but one that is certainly showing the
fruit of our labour. Some of the skills we have learnt about include: pathetic fallacy,
personification and making the reader infer aspects of events. All children
have given this difficult task a very good effort and we have now created our
own Book Creator version, with our personal narration.

Staff profiles...

A word from the Principal...
Choose Clarks Penzance and a time slot that suits you.
To do this, contact Clarks
Penzance on 01736 362942
Opening hours,
Mon to Sat 9.00am-5.30pm
Sunday 10.00am-4.00pm

A word from the Principal...