As we get ready to celebrate World Book Day 2023, every night leading up to the big day , we will be sharing a bedtime book virtually. These videos will be posted on Facebook, here on our website and on Class Dojo to enjoy at home.
Visit our reading page to see the videos each night here
February - Youth Speaks
Congratulations to our fabulous finalists for Youth Speaks!
All children spoke wonderfully and were all presented with a certificate, voucher and chocolate egg for getting to this stage. After much deliberation by the judging panel, the winning team was announced as Olivia, Janise and Laurie!
Well done - we are so lucky to have fabulous ambassadors for our school.
February - Indoor Athletics
Children from Years 3 and 4 took part in an Indoor Athletics qualifier at CSIA against Troon School, St Meriadoc Juniors and Trevithick School. The children enjoyed taking part in a variety of events. In the afternoon children from Years 5 and 6 took part in the same events. It was a well organised event and we hope to get the results after half-term.
February - Our football match against Troon
Written by Laurie and Freya.D
On Wednesday the 8th of February, the football team visited Troon primary school for a football match. We all met up after school and started practicing our passing. The halves were meant to be 20 minutes but were modified to 10 minutes each; Our team began with the ball and soon after we were given a hand ball. We dominated possession, but Troon eventually managed to sneak the ball past our goalie. The whistle blew for half time and that marked the end of the first half.
In the second half, there were lots of substitutes. This half was good for our team, as we managed to score 2 goals!! Both were scored by our team captain Joel, Troon played well but our team was triumphant with the scores 2-1. Once the whistle blew for the last time all of the subs excitedly ran onto the pitch to celebrate. After shaking hands with our opponents, we all happily returned home.
February - Stargazing Evening
On Wednesday evening Tregonning class enjoyed a night with the stars, looking at constellations and all things cosmic. Lots of fun was had by all - even though it was overcast. The children also enjoyed some treats being served - hot dogs and hot chocolate. Thank you to all the parents/carers that came along.
January 2023
On Wednesday we visited the Nexus campus of CSIA. We were treated to an amazing space workshop that built upon the children’s fantastic space knowledge. The children were brilliant at answering and asking questions about space!
December 2022 - Rocksteady Concert
Today to finish off a very busy week the children who had been attending Rocksteady lessons entertained their parents and families and the rest of the school to an end of term rock concert.
December 2022 - Christmas Prefects
I am delighted to introduce you to our new prefects Indie-Rae and Ava who will join Isla, Freya, Charlie and Olivia in their duties. Indie-Rae and Ava are such reliable members of our school. They are both incredibly hardworking and always want to be the best they can be in all aspects of school life. Indie-Rae and Ava are both extremely kind, especially to their buddies and younger children and are always on hand to help where needed. They do this in such a quiet and genuine manner, not seeking recognition for their instinctive caring nature - please be rest assured that it certainly does not go unnoticed! Wear your prefect badges and ties with pride! Continue to fly high!
December 2022 - Christmas Dinner
Christmas Dinner was a family affair this year. We managed to get all of the children into the hall at the same time to eat together (and the staff too!). We listened and sang along to some festive favourites, pulled crackers and had a lovely time. We are very thankful to our relief cook Victoria who has ensured our kitchen has remained open this week as our usual cook has not been in work. Without her there would have been no Christmas Dinner - so thank you Victoria!
December 2022 - Special Visitor in School
We had a very special visit in school this week from Father Christmas!
All children received a book from the Big Man himself. Children were very polite receiving their gifts and asked some great questions too. For those children that have been poorly and not in school, don't worry, your gift is being safely looked after and will be here ready and waiting when you return.
December 2022 - Experience Christmas at Penponds Church
Although the weather stopped us from visiting Penponds church for the Christmas experience on Monday, the church came to us! Thank you to the volunteers that changed their plans last minute to come to school and hold the workshops in the hall. The children had a wonderful time!
December 2022 - North Pole Challenge
Penponds School have been clocking up the miles toward the Trust-wide mission to achieve 4,237 miles from the MAT Central Office to the North Pole. Today the children and staff walked or ran around the field in their Christmas hats in the sunshine and blue sky. In the course of the week we have achieved 309 miles!
November 2022 - Christmas Tree Festival
Trencrom and Tregonning Classes made decorations linked to our School Values for our tree at this year’s Christmas Tree Festival at Camborne Parish Church. You can find it there over the festive period, it is a very festive event!
November 2022 - New Prefects
I am delighted to introduce you to our new prefects Olivia and Charlie who will join Isla and Freya in their duties.
Olivia and Charlie are such hardworking individuals and persevere with challenges, always striving to be the best they can be and never give up when things get a little tricky.
