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Portreath Primary School Newsleer I was blown away by the children’s creativity when it came to their waterproof Christmas decorations! They look beautiful hung on the tree outside and in the reception area. Thank-you to all the staff who decorated the school on Thursday evening, ready for the start of the festive season. I was so proud of Class 4 when I saw them on Sunday at Tesco packing shopping. Freddie did a wonderful job of packing my bags for me! They raised an astounding £655.17 for Fruits of Faith, a charity that helps people in Uganda. Many of the shoppers commented on how well mannered, helpful and delightful they were. They did the school proud. Thank-you to Mrs Price and Mrs Kerslake for giving up their Sunday to support the children. On Saturday some of the children in Class 5 took part in the lantern parade in Redruth. Unfortunately I couldn’t make it but Miss Clarke said that the children were fantastic and there was a wonderful atmosphere. Thank-you to Miss Clarke and Mrs Allen for accompanying the children. This week I taught a growth mindset lesson to Class 3. They loved the Dojo video clips that we watched and they worked well in their groups sorting fixed and growth mindset phrases. Monday night was an interesting evening. There was a water leak at school, with water pouring out onto the pirate ship playground. Thank-you to those who alerted Mrs Duffin who alerted me. Thanks to Mr Gerrish the water was stopped. My dad and myself came in to investigate to ensure there was no problem in school and sort things so we could open the school on Tuesday. So a big thank-you to my dad too! Mrs Pamplin Certificates Class 1: Mylo-For being a happy learner who always brings great ideas to the group. Class 2: Lewis-For being a happy and resilient learner in all his work. Class 3: Arabella-For saying her lines so confidently and clearly in all the play practices. Class 4: Grace-For being a happy and engaged learner at all times. Class 5: Lilian-For having a super growth mindset in maths this week Kindness Tree This week kindness leaves were given to: Alfie, Samuel, Jackson, Finley and Hugo Wonder Workers This week’s wonder workers: Class 1: Isla Class 2: Brandyn Class 3: Madok Class 4: Harry Class 5: Poppy 01209 842542 [email protected] 1st December 17 Issue 12 Congratulations to all those children who gained their karate reading bands and certificates this week. Sporting Stars Each week Mr Spencer will select sporting stars-children who have challenged themselves and demonstrated a great attitude. This week’s winners: Ollie and Toby

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Portreath Primary School Newsletter

I was blown away by the children’s creativity when it came to their waterproof Christmas decorations! They

look beautiful hung on the tree outside and in the reception area. Thank-you to all the staff who decorated

the school on Thursday evening, ready for the start of the festive season.

I was so proud of Class 4 when I saw them on Sunday at Tesco packing shopping. Freddie did a wonderful

job of packing my bags for me! They raised an astounding £655.17 for Fruits of Faith, a charity that helps

people in Uganda. Many of the shoppers commented on how well mannered, helpful and delightful they

were. They did the school proud. Thank-you to Mrs Price and Mrs Kerslake for giving up their Sunday to

support the children.

On Saturday some of the children in Class 5 took part in the lantern parade in Redruth. Unfortunately I

couldn’t make it but Miss Clarke said that the children were fantastic and there was a wonderful

atmosphere. Thank-you to Miss Clarke and Mrs Allen for accompanying the children.

This week I taught a growth mindset lesson to Class 3. They loved the Dojo video clips that we watched

and they worked well in their groups sorting fixed and growth mindset phrases.

Monday night was an interesting evening. There was a water leak

at school, with water pouring out onto the pirate ship playground.

Thank-you to those who alerted Mrs Duffin who alerted me. Thanks

to Mr Gerrish the water was stopped. My dad and myself came in

to investigate to ensure there was no problem in school and sort

things so we could open the school on Tuesday. So a big thank-you

to my dad too!

Mrs Pamplin

Certificates

Class 1: Mylo-For being a happy learner who

always brings great ideas to the group.

Class 2: Lewis-For being a happy and resilient

learner in all his work.

Class 3: Arabella-For saying her lines so

confidently and clearly in all the play practices.

Class 4: Grace-For being a happy and engaged

learner at all times.

Class 5: Lilian-For

having a super

growth mindset in

maths this week

Kindness Tree

This week kindness leaves

were given to:

Alfie, Samuel, Jackson,

Finley and Hugo

Wonder Workers

This week’s wonder

workers:

Class 1: Isla

Class 2: Brandyn

Class 3: Madok

Class 4: Harry

Class 5: Poppy

01209 842542 [email protected]

1st December 17 Issue 12

Congratulations to all those children who gained their

karate reading bands and certificates this week.

Sporting Stars

Each week Mr Spencer will select sporting

stars-children who have

challenged themselves and

demonstrated a great attitude.

This week’s winners:

Ollie and Toby

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Lantern Parade

Thankyou to the PTA for organising the Christmas tree for

outside the main entrance. Thank-you to B&Q for providing

the lights. Here are just a few of the wonderful decorations

the children created, so please come and have

a look at them all at tonight’s Festive Family

Friday.

Reminder: The whole school are off to see Sleeping Beauty at the HFC on Monday 11th December.

Your child will need to bring a packed lunch. Dawn and Lisa in the kitchen will

spend the day preparing the delicious Christmas dinner ready for Tuesday. Should

you need Dawn to prepare a packed lunch for the trip please let us know by

Tuesday 5th December, thanks for your support.

Thank-you to all those parents who are managing to pay online for things. When

paying online for lunches and breakfast club please could we ask that the exact

amount is paid in order to allocate monies thanks for your support.

Bake off—Bake Sale

Don’t forget to bring your entries for the Crofty Mat “Bake Off” on Monday.

You will need to bring in 4 identical homemade cupcakes. The three winners

from our school will go to the final at Roskear School on Monday Afternoon.

Come into our school hall after school where you will have the opportunity to

then buy the cakes. Yum !!!

Ready…..Steady…..Bake!

In assembly we congratulated all

the children that took part.

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Tesco Bag Packing to

raise money for Uganda

Christmas Lunch

Tuesday 12th December

Farm Assured Roast Turkey or

Quorn Roast

Traditional Sage and Onion Stuffing

Chipolata Sausage

Roast Gravy

Roast Potatoes

Honey Roast Parsnips

Farm Fresh Button Sprouts

Carrots & Peas

Festive Shortbread Biscuit with a Clementine

or Christmas Sponge and Creamy Cus-

tard

Jacket Potato on Request only

£2.30

In assembly we said a huge thank-you to

all the children that took part.

The children have been enjoying making dens at lunchtime

over the last few weeks:

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Key Dates

Christmas PTA event—Friday 1st December 6-7.30pm

Crofty Bake off –Monday 4th December

Christmas Performance KS2—Tuesday 5th December 2pm

Crofty football competition-Wednesday 6th December 12.30pm

Christmas Performance KS2– Wednesday 6th December 6pm

Christmas Performance KS1—Thursday 7th December 2pm

Christmas Performance KS1– Friday 8th December 9.30am

Pantomime Hall for Cornwall-Monday 11th December

Class 4 and 5 watching ‘School of Rock’ at Redruth School 12th December am

Christmas Dinner– 12th December

Christmas Disco- 12th December 6.30-8pm

Christmas Jumper Day Friday 15th December– non-uniform day, donations to Save the Children

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.

The PTA’s Festive Family Friday

We are pleased to announce our next event- Festive

Family Friday on 1st December 6.00-7.30. Families

of Portreath school are invited to come to our festive

get together- there will be festive films, Father

Christmas, story telling, crafts and refreshments. A

time to come and catch up with friends, relax and

enjoy the festive spirit. This is a free event, with

donations being received for refreshments. Also any baking parents-mince pies or similar festive baking

would be greatly appreciated. Christmas jumpers are encouraged, but not mandatory! Also bring an old

Christmas book or toy to swap at our Christmas Swap Shop.

