It has been another busy and exciting time of learning in Whitsand Class!

In Maths, we have reached the end of our unit on place value. The children have worked hard to develop their understanding and have enjoyed taking part in a range of consolidation activities to revisit and strengthen their learning. It has been fantastic to see them applying their knowledge in different ways and becoming increasingly confident with place value.

In English, we have been exploring exclamation marks and coordinating conjunctions. Whitsand Class particularly enjoyed getting active with their learning! We danced along to music before working with a partner to create an exclamation mark using our bodies.

We also had fun finding two independent clauses that could be joined together using the coordinating conjunction 'and'. There was plenty of movement, laughter and some very creative ideas as we experimented with our sentences!

In RE, we explored the inside of an Anglican church. We looked carefully at some of the different features we might find inside a church and discussed their purpose and importance. The children then used what they had discovered to draw and label the different features. It was lovely to see them taking such care with their drawings and thinking carefully about what they had learned.

Well done, Whitsand Class, for another fantastic week of learning!

As we come to the end of another busy week at Brunel, I wanted to share a few reminders about what we have coming up next week.

On Monday, the NHS team will be in school to administer the nasal flu vaccinations to those children whose parents and carers have already provided consent.

Also on Monday at 2:30pm, we will be holding our Harvest Festival. Families are warmly invited to join us as we come together as a school community to celebrate Harvest.

Thank you so much for the incredible generosity already shown through your donations. The gates will open at 2:25pm for you to be able to join us.

On Thursday evening, we are looking forward to our Cats Theatre Trip. We know this will be a fantastic experience for the children attending. Before we reach the weekend, we are also incredibly proud that some of our Year 6 children will be representing Brunel at the George Orwell Project at Plymouth University this evening.

It is a wonderful opportunity for them to represent our school and share the fantastic work they have been involved in.

We hope you enjoy reading this week's Brunel Bulletin, which once again celebrates just some of the many things happening across our school. 

Thank you, as always, for your continued support.

We wish all of our Brunel families a wonderful and restful weekend, and we look forward to seeing everyone again on Monday.

Degemer An Jydh – Seize the Day!

What a brilliant Reading Café we had tonight!

It was wonderful to see our children come together to celebrate their love of reading and share their enjoyment of books.

The atmosphere was fantastic, with children excitedly talking about their favourite stories, characters and books.

A huge thank you to our wonderful Reading Pioneers for helping to make the event so special, and to Miss Pentreath for organising such an incredible experience for our children. We are so proud to continue inspiring our children’s love of books and nurturing a lifelong love of reading.

Thank you to everyone who helped make our Reading Café such a wonderful success!

Friday 2nd October

Rame class have been super busy this week!

Some of this weeks learning:

In phonics we have been learning phonemes g/o/c/k. The children have been using their robot arms to blend words with these sounds and read them. They are really progressing well with their oral blending! 

The children had a competition at the beginning of the week; they were split into two teams with Janet and Mrs. Lyden and then they had to work together using their sequencing and oracy skills to order the story of We're Going on a Bear Hunt. They worked they were brilliant. The children then spent the rest of the week working with MRs Phillips to individually sequence the story and retell the story using brilliant oracy skills. 

In Mastering Number, we have been learning to count accurately. Monkey the puppet was counting wayyyyy to fast and getting very confused, so we all worked together to count small objects by touching or moving them. The children were amazing at this and by the end of the week they were counting lots of different objects with ease, even massive objects in the room! 

During bucket time today the children discovered ingredients to make slime! So together we all made slime and played with it. The children were using amazing vocabulary during bucket time, and some of these words were put up on our wow word wall! 

The children are accessing lots of activities during COOL time and continue to play, explore and discover so well together. 

Such a wonderful week of exploring and learning! 

Rame Class 

What a fantastic week we have had in Lantic Class!

In Maths, the children have been working hard comparing numbers using the greater than (>) and less than (<) symbols. They have also been practising counting in 2s, 5s and 10s with increasing confidence. We especially enjoyed taking our learning outside, using the school environment to explore numbers and solve practical maths challenges together.

In English, we have continued our hunt for the wolf! The children have been busy writing sentences using the conjunction if and adverbs of place to describe where the wolf might be hiding. We were impressed by their imaginative ideas and their growing confidence in using new vocabulary within their writing.

Our Science lessons have allowed us to become young scientists. We investigated the flexibility of different materials by testing and comparing a variety of objects. The children made predictions, carried out their tests carefully and discussed their findings like real scientists.

It has been wonderful to see so much enthusiasm, determination and teamwork across all areas of learning this week. Well done, Lantic Class, for another super week of learning and discovery! We are very proud of you all.

