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LUDGVAN SCHOOL NEWSLETTER <strong>15.07</strong>.24<br />
LUDGVAN SCHOOL<br />
NEWSLETTER<strong>15.07</strong>.24<br />
LUDGVAN SCHOOL NEWSLETTER <strong>15.07</strong>.24
A word from the Principal...<br />
Dear families,<br />
As we race towards the summer holidays, I sit down to write my final Ludgvan school<br />
newsletter. After 18 years at the school, 6 as Principal, it will be a strange feeling when<br />
we finally break up in a fortnight, knowing that, unlike the previous 17 summers, I<br />
will not be returning in September. When I first started, we were a 5 class school with<br />
under 140 pupils. Since then, we have grown considerably, become a local school of<br />
choice and continuously developed and broadened our provision so that our children<br />
have the richest, most diverse primary experience we can offer. I’d like to take this<br />
opportunity to thank each and every one of you for the support throughout this journey<br />
and over my time at Ludgvan, it is a truly special community that I will greatly miss.<br />
It’s been another busy few weeks as is always the case during the summer term with<br />
visitors, trips and residentials, but there have been three particular highlights for me:<br />
Moana. What an amazing set of performances! The children performed fantastically and<br />
delivered every line with confidence and feeling, never dropping their focus throughout<br />
the 3 evening shows. I’d like to thank the staff team who have dedicated hundreds of<br />
hours to make the show the spectacle it was and something that our children will not<br />
soon forget.<br />
Sports Day. With the exception of a few drops of rain, the sun shone and great fun was<br />
had by all; children, staff and spectators alike. I am a strong believer that sports day<br />
is an important part of children’s development; it allows pupils to shine in areas they<br />
may excel in, develops resilience in those who may not be as successful as they would<br />
like or who find competing a challenge and further develops feelings of teamwork and<br />
togetherness. I believe that we have the balance just right, with team events in the<br />
morning and more individual efforts in the afternoon and I’d like to thank Mrs Wherry<br />
and the staff team for executing the plan so smoothly. A huge shoutout to the FLS who<br />
not only provided refreshments, but organised the colour run, which is always such an<br />
amazing ending to a wonderful day.<br />
New Intake. Recently, we welcomed our reception class for September 2024 into school<br />
for their transition sessions. They were all incredibly brave, coming into a new building<br />
with no tears and demonstrating fantastic behaviour throughout. We can’t wait to welcome<br />
them into Ludgvan school on a full time basis in September.<br />
We have a number of events still to take place, not least our Y6 Leavers Assembly, so<br />
things are showing no signs of slowing! See you all on the gate in the mornings.<br />
Kind regards,<br />
Adam Anderson<br />
Principal
What’s Useful information...<br />
been going on...<br />
Term Dates 23/24<br />
19 July - end of Summer Term<br />
EYFS & KS1 collection at 1pm<br />
Y3 & Y4 collection at 1.10pm<br />
Y5 & Y6 collection at 1.20pm<br />
Term Dates 24/25<br />
5 September 2024 - 20 December 2024 (Autumn Term)<br />
6 January 2025 - 4 April 2025 (Spring Term)<br />
22 April 2025 - 18 July 2025 (Summer Term)<br />
Diary Dates<br />
17 July - Leavers’ Assembly at 1.30pm<br />
Goodbyes<br />
It is with great sadness that we bid a fond farewell to two members of staff at the<br />
end of term.<br />
Firstly, Mrs Barber, will be leaving to take on a role at Penzance Wave Academy. Mrs Barber<br />
has worked at Ludgvan for 10 years, teaching from Early Years to Y5 and also leading our<br />
additional needs provision in her role as SENDCO. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank<br />
Mrs Barber for all of her hard work at Ludgvan and wish her the best of luck in her new role<br />
in September.<br />
Miss Hutton is also leaving to continue her teaching career at St Ives Infants from September.<br />
Miss Hutton has been covering Mrs Barber’s maternity leave in our reception class and<br />
has been a fantastic member of staff during her year with us. Good luck next year Miss Hutton!
