Pennoweth Weekly
Autumn Term - Week 6
Friday 14th October 2016
Website www.pennoweth.cornwall.sch.uk
Becoming an Academy, Sport and Pokemon
Before the summer vacation, and once again in September, I spoke in our newsletter about the need for our school to
become an Academy. The Governors met with several Multi Academy Trusts to listen to their ‘pitches’ and after many
hours of discussion, analysis and review, it was agreed to seek to join Truro and Penwith Academy Trust. TPAT, as it is
known, is part of the Truro College organisation. The decision to join this Academy Trust is too complex to be able to
explain to you here and so the Governors have arranged a meeting for Wednesday 2nd November at 6.30pm where. we
can explain our thinking, as well as answer any of your questions or concerns and signal the start of the consultation
period. Jenny Blunden, the CEO of TPAT will also attend.
This week has seen our school host a soccer tournament that involved teams from Trewirgie Juniors, Treleigh and
ourselves. Over 35 children took part and the games were competitive and fast. The games took place on our new sports
pitch and it was great to see so many spectators and children from around our community playing in our school.
We had another really well attended class assembly on Thursday where 2CHT had a chance to show their friends and
family the work they have been doing over the past weeks. We are so pleased with the wonderful response by the
numbers attending. Thank you.
Finally, I need to let you know that it is with regret that I have had to stop children from bringing in their Pokemon
cards to swap and exchange because it is causing too many problems. Cards are getting lost, cards taken and deals that
were difficult to fathom. All in all, we ended up with too many upset children and too much of teachers time was being
taken up sorting out issues. We will suspend trading Pokemon for the time being!
Transfer to Secondary School September 2017—Deadline
This is a reminder to any parents who have not yet applied for a secondary school place.
The deadline for applications is 31st October 2016 and applications must be submitted to Cornwall
Council by then. Further help and advice is available from the Family Information Service
on 0800 587 8191.
Blue Cards
FS2/HT: Tommy
FS2/HT - Lily
FS2/1LA - Kyron
1/2LS - Dean
2CHT - Matthew
FS2/1LA: Mollie, Marisa, Ava, Summer x
2, Kyron x 2, Jonah, Isabelle, Jonasz
1/2 LS: Alfie, Tia, Lily-Anne, Finley, Rio
2CHT: Ella B, Saffron, Florrie, Jayden,
Kyden, Lillie
1EL: Harry, Cacee, Saquib, Eliza, Emily,
Rebecca, Callie
1EL - Eliza
3/4SD: Talan, Harley, Ayden x 2, Georgia, Caden, Niko, Kiera, Finlay, Keleigh
3/4SD - Julia
3/4RT: Emily, Jacob, Mackenzie, Owen
3/4RT - Emily
4HN: Molly, Taylor
4HN - Taylor
5/6DS - Callum
5/6MW - Sebastian
5/6PB - Skye
5/6DS: Amber, Luke
5/6MW: Braedon, Oliver
5/6PB: Jack B, Anna, Jayden, Kaia, Corban, Izzy, Jack M, Andrei, Morgan
Mathletics: Leo, Skye, Gabriel, Lottie,
Julia, Toby, Lillie, James K x 2, Ella B,
Jaylen K
Check out our Website! www.pennoweth.cornwall.sch.uk
Monday
Fish fingers with a cheesy mash
Sweetcorn, peas
Vegetable curry & saffron rice and
homemade naan bread (v)
Seasonal fruit pavlova
Tuesday
Honey glazed Cornish pork loin steak
egg fried rice
Stir fry vegetables & noodles (v)
Pear, rhubarb & oat crumble with custard
Local roast chicken, stuffing & gravy
Cornish roast/boiled potatoes,
Cornish carrots and cabbage
Spinach, tomato & ricotta tart (v)
Florentine crispy cake
Thursday
Cornish beef & vegetable stew
Cornish parsley potatoes
Grilled Moroccan vegetable skewers (v)
Creamy rice pudding & seasonal fruit
Friday
Tempus Leisure October Half Term
Activities
w/c 17th October
Tempus Leisure has organised a range of
activities during half term at various Leisure Centres and Sports Centres. Activities on offer include mountain biking at
Cardinham Woods, surfing and mountain
boarding at Praa Sands, and surfing and a
fun swim at St Ives.
£2.30
Also available
each day:
Chilled water
Fresh chilled
Cornish milk
Sessions cost £20 and are aimed
at children aged 8—14 years.
Homemade bread
roasted parsnips, sweetcorn
Wednesday
School Lunch
Menu, Week 6:
Oven baked battered fish, lemon slice
Quorn sausages (v)
Chips/pasta, peas/mushy peas or baked
beans
Sandwiches/
Jacket potatoes
(with salad and
choice of fillings)
Multi choice
salad bar,
Homemade soup
& fresh
homemade bread
Further information is available on
facebook: tempus leisure—
adventure
All children will be watching a very
exciting assembly on Wednesday.
We have a guitar demonstration by
Steve, our guitar teacher,
who will be accompanied by a
very talented young lady
singing a Taylor Swift song.
We are sure that this will encourage
the children to take part in music
lessons. If any children do show an
interest, please collect the relevant
paperwork from the office.
Orange drizzled sponge
Redruth’s New Adventure Playground
Opening at half term from Wednesday 26th — Saturday 29th October
11 am — 4 pm
Come and build, dig, hang out, cook, do arts and crafts, have campfires, have fun, play sports and
games, meet friends. Free for children and young people up to the age of 15—under 8’s must be accompanied by an adult. They will be open whatever the weather. For more information please contact John or Bridget at [email protected].
