Newsletter 4 6.11.20

LUDGVAN SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 6.11.20
LUDGVAN SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER6.11.20
LUDGVAN SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 6.11.20

A word from the Principal...
Welcome,
Firstly, I would like to publicly thank Gail, Nigel and Oliver for their time and hard work to improve
our outdoor area. You will hopefully have seen the fabulous outdoor seating area that they have
created and an additional pagoda-covered area is almost completed. These extra outdoor spaces
will be a great asset to our school and the support of the FLS in their provision is greatly appreciated.
It is vitally important that whilst there is a tightening of the COVID related rules and regulations in
the wider community, we do not feel immune simply because schools are expected to remain fully
open. In our Friday assembly we talked about our in-school rules and how we need to be additionally
vigilant now as there are significantly more cases locally. To support this, I ask that all adults
and siblings over the age of 12 wear face coverings when on the school site, dropping off and collecting.
I appreciate that it is not always possible to remain socially distanced, especially at the end
of the day, so face coverings will provide an additional safety measure for all.
This term, we will be supporting two very important charities: BBC Children in Need and Cornwall
Christmas Box. There will be more information about Cornwall Christmas Box in our next newsletter,
but we will be celebrating Children in Need on the 13th November by encouraging everyone to
come into school with ‘Crazy Hair and Colourful Clothes’. Donations can be made on the day in cash
or through our own online donation page: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ludgvanschool
Have a lovely weekend.
Kind regards,
Mr Adam Anderson
Principal

What’s General... been going on...
Breakfast Club Booking System
Thank you to those of you who are using breakfast club, it’s great to see that the increased
opening hours are helpful to many of our working parents. However, please ensure you book
in online through the school money portal as due to the popularity of the provision, we need
to use pre-booking to ensure we have adequate staffing. If you are unable to login to your
schoolmoney account, please let me know or contact Mrs Badcock in the office.
Out of hours
We have always been committed to offering a place for children in our community to socialise
and so have always kept our school site open during evenings and weekends. Unfortunately,
we have been coming into school in the mornings to litter strewn across our site. If your
children, of primary school age or older, use our school site outside of school hours, please
remind them to treat it with respect so that we can continue to keep it open.
Parking
Please remember to park/wait/drop-off in a sensible and responsible manner at the start
and end of the day. The community path takes less than a minute to walk and alleviates the
issues of trying to find a space on the main road.
Prospective Parent Tour
On the 24th and 25th November at 4pm, we will be running socially distanced tours for parents
of children starting school in September 2020. If you, or someone you know, are interested,
please contact the office to book your place. All children and staff will be out of the
building and presentations and tours will be socially distanced to ensure a COVIDsafe
environment.
Disabled Parking Space
Unless you are a Blue Badge Holder, please do not park in our disabled parking space under
any circumstances. We appreciate on-site parking is limited, but this space needs to be
available throughout the day. Thank you.
Term Dates 2020-2021
Autumn Term
7th September – 17th December (Half term: 26-30 October)
Spring Term
5th January – 31st March (Half Term: 15-19 February)
Summer term
19th April – 21st July ( Half Term: 31 March – 4 June)
In term Inset Day
7th June

Broad and Balanced...
EYFS
It’s been a busy week in Rainbow class and the children have really enjoyed
being back with their friends after their half term. They have had lots of fun
learning about Bonfire Night and why we celebrate it. They made their very
own sparklers using bread sticks, chocolate and sprinkles – they loved eating
them after they had watched their very own fireworks display in the classroom!
The role play area of the classroom has been turned into a winter wonderland;
the children have loved using it to help them imagine what it would be like to
live somewhere icy and snowy – there have been lots of snowball fights! This
week, we have learnt all about the number 4 and that 4 is a square number;
they have been really busy finding 4 in the classroom and outside. In phonics,
they have learnt the sounds g, o, c and k. Another great week Rainbow class,
well done!

Broad and Balanced...
Y1
This week class 1 has been learning all about Victorian homes and what it was
like to live in a Victorian house. We had some interesting conversations about
living without electricity and no indoor toilets! Our book for this week has been
Major Glad and Major Dizzy by Jan Oke a lovely story about two toy soldiers
found in a Victorian house. The children asked thoughtful and interesting questions
about the story and then wrote sentences describing the pictures.
In science the children explored magnets and had to find out if all metal was
magnetic. They had great fun exploring the different activities. In RE the children
have learnt all about Christenings this week. Our focus for art this half
term is sketching and the children worked extremely hard to use a pencil to
sketch an eye.

Broad and Balanced...
Y2
Last year, Year 2, who were then year 1, came up with a reward chart. They
had to earn class gems to achieve each reward. We came up with a selection of
activities that we could do and then we used our democratic voice to select the
top choices. We never got to experience any of the activities due to lockdown.
However, last half term we managed to fill our class gem jar which meant we
could go to the park. It was a lovely afternoon and the children were beaming.
Now we are working towards ours next reward which will be a picnic.

Broad and Balanced...
Y3
Year 3 have been so enthusiastic about their learning this week and have made
a fantastic start to the second half of this term. The children are now focusing
on Egypt within their topic lessons and have begun looking at what life is like in
Egypt in modern times, as well as what it was like a long time ago. They will be
writing reports about Ancient Egypt and have started researching and planning
these. They have continued with their sketching and have drawn some excellent
Pharaohs, which were sketched in pencil before they were completed in
pen. The children will be using these designs over the coming weeks to create
their own Pharaoh masks. In PE this week Year 3 have been taking part in the
Virtual Penwith Schools Cluster sports event and have been competing against
other schools by completing an obstacle course as quick as they can to score
as many points as they can. They had lots of fun doing this!

