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LUDGVAN SCHOOL NEWSLETTER <strong>12.05</strong>.23<br />
LUDGVAN SCHOOL<br />
NEWSLETTER<strong>12.05</strong>.23<br />
LUDGVAN SCHOOL NEWSLETTER <strong>12.05</strong>.23
A word from the Principal...<br />
Dear Parents and Carers,<br />
We have had a week of contrasting activities since our last newsletter. On Friday, we enjoyed the<br />
fun and frivolity of our Coronation Celebrations. Thank you so much for supporting your child to<br />
create a crown at home, we had so many fantastic entries, particularly in EYFS, Y1 and Y2 – it<br />
made judging far more challenging than expected! Luckily, the weather held off so everyone could<br />
enjoy the street party outside and a big thank you to our office and kitchen teams for ensuring<br />
everyone was able to benefit from the party lunch!<br />
On to this week and, after another enjoyable bank holiday weekend, the Y6 children have been<br />
knuckling down to their SATs. Through the week, they have had 6 papers to sit and have been<br />
absolute stars. I supported the children in the Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation paper at the<br />
start of the week and their levels of composure, resilience and determination have been admirable.<br />
Even the reading paper, which has caused some outrage across the country for its level of difficulty,<br />
was tackled superbly by our children. Well done Year 6, we are very proud of you.<br />
We are now racing through the summer term, with only 2 weeks left before the half term break. It<br />
won’t be long until the Lion King, Sports Day and a multitude of other exciting events are heading<br />
our way, so watch this space!<br />
Kind regards,<br />
Mr Adam Anderson<br />
Principal
What’s Useful information...<br />
been going on...<br />
Term Dates 22/23<br />
17 April – 21 July (Half Term 29 May-2 Jun)<br />
Inset Days<br />
24th July<br />
25th July<br />
Diary Dates<br />
6th - 8th June @ 6pm Lion King Performance<br />
5th July - Sports Day<br />
19th July - Leavers’ Assembly<br />
21st July - Last day of term<br />
Medicine in School<br />
If your child is returning from illness or just a little under the weather,<br />
please feel free to drop some Calpol or similar into the office and<br />
complete a consent form so that we can administer<br />
as needed to ensure your child feels well through the school day.<br />
Swimming<br />
On Thursday 4th May, a Year 5 and 6 swimming team went to the annual<br />
Penwith Swimming gala at Penzance Leisure Centre. The event was great and<br />
the children swam so well. They competed against 15 other schools in Penwith<br />
in all four disciplines of swimming strokes. Some of our children qualified for<br />
the finals from their heats and Sophie C came 1st in front crawl, Chloe came<br />
1st in Backstroke and Zayd came 2nd in butterfly.<br />
Well done to Libby, Hannah, Sofija, Flossy, Charlie, Sennen, Hugo, Reenie,<br />
Savannah, Harry, Felix, Elijah and Tamlin who also took part and represented<br />
Ludgvan School very well. Good work team!
Coronation celebrations...
Broad and Balanced...<br />
EYFS<br />
Early Years have had lots of fun celebrating and learning about the Coronation<br />
of King Charles. The children looked at photos of King Charles throughout his<br />
life and put them in chronological order. Then they discussed the differences<br />
between when King Charles was a child and now. The children have also<br />
enjoyed becoming Kings and Queens, creating some fabulous crowns and<br />
gowns and even role playing the coronation. Last week, we read the King’s<br />
Colourful Coronation and then created our own carriages during drawing club.<br />
Outside, the children have used the mud kitchen to have royal tea parties.<br />
There were some fabulous mud cakes. Early Years have also been learning<br />
about self portraits, making their own using King Charles’ stamp as<br />
inspiration.
Broad and Balanced...<br />
Year 1<br />
The children in Year 1 all looked amazing on Friday with their fantastic crowns<br />
for the Coronation picnic. It sounds like they all had a lovely weekend too! In<br />
art this term our focus has been on different types of 3D art. We first looked at<br />
Henry Moore and re-created some of his clay sculptures. We then re-created<br />
Phoebe Cummings clay flowers using a selection of different tools. The children<br />
are really proud of their sculptures and produced some amazing work.<br />
We have just started our new science topic about plants. They have learnt<br />
about the different parts of a plant and their purpose. The children have<br />
planted cress seeds, beans, and sunflower seeds. They have taken their<br />
sunflower seeds home to look after and we are looking forward to seeing how<br />
well they are all growing in a few weeks!
