3rd March 2017 STANDING OUT

THE MAGAZINE FOR MOUNTS BAY ACADEMY

Cover: Exploring Amsterdam

1st February 2019 PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

If you see someone with a smile, give them one of yours! One of our most important values at Mounts Bay Academy is ‘empathy’. Through the MBA way, we encourage our community to care for others by ensuring that everyone treats each other with respect and builds positive relationships.

Empathy is the experience of understanding another person’s thoughts, feelings and condition from their point of view. We interpret how people are feeling about us by the expression on their face and body language. When we are learning, our classroom is our venue and the people within it (both staff and students) are our audience. When our audience is happy and positive, we perform better, so when we are all performing with smiles on our faces, everyone feels included and experiences a better lesson. Of course, empathy is also about listening and I would like to thank everyone who has completed our Communications Survey so far. We are already gathering some very useful information about how you wish to engage with us in the future and I am pleased with some of the constructive feedback received. Click here to complete the survey

We are committed to being a visible and vibrant member of the community and as such, embrace the use of social media to showcase the adventurous learning our students undertake every day. Over the coming months, we intend to increase our social media presence, through Facebook and Instagram. The purpose is to give parents, carers and the community the opportunity to engage with our Academy. However, in turn, this in no way condones the use of or engagement with social media by our students and young people.

As an Apple Distinguished School, we appreciate that we live in a ‘digital world’ and every device connected to our network is filtered to exclude inappropriate content. We recognise that it is our responsibility to equip everyone with the tools they need to live in thisGood digital Luck Mollyworld and our staff and students receive regular e-safety updates. Most importantly, there are no social media apps on any device we issue and we ask parents and carers to ensure these apps cannot be used by students without supervision. “It is nice to be important, but it is more important to be nice” - Anon

Finally, it would not be Friday without spending valuable time sharing a hot chocolate with some of our remarkable students. What a lovely way to prepare for what might be a chilly weekend! Have Best wishes

Hot Chocolate Friday Les Hall - Academy Principal Dynamic Dialogue Dynamic dialogue encourages students to use their writing to bring their learning to life, making their work more vibrant and memorable. We encourage our students to brainstorm ideas in groups and act out learning conversations with each other before putting pen to paper. At the end of their second project, Year 7 Element students worked in mini teams to present their final presentations to one another. The presentation foci was on the Essential Question ‘How can a plastic bottle impact the world?’. Students used research and investigation of case studies, as well as the development of their own designs to deliver their pitch about marine litter, its impact and how we can help make a change.

Miss Veall’s and Mr Cross’ REAL Project groups teamed up for an end of semester showcase. The students had the opportunity to peer assess each other’s work for the book ahead of its publication. They discussed each other’s end project against the criteria and identified feedback and feedforward.

Here is the ‘Cabinet of Curiosity’. Mr Troup allows the students (every now and then) to write any science question on a sticky and place it on the Cabinet of Curiosity. This encourages them to ask questions and be curious about the world around them. Then he takes a spare five minutes of a lesson to pick a few questions to answer and we discuss them as a class. Dynamic Dialogue or what!

Year 8s have been enaging in some dynamic dialogue as they speed date each other with facts and questions about their ‘Man or Machine Topic.’ Speed dating is a fast paced revision activity in which students have 30 seconds to ask a question and state a fact to their partner before moving on. BE INTERNATIONAL

Visiting Amsterdam A week ago a small group of Year 10 students travelled to Amstelveen in Amsterdam to take part in the last leg of the Erasmus Student Exchange Project which started back in November 2017 with our first trip. It was also great to catch up with some of the teachers at Hermann Wesselink College who have previously visited Mounts Bay Academy over the past few years. On behalf of all those involved in the project I would especially like to thank all the students who have taken part in the exchanges. They have all embraced the purpose of the project, which has been to explore other countries, cultures and school life, looking at the different themes of Technology, Sustainability, Inclusion, Diversity and the Future of School.

