16.07.2024 TPAT Sports Festival

Lowarn class had an amazing time at Truro College for the TPAT sports festival. All the children showed great teamwork and courage in every event they faced. They were acknowledged by the coaches as being a credit to St Dennis Academy for their listening skills, positivity, and showing respect throughout the afternoon. Well done to Lois, Kaiden and Evie who Miss Yorke awarded medals to for their determination and resilience during the games. 

04.07.2024 Sports Day

On Thursday, we really enjoyed our annual Sports Day where all our core values were on show! Congratulations to green team who won this year with 529 points. Blue came 2nd with 454 points, yellow 3rd with 385 and red 4th with 337.

10.06.24 Year 4 Porthpean Residential

Year 4 pupils had a fantastic time at Porthpean Outdoor Education Centre for their first overnight residential.

The children experienced kayaking, giant stand up paddleboarding, climbing, caving, laser tag, storytelling, laser-tag and slept soundly in bunkhouses. Both the school and centre staff were impressed with the courage, teamwork and aspiration shown by every child. 

20.05.24 Year 6 London Residential

The annual Year 6 residential trip to London started early on Monday 20th May. There were some nerves in the playground, but most of all a huge amount of excitement as the children said their farewells to the crowd of parents and siblings who came to wave them off.

By early afternoon, we’d arrived at 'The Natural History Museum'. The children recapped previous learning about Charles Darwin, Earthquakes and Egypt as they made their way through the exhibits.

After working up an appetite, it was a quick walk to an Italian restaurant in Kensington for a delicious dinner of either pizza, pasta or fish and chips. As we were so close to the park, we decided to head for an early evening stroll and a well needed run around in Kensington Gardens. It was then back on to the bus to be checked into our hotel. After a quick peek in each other’s rooms, the children turned in for the night.

Day 2 started with a plentiful breakfast on the Tuesday morning. It was a fairly hazy day, but the children were able to see the sights on the ‘Thames River Cruise’ as our tour guide narrated a brief history of the key buildings. We were lucky enough to make it into a London Eye pod, before it started to rain. Despite the rain, the children were thrilled to have a bird’s eye view of the iconic landmarks of the city as the wheel slowly turned.

After lunch, we walked to Parliament Square before heading to the Horse Guards Parade, The Mall and on to Buckingham Palace. There was a garden party at the Palace, so the children were intrigued to see all the guests in their finery lining up to greet the King and Queen.

The weather scuppered our next plans, so we hopped onto the bus for a tour of London. The driver took the children all over the city, pointing out places of interest along the way, before dropping us for our dinner at Pizza Express.

After filling up on more pizza and chocolate fudge cake, we headed to the Theatre to watch ‘Wicked’. The children were an excellent audience and were spell bound as they heard the tale of two young witches: Elphaba, whose skin is green, and Glinda, who is blonde and beautiful. They disliked each other at first but soon formed an unlikely bond. The musical followed them from their girlhood friendship and explained how Elphaba became the Wicked Witch and Glinda became the Good Witch. It was a fantastic way to end day 2!

Day 3 began with a feast for breakfast once again, before our rooms were emptied, bags packed and we made our journey to the 'Warner Bros Studio Tour'. The day was jam packed with immersive exhibitions and interactive displays. The day then passed in a whirl of wands, magic, Quidditch and spiders before we were back on the road to home. It was once again a truly magical experience and one the children will remember for always.

01.05.24 Year 1 and Year 4 trip to the Eden Project

Year 1 and Year 4 had an amazing time at the Eden Project yesterday. We are so proud that a member of the public stopped to share how impressed they were with the behaviour of the children. In our workshop for Year 1 we became seed experts and are hoping the nasturtium seeds we planted will grow. Year 4 learnt all about the rainforest.

We all enjoyed looking round the biomes, but it was very hot in the rainforest!

17.04.2024 RNLI Assembly

KS2 had an assembly led by the RNLI this week. The children learned how to keep themselves safe by the sea and strategies to use if they encounter difficulties. The visitors were impressed with the children's engagement and sensible suggestions.

26.03.2024 Rocksteady Concert

This morning we had our Rocksteady Concert, all the children performed brilliantly and the concert was thoroughly enjoyed by parents and pupils in School. Callum from Rocksteady said "All of the Rockstars at St Dennis have been amazing this term, their playing has come on leaps and bounds and I can't wait to hear what they achieve next term".

Well done everyone!

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15.03.24 Red Nose Day

Today we dressed in red to raise money for 'Red Nose Day!'

We also asked children to bring their best joke for our annual joke competition...they did not disappoint! The hallways have been filled with laughter as they have been sharing them with staff and students as they pass each other!

