Category Archives: Penhaligon

Dear Parents and Carers,

Firstly, I would like to thank all the parents who joined us on our walk to town on Thursday. We were lucky to have fantastic weather and the children all behaved impeccably. We have thought hard about what activities are available to us in Perranporth and where we can find healthy foods.

This week we have designed menus, thinking carefully about how to make them look attractive to our readers. In maths, we have been measuring and thinking about left and right, can your child remember which is their left or right arm and leg? We have also started learning our 2 times table.

On Monday, we had a visit from Mrs Edwards’ son, Stuart, who brought in his unusual pets – 2 snakes, 3 tarantulas and a collection of cockroaches! The children were fascinated and took turns holding the snakes, Bella and baby Daisy (who Penhaligon named!), as well as some cockroaches.

This was our last week studying our topic, What do I need to be me? I hope the children have enjoyed it as much as we have.

Next week, we will start our new topic, Through the Keyhole. This topic is based on science and history, focussing on materials and the history of everyday objects. The literacy elements will be recounts, adventure stories and non-fiction books linked to their science work on materials.

Just one last thing, we have had a couple of cases of nits in class this year. As a precaution, please could you check your child for head lice. If you find live lice, the wet combing method, together with the use of insecticides, is the recommended treatment. This should be repeated every two or three days for two weeks.

If you have any questions, as always, drop in to see me or email me on penhaligon@perranporth.cornwall.sch.uk .
Many thanks.

Mrs Burns.

This week’s spellings are as follows:

Group 1

world
worm
word
work
worth
war
warm
warn
swarm
wart

Group 2

glue
blue
clue
true
lawn
claw
drawer
yawn
my
you

Please try to practise at home – we will have a test on Friday.
So far, 7 of our class have had 10 out of 10 every week.
Well done to Issy, Gwen, Grace, Sam L, Sam M, Kenzie and Lucas!

Dear Parents and Carers,
This week in literacy, we have been practising writing recounts. We know we need to use time words such as first, then, after that and finally, and that we need to make sure all the events are written in the right order. The children wrote a great recount of the Joseph and his Technicolour Dream Coat. Can they tell you the story using some time words?
In numeracy, we have continued our work on money and are really getting the hang of adding coins and even giving change. We have also been practising telling the time – if you could support this by looking at clocks and discussing the time with your children, this would help them hugely.
You should all have had a letter about our trip to town next Thursday, please make sure the tear off slip is returned by Monday. We will be looking at all the activities that are available to us in Perranporth and thinking about where we can make healthy food choices as part of our topic, What do I Need to be me?
Unfortunately, Mrs Willetts is unwell and will not be back for at least 3 weeks. So that the children are not disrupted at all, I will teach full-time, with Mrs Hendra covering Wednesday afternoons. Apart from that, it will be the same as usual for the children.
As always, if you have any questions, please come in to see me or email me on penhaligon@perranporth.cornwall.sch.uk.
Many thanks.
Mrs Burns.

Dear Parents and Carers,
Thank you to all of you who came to our Meet the Teacher afternoon on Wednesday. It was great to meet you all and let you know how we teach in Penhaligon. If you could not make it and would like a copy of the leaflet we handed out with information about how to support your child’s reading, please let us know and we will put a copy in their book bag.
This week, we have been learning how to write and improve instructions. Can your child spot bossy verbs in recipes and other places? Can they tell you all the other things we need to remember in instructions, eg a list of things you will need and bullet points?
We used our recipes to make some very healthy smoothies in DT – many thanks to Mrs Follett who spent this morning supervising the making of 25 different flavoured smoothies! The children discussed the need for hygiene when preparing food and thought about what made the smoothies healthy compared to some other types of food.
In numeracy, we have been looking at 100 squares and learning how we can use it to add and take away in 10s by moving up and down columns. The children have had lots of practice and have been applying their skills to money, adding and taking 10p or 20p from different prices.
In science, we have studied life cycles and the children have drawn one for a butterfly. They have thought about other animal life cycles too and produced some really good work.
Finally, a big WELL DONE to everyone who read 5 times or more this week. We had a record-breaking 17 children who managed our target of 5 times this week – can we get all 25 next week?
Don’t forget to follow our class blog at http://perranporth.j2webby.com/ and remember you can always drop in to see us or email us on penhaligon@perranporth.cornwall.sch.uk .
Many thanks.
Mrs Burns and Mrs Willetts