It has been great to see everyone gain confidence, try new things, be ambassadors of the Academy (and Cornwall) and ultimately demonstrate that Mounts Bay gives students opportunities to grow and develop into young adults who care about each other, their school, locality and future in a global community.

Report by: Mrs Rodgers BE INTERNATIONAL

Visiting Amsterdam

When we first arrived at Holland Airport I was very excited for the week to come. The girls and I met our host students’ parents and siblings, who were lovely. Then on Monday morning we cycled to school, which was very cold, but the sunrise was beautiful. After our first day at school doing Science and Drama lessons, we went to a trampoline park. It was very funny to watch people attempt tricks.

Each day was great fun and I especially enjoyed Tuesday because it snowed and we visited Amsterdam. On Wednesday we took a coach to ‘Futureland’ in Rotherham which was very cool and had a tour around the port which was reclaimed from the sea by moving sand to create land. It was interesting to know that the largest boat could take 21,000 containers. In the afternoon we walked over the Erasmus Bridge and around Rotterdam and we went to a shopping centre; the architecture of the building was unique.

Thursday was our last day and our last bike ride to school and back. In the morning we made a Kahoot to play at the leaving party later on that evening. During the day we cycled to a cheese farm and a klompen (clog) workshop. When we entered the clog- maker needed a volunteer and picked Lucy to make her own ‘klomp’. It was great to see how they were made. Later we went back to the school for a farewell party to say goodby to the Dutch, Spanish and German students we had spent the week with.

I was really grateful to go on this trip to see the different cultures and their ideas on sustainability. I really hope to go back there one day and see the exchange students that I met.

Report by: Bethany BE INSPIRED

Comic Book Research

This week in Creative iMedia, Year 9 students have been exploring how scripts are used in comics in preparation for creating their own. In response to a client brief, students are required to create a multi-page comic book to promote a new brand of trainers.

In this lesson, students were provided with a collection of different comics where they were required to work together in pairs or threes, to read out the dialogue as the comic book characters presented themselves in the storyline. By doing this, students were able to understand when to use narration, speech and onomatopoeia within their own storylines.

Year 10 Textiles Report by: Mr Lane

Year 10 GCSE Textiles have been presenting their work to each other in a university style ‘crit’ session. This forum environment has allowed all students to vocalise their ideas, receive instant feedback and further ideas in a supportive space. By collecting, presenting and verbally summarising their work, they have shared and realised new ideas while reflecting on their learning throughout their project so far.

Report by: Miss Taylor BE CURIOUS

International Year of the Periodic Table

2019 has been designated by UNESCO as the International Year of the Periodic Table (IYPT), marking the 150th anniversary of the Mendeleev periodic table, which is an iconic image and a vital tool to all who learn and work in science at all stages of their learning and careers.

During the course of the year we will be writing about some elements and what we do with them at the Academy and what they are used for in the ‘real world’.

10 Neon Ne Atomic Number 10 Neon Neon is colourless and odourless. It is an inert gas meaning it does not undergo chemical reactions under a set of given conditions. Neon is relatively expensive. Neon is often used in signs and produces an unmistakable bright reddish-orange light. Although tube lights with other colors are often called "neon", they use different noble gases or varied colors of fluorescent lighting. Report by: Miss Wheeler BE CURIOUS

Geography Revision with Seneca

The Geography Department has been trialling a new interactive resource to support GCSE revision.

Seneca allows students to access revision materials and then answer a series of questions on a specific topic. Immediate feedback is given, so students can quickly identify where additional revision or support is needed. Students can also revisit a topic to see how much progress they have made in their revision.

Heading the leader board in the run up to the final mock paper are:

1st Isabel Wilton 3 hours 48 mins

2nd Max Rowe 3 hours 12 mins

3rd Harvey Beckerleg 2 hours 58 mins.

