It was a pleasure to welcome so many of you to our 'Meet the Teacher' sessions on Tuesday. If you were unable to attend but would like to speak with your child’s teacher, please don’t hesitate to contact the school office to arrange a convenient time. We will send out a new date for Landaviddy Class as soon as possible.Parent consultations will also be taking place later this half term (dates to be confirmed). 

Music  Our older pupils  have been enjoying their music lessons with Mrs Butlin this term, developing their keyboard skills and experimenting with different sounds. Guitar lessons continue weekly for many of our pupils on Fridays and our whole school singing assembly with Mrs Fitzsimmons is enjoyed by everyone on Tuesdays.

Spooky Discos We will be holding Spooky school discos on Thursday 22nd October, the last day of this half term. Tickets will be on sale in the office from Monday and cost £3. There will be an option to buy an ice cream and additional treats at the disco so you may wish to send your child in with money (see noticeboard by the main gate for details). The disco for Reception, Year 1 and year 2 will be from 3:15-4:15pm. Pupils should bring a change of clothes and will be able to change after school. KS2 (years 3-6) children should go home at the usual time of 3:15pm and then return to school for their disco which will be from 4:30-6:00pm.

Harvest Donations We are collecting donations for the foodbank in Liskeard again this year. If you would like to donate, please send your donation in with your child or bring it to reception where there will be a collection box. There will also be a collection point in the nursery. We will be taking donations to the foodbank at half term.

School Photos Next Thursday morning (8th October), Tempest Photography will be in school taking individual and sibling photos. Please ensure your child is looking smart in their full uniform.

Uniform We spoke in assembly this week about the importance of uniform and how it helps us to recognise one another, creates a sense of belonging and shows that we are part of our school community. We are pleased that the vast majority of our pupils wear the correct uniform and take pride in looking smart. We have reminded pupils of our uniform expectations and would really appreciate your continued support in helping them to get it right each day. As a reminder, jewellery should not be worn in school, apart from small, plain stud earrings, and trainers are not part of our school uniform. Pupils should wear appropriate school shoes. Thank you for your continued support. For full details, please see the uniform page under the ' Information' tab on this website.

Wishing you a lovely weekend.

The children have been amazing in the way they have already thrown themselves into their new routines and learning this year. Our class enquiries this half term are: ‘What Makes me Me?’ Penhallow Class; ‘What Makes our World go Round?’ Landaviddy Class; ‘Why do we Age’ Talland Class and ‘How Does my Body Work?’ Chaipel Class. Please look at the class blogs on the school website to see how the children’s learning is going.

Clubs have started well with running club, football club and gardening club underway. Gardening Club spent time this week looking at the new greenhouse and harvesting potatoes (see photo) which our school cook, Teresa, made into a delicious potato salad for lunch the following day.  Girls' Football club begins on Tuesday.

School Council Our School Council is a group of dedicated and passionate pupils who are committed to making our school a better place for everyone. School Council members are elected by their peers in our School Council elections which we hold every September. Well done to everyone who put themselves forward and to those who have been elected this year: Renley (Chair), Amelia E, Max B, Oliver, Iylah, Kara, Freya, Bella and Luke and to Flora and Ronnie who have been chosen as School Council members for pupil voice for PE and Sport. Information about our School Council can be found on this website under the ‘Our Children’ tab.

Planet Protectors The Planet Protectors are a passionate school group dedicated to helping stop climate change by promoting sustainability and environmental awareness within our school community. They meet half termly and will be helping us take action through projects like recycling, energy-saving campaigns, and eco-friendly initiatives, aiming to reduce the school’s carbon footprint. Well done to Hugh, April, Ella, Falcon, Emma, Anya, Amber, Arnie, Zach, Heidi, Max B, Amelia E and Renley who will be our Planet Protectors this year, reporting back to their classmates and leading by example to inspire pupils and staff to make greener choices and take part in protecting the planet for future generations.

