
Police visit
Joshua class were very lucky yesterday afternoon to be visited by two Police Officers. They learnt about what police officers wear, the equipment they use and the type of jobs police officers do. Some of the children wanted to try on the different police hats and the handcuffs! They also got to hear the police…

Out and about
All three classes have been making the most of the fantastic weather and our awesome surroundings and getting out and about in the first two weeks of term. —————– Joshua class visited Newquay Orchard and spent their time searching for bugs, drawing pictures of the things they could see, walking Dave the dog and listening…

Award winners
Congratulations to our Values Award certificate and Star of the Week winners!

P.E.
Joshua class are doing so well in P.E. They are loving their topic of ‘move like a …’ What a bunch of super stars!

Highlights from 2022-2023
As we come to the end of the academic year at Newquay Primary Academy, we wanted to take a look back at some highlights from the year… September 2022 We opened our doors to our new (temporary) home at NQY Sports Centre and welcomed our second cohort of reception pupils into Joshua Class. Our first…

Beach Games
Tamar class had a fantastic morning at the Newquay Beach Games event organised by Newquay Sports Network. Well done to all the children who participated. They competed in a long distance beach run, flags and a relay race. An extra special well done to Marley who came 2nd overall in the girls beach flags event.

Chicks visit
The chicks we watched hatch were back in Joshua class today. The children enjoyed seeing how much they had grown. Some children wanted to hold the bigger chicks and were very gentle with them. The chicks were very popular additions during the last last week!

Award winners
Congratulations to our Values Award certificate and Star of the Week winners!

Diver Dan
Joshua class were excited to meet Archie’s Dad… he is a deep sea diver! Dan told the children all about what it’s like to live under the ocean. Joshua class loved watching videos about life as a deep sea diver. They also saw lots of ocean creatures divers meet whilst they are working! Thanks so…

Library Reading Challenge
A huge thank you to Kathy from Newquay Library for coming in to speak to the children about the Summer Reading Challenge 2023 ‘Ready, Set, Read’. It was lovely to hear about how to get involved with this challenge over the summer. Thank you to Miss Sutherland and Mrs Kearn for being very good sports…

Beach school
Last week both Joshua class and Tamar class walked down to Porth Beach for some rock pooling, dam building and general adventuring. We are so lucky to have such fantastic beaches like this on our doorstep and we love getting out to explore. Joshua Class soggy super heroes! Joshua class cleaned the beach, played games…

Compass skills
Tamar class have busy been learning how to use a compass. They started out by practicing using a compass in the orchard. Then, they used basic compass directions (North, East, South, West) and directional language to direct their partner through a maze. The children finished off by giving compass directions and directional instructions to their…

Monday’s Learning
What a fantastic jampacked day of learning… Joshua Class: boats, ships and pirates Joshua class have been super busy continuing their pirate themed learning, they are also getting ready to meet a very special person on Friday. Sarah Outen MBE was the first and youngest woman to row the Atlantic Ocean solo. In November 2015,…

Award winners
Congratulations to our Values Award certificate and Star of the Week winners!

Wellbeing Week: Day 5
Joshua Class: Pirate School For the final day of Wellbeing Week, Joshua class had a blast at Pirate School. They wrote about pirates, made hats, danced a pirate jig and sang sea shanties. The children had so much fun playing games… burst the cannon ball, port and starboard, cannon ball throw, and finally capture the…

Wellbeing Week: Day 4
Tamar class visits Padstow Lifeboat Station For day four of Wellbeing Week, Tamar class visited the lifeboat station at Trevose and learnt all about how the lifeboats get into the sea. They learnt about the crew and their kit. They even got to stand on the Tamar lifeboat deck and try on the very heavy…

Wellbeing Week: Day 3
Sports Day 2023 What a day! We are so proud of all of our pupils for displaying determination, perseverance and bundles of enthusiasm. We will add up the points and reveal the winning house on Friday. It was wonderful to see the sports hall filled with positivity and friendly faces. Thank you to all of…

Chick watch!
We were so lucky today! Joshua class got to watch baby chicks being born – Big thanks to Reggie’s Mum & Dad. It was pure magic and everyone was so excited all day. We are hoping that all the eggs will have hatched by tomorrow. Joshua class loved watching the chicks wobbling and cheeping while…

Wellbeing Week 2023: day 2
For day two of Wellbeing Week, the children had great fun creating their own fruity faces. They chose their favourite fruit and veg to chop up and turn into healthy snack plates . Some of the children challenged themselves to try new fruit and veg that they have never tried before!