Broad and Balanced...
Y4
Year 4s spent the afternoon at Penzance tennis club today. Their facilities were
great and the tennis coaching by Ian and Sam was brilliant. Over the course of
several weeks, we have learned skills such as back-hand, forehand and controlling
our movements.
Year 4 would like to say a colossal thank you to Ian and Sam for giving us the
opportunity for this fantastic experience.
You may hear rumours that the children beat Mr Uren at a game of tennis but I
am certain this is a complete fabrication of events.

Broad and Balanced...
Y5
The children have returned to school this week after half term, ready to learn
and happy to see their peers. They have really enjoyed continuing their studies
on critically endangered animals and the impact humans have on their existence
on Earth. As part of their homework they have been focusing on endangered
animals in the United Kingdom and how they can help save them. A variety
of inspiring homework has already been produced such as ‘a poem about
the effect of lockdown on animals in the UK’, beautiful butterfly artwork and
amazing hedgehog quiz scores. In English, the children have finished typing
up their non-chronological reports about an endangered animal of their choice.
The quality of writing was excellent and will be put together to be made into
a special endangered animal book to share with the school. The children have
been accurately drawing images of endangered animals with control and dexterity
from their observations; they were so proud of their finished pieces.
All about Sifaka Lemurs.
Sifaka Lemurs are herbivores; they eat leaves, flowers, fruit, buds and tree bark (Sifaka Lemurs have been
known to eat about a hundred different plants). Sifaka Lemurs are a creamy white species with a black
patch on their face and normally a burgundy shape somewhere else on their body as well. They have little
black ears set back on the side of their head. Sifaka Lemurs are very familiar with clinging to trees with
their arms and legs with their long, swishy tails hanging behind them. Including the head and body they
are 18 inches tall their tails are also 18 inches long.
Sifaka Lemurs habitat.
Sifaka Lemurs live on the islands of Madagascar. They forage during daylight hours and go to sleep up in
the trees before sunset. These animals live in different woods and forests of this place off the edge of
Africa. Sifaka Lemurs are extremely good tree climbers (they sleep in them too) so it is imperative that
they have a good supply of bushes and trees.
Sifaka Lemur’s families.
There are 101 different species of fast lemurs in the world and they are made up of five families one of
which is the Sifaka Lemur. A group or family of lemurs are called a conspiracy. Baby Sifakas cling to their
mothers bellies after they are born and carry on doing this for about two months then they get carried
around on their mother's back. Hawks and eagles will eat the young of lemurs including this species so
lemurs would be classed as these birds prey.
Why are Sifaka Lemurs endangered?
Sifaka Lemurs are endangered because of the destruction of their forest habitats! Some Sifaka Lemurs
are hunted for their meat though, some of them are protected by the Malagasy tradition that forbids
eating their flesh. All of these species are ranging from vulnerable to critically endangered. In Madagascar
-the only place they live- there are only 250 adult Sifaka Lemurs left. A majority of these lemurs are
threatened with extinction due to anthropogenic (originating in human activity) action like land change
(deforestation) and bushmeat hunting.The Sifaka Lemur is one of the top 25 most endangered
Primates.People are destructing their green habitats by slash and burn agriculture, illegal logging,
charcoal production and mining.
Did you know facts…

Broad and Balanced...
Year 6
Year 6 have had a fantastic first week back after half term. They have come
back in with brilliant focus and motivation. During Computing, each group
designed a World War One themed course for their Beebots to travel safely
from one location to another. There were some brilliant designs and carefully
planned by testing the movement of the Beebots. Some of the groups even
added in an obstacle for the Beebot to avoid and once having a go, had to edit
their programming to correct any mistakes. They also had some excitement in
Science this week, sitting in front of a ‘Dragon’s Den’ style panel including Mr
Richards, Mr Anderson, Mrs Wheeler and Mrs Lyne. The ‘Dragons’ outlined a
challenge to design and create a Christmas decoration using circuits, bulbs and
buzzers. In a few weeks time, the class will have to present their completed
ideas to the very thorough panel. That afternoon, they began to test different
circuits in order to light up bulbs and sound buzzers. Well done for having such
a productive week Year 6!

Information Classification: CONTROLLED
Early Help
Parenting Worker
Advice Line
Penwith and Kerrier
Our regular parenting courses are currently being delivered virtually due to
Covid-19 restrictions.
Do you need some support and advice to understand your child’s needs and
behaviour?
Advice on positive parenting and how to keep your child safe
To understand the importance of routines for your family
To get in touch with your questions please send an email to
Myra Whitney, Area Parenting Lead, myra.whitney@cornwall.gov.uk or
call 01209 310000 and leave a message mentioning Parenting Worker
Advice Line with your contact details and the best time for us to contact
you.
A member of the Parenting Team will contact you back by phone
within two working days.

Information Classification: CONTROLLED
West Autumn Term Virtual Parenting Programmes
BPAPEY 1-3 yrs 10-11.30 Tuesday 10/11/2020 17/11/2020 24/11/2020
BPAP 5-11 yrs 10-11.30 Thursday 26/11/2020 03/12/2020 10/12/2020
TAKE 3 12-16 yrs 6:00-8:00 Wednesday 4/11/2020 11/11/2020 18/11/2020 25/11/2020 2/12/2020
BPAP with an
awareness of ADHD
5-11 yrs
10-11.30 Tuesday 17/11/2020 24/11/2020 01/12/2020
BPAP with an
awareness of the
Spectrum
5-11 yrs
BPAP with an
awareness of the
Spectrum
5-11 yrs
Evening
6:30 -8:00
Evening
6:30-8:00
Wednesday 4/11/2020 11/11/2020 18/11/2020 25/11/2020
Wednesday 4/11/2020 11/11/2020 18/11/2020 25/11/2020