Prep Life

There were smiles and laughter galore at Truro School Prep as staff and pupils got together for Comic Relief.

Our Year 6 pupils had a wonderful time hosting a variety of lunchtime activities, from red-nose and spoon races to football penalty shootouts.

Under blue skies, some of our Year 4 pupils grabbed a chance to practise riding their bikes in the sunshine.

The group practised riding around a roundabout, overtaking and changing direction. They showed lots of confidence when practising their manoeuvres in preparation for the cycling proficiency test.

Year 3: Lissie, Tilda and Aria; Henry, Fitzwilliam and Daniel

Year 4: Megan, Eleanor and Amelia; Archie, Isaac and Jake

Year 5: Sarah, Winnie and Amelia; Sunny, Archie and Teddy

Year 6: Daisy, Rosie and Millie; Dan, James and Max

The three core values of courage, compassion and confidence were evident in our house cross-country events this term

We are actively promoting courage and confidence – when someone does the best that they can, in sport and life – so that our children understand that it is about taking part and improvement, not just about winning.

The value of compassion was in abundance. A few snapshots from the afternoons include: noisily cheering and supporting each other during the races, noticing and encouraging each other when the going gets tough, and congratulating each other after the event.

It was brilliant to see how sport can help to promote self-belief. A pupil in Year 3 told me proudly afterwards, ‘I didn’t know I could do that!’. What a wonderful moment. The children now understand that you just have to believe in yourself to achieve.

Thank you to all the parents who come to watch these events. We appreciate your support and your overwhelmingly positive feedback.

Our Prep musicians took to the stage in this year’s annual house music competition. It was a strong final, and everyone tried their best showing great courage and confidence.

Well done to everyone who took part, and congratulations to Lissie, in Year 3, who won with her wonderful piano-playing, as well as Archie, Year 6 and Harris, Year 5, who were runners up!

The Truro School Prep Assembly Hall was transformed into a pirate ship and a desert island on Thursday as the Year 3s took to the stage to perform Treasure Island.

The story follows young Jim Hawkins (played by Florence and Emmie) as he helps to save the day and uncover the hidden treasure, whilst battling against mutiny, mutiny within a mutiny and some dastardly pirates led by Long John Silver (played by Alyssia and Rory).

Directed by Mrs Eva and with Mr Wright on the piano, the cast was a wonderfully motley crew of goodies, pirates, mice, ghosts and villagers. The pupils sang beautifully and the narrators and actors held the stage magnificently. Some of the highlights included the cheesehungry Ben Gunn (Tilda) and his supporting mice, the hapless “new recruits” who failed to master their basic pirate lessons and the fabulous backdrops, created by the Year 3s.

A huge thanks go out to all of the production team and all of the pupils, staff and parents who work so hard to bring these fantastic performances to life.

Our Year 5 pupils took to Chapel Porth beach for their big beach clean, as part of their John Muir award. The award comprises of environmentally focused tasks that are both inclusive and accessible to all.

The children will continue to complete a range of outdoor, environmentalinspired tasks throughout this academic year, and we look forward to seeing how they get on!

The Prep School celebrated World Book Day in true style this term, with a wonderful array of creative costumes from everyone’s favourite books.

They began the day with an assembly from Year 6, who shared their love of reading with the younger years and their amazing outfits. In the afternoon, Pre-Prep were treated to stories from our Year 6 reading ambassadors, who read with the children and introduced them to new books.

Pupils at Truro School Pre-Prep were sent into virtual orbit today via an amazing planetarium, set up in their assembly hall!

The look of awe and wonder was fantastic to see as pupils arrived to see their hall transformed by the huge dome. Run by Simon Ould of Space Odyssey, the mobile planetarium offers a spectacular 360-degree immersive learning experience.

Our Prep pupils journeyed through the Solar System with astronaut George to discover what makes each planet unique and what makes Earth so very special. They then learnt about the first lunar landing and some amazing facts about the Moon.

This memorable treat was the culmination of this half term’s topic, ‘Earth, Infinity and Beyond’. In literacy, pupils learnt about some of the hidden heroines of the space race: Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson and Christine Gardens. These four women were some of the key mathematicians and scientists behind the successful Apollo 11 flight and subsequent missions.

The children also did some space prints and stunning ceramics. We think this learning experience has been truly out of this world!

Pupils tested their bow skills during this term’s lessons.

Youth Speaks 2022 – Runners-up. Congratulations to our Youth Speaks team, Archie (Chairperson), Gabriel (Speaker) and Evelyn (Vote of thanks), who were named runners-up to Devoran School in this year’s Youth Speaks competition.

Feedback from the judges about our presentation mentioned Archie’s clear voice, Gabriel’s accomplished speech and Evelyn’s strong voice and good teamwork.

As usual, the standard was very high. The judges decided that each of the runner-up schools should receive school funds for their libraries. Each team member also received a certificate to mark their participation.

Year 5 pupils enjoyed a printing workshop with Mr Minnion. The Children learnt about different printing techniques and gave them a go, showing off their creativity by creating their own pieces based on music. It was lovely to see the art they were producing as they were all so unique!

A big thank-you to Mr Minnion for doing the workshop, and well done to all the Year 5s who took part.

For this year’s Young Writers Competition, organised by the Rotary Club, Boscawen, 72 of our Year 5 and 6 pupils were challenged to put pen to paper and write about this year’s theme, ‘Environmental Thinking’. Congratulations to Sam, Gabriel and Barney for placing in the top 3.