School Council

Our School Council consists of representatives from each class in our school from Years 1 to 6. These pupils are nominated and voted for by their peers and then attend regular meetings with Mrs Van Vestraut. This is an important part of the Council as pupils experience democracy first-hand.

At each meeting, there is a clear agenda which can include items that members of staff want to share with the Council or the Councils own issues and projects. Recent work in this area has included pupil views about purchasing of equipment and arrangements for lunchtime. They have also recently led a healthy eating drive at break times. Another important part of School Council is linking to our community, so they will attend special events and represent our school, as well as fundraise to support many worthy causes.

King Charles Together (K.C.T.) Time

At King Charles we love and value being together. K.C.T. is a dedicated time in our school calendar where, each half-term, we come together in K.C.T. groups spanning children from Reception to Year 6. Our aim is to learn collaboratively and make friends with children from a range of year groups. Through K.C.T. Time we can develop our teamwork abilities, develop friendships and use our creativity skills – a time that truly embraces three of our core values.

During Our Time Together We Have Enjoyed Some Of The Following:

• Creating our school’s Christmas decorations which all included a message of thanks or hope
• Producing whole-school pieces of art – showing off our creativity skills
• Playing teamwork games to develop communication and problem-solving
• Creating pieces of art to celebrate Easter

Educational visits and visitors

At King Charles C of E Primary School, educational visits are built into our wider curriculum to enhance children’s learning and develop their Cultural Capital. These visits take place both in our local community and further afield.

These include, but are not limited to:

-Art Museum, Falmouth

-Swimming Lessons at a local pool

-Fieldwork in our local area

-Eden Project

-Geevor Mine

-Museum visits (Falmouth Maritime Museum, Helston Museum & The Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro)

-Pendennis Castle

-Churches in Falmouth (including KCM and All Saints)

We also invite a range of different visitors to our school:

-Cornwall Healthy Schools

-Cornwall Music Service Trust (music lessons)

-R.N.L.I.

-Will Keating (Cornish Singer)

-Emergency service workers (firefighters, paramedics & the police).

-Visitors from different religious/ cultural backgrounds

-Musicians from different cultures (working in partnership with Falmouth and Penryn Welcome Refugees charity)

-Visitors from different career pathways to inspire our children

Residential Opportunities

At King Charles we pride ourselves on the opportunities we provide to our pupils through our residential visits.

Residentials, whether near or far, seek to use the outdoor environment as a vehicle for transforming experience into knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours.

Each year we are delighted to offer two different residential opportunities for pupils in Years 5 and 6. Through these we aim to ensure the following core outcomes:

*Enjoyment *Build Confidence and Character *Develop Health and Well-being *Enhance Social and Emotional Awareness *Grow an Awareness of our Environment *Provide Physical Activities *Build Personal Qualities *Develop Skills for Life *Increase Motivation and Appetite for Learning *Broaden Horizons
 

Year 5 – Adventure Okehampton Outdoor Pursuits 2 Night Residential

Our Year 5 pupils are offered the opportunity to take part in our ‘Outdoor Pursuits’ residential. Spending two nights in a YHA hostel on the edge of Dartmoor, pupils will experience kayaking, mountain biking, climbing, archery and high-ropes. During the evening, the pupils will enjoy other activities and team games.

Year 6 –2 Night Residential in London

Year 6 pupils are afforded the opportunity to visit our capital city during the summer. Over the three-day trip we will enjoy a theatre experience, a boat trip on the Thames, visits to museums and also a visit to the Harry Potter experience!

 

Zones of Regulation

We support our pupils to be in a calm, ready and alert state for learning by using the Zones of Regulation to talk about how we're feeling.

Using the language of the Zones of Regulation, we can support our pupils' emotional literacy – how they are able to talk about, recognise and explain how they, and others, feel.  

Each classroom has a dedicated space and display that we can refer to when talking about feelings and where we can find resources to help us move from one zone to another.

 Shine Squad

At King Charles we are incredibly proud of our pupils and the ways in which they rise to challenges and are always so helpful! They’re always ready to lend a hand and support others.

In Year 6, our pupils enjoy different roles as part of ‘Shine Squad’ where they help with a range of things across the school. We’re also so thankful for our Office Helpers who diligently arrive at the office to help with jobs that the Admin Team might have.