There are still places available on next year’s camps:
London—Monday 19th to Friday 23rd June 2017 (for all Year 6 Children)
Isles of Scilly—Monday 5th June to Friday 9th June (for all Year 5 children)
To secure a place, please collect a booking slip from the school office and return it with a
£50 deposit by Wednesday 30th November
Reading Workshop—
Year 1 and 2 Children
Parents of Year 1 and Year 2 children are invited to come to a reading
workshop on Thursday 20th October at 9.00am. It will be an opportunity for you to find out about your
child's reading in school, and ways
you can support your child at home.
We look forward to seeing you all
there.
Clear Workshop
Over the last 3 weeks the children from Year 1 and Year 2 have been taking
part in a project run by Clear. They have been learning about healthy relationships with friends and family and how these make them feel, this included thinking about how to stay safe on the internet and what to do if any situation makes them feel unsafe or uncomfortable at all. The children will be bringing home wristbands with the Clear website details on them. If you have any
questions that arise from these
workshops please feel free to
see Mrs Tomlinson or Ms Lewis.
Tours of Redruth School—Message For Year 6 Parents from the
Headteacher at Redruth School:
Due to local demand from parents/carers we would like to extend the opportunity to visit our school during
the day. Therefore, school tours will be available until Thursday 20th October. This will give any prospective parents a chance to see the school in action, talk to the students and staff and have any questions answered. Please contact Redruth School for further information.
The Brigade
Does your child enjoy art and crafts, playing sport and other games? Would you like your child
to develop skills and confidence whilst having fun with friends? If the answer to this is yes, then
why not take them along to The Brigade—1st Redruth BB Company, any Thursday evening at
Redruth Methodist Church (Wesley Buildings) from 6.30pm to find out more?
Introductory sessions are free, after this it’s just £1 per session per child. There are separate
activities for different age groups and boys and girls are welcome.
Find out more at www.1stRedruthBB.co.uk or find them on
Facebook and Twitter.
Pennoweth School Running Club—written by Rhianna and Annabelle
Every Tuesday morning from 8am to 8.30am, children from Year 3/4 to 5/6 have been coming to
school to join in with the Running Club. The leaders, Mrs Gaskin and Mrs Dennis, help the children to get more active by either leading the active walks with Mrs Gaskin, or quick runs with
Mrs Dennis. For the past five weeks twenty children have given up their mornings to come and
participate in the active walk or run. Annabelle exclaims that she loves running club! Rhianna
believes that running in the morning wakes you up. Mrs Gaskin says that when you do the active
walk you need to take long strides and loosen your arms!
Training Day - Friday 21st October &
Target Setting Day - Monday 31st October
Important Late Notice from The Head teacher
I would just like to draw your attention to one of the most
important features of our school and reiterate how important we regard the quality of our relationships with our
children and our parent community. We work very hard to
make sure our relationship with parents is strong and it is
this relationship that will secure the improvement in our
school that we are looking for.
On the training day on 21st October the school is closed - no
children attend on this day.
The Target Setting Day on 31st October is also a closure day,
but all children from Reception to Year 6 are expected to attend
an appointment with their Parent/Carer. Please note the
Nursey is open as usual on 31st October.
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Staff are available for quick messages before school.
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The cost of the childcare sessions will be: 1 session £8.25, 2
sessions £13.00, 3 sessions £18.00.
Staff make themselves available after school to meet
and address concerns. Follow up worries and concerns
with phone calls.
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Please remember that if you are booking 3 sessions you must
provide your child with a packed lunch.
We have a strong Pastoral Team made up of Learning
Mentor, Parent Support Advisor, SENCo, Community
Outreach and Child Safety person.
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We have parent evenings,Target Setting meetings,
individual meetings and extra meetings with those
parents who fail to meet.
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We have just organised Class Assemblies.
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We pick up children on the school mini bus so they
are not late.
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We organise trips and sporting events and a full
range of clubs.
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Staff always aim to be polite, thoughtful, approachable, caring … the list goes on.
Our After School Care facility will be available on both days.
Session 1: 8.00am - 12.30pm
October Half Term
Monday 24th October—Friday 28th October
Christmas Holiday
Monday 19th December - Monday 2nd January (incl.)
February Half Term
Monday 13th - Friday 19th February
Easter Holidays
Monday 3rd April - Monday 17th April (incl.)
May Half Term
Monday 29th May - Friday 2nd June
Last day of Summer Term 2016
Wed 26th July
Book Club
Everyday in the school library between 8.00am and 8.30am
* Everybody welcome *
It has come to my attention recently that some parents have
approached school staff in a very rude and sometimes aggressive way. Our school is all about doing our very best for
our children and families and being confronted with rudeness
and aggression is unacceptable. May I remind you that the
school has adopted the Local Authority ZERO TOLERANCE
Diary Dates
Monday 17th October—Little Magician’s Cookery
Workshop (5/6DS)
Tuesday 18th October - Little Magician’s Cookery Workshop—(5/6 PB)
Tuesday 18th October - 5/6MW Swimming
Next week we will be reading The Twits by Roald Dahl
Tuesday 18th October—Year 3/4 classes to Pool
Methodist Church and Heartlands
Congratulations to the following children who all receive a
Wednesday 19th October - Guitar Lessons
reading certificate this week:
Wednesday 19th October - 3/4SD Swimming
Gabriel, Harry B, Emily, Jazz, Molly,
Harry R, Dominic, Benedict, Maisy,
Whitney, Jazzy, Amy, Oliver, Walter.
Wednesday 19th October—Music assembly for
the whole school
Thursday 20th October—Little Magician’s Cookery Workshop (5/6 MW)
Friday 21st October - Training Day (Children do
not attend)
Monday 31st October - Target Setting Day (all
children from Reception to Year 6 are to attend
an appointment with their Parent/Carer. Nursery
open as usual
Tuesday 1st November—Flu vaccinations for
Years 1—3