Following a super-charged week, we had a fabulous Friday afternoon making biscuits. The children transformed their plain biscuit dough into a fantastic creations; colourful, innovative and tasty, ranging from chocolate Bischoff, to chocolate spread surprise, pink strawberry and multiple marshmallow versions - I am certain there is a future baker in there! We finished the afternoon by evaluating how successful their designs tast and boxes would suit their target market.
Next week is Activity week with Year 6 off-site for Monday-Thursday and the rest of the school working collaboratively completing art projects, outdoor learning, wild tribe and cooking. Monday kicks off with local artist, Louise Kidd, coming in to school to work with the children on a shared "Big Art" project. Please send your child to school wearing clothes suitable for art, preferably old clothes and shoes, to make sure they can fully embrace the activities on offer.
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs W
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We've had a busy and creative time this week!
In Design and Technology, the children have been designing their own biscuit packaging, carefully considering elements like the target audience, colour schemes, design features, product name, and even the ingredients. There's been some fantastic creativity and thoughtful planning. Later this week, we'll be baking the biscuits and evaluating our projects - checking how well the final products meet the needs of our audience in terms of taste, texture, packaging appeal, and budget.
In English, we're ready to begin writing our own adaptations of Aladdin. The children have already come up with some exciting new settings and characters, and I'm really looking forward to seeing how these imaginative ideas unfold in their finished stories. Once complete, we'll upload the stories to Showbie and begin building our shared school library of creative writing - a wonderful legacy of their work.
In Maths, we are wrapping up our final unit of the year. This will free up the last few weeks for consolidation and some exciting independent problem-solving projects, where the children will apply their skills in fun and practical ways.
NEW ENQUIRY
This week, Tregeagle Class has launched a brand-new enquiry: "Why do oceans matter?" We're diving deep into the wonders of our blue planet to discover how the oceans support life on Earth. From exploring the vibrant biodiversity of the Great Barrier Reef to investigating the urgent issue of marine pollution, our learning is full of real-world relevance and discovery.
We’re not just staying in the classroom either! As part of our enquiry, we’ll be carrying out fieldwork to explore the extent of plastic pollution in our local area. The children will be thinking critically about the impact of human activity and exploring practical ways we can all help protect our oceans.
DT
Meanwhile, in DT, things are heating up in the kitchen as we combine cooking with creativity. We’re exploring branding and product design to create our own tasty biscuits, complete with packaging designed for a specific target audience. From logo design to taste testing, the children are learning how food and marketing come together to shape the products we see on shelves.
WRITING
In writing, we’re being whisked away to a magical world through Aladdin by Philip Pullman. The children have been hard at work on their own narrative writing, inspired by this classic tale. This week, we completed a detailed character study—and had a surprise visit when Aladdin appeared in our classroom via augmented reality! This exciting tech twist sparked some truly fantastic writing and lots of excitement.
Sailing Lessons Resume with a Strong Start!
We're excited that sailing lessons have resumed for our class. Yet again, we have benefited from the generosity of our fabulous community with fully funded sailing, kayaking and paddle boarding lessons. This week, the children started their adventure with kayaking sessions. The instructors were particularly impressed by how mature and supportive the children were, noting how they built on the skills and knowledge gained last year to help guide and encourage the younger participants. It's been wonderful to see their growth and teamwork in action!
Swimming Lessons
This week marked the final swimming lesson of the term, and what a brilliant end it was! The children completed their final assessments, showcasing the water safety and life-saving skills they’ve worked so hard to develop. We’re incredibly proud of how far they’ve all come.
To celebrate their progress, we held a special assembly where certificates were handed out for achievements and milestones reached during the swimming programme. It was wonderful to recognise each child’s effort and commitment. We have uploaded lots of photos from the session on your child's SeeSaw journal.
A Day to Remember
As if that wasn’t exciting enough, we also had an amazing trip to the Hall for Cornwall to watch Horrible Histories. The show was a big hit with everyone—funny, educational, and thoroughly entertaining. It was a fantastic experience for all the children, and a big thank you goes to FOPA for providing the funds to make this brilliant trip possible.
A memorable week full of learning, laughter and celebration!
Remember Friday is an INSET day. School resumes Monday 2nd June with another kayaking session.
Have a lovely half term
Mrs W
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What a whirlwind end of term, we have hardly had time to see the inside of our classroom this week. Despite the hustle and bustle, the children have now completed their independent narrative write in English, found time to design, plan and create their book sleeve in DT and debated whether they would like to live in the desert.