Well done all!

www.senecalearning.com

Report by: Ms Kennedy BE INSPIRED

Science Revision Guides

For Year 11 students studying the combined science ’Trilogy’ course, we still have a few revision guides and workbooks available at the discounted (wholesale) price.

Revision Guides £5.50 higher or foundation.

Work book and lab book combined price of £8 (higher and foundation).

These will be sold on a first come first served basis. Please see Mrs Eddy for payment and Miss Wheeler or Mrs Hornby in the science prep room for collection. There are a limited amount left.

Wanted - Egg Boxes

If anyone has any cardboard egg boxes they can donate the science department we would really appreciate it. They will be used in the poly tunnel.

Report by: Miss Wheeler

BE COMPETITIVE

Year 8 Win County Cup Match

Mounts Bay Academy played in the first round of the County Cup against Pool Academy last week. It was a very strong performance and Mounts Bay dominated with the majority of possession. They pulled away at half time to a 3-1 lead.

In the second half MBA continued in the same fashion, finishing the game with a quick succession of goals to win 8-2. Well done! Report by: Mr Strong

MBA vs St Ives

On Monday 28th of January 2019 Mounts Bay played a home friendly football match against St Ives school. Our team played well and we won comfortably 5-2. Leo Beck scored 1 goal, Mari Ward scored two and Daniel Harrington scored 2. Player of the match went to Mari Ward for her tackles and goals. It was a great victory and our goals were well worked. Report by: James Tassomai Top 20

The Tassomai App has been used by our Year 11 students as part of their revision in preparation for their Science GCSEs.

Feedback from previous year groups has been overwhelmingly positive and statistics show that if students complete more than 80% of the Tassomai course, they could achieve one grade above their target! Keep up the good work! The top 20 for Tassomai this week are:

Poppy B Ehrinn Scarlett Kate Alfie Sinead Lewis Callum Tean Melody Louis Lilyjane Abby Jake Annabelle Ella Jess Ffion Poppy L Lloyd

This week's winner of the £10 Amazon gift voucher is Ffion who has spent over four hours on Tassomai, answering a staggering total of 1099 questions and impressively managing to get over 800 of these correct! Ffion is in the top 10 for effort, progress and accuracy.

Using Tassomai like this will certainly help your recall in the actual GCSE's. It needs to used daily for maximum impact - alongside other revision strategies of course! Report by Miss Weightman BE INSPIRED

PiXL Maths App The PiXL Maths App is a great revision app and website being used by Years 9, 10 and 11 with Years 7 and 8 using the PiXL Times Table App. Well done! Year 7 It has proven results with students across the country and includes a combination of questions, videos and J Beckerleg R Cattran-Graham help sheets. T Cattran F Clackworthy M Curtin

Year 8 P Rodda J Tyler E Wood J Treleven L Nicholas

Each week we will publish a list of the top five Year 9 students in each Year. This is not a list of students who have achieved the highest scores, it is an T Campbell L Stephens engagement score, as we want students to be M Ratcliffe challenging themselves. S Treleven P Rainbow

This week’s top tutor groups are: Year 10

7 Yellow J Swan J Edwards 8 Orange K Wilson 9 Cool C Kitchen 10 Orange J Summers 11 Cool Year 11

S McArdle All students have the app on their iPad J Sharp automatically. They can obtain their login details K Harris from Mr Montgomery. S Bottrell M Finch Report by Mr Montgomery BE CURIOUS

PiXL History App

The History PiXL app is now being used by our Year 11 students as part of a structured and varied revision schedule. The app allows students to concentrate on exercising their historical knowledge (AO1). This is critically important for students who wish to achieve the best grades possible, as accurate use of Statistics, Terms, Events, People and Dates are the building blocks for a developed answer.

Practice makes perfect!

THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT

This Week’s Top Five:

Mia 25/01/2019 Joe DATE TEACHER Sam MIA FINCH Emily Lewis HAS ACHIEVED FIRST PLACE IN PIXL HISTORY

Well done to Mia who has secured the top spot this week.

