Portreath Primary School Newsletter
Another wonderful week here at Portreath School. It is great to see that so many children here really
care about the environment and want to make a difference. As a result of the work Class 5 are doing
with Surfers Against Sewage on becoming a single use plastic free school, I had a meeting with Karen
from our catering company Chartwells. She is enthusiastic about the work that we are doing and
wants to support us. She is hoping to provide juice in larger bottles that Dawn and Lisa can distribute
in cups rather than the current throw away cartons with straws. She is also looking into using a
recyclable box for when they provide packed lunches rather than cling film for sandwiches and throw
away pots for the vegetables. The milkshake cartons are proving trickier to replace but she is looking
into it for us. Whilst here she also did a kitchen audit and was as impressed as ever with Dawn and
Lisa.
Clubs started this week. I really enjoyed my maths puzzle club in which we solved Sudoku puzzles.
The choir sounded great and the environmental club did a great job of cleaning the beach. Table
tennis was interesting-the equipment delivery was delayed so Mrs Allen improvised! I am pleased to
say all the equipment arrived this morning ready for next week’s club.
Thank-you to all the class 1 parents who were able to come to watch our assembly this morning. The
children did a super job of telling us the story of ‘Jack in the Beanstalk’. I cannot wait to see their bean
stalks grow up to their castles.
Former pupils, Rebecca and Kaj, from #love Portreath popped in to see me this week about the work
they are doing in the village. I have put some information about the group later in the newsletter. They
are interested in the work that we are doing linked to the environment. They are keen to work with us
and hopefully they can send some people in to lead workshops for the children. Mrs Pamplin
Certificates
Class 1: Isla-For being a happy and enthusiastic
learner.
Class 2: Sophia-For super story telling-leading
the rest of the class.
Class 3: Lola-For a super attitude to our new
maths work!
Class 4: Lucy-For producing such a descriptive
and detailed dialogue-super resilience and effort!
Class 5: Luke-For
having a really
positive attitude in
grammar-with
fantastic results.
Well done Luke.
Kindness Tree
This week kindness leaves
were given to:
Grace
Hazel
Mawgan
01209 842542 [email protected]
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Congratulations to all those children who gained their
karate reading bands and certificates this week.
Sporting Stars
This week’s winner: Mawgan
Wonder Workers
This week’s wonder
workers:
Class 1: Hugo
Class 2: Corin
Class 3: Jaxen
Class 4: Ruan
Class 5: Herbie
Class 5 Art Workshop
Next Saturday, 27th January, there is a free family "Light Spectacular" at
Gwennap Pit. Class 5 worked with a local artist yesterday and have produced
some amazing moving lanterns, which will be part of the display. All are welcome
to attend from 7pm. See the poster below for more details.
500 Word Competition
Radio BBC 2
The world's biggest short-
story writing competition for
kids has returned. Please
type in the address below
or search for ‘500 word
2018’ to read all of the
information and to find out
everything you need to
know about 500 Words and
how you can enter.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/
programmes/
articles/4h26FXFQ4KfMV7
VVSbJxY3g/500-words-
2018
Wouldn’t it be great to have
a pupil at Portreath school
win! Get writing!
Class 1 Assembly Class 1 amazed us by telling us the story of‘Jack and the Beanstalk’. They
sang us a catchy song about growing and showed us their fabulous beanstalks.
E-safety Poster Competition Reminder
Below are the rules that the children have came up with last week for e-safety. Each child is invited to
choose one of the rules and create an A4 or A3 poster for it. The closing date will be Tuesday 23rd
January. There will be one winner for each rule. We have received some super entries so far.
Online safety Golden Rules
1. Treat personal information like your toothbrush (Keep it to yourself)!
I will not tell other people my password.
I will not talk to people online if I do not know them.
I will not share my personal information with people I do not know or use my real name when playing
online.
I will not post or send anything of someone else, e.g. photographs, without their permission.
2. Report anything you are unsure of or upset by.
I will not open anything from people I do not know.
I will not open or download any unknown pop ups or banners.
I will speak to an adult if I see or receive anything that upsets me.
I will speak to an adult if I am unsure about anything.
3. Care for (and respect) everyone and everything.
I will not send anything I would not want sent to me.
I will look after all ICT equipment and report any mistreatment to an adult.
I will always return equipment in the state that I found it.
I will always ask an adult before using any ICT equipment.
Attendance
Just a reminder about the importance
of attendance. We encourage good
attendance because it makes such a
difference. However, we are not
suggesting that you send in your child
when they are sick! If you need
support or guidance with attendance
please let us know. If you would like
your child’s attendance figures at any
time, please see Mrs Jones. Our aim is to achieve a whole school attendance of 97%. We are currently
on 95.8%. Being here everyday and on time helps your child feel confident, up to date with learning, and
up to date with their circle of friends.
Key Dates
Class 3 trip-Friday 26th January Bodmin Recycling Site
Parent lunches-Monday 22nd January to Thursday 25th January
School Camp Year 4-Monday 21st May to Wednesday 23rd May at Carnyorth
School Camp Years 5 & 6 Monday 25th June to Wednesday 27th June at Eden Project
Inset days—Monday 5th February, Monday 19th February, Thursday 29th March and Tuesday 24th July
Portreath Primary School, throughout the year, distributes fliers and magazines offering family services or posts details of
local activities on the newsletter. Whilst we think that parents might like the information and find it useful, the school
does not endorse these services.
Looking After the Environment
As a school we are currently trying to become more eco-friendly and are involved in the SAS
campaign of ‘Plastic Free Schools’. Class 5 are looking into ways to reduce our use of single
use plastic. A huge thank-you to Miss Rundle and Mrs Wickett for all their support with this.
Mrs Price’s environmental
after school club had their first
session this week and went
on a litter picking exercise.
We would love to receive any
photographs of children doing
beach cleans or litter picks in
their own time ready for a
display board.
We are proud to share with you that one of our parents, Lucie Quest, has
published a book to support parents of children with type 1 diabetes. To
purchase a copy of the book please email the address below:
#LovePortreath Keep It Clean, is a group of residents and businesses from the local community who have come
together to help improve the environment. Our aim is to protect the coastline and village from litter pollution,
reduce the use of plastic and help preserve ocean health and support wildlife.
We hope to hold events throughout the year such as litter picks,
scientific beach cleans and plastic free picnics. We look forward to
working with the school and will help to promote all the good work
that they do. If you would like to get involved or keep updated of
what's going on, please follow us on social media.
Recycling Batteries
If anyone would like
to recycle batteries
we have special boxes for
the children to take home
and collect them in. Please
pop into the office to get one.
In a few week’s time we will
have a special box to collect
all these batteries in and they
will be collected for recycling.