Sports...<br />
SPORTS<br />
This term is always our busiest for sporting events and we always make sure we participate<br />
as fully as possible with as many pupils as possible. We have taken part in tennis at Penzance<br />
tennis club, Quadkids at Mounts Bay Academy, swimming galas at St Ives Leisure Centre, four<br />
different cricket tournaments in St Just with our KS2 children, the Penwith Athletics event at<br />
Carn Brea Leisure Centre, surf days with Global Boarders at Gwithian (partly funded by the<br />
FLS, for which we are very grateful), balance bike sessions at school for our EYFS children,<br />
three country cricket finals and we are hosting the annual local school orienteering event next<br />
week. A huge well done to everyone for another fabulous sports day and thank you to the<br />
FLS for the refreshments and the colour run and the MBA sports students for all of your help<br />
When it comes to sport, we don’t shy away, we jump at the chance to play!<br />
A huge well done to everyone for taking part in all sports this year, whether you have turned<br />
up every week to your club either inside or outside of school, represented school in a sport,<br />
or just challenged yourself to do something physical every day.<br />
Over the next few weeks we will be applying again for the School Games Kite Mark award.<br />
Last year we received Gold, so I am hoping we will match this again this year.
Farm Club...<br />
FARM CLUB<br />
This past month on the farm has seen lots of busy work around the vegetables. The children<br />
have been caring for the vegetables they planted earlier in the year, weeding and removing<br />
caterpillars, providing support structures where necessary and checking for signs of disease<br />
as well as monitoring growth and progress. The potatoes are almost ready to harvest and the<br />
courgettes are well underway. Unfortunately, the strawberries and raspberries have not lasted<br />
long enough to harvest properly - they are picked and eaten by the children as soon as they<br />
appear!<br />
We have also welcomed our newest arrivals; turkey chicks. So far we have had three hatch<br />
successfully and we are hoping that there will be a few more to come. The last time we<br />
hatched turkeys, they did not make it to Christmas due to predators, but hopefully we will<br />
have more luck this time.
Farm Club...<br />
FARM CLUB<br />
Here are some more photos of our outdoor provision:
Broad and Balanced...<br />
EYFS<br />
Wow! Well what a return to school we have had. This half term has been a very busy one for<br />
rainbow class!!<br />
We started by exploring the Olympic Games, learning all about the opening ceremony and its<br />
traditions. The children created their own Olympic torches using a new technique they learned<br />
called collage. This term’s big question, “Have I got what it takes to be an Olympic hero?”<br />
guided us in examining different types of heroes and what qualities make someone a hero. In<br />
Drawing Club, we drew pictures of our heroes and discussed what makes them special.<br />
Our visit to St Michael’s Mount was a highlight, as we arrived by boat and walked back across<br />
the famous causeway. We learned about the Mount’s history, the legend of the giant and his<br />
heart, and even met Lady Mary, who lives in the castle.<br />
Sports Day was a fantastic event. The children competed in their team colours, participating<br />
in a range of activities and races in front of the parents in the afternoon. They showcased<br />
their super speed in the races, their balancing skills in the egg and spoon race, and their<br />
jumping skills in the sack race. All the children were a credit to the school.<br />
With only a few weeks left before the summer holidays, I want to express how proud we are<br />
of all the children in Rainbow Class and thank the parents for their support throughout the<br />
year!
Broad and Balanced...<br />
Year 1<br />
Year 1 have been busy learning about the five oceans of the world and have been finding out<br />
lots of interesting facts. We read the story of ‘The Lonely Sea Dragon’, and afterwards the<br />
children created beautiful pictures of the sea dragon. They worked incredibly hard retelling<br />
the story and produced some lovely written work.<br />
As part of our whole school topic, we have been learning about the Olympics. The children<br />
made their own Olympic torches! They all enjoyed the online assembly with the Paralympian<br />
Stefanie Reid.<br />
Sports day provided a great opportunity for the children to experience a variety of sporting<br />
activities in the morning carousel. They had lots of fun racing in the afternoon with all the<br />
parents watching!<br />
Well done Year 1.
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Year 2<br />
This term is all things Olympics! We have immersed ourselves in the Olympics throughout the<br />
curriculum in preparation for Paris 2024 and most importantly, for our very own Sports Day.<br />
In English, Year 2 have been writing biographies about a variety of Olympians such as Usain<br />
Bolt, Tom Daley, Simone Biles and Rebecca Adlington. Hopefully a copy has reached home by<br />
now, but I am happy to share again for any parents.<br />
In Art, we have used our sketching and oil pastel skills to create flags for the horticultural<br />
show as well as for Sports Day. It was fantastic to see the knowledge the children already had<br />
about different flags around the world.<br />
In PE, we have explored athletics through different activities including running and the high<br />
jump. All of the class amazed me with their determination when it came to tackling the high<br />
jump. We’re now moving onto rounders for the final weeks of term.<br />
A special well done to Year 2 in this year’s Sports Day. Each and every child tried their best<br />
and supported those around them. They all have fantastic sportsmanship and represented the<br />
school so well.
