Newsletter 24.05

LUDGVAN SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 24.05.24
LUDGVAN SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER24.05.24
LUDGVAN SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 24.05.24

A word from the Principal...
Dear families,
It’s hard to believe, but we are already at half term and rapidly approaching the end of
the year. We appreciate that as we reach this point, there is naturally a desire to find
out which classes your children will be in and who their teacher will be. Shortly after
half term, we will share this information with you, but feel it is important that staffing
is finalised and confirmed before we do this to avoid any confusion. Once you and your
children are aware of staffing plans we will hold transition sessions to ensure pupils and
staff are well prepared for the beginning of the next school year.
Many of our children have continued to be active on the sporting front in recent weeks
with our swimmers and footballers proving particularly successful. It’s great to see our
school competing with much larger settings from across the county and is testament to
their determination and teamwork, well done all.
Shortly after half term, we be holding one of the major events of the year, the summer
performance. This year, the children will be recreating Moana and huge amounts of
time and effort have gone into making this a wonderful spectacle. Please buy yourself a
ticket, even if your child isn’t performing – it’s sure to be a fantastic show!
Finally, just a few reminders to help the morning drop off a little safer and easier for
everyone:
- Please park considerately. There should be no parking or waiting on the double
yellow lines, zig-zags or in the school driveway. This will make it far safer for everyone.
There is parking available at the Community Centre and it only takes 1 minute to walk
from there to the school grounds along the community path.
- Children should not be on site before 0845. Staff are not available to supervise,
so it is important that children enter the site at 0845 and can go straight into their
classrooms. There should be no football or games on the playground before children
come into school.
Kind regards,
Adam Anderson
Principal

What’s Useful information...
been going on...
Term Dates 23/24
19 July - end of Summer Term
EYFS & KS1 collection at 1pm
Y3 & Y4 collection at 1.10pm
Y5 & Y6 collection at 1.20pm
3 June - return from half term
Diary Dates
11-13 June - Moana Performance evenings
17 June 2024 - Inset Day
1 July - Sports Day
17 July - Leavers’ Assembly
5 September 2024 - start of Autumn Term
Parking
Please remember to park safely and considerately at both ends of the school day and
use the Community Centre path whenever possible. Thank you for continued support.
School Lunches
Please ensure your child’s lunch option is booked online every day, including packed
lunches. This can be done in advance for the rest of the term if preferred, but the
daily deadline for bookings and amendments is midnight the night before.

Sports...
SPORTS
Wow! What an amazing half term of sport we have had!
Our children have taken part in Girls football matches, swimming galas, hockey
matches, many, many boys football tournaments with some amazing results. There
have been Quadkid athletics events, tennis tournaments, dance lessons taught by
MBA and our very own Mrs Brooks, balance bike session for EYFS and even yoga
before SAT’s to relax and calm the minds of our Year 6 children. These have all been
in addition our PE lessons and to our amazing clubs offer, how lucky are our children!
They have all done a fantastic job at all of these events and have done us and
themselves very proud! They are always keen to take part in sporting events and this
is so good for their overall wellness into adolescence and later in life.
The best bit…there’s still lots more to come!
Well done also to all the parents who have had to keep up with all of these events
(and messages from me!) and ensured their children were ready to do their best.
A great team effort from beginning to end!

Farm Club...
It’s been a long time since we’ve posted about the Farm in the newsletter.
So much has happened since!
We said goodbye to Cookie the pony who went to a new home in the company of other
horses and ponies, including multiple Shetlands. Our pigs made their way to Vivian Olds
Butchers after which we had a very successful pork sale. Thank you to everyone who got
involved and we hope it tasted nice! We’ve had lots of positive feedback from customers.
We’re currently having a break from the pigs to allow the ground to recover before looking at
getting more piglets closer to Christmas.
Over the Easter holidays we had our first successful lambing season, welcoming Edith, Enid,
Elton and Ethel to the farm. It wasn’t quite plain sailing - we were able to deliver 3 healthy
lambs, with Ethel arriving from another farm to replace one that was sadly still born.
Thankfully Clarissa eventually adopted her and has been raising her well.
After a break, we welcomed ducks back to the farm. 5 ducklings hatched in our school
incubator and are currently doing well. They’ve just moved to a temporary outside pen
until they are strong enough to live outside properly. The ducklings have been well handled
throughout the school which will hopefully allow our children more interaction with them once
they are fully grown. Our previous ducks preferred to keep well clear of the children!
Over the past few weeks our children have been out and about to various farms and
farming events to learn more about farming, beyond the level we can provide on our school
farm. Year 1 and Farm Club have been to Cornhill Farm, learning all about poultry and pig
farming from Farmer Pete. Year 2 visited Tregullas Farm to learn more about the sheep
farming. Year 3 visited Trink to learn more about dairy farming. Farm Club made their way to
the Devon County Show - despite the rather wet conditions, a great day was had exploring
the different elements of farming.

