Mr Doyle has reluctantly decided to close the school today.
Many staff are unable to get to school due to bad weather conditions.
Year 4’s Term of Magic Extends to St Michael’s Mount!
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Merci ma famille!
Class 8 have been enjoying sing-a-longs in French this term to help them learn key vocabulary on the topic of family.
So far, Class 8 can already say who is in their family, including pets, size of the family member and colour of their pet. Mr Emery has been really impressed with their enthusiasm during lessons, which is shown in their singing, classwork and homework.
The song for this week is a song which shows appreciation for the family (merci pour ma famille), as well as friends (mes amis). Each student drew and labelled each of their members of the family, which they then each held up for the song.
If you’d like to hear a little snippet of one of class 8’s song, take a look at the video below.
I am really enjoying our French lessons, especially the songs and games we do in class. Alex, Class 8
I love practising a new language! I also go to language club every Thursday after school to learn an extra language. Corran, Class 8
Next up for Year 3 will be the celebration of “Pâques”, which is the name for Easter in France.
Year 6 create books for World Book Day
World Book Day may have been disrupted by the snow a few weeks ago, but that has not stopped Penpol celebrating the event, just a little later than expected.
The Year 6 children have been creating their own books to take down to the Year 1 classes to read to them. They have reworked some traditional tales, created their own illustrations to support their writing, as well as front covers to make their books look attractive. Well done Year 6!
I really enjoyed creating pictures to support our writing – Sammy
Class 8 are Internet Alert
As part of our five week Be Internet Legends program, the children have been learning about how to protect their personal information online by being on the look out for phishing attacks and spam in a module called Be Internet Alert. Using the excellent resources from Google, we’ve discussed how to check if a website is safe, how to spot suspicious messages and how to ensure we’re as safe as possible when we use the internet.
“You shouldn’t send stuff that’s important to people you don’t know. If you aren’t sure you could ask your friends and family if they know that person and if they don’t you don’t send them anything. Always be careful!” – Brodie
As well as learning all about this, we’ve played the Reality River game on Interland to really help the children cement their new found knowledge!
“I really liked playing on Reality River because it was cool and I learnt about how to be safer online.” – Mason
“I learnt that if a website has a green padlock symbol then it’s usually safe to put your password in.” – Freddie
“I’ve leant that you have to look closely at details in messages that you are sent to see if it’s a scam or not.” – Fynn
Class 10 are Internet Smart
This half term we are looking at staying safe online, using a brand new set of resources from Google called ‘Be Internet Legends‘. This week we’ve been looking at the first aspect, Be Internet Smart, which focuses on knowing what information is safe to share online and who we could be sharing with in order to stay safe. We’ve also talked about being respectful online and remembering that comments and photos you post online tend to stay there for a very long time.
It’s been great to see how much the children have remembered from our online safety lessons last year, showing just how switched on our pupils are already when it comes to e-safety – Mr Woolcock
Remember children, if you see anything online which worries you or makes you feel a bit uneasy, you can always tell an adult!
“You need to be really careful who you share things with, any personal information should only be shared with people that you know in real life.” – Clarissa
As well as learning all about this, we’ve played the Mindful Mountain game on Interland to really help the children cement their new found knowledge!
“I think Interland is really fun and that everyone should play it to help them learn about staying safe online!” – Charlie
“You can be safe by not sharing personal information with the wrong people.” – Caleb
“I think Interland is a good way to learn about sharing because it’s safe and fun at the same time!” – Grace
Teachers 2 Parents Update
Dear Parents/Guardian,
As a school, it is very important that our parents/guardians are informed of updates and changes at school in addition to the personal updates you will receive about your child’s progress and wellbeing.
From the week commencing Monday 5th March, the text messages you receive from school will appear differently on your phone.
Our service provider, Teachers2Parents, are excited to introduce an additional new security verification measure to allow parents/guardians to check that the messages you receive are from school.
Much like telephone banking, you will continue to receive messages from a secure number with the school message ID now in the body of the message, accompanied with a link at the beginning of the message to click through to a Teachers2Parents verification page; confirming that the sender of the message is genuine.
This added security measure is another step forward to help reassure parents/guardians of the safety and wellbeing of your child at school.