Water Bottles As a Heathy School and a Sugar Smart school we encourage children to drink water throughout their day at school, rather than juice or squash. We would prefer that your child’s water bottle contains water only, to encourage healthy habits. This also helps us when there is a spill as water doesn’t stain! If there is a reason why your child cannot drink water, please let you child’s teacher know. Please note that this applies to their classroom drinks and not to their lunchtime drinks.

Have a good weekend.

Anthea Hillman

At a special assembly this week we thanked last year’s house captains and vice captains for doing a wonderful job and announced our new Captains and Vice-Captains for this year who have been chosen because they consistently demonstrate our values. Congratulations to Renley and Lowen H (Willow); Nevaeh and Oliver (Oak); Zack and Heidi (Ash) and Amelia and Arnie (Chestnut). House Points are given to the children when they demonstrate our school values: Curious, Creative, Excellent, Responsible, Determined and Enthusiastic and pupils can see how many points their house has by looking at our House Point Tracker in the corridor by the library. Our value for this half term is ’I am responsible’ and houses met yesterday to consider what this means.

Meet the Teacher: 2:45pm, Tuesday 29th September It is extremely important for us to work together to ensure that every child makes as much progress as possible each year. Each year we hold a Meet the Teacher session at which you will find out about your child’s classroom, the adults working alongside your child, classroom routines and timetable, and most importantly, how you can help your child at home. It is also an opportunity to find out about all of the exciting learning and activities the teachers have planned. Of course, the teachers will also answer any questions and try to eliminate and worries or concerns you may have. We understand if you are unable to make the meeting because of work commitments and will find a mutually convenient time to chat to you about your child’s new school year if this is the case. If you have children in more than one class, please attend one session and we will find another time for you to meet your other child/children’s teacher/s. Our ‘Meet the Teacher’ session will be on Tuesday 29th September starting at 2:45pm. Please come in through the main gate from 2:40 and access your child’s classroom by the external door. We look forward to seeing you then.

Achievement Assemblies We will resume our special Wednesday assemblies the week starting 21st September. In these assemblies we celebrate the children’s achievements in Reading, Writing or Maths. If your child is to be awarded a certificate, their class teacher will ring or email to invite you to attend the assembly which will be held at 2:45pm (please arrive at 2:40pm). We look forward to sharing the children’s successes with you.

Clubs Just a reminder that all clubs (apart from girls’ football) will begin next week. Unless you have heard directly from us please assume your child has places in all requested clubs.

Wishing you a lovely weekend.

Anthea Hillman

Welcome back to school from all the staff at Polperro Primary Academy and a particularly warm welcome to those joining us for the first time. Thank you for your efforts in ensuring that your children are smart and in full school uniform and in school well in time for them to line up at 8:45.

The children have settled extremely well. Please see the Class blogs on this website for a flavour of the week's learning and for information regarding your child's class. Blogs and the Head's Blog are updated after school on Fridays.

Communication I will continue to send a weekly update out on Fridays rather than send several emails out per week, so that all the information you need is together in one place.

Parent Survey Thank you for the many very positive and helpful comments which we received in our Parent Survey in the summer term. As always we strive to improve and this year we will again be organising trips to enhance our curriculum, alongside valuable local visits. We will also be organising more fundraising events to build on the success of FOPS (Friends of Polperro School) events last year. Please watch this space as we will be asking for your support with this shortly.

School Garden I am pleased to announce we have a new greenhouse which we hope will withstand the weather. With the help of the children and gardening club, we will continue to grow fruit and vegetables in our greenhouse for the school kitchen to prepare for the children.

Swimming The pool is still open so, in the hope that there is still some warm weather to come, please ensure your child's kit is in every day.

Clubs After school clubs will start the week commencing Monday 21st September. Clubs will run from 3.15pm until 4.15 pm. Please ensure your child returns their yellow slip (sent out yesterday) to let us know which clubs they are interested in attending.

 Have a lovely weekend

Anthea Hillman