It has been a quieter and slightly different week at school, with our Year 6 pupils away on their residential visit to the Ultimate Adventure Centre in Devon. On Monday, we were delighted to welcome the children who will be joining us in Reception this September for a transition session in Penhallow Class. It was wonderful to see them exploring their new environment and beginning to get to know their teachers and classmates. This week Penhallow Class has enjoyed developing their creativity and artistic skills creating ceramic fish as part of the United by the Sea project, set up by Creative Looe CIC. Meanwhile, Years 4 and 5 spent Wednesday afternoon honing their orienteering skills around the school grounds, while Year 3 took their science learning outdoors to investigate how the body works.

Transition Day Monday 6th July We are looking forward to our Transition Morning on Monday, when the children will spend the morning in their new class for next year.

FOPS Summer Fair - Friday 17th July at 2pm If you are able to help at our Summer Fair, we would love to hear from you. Whether you can spare some time on the day or make a donation, your support is greatly appreciated. We would be grateful for donations of:
• Soft toys for the Teddy Tombola
• Good-quality books and toys for our book and toy stalls
• Homemade or shop-bought cakes (please ensure all homemade cakes are clearly labelled with a list of ingredients).

Reminder that Thursday 9th July will be a MUFTI day where we will be asking for donations of an item matching your child's house team colour to create hampers for raffle prizes. Children can wear their own clothes and this could include wearing their house colour.

The Summer Reading Challenge You will be able to sign up your child/children for the Summer Reading Challenge at the school fair on Friday 17th July.

Guitar, Piano and Keyboard Concert Reminder that on Thursday 16th July at 2:45 pm, pupils who have music lessons with Mr Grint will be performing in an end-of-year concert. Parents and carers of children who receive lessons with Mr Grint are warmly invited to attend and enjoy the performance. If you would like to come, please email the school in advance so that we can make the necessary arrangements. We look forward to seeing you there.

Clubs Please note that the week commencing 13th July will be the last week of clubs for this school year. Wraparound care will continue as usual.

Supporting Your Child Online The Headstart Kernow Online Resilience Toolkit Support on Digital Issues : Headstart Kernow offers practical advice to help parents understand their child's online activities and recognise when they may need extra support. The toolkit includes easy-to-use guides, resources and podcasts designed to build parents' confidence in talking about topics such as gaming, social media and online safety. It helps families understand online challenges, consider what is age-appropriate, and start positive conversations with their children about staying safe online.

Have a great weekend.

Anthea Hillman

Well done Y6 for tackling the climbing wall and the assault course today!

Mrs Clary reports that year 6 all really enjoyed the campfire singing and games last night. Henry conquered his fear of heights and got to the top of the climbing wall this morning and they were all really good at archery. 

More photos later to include the Ultimate Assault Course!


Mrs Hillman

After a good night's sleep for everyone, Y6 have had a hearty breakfast and are getting ready for a morning of climbing and archery. 

Watch this space for photos of last night's campfire and today's activities.

Mrs Hillman

Well done year 6 for navigating the Nightline, with and without blindfolds, and enjoying dinner afterwards (keeping an eye on England with Mr Langley)!

More photos tomorrow.

Mrs Hillman

Year 6 have arrived safely at the Ultimate Adventure Centre, proudly wearing their new leavers' hoodies. After lunch they will be enjoying their first two activities: Nightline followed by Orienteering.  Pictures to follow later.

Mrs Hillman

The children have been amazing this week in the very hot weather.  Fortunately, they have been able to cool off in the pool every day.

Summer 2026 Bridge Schools Trust Parent and Carer Questionnaire Your feedback is really important to us as we work in partnership to achieve the best possible education for the children. Here is the link to the Bridge Schools Trust Parent and Carer Questionnaire which closes on Friday 10th July. Summer 2026 Bridge Schools Trust Parent and Carer Questionnaire We would really appreciate your views on the key strengths of Polperro School to celebrate, as well as areas we could develop even further for all our children. Your time in completing this questionnaire is valued and will help us continually improve, thank you!

Sports Day It was great to see so many of you at sports day this morning - thank you for coming. We were very proud of the way the children joined in, competed and supported each other (especially year 6 in their last races) and of the Year 6 leaders who ran the morning so well. 

Sports Day House Points We added up the house points from the sports day races and the final scores were Oak 62; Chestnut 74; Ash 80 and Willow 110. Congratulations Willow! This puts Willow in the lead overall for the year.