Charlie is such a polite young man, with impeccable manners and is always willing and keen to help whenever a job needs doing. Olivia is always kind and caring, particularly to younger children. She always looks out for them and is always on hand to offer a helping hand. Both, Olivia and Charlie, can be relied upon and are great assets to our school. Wear your prefect badges and ties with pride! Continue to fly high!
November 2022 - Choir visit to Memory Café in Pool
On Thursday the choir visited and sang at the memory café in Pool. The children sang for about half an hour and were then treated to festive snacks and treats. The members of the cafe then asked the children to help decorate their hall by making paper chains together. It was a really wonderful afternoon and all had a fantastic time. They enjoyed it so much we plan to re-visit them in March next year.
November 2022 - Tregonning Class visit to Bodmin Keep
Tregonning Class had such an amazing time at Bodmin Keep on Wednesday this week - the military history museum is a must visit if you’re interested in the war and the history of Cornwall at that time. Here are a few snaps of the children in their workshops. Enjoy!
Mr Brokenshire received this lovely thank you message after the event:
I just wanted to say a massive thank you to you, the amazing support staff and all of the students that came in to visit yesterday.
I absolutely loved working with the year 5/6’s, who were so well behaved, kind and respectful towards one another. Their breadth of knowledge regarding the topic and the vocabulary they used to share this information was also very impressive.
Friday 11th November - Youth Royal British Legion Remembrance Service – Camborne Parish Church
This year our school councillors from Tregonning Class represented Penponds School at the Youth Royal British Legion Remembrance Service at Camborne Parish Church.
November 2022
We are incredibly proud of our Penponds School Choir. This week they represented our school at The Camborne Music Festival – and we came back with a trophy!
The children were excellent advocates for the school and it was lovely to see our very own Chair of Governors, Mrs Alvine Holmes there too.
The children sang two contrasting pieces - Please Don’t Buy Me A… by Mark and Helen Johnson, a song about unwanted Christmas presents, sung with gusto and full of funny actions and a very poignant and reflective piece, Remember by Emily Bardon, a timely song about Armistice Day. The choir performed this piece today as well during our Remembrance service which included a respectful two-minutes silence. If you scan the QR code, you will be able to see and hear this performance of Remember.
November 2022 - Lantern Making
This week we made lanterns in school for the Camborne Lantern Parade on Friday 25th November. Children helped made a large lantern in the hall and their own lanterns to take along. Parents and Grandparents enjoyed coming into school to help. Thank you to our special visitor and expert, Amanda Lorens for coming in to help us.
October 2022 - New Prefects
I am delighted to introduce you to the first Prefects of the Class of 22/23.
Freya and Isla are both conscientious young people who always work to the very best their ability. Both love a challenge and are not afraid to persevere when things seem tricky. Isla is a very thoughtful student at Penponds always willing to help and is kind and caring to all. Freya is a great role model to all in her learning, always looking for the next challenge, striving to improve. They have been the perfect buddies to their charges in Carn Brea too.
October 2022 - Harvest – Tregonning Class
Here are some photos of our harvest artwork, we are slowly getting ready for our harvest assembly. We can’t wait!
October 2022
Well done to our School Council: Rights Ambassador children! They attended and represetned the CRF Youth Conference at the Fibre Hub. They were a perfect ambassadors for our school and contributed to issues affecting our local community.
Message from George Le Hunte:
Thank you for attending our 2022 CRF Youth Conference at the Fibre Hub on Friday. 57 students, plus staff, were there from 10 Camborne & Pool schools. It was a wonderful event in a great venue. Please thank all your students that attended for their brilliant engagement in the conference & for their immaculate behaviour. I am sure they learnt a lot and I hope they pass that on to all their colleagues at school.
Thank you for partaking in our Youth Conference.
George Le Hunte
Camborne Regeneration Forum
September 2022 - Year 6: Camborne Science and International Academy – Science Event
On Friday we had a fantastic opportunity for Y6, we were invited to a science workshop at Camborne Science and International Academy. It was great. We learnt about: Density, surface tension, different gases and the processes between solid, liquid and gas. What a great experience, we can’t wait for the next one!
September 2022
Football Club
This week we started our PE football unit, it looks like we have some future stars in the making - great sportsmanship shown by all and a great attitude - look out Ronaldo and Beth Mead here we come!
Cookery Club
Yesterday the ‘Cooking Club Chefs’ were busy making Greek dips - hummus and tzatziki. The children peeled and grated garlic, zested and juiced lemons, chopped mint, cucumber, and carrots, measured out tahini paste, olive oil and water and used the food processor! All chefs were super well behaved and couldn’t wait to get stuck in. I’m looking forward to next week! Recipes can be found on Dojo.
