perraners visit on monday this week we were very lucky to have a...
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~ This week’s attendance ~
Trevithick
YR
St Piran Y1
Penhaligon Y2
Boscawen Y3
Trengrouse
Y4 Trelawny
Y5 Davy
Y6
95.4% 99.6% 94.4% 94.4% 97.5% 94.0% 98.1%
Perraners Visit
On Monday this week we were very
lucky to have a visit from the local choir
The Perraners. They came to school to
sing for and with our very own school
choir and Ms MacQuarrie. The Perraners
are helping to teach our choir harmonies
so that they can sing at the Shout it Loud
festival in April. It really was a magical
session in which our children’s voices
and those of the Perraners mixed beautifully. We’re very grateful to the
Perraners for their support and are sure there’s lots of wonderful singing to be developed in their future sessions!
Celebrate St Piran’s Day
This year’s St Piran Parade across the dunes to the oratory and old church, will take place on
Sunday 4th March. Starting at 1.30 for 2pm. St Austell Brewery will be handing out 'samples'.
Leading the way will be St Piran accompanied by his animals..... plus Falmouth Marine Band,
Stamp and The Perraners too.
The Grand Bard will greet you at the oratory with good news
about its future. Afterwards, please join us in Sand Bay bar/restaurant where The
Two Bards will entertain with music and wit. The Cornish Embassy will be present
after the procession outside Surf Bay, Perran Sands to issue and stamp your Cor-
nish passport. The sculptors of the Giant St Piran statue will be there to tell you
about the 'Giants Crossing'. There will be free parking within the car parks at the
holiday park.
St Piran Trust is a not for profit charity working to ensure the future of the Oratory.
Please help us by giving generously to the collection boxes.
The Welcome
Next Friday 2nd March we will be holding our annual Welcome in recognition of St Pi-
ran’s Day. Information letters have already gone home this week with reply slips to be
returned. The performance will take place on the Inner Green from 2pm with children
singing, a maypole dance and of course a visit from St Piran! We will leave school at
1:30pm to walk to the Inner Green where we will meet parents. After the event, children
can be collected from the Inner Green or will return with staff to be collected from
school. Please can children come to school in their costumes. KS1 children will be
asked to wear clothes in Cornish colours of black, white and gold. Children in KS2 will
be dressed as Miners or Bal Maidens. All children will need a warm coat.
Bal Maidens:
Long dark skirt
White or grey apron (optional)
Long sleeved shirt or blouse
Shawl or small blanket
Gooks (provided by school and given out on the day)
Dark shoes suitable for dancing
We’re looking forward to seeing you there! Kernow bys vyken!
Miners:
Dark trousers
Long sleeved shirt (collar tucked in)
Dark waistcoat
Neckerchief
Miners’ hats (provided by school for Y5 and Y6 classes only)
Dark shoes suitable for dancing
FOPS Messages
The next FOPS Meeting will be on Thursday 1st March at 9am after drop off in school. This
is a great chance to come along and find out all about how FOPS support school and
the up coming events. Please come along if you can. If you would like to be involved
but can't attend the meeting please us know via the FOPS Facebook group (or if you want to sign up to join). The
Facebook page will be updated after the meeting with a brief summary of our discussions and to let you know how
you can help us in the year ahead. https://www.facebook.com/groups/fopsmail/
On Wed 7th March all the children in our school will have the opportunity to buy a small Mother’s
Day gift especially for their Mum (or their Nan or Auntie or Stepmum or Carer!)
We will have some lovely gifts for the children to choose from, and they will be making their selec-
tions along with their classmates during the course of the school morning. FOPS volunteers will be
in attendance to help them with their choices and to wrap the presents. This event will cost just
£2.00 per gift, and children may buy as many presents as they wish. Please give your payment
with a completed form to the school office by Friday 2nd March so we can make sure we have
enough gifts for the 11th!
World Book Day Celebrations!
Due to St Piran’s Day and The Welcome taking place next week, we will be celebrating
World Book Day the following week on Friday the 9th March. On this day children can
come to school dressed as a favourite book character! There will be a prize for the best
‘DIY costume’ in each class. The winning costumes will be those that are free or very
cheap to make and created using garments/items already owned or made from recy-
cled materials.
Throughout the day children will be taking part in fun reading ac-
tivities and all things reading! To tie in with our celebrations of
World Book Day we are inviting children to take part in the ‘Perranporth Ex-
treme Reading Challenge’. The idea is for children to have photos taken of
them reading in the most interesting/extreme places. Think about different,
exciting, fun, and safe places you can enjoy a book. All entries to be
emailed to [email protected] by Thursday 8th March. There will be a
winner from Trevithick class and one from each Key Stage 1 and 2. Let the fun
begin!
We are also running our book review competition again this term. Children are ex-
pected to read a book and then write a review. Entry forms will be handed out by class teachers or are also availa-
ble from Mrs Laity (Year 2). One child from each year group will win a trip to Waterstones in Truro to
choose a book of their choice. All entries to be handed to Mrs Laity (Year 2) by Thursday 8th March.
And if that wasn’t enough book fun for you… we would also like to invite parents of chil-
dren in Reception, Y1 and Y2 classes to come along from 2.30pm on Fri 9th March for a
‘story time’ session in the Hall. This is an informal session in which parents can spend some
time with their child sharing some books from our library. There will be tea and coffee for
parents and squash for children available.
Cross Country News
On Tuesday this week Perranporth entered the final cross country race of the season. In this
race children from Y4 had the opportunity to have a go at the course in preparation for the
races next year. It was another muddy track but the weather was dry and crisp. All of the
children from Perranporth gave excellent performances and achieved some brilliant finishing
places. What’s more, we have now got several children who have achieved enough points
to enter the grand final next Thursday! A big well done to all of the runners and good luck to
next week’s competitors!
Extreme Reading
St Piran’s Day Menu
On Monday 5th March our school meal provider Caterlink have a special menu in celebration of St
Piran’s Day. They are providing children with either a steak or cheese and onion pasty, chips and
beans with a biscuit for dessert. Jacket potatoes can still be ordered as normal if children prefer.