King Charles Day was celebrated at a Falmouth primary last week when pupils were invited to ditch their uniforms and take part in a range of special activities.

The children at King Charles School were offered the chance to come to school dressed as what they aspired to be when they were older. Popular among the choices were doctors and nurses, policemen and footballers.

The day, which focussed on one of the school's core values, aspirations, began with an assembly which was led by the year six learning ambassadors. They encouraged the younger children to think about how lucky they are to be able to come to school and work towards achieving their ambitions.

The assembly also included information about the charity, Volunteer Uganda, which the school had chosen to support by donating the money raised on the day. By the end of the day £244.61 had been raised. The pupils learned how their money will be spent to help build and redevelop schools in the country which in turn held children in Uganda access learning and reach their full potential.

Throughout the rest of the day, the children at King Charles worked on creating new mosaics which will welcome visitors to the school when the new entrance is complete. The completed works of art have been taken away for safe storage.

As a further link to the theme of aspiration, year six pupils were taken to the Penryn campus of Falmouth University at Tremough where they were given a tour of the facilities as asked what they aspire to be when older.