Remember that you need to be in the top five for your name to be entered into the draw to win a Ball ticket.

Interesting History Fact of the Week

Tsutomu Yamaguchi was in Hiroshima when the first atom bomb was dropped. He then travelled home to Nagasaki the day before the second atom bomb was dropped. He survived both and lived to be 93.

Report by: Mr Floyd BE A WINNER

Maths Quiz

This Week’s Puzzle: House Competition

Blue: 250 Points Green: 225 Points aº Yellow: 159 Points Orange: 136 Points aº 60% Red: 136 Points aº Purple: 115 Points

Click here to submit What is the value of a? your answer A) 40 B) 60 C) 100 D) 130 Win an Amazon voucher Closing date for Entries: Thursday 12:00 Each entry (maximum 1 per week) Last week’s solution: will get your name into the prize draw at the end of the semester - A) use BIDMAS the more times you enter the greater your chance of winning! Could you write next week’s puzzle? If you would like to set the numeracy puzzle for POINTS MEAN PRIZES! a future week click here. You will win House

This Week’s House Totals BE A WINNER

This week’s word is: Mosque

Definition: A Muslim place of worship.

Etymology: Late Middle English: from French mosquée, via Italian and Spanish from Egyptian Arabic masgid.

Competition

Congratulations to Tara.

To enter, simply write an original sentence correctly using the word Mosque. Send in your sentence using the link below.

Click here to enter the competition MBA FUTURES

Apprenticeship Opportunities

We are delighted to invite applications for our national award winning apprenticeship scheme as follows: 12 General Engineering Apprenticeships A four year course beginning in August and leading to a specialism in engineering, electrical, joinery or fabrication/welding. To be eligible for these apprenticeships you will need: • Tobeaged16-19on1September2019 • Tohave(orbelikelytopass)aminimumof4GCSEs ofGradeC/4oraboveincludingMaths&English •Adesiretosucceedinanexcitingandstimulatingenvironment. To apply please telephone: 01326 211344 or email: [email protected] Further information is available on our website: www.pendennis.com MBFDC - HOLIDAY CAMPS February Half Term 2019

Dates Wednesday 20th February - Multi Sports Camp (an array of fun sports available!) Thursday 21st February - Football Camp Friday 22nd February - Football Camp

Tots: 4-6yrs 10am - 12pm £6 per day, £10 for two days or £12 for three days

Pros: 7-13yrs 10am - 3:30pm £15 per day, £20 for two days or £30 for three days

Venue Mounts Bay Academy Sports Centre, Penzance, TR18 3JT

Come and have some fun with the MBFDC coaches during the school holidays, we welcome players from any school or sports / football club. Register & pay online or turn up on the day. For further info see the website…

www.mbfdc.co.uk

Contact Kevin Lawrence - Head of Football Development Mounts Bay Football Development Centre 01736 352323 ext-2 [email protected] SATURDAY 2nd FEBRUARY 2019 Snowsports Trip Departing MBA @ 1:30pm Year 11 Mock Languages Speaking Exams All week

MONDAY 4th FEBRUARY 2019 U12 & U14 Boys’ Football vs Cape Cornwall School @Cape Cornwall 4pm U12 Girls football vs Cape Cornwall @Cape Cornwall 4pm

TUESDAY 5th FEBRUARY 2019 U15 County Netball Tournament @Truro School 9am - 5pm

WEDNESDAY 6th FEBRUARY 2019 Healthy Lifestyle Champions @MBA 11 - 3pm U15 Girls’ Football vs Humphry Davy School @MBA 4pm

THURSDAY 7th FEBRUARY 2019 U15 Girls’ Indoor Cricket @MBA Year 7 & 8 Boys’/Girls’ Football @Humphry Davy

FRIDAY 8th FEBRUARY 2019

SATURDAY 9th FEBRUARY 2019 Snowsports Trip Returning to MBA @ approximately 3pm @mountsbay.org

WINTER SEMESTER THIS WEEK