Issue No. 3 Dated 13th November 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buried Treasure:

You may have seen in The Cornishman this week that we have been working hard on our "Go Green" focus for this year. Last week every child and member of staff planted a daffodil bulb in the newly created Spring Garden by the school entrance. We were assisted in this task by our friend, Phil Griffiths, gardner at Trengwainton Gardens and some of his colleagues who not only generously donated the bulbs but also visited the school on Thursday November 5th and got stuck into the muddy task of helping the children to plant over 300 of them. The creation of this new garden is not only a fitting way for us to mark the beginning of our "Go Green Year", but once the bulbs bloom in Spring, it will also be a lovely annual reminder to us every year of how beautiful and important our green spaces are to us.

 

 

 

 

 

SEAL TIP: Say No To Bullying

Feedback from our summper pupil surveys tell us that overall our pupils really like coming to school but some of them tell us that they worry about actually, or possibly, being bullied. In response to this we are raising the profile of our anti-bullying work this year. We will be focusing on enabling our pupils to be able to:

 

• I can tell you what bullying is
• I can tell you some ways in which I am the same as and different from my friends
• I am proud of the ways in which I am different
• I can tell you how someone who is bullied feels
• I can be kind to children who are bullied
• I know that when you feel sad, it affects the way you behave and how you think
• I know some people in and out of school who I could talk to if I was feeling unhappy or being bullied
• I know what to do if I am bullied

 

You can join in our "It's cool to be kind" campaign by visiting any of these websites:

www.antibullying.co.uk

www.pacerkidsagainstbullying.org

 

 

 

High 5

Our first game of the season, with a whole new team, went extremely well. They played against Penpol School and lost 5-2, but it was a very close game. Well done to all the players.

 

Swimming

On Wednesday, 10 year 5 children attended a fun afternoon of swimming run by the Fire Service. The children were in mixed teams with pupils from other Penwith Schools. Activities included paddling in inflatables, diving and also swimming to get dressed in a Fireman's outfit.

 

Football

We have an opportunity to offer our Infant pupils a weekly football session after school. It will cost £1 a week and the first block of 5 sessions will run from Tuesday 16th November to 14th December. The sessions will be run by Maurice Holland a qualified football coach. Maurice already runs a weekly junior football session in school. The cost of £5 for this block of football sessions must be paid in advance.

 

 

 

 

 

Welly Walk

Our fund raising efforts for this year got off to a great start with our recent Welly Walks. We've raised an amazing £207.20 for the Precious Lives Apppeal. This is a great achievement as part of our focus on Article 27 of the UN Convention on the Rights of A Child- "Children have a right to a standard of living that is good enough to meet their physical and mental needs. The Government should help families who cannto afford to provide this"

Congratulations to the following children who were the Best Dressed Welly Winners

• Class 1 All the class wore their wellies
• Class 2 Wilbur Slade
• Class 3 Logan Trevains
• Class 4 Bradley Pawlyn
• Class 5 Daniel Nowell
• Class 6 Tegan Shutt
• Class 7 Lana Adams
• Class 8 Leah Cornish

 

Healthy Living Tip:

Over the last couple of weeks, we have noticed quite a few children eating crisps at breaktimes. As a healthy school, we will be discussing and addressing this issue with our pupils. As parents you can help us to work towards becoming a "healthy snack only" school by ensuring your child only brings a piece of fruit to school.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

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