Another busy week has passed at Copper Valley. On Thursday we joined the rest of the Nation to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe day. Some of the Juniors joined a webinar to learn about VE Day along with hundreds of other schools across the country. We talked about how thankful we were that we hadn't experienced what war was like and how important and precious peace is. We all enjoyed a picnic lunch in the style of a 'street party'.
On Friday the Year 1 class enjoyed a trip to Burrator and visited the Discovery Centre there.
The sun shone brightly in Callington on Saturday as they celebrated the annual Mayfest. This year the theme for the giant was flying creatures. We had a fabulous ostrich with an incredibly tall neck We also had some colourful bugs to dance around alongside our big bird. Thank you to Mr and Mrs Symons and Oli for helping to transport the ostrich to and from the school as it was no mean feat! Thank you to Ivy, Imogen, Charlie, Oscar, Sophie, Henry, Freya, Serena, Aria, Ethan and Logan who took part in the parade and represented the schools brilliantly. Additional thanks go to Miss Thomas, Mrs Wright, Mrs Cansdale and Mrs Symons for also taking part in the procession.
Recent fundraising efforts by your good selves has resulted in a new football kit for the upper juniors (The one which Mrs Pearce got for us is sized for the lower juniors.) I thought that you might like to see it being modelled by some Y4 pupils - who will soon be upper juniors!
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It gives me great pleasure to welcome you Copper Valley Junior Academy website. I hope that you will enjoy the opportunity to discover more about us, our wonderful staff and amazing children!
Copper Valley Junior Academy stands on ground was previously known as ‘Gunnislake Primary Academy’. During COVID, both Delaware and Gunnislake Academies merged, to form a hub. This worked well due to both schools being part of Bridge Schools Trust and overseen by the same Headteacher and Local Governing Body. As COVID began to diminish, we re-configured our Academies. Working alongside the DfE and local community, we have been operating with infants plus years 3 and 4 on one site (previously known as Delaware) and years 5 and 6 on another site (Gunnislake). With improved outcomes and a thirst for maintaining this arrangement, Copper Valley emerged in Spring/Summer 2024. We thank our wonderful community for their involvement and support with this process, including choosing the name, based on the area being a world leader in copper mining in the 1800s.
At Copper Valley we work, in partnership with parents and carers, to offer pupils a high standard of education which will enable each child to reach their full potential. We aim to nurture the children in our care, providing them with a safe environment and stimulating learning opportunities where they can begin their journey of life-long learning.
We value each and every child as a unique, special individual. We nurture their talents and interests, §and each member of staff prides themselves on the warm, respectful relationships they have with the children. We only have three rules at Copper Valley. Be kind. Be focused. Be respectful. What more do you need to be an amazing learner and human being!
Our learning environments are spacious and interactive. Pupils at Copper Valley are proud to share their learning with all stakeholders. We pride ourselves on the friendly happy atmosphere that we have created.
We begin the learning journey at Copper Valley with children from the age of two who attend our beautiful nursery in Drakewalls. When pupils reach Year 5, they transition to our Upper Key Stage 2 base which is located further down the valley in Gunnislake village. This move gives pupils a calm, highly focused end to their Primary education and valuable experience of transition before they move on to Key Stage 3!
We are proud to have been a member of the Bridge Trust family of schools since December 2015 and actively embrace the Trust’s values and motto of our Academies being ‘Stronger Together’.
Should you wish to arrange a visit to see personally what we can offer you and your children then please do not hesitate to call either school base to arrange a visit, you are sure to receive a warm welcome.
Lynn Cox
(Headteacher)
Headteacher:
Mrs Lynn Cox
Chapel Street
Gunnislake
Cornwall
PL18 9NA
01822 832685
secretary@coppervalleyacademy.co.uk
https://www.coppervalleyjunioracademy.co.uk
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