Wellbeing Week 2023: day 1
Wow! It’s only Day 1 of Wellbeing Week and what a super start we’ve had. All of the pupils participated in our Fun Run to raise money for the ‘National Deaf Children’s Society’. They have raised £99…. so far. Thank you to everyone who has sponsored the children, if you would still like to sponsor…

Year 1 Cross Country
A BIG shout-out to everyone in Tamar class for participating in the NSN (Newquay Sports Network) Cross-Country event yesterday. The weather put a stop to the original plans, but we are very grateful for Newquay Tretherras for putting together an indoor event at the last minute. Well done to all of our pupils who participated,…

Award winners
Congratulations to our Values Award certificate and Star of the Week winners!

Wellbeing Week 2023
We are delighted to announce the launch of Newquay Primary Academy’s inaugral ‘Wellbeing Week’, which will be held from Monday 26th June – Friday 30th June 2023. What will ‘Wellbeing Week’ include? Alongside core curriculum, key events will include… Charity Fun Run event We are delighted to announce that we will be running a Charity…

Newquay Lifeboat Station
Joshua class visited the lifeboat station at Newquay harbour yesterday and learnt all about how the lifeboats get in to the sea. They learnt about the crew and their kit and even got to try on the very heavy life jackets. The children discussed that Joshua was the first lifeboat in Newquay! And this is…

Year 1 Cricket Festival
Well done to all of our Year 1 pupils who participated in the Newquay cricket festival. Thank you to Newquay Tretherras for hosting such a fun and inclusive event.

CELT Spelling Day
On Friday, Newquay Primary Academy celebrated the CELT Spelling Day – an initiative from our academy trust. Well done everyone for your fabulous outfits. Joshua class had fun spelling words that a pirate would pack for an adventure. The children also wrote beautiful sentences using the tricky red words ‘he’ and ‘she’. Tamar class practiced…

Award winners
Congratulations to our Values Award certificate and Star of the Week winners!

All aboard me hearties!
This week Joshua class have been inspired by Tiddler The Storytelling Fish. They have been busy making beautiful fish wands, and using the Pirate Ship role play to go on adventures across the oceans! Over the coming weeks, the children will continue to learn about creatures that live in our oceans and upon our beaches….

New academy dog
We are pleased to introduce a new member of the Newquay Primary Academy family, our academy dog, Dave. Dave is Ms Wilson’s dog and many of your children will be familiar with Dave from past visits to Joshua class. Dave will be part of Newquay Primary Academy and will come to school as often as…

Teddy Bears Picnic
Tamar class enjoyed a teddy bears picnic in the sunshine to end a fantastic first half of the summer term! Well done everyone for all your hard work!

Award winners
Congratulations to our Values Award certificate and Star of the Week winners! Have a fantastic May half term.

Newquay Forest School
To end their ”Enchanted Woodland’ topic, Tamar class had an amazing day at Newquay Forest School. The day was filled with awesome activities including; den building, archery, fairy doors, flag making, marshmallow toasting and much more! The children, Miss Cowell and Miss Sutherland all had a fantastic day.

Reading Café
Yesterday afternoon we hosted our inaugural Newquay Primary Academy Reading Café – and it was a fantastic event! The café was all about creating a moment where parents, grandparents, come together with their children to share the love of stories and reading for pleasure. Thanks to everyone that came, it really was wonderful seeing everyone…

Award winners
Congratulations to last week’s Values Award certificate and Star of the Week winners!

Dave the Dog
Joshua class have had a wonderful Friday. They were all so excited to meet Dave the Dog today. The class talked about how to take care of dogs. The children used some lovely vocabulary, that they have been learning this term – like hydrate and shelter. The children wrote some wonderful sentences about Dave and…

Flower power
In art, Tamar class have been doing line drawings of fairies using pencils. The children went to the orchard to collect flowers to use as accessories for their flower fairies. They used water colour paints to add colour to their line drawings and then cut up our flowers to add extra detail to our pictures….