Dear Parents and Carers

Each week, your child will have a list of spellings to learn both at school and home. The list is written inside their red spelling book on Monday which then goes home so that they can practice them before being tested on Friday. We also practice them daily in class using the ‘Look, Cover, Write, Check’ method. Ask your child to explain this method to you.

This week we will be thinking about the long ‘i’ sound in words. Below is the list of spellings your child needs to learn. The children have been put into two groups for spelling. This helps us focus on giving them the right support for their needs. Your child should know which group they are in. If you have any queries, please pop in and ask. Thank you!

Group 1 have the following words:

Group 2 have the following words:

11^th July 2014

Dear Parents and Carers

This week we built new and improved versions of our Bug Hotels in the environment area. The children thought very carefully about how to include different mini-beast habitats inside the hotel. We are hoping to attract many visitors!

In Literacy we have been learning to tell a new story, ‘The Owl Babies’. We have made up actions and drawn story maps to help us learn the story. Ask your child to share the story with you.

In Science we have been thinking about adaptation and how animals are able to survive in different environments. We have learnt that a camel stores fat and water inside its hump, and it also has long eyelashes to keep sand out of its eyes. Ask your child to tell you how other animals survive in their environment.

Our class trip to the Hall for Cornwall is next Tuesday, 15^th July. Your child will need:

• school uniform
• a light summer jacket
• sun cream applied in the morning
• a packed lunch and bottle of water
• any medication such as asthma inhalers (to be named and handed to the teacher)

There will be an interval during the performance and your child will be offered a small packet of sweets. Please note that the show is due to finish at approximately 2.30pm. Therefore the children may be a little late returning to school. Thank you!

Please note, there will be only one swimming session next week on Wednesday 16^th.

You will receive your child’s report today along with their Year 2 SATs results. The chart below helps to explain the levels achieved. These are matched against age related expectations.

Thank you for your continued support,

Mrs. Willetts and Mrs. Burns (Class teachers)

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20^th June 2014

Dear Parents and Carers

Thank you very much to all who have responded to our plea and offered items for our ‘Bug Hotels’. We will be constructing them the week beginning 30^th June so there is still plenty of time for you to look around your homes and gardens for anything you feel may be of use to us, even if it is old or broken.

In Literacy this week we used different connectives in our writing to help explain more about animals and their features. Here are some examples:

Badgers have short legs and long claws, therefore they can dig underground tunnels.

A fox has a big, bushy tail so that it can keep warm while it sleeps.

Hedgehogs are mainly meat eaters and enjoy foods such as worms, beetles, slugs and snails.

Ask your child to write other sentences using these connectives.

In ‘Big Maths’ we solved logic problems using different coloured shapes. One of the problems asked us to arrange the pieces in a line and change either the colour or the shape in the next piece along. So, if we started with a blue triangle the next shape had to be either another triangle or another blue shape. Some problems were quite tricky!

Could we please remind you that we are planning a joint-trip with Boscawen class to the Hall for Cornwall on Tuesday 15^th July. The total cost of the trip is £12.50. Please return the permission slip and money by Friday July 4^th. We are still looking for helpers so if you would like to come along, pop in to see us. Thank you!

Please remember to visit the class blog on the school website where you will find this newsletter as wells as photographs and information about what your child gets up to in class:

http://perranporth.j2webby.com/?cat=11

Thank you for your continued support,

Mrs. Willetts and Mrs. Burns (Class teachers)