Newsletter 10 - 10.02.23
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LUDGVAN SCHOOL NEWSLETTER <strong>10</strong>.2.23<br />
LUDGVAN SCHOOL<br />
NEWSLETTER<strong>10</strong>.2.23<br />
LUDGVAN SCHOOL NEWSLETTER <strong>10</strong>.2.23
A word from the Principal...<br />
Dear families,<br />
And just like that, it’s half term and halfway through the school year. This year is flying by and it’s<br />
only going to seem to accelerate as we race towards the summer term where the extra-curricular<br />
events come thicker and faster than ever!<br />
This week our Y5 children have been living it up in ‘The Big Smoke’ as they headed to London for<br />
their residential. As always, this trip was action-packed with trip to the museums, Houses of Parliament,<br />
London Eye, Wicked at the theatre and much more. The children were wonderfully behaved,<br />
representing the school brilliantly and earning many compliments from members of the public. I’d<br />
like to extend my thanks to all of the staff involved in the planning and delivery of this trip, it is<br />
much appreciated.<br />
Finally, some question ideas to get the past the stock-response of ‘nothing’ from many childre when<br />
asked about their school day:<br />
• Tell me about the best part of your day.<br />
• What was the hardest thing you had to do today?<br />
• Did any of your classmates do anything funny?<br />
• Tell me about what you read in class.<br />
• Who did you play with today?<br />
• What can you teach me that you learnt today?<br />
Research shows that asking children about their learning and showing interest in their day has a<br />
significant impact on how well they conduct themselves and achieve at school.<br />
Have a great half term.<br />
Kind regards,<br />
Mr Adam Anderson<br />
Principal
What’s Useful information...<br />
been going on...<br />
Term Dates 22/23<br />
4th Jan – 31 March (HT 13-17 Feb)<br />
17 April – 21 July (HT 29 May-2 Jun)<br />
Inset Days<br />
24th July<br />
25th July<br />
Medicine in School<br />
If your child is returning from illness or just a little under the weather, please feel free to<br />
drop some Calpol or similar into the office and we can administer as needed to ensure your<br />
child feels well through the school day.<br />
Important dates from the FLS<br />
Please keep an eye out for further information about the events below.<br />
8th Feb - Bags2School<br />
<strong>10</strong>th Feb - End of term disco. Theme TBA<br />
Month of Feb - Loose Change or Smarties challenge.<br />
3rd March - St Pirans day cake sale<br />
15th-17th Mar - Mothers Day shop<br />
24th Mar - Break the Rules day!<br />
31st Mar - Easter event TBA<br />
Oracy Challenge<br />
Rhyming tennis<br />
Players agree on a rhyming family – say ‘at’ as in hat – and take turns, back and forth, each<br />
saying a new word that fits the family. See how many words you can come up with.
Outdoor Learning...<br />
The pupils have been getting busy during their Outdoor Learning sessions over<br />
the past two weeks. Fire has been a focus point for out session, exploring how<br />
to prepare to build fires including using tools tools to split wood for kindling,<br />
building fire, maintaining them, and best all, using them to make s’mores!<br />
Marshmallows always seem to bring out big smiles! I’ve been really impressed<br />
with the positive attitude shown by all children and particularly their knowledge<br />
of fire safety. It’s been great to allow the children independence around the fire<br />
and let them explore it safely.
Broad and Balanced...<br />
EYFS<br />
This week, Early Years have been learning about how to take care of the planet.<br />
We read ‘Somebody swallowed Stanley’ and talked about why it’s important<br />
to recycle. We also learnt about food chains. Lots of the children used recycled<br />
materials to make kites and other exciting things!
Broad and Balanced...<br />
Y1<br />
Class 1 are continuing to learn about the 7 Continents and last week our focus<br />
was on South America. They found out that football is the most popular sport<br />
in Brazil and that there are lots of very interesting animals that live in the Amazon<br />
Rainforest. The children made beautiful carnival masks and flags.<br />
This week we looked at North America and what the USA is like. The children<br />
learnt that it is called the United States because the country is split into 50<br />
states. We looked at some famous landmarks: The Statue of Liberty, The White<br />
House and Mount Rushmore.<br />
This term in RE we are learning about Jewish celebrations and traditions. We<br />
learnt about the Shema prayer and the celebration of Hanukkah. The children<br />
made their Menorah candlesticks.
