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NURSERY | PREP | SENIOR | SIXTH FORMMAGAZINE 2021-22
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Thanks also to our staff (teaching and OPS teams), to our Alumni, the Friends of Truro School, our Governors and our esteemed guests from the wider Truro and Cornish community, of which our School is, and must always be, a part.
The pages in this magazine are a testament to the work and support of everyone within and associated with our community. It is an absolute pleasure to look back and celebrate everything that has been achieved over this busy and purposeful year; in the realms of study, the co-curriculum, and in our service, personal development and Education,leadership.likeso
Next year’s values focus will be compassion. As we have done with curiosity, we will thread through the year the importance of better understanding the impact of our choices, behaviours and actions on others, and on the world around us.
As I sit and reflect on the year just gone, I want to offer my sincere thanks to pupils, parents, guardians and relatives for your ongoing trust and commitment to this School.
I would like to pay tribute to all the pupils at our School who actively chose not to be bored this year. Instead, they committed to challenges, goals and projects to better themselves and the community they are in.
For many, it has been the giving of their time in service and care to others via the growing number of community projects we see, and need to see, as our world and our Duchy continue to emerge from the shadow of Covid and into the myriad of other, wider challenges that lie ahead. I salute all our pupils and staff who strive to ensure that our School is not an inward-looking colony but an ever more outward-reaching part of a wider regional and global village.
much else in the world we live in, should be based on values. This is because so much of the specific knowledge and information taught, revised and relentlessly tested in School will have less relevance in the future than an individual’s ability to be a positive influence in their community, workforce, or in a shared purpose. Values are at the core of being that person. Of our five School values: curiosity, compassion, courage, creativity, and confidence, we chose this year to be a year of curiosity, and it has indeed been a very curious year.
Some have chosen to focus on academic challenge, others by working as a chorister for the Cathedral, or supporting the musical life of the School, or by choosing to play sport for the School or a club, nationally or internationally. For some it has been by performing on stage, or by devoting weekends to outward-bound challenges such as the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.
There is, therefore, another exciting year ahead. For our leavers, their journey continues elsewhere. But they travel with their bags full of our blessing and support, with the friends they have made here, and empowered by the knowledge, skills, interests and values they have developed. They also and always have a warm invitation to return and see us in the future.
For now, however, I salute and celebrate all that has been achieved by all of our community this year. I hope that in this publication, you too can enjoy reflecting upon 2021-2, our Truro School year of curiosity.
ANDY JOHNSON HEAD OF TRURO SCHOOL
I have championed curiosity in our School as not just the habit of wanting to find out more, but as perhaps the best antidote to the dangers of boredom. It is, therefore, a life skill, because, as I keep telling myself, only the boring get bored!
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I have also found that the decision to place family members in the same house has meant that my second cousins are always asking which house is winning, almost 40 years after they have left. This shows just how popular the house system is.”
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This ethos of inclusivity remains at the heart of the our School houses. A morale booster, being in a house is a point of pride and the activities are there to be enjoyed and supported.
The system was reformed to allow all pupils, regardless of their age or ability, to be able to contribute something to their house. This was the beginning of the system we know and love today.
“I think the house system has remained so popular over the last hundred years as it creates a sense of community within the school,” Grace explains. “You start to recognise people throughout the year groups in the corridors and look out for one another.
Vinter, Wickett, Smith and School are four names synonymous with Truro School. They are names that still, 100 years after the house system was set up, inspire friendly rivalry and fierce pride. As the houses celebrate their 100-year anniversary, we look into what they mean to our students in 2022.
The house system now incorporates World Aims and House Quizzes as well as a number of musical and sporting events throughout the school year. Moving away from a pure sports focus has broadened the reach and appeal of the house competitions.
We catch up with the outgoing School Captain, Grace Kitching, and incoming Wickett Captain, Tegan Blackford, to find out more.
The names used for our current School Houses were established in the Autumn Term of 2021 after a reformation of the house system. The houses had initially been established in 1904, with East, Hall, Tower (for boarders) and Town (for day Focusedboys).onsporting achievement,
100 Years of Houses; the Legacy Continues
The Perry Shield, Vinter Cricket Shield and Thrall Rugby Shield were the prizes the houses battled over. However, the field was dominated by Tower House and the other houses struggled to keep motivated to engage in the competition.
So, 100 years on, what does the future of the house system look like? Grace tells us, “I would love to think that, next year, the houses could create even more activities to cover all aspects of school life so everyone can feel like they are contributing. As someone who isn’t the sportiest, I have still enjoyed the sporting challenges and really enjoyed the house games afternoon Mr Hooper introduced a few years ago. I do hope in the future they could introduce an art competition and more inter-year group activities post-Covid.”
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Before the girls leave us, I ask Tegan if she fancies Wickett for 2021/22 Champions. She sighs and smiles, ‘It is Wickett, so our chances are low, but hopefully…”. She continues, “I think the winner will be Smith as Mr Pommery is very competitive.”
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“The range of activities in the competitions helps us develop our skills and how we encourage each other, despite differences in age,” Grace continues. Tegan agrees: “it is a fun way to be competitive and to challenge yourself in new ways. It allows people to showcase and develop different strengths.”
Whoever the winner is this year, we look back with pride on all of our current and past students who have supported their house at Truro School. A happy 100-year anniversary to you all.
Tegan hopes to ramp up the fun in her time as Captain, “while they are always enjoyable events, I want to make sure we keep it really fun. There was a talk of a house inflatable session instead of the house swimming competition which could be good.”
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Can we test submarine ballast in a bathtub?
Is your mobile phone really the dirtiest surface in your house? (Apparently, it is.)
This past year has seen the School delve into the first of our new values, curiosity, and what a curious year it has been!
Can we find out how musical genres affect our memory?
A student said recently that what others see as impossible, she sees as a challenge to overcome. This is the power of curiosity.
Is a dog dressed in a suit perceived differently from a dog in a tracksuit? (Apparently, it isn’t.)
And our staff have been feeding this curiosity too. MFL lessons now start with ‘grapple time’, a daily linguistic challenge, whilst our History Department has had to quell curiosity somewhat and disappoint pupils who were hoping to find the final resting place of the school’s first-ever donkey, buried somewhere on the front terrace.
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Curiosity in the Diploma has seen them plunge to the depths of the pool during scuba-diving lessons, get under the bonnet of a car with practical learning tools and even master the art of Theself-defence.restofthe
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A Curious Year at Truro School
Our new Sixth Form Diploma is one initiative that boosts curiosity. Happily, it is an initiative that has also very much been shaped by our students, to allow them to broaden their understanding of the world and explore topics of interest. The wide array of curricular and supracurricular activities within the programme allows the students to be experts if they wish, or generalists if they prefer.
Does looking at images of mouldy cupcakes change your appetite?
School was gripped too by the fever of curiosity, with some suitably curious questions posed and answered, during trips and as a part of our day-to-day learning:
Or perhaps it was a visit from Volcanologist Dr James Hickey that (literally) sparked curiosity, as children investigated lava flow using cola and Mentos. Again, with every day being filled with stimulating learning opportunities, we are spoilt for choice when it comes to curious happenings.
The Physics Department has enabled our budding astronomers to view Jupiter and its moons, and solar flares on the Sun, while the Art Team arranged night drawing and underwater drawing (how curious) in Cape Cornwall.
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The culmination of our Curious Year was, of course, the Festival of Curiosity, held at the end of the Summer Term. We were wowed by plays, concerts, exhibitions, sporting contests and quizzes. We welcomed speakers, including former footballer John Gayle, Author Seth Burkett, positive psychology coach Faye Edwardes and Spaceport’s Melissa Thorpe. And, through a Curious timetable, we inspired, challenged and entertained our pupils with design tasks, maths riddles, circus skills and science and Nextinnovation.year’svalues focus will be compassion. As we have done with curiosity, we will thread through the year the importance of better understanding the impact of our choices, behaviours and actions on others. We look forward to sharing our experiences with you next year.
At Truro School Prep, curiosity is a value that is nurtured and encouraged every day as our children learn through play and exploration. One stand-out curious moment from this year was the re-creation of the Great Fire of London. Children were able to experience how quickly fire would have spread as their own (cardboard) replica of London went up in flames.Another memorable moment was the construction of a real race car with Mrs Sparkes; their curiosity enabled them to design, build, test and refine their car before driving it for real under race conditions.
The English department hosted a visit from David Devanny from the Creative Writing faculty at Falmouth Uni, which culminated in a ‘riotous’ communal poem, accompanied by interludes of improvised jazz. And this list is by no means finite.
Pre-Prep Life
The display looked bright and welcoming, whilst the pupils listened beautifully as each child showed the contents of their boxes.
All About Me
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It took real courage to talk in front of each other and share information about their family, hobbies and likes.
There were cheers, flowers and doughnuts as Truro School Prep helped celebrate National Teaching Assistants’ Day, recognising the valuable contribution Teaching Assistants make to children’s education and support.
The Nursery was awash with colour and curiosity as the pupils took turns showing their classmates their ‘All About Me’ boxes.
Happy National TA Day!
The Year 2 pupils were showing their fantastic creativity during their Wednesday art lesson this week.
The class was lucky to be supported by two Sixth Form students. Sophie and Soumya helped the pupils to load their stamps and roll their paint.
The pupils were learning about nocturnal and diurnal animals and were writing about the different types they had studied in class.
There was curiosity, confidence and creativity on show in Nursery this week as the children explored a nativity scene, drew art on the whiteboard, built huge towers and practised their Christmas music. Phew! What busy learners they are!
Some of the Reception Class took a much-needed break after an afternoon of hard work. They made the most of the sunshine and play equipment, having applied themselves diligently to their earlier literacy lesson.
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The sun was streaming through the windows of the Millenium building, providing excellent light for the budding artists. Guided by Mrs Ashdown, the class learnt about printing and pattern-making and how to layer colours for striking effects. They looked at each other’s work for inspiration and shared ideas.
“It was brilliant. I loved it,” Henny told us. “The white ash was the best because it looked like snow.”
The children spent the rest of the day doing a range of Victorian-inspired activities, from making gingerbread and sandwiches to playing centuries-old party games.
Learning was bought to life and curiosity was inspired for the Year 2 and 3 classes this week, as the Great Fire of London was re-created. The Truro Fire Brigade were on hand for safety as a model village of Tudor London was set alight to show how quickly the fire would have spread on Pudding Lane in 1666.
London is Burning for Years 2 and 3
The children were given a chance to look around the engine after the fire was safely put out, and talked about the importance of fire safety in modern times. Fjola said, “Thank you to the Fire Brigade for letting us look around the fire engine and thank you for helping to light the fire and then put it out.”
Pre-Prep Life
Our Pre-Prep took a step back in time today, learning all about Victorians. Our historians arrived dressed in Victorian attire, and began the day posing for some photographs with their best solemn faces to mimic the look of 19th-century portraits. However, it wasn’t long before everyone was smiling with the excitement of the Victorian day!
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Dough Disco Delight in Nursery
The children in Nursery were dancing with their digits in their daily dough disco this week. A dough disco is the chance for the children to improve their dexterity and finger strength by manipulating play dough. This, in turn, will help encourage early writing by giving the children more control. Having selected their own named pots, the children lined up beautifully, ready to listen as they began their disco. A fantastic bit of fun and learning for them all..
Teamwork is the Name of the Game in Year 2 Art
There was more scientific discovery in Truro School Pre-Prep this week too. Nursery had a wonderful time learning all about ‘Hot and Cold’ science with some of the Senior School Chemistry teachers yesterday. The session started off with Dr Brogden doing some exciting experiments, which captivated all the pupils, especially when they were allowed to make as much noise as possible to change the colour of the potion!
The Year 2s were set a tricky challenge this week in Art. Inspired by their topic of the Great Fire of London, they used warm colours and bold patterns to create their work. But they had to learn to work together to combine their creative talent and work in pairs.
They were then given a range of different activities to have a go at, from saving bugs from the squelchy slime and hatching baby dinosaurs from frozen ice eggs to using a special liquid and lit splint, with the help of the teachers, to make a squeaky pop. The session finished with a special experiment, outside, where Dr Brogden disappeared behind a big puff of smoke, like a genie coming out of the lamp. Nursery really enjoyed their session and even did some nursery ‘unicorn’ and ‘ketchup’ claps to say thank you.
It was wonderful to see the creativity and confidence this activity inspired in the children, as they encouraged each other to share their ideas and make something truly wonderful.
With thanks to Sixth Formers Sophie and Soumya, who volunteer to support the pupils as a part of their Sixth Form Diploma.
Chemistry Fun in Nursery
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The angels will be displayed in The Truro Methodist Church in the lead up to Christmas, along with lots of other angels made by local schoolchildren.
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Thanks to all of the parents, staff and pupils who made this year’s play such a success. Such courage and confidence on display!
A Busy Week in Nursery
Pre-Prep pupils were getting into the Christmas spirit by creating angels out of recycled materials. The pupils showed great compassion and care as they put lots of thought into making their angels.
The Little Nativity
Nursery and Reception pupils put on a fabulous performance of ‘The Little Nativity’, the story of the classic nativity performed through song.
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We were delighted to welcome new cubs and leaders to the 3rd Truro Cubs Division. We had great fun working in team-building assault courses. There were diverse obstacles made using wood, ladders, the environment and even some maths problems!
They explored the Cathedral crypt, saw and heard the organ up close, played games and asked many excellent questions about being a chorister.
How many rehearsals do you have in a day? Do you get taught how to sing? Do you have to wear a ruff? Boys from across the county joined our choristers on Saturday at the annual ‘Be a Chorister for a Day’ event, where they discovered what it’s really like to be a chorister.
At the end of the event, the boys joined the choristers in performing a special cushion concert for mums, siblingsgrandparentsdads,andtoenjoy.
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Adventuring at St Anthony Head
Kids’ Takeover at Kresen Kernow
Year 6 also spent a day at Kresen Kernow investigating the idea of ‘Parcels for Boys’. During World War I, parcels and letters from home was a vital form of support and connection for soldiers on the front line. Our children investigated letters and other documents which had been sent to and from Cornish soldiers and families.