On Monday years 3,4,5 and 6 enjoyed an assembly with author Laura Sweet who has written a book with her son. Here is a little more detail from Laura about the book: Vines of Vengeance: Adventures of a Dog Called Toad" is set in the boiling hot Devon summer of 2026, and focuses on a disastrous day when killer plants go on the rampage, from different points of view. Here is a link to the book: https://amzn.eu/d/0bne46dZ Or here’s a link to a local small business, Gwisk Lowen, where you can order online and either have it delivered or collect from Liskeard: https://gwisklowen.co.uk/product/the-vines-of-vengeance-by-jack-laura-sweet/

Year 2 Food and Farming Roadshow
On Thursday, Year 2 were delighted to welcome Emma Parkyn from the Royal Cornwall Agricultural Association, who spoke to the children about where our food comes from and the important role farming plays in our daily lives. As well as an engaging presentation, the children took part in a range of practical, hands-on activities that helped bring their learning to life. We are also very grateful to Mr and Mrs Wills (Joshua's parents) for bringing their tractor into school. The children thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to climb inside and learn more about farm machinery. The visit provided a wonderful opportunity to reinforce our learning in DT about food groups and healthy, balanced diets, as well as our science work on what animals need to survive and grow. We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Emma and to Joshua's parents for helping to make this such a memorable and valuable learning experience for the children. 

Year Group Newsletters
To see what learning has been happening in classes, and what’s coming up, please take a look at the Year Group Newsletters emailed home today. Copies can also be found on the class pages of our website.

Parent Teacher Consultations (PTCs) - Tuesday 20th & Wednesday 21st October
A reminder that the booking system on Arbor to make your appointment opens today, Friday 2nd October at 18:00. For further information, please refer to the email sent home on Monday.

Foodbank Collection for Harvest – Next Week
For Harvest this year, we will once again be collecting for Wadebridge Foodbank. Please send your child in with any donations from next Monday 5th to Friday 9th October. Donations such as tins and jars of food, rice, pasta, general toiletries and long life juice are most welcomed. Thank you for your support.

Bridge Kids After School Club Assistant Vacancy
We are currently advertising for an After School Club Assistant (Weds & Fri 15:00-18:00). If you are interested, please find further information on the Vacancies page of our website. 

FOWPA Quiz Night – Next Friday 9th October
Our next FOWPA Quiz Night is on Friday 9th October at 7pm in the Town Hall — £20 per table (max 6 people). It's a great evening for a good cause, so grab your friends and family and come along to support the school. Use the link emailed home to book.
From FOWPA

The Big Survey
Dame Rachel de Souza, Children's Commissioner, is wanting to hear from all children and young people across England. Complete the survey by clicking the link emailed home today, to ensure Dame Rachel hears from as many children as possible to shape future policy making.

House Points
Congratulations to this week’s winners, Choughs. Overall, Puffins maintain the lead:
Puffins – 1318
Choughs – 1118
Swans – 1036
Cormorants – 1019

Wishing you a restful weekend.
Best wishes,
Chris Wathern

Wonderful work, amazing art and great gardening!

Dear parents & carers, it's been a busy and productive couple of weeks since I last contacted you. Our children have been working incredibly hard and are producing some fantastic learning. I have seen some wonderful writing across the school as we write about our dream park in year 1 and 2 and in KS2 pupils are completing their non-chronological reports which are looking amazing. Well done everyone!

Gardening Greatness
This week has seen the recommencement of Gardening club, expertly and kindly run and organised by Miss Birkinshaw and Mrs Speare. The children worked hard on watering all our plants, weeding the raised beds and tidying the garden area after the summer holidays. Next week we are planting potatoes, and spring bulbs. Well done to you all. If you think your child would enjoy taking part in Gardening Club just pop into school or let your child’s class teacher know.

Assembling for Assembly!
It was great to see so many parents, grandparents and friends come along to celebrate with their children and grandchildren at our celebration assembly last week. We look forward to welcoming you all into school over the course of the term and year.
Autumn Assembly
Just a reminder that our Autumn Assembly takes place on Friday 16th October at 9am at the Infant site, everyone is welcome.

Being a Buddy!
A number, in fact the majority of children in Year 4, have been talking to me about being a 'Playground Buddy'. Following discussions with Mrs Owen and Mrs Speare our Playground Buddies are now up and running! Each day our playground buddies are on the playground to help, support, talk to and play with children from across all year groups. Well done and thank you to you all.

Callington Honey Fair – Saturday 3rd October
As many of you will know, Callington Honey Fair is being held on Saturday. Copper Valley have been asked to be part of the event. Pupils from each year group have entered an art related competition and members from our school choir will be in attendance singing a few of their favourite songs. If you can come along, it would be great to see you.

Thank you for your continued support, Mr Arnold and the Copper Valley Team.

Welcome to 5/6K class blog. The children will be making regular vlog updates so please keep an eye on this page to see all our wonderful learning. Below you will find the very first blog entry- thank you to Evalina, Harry, Jude and Iyla for volunteering to create our first vlog of the year. 