Bog Baby
Joshua class have enjoyed listening to the story ‘Bog baby’. They used super sentences to describe what the Bog Baby looked like, and then had a go at making their own bog babies using clay and different materials for attaching wings, eyes and legs Outside in Discover & Do, the children made their own habitats…

English made tasty!
In English, Tamar class is learning how to write a set of instructions. Firstly, the children identified the key features of instructions; title, ingredients, method and photos. They then followed a set of instructions for “how to make Gruffalo crumble”. It was great fun and very tasty! Next, the class will write their own set…

Eden Project
Joshua and Tamar class had a wonderful Spring adventure at the Eden Project on Monday. The children learnt all about the things a seed needs to survive. Then dissected a seed! They explored, looking for signs of Spring. All the children planted a seed for the Eden project. The children then had time to explore…

Award winners
Congratulations to our Values Award certificate and Star of the Week winners!

Coronation celebration
What a fantastic day Newquay Primary Academy have had celebrating the King’s Coronation. The children had a right-royal morning doing celebratory craft and playing Coronation-themed games. Then for lunch we welcomed our wonderful family and friends into the academy for an indoor Coronation Picnic – where Joshua class performed a special song they had been…

Award winners…
Congratulations to our Values Award certificate and Star of the Week winners!

Identifying garden and wild plants
Yesterday, Tamar class went to the orchard to find and identify garden and wild plants. The children discussed where they might see plants growing (in a garden, in a park, in woodlands, by a river etc.) and the difference between garden and wild plants. Garden plants are plants that are planted and looked after by…

Reading cafe
On Tuesday 23rd May at 2.30pm, we are inviting parents to come into the academy for our first Reading Cafe – come and share the joy of reading with your child. More details can be found on the invite below.

Book donation
Newquay Primary Academy has been truly spoilt today, with the donation of a set of wonderful books for our pupils from Newquay Towan Blystra Lions Club. The books were all written by Ellie Jackson and beautifully illustrated by Liz Oldmeadow. The treats didn’t stop there… they also included some wild flower packs for the children…

Cool riders!
Tamar class were delighted to get back on our academy bikes yesterday! They have made so much progress from when we worked with them on their bikes last year. During this half-term, all of our pupils will have the opportunity to get on the bikes and develop their cycling skills.

I wonder what grows?
This half term, Joshua class we will be asking the questions ‘I wonder what grows?’, ‘Where do animals live?’ and ‘Are mini beasts like me?’ Joshua class kicked this off by opening a vets in their classroom. The children did a fantastic job of booking appointments, doing check-ups, X-rays, treatments and caring for their class…

VIB… Very Important Bear
Joshua class had a very special visitor for the last lesson of their topic, ‘target practice’. All the children were keen to teach Bernard The Bear how to throw and catch! Bernard loved all the High 5s at the end of the lesson, he can’t wait to come and visit again soon.

Newquay Library
Tamar class had a fantastic afternoon yesterday at Newquay Library. They became book detectives and explored the library, enjoyed listening to books read to them by the librarians and made some character masks from some of their favourite stories. Lots of children got their first library card and chose a book to take home to…

The Knights Tournament
At the end of last week, Joshua class pupils and parents battled through the rain at a Knights Tournament. Joshua class loved showing off their knightly talents in jousting, maths sword fighting, throwing and using their brilliant memories to find the dragons! The children all looked ready for battle in their tabards and crowns. Lady…

Naomi Jones
Yesterday, Newquay Primary Academy pupils were lucky enough to have a visit from a local author, Naomi Jones. Naomi shared some of her favourite books with the children, which included “How To Catch Rainbow”, “The Perfect Fit” and “The Odd Fish”. She then did lots of activities linked to these books with Tamar Class. The…

Beebot programming
Joshua class have been programming their Beebots to rescue the princess from the dragon. They drew some amazing castles with fantastic details, remembering lots of their new castle vocabulary! They have carefully programmed the correct moves in sequence and have loved exploring the little robots.

Red Nose Day 2023
Thank you to everyone who came into the academy today in something red for Comic Relief – you all looked great! It is such a worthy cause that we are privileged to support every year. If you do have a spare pound or two to donate, you can do so via our JustGiving page: https://www.justgiving.com/page/newquay-primary-academy-1678711758075?utm_source=copyLink&utm_medium=one_page&utm_content=page%2Fnewquay-primary-academy-1678711758075&utm_campaign=pfp-share&utm_term=2df723275b6142bfbfce6ec8aaf0f571&fbclid=IwAR1jWSA1FIkGBKuJDYK6WgAEX-d4G2dAAkuMRE6aypCZhZLdrpUw1EZCRgI

Happy Mother’s Day
Ahead of Sunday, Joshua class would like to wish all the mums, guardians, grandmothers, aunts and other fabulous ladies a very Happy Mother’s Day. You are our sunshine! Look out of some special gifts coming home today.

