Penpol School

This term Class 8 has been learning all about electricity in science.

We have been looking at how electrical circuits work and our class has even created their own light up pictures.

We firstly came up with a design for the pictures.

These designs were all very original and ranged from faces to animals to cartoon characters.

We then used our knowledge of electrical circuits to write plans on how to make the pictures light up. Then we created the pictures and used batteries, wires and bulbs to make them light up. We showed off our scientific knowledge by drawing the circuits using the correct symbols in our books.

We hope you are as impressed by our hard work and finished products as we are.

As part or their science topic this term, Class 5 were learning all about healthy eating and the meaning of a balanced diet. The children brought in the ingredients of their choice to make a healthy sandwich and they were delicious!

On the 5^th October class 5 visited Marazion marshes to take part in a workshop given by the R.S.P.B to learn about the migration of birds.

The children had the opportunity to look through binoculars and see many of the different birds that lived in the marshes. The children also played games which helped them find out about the incredibly long journeys that birds such as the swallow and starling make at this time of year.

Did you know that swallows fly up to 200 miles a day? It takes them six long weeks of flying to get back to South Africa to escape our winter. They can feed on the wing but sadly many die of starvation on this epic journey.

“I loved looking through the binoculars. I could see the birds right up close!” – Toby

“I never knew swallow had such a long way to fly. It’s so far that some actually die.” – Oliver