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The Year 4s got to be miniadventurers on a wonderful walk around St Anthony Head this week. Located on the tip of the Roseland, St Anthony Head guards Falmouth Harbour and gave our pupils brilliant views over to the Lizard.
As they walked along the South West Coast Path, the pupils learned about Place Manor, Pendennis Castle and the St Anthony Lighthouse. They also took time to listen to nature as they walked through the woods, and very much enjoyed their time outside together in the beautiful autumn sunshine.
Eight Year 5 Pupils were given a chance to ‘take over’ the Kresen Kernow (Cornwall Record Office) last week to celebrate National Kids’ Takeover Day. They learnt how to digitise documents and how to clean and preserve books. They learnt the technique of cataloguing maps and plans and were given the opportunity to research old maps of Truro and their homes. Lastly, they led a behind-the-scenes tour of the Strongrooms for their parents and grandparents.
The children were lucky enough to be given a tour around the Record Office’s Strongroom as well.
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A huge Truro School Prep congratulations to Millie from Year 5! Not only was Millie crowned County U11 girls champ, County U10 champ and County U10 doubles champ, she was also the Whirlwind Green Ball League winner for Cornwall, the Heron Open U10 doubles champ and Heron Club junior winner, defeating girls and boys many years her senior. Well done Millie!
Year 3 went on a walk through the woods at Trelissick, ending up at Roundwood Quay, where they had their packed lunches. They had a great morning of walking, talking and nature-spotting.
Year 3 Walk
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6 classes have been looking at burning. They investigated the “fire triangle”; by making carbon dioxide gas and pouring it over a lit candle, they showed that removing oxygen and replacing it with carbon dioxide extinguishes the flame. Year 4 have been exploring animal habitats and sorting animals and plants accordingly. Pupils had to think up their own questions to help them to sort and identify their living things, in a lively and fun lesson.
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Budding scientists have been busy at Truro School Prep this week. The Year 5s have been making mini lava lamps as a part of their studies of Mixtures. They found that water and oil are immiscible liquids, discussed density and learned about the chemical reaction involved in the experiment and why the bubbles rose and then fell down
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Camp Fun for the Cubs
The children followed instructions really well and the end results were excellent. Once they had completed their prints, they were then free to create some wonderful, colourful Christmas cards to take home with them.
The art room was a hive of industry when 3LL had their final art lesson of the term. The children created monoprints of their shoes. This process started in an earlier lesson when they each did an observational drawing of their shoe.
They were then treated to an afternoon of activities, including pumpkin carving, giant bubble wands, bicarb-and-vinegar rockets and a treasure hunt. The evening finished with dinner and a campfire where the cubs shared stories and songs and guzzled hot chocolate and marshmallows before everyone settled down for bed. It was a wonderful weekend, and the weather stayed fine. The cubs showed great teamwork, curiosity and creativity, and it was fantastic to see the year groups mixing so well and new friendships formed.
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The Shoe Fits in Year 3 Art
They then traced their drawings to help them achieve the final stage of the process: the monoprints. This was great fun and involved squeezing printing ink directly onto the tables, much to the children’s delight!
It was a packed schedule for the Truro School Prep Cubs as they began their camp weekend at Tomperrow in Truro. The Cubs (representing Years 3 to 6) were welcomed with games and lunch before putting up their tents.
The Year 3 classes have been busy honing their DT skills. They have been practising using a coping saw, marking out where to cut, safely operating the tools and finding out about the importance of safety equipment. Settling into the workshop environment is an essential part of the DT process, and they have been brilliant at showing Mrs Sparkes how ready they are to learn even more!
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The children were split into pairs to tackle three tantalisingly tricky rounds of mathsbased questions. The first round had questions written on balloons with separate answers to match them to. The bonus round was hidden inside the balloon, so there was much excitement and popping in class!
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As the autumn sun shone down, the children at Truro School Prep were busy doing all manner of challenges one Thursday afternoon.
Ready, Set, Go for the Maths Mini-Olympics
Creativity, Cycling and Cakes
While some of the Year 5s were perfecting their dance moves, others tested their cycling skills, preparing for their Coast to Coast ride for the John Muir Award next year.
There was some marvellous maths for some of our Year 6 pupils today as Mr Goddard hosted a lively and inspiring mini-maths Olympics.
Finally, there was a delicious smell in the air as some Year 6s made sponge cakes. Light, yellow and fluffy, the cakes looked delicious, and the class was eager to sample their work.
In the DT lab, the Year 3s used their best listening skills to craft spinning tops successfully and safely. They used a pillar drill, clamps and saws during their lesson with Mrs Sparkes.
The second round was outside on the netball courts; the teams had to race around solving questions within a set time limit. Some of the questions were extremely hard, but the children relished the challenge. There were bonus points on offer for finishing first and top behaviour, and the children loved getting stuck into such an exciting lesson
A huge thanks to Dr Hickey for taking the time to visit us today and for creating such an exciting lesson for us all.
The Year 4 Classes all agreed that today’s lesson from visiting volcanologist, Dr James Hickey, was their best lesson ever! Dr James Hickey, Senior Lecturer in Geophysics and Volcanology at the University of Exeter, had the children thrilled and enraptured as he talked to them about his studies of Thevolcanoes.childrenlearnt
The usual hush in the Truro School Prep Library was exchanged for excitement as pupils enjoyed exploring their new-look library. With fresh displays and new books to enjoy, the library is an even more popular place for all.
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Creativity was given free reign as the Year 3 pupils met for their weekly lunchtime Lego Club. Hosted by Mrs Lovett, the lego-loving pupils are allowed to build and create to their heart’s content every Wednesday during lunch.
“Lavaing” Learning with Visiting Volcanologist
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There is an additional club for the Year 4s which Mrs Lovett runs on Thursdays. We think some of these creations are some possible transport concepts for the future!
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that, as the magma rises up the conduit, tiny bubbles in the magma grow bigger and multiply. These bubbles eventually turn into a stream of gas with bits of magma stuck into it. The magma literally gets blown apart by the pressure of these bubbles. The children then found out that there were two types of eruption: effusive and explosive. The high point of the lesson was undoubtedly the volcano experiment. Using coke bottles as the magma and conduit, Dr Hickey added mentos to create bubbles and simulate an eruption. The children found that the more bubbles created, the bigger the explosion and the larger the displacement of magma (or cola). By changing the size of the vent (or the cap of the bottle), they could increase the pressure and make the explosion stronger. It was fabulous to see the joy on the children’s faces as the reactions occurred.
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The story of the mean-spirited miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner and then by three spirits who reveal to him his own Christmases past, present and future, is one that makes us all stop and think but, most importantly, puts us firmly in the Christmas spirit.
A huge thank you to Annabel Gregory, the Year 5 pupils and everyone involved in the fabulous performance of Ebenezer. Based on the novel ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens, Ebenezer is a musical adaptation by Malcolm Sircom.
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With thanks to Miss Lisa for being so inspiring and well done to everyone for your outstanding confidence, courage and creativity.
The Year 6s have been learning basic first aid as a part of their Prep Diploma. Sessions, led by Mrs Cameron, teach essential skills, including how to safely use an EpiPen.
The children learnt about the different types of pens (AAI and JEXT) and how to administer them to someone in anaphylactic shock. They then practised on themselves and a partner using a dummy pen. Well done to everyone who listened so beautifully and showed curiosity, confidence and compassion in abundance.
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With thanks to Mr Piper and all of our teachers for being so inspiring.
They worked incredibly hard to put together a final performance, which they presented to an enthusiastic group of peers. The afternoon finished with an impromptu flash mob, with the audience joining in for a final rendition. Even Mrs Luxton got into her groove!
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At Truro School Prep, we try to inspire our core values of curiosity, confidence, compassion, creativity and courage in all of our children through all that we do. Curiosity was most definitely on display during some fantastic Year 6 Science lessons this
The Year 5s finished off their term of dance with Miss Lisa from Cornwall Dance Academy with a bang.
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Whileweek.one class was exploring how to improve their lung capacity, others were making elephant’s toothpaste, a fun experiment that combines just a few ingredients to create a fantastic chemical reaction.
They were beautifully behaved and received lots of compliments from the staff and public in the museums.
Year 6 had an exciting day on Thursday as they travelled to St Ives for a literacy and art trip. Organised by Miss Ashdown and Ms Cadwallader, the classes were split across a rotation of three inspiring activities.
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The second group began with a guided tour of the Tate St Ives. With a focus on the sculpture of Barbara Hepworth, the class explored how artists move between landscape, figure drawing, still life and surrealism and use different styles, media and techniques. Our guide taught us that Barbara Hepworth was the first sculptor to use holes in her work, promoting the idea that holes can be points of connection (as our photos of the children peeping through them show!).
The first group headed to Porthmeor Beach, looking for inspiration for their art and literacy. They sketched land and seascapes, paying attention to texture and detail, in their concertina books. They were encouraged to write down snippets of sights, sounds and feelings to use later in their writing. They then busied themselves making sand sculptures and sand art, using natural materials to capture the essence of the sea.
Year 6 Art and Writing Flourishes on the Beaches of St Ives
The third group started with a tour of the brilliant Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden, Barbara’s former home and studios. The children were given time to examine the texture and techniques she used to create her beautiful sculptures, and to explore the gardens and studios that inspired her works.
The groups rotated through the activities with time for lunch and a run around on the beach. It was wonderful to walk back to the coach in the sunshine, see the remains of their sand art from above, and listen to the children chatter about things they had seen during the day.
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Year 5 pupils have been investigating the density of substances by measuring the mass and calculating the volume of different items.
Dumbledore and Hagrid led the way, as over 100 Year 6 children joined together at Truro School for the annual Year 6 Activity Day. The Sorting Hat arranged the children into houses before they began their day of activities including spell casting, wand making, potions and quidditch.
Year 6 Day of Witchcraft and Wizardry
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They then used the density equation to work out the density of various materials. They concluded that those substances with a density of less than 1g/cm3 floated, and those with a density of more than water (greater than 1g/cm3) sank.
The sports field and netball courts were buzzing with activity as the Year 5 and 6s tested their hands at a range of skills and sports. Courage was needed to improve their tackling in rugby, whilst their teamwork and ball control was tested out in football and netball.
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Sports Galore for Year 5 & 6
Nine Lessons and Carols
The Truro School Prep’s annual Christmas Concert took place, and it was lovely to be able to welcome parents and other guests along to enjoy the concert. We would like to thank Mrs Renshaw and all of the staff, pupils and supporters who made this concert such a success.
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Excitement levels were high as Santa arrived in his sleigh with a very festive School minibus. He made a grand entrance through the wooden gates and the children were delighted to see him as he passed around the roundabout. What a merry start to the last day of term!
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A traditional feast, the children were treated to turkey (or a brie and beetroot chutney tart) with all the trimmings: pigs in blankets, stuffing, sprouts and more.
Crackers were pulled, Christmas music was on, hats were adorned and tummies were filled at Truro School Prep today as they tucked into their delicious Christmas lunch.
Of course, there was a mouth-watering pudding of Yarde Farm Christmas pudding ice cream, topped with a gingerbread tree to finish!
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Prince William inspired the 4th Years to consider their own contributions to the environment through the recently launched Earthshot Challenge, which, it is hoped, will inspire innovations to combat the global climate crisis.
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We are confident that we have some brilliant minds here at Truro School who will undoubtedly shape our futures in years to come.
Izzy rides an off-road, electric motorbike called an Oset and is part of the Cornwall Oset Group. Izzy’s result earned her an action picture in TMX, the world’s leading off-road weekly magazine. Great work Izzy!
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1st Year Games
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It was all go for our new 1st Years as they energetically kicked off their games lessons with an exciting afternoon in the sunshine.
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Congratulations to Izzy P for achieving 1st in her age category at the Cornwall Oset Cup and Youth Championships last week.
Pupils were asked to consider which problems they deemed the greatest threat to our planet, and devise innovative ways to tackle them. They presented their thoughts to the class with some truly inspiring ideas.
Congratulations to Benjamin O and Ben M, who have been awarded the Science Crest Bronze Award for their brilliant project, “A Comparison of Antarctic Species”.
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New Lease of Life for the School Clock
The famous Truro School Clock Tower has been given a new lease of life thanks to Richard Lamboll and the Estates Team.
Our Wednesday Afternoon Activities were given a boost with the addition of Horse Riding to the schedule. Other clubs on offer include the Watersports Club at Swanpool Beach, Falmouth. Pupils are given access to SUPs, kayaking and sailing, learning new skills and overcoming difficulties: valuable skills for both on and off the water.
Repairs to the Tower have been extensive and have included maintenance work to the exterior of the building, timber repairs, painting and roof-tile repairs. The mechanism has also been updated to a new GPScontrolled system, and back-lighting so that the clock can be seen at night.
The historic clock was first presented to the School in 1938, in memory of the late Mr Tom Wickett, former pupil and Governor of the School from 1900 to 1935. The clock was an electrically driven tower clock designed to keep the correct time without the need for winding.
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Our current choristers then joined them for an Evensong service at the Cathedral, which was open to the public and a great way for the aspiring choristers to finish their day. Thank you to all the girls who attended; we hope you enjoyed the day!
Be a Girl Chorister for a Day
After a busy start, the girls had a break for lunch to get to know their peers more, before heading down to Truro Cathedral, only a stone’s throw away from the school. There they enjoyed an afternoon of activities and rehearsals.
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We were delighted to be joined by so many aspiring choristers for this year’s ‘Be a Girl Chorister for a Day’ event. The girls were given a true taste of what chorister life is like, beginning with rehearsals at 8am followed by a typical school day in which they were given a glimpse into Truro School life.
BBC Radio 3
Our boy and girl choristers broadcasted live on BBC Radio 3 this term. They performed the world premiere of a new piece by Paul Drayton, as well as music by Imogen Holst and Eric Whitacre. Beautiful!