Many thanks,
Miss Kite, Miss Price and the team

The children continue to settle brilliantly into school life and it has been lovely to see their confidence growing each day. Our classroom has been full of busy learners, with lots of exploring, playing, talking, creating and making new friends.

We have been busy learning new sounds this week and the children have worked incredibly hard to remember them. We have been practising saying our sounds clearly and recognising the pictures that help us remember them. The children have also enjoyed working with Fred the Frog and are beginning to develop their early blending skills. It is wonderful to see how enthusiastic they are becoming about phonics! 

In maths, we have continued to practise counting accurately. The children have been learning the importance of counting one object at a time and making sure that we don't miss anything or count something twice. We have been looking for opportunities to count throughout the day, both during our maths sessions and within our continuous provision. The children are becoming increasingly confident with their numbers and are beginning to apply their counting skills independently during play.

We enjoyed taking our learning outdoors this week with a fantastic leaf hunt! The children loved searching for different leaves and talking about their colours, shapes and sizes. They were fantastic explorers, carefully looking around our outdoor environment and sharing their discoveries with their friends. We also had lots of fun during PE with our parachute games. The children worked together to move the parachute up, down and around while listening carefully to instructions. There were lots of smiles and laughter! These games were a wonderful opportunity to develop our physical skills as well as learning how to work together as a team.

It has been particularly lovely to see the children's friendships developing. They are becoming more confident when approaching one another, inviting friends into their games and sharing ideas during their play. We are seeing lots of lovely examples of children helping each other, taking turns and beginning to solve little problems together. The children are becoming increasingly familiar with our routines and are growing in independence too. It is wonderful to see them making choices about their learning and confidently exploring everything that Tregantle Class has to offer.

What a busy and successful week it has been! We are incredibly proud of all the children and the progress they are making. Well done, Tregantle Class — we can't wait to see what next week brings!

Workshops

This week, the children in year 5 and 6 were so lucky to spend the day learning about World War Two with a visit from 'Blast From the Past'.

They started the day with a presentation about Winston Churchill and some video footage from important moments in the war. Then they took part in some workshops where they played a game of rummy using propaganda posters, identified mystery objects and used different codes to find messages. In the afternoon, they made gliders based on spitfires and Messerschmitts and we created our own Battle of Britain in the playground to see how far they would fly.

It was a fantastic day and the children thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

Workshops

This week, the children in year 5 and 6 were so lucky to spend the day learning about World War Two with a visit from 'Blast From the Past'. 

They started the day with a presentation about Winston Churchill and some video footage from important moments in the war. Then they took part in some workshops where they played a game of rummy using propaganda posters, identified mystery objects and used different codes to find messages. In the afternoon, they made gliders based on spitfires and Messerschmitts and we created our own Battle of Britain in the playground to see how far they would fly. 

It was a fantastic day and the children thoroughly enjoyed themselves. 

This week we have continued exploring all about us and what makes us unique.  The children enjoyed using a mirror to look at their own special features, to see what colour their eyes are, and what other facial features they could name. 

We have continued to explore animals and where they may live.  The children were able to use natural resources to build homes and habitats for the animals. We also enjoyed some games to help us understand where each animal would live.  Such as the jungle, the ocean, the desert (hot) or the North Pole (cold).

In our outside play we have been building ramps to roll and push cars up and down, and building our gross motor skills by doing lots of climbing around our climbing frame.  

A reminder that on Thursday 8th October is our Forest School day with Mrs Edwards and Lantic Class.  Please do bring in a water proof coat, water proof puddle suit if your has one.  Please check that your child has spare clothes in pre-school too!

As the weather begins to become more consistently autumnal, can we please ask that your child is sent with a waterproof coat everyday to enjoy outside play.

Thank you
The Pre-School Team

Mastering Number and making fairy wands! 

We’ve been busy in Heligan class this week!

We have started our new scheme: Mastering Number, which helps the children to recognise numbers and to help them remember key number facts. We have been focusing on subitising this week and different numbers we can use to make 5. The children have begun recognising the numbers without needing to count and can also explain how they make 5. We are looking forward to how this helps with their maths learning throughout the year.

We have also been to our outdoor learning session with Mrs Gregory. This time, we made fairy wands and used them to blow bubbles. We found sticks outside and used wool to create different colours and make different patterns. We were then using our fairy wands during our role play in provision time.

We have been working lots and lots on our number formation, as this is a goal for all Year 1. We have done this through writing in the air, practising our numbers on whiteboards and practising forming the number on a peg board. We are going to keep working on our numbers until we are super confident writing them down.

We have also been busy practising our Harvest Festival songs for our Harvest Assembly next week. This is at 10am on Tuesday 6th October if any parents would like to come along. We have been working so hard on our singing so it will be lovely to share it with our adults!

Well done Heligan class, another fantastic week.