Summer Challenge Mr Darbourne’s Summer Experiences Challenge has been designed for the Year 6 pupils who are starting with us at Penrice in September. Hopefully you received a printed copy of the challenge during our Welcome Day on the 1st July, but don’t worry if not as a PDF copy can be downloaded below. This page contains useful tips and tricks to help you complete the Summer Challenge. These are just a few ideas and there are so many more possibilities! We hope you have a summer holiday that is full of enrichment and we cannot wait to see you in September. Mr Darbourne’s Summer Challenge (PDF: 450KB) Activities Bake Something Our students recently baked a Bread and Butter Pudding as part of their entry into the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pudding competition (see above). We’d love for you to have a go at this classic British pudding – extra points if eaten with custard or cream! You can search for recipes in books, online or in magazines (free recipe cards and magazines are sometimes available from the supermarkets). Go Stargazing This activity can be done in your very own back garden at night! However, if you really want an immersive experience, Helman Tor near Bodmin is a great place to escape any light pollution and enjoy some stargazing with you parents/carers. Take Part in a Park Run ‘Parkruns’ are free, weekly, community events that take place all around the world. Saturday morning events are 5k and take place in parks and open spaces for anyone to join in with. On Sunday mornings, there are 2k junior parkruns for children aged four to 14. Details can be found on the parkrun website. You don’t have to join an official ‘parkrun’ though – we’d love for you to team up with one (or more) friends and/or relatives and go for a run in a park or open space together. This can be as long or as short as you like – all we ask is that you push yourself and encourage those you are running with. There are lots of parks to choose from around St Austell and a full list can be viewed on the St Austell Town Council website here. Design a Poster for a Penrice Club We’re super excited for our extra-curricular offering here at Penrice in September. All of our clubs and activities come under the name of Penrice Plus. Take a look at our most recent Penrice Plus activities list on this Penrice webpage here. Pick your favourite and design a poster to encourage other students to attend. Read Using Public Libraries You’ll find a wide range of books as well as DVDs, online newspapers, eBooks, eAudiobooks, online magazines, music scores, plays and local information available for free through the public library. There are a wide range of public libraries around Cornwall including one in St Austell where you can read or use the Wi-Fi or a computer for free or, alternatively, borrow some books to read at home. St Austell Library is located on Carlyon Road and their opening times can be viewed here. All you need to access all the library has to offer is a library card which is also free. You can find out more on the Cornwall Council website here. A Newspaper Article Find out what is going on locally, nationally or internationally from a newspaper. Many can be viewed online or accessed via the library or, if you are unable to find a copy to borrow, can be purchased for £1 and up from a local newsagent or supermarket. Learn/Research Using the Internet Researching on the internet is a key skill to learn as you develop through your time at Penrice. We’re happy to point you in the right direction! Try googling the names below, read about them and see how they complete various challenges on your list: – Richard Trevithick – Christopher Columbus – Zeus – Roald Dahl Using Public Libraries You can access free Wi-Fi in the public library and even book a slot to use a computer there. You can also find a wealth of information in the books they house – this is how most research was done before the 1990s, after which the internet became popular.