The National Spaceport Competition tasked small teams of 1st and 2nd Years to design a UK spaceport. They used teamwork and considered performance, environmental sustainability and budget to deliver compelling proposals.
It was a challenging event that required the pupils to take on a lot of information and back up their designs with persuasive pitches. All the groups did exceptionally well and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
The Heseltine Gallery Welcomes Visitors
The Physics Club were out in the rain, testing out their rocket and parachute designs.
Rex Reigns in Rainy Rocket Races
With thanks to Mr Laity for this fascinating and fun club.
A big thank you to Vicky Cucknell for organising the exhibition, to our Sixth Form art students who worked hard to design and curate this wonderful collaborative exhibition and to all the ‘Breathe’ artists who responded to our Open Call.
Despite the weather, they were using pressure to launch their rockets, with Rex’s taking a clear lead and going further than the others. Rex put his success down to his rocket’s pointed end.
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We welcomed the launch of our new Heseltine Gallery exhibition, ‘Breathe’, a celebration of creative expression in response to being released from the Covid lockdown.
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Despite some successful launches, the pupils decided their rockets required some revisions. The parachutes attached (to return their rockets to earth safely) were slowing down the launch. The club will devise ways to keep the parachute inside the missile until it has been launched, to see if this will help.
A huge congratulations to all the students and staff involved in the outstanding production of the year’s senior play, Boudica. Directed by Johanna Egar, this intense, hard-hitting play, based on the history as recorded by Tacitus, was breathtaking.
This production [was] a beast to rehearse in almost every sense. We have battled with the epic scale of the themes and issues present, with a global pandemic, with all the demands on the time of the cast who are not just actors but also students, musicians, sportspeople – and who wear a host of other hats beside. I couldn’t be prouder of what they have all achieved.”
We also concluded that what the characters experience in their world
“The performances were outstanding, complemented by staging, tech, and all that the Burrell Theatre and those who cultivate its life are able to conjure. The maturity of the themes was matched by the maturity of the pupils exploring them in their acting. I do want to give a real shout-out to all involved, which includes staff as well as pupils, and those of you who have spent time and energy ferrying your children to and fro, and supporting them with the resilience required to deliver such a show and manage the wider pressures on their lives at the same time.” Andy Johnson, Truro School Head.
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of Ancient Briton is not so very different from the huge and pressing issues of our own world.
When we began to rehearse Boudica, a common question amongst the cast was, ‘Is my character a goodie or a baddie?’. As discussions and rehearsals progressed, the difficulty in answering this question became increasingly a focus on what, for us, this show is about. The answer –both simple and complex at the same time – is that there are no ‘bad’ or ‘good’ characters in the world of this play.
Senior Play: Boudica
In her Director’s Note, Johanna wrote:
Senior Life
A few weeks into their Truro School journey, the 1st Years headed to BF Adventure for a team-building day, where they enjoyed a day of water-based activities designed to build friendships and celebrate their achievements over the last few weeks.
Held at Mount Hawke Skatepark, skateboarding is one of several offsite extra-curricular clubs on offer as a part of Truro School’s Wednesday Afternoon Activities.
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This year, for National Poetry Day, Truro School Book Clubbers were tasked with creating poetry using different book titles. With so many books to choose from, there were lots of creative, imaginative and fantastically comical results.
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National Poetry Day
Forklifts were at the ready for a huge arrival for the DT Department this week. There was much excitement as a long-awaited CNC router was delivered.
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Wednesday Afternoon Activities saw 17 pupils across all year groups of the Senior School take part in an online game of Dungeons and Dragons. The game is run using theatre of the mind, where everything is described verbally and each player visualises what is happening in their mind.
The CNC (Computer Numerical Control) router is a computercontrolled cutting machine that works by programming tool paths from the DT Department’s computer systems; the Truro School sign shown in the photos was designed and cut in a matter of minutes.
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A New Arrival for the DT Team
“In the adventure I’m running,” explains one of the Group Leaders, or Dungeon Masters, “the players are investigating a disease called Frigid Woe that has broken out in a small village in the frozen north. They’re trying to find out where the disease came from and find a cure for it. So far on their adventure the players have encountered a criminal gang also looking for the cure, they’ve travelled to caverns infested with giant ice frogs, and are now exploring a mysterious island shrouded in a perpetual winter with ancient ruins from a long-lost civilisation.”
Yogic Calm in the Heseltine Gallery
The Heseltine Gallery has, this term, provided a fabulous new space for weekly yoga sessions at Truro School. Run by Ms Monnier-Gilcrest, the sessions take place every Wednesday 4pm – 5pm for students and 5pm – 6pm for staff.
The sessions focus on strength and wellbeing, with poses interspersed with intentions and verse.
From 1st Year to Sixth Form, our ‘Art in Nature’ WAA group have been exploring the use of colour and mark-making with our Head of Chemistry, Dr Brogden.
Our older students support and encourage our younger pupils (and vice versa), sharing resources to design and create an accurate animal collage. We can’t wait to see the final artwork!
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Another one of our AfterSchool Clubs is our popular Life Drawing Class. Pupils and students from Year 1 through to A-Level take part and learn the skills needed, including observation, anatomy and proportion.
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A number of Truro School pupils took part in the English National Surfing Championships in September. Three students managed to come in the top four in their categories: Tegan, Eva and Sammy.
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Finally, Tegan managed to build on her 4th place at the recent Boardmasters Festival with 2nd place in the U18s, and placed 6th in the Women’s group. She has been surfing for ten years and now volunteers at the Truro School Surf Club, helping others to fulfil their championship dreams. Well done to everyone who took part in this event; it is brilliant to see Truro School Pupils doing so well in national sporting championships.
Our popular needlework group has proved an excellent way to wind down at the end of a long week! Eva, placed 1st in her group, the U14s. An impressive achievement and the first of many wins to come we hope.
Sammy has honed his skills in the Elite Group at Truro School’s Surf Club. He hopes to go on to win in his next competition, having placed an impressive 4th in the U14s.
Surfing Successes at the English National Surfing Championships
Performing at the Royal Albert Hall
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George, Lowenna, Harry, Georgia and Archie from Year 5, Gabriel from Year 6 and Elsie, Lily, Imogen H, Oriana and Imogen D from the Senior School travelled to London over the half term to address climate issues at the Music for Youth’s Remix Prom Whilst2021.championing their home county, the singers gave a performance about sea pollution and climate change to Coldplay’s hit song, Fix You. The band’s lead singer, Chris Martin, sent a video message of support for the performance and for the choir’s acts of climate protection. On their return, Lily and Imogen joined Angela for an interview with BBC Spotlight, which was broadcast on Friday evening.
This year’s whole-School photo took place when the weather wasn’t quite on our side. It was a momentous occasion nonetheless, complete with a ‘masks-on’ photo for the archives.
Whole-School Photo
Congratulations to our 11 pupils selected to join singers from across the country to champion their climate-change message during an exceptional performance at the Royal Albert Hall.
As the Autumn Term drew to a close, it was lovely to walk around the Art Block and see the pupils finessing their ceramics, fine art and textiles skills in their final projects. These ranged from delicate flower drawings in fine art to using sharks as inspiration for their ceramics pieces.
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Final Autumn Term WAA
Christopher William Hill, an accomplished playwright and radio dramatist; Matt Abbott, a Yorkshirebased poet, educator and activist; and Joff Winterhart, a Bristol-based comic-book writer and author of the Costa Award-shortlisted Days of the Bagnold Summer.
Jumping for Joy in Trampolining Club
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North Cornwall Book Festival
On 24th of September, nineteen pupils from Truro School Book Club attended the North Cornwall Book Festival at St Endellion Church.
All the writers and volunteers commented on how talented, creative and polite Truro School pupils were.
Spirits were high, and it was great to see so many happy faces enjoying Trampolining Club.
They encourage each other and help their peers to improve on individual movements, from somersaults to tuck jumps. Pupils also get to see coach Zoe Levin perform some more complex moves.
Pupils of all abilities can take part and it is fantastic to see them perfecting skills and taking on the challenge of new, more advanced movements.
The pupils were treated to three inspiring, energetic and hilarious workshops by leading writers:
A huge congratulations to the overall winners and all of the finalists who made this such a fantastic night.
4th Years put on purple in support of Great Ormond Street Hospital
The overall winners were:
There were some stunning performances, including Tilly on the flute and a rousing rendition of ‘Happy Birthday’ from the pupils and wind band to celebrate Dr Pope’s birthday.
Juniors: Isaac Middle School: Luke Group: Cello Duo
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Having been narrowed down from hundreds to just a handful, the finalists of the House Music Competition gathered on Thursday evening to showcase the best of their musical talent.
Seniors: Imogen
The 4th Years came together for a whole-year group Charity Day, in support of Great Ormond Street Hospital. They chose to wear purple to support the charity, with pupils donning purple clothes and accessories ranging from purple socks and ties to jumpers and Greatcoats.Ormond Street Hospital has a special place in one of our 4th Year pupil’s hearts, so being able to support him, and ultimately a wonderful hospital, seemed a good choice of charity.
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DT pupils have had a busy term. Here are some pictures of the 1st Years making boats, 2nd Years with their trinket boxes, 3rd Year oil burners and 4th Year jewellery.
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Pupils were able to send Morse code messages, `watch` meteorites hit the Earth`s atmosphere and speak to a person in America via a radio transmission.
120 Years On...
Tree Planting
We visited the Marconi Centre in Poldhu nearly 120 years to the day that Marconi sent the first transatlantic radio message from Cornwall to Newfoundland in 1901.
We were warmly welcomed by the custodians of the museum, and were given a series of interesting talks and films about the history and development of radio transmissions.
Two years ago, our Wildlife Club potted some trees. The gardeners have been lovingly looking after them since, and were pleased to invite the pupils back to plant them around the School fields.
Trurovision
Sadly only one group could win and pupil votes placed Poms and Sparkes in 1st place. Well done everyone!
Back by popular demand (sort of), this year’s Trurovision contest saw the return of Poms and Sparkes and their reignition of the competitive rivalry with SLadeT.
Christmas Card Making
This year’s Christmas Concert was an outstanding success. An exuberant start to the festive celebrations, the evening showcased music from the Chamber Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, Recorder Group, Wind Band, Junior Band, Flute Choir, Senior Jazz, Junior String Ensemble, 2nd Year Rock Band and Senior Brass Ensemble, alongside some spectacular solos.
contains enough food for a family Christmas dinner, with all the extras included like mince pies and, of course, Christmas pudding. A typical box costs around £30-40 to create, but forms across Truro School worked together to fill boxes.
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Filled boxes were collected in the upstairs of the Chapel, and distributed to disadvantaged families across Truro and the wider Cornish community. With thanks to Mrs Kenward, Mrs Alford and the Charity Committee for their hard work in organising this worthwhile campaign.
Following on from the success of last year’s Cornwall Christmas Box Appeal, staff and pupils created boxes of festive food and treats for local families in Eachneed.box
A huge thank-you to everyone who joined us on the evening and to all involved with the concert: pupils, students, parents and staff alike.
Boxes of Kindness for Christmas
Our card-making elves were busy designing and making these joyful Christmas cards during their Wednesday Afternoon Activity with Miss Husband. The handcrafted cards were then sold to friends and parents, with all proceeds going to Breast Cancer Care and The Pink Ribbon Foundation.
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The session included talks by mYcard founder, Malachy Dunne; Plant One Cornwall Co-Founder Rai Lewis and Caroline Muthoni from Kenyan charity LEAF. LEAF focuses on rebuilding highly threatened habitats in biodiversity hotspots worldwide, with a critical focus on rare tree species such as Mangroves.
Harry made these beautiful notebooks for his family using the laser-cutting machine, and they look fantastic. The DT department now runs a lunchtime club for anyone who wants to come along and learn how to design and make similar items.
Thank you to all of our speakers for sharing your expertise, and sharing how we can help change our planet for the better.
When Geology Meets Chocology
Old Truronian Dr Harry Williams CO10 is Chair of LEAF, as well as being a toxicologist and conservationist.
This week’s challenge was to design a poster of the rock cycle, using sweets and cakes to model the processes and types of rocks in the rock cycle.
Over the term, they will be completing various tasks to answer the question “Can Co2 be stored in depleted oil and gas reservoirs?”.
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The aptly named Geology Meets Chocology Club is for 1st Year pupils working towards their Crest Award.
Our 2nd Year pupils had an inspiring talk all about rewilding, and how we can help to combat climate change.
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Spaceport Cornwall
Thank you to everyone who came to watch, there was a great response from all audience members, and it was clear to see that everyone enjoyed the concert.
The pupils wrote their own songs, along with writing the music for the accompanying instruments, which ranged through drums, pianos, guitars, violins and ukuleles.
Virgin Orbit, Goonhilly Earth Station and Spaceport Cornwall are working together to provide a satellite launching service from Newquay`s airport. Our WAA Physics Club visited to see the exciting new plans as Cornwall joins the `space race`.
3rd Year pupils got everyone into the Christmas spirit yesterday with their annual Christmas song concert, performing songs they had been working on in their Music lessons.
It was wonderful to watch all the pupils perform their pieces with such confidence and compassion.
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The 3rd Years have been working hard with Design and Technology Teacher, Ms Coleridge, to create some truly beautiful lanterns. Pupils used computers to help with their design and production, and it was a thoroughly enjoyable module for everyone to undertake. We think they are stunning and would be very happy to receive one as a gift at Christmas!
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3rd Year Christmas Song Concert
When the final chorus of ‘Oh Come All Ye Faithful’ rang out across the Cathedral, it was a truly special moment for everyone there, and for all of those who were able to watch the live stream thanks to pupils from Tech Team and their assistants.
3rd Year Inspiring Futures Day
Thinking about the future was on this week’s agenda for our 3rd Year pupils, who took part in our Aspiring Futures Day. Their day was split between five different lessons, which included taster sessions in three subjects on offer at GCSEComputing, Geology and P.E.as well as a FutureSmart workshop and Looking Ahead session.
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Nine Lessons and Carols
The annual Nine Lessons and Carols took place at Truro Cathedral. The evening began with a wonderful rendition of ‘Oh Little Town of Bethlehem’, followed by a blend of stunning choral performances, readings, prayers and lessons.