African jewellery
This week Tamar Class has learnt about traditional African clothes and jewellery worn by the Maasai tribe. The Maasai are a tribe who have lived in areas of a Tanzania and Kenya for hundreds of years. They are cattle herders, which means they move with their herds of cows from place to place. Their jewellery…

Storming the castle!
Last week, Joshua Class stormed Pendennis Castle. The pupils had an an amazing day learning all about the history of Pendennis Castle. The children also enjoyed learning about who lived within the castle grounds and explored the site. The children had an absolutely fantastic day. We would also like to thank the three parent volunteers…

Spring Sports Festival
The sports hall was a hive of energy yesterday during the second inter-house PE competition of the year! Well done to all of our houses; Fistral, Towan, Porth and Harbour. It’s so wonderful seeing the children from both Tamar and Joshua class working together to earn points and develop their friendships in the process. Towan…

Really wild goings on
Tamar Class had a fantastic day at Newquay Zoo as part of their science topic “African animals”. They identified a variety of carnivores, herbivores and omnivores and learnt that an animals teeth and skulls vary depending on their diet. We got to look at a variety of different animal skulls and teeth too. Tamar class…

World Book Day 2023
Happy World Book Day! To celebrate the day, the children (and teaching staff) came to the academy dressed as their favourite book characters. A fantastic effort was made by all with some amazing costumes – great work parents!

Visit from Sketchy Muma
Today Joshua class were visited by the very special author and illustrator Anna Lewis aka Sketchy Muma. Anna showed Joshua Class some of her books and then we worked as a team to design two dragons for our classroom. We used all sorts of medium to decorate and attach to the dragons. The end product…

Football Festival
A big well done to all of our pupils who represented our academy in the NSN (Newquay Sports Network) football tournament at Newquay Tretherras. They were full of energy and enthusiasm and worked so hard throughout the activities and games. We are very proud of you.

Spring term 1 all sewn up!
What a fantastic end to the first half of the Spring Term. On Thursday, to mark the end of the roar-tastic dinosaur topic, Tamar class invited parents to get crafty with the children and sew dino teddies – linking with the Design & Technology portion of the curriculum. It was great to see so many…

Hands and eyes
Today, Joshua class had their last lesson of their ‘hands and eyes’ P.E. topic. They have worked on ‘tracking the object’ with their eyes and moving their hands to meet the object. Well done Joshua class… what a lot of fun!

Number Day
We are delighted to be supporting the NSPCC by taking part in Number Day today. The NSPCC need our support more than ever. By raising money, we can help to fund their vital services such as Childline – the helpline that’s always there for children and young people whatever their problem or concern. Number Day…

Green fingers
Some of Joshua class enjoyed a spot of gardening yesterday afternoon. The children were keen to help plant a new herb garden. They carefully made holes in the earth and planted different herbs and spring bulbs. They really enjoyed looking at the roots and making sure they were covered in compost really carefully. The children…

Dinosaur adventure
Joshua class were sad to see a goodbye letter from Poogee, the friendly class alien they met during their space topic. After learning so much from the letters Joshua class had written, Poogee went back to his planet. But, rather excitingly, he left Joshua class a gift from the past… The children were amazed to…

Big dino dig
Tamar Class has had a dino-tastic two weeks, all culminating in a big dig down on Porth Beach. The children kicked off the trip by digging for fossils, bones and dinosaur remains like Mary Anning, a famous paleontologist! Inspired by their findings, Tamar class then made sand sculptures of dinosaurs. The trip was topped off…

SNOW!
There were lots of excited faces when the children arrived at the academy to find (real) snow! They were keen to get outside and explore. The children of Joshua class and Tamar class loved hearing the crunch as they walked across the field. Joshua class were particularly amazed at all the pieces of snow they…

Bug hunting brigade
Today Joshua class went on a big adventure at the Orchard. They learnt about different sorts of bug – that insects have six legs and arachnids have eight. They talked about what a predator is and what is a habitat, before searching under bushes and logs for all sorts of bugs. Joshua class really enjoyed…

