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ACADEMY NEWS 24th OCTOBER 2014 Mixxin’ Thru Midnight ACCESS ALL AREAS E X P L O R E BE YOUR BEST Principal’s Report The final week of this half term has been very busy. The Year 11 have been working very hard completing English GCSE Speaking and Listening assessments for their final GCSE grades. In addition, we have had Mock exams in many subjects so that students are getting used to learning for a test situation. I am pleased to report that the Year 11s were exemplary both in terms of preparation for the Mocks as well as taking them extremely seriously. This all bodes very well for the future. 24 Hours of Non-Stop Music And of course we’ve just had 24 hours of non stop music on the campus with some sensational performances from all of our talented performers. We even threw open our doors and had some great entertainment provided from some local primary schools after school before our main event in the evening which featured the awesome “Haunt The Woods” a four piece folk rock band from Saltash, “Broken Down” featuring Mr Floyd, and “Blank Panda” starring our very own guitar and brass teacher Darren Roberts, not to mention over 70 performers from all years and MBA live, which broadcast live on Penwith Radio 96.5 and 97.2 FM throughout the night. Words cannot describe the experience we have all had, but we’re sure the pictures tell their own story, there are over 350 on the website but we have included a few to whet your appetite. Finally, I would like to wish you a restful Autumn break and look forward to seeing all the students and staff on their return having rested and recovered from the hard work of the first seven weeks. The return date to school is Monday 3rd November. Best wishes Sara Davey Academy Principal MIXXIN THRU MIDNIGHT ACCESS ALL AREAS For More Pictures See The Website BE INSPIRED Centenary Visit Report by Ananda Lee Megan Lees, Mr. Blackabey and I recently represented Mounts Bay on a visit to the First World War battlefields in Ypres and the Somme. The trip took place between 10th and 13th October and we were joined by many other students from schools around the South West area. The tour was sponsored by the British Government; who are offering two students from every secondary school in the UK to visit the battlefields (throughout the next four years). It was an act of remembrance, we were asked to try and relate to all those who fought during the war and their families. Also, it has made me realise that remembrance is as important today as it was all those years ago. We were given the opportunity to visit cemeteries and the battlefields themselves. For example, we went to Tyne Cot Cemetery in Ypres, the largest British cemetery in the world. Also, we were able to watch the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate, Ypres (and buy lots of delicious Belgian chocolate!). Megan and I both met lots of amazing people and had so many great experiences. On a more personal note, I was able to find two of my relatives out there: Frank Reginald Hogg, buried in a little village on the Somme in France and I found the name of Herbert Howard inscribed on the walls (Tyne Cot). This was a very valuable experience for me and I hope to return someday. Thank you to Mr. Blackabey for taking us. Year 8 - IMYC Relationship Congratulations to year 8 for completing their semester one assignments! The RELATIONSHIP between the planet and us can often be a tempestuous one. Our students were given a choice of levelled tasks to complete and the results were as spectacular as the features themselves. It is the first time the entire year group have done this simultaneously. Mr Smith said “We were very pleased by the way the entire year group undertook this task. The level of research and extended writing was excellent. But, not only was the content of some exemplary, the pupils found that they needed to organise their time appropriately for the best results, a skill which will serve them well throughout their time at the academy.” “ I like doing project work, especially when the topic is quite interesting” Zoe Pugh 8 Tooby BE INSPIRED Lifeboat Station Open Again The old Penlee Lifeboat Station will open to the public on Sunday for the first time in almost a quarter of a century. RNLI Penlee will be welcoming visitors to their last open day of the year at the current Lifeboat Station in Newlyn on Sunday 26 October from 10am until 4pm. For the first time since 1981 the day will also include the opening of the old Lifeboat Station at Penlee Point, Mousehole. Visitors will have the opportunity to look over the all-weather lifeboat Ivan Ellen, the inshore lifeboat Paul Alexander, and to meet some of the volunteer crew members. The crew at Penlee spend many hours of their own time training, and a visit to the open day is a really good way to get a flavour of the difficult and sometimes dangerous work they do. Tea, coffee and cakes will be on sale and will be served at the inshore lifeboat shed, which will also house the Penlee lifeboat exhibition 'Then & Now'. This exhibition is a pictorial history of the Penlee lifeboat from its early days until present and will include a selection of RNLI archive items. The old Lifeboat Station will also be open from 10am until 4pm. Penlee Lifeboat was named after Penlee Point, a rocky point to the south of Penzance, between the port of Newlyn and the village of Mousehole. The area has a strong lifesaving tradition stretching back more than 200 years, a fact that is reflected on the service boards that adorn the walls of this wonderful old boathouse. It was at Penlee Point that the crew of the Watson class lifeboat Solomon Browne launched down the slipway for the last time on the evening of 19th December 1981. Patch Harvey, Coxswain of Penlee's all-weather lifeboat, said: "The RNLI provides us with the best lifeboats, equipment and training for the job, all of which is funded through generous donations from the public. We couldn't do our job at sea without the amazing support and loyalty of our supporters at Penlee and this is our opportunity to say thank you. Please come and join us and see for yourselves the skill and commitment of all our volunteers." BE INSPIREDENTERTAINED Book Review By Holly Davies, 7 Red The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars is the heart-breaking story of two teens with terminal cancer. Join Hazel and Gus on their love story and go on an emotional roller-coaster up, down and sideways! The two lovebirds from Indianapolis go on an adventure to Amsterdam and have the time of their lives but when they get home reality hits them as they think of what is to come. You will find The Fault in Our Stars, by Jon Green, in the red section of the library: ZPD 5.5 Mrs Marsden’s Bit The Fault in Our Stars has been such a popular book that, despite having about 10 copies, it is rarely on the shelves. Many of you have read it and enjoyed it so what should you move on to? Well, we have a bookcase of new books as you enter the library which are specifically targeted towards students looking for their next good book after exhausting the John Green novels. The book opposite is one of them. We have three copies of this in the library and it is definitely on my list of must reads. Come in and get a copy, before they all go. Don’t forget I want this page to be for your book reviews and recommendations so email me: [email protected] to be published in the newsletter and gain creativity credits. Mrs Marsden BE ADVENTUROUS John Muir Award As part of our Adventure Learning entitlement at Mounts Bay Academy, all Year 8 will be taking part in the John Muir Award, which is awarded, and administered by the John Muir Trust. John Muir was a 19th Century ecologist who emigrated to America from Scotland in work was responsible for the inception of the National Park Organisation and the Sierra Club in the USA. His legacy inspired the formation of the national parks in Britain and the John Muir Trust now owns and manages many of Britain’s most well-known wild areas, including Ben Nevis. To promote their work and ecology in the UK the Trust developed the awards to encourage people of all ages to explore their own wild areas and have an awareness of the areas around them. We started the Award with an assembly delivered by Mr Raggett to introduce the work of the John Muir Trust and now the award will be delivered as follows: A day exploring Bakers Pit Nature reserve A ‘Muir’ expedition over the Penwith moors Beach clean conservation and art project Coast path heritage trail Two days on the school site working on a conservation and habitat project. Ski Trip Mounts Bay Academy has been running ski courses for many years and we have been asked to run the next one in December 2014. Initially we were not going to run a course this year but have been overwhelmed with requests to run one and have put together a package for the week before Christmas.