Broad and Balanced...<br />
Year 3<br />
Year 3 have had a very busy few weeks. We have worked closely with the Minack Theatre<br />
team to prepare for our performance on the stage at the Minack Theatre at the end of term.<br />
We have been singing, dancing and acting with John Brolly. We sound great so far and can’t<br />
wait to get on the stage for our final performance.<br />
We have thrown ourselves into our new Olympic topic and have found out about the ancient<br />
Olympics and about Paris 2024. We have written biographies about our favourite sporting<br />
hero. As well as designing and writing recipes for a healthy snack for an athlete, which we<br />
then made and tested!<br />
During computing we have used Scratch to create an Olympic scene and we were all able<br />
to make mini animations of a sport of our choice. In science lessons we have been learning<br />
about forces and magnets and have been investigating friction and magnet strength. We had<br />
lots of fun doing these investigations.<br />
Lots of us have also been in and out of class representing the school in sporting activities.<br />
Well done Year 3, you’re working very hard. Keep up the good work.
Broad and Balanced...<br />
Year 4<br />
It has been a really busy week for Year 4. We were proud of their efforts at Sports Day and<br />
they enjoyed their trip to the cinema on Tuesday, courtesy of the FLS.<br />
The residential trip has been the highlight of the year, although the energetic Year 4’s nearly<br />
broke the staff team on their first night with their ability to stay awake.They had fun on the<br />
water, kayaking, stand up paddle-boarding and coasteering on their first day, followed by<br />
dinner and evening entertainment. On the second day, they tested their skills at archery and<br />
axe-throwing in the morning and on the high ropes and leap of faith in the afternoon. They<br />
were very brave with the caving, learning how to get out of tight spaces. They enjoyed raving<br />
in the rain at the silent disco, one of the quietest parts of the trip. The last morning was spent<br />
learning bushcraft and survival skills including den building and toasting marshmallows.<br />
It has been a really amazing adventure year 4!
Broad and Balanced...<br />
Year 5<br />
Year 5 have enjoyed a fantastic month, including a surfing day, pizza making and sports day.<br />
In June, we spent a beautiful, sunny day at Gwithian learning to surf with Global Boarders.<br />
Most of us managed to stand up on our boards and catch at least one wave!<br />
We also had the opportunity to learn about pizza making with Educatering and made our own<br />
pizzas as part of our DT project.<br />
This term, our curriculum has been focused around the Olympic Games and as part of this,<br />
we chose our own Olympian to write a biography on. It was really interesting to research all<br />
of the different sports and people who make the Olympics as special as it is.<br />
Year 5 have worked really hard and I am very proud of them all. Keep up the good work!
Broad and Balanced...<br />
Year 6<br />
Since year 6 finished their SATs, they have had an amazingly fun, yet busy June.<br />
We completed our penultimate unit of science related to living things and their habitats; in<br />
particular, the classification of the animal kingdom and bacteria / fungi. It was interesting to<br />
learn about the biologist, Carl Linnaeus and his pyramid of taxonomy and how this evolved to<br />
help understand and classify all living things. We created our very own unique creatures with<br />
characteristics of a mixture of creatures (mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish and birds).<br />
We also conducted an experiment to grow our own mould on slices of bread. The experiment<br />
was to determine if more moisture would increase growth rate, and there was conclusive<br />
evidence that it did. We also ensured fair-testing by considering many factors that could be<br />
controlled to ensure the experiment was accurate, such as washing hands thoroughly. We<br />
avoided touching the materials unnecessarily, sealed the bag from the outside environment,<br />
and kept the entire experiment in a stable temperature. Although the results were disgusting,<br />
it was fun to see the variation of colours and growth on each slice.<br />
Year 6 also took part in their final residential of their primary school lives. It was a long trip to<br />
the south coast of Devon, where we stayed in a beautiful hostel within Beer. On our trip, we<br />
visited Adrenaline Quarry where we did go-kart racing and the total wipeout water activity,<br />
visited Devon’s Crealy, and also visited Paignton zoo. We were very lucky with the weather,<br />
which made it an even better experience.<br />
Finally, to end our exciting June, Global boarders invited us to the beach for a surf session,<br />
which was partly funded by a generous donation from the team at FLS. We were very lucky<br />
with the weather; the sun was shining and the conditions were great in the water. Most of the<br />
children really enjoyed the trip, which included some beach games and rock pool jumping.
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