Broad and Balanced...<br />
Y2<br />
Year 2 have really enjoyed learning about shape in Maths. As a part of their<br />
weekly challenges, the Year 2s had to sort 2D and 3D shapes as well as continuing<br />
patterns using 2D shapes. It has been brilliant to see them remembering<br />
so much of their learning and practising those skills during the challenges.<br />
They also started learning about money this week and we have been thoroughly<br />
impressed by how many coins the children recognised and how confident<br />
they have been at making amounts of money using notes and coins.<br />
In Art, the Year 2s have been getting to grips with digital art. They have learnt<br />
about some very famous artists and their different styles. On the Chrome<br />
books, they have had a go at creating different styles of art using a program<br />
called Auto Draw. Lots of them found this really tricky to start with but they<br />
have already developed their skills and are enjoying creating digital art. This<br />
week, they have tested out taking a photo and using it to create pop art.<br />
As a part of our topic, Year 2 have also been writing letters to Bob, the man on<br />
the moon. We have learnt a lot about his job from one of our class books and<br />
the children came up with questions that they would ask him about his work.<br />
In their letters, we were so impressed with the fantastic questions and how<br />
hard they worked on using the correct punctuation.<br />
Well done Year 2!
Broad and Balanced...<br />
Y3<br />
Year 3 have continued to work really hard with their Stone Age topic work.<br />
They have made Stone Age houses from clay and they had a great time visiting<br />
and exploring an ancient village near Sancreed. They loved exploring the site<br />
and imagining what life would have been like there. They have used this knowledge<br />
to create their own Stone Age Village in a box. They have done a great<br />
job completing their Stone Age stories and I have been really impressed with<br />
the vocabulary they have used.<br />
They have really enjoyed their sessions at Penzance Gymnastics club this half<br />
term and the final foam pit session was a huge hit! Thank you to Jess and Lena<br />
at the club for making our sessions so much fun!
Broad and Balanced...<br />
Y4<br />
Class 4 has had another amazing half term; working extremely hard in all areas<br />
of the curriculum. The children have made excellent progress and this is<br />
clear throughout their work. They’ve loved learning about Greek gods and goddesses.<br />
In English they’ve all started to create their own Greek myth, I have<br />
really enjoyed reading them all. In 3D art, they’ve all made their own ancient<br />
Olympics vase that represents a sport from that time. In RE, they have been<br />
learning about different ways that people worship, they all created lovely pieces<br />
of writing. The children talked about the careers they might be interested in<br />
pursuing in the future and the skills they would need for these roles; they created<br />
great posters to demonstrate this. I hope you all have a lovely half term.
Broad and Balanced...<br />
Y5<br />
Year 5 have been busy on their London residential! Our three days have been<br />
jam packed with so much excitement and happy memories. Some highlights of<br />
the trip included a visit from our local MP Derek Thomas in the Houses of Parliament,<br />
braving the London Eye and experiencing Wicked in the theatre.<br />
The children have been so fantastic on the trip and have represented Ludgvan<br />
School beautifully. We have had lots of lovely comments from members of the<br />
public on how well the children have behaved (and how cool their green beanies<br />
are!).
Broad and Balanced...<br />
Y6<br />
Year 6 have been studying Hinduism and focused on aspects of their beliefs,<br />
such as: karma, dharma, moksha and their understanding that their souls experience<br />
a cycle of life, death and reincarnation as another being. We had lots<br />
of fun creating our very own board game, “Snakes and ladders - Hindu version”,<br />
which required the players to go through the <strong>10</strong>0-square grid, allowing<br />
for their dharma to be fulfilled, which ultimately allowed them to achieve moksha<br />
once the number <strong>10</strong>0 was surpassed. There were some fantastic designs<br />
and ideas for aspects of Hinduism that could replace the traditional snakes and<br />
ladders.<br />
In English, we have begun to write our eerie stories by creating a powerful,<br />
descriptive introduction. We have attempted to use figurative language such<br />
as pathetic fallacy and personification, as well as powerful vocabulary to really<br />
entice a reader into the story.<br />
In maths, we are finishing off our unit relating to decimals and fractions. The<br />
class have been doing an amazing job with this difficult concept.<br />
Super work year 6!
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YOU HAVE THE POWER TO DO<br />
SUPER THINGS<br />
FOR THE children AT ludgvan school<br />
support THE fls!<br />
1.<br />
SUPPORT<br />
-COME ALONG TO OUR EVENTS<br />
-PLAY THE SCHOOL LOTTERY<br />
-USE AMAZON SMILE AND EASYFUNDRAISING FOR<br />
YOUR EVERY DAY PURCHASES<br />
VOLUNTEER<br />
COULD YOU HELP AT AN EVENT? PROMOTE IT,<br />
HELP SET UP, RUN A STALL, DONATE A PRIZE?<br />
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO GET INVOLVED - ANY AMOUNT<br />
OF TIME YOU CAN GIVE MAKES A DIFFERENCE<br />
2.<br />
3.<br />
join the fls<br />
WITH MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED, WE CAN<br />
DO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS<br />
FOR THE SCHOOL!<br />
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE THE<br />
LUDGVAN PARENTS FACEBOOK PAGE OR EMAIL<br />
LUDGVANFLS@GMAIL.COM
Sports Day...<br />
To start supporting, visit:<br />
YourSchoolLottery.co.uk/play<br />
and search for: Ludgvan<br />
Supporters must be 16 years of age or older.
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