Space launch
Newquay Primary Academy is lucky to have fabulous parents, friends and family that support us. One of these parents, Sarah, attended the first ever UK satellite launch in Newquay on Monday evening. As Joshua class’s current topic is space, Sarah kindly shared a selection of videos and pictures with the children from the launch. Thank…

Eating like astronauts
Joshua class has been learning about how astronauts eat in low gravity. They watched astronauts eating on the ISS and discussed how liquid would be drunk through a straw. They then decided to make some vegetable soup outside to drink like astronauts. The children carefully peeled the vegetable and chopped them up. Then tasted the…

Spring term P.E.
Joshua class started off their new P.E. topic ‘Hands and Eyes’ full of enthusiasm! This topic will focus on developing their hand-eye coordination. ‘Look-Run-Avoid’ is Tamar Class’s P.E. topic for this half-term. The children will be applying their fundamental movement skills (agility, balance and coordination) in small sided games. What a brilliant start! Well done…

To infinity and beyond…
Joshua class have had an interstellar start to the Spring term. The children have been learning about the ISS (International Space Station) and playing in their own in class. They have learnt about gravity and what the planets look like in our solar system. The children have made space passports so they can enter the…

Dino discovery
Tamar class had a surprise when they returned to school after the Christmas break – they came into the classroom to find footprints. Who did they belong to? Where had they come from? The pupils then found a letter hidden in the classroom from Dino Mama. She had lost her eggs and needed help finding…

Merry Christmas!
What a fantastic last day of the Autumn Term! Tamar Class enjoyed a Christmas party. They played pass the parcel, musical chairs, musical bumps, musical statues and pin the nose on Rudolph! The party was topped off with a party food picnic. Meanwhile Joshua Class had a Christmas miracle! This afternoon Joshua class drew pictures…

Feeling festive
On Friday, Joshua Class continued their learning about winter by going on a walk through the orchard. The pupils explored the orchard to see what signs of winter they could find. The crunchy white grass and bare trees were sure signs that winter is here. Everyone then enjoyed a story outside on a beautiful winters…

Christmas video 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq6Dih7a8Lg At the end of November, academy staff and pupils visited St Michael’s Church for a very special performance of Home To You in aid of Newquay Foodbank. We all had a wonderful time performing and everyone sang beautifully. We would like to thank the Church Wardens and the Church Council for their hospitality and…

A very special visit
Wowzers! Joshua class could not believe their eyes… our security cameras have caught something rather amazing over the weekend. Father Christmas was spotted driving his sleigh over the academy. This provoked a fantastic conversation about why Father Christmas was in Newquay before Christmas Eve. Some of the children had fantastic answers… Henry – He’s got…

Boat building
Last week, Joshua Class had a visit from Mr Ellis-Davies to lead a traditional tales experience for the pupils. One of the activities was inspired by the tale of Hansel and Gretel. Half the class left a trail across the field like Hansel and Gretel, and the rest of the class had to follow the…

Christmas performances
We are really excited to have celebrated our first Christmas performances since settling into our new temporary home at NQY Sports Centre. On Tuesday 6th December, Tamar Class performed Away In A Manger to academy friends and family. Away in a Manger is a delightful children’s nativity play about a proud donkey called Maurice, who has become rather…

Christmas song
On Friday, our pupils joined Newquay Junior Academy at St Michaels Church to record this year’s Christmas song in aid of our local charity, Newquay Foodbank. All the children were superstars and amazed everyone with their fantastic singing voices. A massive well done to Joshua and Tamar class. We will share the final version of…

Autumn Sports Festival
Yesterday, Newquay Primary Academy hosted it’s first Sports Festival. We will hold these festivals termly. They serve as a great opportunity for all the children to come together, take part in different sporting events and work as part of a team. We have four houses inspired by our location… Porth House, Harbour House, Towan House…

SPOTacular
Today we celebrated a ‘SPOTacular’ day to raise money for BBC Children in Need. Children in Need raises money to help grassroots organisations and project workers in every corner of the UK. The money raised will help the children who need us most. The children (and their parents) did a fantastic job with their spotty…

The Gingerbread Man
This half term Joshua Class’s topic is Traditional Tales and the children have been learning all about The Gingerbread Man. Joshua Class couldn’t believe their eyes when the family of gingerbread people that they had been planning to eat after all their hard work had ESCAPED! Luckily the class security camera caught the escape on video…

Gunpowder Plot
Tamar Class have been busy learning about the gunpowder plot in history. To finish this history unit, on Friday, the children had a visit from Mr Ellis-Davies for a fantastic outdoor lesson. They learned all about fire safety and how to be safe around a fire – they built and lit their own mini bonfires,…

Spooky Spectacular
There were some spooky goings on in Tamar Class today. After a smashing first seven weeks as Year 1s and with their marble jar full to the brim, the children were rewarded with a spooky spectacular party. Ghosts and ghouls, monsters and witches all enjoyed games, dancing and, of course, party snacks.

