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Penryn Primary Academy
SPRING NEWSLETTER NO. 11
Friday 20th March 2015
Dear Parent/Carer,
Infant Items
Open Doors
On Tuesday 24th March the Infant site will have open doors. Please come into the Reception and KS1
classrooms from 2.40pm onwards to look at your child’s books and displays.
Easter Egg Raffle Tickets
Raffle tickets will be on sale Tuesday 24th at 2.45 in the infant school hall and Wednesday 25th March at
8.40. (if It is dry we will sell tickets in the playground)
Outdoor Garden
A big thank you to all parents who came and helped create our outdoor garden. We have planted lots of
different fruit and vegetables which we are looking forward to eating when they have grown. We also
planted flowers, a sweet pea den and a sensory garden area. Our sand pit has been constructed and
work has started on our mud kitchen. It was so good to have parents, children and teachers working
together, followed by sweet treats for the workers!
Book Fair
Thank you to the parents for their time in running the book fair in the infant site Library
Infant and Junior Items
Penryn Primary Academy Website/Facebook Page/Twitter - PRIMARY
Our new web page and Facebook page is updated daily with current news and information. Previous editions of
our newsletter are also available in case you may have missed any dates, information etc.
Shelterbox
Many thanks for the fantastic donations received so far for our sponsored read appeal for Shelterbox. To date, we
have enough funds to sponsor one box for Shelterbox, but we would love to sponsor more boxes. This week
Shelterbox are sending 1000 boxes to Vanuatu so all donations would be very gratefully received. Please could all
sponsor money please be in by Friday 27th March. Thank you for your support.
Calling All Parents, Carers and Grandparents
If you would like to volunteer some of your time to hear children read please let the junior site office know and a
DBS check can be arranged to allow you to come into school. More details can be found on the school website.
Easter Cake Bake and Sale
We are holding an Easter Cake Bake and Sale in the infant hall on Wednesday 25 th March at 3.00pm. Please bring
cakes to school on the Wednesday morning and give them to your class teacher. All year groups are invited to
take part.
Easter Raffles
Both sites will be holding their Easter raffle on Wednesday 25 th March. All donations of eggs will be greatly
appreciated.
Friends of Penryn Primary
More details will follow later but please make a note of some of the events Friends have planned for this year:
14.04.15 Iranian Storyteller and Musicians for Year 2 and Years 3-6
22.04.15 Friends of Penryn Primary AGM (to be held at 3.30pm on the infant site in Mrs Frost’s classroom).
Everyone is invited so please do come along and bring your children.
22.04.15 As part of the AGM we will be starting to plan for the Summer Fair
04.06.15 Quiz Night (6.30-8pm) for children and grown-ups!
01.07.15 Junior Sports Day (Infant date to be arranged)
02.07.15 The Big Launch of Penryn Primary
18.07.15 Summer Fair (11am-1pm) on the infant site
PTO
Junior Items
Author visit - JUNIOR
Thanks to Friends, we have been able to invite the children's author and illustrator; Veronica Lamond to school to
speak with the KS1 and 2 children. Veronica visited the KS1 pupils on Thursday of this week and is due to meet
with the KS2 pupils next Tuesday 24th March. Veronica is selling her books; 'Landy', 'Fender' and 'Landy's New
Home', at a reduced price of £5.00. If your child/children would like to purchase one of Veronica's books, please
could you send the money to the school office in a labelled envelope. You can check out Veronica's work on her
website. http://www.veronicalamond.com
Junior Disco – Pyjamas
The Junior Disco is this evening from 6.30 – 8.00pm. Refreshments will be available. Please ensure your children
bring a completed disco slip and are collected promptly at 8pm – many thanks.
Calling Years 4, 5 and 6
Today we had an assembly delivered by Tony from Elemental UK about a Summer Term club that will be running
on a Friday afternoon from 16:00-18:00 at Swanpool Beach. Initially there will be five sessions: 24/4. 1/5. 8/5,
15/5 and 22/5. Each session will cost £5 and payment will be required up front. The children will get the chance to
have a go at: coasteering, kayaking, bell boating, windsurfing, surfing, raft building and Stand Up Paddleboarding
(all weather dependent). Children will be provided with wetsuits and appropriate safety equipment. If your child is
interested in joining this club, please collect a form from Mr. Hitchens and do not hesistate to get in contact should
you have any questions.
Athletics
Congratulations to the Year 3 and 4 children who came 2nd in the Peninsula Sports Hall Athletics Final on the 17th
March. The children have now qualified for the next round of the Cornwall School Games which will be held at
Truro School on the 20th April. Well done to everyone involved!!!
Class Photographs
The school photographer will be taking class photos at the junior site on Wednesday 25 th March.
Hockey
Penryn Primary played their first two hockey matches. The first match against Mawnan we won 4 - 0. Followed by
a very close match against Mylor which we lost 2-1.
Year 4 Camp Meeting
Parents of children going on Year 4 camp are invited to a meeting in the junior hall at 5.30pm on Wednesday 25 th
March.
School PE kit
If your child has used one of the school PE kits please could it be return as soon as possible so that other children
can benefit from it.
CUP WINNERS – Cups to stay in school but the medals are for keeping
Year
Year
Year
Year
3
4
5
6
Alfie Rollason
Dylan Foster
Ben Parkinson
Finley Trevartha-Smith
ARB:
Governors Cup:
Art Cup:
Fair Play Cup:
Children’s Cup:
Owen Bradbury
Kialell Klima
Malakai Iddon
Kya Agliotti
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JUNIOR DISCO SLIP – PLEASE HAND IN AT DOOR
I give my child permission to attend the school disco tonight, Friday 20th March 2015
at a cost of £1.00. The disco starts at 6.30 p.m. and children must be collected at 8.00 p.m.
Child’s Name ………………………………………………………Class……..
Parent/Guardian Signature …………………………………………
He/She will be collected by ………………………………………..
If your child is to be collected by a brother or sister, please complete the following:I declare that ……………………. is 15 or over and will be responsible for collecting
…………………………….. on my behalf. Signed …………………………………….