Outdoor Learning...
So much has been happening in Outdoor Learning across the school. The brighter weather
has enabled us to make the most of our Outdoor Spaces. Orienteering and map skills has
been a big focus for all classes. From learning about compass headings, becoming familiar
with the different features on maps to planning the most efficient routes to win at
orienteering competitions, all children have shown excellent progress and enjoyment. The
children certainly take the competition element very seriously and are determined to develop
their map skills to become faster and more efficient.
Building and crafts has been a big part of Forest School sessions across the school,
particularly using clay. A massive range of clay sculptures has been created. The children
have been very creative!
Year 6 have been busy building their own bird houses. The project began with designing what
their final product will look like. They were given pre-cut wood sections of the house to put
together with hammers and nails. They quickly learnt how important it is to get the technique
right when using nails to ensure the nails went in straight and didn’t end up sticking out at
the sides or that the nails bent when hammering them in. Removing the numerous bent nails
was certainly a challenge! The painting aspect proved trickier than first thought. The children
found their original designs changing as they went, especially when mixing the exact shade of
paint was needed multiple times. We were really proud with how well the children worked and
how great their final products turned out.

Broad and Balanced...
EYFS
This half term we have been focusing on ‘Around the world’. We have looked at where animals
live, what we would need to travel to a different county and even how to send a postcard. We
had a chance to meet some new additions to Ludgvan school and it is safe to say the children
were smitten with the baby chicks.
In maths the children have been looking at subitising, the children have been working really
hard to secure their numbers up to 5, they have also been looking at using different materials
to create repeating patterns.
We have had a big push on mindfulness this half term, having the opportunity to take part in
yoga, draw to music and different types of breathing exercises. We hope this will encourage
the children to use these techniques in everyday life.
This week we received a letter from a friend asking for some help - we searched the classroom
and looked for clues to tell us who needed our help the children figured out ‘The Gingerbread
Man’ needed our help, we set some traps to catch him, created ‘wanted’ posters to
stick up around the classroom and even found some gingerbread crumbs - we are yet to find
‘The Gingerbread Man’, our investigation continues!
I am so proud of you all, well done Rainbow class!!

Broad and Balanced...
Year 1
This half term Year 1 is learning about ‘how can we stay healthy’. We have learnt about our
physical and mental health. Every week all the children spend some time completing yoga
and tai chi exercises. They have learnt several new breathing strategies to help them stay
calm and focused! We have been focused on mindfulness and what activities can support this.
Science is all about growing this term. The children were very excited to plant their sunflower
seeds. We are looking forward to seeing how well they are growing at home. They have learnt
about evergreen and deciduous trees. The children explored the school grounds trying to
identify the various types of trees.
We went on a wildflower walk around the community centre field and found lots of different
flowers. We compared these to garden flowers and the children sketched some beautiful
pictures of the flowers.
The class really enjoyed their trip to Cornhill farm with Farmer Pete! They learnt so much and
were beautifully behaved.
Within our RE lessons, we have been learning about the creation story. The children made
story boards and had a go at making their own worlds! They were very creative and worked
well within their teams.

Broad and Balanced...
Year 2
Year 2 have immersed themselves into the life of a Victorian. We’ve explored Queen Victoria’s
reign, Charles Darwin’s discoveries and most importantly what school was like! Our highlight
had to be our Victorian day, every single child looked fantastic and got themselves fully involved
in the day.
In English, we have been planning and writing persuasive letters asking Queen Victoria to
support us to stop children working in the workhouses. They have worked really hard on
these and will be bringing a copy home very soon for you to read!
In Art, we have been developing our drawing skills through the lens of Pablo Picasso and have
created some fantastic Piccaso faces. We are now moving onto exploring the works of Stanhope
Forbes in preparation for our own landscape sketches.
We were lucky enough to visit Tregullas Farm to meet the baby lambs (and Pablo the calf!).
We went hiking around the Lizard and explored the local area. It’s been a lovely beginning to
our summer term and we can’t wait for our next adventure together.

