Some of our latest news. For further information about what our children have been doing, please find our newsletters or our Facebook page using the quick links in the top right hand corner of the homepage of this website. Thank you for looking!

• Reception's Historical Walk of Hayle!

  Wed 09 Nov 2022

  Yesterday, we embarked on a 3 mile walking tour of Hayle looking at buildings and places that have been in the town for over a hundred years. The children were exceptionally well behaved and loved learning about Hayle in the past. We were also treated to a tasty snack as we passed Philip's Bakery too. It was a lovely way to launch our new topic: Long Ago.

  P.S. Thank you to Philp's Famous Pasties for your kind snacks! The children loved them.

  

• KS1 trip to the Maritime Museum!

  Tue 08 Nov 2022 Miss Carroll

  Key Stage One launched their new topic, 'Land Ahoy!' in the best way imaginable, with a truly wonderful trip to the Maritime Museum. They learnt about treasures from around the world, famous pirates and raced their very own ships. It was a truly inspiring day. Thank you to all the volunteers who came with us and well done children for being so well behaved!'

  

• New Books for the Library

  Mon 07 Nov 2022 Mrs. Richings

  Two of our Reading Champions got to select 281 new books from the library van for our school today. Many of the new books will find their way into the library, but a lot of the new books were picture books selected for our EYFS children. Happy reading all!

  

• Hayle in Bloom: Level 5 'Outstanding' for Bodriggy Academy!

  Sun 06 Nov 2022

  Today, we were visited by Hayle in Bloom volunteers, Sandie and Richard. They joined us in assembly to award the Nature’s Art Club a Level 5 Outstanding Award for our work on our bug garden, on the King George V Memorial Walk. We also received a nomination for the Clem Preece Cup and The South West in Bloom Outstanding Contribution Youth Award. We are very proud of the children’s effort and enthusiasm during this project. They loved being part of the community and making such a lovely garden for all to enjoy. We are pleased to say will be working with Hayle in Bloom again to support this community effort, for our town, in the near future.
  Thank you to all of the children and to Mrs Tredinnick and Miss Bowen for their inspiration and expertise!

  

• "Happy Birthday, the Cornish Language!"

  Fri 04 Nov 2022

  Did you catch us on the ITV West Country news this evening? A small group of children sang ‘Penn-bloodh Lowen Kernewek’ (‘Happy Birthday, The Cornish Language’) to support the 20th anniversary of recognition of the Cornish language under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. Thank you to Mrs Richings for organising. Well done everyone!

  

• Black History Month

  Thu 20 Oct 2022 Mr Best

  Throughout October, the children have been recognising and celebrating Black History Month at Bodriggy. There has been a real buzz around the school, with children listening to history making music from a whole range of black artists, as well creating whole class artworks of influential black individuals.

   

  Lots of children also took part in the whole school challenge to create a poster about a significant black individual and the effort that was put into each piece was overwhelming – which made it incredibly difficult to choose two winners! Each poster was informative and unique, and a great personal expression of each child.

   

  After much deliberation, the KS1 award went to Sena Suliman and her wonderful poster of Dame Shirley Bassey, and the KS2 award to Emma Cortes with her super poster of Mae Jemison.

   

  Thank you once again to ALL the children in Bodriggy for embracing Black History Month and recognizing its significance and relevance – you have done yourselves and your community proud.

   

  “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” - Nelson Mandela

  

• Harvest Assembly: making a difference

  Wed 19 Oct 2022

  Thank you so much to our families for your harvest contributions. We had a lovely assembly today where the children learned about different harvest produce and the origins of each. We also sang, 'Cauliflowers Fluffy' and a new favourite: 'I'll be driving tractors' (Thank you Mrs. Hocking!). After the assembly, Miss Carroll and Mrs. Williams went with some of our UKS2 School Council members to donate the food to the Hayle Food Bank. Carol, one of the volunteers, showed the children around the stores of food, explaining how parcels are created. She also highlighted how important it is that we all work together to look after everyone in our community; a message that is so important, especially through this winter. Thanks to Carol and her team of volunteers and thanks to you for your generosity!

   

  

• First Football Fixture of the Season

  Tue 18 Oct 2022

  On Tuesday, our Y5&6 Boys Football team played their first fixture of the year. I know how excited they were before the match and they could not have performed better, winning 7-0! This represents quite an improvement for many of the team who spent last year battling hard but ultimately losing most of our fixtures to well-established teams. I was proud of the boys' support for each other and recognition that we should reduce our team numbers to create a more even and beneficial experience for both sides. With three year 5s in the team and another three waiting to join our squad, the future looks good for football at Bodriggy. Thanks to Mr. Shilton for his coaching and well done to the boys!

   

  

• The Cross-Country Season Begins

  Mon 17 Oct 2022

  It has been a very busy week for our sports teams. On Monday, 19 children went to Mounts Bay to run in the first Penwith Cross Country League. The first race can be a bit of shock to the system but our children’s weekly efforts at Cross Country Club are really paying off. We are so proud of all of them for their persistence and high-quality running. In particular, the year 6 children deserve huge praise for completing a course that was 3 large laps, totalling 2km! As someone who has been watching them improve over the last year, it was wonderful to see them not only completing the run but now being able to compete, and the year 6 boys, led by Alfie in 2nd, Oscar in 6th and Harry in 9th provide a wonderful example to the rest of our team; if you practise in the right way, you’ll improve! We can’t wait for the next race at Hayle Academy next half term. Well done everyone!

   

  

• KS1 Explore the Locality

  Fri 14 Oct 2022 Miss Carroll

  Key Stage 1 children have a lovely time this week, walking through Hayle, observing the seasonal changes taking place. They explored puddles, plants, the weather and even turned their hand at using similes to describe the various things they encountered. As a treat for super behaviour they had a quick run around the park, showing how kind and inclusive they can be. They were a shining example of how Bodriggy children behave, which was commented on by many members of the public