Broad and Balanced...<br />
Year 2<br />
On Friday, it was wonderful to see Year 2 wearing such amazing crowns for the<br />
Coronation picnic. We enjoyed learning about Queen Victoria and the children<br />
became kings and queens for the morning. They sat in our ‘hot seat’ and were<br />
asked about the new rules and laws they would put in place. They then tea<br />
stained some paper to create their royal scrolls for these new rules and laws.<br />
Year 2 has also been busy in Art. They have started their second block on<br />
drawing and it has been amazing to see how much more detail and precision<br />
they are using compared to the start of the year. So far they hae focused on<br />
shading and creating shadows using different grades of pencil. They took such<br />
a long time over their artwork and were really proud of what they created.<br />
We have also discovered some fraction geniuses this week. Our new Maths<br />
block has been learning all about finding fractions of shapes and amounts. The<br />
class has been amazing at taking on this new learning and being able to recognise<br />
and find halves, quarters and thirds. Well done Year 2!
Broad and Balanced...<br />
Year 3<br />
Year 3 have been working hard to complete their diary entries as Howard<br />
Carter, the Egyptologist who discovered Tutankamun’s tomb. The children have<br />
remembered the key facts so well and are really enjoying this topic. They have<br />
continued to make their 3D Tutankhamun masks and as they near finishing<br />
them, they are looking great. In maths the children have been learning about<br />
fractions and decimals and they have worked really hard to understand some<br />
tricky concepts. At the end of last week the children listened very well to an<br />
informative assembly from the RNLI lifeguards and they enjoyed a lovely picnic<br />
celebrating the King’s Coronation.
Broad and Balanced...<br />
Year 4<br />
Class 4 have been very busy in class finishing their setting descriptions<br />
neatly and showing off their best handwriting. The children were all very proud<br />
of their completed copies; they all love looking at them on the classroom<br />
wall. They are going to make their collages this week which they have already<br />
planned and designed in class. We are all very excited to see the outcomes.<br />
In maths, we have been learning about decimals. I was really impressed with<br />
how quickly they picked up the understanding and new concept. As part of the<br />
King’s Coronation, they completed a piece of writing about the changes they<br />
would make if they were the new King or Queen. There were so many great<br />
ideas. They also created a portrait of King Charles. They were given artist<br />
licence to represent him how they wanted. All outcomes were excellent.
Broad and Balanced...<br />
Year 5<br />
We have had a fantastic couple of weeks in Year 5! We had an excellent trip to<br />
the Maritime Museum where we were lucky enough to take part in some Viking<br />
workshops. The pupils were also able to explore the exhibition surrounding<br />
pirates and have a go at sailing miniature boats.<br />
In English, we have published our interesting newspaper reports surrounding<br />
Viking events – we can’t wait for you to read them!<br />
In Art, we have been focusing on refining our drawing techniques, we explored<br />
our senses and tried to draw the flavour/texture of different foods (some were<br />
less enjoyable than others!). We also conducted a nature walk and used our<br />
natural surroundings to focus on continuous line drawing.<br />
Finally, we enjoyed our lovely Coronation lunch on the playground together.<br />
Well done Year 5!
Broad and Balanced...<br />
Year 6<br />
Year 6 have had a busy couple of weeks. Last week they worked hard towards<br />
their SATs and finished the week on a high with the King’s Coronation<br />
celebrations, enjoying a ‘street party’ lunch on Friday. A visit from the RNLI,<br />
who gave an assembly on water safety, was a nice break from all the work.<br />
This week they have completed the four days of tests, taking it all in their<br />
stride and conducting themselves throughout with maturity and respect.<br />
We are so proud of you Year 6. Well done!
Sports Day...
Sports Day...<br />
PARENT / CARER ENGAGEMENT ONLINE WORKSHOP<br />
18th May 2023 1.30 - 3.30pm<br />
With Natasha Davey-Diop and Nicky Hepworth<br />
Cornwall Council Designated Safeguarding Lead Network<br />
Overview<br />
“Parental engagement in children’s learning makes a difference – it is the most<br />
powerful school improvement lever we have” (Harris and Goodall 2007).<br />
Effective parental engagement is a crucial ingredient in both academic and<br />
social success, especially for our most vulnerable pupils. Cornwall Council’s<br />
Together for Families<br />
Directorate, supported by Parent Carer Cornwall, have developed a framework<br />
and toolkit to promote the partnership between pupils, parents and<br />
school to help create a culture of mutual collaboration in order to support all<br />
learners to succeed.<br />
The session will provide:-<br />
An overview of the importance of parental engagement in education.<br />
An insight into the framework and toolkit which will include sharing some<br />
examples of the evidence of impact through case studies.<br />
Reflect upon one of the key principles of effective parental engagement and<br />
identify some of the key components that underpin it.<br />
Microsoft Teams meeting<br />
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device<br />
Click here to join the meeting<br />
Meeting ID: 353 739 868 908<br />
Passcode: ocJdZi
Sports Day...
Sports Day...<br />
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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