Great to be back!
We were very excited to welcome back old and new pupils after the summer break into our new (temporary) academy. We would like to thank all that were involved with the build project over the summer. The children have settled in well and are enjoying their new surroundings. Joshua Class What a first half term…

What a year!
As we come to the end of our first academic year at Newquay Primary Academy, we wanted to take a look back at some of our highlights… September 2021 Newquay Primary Academy officially opened it’s (temporary) doors to its first cohort of Reception pupils. Aptly named Joshua Class – after the first RNLI lifeboat to…

Mermaids spotted
READ ALL ABOUT IT… MERMAIDS FOUND ON CORNISH BEACH There was no evidence that mermaids have ever lived on earth until today. A local Cornish primary school discovered ‘Mischief the Mermaid’ and ‘Tink the Mermaid’ during a Beach School session. Joshua Class from Newquay Primary Academy made the discovery on popular Cornish beach, Porth. Ms…

Sarah Outen MBE
Joshua Class were incredibly lucky to meet Sarah Outen, MBE. Her amazing adventure circling the globe under her own power has really motivated the children in some excellent writing and questioning. Sarah Outen used kayaks, rowing boats and bikes to travel the entire circumference of the globe using only her own power! She spoke to…

Beach Clean
Today at Beach School Joshua Class learnt how to clean a beach safely. They looked at different pictures of things they should and should not pick up. The children used litter pickers and gloves to pick up different types of plastic and string to protect our planet and sea life. Then they looked in the…

Beach School
Joshua class had a fantastic first trip to Porth beach on Friday, as part of our Beach School initiative. We had a sand castle competition. Lots of the class were able to recall the different features of a castle we learned about last term. The teams decorated their castles and added lots of modern features…

Sports Day
On Wednesday 22nd June, Newquay Primary Academy held its inaugural Sports Day. Thank you to everyone that came and made it such a special celebration. Special thanks goes to the pupils at Newquay Tretherras for all their help. And a BIG well done to Joshua Class… you smashed it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcWEuC0sNUE

Visit to Newquay Lifeboat Station
Joshua class visited Newquay Lifeboat Station to learn all about how the RNLI use their boats and equipment to keep us safe in the water. The children enjoyed looking around the station, and discovering the two boats and tractors (used to get the boats in to the water). Joshua class were really impressed with the…

RNLI Lifeguard visit
Joshua class had a special visitor today from the RNLI. Mark is a lifeguard supervisor. The children learnt all about the flags that are used at the beach. They learnt they can swim and bodyboard safely between the red and yellow flag, surf between the black and white flag and also they should never go…

Happy Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
It was wonderful to see all of Joshua class sporting red, white and blue today. We played some guessing games and shared all our knowledge about Queen Elizabeth and how the UK will celebrate. The children enjoyed trying a cream tea and did a fantastic job of spreading their own cream and jam. Lots of…

Happy Thank a Teacher Day
This week, we’re not just celebrating the Queen, we are also celebrating the Queen of Newquay Primary Academy, Ms Wilson. Today marks ‘Thank A Teacher Day’ and to show their appreciation to Ms Wilson, Joshua Class made a card with a poem and gave her a beautiful bunch of flowers. Ms Wilson you are the…

Pond dipping
Joshua Class had a wonderful adventure pond dipping at Newquay Tretherras. The children worked closely with some sixth form students, who were able to identify the class discoveries. We found all sorts of mini beasts, and the class loved watching them under magnifying glasses.

Cool riders…
Joshua Class has had a ‘wheelie’ good few weeks on the new academy bikes – navigating the playground at speed. We hope that the children will be able to improve their competency each week with 1-2-1 coaching sessions.

Eden Project
Joshua class had a wonderful day exploring the Eden Project. The children learnt about rainbows and how bees pollenate flowers. They played a game collecting fruit to make a beautiful rainbow, with wonderful colours. And became bees to pollinate different flowers. They created rainbow collages in a special spiral garden, where the children were allowed…