Easter Service
The children have worked with Mrs Butlin to learn some catchy tunes to celebrate Easter and perform in front of parents at the service. Following, the lovely Open the Book supported the children with an Easter experience during which they re-told parts of the Easter story in addition to creating arts and crafts. We had a great morning in the chuch.
Exploring Rock Formations at Holywell Beach
Tregeagle class took a fascinating trip to the beach to study rock formations. Equipped with their classroom knowledge, they set out to examine different types of rocks and how they are formed over time. Spotting sedimentary layers and discovering the rich mineral deposits, the children engaged in scientific discussions about erosion, weathering, and the power of the sea. This trip provided a practical way to explore geology and sparked curiosity about the Earth's history. We will bring all the learning together in our end of unit piece of work next week. These will be uploaded to the children’s SeeSaw journal alongside the photos from the day, so make sure to log in and have a look at their amazing learning.
Have a lovely Easter break,
Mrs W and Mr T
This term, we have been exploring the fascinating world of rocks and soils. We became rock and soil detectives, examining samples to discover their properties. We tested if rocks were hard or soft, if they floated or sank, and even tried to scratch them with a fingernail! For soils, we checked how much water they held and felt their texture. We now knw that rocks and soils play a crucial role in our environment plus, fossils found in sedimentary rocks teach us about life from millions of years ago!
Some of our favourite activities included testing rocks and making fossils.
On Thursday 27th, we are going on a field trip to further investigate rocks and also the properties the sand to link with our Geography unit of work on deserts.
Next week:
Wednesday is swimming in the morning and Mother’s Day service at St Saviour’s at 2:30pm
Thursday: Science and Geography field trip
Friday: Concert at St Neot pm
Week 2 of swimming and everyone is already making progress in terms of confidence and stroke technique. It is great to see independence growing and the pride and importance the children attach to making the most of their learning in the pool. It is particularly important for them to gain confidence around water as this supports their continued learning with watersports in summer term. Last year, we saw the children transfer their knowledge of water safety from the pool to the open water and I am certain this will be the same again this year.
On Friday, we had most of the class attending the Girls’ football tournament in Bodmin so the remainder of the class had the opportunity to start Science Week early and experiment with scientific processes. They made some fantastic colour patterns, made water travel and created an airshow with ping pong balls.
PE is swimming on Wednesday and OAA on Thursday.
We also have Tag Rugby at Looe on Wednesday afternoon.
Have a lovely weekend,
Mr Twaite and Mrs Wills
History
We have been exploring how the Census can shed light on life in local areas throughout the past. Census records offer a fascinating glimpse into how people lived, worked, and grew their communities over time. It has been immensely enjoyable to watch the children turn into historians, interrogate the historical sources and drawing conclusions from their inference.
From our work, the children have identified how localities can be defined according to the jobs available, how women’s rights (or lack of) influenced the census and how information sharing has changed over time. One of the children shared their enjoyment of the learning, “I love working wit the Census, I have made one of my own at home”.
We are at the end of a long Autumn term and have spent some wel deserved time feeling festive with Christmas Challenge Cup and our final Christmas community engagements
On Tuesday, we found the time for a Geography field trip to compare land use in local woodland wit that of the Amazon rainforest. The children made use of their iPads to collect evidence and back in the classroom, we analysed their findings to draw conclusions for their comparisons.
We hope you have a lovely Christmas break.
Mr Twaite and Mrs W
In this week’s step in our textile unit, the children mixed acrylic paint to match their mood boards and added this to their glue covered patterned material. They used their learning of the colour wheel to mix primary colours to make secondary colours and the results were great. Aside from a few blobs of paint on the carpet, the unit of work is on course to be completed next week, when we wash out the glue to reveal the patterns created.
I have sent home slips with request for costumes and props for our Christmas play. Please do not buy anything new, we are asking for the children to bring in any suitable items they already have at home. If you are struggling to find any, please let us know by Wednesday 5th and we will find/make something in school.
Singing
Mrs Butlin was very impressed with the children again this week. Their enthusiasm and desire to learn our Christmas play songs is evident for all to hear and makes it a real joy to work with them. We are encouraging the children to take their song sheets home so they can continue to practice the songs at home too.
Dancing
Mrs Phillips has been teaching the class a dance as part of the play. As always, any kind of expressive art is met with gusto and positivity from everyone. That the dance requires “attitude” is only a bonus as you can see from the photos.
Enjoy the weekend,
Mr Twaite and Mrs W
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