When you click to verify the message, you will be taken to the following screen:
The changes to the text messaging service will not affect use of the Teachers2Parents App, as this continues to offer built in user verification and end to end encryption of all messages, plus you will still have secure access to term calendar and school noticeboard updates.
To take advantage of the Teachers2Parents app, please search and download ‘Teachers2Parents’ for free on iOS App store and Android smartphone devices.
We hope you agree, as we do, that this added security measure bolsters reassurance that any important communication about your child is safe and you can always be sure that it has been sent by our school.
For more information about Teachers2Parents, please visit. https://eduspot.co.uk/product/teachers2parents/
Kind Regards,
Aidan Doyle
Headteacher
Snowy Selfies!
Wow, what a snowy couple of days we’ve had! Hopefully you’ve all been out enjoying some time in the snow and not getting too cold. We sent a text out to parents to see what you’ve all been creating in the snow and we’ve put together a gallery of all your photos here. If you’d like to add your own snowy selfie to this gallery just email it to secretary@penpol.cornwall.sch.uk
Don’t forget, you can click on a photo to view it full size.
Penpol School: SNOW UPDATE [Closed on Friday 2nd March]
[Mar 1st 12.40]: Due to the on-going severe weather forecasts & safety of pupils/staff, My Doyle has decided to close the school on Friday. Take care and see you on Monday.
[Feb 28th 12.40]: Mr Doyle has made the decision that the school will be closed tomorrow. Stay safe in the snow.
[Feb 28th 11.00]: Just a message to let everyone know that Penpol is closing at 1pm today (Feb 28th) as further snow is forecast for the rest of the afternoon.
Please check local news and your texts for updates regarding the situation tomorrow.
Don’t forget your warm hats and gloves if you’re outside later!
Announcing Music in the Marquee 2018
The last three years have seen sell out performances at our annual Music In The Marquee concerts from Bradley Johnson, Little Chix and last years Yellow. I’m delighted to say that this summer we will be hosting our fourth concert in the Marquee, featuring a somewhat familiar face…
Each year we ask the children which music they are enjoying and what sort of act they’d like to see play in our marquee at the end of the Summer term. This year the overwhelming majority of children told us they’d like to hear Ed Sheeran, with some of the older children asking in particular if Bradley Johnson could make a comeback. I am delighted to say that when I spoke to Bradley he was thrilled that we wanted him back to perform again.
So, for the second time, I’d love to introduce you to Bradley Johnson! Bradley is a singer/songwriter from Liverpool who first came to national attention as a finalist on the X Factor back in 2011 when he amazed judges with his version of Ed Sheeran’s The A Team. Since his television debut he’s been working on his own material and has been crafting his skills to become the UK’s finest Ed Sheeran tribute act. He made his first trip down to Cornwall for a sell-out show in our Marquee back in 2015 and can’t wait to come back again later this year. Bradley says: “I loved playing at your school last time, I still remember it as one of my favourite gigs. I can’t wait to be back again this year, with even more tunes for you all to enjoy!”
Bradley will be playing two sets of live music on the night, the first being a hit-filled Ed Sheeran tribute set including tunes both new and old including ‘Shape of You’, ‘Bloodstream’, ‘Thinking Out Loud’ and ‘Perfect’, followed by a later set which will also include other popular pop and rock covers as well as a selection of his own material. As always with Music in the Marquee his two sets will be accompanied by local support acts to round off the whole evenings entertainment.
Just like in previous years the event will raise money for the Penpol Friends Association and will also feature a fully licensed bar, BBQ, soft drinks, and food for everyone to enjoy. I hope you’ll agree that Music in the Marquee 2018 is already shaping up to be a phenomenal night of entertainment.
We are opening this event to the whole community, but want to give our Penpol parents the first chance to get tickets. For this reason we’re offering you a special pre-sale of tickets, starting TODAY! Tickets are priced at £8 for adults and £5 for children. Please note that all children must be accompanied by an adult.
Please return this slip and money to the office as soon as you can to secure your tickets. Music in the Marquee has been a sell out for the past three years and tickets will be on a first come first served basis.
Relive last years Music in the Marquee:
