Year 6 are currently exploring the questions ‘How can we make Looe a better place to live?’   One of the things the children were most passionate about on answering this question was reducing the amount of litter in and around Looe. So, with the help of the Looe Marine Conservation Society and Surfers Against Sewage, the children carried out a beach clean around Hannafore beach in Looe. The amount of plastic found was shocking and children were coming up with ideas at how this litter could be reduced if we recycled and reused our plastic waste. The children also took part in a rock pool ramble finding many exciting sea life from star fish to crabs! 

We work hard to cherish our environment in Looe and we are delighted that the children feel so passionately about where they live.

We are always excited to celebrate the achievements of our pupils and our Celebration Assemblies are a highlight of each week.  We also encourage the children to talk to us and to share the wonderful activities they take part in, out of the school environment.  I was delighted yesterday to receive some pictures from one of our pupils.  She is looking very proud of herself outside the White Lodge building in Richmond, London.  

She has been chosen to take part in a prestigious Royal Ballet School intensive week of study and this is a big achievement for her as there are only a small number of places offered to ballet dancers worldwide.  She will also be attending a performing arts summer school over the holiday and will then move on to Cardiff where she will be rehearsing for a performance of Swan Lake with the English Youth Ballet Company.  She will have a role as a cygnet and will be performing a solo.

By adding that to her numerous other activities, not least a role in an ITV drama, she is showing us that it is good to aim high and that the world really is her 'oyster'.  Well done; good luck for all that is coming up for you.  Thank you too for being such a role model to others at school; we are all very proud of you.  You can all let us know what you are up to!
 

After a very grey start to the day, Plaidy were able to celebrate their win of the overall Sports day competition in the sunshine.  It has been a while since Plaidy won, so there were lots of cheers and excitement.  It was a very close competition all day.  Plaidy won the Key Stage 2 competition in the morning and Hannafore won the Key Stage 1 competition in the afternoon; in the end, only 23 points separated all of the 4 four teams.  As the only member of school not in one of our houses (I might have said that a few times before), I was very nervous in counting all of the points, so it was very tense when I announced the results!

We value competition and fun at Looe Primary and Sports Day is one of the highlights of the year.  It was great to see the children supporting each other and helping out when things did not quite go to plan for some.  There were a few falls and tears, but we all knew it was about taking part and being there for each other.  Mrs Smerdon did a great job of organising the day again and the activities meant that everyone could take part.  We even caught PCSO Billings taking part in the Foundation egg and spoon race!

Sports Day here at Looe is all about family and friends, so thank you to those who attended; it was lovely to see so many of you out on the field for the picnic lunch.  Thank you too to the volunteers who helped to run the stalls and the raffle.  We have not finished counting yet, but we are confident that we will have raised over £400 to go towards resources for our children that we would not be able to buy otherwise.  Special mentions to Mrs Provost, Mrs Borlase and Mrs Ede for bringing it all together and thank you too you all for the wonderful donations of cakes, sweets and amazing raffle prizes.  Check our Facebook page if you have won a prize.  We are hoping to get our Parents and Friends up and running properly again soon, so if you can help in either a big or a small way, please let Mrs Juleff know.

This year's Sports Day did not disappoint yet again.  Looe Primary at its best!  Thank you to you all, but most of all to our fantastic children who never fail to bring joy and fun to our days at school.

On Wednesday evening, I had the privilege of joining 13 of our pupils and their parents at their Children's' University Graduation Ceremony at Plymouth University.  The ceremony celebrates children who give additional time to their learning and extra- curricular activities.  In order to be eligible to attend the graduation ceremony, children have to achieve at least 100 hours of additional activities across a whole range of activities from guiding and scouting to sports and crafts.  A number of these opportunities are provided at the school, but most of the children achieve their hours from the activities in which they participate in the community.  The speeches from the University Chancellors were very inspiring, but it was a very proud moment for us all to watch the children to walk across the stage in their caps and gowns to receive their awards.  Well done to all!

Once again, our annual Easter egg competition drew some wonderful entries.  It is a shame that we cannot show them all here.  There were entries from every Year group and some of the art work and ideas involved were wonderful and very clever.  We also enjoyed some of the puns that cam as part of the displays.  We had 'eggstreme' sports, 'eggvolution', 'eggs factor' and space 'eggsploration' to name but a few! 

The entries were all shapes and sizes, either on their own, or in groups, with the displays on some showing as much promise as the eggs themselves. All of the eggs were on display in the main corridor for the day and we would like to thank, Mrs Parnell and Mr Sands for choosing the winners.  1st, 2nd and 3rd places all received prizes, but I would like to say well done and thank you to all those who took part.

To help Looe Town Council and the Sardine Factory to celebrate International Womens' Day and the Looe Town Celebrations of the wonderful women of Looe, the Year 2 children spent the morning at the Heritage Centre.  They took part in a wide range of activities to learn about the history of Looe, to understand the importance of the fishing trade to the town and to learn about some of the women who have shaped the history of the town, both today and in the past. 

The children walked to the Sardine Factory (and back up the hill!) and they were so well behaved and enthusiastic for all that they learned.  Before they went, they were asked to think about a female role model who had made a difference to them and they carried out more work on this at the Heritage Centre.  Charlie picked our very own Mrs Hodges and we all agree that she is an amazing role model!

We had a great Celebration Assembly this morning, including the sharing of some of the Year 4 greatest buildings that have been produced as part of their topic.  We had everything from the Pyramids, to the Shard and even the Tamar Bridge! 

Thank you so much to all of the parents and families who have helped to make these models. 

We are going to try to get as many of them as possible on display in the reception area over the next few days.  Pop in and have a look if you can. 

We were also able to share our new banner.  We hope you like it!