The Lower Sixth Art and English students set off for the first field trip of the school year on Friday 10th September. They stayed overnight at Cot Valley YHA, visited Priest’s Cove, St Ives and took walks in the surrounding beautiful Zennor Moor. With a focus on learning more about Abstraction and Modernism, the trip included an enjoyable night walk, a visit to the Tate Gallery, and the Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden. Sixth Form artists draw inspiration from their Cape Cornwall trip.
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Louis Claims the No.1 Spot in England at U17 Level
He is always looking for new ways to fine-tune and improve, while his attention
Truro School squash coach Tim Smith is preparing the boys for another crack at the national title, and the team are hoping to go one better than the 2nd place finish in 2019. With Louis in his current form and the return of other key players from injury, it could well be their year!”
Boys U17s and U19s Cornish Junior Champion (aged 16)
Played professional Challenger Tour tournaments as a wildcard
to detail is what separates him from his closest peers.”
Louis, a Lower Sixth student at Truro School, has put in a vast amount of work over the last few years, training relentlessly throughout lockdowns and managing this alongside his GCSEs and his transition into A-Levels. However, the commitment to his goals has paid off, and he is reaping the rewards of his hard work now the season has reopened.
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Ranked No. 1 in England (U17s); Boys U19s Southwest Regional Champion (aged 16)
Represented Cornwall senior team (aged 15)
Louis now aspires to go to undergraduate college in the USA as a student-athlete so he can further his academic and sporting potential. Tim Smith, Truro School Squash Coach, said, “Louis’ greatest asset is his unrelenting will to compete and win.
Our Charity Prefects, Katie and Lara, held an assembly to talk about our Charity Day charities. The Charity Committee is a studentled committee who research different charities and vote on which ones the school will support each term.
Louis’ achievements:
Huge congratulations to Louis Murray, who has risen up the squash rankings to claim the number 1 spot in England at Under 17 level, adding this accolade to his recent victory at the highly competitive Under 19s South West Regional Championships, a feat all the more impressive given he is still only 16 years old.
Dan Sanderson, Director of Sport, commented, “We are very proud to have Louis at our school, and we are very excited to hear about his latest success.
Compassion sits at the heart of our school and our Methodist foundation. This is also a season where we think about those who do not have such easy access to nourishing food. Harvest is a time when we gather together to help those who need support.
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As a component of their Leiths professional cookery qualification, Upper Sixth students have to plan, prepare and host a large themed canapé party. This year, the students decided on a ‘Christmas Market’ theme, and have spent the past three weeks trialling and tasting canapes, designing packaging and making decorations.
100 special guests were invited to experience carol singing, warming mulled wine and orange-spiced mince pies outside on arrival, before being invited to walk through the Christmas market to choose a selection of savoury canapés to parcel up and take home to enjoy. From seared venison with celeriac puree on chestnut rosti to thyme crackers with blue cheese, spiced poached pear and honeycomb, the flavours and attention to detail were delicious and creative.
Guests were then invited to visit Santa’s corner, where Father Christmas and his Elf gave everyone a beautifully packaged gift containing a selection of dainty desserts, such as Baileys panna cotta with dark-chocolate ganache, almond praline, tiny spiced apple meringue tarts and homemade mint-and-whitechocolate macarons.
Without a doubt, this was a canapé party to remember and provided the Leiths students with the perfect opportunity to thank staff for all their hard work this year.
Fastest Finger First for the Sixth Form House Quiz
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Well done to everyone who took part and to the hosts for another fantastic and entertaining lunchtime activity.
Lower Sixth art students visited Falmouth Art Gallery to view the current Lucian Freud exhibition ‘Unholy Trinity’.
Nails were bitten and nerves were wracked at the hottest lunchtime ticket: the Sixth Form House Quiz. With Vinter pitched against House, the packed audience was left on the edge of their seats. After storming to an initial lead, the Vinter Team played their joker card but failed to answer two Venice-themed questions correctly.
They spent the day visiting Crooklet Beach, in Bude, where they mapped the folding and completed a graphic log of the rocks before heading off to Millook Haven to study the world-famous chevron folding.
Glimpsing a chance to claw back a lead, the School Team rose to the occasion with a succession of correct answers. Sadly for School, it wasn’t quite enough, and the Vinter Team managed to hold on to their lead, with a narrow 60-50 victory.
Our Upper Sixth Geologists completed their fieldwork and, in spite of the weather forecast, managed to dodge the showers!
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It was lovely to see the Sixth Formers able to celebrate together again, and it was clear that everyone had an enjoyable evening.
Our Sixth Form students celebrated in ‘Covid-safe’ style at the annual Christmas party. It was an evening filled with festive cheer, lots of good food and a range of great games in the absence of dancing.
Sixth Life
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A pre-season camp was held at Ashbury Manor in the last week of the holidays.
The focus was on football and golf but, with an abundance of other activities on offer, it kept our pupils busy and tired them out.
Mr Hooper, who organised the tour, said it was a pleasure to be on the trip with the pupils. Their behaviour was impeccable, which got them noticed by the staff at Ashbury Manor. Well done all.
Well done to our talented Upper Sixth drama students who performed their A-Level devised show in the Burrell Theatre.
The students performed three shows titled ‘Fish Finger Sandwich’, ‘Styx’ and ‘Slow Collapse of the Future’.
Lower Sixth Geology
The Lower Sixth Geology students completed the first fieldwork day of their A-Level course.
The pupils had three days of strength and conditioning, football attacking play, 27 holes of golf, basketball, snooker, darts, ten-pin bowling and badminton, to name a few.
The first part of the morning, they were taught basic field skills such as taking a back bearing, reading grid references, pacing, and how to complete a rock description. They quickly picked up these skills, and the students were then able to put their skills into action. The rest of the day was filled with practical sessions on the beach. They studied a raised beach deposit, a submerged forest and an unconformity which provided evidence for relative sea-level change in the past in Cornwall.
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The students had a great day putting all that they’ve learned in the classroom into practice.
Upper Sixth Drama Production
Our DT entrepreneurs pitched their design ideas to a panel of experts in the hope of securing their valuable feedback. Students were tasked with developing, improving and exploring their designs before entering the den (aka the Heseltine Gallery) and communicating their plan to the dragons, including our Chair of Governors, Richard Thomas.
The Dragons’ Den
The event provided valuable insight into professional designers’ expectations, and presented the students with positive feedback in advance of their final product.
Holism Reduction Debate
Our Sixth Form psychology class has been exploring the holism reductionism debate through the analogy of an orange. The students moved from exploring a holistic viewlooking at the orange as a whole and thinking about its environment, the community and systems involved in getting the orange to us - through to the levels of analysis in line with the reductionist debate.
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The lowest level required analysis of the orange’s structure, and there were some fantastic images of the ‘juicy’ fruit.
Focusing on the idea of conditions, such as phobias, allowed the students to consider the application of the debate to real examples of behaviour. Who knew you could do so much with an orange?
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The Diploma, built around the core A-Level offering, is designed to be choice-driven, enabling students to more easily evidence their achievements and developments whilst providing them with valuable skills beyond schooling or qualifications.
Courage and curiosity were on display at a recent Mandarin Class here at Truro School.
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One student, Olly, explained why he had chosen this option for his Diploma: “Mandarin is a very popular language globally. I want to travel abroad, so modern languages like French and German and, increasingly, Mandarin, are incredibly important.”
Mandarin on the Menu for Sixth Form Diploma
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The new Sixth Form Diploma launched this term, to support our students with a guided framework of exciting opportunities within supracurricular, personal growth and leadership and service.
This week our Sixth Formers have been in the driving seat, taking part in car maintenance, learning basic diving skills, cooking up a storm in the muchwithcourse,seasonnairesgettingtogripsself-defence,andmore.
and written Mandarin. It was great to see the names students had created for themselves - which they felt expressed their personality best - and, as the lesson progressed, how each student grew in confidence within the language.
Mandarin is available as an option for the newly launched Sixth Form Diploma. Designed to be run around the core academic curriculum, the Diploma offers Sixth Formers the opportunity to document their development and explore areas of interest within supra-curricular, personal growth, leadership and service. The Mandarin Classes, led by Mrs Monnier-Gilchrist, allow students to develop their spoken
Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 children donned their fabulous, furry fun-suits for ‘Onesie Wednesday’, a reward for using our core values of the 5Cs: curiosity, compassion, courage, creativity and confidence.
Children voted for their favourite activity from a choice of four.
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Truro School Prep celebrated The Chinese New Year with a Chinese themed lunch, which included sweet-andsour chicken, Chinese noodle soup and chopsticks.
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To celebrate the start of British Science Week (11th – 20th of March, 2022) and to launch their new topic on Materials, the Year 2 classes made a trip to Truro Senior School’s Chemistry Department for some brilliant science fun. Led by Dr Brogden, the classes were helped by some Sixth Formers as they got hands-on with science.
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Fireballs and Slime as Year 2 Launch British Science Week
After learning about lab safety, the Year 2’s were tasked with sorting and then burning different materials, including magnesium ribbon, burned to create a bright light like a ‘lumos’ wand from Harry Potter.
The groups then became ‘mad scientists’ by mixing a volatile mixture of hydrogen peroxide and manganese dioxide that created oxygen and water vapour, before making ‘squeaky pops’ in test tubes by lighting hydrogen they had made by combining hydrochloric acid with Finally,magnesium.thegroups were treated to two displays of pure chemical wizardry as Dr Brogden set fire to the floor (using pentane) and then created a firebomb (via a balloon of hydrogen) on the ceiling.
The squeals of delight were lovely to hear, and it was fabulous to see Chemistry being brought to life in such a dynamic and inspiring way.
Pre-Prep Life
A Rewarding Week at Pre-Prep
While all of our pupils work hard and try their best every day, we like to celebrate those who go above and beyond whenever we can.
Children work together as a team to win rewards for everyone. By working together, pupils learn that good choices benefit the whole, not just the individual.
Pupils are also recognised as individuals, for displaying perseverance, determination, resilience, kindness and other valuable characteristics during their day-to-day activities. Along with a sparkly certificate, the children are celebrated on our WOW board and invited for hot chocolate (with all the trimmings) with Miss Patterson and Ms Williams.
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Our new rewards system has been in place this Academic Year and has been welcomed by both the staff and children at Pre-Prep. With the help of Buzz the Bee, Daphne the Dolphin, Hazel the Squirrel, Charlie the Chough and Neil the Seal, children are celebrated for displaying signs of our School Values, the 5 C’s: curiosity, confidence, compassion, creativity and courage.
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The ethos of Forest School supports, encourages and inspires the individual’s learning process, allowing the child to learn at their own pace by developing curiosity in the world around them. The woodland setting promotes cooperation, communication and respect for others and the environment. Rain or shine, the children enjoy these sessions and have the opportunity to learn and develop new skills, developing a lifelong love and understanding of the natural environment.
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Prep’s very own car kit arrived to an enthusiastic team of pupils, who were ready to flex their curiosity and creativity as they began to research and construct their car.
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Green Power
With the support of Mrs Sparkes, pupils have been getting hands-on with building a real racing car, thanks to Greenpower Education Trust.
A UK charity, Greenpower gets pupils excited about science and engineering by challenging them to design, build and race an electric car.
Under blue skies, some of our Year 4 pupils grabbed a chance to practise riding their bikes in the sunshine.
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Our Year 6 pupils had a wonderful time hosting a variety of lunchtime activities, from red-nose and spoon races to football penalty shootouts.
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.
There were smiles and laughter galore at Truro School Prep as staff and pupils got together for Comic Relief.
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Congas Kick off Comic Relief at Truro School
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Thank you to all the parents who come to watch these events. We appreciate your support and your overwhelmingly positive feedback.
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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.
Year 6: Daisy, Rosie and Millie; Dan, James and Max
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.
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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 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.
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
The three core values of courage, compassion and confidence were evident in our house cross-country events this term
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.
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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).
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.
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Ships Ahoy for Year 3’s Treasure Island
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.
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 Prep School celebrated World Book Day in true style this term, with a wonderful array of creative costumes from everyone’s favourite books.
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!
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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.
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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.
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The children also did some space prints and stunning ceramics. We think this learning experience has been truly out of this world!
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.
Pupils at Truro School Pre-Prep were sent into virtual orbit today via an amazing planetarium, set up in their assembly hall!
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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.
Pupils tested their bow skills during this term’s lessons.
our presentation mentioned Archie’s clear voice, Gabriel’s accomplished speech and Evelyn’s strong voice and good teamwork.
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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 Feedbackcompetition.fromthejudges
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.
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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.
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.
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Dance at Truro School has been growing in popularity over the last few years and it was fantastic to see our dancers taking part in this reflective showcase, inspired by the Hall for Cornwall’s rich heritage and modern transformation.
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Truro School dancers took to the Hall for Cornwall stage to perform at a dance showcase: Looking Back, Stepping Forward.
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The group carefully crafted their jugs after taking the time to research and design them. The jugs will now be painted and fired, and we look forward to sharing the finished results!
Creativity was flowing in the art block this term as 1st Years continued to mould the glug jugs they’ve been working on over the past few lessons. The fish-shaped jugs get their name from the sound they make when pouring water!
A huge thank-you to our dance teacher, Lisa Ann McNally, for inspiring and coaching our dancers.
The finale showcased a magnificent rendition of ‘Birdland’, performed in partnership between Truro School & Humphry Davy School Jazz Orchestras. A collection for the Fishermen’s Mission concluded what was a truly superb evening.
Our new ‘Knit It’ club, run by sixth-former Emily, is proving to be a success with pupils across all years, joining the club to practice their knitting while enjoying a hot chocolate and chatting with their friends.
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Songs included ‘Blue Moon’, ‘Let’s Do It, Let’s Fall In Love’, ‘Cantaloupe Island’, ‘Samba Rocks’ and many more.