Broad and Balanced...
Year 3
Since our last newsletter, Year 3 have been on their residential camp to Coverack. On camp
we spent the day at BF Adventure, where we did archery, quarry team games and went on
the zip wire. We also went to the Eden Project where we found out about all the ingredients
from around the world to make a delicious chocolate cake. On the final day we went to
Roskilly’s farm for an ice cream and a woodland walk before coming home.
The children were amazingly well behaved throughout and we all had a great time!
We have now finished learning about the Egyptians and the children have really enjoyed this
topic. They have ended their unit by designing and making (next week) a throne for
Cleopatra. In Science we have had a great time learning about animals, including humans.
The children learnt things like, what is needed to be healthy and why our skeleton is so
important. To help us learn the names of our bones, we made 3D skeletons. In our PSHE this
term we have been learning how to keep ourselves and others safe. We went for a lovely walk
around the village to learn how to be safe on and around our roads.
We’ve learnt so much and been really busy. If you see us, ask us about our maths or about
the stories we’ve written or about our fluent French, or even about our Minack show
experience that is yet to come after half term.
Great job Year 3!

Broad and Balanced...
Year 4
Class 4 has had a great half term.
They’ve worked hard, making amazing progress in all subject areas.
In maths, the children have been learning about fractions, decimals,
recognising 2D shapes and telling the time. They’ve thoroughly enjoyed history, especially
learning about the Greek Gods and Ancient Greece life. In English, they’ve written a mythical
story based on Gods and Goddesses, which were brilliant.
I was amazed at their printing in art where they created a forest using leaves and paint, then
painting. We’ve been discussing emotions in PSHE, focusing on different methods used to
help manage them. The children have loved making quizzes in ICT; they send them to
different teachers or to each other to answer.
We also brought home some medals alongside Year 3 in tennis!
Well done Year 4!

Broad and Balanced...
Year 5
This term Year 5 has been learning about shapes and coordinates in maths, and using our
geography skills to navigate using maps! We spent a fun day navigating a walk to Carn Brea
using only a map and a compass and putting our skills into practise in the outdoors.
In English, we have been studying the story of Beowulf and learning all about Vikings. Year 5
have taken great pride in transforming our Year 5 Garden with new plants and having a good
old tidy up! It has been a fun term getting to know each other as their new teacher and we
are excited for Sports Day and more outdoor learning activities in June and July!

Broad and Balanced...
Year 6
These past few weeks have been a whirlwind of SATs preparation amidst the relentless
downpours outside. However, the weather by no means dampened our spirits as we
approached the tests with a huge smile and tried our absolute best. There were only a few
tears of frustration and anxiety, and those were from Mr Anderson. Well done Year 6 on a
fantastic week!
Last week, one of our PSHE lessons was focused around mental health, its impact on us and
ways that we can help to ease some of the pressures around us.
The children created an amazing array of posters, booklets and images which demonstrated
the importance of ensuring we pay close attention to the health of our minds as well as the
health of our bodies. We also wrote down many of our worries into a worry jar, and it was
surprising how full some of our jars became, and the similar problems that we face on a daily
basis. An important message that I took away from this important topic was to always try to
remember that everyone around us has their own troubles and worries, and simply talking to
someone can be a first step in helping them to resolve even the smallest of problems.

Broad and Balanced...
Ludgvan School
PRODUCTION OF
Music and Lyrics by
Lin-Manuel Mirands, Opetaia Foa‘i & Mark Mancina
Book Adapted by
Susan Soon He Stanton
Music and Orchestrations Adapted and Arranged by
Ian Weinberger
Based on the 12016 Disney film Moana
Tuesday 11 th June – 6:00 PM
Wednesday 12 th June – 6:00 PM
Thursday 13 th June – 6:00 PM
For Tickets Visit
www.ticketsource.co.uk/ludgvan-school

Sports Day...

Sports Day...
YOU HAVE THE POWER TO DO
SUPER THINGS
FOR THE children AT ludgvan school
support THE fls!
1.
SUPPORT
-COME ALONG TO OUR EVENTS
-PLAY THE SCHOOL LOTTERY
-USE AMAZON SMILE AND EASYFUNDRAISING FOR
YOUR EVERY DAY PURCHASES
VOLUNTEER
COULD YOU HELP AT AN EVENT? PROMOTE IT,
HELP SET UP, RUN A STALL, DONATE A PRIZE?
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO GET INVOLVED - ANY AMOUNT
OF TIME YOU CAN GIVE MAKES A DIFFERENCE
2.
3.
join the fls
WITH MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED, WE CAN
DO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS
FOR THE SCHOOL!
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE THE
LUDGVAN PARENTS FACEBOOK PAGE OR EMAIL
LUDGVANFLS@GMAIL.COM

Sports Day...
To start supporting, visit:
YourSchoolLottery.co.uk/play
and search for: Ludgvan
Supporters must be 16 years of age or older.