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3rd March 2017 STANDING OUT THE MAGAZINE FOR MOUNTS BAY ACADEMY Cover: Penlee Gallery Curation Project 1st November 2019 PRINCIPAL’S REPORT …follow your dreams We live in a world that moves at an astonishing pace, we are used to seeing the news in ‘sound bites’, We read communications on our devices in “textspeak”, the abbreviated language and slang commonly used with mobile phones, text messaging, or other internet-based communication such as email. We get used to using reading and writing short sentences that display well on a small device when instant messaging. We are even encouraged to listen to our music using “cloud based” services and watch our television “on demand” so that we can watch what we like when we like. This often results in us “binge viewing” a whole series of programmes all at once. Have you ever wondered why we do what we do? Could it be that we like stories that are longer than an instant message? Well there is another way of satisfying our urge to “binge” a story. We have a library full of them, they are called books. A book can take you to places in your mind that you would never have dreamt of, give you stories that will light up your imagination and expand your horizons. Books are great, we should read more of them. To help with that, I have themed the reception area to allow for an additional quiet space for you to use when reading, so relax, enjoy some of the great books we have to offer and see if they give you the inspiration to follow your dreams. Speaking of following your dreams, 15 men will be going out in the heat of the evening to spend 80 minutes fighting over a small oval ball, to see how many times they can Good Luck Molly get it over the line in their opponent’s half. We are lucky enough to have two students who are a part of this outstanding group of players, one may even get to join the field of play as the game progresses. The team Click here to see the BBC News report online have all followed their dreams to get to this point in their lives. So there is only one thing to say. Best wishes COME ON ENGLAND! Les Hall - Academy Principal BE ACTIVE Eco Stalls Four eco stalls sold products in reception on Thursday promoting a sustainable lifestyle. They sold a range of products including bamboo toothbrushes, metal straws, sustainable soaps, flowers made of recycled plastic bottles, charms made of rocks and minerals and beeswax sandwich wraps. The stalls will hopefully be returning soon and were very successful selling their products over lunch to staff and students. Report by: Lilia BE INSPIRED Year 7 Real Project Students have been using their lessons to discover how they can use GarageBand on their iPads to develop their own voice overs and podcasts. Once they had developed a script they practised to their peers before recording themselves. The opportunity to listen to their own work read aloud gave them a chance to successfully improve their scripts in preparation for their end point films. Year 11 Business: Brand or Fail? As part of their coursework Year 11 are researching and evaluating the impact of successful branding. Students were taste testing Sainsbury’s own version of Jaffa Cakes and Wotsits compared to McVitite’s and Walkers to explore whether branding really matters and if we pay more for the name over the product. Students were shocked when they ranked the Sainsbury’s cheaper alternatives as their favourite for taste! Reports by: Miss Walters BE CREATIVEBE CREATIVE Curation Project at Penlee House This week a group of Year 7 students have started work curating an exhibition with Penlee House. This project is an extension to their REAL Project lessons, answering the Essential Question: How do we capture the spirit of a place? This week they had the opportunity to go and look into the amazing collection of artifacts and objects collected by the gallery, and were even allowed to touch and analyse the original family photo album belonging to the Bramwell family, who built Penlee House. Over the next few weeks they will continue to work with Emma Wilson and the team at Penlee to develop the concept for their section of the exhibition. Watch this space! Artist of the Week This week Artist of the week is awarded to Casey, who has been experimenting with chalks and charcoal for the first time. She has produced this incredible response to one of her primary photos. This is an exciting start to new half term. Well done Casey! Reports by: Miss Green BE CREATIVEBE CREATIVE 24 Hour Gig The 24 Hour Gig took place from Thursday morning to Friday morning at MBA the week before half term. Over 140 students were involved either performing or running tech, with 60 students staying overnight to make sure that music was happening for the full 24 hours. Students really rose to the challenge, providing amazing performances, keeping a great sound and light show going and also working brilliantly as a team to support each other through the event. The gig started at 9.10am Thursday morning with the Jazz Band performing to the whole of Year 10, followed by continual performances on two stages from Years 10, 9, 8 and 7 throughout the school day. We also welcomed primary school pupils from Pensans, Alverton, St Hilary and Ludgvan Schools in to perform and watch during lunch. BE CREATIVEBE CREATIVE 24 Hour Gig The highlight was the public concert in the Hall on Thursday evening. It featured some fantastic performers including Austen, Max and Milo, Rose, the Mounts Bay Jazz Band, Daisy, Marco, Kitto, Sid and Jade, Adam and many more. The doors closed on Thursday night at 11.30pm, and 60 students stayed the night, playing acoustic sets through from midnight until breakfast at 7.30am. During staff briefing we were treated to an amazing staff band performance, and the whole event finished with a Year 11 assembly on Friday morning. Well done everyone. We are already looking forward to next year! Report by: Mr L New MBA FUTURES Year 11 Truro College Trip 78 of our Year 11s gave up their own time on Monday evening to visit Truro College and immerse themselves in an Introductory Open Evening specifically for MBA students. These visits are important in enabling our students to make an informed choice for when they finish at Mounts Bay Academy and we actively encourage all our students to get involved to ensure they are making choices that are right for them. "I learnt more about the the courses I wanted to look into and about the layout of the college.” Elliot “ "I really liked looking around (especially the music studio!) and talking to the teachers.” Marlena Report by: Mrs Masters ” MBA FUTURES Cornwall Tech Jam This is open to any young person interested in learning about computer software to develop their interest and skills and hopefully have fun. It will be held at the Student Central Building of Cornwall College, Pool on Trevenson Road. Cornwall Tech Jams are run by volunteers and employees of the technology industry in Cornwall. They give youngsters the opportunity to create some computer software on equipment they may not normally have access to at school or home for free. It is free to attend. Children under 16 would need to be be accompanied by a parent/carer or responsible adult. These Tech Jams are run in the hope that by encouraging youngsters to have a go at writing some computer code they may develop it as an interest and possible career choice. There are massive skill shortages in the software industry in Cornwall and opportunities like this are hoping to create the employees of the future. By creating the interest now, providing the opportunities to try it out, regardless of background, will enable the skill openings they need. The Jams are open to all. Doors open at 10am through to 1pm. More details are available from cornwalltechjam.uk. If you would like to attend but are having difficulty for any reason please contact Lindsay Masters Careers Adviser at Mounts Bay Academy. [email protected] Report by: Mrs Masters BE CURIOUS Eye Dissection In science this week we dissected a cow’s eye ball, identifying all the parts, as we did it. We dissected them step by step, and could see the structure of the eye. We used tools such as scissors, a knife and tweezers. As we cut in, black liquid oozed out. The outside skin was tough but once we had cut through and could see the inside structure it was fascinating. We had learnt about eyes in science but it was clearer to understand them and how they work, when you could see the structure in real life. By the end we could separate the different parts to examine them more closely. We could see the Iris, Lens, Retina and the Cornea! We took the lens out of the eye ball. When we put it over written words, it magnified them, just like your eyes can zoom in on words. Overall, even though there was a horrible smell and some aspects were slightly disgusting, it was a fascinating experience. Report by: Isla BE COMPETITIVE Land Rover Cup Rugby The Land Rover Premiership Rugby Cup is a series of national grassroots rugby festivals for U11 and U12 rugby teams. Run in conjunction with all twelve Premiership Rugby clubs, the regional rugby events are an essential part of the UK rugby calendar.