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A huge thank-you to everyone involved in this term’s Jazz Concert. The evening featured an assortment of energetic and uplifting performances by the Junior Band, Flute Choir, 5th Year Jazz Group, Jazz Band and Truro School Jazz Orchestra, along with special guests from the Humphry Davy School.
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Our 3rd Year Cookery Club has been cooking up a storm this term. The pupils are focusing on cooking healthy ‘fast food’, including a fresh couscous salad. The recipe enabled the group to experiment with new flavours and try out cooking a new food.
A regular on the Plymouth Argyle Under 18 team, Freddie has recently debuted as the youngest-ever First Team player for Argyle. He has also been called up to play for both Wales and England, most recently in an international tournament representing Wales.
What are your hopes for the future?
How did it feel when you got the call from the England camp? It was very good, it wasn’t too much of a surprise as I was in the standby before, but it did feel very good to get the call. I’ll have to decide between Wales and England when I’m an adult.
I think in things like football in school, I get to help out in other ways or try out other skills in new roles like leadership as it’s different playing for the school team than at club level.
supported them most of my life.
I think, again, it would be Mr Hooper who has supported me the most.
Looking forward, what would be your dream club to play with and why? Probably Manchester United as I’ve
I would really say, stay grounded and be dedicated to it, be dedicated to working hard.
To play more for the first team at Plymouth. I’m not sure about what I have coming up at the moment for the first team, but I have lots of opportunities in the Under 18s moving forwards. Playing against Chelsea next in the FA Cup will be good for the club and the supporters.
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I think that it’s given me a lot of confidence, in secondary school especially so you’re not as nervous going on the pitch. Mr Hooper and the whole PE department have really helped.
How challenging has it been to balance your mock exams and study with your football?
Sitting your GCSE mocks and playing football for England might seem like an impossible combination, but one student, Freddie Issaka, is showing us all that it is doable with a lot of hard work and Freddiedetermination.joined
You seem incredibly grounded despite your success. Obviously, your family play a huge part in this, but how has the School helped you with this as well?
It is a bit challenging but both sides are very supportive, so they understand if I need to take time off on both sides or catch up.
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We managed to catch up with Freddie to chat with him about how he balances his studies (he is currently sitting his mock GCSEs at Truro School) and his football career.
Has there been anyone or anything at Truro School that has shaped your or supported you in your journey?
Truro School in the 1st Year from Archbishop Benson School in Truro. It quickly became apparent that he had a genuine talent for football. With support from his family and Mr Hooper, Freddie has gone on to achieve some amazing success by the age of 15.
Thinking about your time at Truro School, how has it helped to prepare you for such opportunities?
Apart from sport, what aspect of School life do you most enjoy?
First of all, congratulations on your recent wins with England against Turkey and with Plymouth Argyle against Birmingham City. What would you say your biggest achievement has been to date?
The social aspect, lunch and break times with friends, and I like Biology most, which goes well with sport.
Probably making my professional debut with Plymouth Argyle as their youngest player ever.
And finally, what advice would you give to anyone who aspires to follow in your footsteps, either here at Truro School or through the Saints South West pathway?
Director of Sport, Dan Sanderson, says of Freddie, “Freddie has had a whirlwind few months: making his professional debut and becoming the youngest-ever player in Plymouth Argyle’s history and being selected to attend Wales’ and England’s national u16 week-long training camps are the standout highlights. Freddie has still been representing the school team and continues with his studies alongside the many miles of “Wetravelling.arereally pleased for Freddie and we are all looking forward to watching his matches and seeing his development continue. It is no easy feat to balance as much as he is doing and it is a testament to his increased maturity that Freddie is able to perform on the pitch and at school.”
A group of 1st Year pupils and their families headed to Gwithian Beach this term to celebrate St Piran’s day with a beach clean. They were blessed with gorgeous sunshine, and it was a lovely chance for some parents and pupils to get together for a great cause. Whilst Gwithian seems quite a clean beach at first, teams were surprised by how much waste was gathered.
Mrs Thurlow would like to thank all of the families that came along to support the event and the café owners at the National Trust car park, and there was a big thank-you from Surfers Against Sewage, who were very grateful to the School for taking some time out to give something back to the local community.
Astronomy is one of the many co-curricular clubs at Truro School and is especially popular with our keen physicists. The Astronomy club has a wide variety of telescopes for pupils to use, including several large telescopes on loan from the Roseland Observatory. These are all kept in the ‘school observatory’, which is in a dark skies location above the school. This is essential to get the best sightings and photographs and look at the various constellations and nebulae.
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Cornwall provided an epic backdrop for two weekends of training this March, in preparation for this Summer’s DofE Award. 112 students took part in the training over the two Saturdays, the weather proving suitably temperamental, with wet and windy weather one weekend and blue skies the next.
1st Year Beach Clean
The final Award trips will take place in May and June this year and we will be showcasing more about how Truro School champions this Award. A huge thanks to all of the staff and volunteers who help to make this programme possible.
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Ourclasses.pupils achieved great success in all classes, including solos, groups and verse, and were featured heavily in the final night’s Gala Concert. Our Lower Sixth musicians were particularly impressive, with Imogen D winning the Overall Singing Award, Oliver J the Overall Piano Prize and Louis F winning the Best Musician of the whole festival.
Held over six days, this year’s Cornwall Music Festival saw approximately 150 pupils (including 16 verse speakers) take to the stage, as individual performers and as bands, choirs, orchestras and other smaller groups.
Celebrating its 110th year, and taking place at Truro Methodist Church, the Cornwall Music Festival returned this year to welcome thousands of musicians and spoken-word enthusiasts to both competitive and non-competitive
Truro School Chamber Choir sang a terrific Evensong at Truro Cathedral this term, with a special thanks to Andrew Wyatt for conducting and Alden Wright on organ. Following Evensong, the Choir enjoyed a special banquet to celebrate all of their hard work over the last few years.
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A huge well-done to everyone who took part, and thank you to Truro School Music Department and Mrs Vaughan for their excellent organisation of the event.
It was a pleasure to host this year’s Cornwall Schools Cross Country Championships at Truro School. Pupils welcomed schools from across the county, including Bodmin College, Brannel, Camborne SI Academy, Launceston, Wadebridge and many more.
Ritornello, conducted by Sarah Whomersley, performed a brilliant rendition of ‘Two in One Upon A Ground’ by Purcell, while B Natural entertained us with numbers from Lloyd Webber and Adkins and Astrom. The Samba Band truly rocked with their version of ‘Samba Rocks’ and the Junior Band (conducted by Peter Truin) wowed us with ‘Walking on the Moon’ by the Police.
The audience was treated to some stunning solos from Anna O, George S, Robbie H, Katie M and Ben A.
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showcase of true musical talent. We are immensely proud to be able to host these evenings, and of our students and pupils who work so hard to perform to such a high standard.
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A huge thanks to all of the conductors, staff, parents, pupils and behind-thescenes staff, who worked tirelessly to make this evening such a success and a fantastic way to end our Spring Term music calendar.
The evening began with a moving piece from the Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gareth Churcher: ‘The Great Gate of Kyiv’ by Mussorgsky. The orchestra also performed Rogers and Hammerstein’s ‘The Sound of Music’.
Pupils ran varied distances in their agerelevant groups: Year 7 Boys (2940m) and Year 7 Girls (2300m), Junior Girls (3490m) and Junior Boys (4045m), Inter and Senior Girls (4045m) and Inter and Senior Boys
Congratulations(5790m).toall the participants, you all ran exceptionally well, and thank you to all the organisers for putting on such a successful event.
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After the interval, the Wind Band played two classics: ‘The Pink Panther’ and ‘Selections from the Greatest Showman’, whilst the Boys’ Barbershop showed great skill and timing during their Thisperformances.wasfollowed by more solos from Issy T, Daniel R and Issy L and two rousing sections from the Chamber Orchestra and Jazz Orchestra, Itrespectively.wasaphenomenal
Truro School’s Assembly Hall played host to the annual Large Ensemble Easter Concert this term.
Our 3rd year Cookery Club has been cooking up a storm this term. The pupils are focusing on cooking healthy ‘fast food’, including a fresh couscous salad. The recipe enabled the group to experiment with new flavours and try out cooking a new food.
Large Ensemble Easter Concert
Well done to all of our performers, and a big thank-you to our tech team, who made sure the event ran smoothly!
Pupils experienced classic Dartmoor weather, with four seasons across the two days whilst completing their planned routes for Ten Tors, nearing ever closer to the actual event in May.
This year’s Junior Charity concert was a great success, with an array of acts performing to raise money for Penhaligon’s Friends. The virtual event meant that anyone could watch live and enjoy music from a variety of genres, and watch our brilliant presenters between acts.
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WAA Easter Bakes in the Cookery School
As part of Wednesday afternoon activities, some of our 5th Years have been busy cooking up a storm in the Cookery School this term.
With Easter coming up, the group made some delicious-smelling hot cross buns, topped with spiced honey and accompanied with spiced butter.
Once the projects are completed, students are required to present their
This year’s projects showed an incredible range of knowledge and hard work, including performance projects on ‘The Breakfast Club’ and the English Civil War, a design and build of an electric guitar that can play all genres of music and an insightful account of the media’s influence on exercise and nutrition.
Students from Truro School’s Sixth Form showed an incredible breadth of talent and knowledge at the annual EPQ Showcase in March.
The EPQ, or Extended Project Qualification, is an established A-Level programme that equips students with a range of professional, academic and personal skills. Each student takes on a unique venture into a personalised area of interest and learns valuable skills in researching and referencing, discussion and creativity.
This Spring, our Sixth Formers held the annual Senior Charity Concert in aid of Safe Passage, a charity that helps unaccompanied child refugees to access their right to reach safety.
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work to a non-specialised audience, giving them further, valuable experience in public speaking.
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Students can select from an option of four projects: artefact, dissertation, investigation and performance, and chooses a defined area of study.
Inspiring Work at the EPQ Presentation Evening
A special mention needs to go to Mrs Thurlow and Mrs Stone for their support of the EPQ project.
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The EPQ is a huge undertaking for the students. All of the staff, the audience and their peers were impressed by their confidence and determination to bring these projects to life, and in such depth.
The event was a great success, with various talented acts performing and audiences watching both live and via the livestream at home.
Well done to all of our Sixth Formers that took part, and a big thank you to our tech team who made sure the event ran smoothly!
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Leiths Wine Pairing and Tasting
As a part of the A-Level practical Chemistry assessment, Lower 6th students conducted an organic chemistry experiment of partial oxidation of an alcohol, converting a sample of ethanol into ethanal, an aldehyde with a characteristic ‘pear-drops’ smell. They were using Quickfit apparatus, and having already used the complex set-up in a previous practical, they were highly knowledgeable and confident this time around and it was a pleasure to see them working so carefully and with attention to safety.
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It was a wonderful evening with lots of brilliant performances featuring a range of genres, which certainly kept their audience captivated. Well done to all those who took part; we look forward to seeing more performances throughout the year!
Upper Sixth students on the Leiths Introductory Certificate in Food and Wine spent an afternoon studying wine pairing and tasting with a professional sommelier from Leiths, gaining valuable knowledge about which wines work best with which flavours and foods.
Lower Sixth Drama Evening
Our Lower Sixth Drama students took to the stage in a performance evening for their friends and family. The evening was an excellent opportunity for the Lower Sixth to acquaint themselves with performing in front of an audience again before they do their A-level pieces.
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Resplendent in their red, white and blue party clothes, the children in Pre-Prep had a fantastic day celebrating the Platinum Jubilee.
They made crowns fit for The Queen, played games outside and feasted on Jubilee treats, making it a truly joyful day to remember.
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Year 2 made a splash in the pool as they took part in their annual swimming gala. It was a lovely atmosphere with lots of cheering and clapping from the sidelines from peers and parents, who it was wonderful to welcome back to the school grounds for this event.
The children bravely showed great confidence and courage in the water, trying their best in the races. There was lots of great swimming, making the races so close.
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The group enjoyed a packed lunch around a campfire, followed by some outdoor learning in the woods.
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The children were encouraged to explore their outdoor environment and showed fantastic curiosity.
In preparation for their exciting beach trip, Reception spent their lunchtime in the School woods.
Well done to everyone who took part, and a big thanks to all of the staff and parents who made this event possible and cheered on the children so heartily.
Nursery Trip to Lappa Valley
It was a truly glorious morning, with courage, determination and sportsmanship on display in abundance. There was a hotly contested 30m and 50m sprint, the tricky animal pick-up, the beanbag relay and, of course, the egg-andspoon race to name but a few events.
A special thank-you and well-done to our tremendous Year 4 helpers who ensured the morning ran smoothly.
Nursery embarked on an exciting adventure for their first school trip. The children got to enjoy four train rides throughout the day, which was as exciting as the coach journey there. The day also consisted of a picnic lunch and some outdoor playing, all before listening to ‘The Magic Train Ride’. Everyone had a great day out, and the children were amazing!
Eggs, Spoons and Fun Galore at PrePrep’s Sports Day
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Year 1 had their favourite bears in tow as a fabulous picnic got underway. There were bears and dogs, and even Yoda made an appearance as the children enjoyed their packed lunches outside. All of the children had lots of fun and the bears agreed it was a thoroughly lovely day out.
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Reception embarked on an exciting trip to Trevaunance Cove armed with their buckets and spades.
The children were very excited to explore the beach, and they showed great curiosity about the new surroundings. They spent the day building sandcastles, paddling in the water, designing and making flags and enjoying a picnic, all in the glorious Cornish sunshine.
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Year 2 made the most of the sunshine as they headed to Castle Beach in Falmouth for their beach trip.
Castle Beach is a fantastic place to enjoy our Cornish coastline as it changes so dramatically with the tides, leaving some excellent rock pools to explore. The children loved uncovering their hidden treasures and learning about the plants and animals that live in them.
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As part of the work towards their John Muir Award, which aims to nurture a love and appreciation of wild places, Year 5 pupils explored the beautiful bluebell woods that line the school drive. The bluebells were out in force and a wonderful sight for anyone driving to and from school.
The children took part in a wide range of activities, including surfing, abseiling, high-ropes, trapeze, rifle shooting and other team activities. We were so proud of the children, each experiencing their own individual challenges: for some, it was putting on a wetsuit for the first time; for others, it was the heights and, for some, being away from home for the first time.
The pupils spent time absorbing the sights and sounds around them and jotting down ideas for a piece of writing, which will be inspired by their time in the woods.
55 Year 5 pupils and six members of staff headed up to Beam House near Bideford for their threeday residential visit.
With memorable songs like ‘Food Glorious Food’ and ‘Consider Yourself’, and phenomenal energy and acting from all of the cast, it was no wonder that ‘Oliver Jr!’ ended each night with standing ovations.
Most of the roles were played by two actors splitting the role between the two nights, and there were some truly stunning performances.
Standing Ovation for Oliver Jr!
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This was the first time that many of Year 6 had been on a ‘big stage’ in the Burrell Theatre, and their courage as they took to the stage was wonderful to see.
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As the day drew to a close, there was a fiercely contested House tug-of-war competition, which provided some brilliant photos, before a final presentation for each year’s victor and victrix ludorum and the House Cup.
House results:
1st = Smith (429 points)
3rd = School (371 points)
Year 6: James H and Sanna B
4th = Wickett (356 points)
Year 5: Henry M and Winnie W
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Parents and supporters were there to cheer on teams and individuals in events including long jump, hurdles, sprints and relays. Every pupil was encouraged to take part in events designed to be fun as well as challenging. It was wonderful to see our children rise to the occasion and encourage their peers to do their best in each event.
It was a gloriously sunny day as our pupils took to the field for their Sports Day.
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2nd = Vinter (387 points)
Year 4: George M and Megan P
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Prep was ablaze with red, white and blue ahead of the Jubilee as our festivities took place. The School looked fantastic decked out with bunting and flags and the children were resplendent in their patriotic colours. At the end of the day, every child received a Jubilee memorial coin to take home to remember the occasion.
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Featuring two equally impressive sections, ‘Lightning Lucy’ and ‘Peddler Polly’, the children dazzled the audience as their tales of the wild west unfolded.
It was an emotional night for many parents as they came together to see their children on stage, performing so brilliantly, for the first time in a while.
Year 6 took turns to take to the waters at Stithians Lake this term to test out their kayaking skills. Led by an instructor from Stithians Lake Watersports Centre, the sessions taught them valuable safety lessons and ways to improve their kayaking technique.
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The children were certainly kept challenged with tasks including standing on their kayaks, jumping out and swimming to ‘safety’ and fun races. It was a gloriously sunny day and everyone agreed that the session was extremely good fun and very rewarding.
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Pistols were drawn, Stetsons were donned and the audience was wowed at this year’s brilliant Year 4 play, ‘The Great Western Recitals’.
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As always, we are extremely impressed with the determination and positivity with which our pupils face challenges like this. It is a pleasure to see their curiosity blossom and their confidence grow.
Over the course of this year, Year 5 pupils have worked extremely hard to build their Greenpower Goblin car ahead of the racing season. This week they set off to Predannack Airfield to race their car against other schools for the first time.
This cycle ride is an important part of the Explore and Discover sections of the John Muir Award. The Award encourages people of all backgrounds to connect with, enjoy and care for wild places. Essentially, it is an environmental award scheme focused on wild places.
Thirteen Prep pupils took to the wheel, showing such courage on the track and great compassion for their teammates whilst cheering from the sidelines. The events included drag races, slalom races and a lap of the F24 race circuit. Between events, the children could participate in a range of fantastic STEM activities, including a flight simulator.
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Well done to all that took part, and a massive thank-you to all the staff involved, especially Mrs Sparkes. To finish a fantastic day racing, we were delighted to find out they were awarded the Greenest Bodywork prize, as well as winning the Lap of Champions!
Choristers Made Up
Our two boy probationers, Archie and John, were made up as choristers and admitted fully into the choir. They have been in a period of training since last September, learning the routines, getting to know the music and developing their music theory.
During their admission at the Sunday morning service, they were given their white surplices to wear, which signifies their full admittance into the choir. They also signed the register of choristers, which every chorister has signed dating back to the late 1800s. Many congratulations to Archie and John.
Year 5 took on a huge cycling challenge this term as they completed the Cornish Coast to Coast trail. The ride follows the route of the old tin-mining trails and encompasses all sorts of terrain. Some of the sections are along very quiet, green lanes; others are on wide moorland paths or ancient bridleways.
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Pupils have shown great curiosity while learning about the great outdoors. Bushcraft Club has been learning how to make a fire and to create their own roasting sticks using tools. They also got into the spirit of their woodland surrounding by wearing camouflaged clothing and painting their faces.
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Whilst having fun and participating in a wide range of activities, our extracurricular clubs allow pupils to broaden their horizons and learn new skills without academic pressures.
Children from Years 3 to 6 took part in our Triathlon Competition. The event encompassed running, cycling and swimming and was held across two sessions.
With thanks to FTS for providing the fabulous medals for everyone who took part.
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Thankfully, the sun came out, and the children enjoyed running and cycling the course around the School fields. The track proved to be quite tricky, and it was fantastic to see the determination of our children as they did their very best to complete this challenge.
With a hearty breakfast on board, the children got stuck into some brilliant camp activities before visiting Osborne House. Here, the children were put through their paces as Victorian household staff by a very strict housekeeper, Mrs Smith. They learnt how to make a bed, lay a table, polish silver and improve their table manners. Not many passed the test for having clean enough fingernails, however!
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On Wednesday, staff woke to a dawn chorus of ‘Happy Birthday’ for Mr Goddard, who then had his face “expertly” painted. The children spent the day on site facing plenty of exciting physical and mental challenges. It was wonderful to see everyone gain confidence and have fun as the day progressed. The children enjoyed a day of activities and a visit to the Needles on Thursday. On Friday, they were fortunate enough to go dragon boating before heading home.
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Pupils, parents and staff gathered in the Sports Hall marquee for the Prep’s festival musical finale.
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The evening was awash with courageous and creative performances, from musical solos to group vocals, with all children showcasing their diverse range of curious talents.
An excited gaggle of Year 6 children and staff set sail for their residential trip to the Isle of Wight. The trip began with a tour of HMS Victory and a ferry ride to the Isle of Wight from Portsmouth. After a long and busy day, the children were very happy to settle into their camp, Little Canada, and had a feast for supper of chicken, sausages, Bolognese and doughnuts. As they gathered around the campfire, there were tired but happy faces all around.
As the evening drew to a close, everyone joined in to sing a truly fantastic and teary musical farewell to the wonderful Miss Patterson.
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Prep enjoyed celebrating the heritage and history of their families and friends as part of the festival of curiosity. The outfits, the props, and the stories were as unique and individual as the children themselves. The anecdotes and stories spilled out from assembly into lessons and the children (and teachers) just couldn’t stop them!
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Who do you think you are
Addressing Sarah, the Head, Andy Johnson, said, “Your genius in this school has been to generate this love, and an amazing sense of warmth and family. That is precious at any time, but has been perhaps all the more important and valuable over the last two years when so much else in so many people’s lives has been so disrupted. It is a rare and precious achievement. I can see it, I feel it here today, and it will be a powerful legacy that you leave. I have no doubt you will create it to the benefit of so many children in the next chapter of your life too, for which we all wish you the very, very best. We thank you, we wish you well, and we know that you leave this school both greatly enhanced, and in tremendously safe hands.”
Prep Life
Celebrations, applause and emotions were on the agenda for this year’s Speech Day as we welcomed pupils, family and friends to celebrate the achievements of another fantastic year. During the afternoon we also said fond farewells to our Year 6, to who we wish every success in their ventures up to Senior School, and to our superb Head of Prep, Sarah Patterson.
A number of our teachers also joined in with the theme and we had Mrs Mahon in military uniform celebrating her grandfather, Ms Cad was a Welsh miner and Mrs Palmer was sporting a German flag. The stories were incredible and spanned the world of literature, science, politics, film, entertainment, military and much more.
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Year 5 Hit the Surf
Global Boarders Surf School organised an unforgettable surf experience for our Year 5 children at Gwithian Beach this Summer. Activities were 100% water-based and varied from surfing (on swell boards and body boards) to swimming in the surf.
Children from Years 2, 3 and 4 were given the chance to take part in exciting workshops with Swamp Circus as a part of our School Festival of
teaches circus skills to young people and adults as a way to improve the health of young people, getting them moving and teaching them valuable skills in self-belief and Itteamwork.wasfantastic to see our children getting stuck in and having a ball while learning new skills. A special thankyou to the team at Swamp Circus, and to the staff and pupils who made the workshops so brilliant. Well done all!
As you can see from these brilliant photos, the children had a great time in the surf, with hot, sunny weather conditions, a tropical 14 degrees sea temperature and a crowd-free surf to play in. We were very fortunate to have light onshore winds and a steady 2-3 foot surf, which gave us perfect surfing conditions for both beginners and improvers.
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James encouraged our pupils to dream: “In my job I am paid to dream, to imagine a world, to see in my mind how something will become real.”
“Dare to dream, dare to ask and, when you are given an opportunity, grab it with both hands and make it possible.”
A fantastic finale to the school year took place with the return of the Senior Speech Day, where we welcomed pupils, students, staff, family and friends from across our community, nationally and Speechesinternationally.included our Head Girl and Head Boy; our Chair of Governors, Mr Richard Thomas and our Head, Mr Andy Johnson, and it was a honour to welcome our guest speaker, Director and Old Truronian James Hawes (read more about James below).
‘Today is about success, success in all its flavours; it’s about your achievements as individuals, as teams. The success of your teachers, the School as a whole, and of your families for supporting you through this year. And for all of you who may not have received a prize, but for achieving another year. ‘
Now is a time of celebration for what has been achieved by all of you over the last year; from all of us, we wish you a super summer.”
Senior Life
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Mr Johnson wished the leavers well: “There is an exciting year ahead. For our leavers, your journey continues elsewhere but you travel with your bags full of our blessing and of our support, with the friends that you have made here, and empowered by the knowledge, skills and values that you have developed - and always with a warm invitation to see us in the future.
He continued, “Dare to dream, dare to ask and, when you are given an opportunity, grab it with both hands and make it possible. It probably won’t be an immediate success. It will involve hard work but it could very well turn out to be an adventure and a big stride in the way to the sort of future that you count as success… Success will be different for each of you, and only you should decide what success means to you.”
Rehearsals for this year’s Junior Drama production have been taking place on Wednesday afternoons with pupils leading and directing their performances. Learning to work creatively as a team, developing skills and having fun took centre stage in rehearsing this production, and it certainly paid off.
Our 1st and 2nd Years were on a roll making deliciously difficult sushi. We think their efforts were outstanding in making each roll uniform and neat.
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Blessed with beautiful weather, the promenade performance of The Canterbury Tales, by Martin Riley, took place over three nights this week; lively, upbeat and entertaining, the pupilled performances (along with audience cameos) were simply spectacular.
Geoffrey Chaucer is dead! In a dramatic attempt to bring him back to life, our medieval alchemists (a collection of sloths, thieves, gluttons and drunkards) invited a group of Chaucer’s best-known pilgrims - the Knight, the Wife of Bath, the Pardoner, the Nun’s Priest and the Miller – to tell their Canterbury Tales.
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Pupils have been grappling with the diverse flavours of Japan as part of their co-curricular activity at Truro School Cookery.
Celebratingdays.the various cultures represented at Truro School, pupils played traditional Brazilian music in The Burrell, designed letters in the Art department, discovered new languages, competed in the traditional game of Kabaddi and Capture the Flag in P.E. and considered the meaning of ‘Friends and Neighbours’ in the Chapel.
World AIMS was created to encourage the family of Methodist Independent Schools to look beyond themselves and consider the needs of the local and wider community. Throughout the year, World AIMS inspires a significant focus around the school, highlighted by our dedicated charity and sustainability committees and community partnerships, as well as the annual World AIMS days.
World AIMS Day
It was a lovely two days, where the children came together to support each other and showed great curiosity and compassion when learning about the different cultures the Truro School community share.
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Within the Festival of Curiosity, and with special thanks to the Rev, pupils have been learning all about our Friends and Neighbours, near and far, as part of the World AIMS (Action in Methodist Schools)
The Marquee was the place to be as the Rock Legends night took place as a part of the Festival of Curiosity. With acts including The Bumble Buzzers, 31 Girls and Chicken Tikka, it was a memorable and fun evening, and one that all of our performers should be proud of.
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The 1st Year Gala Concerts took place over two evenings, and were a wonderfully uplifting showcase of all the hard work and engagement demonstrated by the girls and boys over the year. Congratulations to our soloists and duets (Clara, Ella, Mikey, Hannah, Sarang, Trystan, Lily, Kes and Jack) and also to all 1st Year pupils for taking part in performances, including the 1st Year Band, Violin Group, Guitar/Ukulele Group, Singing Groups, Trumpet and Trombones, Rock Band and Keyboard Groups. Many of the pupils only began playing their instruments at the start of the year, and it was exciting to see them confidently playing on the stage.
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We were wowed by plays, concerts, exhibitions, sporting contests and quizzes; we welcomed speakers, including former footballer John Gayle, Author Seth Burkett, positive psychology coach Faye Edwardes and Spaceport’s Melissa Thorpe and, through a Curious timetable, inspired, challenged and entertained our pupils with design tasks, maths riddles, circus skills and science and innovation.
1st Year Gala Concerts
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Amidst the ever-changing weather, pupils took part in a host of house competition activities. Unfortunately, the great British weather stopped play on the Track Finals and Relays, but a huge thankyou to all the staff, pupils and parents for organising and contributing to the day and for reacting to weather changes to ensure all pupils enjoyed themselves.
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Celebrating the end of their GCSEs, our 5th Year assembled at the Falmouth Hotel for their end-of-year Ball. Looking absolutely fabulous in their outfits, the boys and girls enjoyed a relaxing evening knowing that their GCSEs are behind them.