One of the favourites shared with us this morning was;

'What is black and white, black and white, black and white?' .... A penguin rolling down the hill!

14.03.24 Year 4 Trip to Bodmin Jail

Year 4 took a trip to Bodmin Jail to learn all about it's history, and stories of events that took place there.

14.03.24 Year 3 Visit to Kerriers Solar Farm

Year 3 visited Kerriers Solar Farm. They learnt about how solar energy works and how solar panels can help to protect the local environment.

07.03.24 World Book Day

Lots of fun activities have happened today during our World Book Day. Amazing effort made by students and staff. Well done everyone!

05.03.24 Visit from Justyn Edwards, Author of 'The Great Fox' books.

To kick off our World Book Day celebrations we had a visit from Justyn Edwards, author of 'The Great Fox' books. He spoke to us in an assembly and then we took part in different activities during the day. Some of us were lucky enough to get our books signed!

06.02.24 Trip to Newquay Zoo

Reception and Year 6 took a trip on the wild side and explored the animals at Newquay Zoo. The children were a credit to St Dennis and all the adults were very proud of their wonderful attitudes and behaviours. Highlights of the trip included an informative talk from one of the zoo keepers, watching the penguins slide down a slope and splash into the water and looking at the beautiful parrots.

02.02.2024 Annual NSPCC Number Day

Today we took part in the NSPCC number day and 'Dressed up for digits!' Children and staff wore an item of clothing with a number on it in exchange for a donation. Everyone made a great effort!

07.12.2023 Santa's Grotto

The children were very lucky to get a visit from Santa today! 

17.11.2023 Children In Need

Today children and staff dressed in spots or bright colours to raise money for Children in Need.

14.11.2023 World Diabetes Day

We asked children and staff to show their support for people living with diabetes, by wearing something blue to school. World Diabetes Day provides an opportunity to raise awareness of diabetes as a global public health issue.

As we have children at St Dennis Primary Academy who have diabetes, we felt it was important to support this event and charity.

13.11.2023 Anti-Bullying Week - Odd Sock Day

The theme for this year's Anti-bullying week is 'Make a Noise'. The week began with 'Odd Socks Day', where we all celebrated being unique. There were some very snazzy socks on display! Throughout the week pupils will take part in activities including role play, debates and designing posters, to highlight the importance of 'making a noise' about bullying.

06.11.2023 Year 5 Visit to the Eden Project.

Year 5 enjoyed their trip to the Eden Project as part of their Stunning Start.

13.10.2023 Harvest Festival 

A big thank you to Andy from St Austell Food Bank who came in today to host a special Harvest assembly. Thank you to all the parents and pupils who made donations for the Food Bank.

27.09.2023 Take One Picture Exhibition

The children and staff of St Dennis Primary Academy warmly invited parents, carers and members of the community to our Take One Picture exhibition today and expertly curated the event.

The exhibition is a celebration of the arts and the many cross-curricular activities inspired by a painting by UK artist Aimee Stewart.

The painting, which depicts characters and artefacts from myths and legends, has been used to form a jigsaw puzzle.

The children have enjoyed creating various mythical artworks such as castles, creatures, fairies, pixies and dragons, using a range of media and tools.

Our Take One Picture initiative further enriches our children’s experiences of the arts, as well as building  their core and foundation subject knowledge.

20.09.2023 Healthy Eating Workshop

A visitor from Chartwells came to speak to Brogh Class about healthy eating which links to their English and science learning.

They spoke about trying different fruits and vegetables before using them to create a piece of food art inspired by the artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo.

The best part was eating the food afterwards! Lots of children tried radish and weren't too sure, but the cucumber, cress and lemons were a great hit!

18.09.23 Youth Mental Health Champion Training

On Monday a group of Year 6 pupils attended Youth Mental Health Champion training at Nanpean School, with Miss Stokes.

The children learned the importance of positive mental health, and strategies and games to support their peers within school.

It was an interactive day of challenges and theory, and the new Youth Mental Health Champions are excited to share their findings with the younger children in the next few weeks.

15.09.23 Spaceport Visit

Year 5 enjoyed a visit from Cornwall Spaceport

11.09.23 Year 5 Rocket Day

Godh Class enjoyed Rocket Day with a special visit from the Royal Air Force!

07/08.09.2023 Team Building Days

Everyone has had the best time at our 'Team Building Days' this year!

Children displayed all our core values of aspiration, courage, responsibilty, teamwork, friendship and achievement with many being awarded our special stickers.

Such an amazing start to this year!

Thank you DT Coaching, Polkerris Beach and Turn the Tide!