A welcome back to our pre-school blog!

The children have all settled back into pre-school well for the start of autumn term.  We have also welcomed some new little faces to the pre-school, and it has been lovely to start to get to know them.  We have also welcomed Mrs Barrett as a Pre-School TA on a Friday, Mrs Barrett is an experienced TA who also works at Duloe Pre-School and is a wonderful addition to our team.

This half term our enquiry question, "Who am I?" leads us to lots of wonderful ways to learn about ourselves and each other.  From self-portraits to all about me collages, family pictures and talks about siblings or pets at home. Lots of Grand Conversations happen with the children to build up their self-identity and understanding of who they are.

We have also been discovering changes to the season with stories and songs about Autumn and what we can see around us.  The children will be bringing home a special bag to collect some autumn items to bring into pre-school.  We will build up a display table to let the children explore and learn about these items.  So, any crunchy colourful leaves, acorns, conkers and pinecones or any other natural autumn object the children would like to bring in.

The children have been enjoying joining in with some of Lantic's afternoon activities such as music with Mrs Butlin and PE.  They are showing great listening skills and follow instructions from the teachers.

Next week on Wednesday 8^th October at 2pm we will be joining the whole school for their harvest festival celebration in St Nun Church.  If you would like to bring any donations of tinned or dried foods that we can add to the collection for Liskeard and Looe food bank , that would be very much appreciated.

We will be enjoying some baking next week with the children so do make sure we are up to date with any known allergies.

Below are some pictures of our first few weeks back at pre-school, also attached is the most recent pre-school newsletter incase you have not received one. 

The Pre-School Team.

Welcome to Lansallos Class

Lansallos Class is taught by Ms Porter (class teacher), Mrs McLaren (teaching assistant) and Mrs Dan.

There are 26 children in the class from Year 5 and Year 6.

If you would like to look at what we have been learning each term, please look at our 'knowledge organisers' below. 

Welcome to Lantic Class

Lantic Class is taught by Mrs Forbes (class teacher Monday and Wednesday), Mrs Horn (class teacher Tues, Thursday and Friday) and Miss Milford (teaching assistant).

Lantic Class has 26 children from Reception and Year 1.

To see what we have been learning each half-term, please see our 'knowledge organisers' below.

Welcome to Talland Class

Talland Class is taught by Mr Knight (class teacher), Mrs Harper (teaching assistant) and Mrs Lee (teaching assistant).

There are 29 children in Talland Class from Year 2, Year 3 and Year 4.

To see what we have been learning each half-term, please see our 'knowledge organisers' below.

 A final blog to say a farewell to our 2025 pre-school leavers and wish all our families a wonderful fun summer break. 

Strikes, Smiles, and Shared Memories - Lansallos Class Bowling Trip

Talland Class Trip

This half-term, Talland Class have been diving into the magical world of How to Train Your Dragon to inspire their writing. To round off this exciting unit, they enjoyed a special trip to the cinema in Plymouth to watch the latest film in the series.

The children were a credit to the school - their behaviour was exemplary and even drew praise from members of the public.

Well done, Talland Class - a fantastic way to end a fun-filled topic!

New sports equipment 

We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Mr. Bond and his associates for their generous donation towards the purchase of sports and play equipment for the children of Pelynt Academy. Your kindness and support have made a meaningful difference in enriching our children' physical education and playtime experiences. Thanks to your contribution, our children now have access to quality equipment that will inspire teamwork, fitness, and fun for years to come. Your generosity is truly appreciated by our entire school community.

Lantic Class Trip Porfell

Lantic class have had a brilliant day at Porfell Wildlife Park. They enjoyed seeing and learning about lots of different animals. The children were able to feed the donkeys, goats and chickens themselves and watched Boris the Capybara being fed. A good day was had by all! 

Pelynt Primary Sports Personality of the Year 2025

This year, choosing the Pelynt SPOTY found us reaching a unanimous conclusion.  In its inauguration last year, we decided that we would look for not only sporting excellence, but all-round attributes including sportsmanship, teamwork, being an encouraging yet critical friend.  In considering the various traits that make a great 'Pelynt' sportsperson we are pleased to be recognising someone who has all of these traits as well as being supremely talented in sport both in and outside of school. This year she qualified and represented the school at the Cornwall cross county finals, she is an excellent footballer playing for our school team and also part of the Girls elite Plymouth Argyle Team outside of school. This year's Pelynt Academy Sports Personality of the Year Award goes to Elsa Lee. 

Sports Day

A super enjoyable sports day took place this week in rather hot conditions! Thank you to all of the parents and carers who were able to attend and cheer the children on. As always, the children were magnificent, demonstrating excellent sportsmanship. The Blue team were the eventual winner in a close fought contest, winning by only 6 points! A huge thank you to Mr Knight for organising the event.

Balance Bikes

Mrs Milford has recently attended and completed a course to become out Get Cycling Lead. As a result of this Get Cycling and Bikeability have donated 6 wonderful balance bikes and helmets to the school, enabling us to teach the children to balance and learn to ride as part of our school learning.

         Our first 2 weeks of Summer Term 2 have already flown by, with lots of learning of places we can go in an aeroplane.  We have looked at world maps and discussed where some of us may have travelled to on holiday.  We also thought about what we would need to take with us for a sunny holiday and packed our own suitcase.

         The children have really enjoyed our airport role play corner with Pelynt Pre-School Airways flying to various destinations!

         We have also looked at what we need to do at the airport before we get onto an aeroplane, with checking in bags, then showing our passports and tickets.  We have watched some clips of what it is like to travel on an aeroplane and how we would feel.

          Last week the children took part in our whole school sports day, they were all amazing in their races and even if your child wasn't there on the day they have all really enjoyed all the practices we have done on the field.

         Thank you to all the parents that have been in to see us for a parent consultation, it is a lovely way of catching up and talking through your child's progress, achievements, and any concerns you may have.

           We always have an open-door policy where you can speak to any of the team at any time so even if you did not book a consultation, please do come and see us if you have any questions or concerns.

     A reminder that our graduation celebration and end of year Teddy Bears Picnic is on Wednesday 16^th July at 11.30am.  Everyone is invited to come enjoy a picnic with your child.  If you have a child graduating but it's not their normal session, you can still bring them along for 11.30am. 

Letters will be coming out next week to confirm September sessions for parents of children returning in autumn term, and school will be sending out information for parents of those children transitioning and a parent welcome meeting with their teachers. 

Lastly, as we have been experiencing some difficulties uploading the blog to our website, we will transition to doing a weekly update on to our class page on Seesaw from September. A reliable way to ensure all parents are receiving updates about our learning and any other news. 
 
The Pre-School Team.