After yesterday’s heats, Vinter and School narrowly missed out on a place in today’s final. Smith and Wickett fought closely but, unfortunately for Smith, after a succession of correct answers, it was the fastest finger to the buzzer taking the win for Wickett.
A big thank-you to the Ten Tors support team for all their organisation and encouragement this weekend. What a fantastic achievement from everyone involved!
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Well done to everyone who took part and to the hosts for another fantastic and entertaining lunchtime activity.
This week saw the return of the coveted Top House Quiz. This week 1st, 2nd, and 3rd years battled it out to be claimed the winners, competing for their house teams.
A huge well-done to our participants in the Ten Tors challenge; the 35mile and 45-mile Ten Tors teams all completed the challenge and showed great courage throughout.
Wickett Triumph in Top House Quiz
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“I must give thanks to our incredible guest speaker, Fran Houghton. Fran competed at five Olympic Games, winning three silver medals; she was also a four-time World Champion. Fran spoke with humour and passion, making a lasting impression on the guests. It’s not every day that you can meet a five- times Olympian, and Fran made it an evening to remember.”
Golf: Joe T
Football: Ben E
Individual awards were given to the following students:
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Fencing: Lexi C UK Champions: Squash Sports Personality: Louis Murray Sports Ambassador: Katie Fear
Squash: Ben T Hockey girls: Katie F
Hockey boys: Jason A
It was an absolute pleasure to welcome over 160 members of our community to celebrate the outstanding sporting achievements of our students at this year’s Sports Dinner.
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Director of Sport, Dan Sanderson, said, “One of the most pleasing observations of the evening was the number of pupils who were not members of a team, joining the dinner to support the achievements of their peers. This is proof of the welcoming and inclusive nature of our Sixth Form and I was thrilled by the turnout. It had been two years since the last dinner, and to see our school community back together was truly marvellous. Sixth Formers, parents and staff were able to share the evening and celebrate the outstanding sporting achievements of our students.
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Rugby: Ollie N
Tennis: Nico S
Swimming: Izzie L
Athletics: Jacob L
Netball: Maya B
Badminton: Austeja S
Gold DofE
Things I Know to be True
‘Things I Know to be True’ takes a poignant, comic, thought-provoking look at a turbulent family. Performed by Sixth Form Drama students, along with Ms Egar and Mr Oldfield, it was one not to be missed.
Bob and Fran have worked hard to give their four children the opportunities they never had. Now, with the kids ready to make lives of their own, it’s time to sit back and smell the roses. But the change of seasons reveals some shattering truths, leaving us asking whether it’s possible to love too much…
Well done to our Gold groups who finished their four-day qualifying expedition in the Brecon Beacons. They had some incredible views from the top of Pen y Fan and are now preparing their presentations. The groups aims were fitness, waterfalls and geographical landforms.
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On behalf of the whole school, we wish all of our leavers the very best of luck. We have no doubt that they will continue to shine brightly, whatever their next steps may be.
There were mixed emotions as the Upper Sixth leavers gathered for the last time at Truro School.
Students, parents and guardians then gathered in the Chapel for a moving farewell service, before heading out for afternoon tea in the marquee.
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With many dressed in their old school uniforms in the morning, the students took to the field for a special breakfast and games including tug-of-war, wrestling (in sumo suits) and the bouncy castle.
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Our Sixth Form leavers were joined by family, friends, staff and Governors for this year’s Summer Ball as they celebrated the end of their Truro School journey. We wish them all the best for the future.
It was a wonderful afternoon in the glorious sunshine, where our upper sixth enjoyed recounting fond memories of their time at Truro school with their friends, parents and teachers.
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AfternoonLeavers’ Tea
To celebrate this year leavers, we welcomed both students and parents to the school terraces for an afternoon tea, kindly put on by our catering team.
As a part of the Sixth Form Diploma, some of our Sixth Form students were testing out their pizza-making skills using an Ooni oven, which cooks pizzas in just a few minutes. It was great to see some exciting flavours being tested out and understand how a traditional pizza oven adds an authentic flavour to the finished pizzas. Thanks to AJ and all of the staff at Truro School Cookery, who make cooking such a fun and engaging subject at our School.
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As part of their Psychology A-level, Sixth Formers enjoyed a trip to Newquay Zoo to develop their skills in observational research.
The students selected an animal of their choice to observe in small groups, before assessing their inter-observer reliability. Once this was established, they completed event sampling and timed sampling on behavioural categories observed in their animals. The groups then finalised their presentation videos back at school based on their findings, which will inform others about their research.
Psychology Students’ trip to Newquay Zoo
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As well as sporting stars, there were several talented actors in Trennick – it was great to see so many involved in various school drama productions. Cam M, Cam H and Freddie played key roles in the school play Boudica, and went on to contribute to the Sixth Form play and the junior play later in the year. Freddie was also able to find time to partake in the Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award.
The year started with the successful and enjoyable induction programme for the new boarders.
The year had many highlights, including the way in which most boarders rose to the challenge of becoming involved with sport, music, drama and the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. Pao, a prefect, lead the way on the sports field. Pao had never played rugby before
he joined Truro School and it was truly inspirational to see him play for the school team. Another sporting hero was David, who played for the school basketball team and progressed into the Truro Basketball Club men’s team. Football remained a popular sport, and it was great to see in the school teams Daniel, Harrison, Dan, Gant, Rodrigo, Henry and David. Cyrus and Roland played badminton for the school. The fencing programme returned to full training and weekend tournaments which kept busy Amari, Miki, Paul, Sam and Ethan.
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New friends were made very quickly and the new arrivals soon settled into the boarding community. They were ably assisted by our outstanding Head of House, Dan, and prefects Cam, Hector and Pao.
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Dan was a wonderful Head of House and a superb role model for the younger boarders; he seemed to effortlessly combine a mature and sensible approach to boarding, but also enjoy himself when socialising with both boarding and day-pupil friends. Dan is a talented and dedicated musician, and he demonstrated time and again to the other boarders the benefits of developing interests and passions.
The year ended on a high note with the return of the Summer Ball. I truly enjoyed the ball in the company of some of the leavers. Very special mention must go to two of these leavers, Cam M and Hector E, who completed seven years of boarding. Cam and Hector represent the very special spirit of Truro School boarding. They have grown and matured into fine young adults and they have risen well to challenges along the way. They demonstrate in everything they do Truro School, Cornish and Methodist values such as humility, respect, kindness and friendship. Their journey and achievements should serve as inspiration to all those who follow.
There were many popular activities at the weekends. Paintballing, gokarting and quad-biking were ever popular. The annual Christmas trip to the Eden Project for ice-skating was tremendously enjoyable – despite the varying techniques! In the Summer term a number of boarders became keen surfers and headed off to the nearby Perranporth beach for a lesson each weekend. The boarders also enjoyed Saturday evening social activities in Trennick, especially winter BBQs and poker.
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The summer term was a busy period of studying for the Upper Sixth and 5th Year boarders. Frank, Josh, Felix, Kevin and Titas were particularly conscientious students. Their work ethic during revision and exam preparation was exemplary and they should be very proud of their efforts.
The academic year began with the usual boarders’ induction activities including a school tour, a familiarisation/ selfie challenge in the city centre, EAL testing, medical and gym inductions and an introduction to watersports (paddleboarding, mega SUP-ing and the inflatable wipeout course) at Kernow Quarry, Penryn.
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The girls have, as they do each year, impressed and inspired me with their many talents and their ability to juggle so many extracurricular activities. We have enjoyed supporting our buddy actors in their various performances in the Burrell Theatre and our musicians and choristers in their concerts and services. On the sporting front we have had success in hockey, netball, rounders and basketball,
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The evenings were spent enjoying BBQs, Mario Kart tournaments and plenty of Just Dance. The girls wasted no time in getting to know each other and it was refreshing to see them integrating, stepping out of their comfort zones and beginning to build friendships that we knew would not only last the year but, more than likely, their whole lives.
The Summer holiday saw a number of staffing changes in girls boarding, with new staff, and their families, moving into both girls’ houses.
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Raising money for charity and being community minded has again been a boarding focus, culminating in the Children’s Hospice Southwest Rainbow Run at St Mawgan in early June. With an overabundance of beaches on our doorstep, we have made the most of all that Cornwall has to offer; trips to St Ives, Falmouth and Newquay have been enjoyed, and the art of creating the perfect Cornish cream tea (jam first, then cream) has been taught!
Mrs Dawson, her husband Jeremy and three boys, Ben, Alex and Nick, and Miss Monnier, along with her three children, Sunny, Luca and Celeste, moved into the Pentreve House flats, whilst I was joined by Miss Flowers and her partner Ben in Malvern.
This year Malvern and Pentreve have been home to boarders from all corners of the globe. We have welcomed girls from Hong Kong, Germany, Lithuania, France, Thailand, Taiwan, Ukraine, Spain, Russia and the UK. Girls’ boarding has been as vibrant and diverse as ever, with each boarder bringing her own unique talents, culture and experiences to the table. I have enjoyed getting to know and watch all of the girls grow and develop in their time with us.
The weekend activity programme has been full and varied. Water-based activities such as surfing, kayaking and paddleboarding have, as expected being in Cornwall, been factored in and have been complemented by activities including pot painting, quad-biking, horse-riding, shopping and theatre trips. This year we have again benefitted from the on-site Leiths Cookery School, with all the boarders enjoying some cooking and baking sessions. The boarders PSHEE programme has been delivered and included new sessions on mindfulness and menstrual-cycle awareness this year. Each of the resident tutors have led on their own areas of interest. Miss Flowers has brought in a special-needs basketball team to play and train with the boarders on a Wednesday evening, Miss Monnier has led on sustainability and gardening and Mrs Dawson, who also works in the Cookery School café, has utilised her cookery skills, encouraging the girls to bake healthy
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Saturday evening activities have been, in the most part, organised by the house prefects, and have included film nights, ping-pong tournaments, chocolate-fondue feasts, ice-creamparlour evenings, board games/Wii tournaments and art-and-craft type socials. We have played rounders, Smite and giant Jenga/Connect 4; we have painted rocks and grown sunflowers!
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Whilst more normal than the two years that preceed this one, Covid has still played a part. Isolations and travel restrictions continued to wreak havoc at times, but the girls took this in their stride, adapting and responding sensibly and without panic, showing camaraderie, true friendship and a much-needed sense of Forhumour!the5thand
As the year comes to a close and I reflect, I feel honoured and privileged to have been entrusted with heading up girls’ boarding again this year; this year’s group of young ladies have been an inspiration, and I know I speak for the whole staff team when I say that supporting and guiding them through their journey has been incredibly enjoyable and rewarding. The house tutors: Miss Flowers, Miss Wood, Mrs Thurlow, Miss Wright, Mrs Dawson, Miss Monnier, Mrs Usher-Sparks and Miss Trelawney, have provided fantastic and unfaltering help and support.
Upper Sixth, the ‘will they/ won’t they’ exam saga was ever-present for the most part of the year, but this did not deter the girls. They approached exam season confidently (with just a few wobbles) and a can-do attitude, and I was so proud of each and every one of them.
and Amy, our GB fencer, has continued to make her mark at competitions all over the world! The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme has been embarked upon, and many of the senior girls became ACHE student councillors. We have celebrated numerous birthdays, St Nikolous Day, Christmas and Easter, with cakes being eaten before breakfast, shoes mysteriously filled with chocolates, a Christmas party and service and eggs being hidden all over campus.
Amidst the fun and games there has been plenty of academia too. The girls have worked hard; their commitment to study has been evident from the outset. They have utilised prep times well, often working above and beyond the time set aside. A number of the girls, having achieved consistently high independent study grades, qualified as star learners too. Report cards, across the board, have made for pleasing reading and commend the positive work ethic with which the girls have attended to their studies. The staff team have enjoyed mentoring and guiding the girls, developing their academic, social, co-curricular and leadership skills whilst also helping them think and plan for their futures.
I cannot thank the staff enough, and I know I speak for all of the girls when I say a massive thank-you to each of them. The staff team have been more than ably supported by a fab group of Upper Sixth boarders too. The amazing Austeja, this year’s Head of House, together with the House Prefects Amy, Aim and Katie, have provided perfect role models for the younger boarders; their mature and sensible approach to boarding and their quest to grab every opportunity whilst working hard and ensuring a healthy work-life balance has been truly inspiring.
Finally, all that remains for me to do is to say goodbye to the Malvern Upper Sixth Leavers, and those that are not returning to us next year. For Austeja, Issy Fu, Issy T, Kristina, Katie, Amy, Aim and Anna, I want to say thank you! You have been a fantastic group and I wish you the very best in the next stage of your adventure. We are going to miss you hugely, but I cannot wait to hear of the successes that are, I have no doubt, coming your way! Sadly, we also say goodbye to Livia, Freya, Leonie, Caroline, Sophie, Holly and Uliana. We will really miss them all, and I hope they will pop back and say hello when they are passing!
Our U13 teams came close across a number of sports, but it is safe to say that this age group has improved the most over the last year and I am really excited to see them in action next year.
The U12 girls’ hockey team were county champions, with some outstanding displays (and so many players across the two teams!)
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Our U14 netball team were crowned county champions, which sent them to the regional finals in Bournemouth.
Well, just like that, another school year has flown by, and now is the time to look back at the wonderful happenings in PE and sport and reflect on some of the wonderful highlights of the year.
Throughout our lessons, clubs and practises, we are always promoting the values that we want our pupils to exhibit both in and out of school. Skill acquisition in the sport they are learning is important, but so are empathy, resilience, teamwork, creativity and enjoyment. We want to help produce good people, through sport. After all, we are a school, and our main priority is to provide a fantastic, well-rounded education.
Curriculum-wise, this was the first year that we were able to run through the new Senior School PE and Games curriculum without interruption or adaptation. Our incredible facilities continue to allow us amazing flexibility and the ability to offer a wide range of sports. In Games, all our pupils have access to the entire range of sports that we offer during Games lessons. Each sport has half a term of lessons and both boys and girls experience netball, rugby, hockey, football and striking and fielding (cricket, rounders, softball etc). It has been very pleasing to see the pupils rise to the challenge of being out of their comfort zones, and some of the progress made has been breathtaking.