Landrake Fun Run Congratulations to our 12 pupils who represented Polperro at the Landrake Fun Run on 19 June. They all completed the race showing great determination and enthusiasm.

Guitar, Piano and Keyboard Concert On Thursday 16th July at 2:45 pm, pupils who have music lessons with Mr Grint will be performing in an end-of-year concert. Parents and carers of children who receive lessons with Mr Grint are warmly invited to attend and enjoy the performance. If you would like to come, please email the school in advance so that we can make the necessary arrangements. We look forward to seeing you there.

School Uniform We have a large selection of preloved school uniform available for a suggested donation of just £1 per item. While you might have seen a few things on the rail by the school office, there is actually much more available in a range of sizes - plenty of everything! It's a great way to save money, find what you need, and help reduce waste. Before heading to the shops, please consider taking a look. Just ask at the office for the size you need. Giving these clothes a second life helps keep perfectly good uniform out of landfill.

Have a good weekend

Anthea Hillman

It was wonderful to see so many of you at the Festival on Tuesday. Thank you for coming along and helping to make it such a special occasion. The children were absolutely fantastic: confident, entertaining and full of enthusiasm. They sang beautifully and we are incredibly proud of each and every one of them.

Sports Day, Tuesday 23rd June Sports Day will take place on Tuesday morning from 10:00am to 12:00pm. Please ensure that your child has their PE kit in school on the day. The forecast is for sunny weather, so please make sure your child comes to school with sunscreen, a sun hat and a water bottle. We look forward to seeing you there! Please enter the school via the field gate. Chairs will be available for spectators. To help the event run smoothly, we kindly ask that all spectators remain seated throughout the event and do not cross the track to see their child. This can be upsetting for children whose parents are unable to attend and it also makes it more difficult for our Year 6 pupils, who help to organise and run the races. Thank you for your cooperation and support.

FOPS Summer Fair and Children's Art Exhibition - Friday 17th July at 2pm FOPS are busily organising this year's Summer Fair which will include an exhibition of the children's art project which they are currently working on with local artist Sean Hewitt. Thursday 9th July will be a MUFTI day where we will be asking for donations of an item matching your child's house team colour to create hampers for raffle prizes. Children can wear their own clothes and this could include wearing their house colour. Please see attached posters for suggestions of what to send in for your child's colour on the day.

This is a very busy half term with more exciting events coming up including trips for some of our classes and the Year 6 residential trip to the Ultimate Adventure Centre in North Devon at the beginning of July. We also have our transition morning on Monday 6th July when the children will spend time in their new classes. These and other important dates are on our events diary on this website.

Have a great weekend.

Anthea Hillman

Another busy week has flown by, including a fascinating UK Parliament outreach visit where Years 4, 5 and 6 learned more about the workings of the UK Parliament. Across the school, children have been enthusiastically rehearsing for next week's festival. It has been a real pleasure to hear the sound of singing and music filling the school and to catch snippets of their performances as I have moved around the school.

Polperro Festival School's Day is next Tuesday 16th June from 11am-2:45pm. Please send your child in with a packed lunch, drink, filled water bottle, sun hat and sun cream, and a raincoat because who knows what the weather will be doing! Please note that the timings below are approximate.
11.00 - 11:15 - Welcome and singing (whole school)
11.15 - 11:40 - African Drumming/Ukulele (children from Y4, Y5, Y6)
11.40 - 11:50 - Choir 11:50 - 12.00 - Young musicians/performers
12.00 - 13:00 - Lunch (12.30 - 13.00 Magician Performance for the children)
13:00 - 13:15 - Solo Singers
13.15 - 13.30 - Penhallow Class performance
13.30 - 13.45 - Landaviddy Class performance
13.45 - 14.05 - Talland Class performance
14.05 - 14.25 - Chaipel Class performance
14.25 - 14.45 - Singing finale

Children may be collected from their teacher following the final singing session. Children not collected from Big Green will walk up to Polperro School in time for 3.15 pick-up.

Wear Yellow Day Thank you so much for sending your children in today wearing yellow to help raise awareness and support the work of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. We raised a total of £125 which will go towards supporting the charity's vital work.

Bridge School Games Week The children will all be competing in the 5th annual Bridge Schools Games next week so please ensure that their PE kit is in as they will be taking part in different World Cup Football-themed challenges across the week. Polperro were the champions in 2022 and runners up in 2024 so are looking forward to competing again this year against the other 14 schools in the academy trust.

We look forward to seeing you at the festival next week.

Mrs Hillman