Please let a PTA

committee member

know if you are available

to help out at the Festive

Family Friday event.

We have now allocated the tickets for all of the Christmas performances. If for any reason you no longer need any

of your tickets, please let us know as we have a waiting list for the KS2 performances. We do still have a few free

tickets left for the KS1 performances. We have not charged for tickets however we would welcome any donations

after the performances. This money will be used to cover the cost of licences for the shows and any profit will go to

Portheden. This is a charity in Redruth that Mrs Forsdick volunteers at once a week. It support people with their

mental well-being and other needs in times of crisis.

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Below is an information document that I received which I thought was really informative and helpful so

wanted to share it with you. E-safety is so important and it is one of our school improvement priorities this

year. In the new year we will be doing lots of work around e-safety in school and will be coming up with

some e-safety rules.

9 Tips for staying safe online at Christmas

By Laura Higgins, SWGfL & UKSIC Operations Manager 22 November 2017

Online Safety

Christmas is such a wonderful time of year, excitable children and time to relax with family and friends. And of course, there are new toys to play with. With a huge increase in sales of devices (around 13 million people receive smartphones

for Christmas each year) it is important to ensure that you and your children are safe when playing with new kit. To help, we've set out a few top tips to help keep your

household safe online over the holidays.

The Tech:

Learn your way around

Most devices have controls to ensure that kids can’t access content you don’t want them

to. Make sure your “in-app” purchases are disabled to avoid a nightmare surprise in the new year: www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/parents-and-carers/parents-guide-

technology

Tablets

Tablets are really popular with younger children, and the market has several which are geared towards child friendly content. When it comes to using them, start slowly, only

download games and apps you have checked out carefully (sites such as www.net-aware.org.uk, or www.commonsensemedia.org provide useful advice!) and steer them

towards age targeted content such as www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/cbeebies/features/iplayer-kids or YouTube Kids.

Mobile devices

If you have older children, and are thinking about getting them a new phone for Christ-

mas, this can pose its own challenges: The old online safety messages about having your home computer in a communal place

become defunct, because phones are literally mobile computers and have the power of most traditional desktop PCs.

Set boundaries

Our advice is to set some ground rules, and ensure they understand them. For example:

Screen Time

Agree a time limit or number of games beforehand, to avoid repeated disagreements around how long they can spend online.

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Sleep comes first

It is advisable that the phone stays out of the bedroom to avoid those night time inter-ruptions.

Request access

If you’re genuinely concerned about them, ask them to allow you access to the phone.

Monitoring vs having a conversation

It is possible to install software onto devices that monitors online activity, alerts you to inappropriate behaviour, and can block access to certain content. This kind of software is

becoming increasingly popular, but while this might sound tempting, it does pose a number of issues around your child’s right to privacy & could have an impact upon your

relationship with them. Our blog earlier this year, 'Parenting through technology' covers this subject in some detail and raises some interesting points.

The best advice we can give is to talk to your child regularly and openly about behaviour

and risk, so that they know they can come to you if something goes wrong. We covered this in our Parenting in a Digital Age series earlier this year, in our blog ‘It’s good to

talk’.

Whole home approach

Consider setting parental controls on your Wi-Fi – you can block access to inappropriate or adult content, and set time limits which may help rein in those excessive Minecraft

sessions. The UK Safer Internet Centre has advice on this here.

Gaming

Finally a word about games. This year there are so many exciting games and consoles

around, there is a good chance you might have one in your house. Whether a DS, Nin-tendo Switch or PS4, there is something for everyone, and every age.

Consider whether your child is mature enough to join an online community, and whether the games they are playing are appropriate. For more advice on this vis-

it www.pegi.info or www.askaboutgames.com. Our blog from earlier this year, 'The real cost of online gaming' also gives an insight into the type of things to be aware of when it comes to gaming.

Finally, make sure you enjoy your tech together, it’s the perfect time of year!

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