Newquay Primary Academy

Reading Champions Hall of Fame Would your child like to take part in a fun challenge? This World Book Day, we're launching something special across all CELT schools - the Reading Champions Hall of Fame. We're inviting every child to share their love of reading by creating a special page about a book they've enjoyed. What to do: - Choose any book you've loved reading and create ONE page (A4 or A5) to tell us why it's brilliant! - You can do this however you like: - Draw your favourite scene with a few sentences about why you loved it - Write a letter recommending it to a friend - Create a comic strip of the best bit - Write a poem about the book or its characters - Make a "top 5 reasons to read this" list - Draw a character portrait with speech bubbles - Be as creative as you like - there's no right or wrong way to do this! The rules: - Your page must be handwritten or hand-drawn (no typing or printing) - It can be about ANY book you've genuinely enjoyed - One entry per child Bring your entry to school by Monday 9th March 2026

4 March 2026

3 March 2026

Its nearly time for the St Piran's Day Parade 2026! 3.40pm - We will be gathering at Beachfield Ave car park (parade kicks off at 4pm) where a Cornish Piper and Drums will lead the way through central square and along Bank Street for the St Piran's parade. This is your opportunity to enjoy the celebration side by side with your child the whole time and take in all the festive energy together! 4:30pm - We will arrive at St Michael's Church where Oll an Gwella will welcome us to a traditional Children's Ceilidh. Get ready to dance, celebrate, and join in the fun for about an hour. It would be wonderful to see as many of you as possible joining us to celebrate St Piran's Day with our amazing community!

3 March 2026

Tamar Class had a very exciting and informative visit from Leanne from the RSPCA Cornwall Branch. During the session, we learned that all animals need five important things to survive and be happy. These are: fresh water and healthy food, a safe home, love and care, regular exercise, and medical care when they are unwell. The children showed fantastic listening skills and asked some thoughtful questions. We then focused on how to care for a dog, linking our learning to Pig the Pug, the cheeky character from our class text. The children enjoyed discussing how dogs need kindness, training, walks, and visits to the vet to stay healthy and happy. A highlight of the visit was meeting Mags, the lifesize dog who came along to help with the session. The children were very gentle and respectful, and they were delighted to have the chance to give Mags a careful stroke. At the end of the workshop, we were all awarded a certificate to certify that we are now 'Animal Welfare Junior Ambassadors". Well done, Tamar Class :)

3 March 2026

This week Joshua Class are learning more about the hierarchy in medieval England. They are challenging themselves to make crowns, tell their friends the laws they would pass if they were king or queen and have been having a go at some medieval dances! They are making banquet food on playdough island and enjoying making swords containing the Maths facts we are trying to remember!

3 March 2026

3 March 2026

In art club today we discovered that the Cornish flag gets its bold black-and-white look from the dark rock and shiny tin found in Cornwall and of course we just had to turn that into an art adventure! Armed with charcoal, chalk, and pencils, our young artists got straight to work and created some seriously awesome Cornish-inspired masterpieces. Well done, everyone!

2 March 2026

Girl power this week for our Times Table Rockstars! Well done to Sophie, Tallulah, Lahni & Dolly!

28 February 2026

Tamar class were excited to find some special visitors waiting in our classroom this morning. Pig the Pug and Trevor the sausage dog are the main characters in our new English text "Pig the Pug" written by Aaron Blabey. Children enjoyed listening to the story and then created their own Pig the Pug masks!

24 February 2026