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​Perranporth School Newsletter 8th March 2013

Dear Parents/Carers,

Thank you for supporting a really successful “Welcome” on Friday evening. It was great to see so many there and having a good time. Our thanks must go to Mrs Bell for her hard work in organizing this annual event. We are probably the only school in Cornwall where children can do such excellent

Cornish Dancing.
Thanks also to Mrs Keast and her excellent singers. They have been invited to take part in the Wadebridge Folk Festival which is a very prestigious event so hopefully that can be arranged.

Davy Class enjoyed a visit to Treviglas School this week where they took part in drama and music based on “Oliver” as part of their Victorian topic.

Father Caspar took assembly on Tuesday this week and there was also a presentation from the drumming teacher.
The “SEAL” theme for this half term is “getting on and falling out” so this is being explored in lessons and assemblies. This week we have been discussing exactly what bullying means and how to deal with it. The children have been reminded that they must always tell an adult if they have concerns and also Mrs Murrell is available on Thursdays and Fridays. She also has a “Chat Club” at lunchtimes for the juniors.

SPORT
The Tag Rugby team came 2nd in the inter-schools tournament which was excellent and they were complimented on their sportsmanship,
Lani fromTrengrouse Class and Frank,Harry and Jessica from Davy Class qualified this week for the County Cross Country Finals which will take place next Wednesday.
Congratulations to all!

VANDALISM
Richard Hill, the community policeman, has been very pro-active in investigating who caused the damage over half term. It is disappointing to hear that they were ex-pupils of the school but they will spending time on the premises helping with various tasks as restorative justice.

COMIC RELIEF 2013 –message from School Parliament
On Friday 15th March we are asking children to come into school wearing red and donate silver coins. Junior children will be running a cake stall during breaktime to add to the funds. We are supporting Bongwe Primary School near Mombassa in Kenya. More information is available at www.aid4orphans.com.

Best Wishes,

Liz Martin (headteacher)

Dear Parents/Carers,

I hope you enjoyed your half term break despite the cold weather but Spring is here at last!

This week we have had three visitors for assemblies, Marten Holmes, Mrs Bragg, who told the children about the charity that we are supporting for Comic Relief and “Open the Book” when we heard the parable of The Good Samaritan.

All the children practised Cornish Dances on Wednesday with Jo Tagney and Mrs Bell ready for “The Welcome”.

Davy and Trengrouse children took part in the Cross Country event on Thursday.

Unfortunately there was vandalism over the half term when the playground shed was broken into and much of the equipment was thrown into the fields and the swimming pool. The cover of the pool was damaged again and will need to be replaced. The football nets were broken beyond repair so two matches have had to be postponed this week. It is so disappointing and destructive when everyone works so hard to raise money to improve our facilities. There will be an article in The West Briton about it this week and if anyone has any information we would appreciate you contacting us or the police.

The governors have discussed installing CCTV cameras, which are of course very expensive and the police have recommended that we do so.

COMIC RELIEF 2013 –message from School Parliament

On Friday 15^th March we are asking children to come into school wearing red and donate silver coins. Junior children will be running a cake stall during breaktime to add to the funds. We are supporting Bongwe Primary School near Mombassa in Kenya. More information is available at  www.aid4orphans.com.

FOPS Cake Sale

A reminder that next week on March 8^th, it is the turn for Davy Class to make cakes for the stall please.

PARENTS EVENINGS

These will take place from 3.30p.m.-6p.m. on 5^th and 7^th March.  If for some reason you have not received a letter, please let us know.

Due to Parents’ Evenings taking place next Tuesday and Thursday, we are sorry that the following activities will NOT take place on 5th and 7th March:

Funky Feet dance class (Tuesday); Running Club (Tuesday); Film Club (Thursday)

All back to normal the following week!

SECURITY

As from Monday the external doors will be locked from 9.a.m to ensure security. After that time children will need to come through the office to their classes. Please may I remind you that children need to be at school by this time.

Best Wishes,
Liz Martin (headteacher)

Dear Parents/Carers,

We have had a brilliant time today for “Asprirations Day” with some really interesting outfits and ideas.

Several parents have been in to talk to the children about their jobs, so thank you to them.

The quiz team did really well this week and became runners up in the Inter Schools competition. They were complimented on their behaviour and manners.

Congratulations to Mrs Lampier who has achieved her accreditation from Plymouth University for Special Needs Teachers. This involved much private studying over the past year.

“Open the Book” came to assembly on Wednesday and they will be here every other Wednesday until Easter.

Trengrouse/Trelawny Assembly

The classes did a brilliant assembly this morning which was a mini-drama based on “Oliver”. Thank you to parents for supporting this. The children are really enjoying their Victorian Project this term.

Sport

The football team played Tregony this week. The score was  5-2 to Tregony

Congratulations to Year 5 and 6 pupils who played in a basketball tournament against Newquay schools

and won the shield.  Mrs Edwards is very pleased!

BAG2SCHOOL….message form Terena Hillary.
Thank you to EVERYONE who filled bags and managed to get them up to school on Tuesday morning. We appreciate this wasn’t easy for many of you but, the school has such limited storage, it was important that bags were brought to school on the same day as they were being collected. We had 108 bags donated and these were weighed as they were loaded onto the van. (All donated items are re-sold so nothing goes to waste.) We have managed to raise £325 for school funds!!  This is a huge amount for relatively little effort so we have already booked our next collection day for Friday 7th June. Please, please go and put this in your diary NOW and start collecting items ready to fill more bags in 4 months time. Let’s see if we can raise even more!!

Parents Evenings

These will take place from 3.30p.m.-6p.m. on 5^th and 7^th March.  Letters for appointments will be sent out after half term

The Welcome Parade  6p.m. 1^st March .

Please put this in your diary. The children in KS2 will be asked to dress in traditional Cornish costume and KS1 will be dressed in St Piran flags. They will process to The Memorial Hall along with St Piran , banners, manikins and lanterns with the band playing the Perran Furry.

Mrs Bell will send out more information after half term.
A reminder that there is a non-pupil day tomorrow so that the staff can join other local schools for training.

Have a good half-term break and hopefully we will see some sunshine!

Best wishes,

Liz Martin (headteacher)

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