This year has seen the gradual return to the full Truro School programme, and sport was no different. It has been a joy to see our pupils experience the opportunities that Truro School sport provides, and they have relished being able to represent the school and participate in a wide range of activities.
Sports Summary
I am pleased to say that we have plenty of highlights to share with you too. Our pupils are so very talented and great fun; they have achieved amazing things, whilst also increasing their participation across clubs and fixtures.
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We will start with some of the selected team highlights over the last year:
We began September with Covid still at the forefront of people’s minds and, whilst most restrictions were eased, life still wasn’t back to normal. There were fewer tournaments for the traditional sports of netball, hockey, rugby and football, but we were still able to enter national competitions. We lost a few overseas trips, but we were able to have overnight tours and fixtures in netball, football, fencing and squash. The fixture lists remained well stocked and, this year, across 21 different sports, we competed in over 750 fixtures.
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Sports Summary
The senior sides continued to do well across the board. There was a historic ‘double’ for the football team, winning both the county cup and county league title. In rugby, they progressed to the last 16 of 256 teams, beating Plymouth, Mount Kelly, Wellington and Richard Huish before losing to an excellent Bristol Grammar School.
The U15s had a great year, with county wins for boys’ indoor cricket and the girls’ hockey team. The girls’ netball team also represented the school in the World School Games, which took place in TheLoughborough.U16swonthe
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boys’ hockey county cup and also did well in the boys’ rugby 10s tournament, winning the bowl at Queens Taunton. It hasn’t been easy for this year group, as they prepared for their GCSEs after two years of disruption,but they competed well across a plethora of sports and tournaments.
The U14 boys won the county cricket and were runners up in the rugby competition. It is a talented year group, with a lot of strength at depth across the board. The girls, combined with some 2nd Years, also won the Cornwall School Games athletics competition.
Lola S (1st Year) has performed amazingly well in gymnastics this year, representing county and regional teams (collecting medals galore along the way).
Libby W (5th Year), Merryn O (5th Year) and Jasmine B (3rd Year) have all represented Team Bath in their respective age groups for netball.
Sam H (5th Year) made his debut for the Exeter Chiefs academy, hopefully the first of many.
Our badminton team swept the board at the county championships, winning across every age category.
Tegan B (L6) has been selected for the England surf team to compete in the world championships in El Salvador. Sam C (U6) has been selected for the GB squad for the upcoming world youth championships.
Jacob L (U6) continues to impress across 200m and 400m and achieved national times for both; he will race in the schools finals this year. Victor M (3rd Year) is hot on his heels (pun intended!) and qualified for the 100m, clocking 11.5 seconds, despite only taking up athletics this summer term.
Naomi H (2nd Year) and Daisy H (3rd Year) have represented team GB in Biathlon and Lazer runs, with both winning medals in the European championships.
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Louis M (L6) was part of the victorious KS5 squash team, but has also climbed to the number-one ranking spot in England for the U18 category, which is a remarkable achievement.
The last word for the team announcements goes to the all-conquering KS5 squash team. They became national champions this year and made up for the heartbreak of losing the final in 2019. The team comprised Louis M (L6), Jack M (L6), Ben T (U6), Joe T (5th Year), Callum O (5th Year) and Ed H (5th Year). The effort, commitment and skill that went into this victory cannot be underestimated, and a special mention should also go to the head coach, Tim Smith. Individually, there were some incredible achievements.
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Sports Summary
Mr. Hooper organised an amazing primary school football festival, which hosted 24 teams at the senior school. It was wonderful to see so many schools on our campus, and this will pave the way for future festivals in other sports. The Truro School Golf Society is now in full swing, with players comprising of pupils, staff, former staff and alumni. If you would like to know more and get involved, what are you waiting for?!
This year also saw the return of the Truro School Senior Sports Dinner, which had 164 attendees. We welcomed our guest speaker, five-time Olympian Fran Houghton (who gave her medals away as prizes – for a short time, anyway!), who spoke wonderfully. Our two big prize winners were Louis M - Sports Personality of the Year Award (for outstanding achievement) and Katie F, awarded the Truro School Sports Ambassador Award (for outstanding service and contributions to school sport). Two very worthy winners, and they are both fantastic role models to our younger pupils.
Well, that’s all you get from me for another year but, of course, I can only offer you a snapshot of life here at Truro School. To feel the whole experience, you are very welcome to get in touch with us and join us on the sidelines to support a game. Alternatively, all of the action and good news is posted to our social sites, which can be found on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Just search Truro School sport and that should be all you need. If you would like to get in touch with us, please email sportsadmin@truroschool.com
Lastly, a sincere thank-you to all of the pupils, parents and staff; their support and encouragement is vital to making all of this happen.
As the world started to open up, we were keen to celebrate with those around us and our community, and two of the year’s highlights took place during the Summer term.
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Mr Andy Johnson, Head at Truro School said, “We are all immensely proud of our Year 11 (5th Year) pupils. Today we celebrate their wide range of personal achievements just as much as their outstanding results. The breadth and range of opportunities taken at the School by these pupils, across their senior school journeys thus far, has been just as inspiring as their courage in the face of all the obstacles that they have faced. They arrive at this time in their education with a stronger set of results than those of 2019, before the pandemic, and having grown immeasurably as young people across that time too.
“We are delighted that Truro School has given these pupils this breadth of experience, as well as the support and encouragement to excel. Our newly appointed Head of Middle School, Mr Picton, will build on this culture and community for the pupils that follow them. Our dedicated Sixth Form team
There were proud smiles and much joy as pupils at Truro School received their GCSE results today, with 37% of all grades awarded at 9 or 8 (A*) and nearly 60% of all grades at 9-7 (A*/A).
Bright Futures Following GCSE Results
are excited about welcoming so much success and talent, both from within our school and from new joiners from other schools, into our Sixth Form Diploma programme next term. As a School committed to a values-based education that encourages ambition and excellence in all its forms, this cohort have done themselves and us very proud.”
One of our pupils, Oliver, who received an excellent eleven passes at the highest Grade 9 told us, “I’m extremely pleased. The teachers did a lot to get me to that. It is a combination of everything; I worked hard but the teachers and the resources here at Truro School helped too.”
Oliver will be studying Physics, Chemistry, Maths and Further Maths in our Sixth Form next term and has great academic prospects ahead. He is also a passionate musician. “I play piano and saxophone, so music was really the decider in where I went for Sixth Form.”
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Lola is excited about Sixth Form here too. “I think the amount of support here is incredible and the environment is lovely. I’ll feel so stable here.” Lola is particularly excited to be one of the first students to now study Biology A-Level in Truro School’s brand new state-ofthe-art Biology Labs, which have been completed this summer, and reflect the School’s commitment to improving facilities and opportunities even in the current economic climate.
Mr Johnson concluded, “It is testament both to our pupils’ talent, hard work and determination, and to the dedication of all our staff, that we can celebrate such fantastic results as part of our commitment to the wider support, inspiration and development of such confident and compassionate young people. Their journey to this point has not been straightforward and we wish them all the best in all their future endeavours.”
Benjy was pleased and reflective, with an amazing set of Grades including eight at Grade 9. “I’m feeling good, but I was confident going into the Sciences and maybe I could have redistributed
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Just as valued are those who leave for ongoing journeys in fields they cannot pursue here at the school. With call-ups for both England and Wales U16 football teams, we are proud to see Freddie starting at Plymouth Argyle Training Academy in September.
His mum, Maggie, remarked, “We are so chuffed with Freddie’s results today. Truro School has been such a support. They have given him a good grounding to go on to the future.”
my efforts a bit to Religious Studies where I got my 7.” When reminded that was still equivalent to an A grade, he smiled, and continued to say that “I’m staying at Truro School for Sixth Form because that allows me to study German, which they don’t offer like this elsewhere. People talk about how A-Levels are a step up from GCSEs so I’m going to need and appreciate that Loki,support.”whoachieved
Alongside his footballing achievements, Freddie received a Grade 9, six 8s, one 7 and one 6. He told us, “The Academy is for players under 18 and works like an apprenticeship. I’m excited about getting more time to train and to have more time with the 1st Team. I’m looking forward to focusing on getting even better.”
Another pupil celebrating personal triumph was Lola, who passed all of her GCSEs at Grade 6 or above, with a fabulous three at Grade 8 and two at 9. “It was better than expected,’ she told us, “I’m thrilled! I’m really shocked with my 7 in Maths!”
one 9, seven 8s, one 7 and two 6s, told us, “I’m pleased with my results today. The School helped with the revision stages and practice tests. They were a real help. For Sixth Form, they give you a lot of help with your University applications and continue to support you with your learning.”
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Students at Truro School Sixth Form had plenty of reasons to celebrate on A-Level results day with 81% of all results graded at A*-B, 63% at A*/A and 25% at A*, challenging a national trend which predicted grades to fall halfway between 2019 and 2021 figures.
Mr Andy Johnson, Head at Truro School said, “I would like to pay tribute to all of our ninety-seven Upper Sixth leavers whose immense courage and determination over the last few years we celebrate today. For a cohort who had never sat public examinations before, this group of young people have overcome a range of personal and educational challenges and seized every opportunity to learn and develop over the last two years, both remotely and inSchool. The scale of their accomplishments and the community they have forged together is astonishing. They should be incredibly proud.”
Alongside our A-Level results, we celebrate the full set of CTH Level 3 Distinctions achieved by our Leiths Cookery School graduates along with 100% A*-A grades for those who took the EPQ, and 100% Distinction* and Distinction grades for our Cambridge Technicals: Sport and Physical Activity graduates.
Mr Johnson commented that “In a school that champions a diverse and holistic Sixth Form education, encapsulated in our Sixth Form Diploma programme, these wider achievements sit proudly alongside the excellence achieved by girls and boys across the Arts, Humanities, Sciences, Technical subjects, and Modern Languages.”
“For supporting the journeys and outcomes of these students I offer my sincere thanks to all our staff, teaching and OPS. Their ability to adapt teaching styles and continue to provide ongoing support and compassion to students at home and abroad, as well as one another, across the last few years of disruptions, must also be commended.”
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Our class of 2022 go on to exciting futures with our full blessing too. Mr Johnson added, “It is heartwarming to know that even within hours of the results being available, the overwhelming majority of our leavers have places or offers secured at university or wider destinations of their choice, in the UK, abroad (including the USA supported by our Overseas University advisor), and in a truly diverse range of subjects, covering everything from Medicine to Mechanical Engineering, History and Computer Science. For the minority still deciding on their next steps, our staff are here and on hand to help.
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank my fellow Governors for their part in the structure of the School. They are not involved in the operational duties, but play a vital role in driving the process of setting the strategic direction of the School and leading the governance. This includes the long-term development of the School’s buildings and facilities, and maintaining a sound financial footing for a sustainable business. All Governors work entirely voluntarily for the good of the School, and I commend their commitment and dedication to ensure the best environment for the education of all children, and overseeing the provision.
The contributions that you have been able to impart have been exemplary. It is the dedication and initiative that is on view for all to see which helps make Truro School an institution of which we should all be immensely proud.
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There is one particular Governor who I wish to single out. His name is Peter Stethridge, and he retires from the board this summer. He has served for 12 years. He was a former pupil at the school, was formerly County Surveyor and Chief Executive for Cornwall Council and attends Truro Methodist Church. He is a perfect fit for governance.
This last year has had a theme of curiosity. As human beings we all have an innate curiosity, everyone has a desire to learn. Linked with willingness and passion, we can achieve expertise in whatever field appeals.
As the school year concludes, I would like to congratulate all staff for what they have done this year. Whether part of the teaching cohort or in the support sector; providing invention and variety in lessons, serving and preparing the meals, maintaining the grounds and all other duties many and varied.
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That is the biography, but the main reason for attention is his contribution to the governing body over his term. He has been Chair of Estates for many years, and in his time has provided governor oversight for the development of the Sir Ben Ainslie Sports Centre, the Leiths Cookery School, the Prep School Classrooms, the Prep Music Room and Hall and many other matters, including establishing a proactive maintenance regime. He has provided immense support to the board.
He always provides wise and considered opinion, and will be sorely missed as his term comes to an end. He will retain interest in the school through his position on Foundation, but we thank him sincerely for the dedication and contribution of his time and expertise over the years. It has been invaluable.
The benefits of seeing everyone together in reality are immense. As human beings, there is a dynamic in interaction which just doesn’t exist in a virtual world.
RICHARD THOMAS CHAIR OF GOVERNORS
A Message from the Governors
It was a special pleasure to have a full Speech Day at school this year. No one should underestimate the disruption that has occurred over the last two years, and the interruption that it has caused in people’s lives and educations.
Although Truro School Governors are very much “back stage”, it is at the forefront of our desires to create the environment for your children to flourish both at school and in society, and we strive to support and challenge the School in that aim. We are always available, and if there are views or opinions you wish to share, they are very welcome.
To all pupils and, in particular, Years 11, 12 and 13. Your time here has been severely disrupted, and to be thrust into
Curious people ask questions, read and explore. They are active about seeking information or experience, and are willing to meet challenges and to broaden their horizons. They are not shy to ask questions and delve deeply into the topic that interests them. For pupils to have been encouraged in this way will help their development and provide diversity in their education.
external examinations for the first time has been an unenviable task. The School will, I know, have prepared you well, and to have been there and done it shows the bravery and courage that you all have in you.
Curiosity encourages initiative and provokes an inquisitive mind. I see all these character traits in our School.
So, on behalf of myself and the whole Governing Body, thank you. There are exciting, if challenging, times ahead and, as a School, we will look to deliver our aims and maintain our values in the Community that is Truro School.
of a sort has returned, there are still illness issues far in excess of usual, and levels of concern and challenge remain in many areas. For that reason, the up-and-coming year of compassion is important. We should all remember and continue to engage in the community spirit that saw the school through the pandemic. Important lessons were learned in that period of pulling together and working as one for the good of the pupils at all levels. We must maintain that.
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