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

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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 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, .

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 , 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.

This time we will be returning to the Aosta Valley but visiting the resort of Pila, which is situated above the town of Aosta in the Italian Alps and the course will take place from the 13th – 21st December.

We will again be travelling with InterSki, which is a company based in Nottingham who have 30 years experience running their courses in the Aosta Valley. We will be staying at either the 3 star Hotel de Roses or Hotel Valdotain which are both situated in the village of Villeneuve and it is only approximately 15 minutes by coach to the cable car. Villeneuve is a town that lies on the Dora Baltea, a fast flowing river popular for white-water rafting in summer, and some 10 kilometres west of Aosta on the road to Courmayeur and the Mont Blanc Tunnel. It is the gate of Gran Paradiso National Park the oldest Italian national park. The cost of the course is £749.

Please contact Mr Raggett at school by email, [email protected] if you would like further information. BE COMPETITIVE

School Show Jumping Report by Mrs Trevail

Three teams from the Academy competed in the WHPC’s School Show Jumping competition this Sunday with cracking results all round. The weather was on our side for once and it was rather nice not to get drenched, but enjoy warm sunshine and brisk breeze. The Open team had an early start to get ready and on site for their first jump time but, looking very smart and quietly confident, they arrived and were well-prepared.

The performance produced by Poppy Burford, Tean Manser, Rosie Tuckett and Charlotte Blewett-Harris was professional and masterfully done.

Results for the Open team as follows:

Best Presented: 2nd Team: 3rd Individual: Tean Manser – 1st and Poppy Burford – 4th

With the Open team having completed their event the two Novice teams arrived and were keen to get started. The first round for both teams went very smoothly and all competitors left the arena smiling. The second rounds may not have been as smooth but each rider gave it their best shot. For some it was their first time representing the Academy in the SJ team and I am very pleased with all performances. Teams as follows: MBA1 Charis Watson, Sophie Bond, Ellie Ringwood, Chris Watson. MBA2 Dulcie Nixon, Tamsin Harvey, Tegan Disley, Jess Richards.

Results for the Novice teams as follows:

Best Presented: 2nd and 6th Teams: 1st (MBA 2) Individual: 5th – Dulcie Nixon

A massive thank you to parents, helpers and the WHPC, with special thanks to Mrs Nixon for sponsoring a team. BE COMPETITIVE

U16 Netball Report by Mrs Trevail

Last Saturday we had the pleasure of taking the U16 netball team to the County Tournament at Newquay Tretherras School.

The early start and windy weather did nothing to dampen their spirits and we arrived raring to go. The section games were tough but the girls showed excellent determination in the face of adversity, leading to two wins over both Wadebridge and Helston.

The girls finished the competition in eighth place out of thirteen, which is the best result we have had in recent history – well done.

Team:

Lauren Marshall Izzy Upton Immi Ashworth Lowenna Eddy Poppy Hunt Ellie Brown Shauna Payne Ellie Bolton Lauren Davies Caitlin Barton-Sargeant

Swimming

Kieran Hughes recently took part in two swimming galas for Penzance Sea Cadets. He won seven gold medals and won all his races.

One competition was at the district level and was held at RNAS Culdrose where Kieran won four gold medals.

The Area competition was held at HMS Raleigh and Kieran won a further three Gold Medals at this event. Well done Kieran!

Hockey

This week saw 60 MBA students play in a series of friendlies at the new Penzance Astro pitch.

On Wednesday Year 8s and 9s and on Thursday year 10s and 11s played some early season training matches.

The teams are looking to defend several county championship in the coming months. Good Luck! BE COMPETITIVE

Rowan is One-to-Watch

One of our sporting alumni Rowan Coultas who left us last year to pursue a career as a professional snowboarder, has just been shortlisted for a top award.

SportsAid has just announced the shortlist for its prestigious One-to-Watch Award which was last year presented by Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge, the charity’s Patron, to skeet shooter Amber Hill.

Other notable recipients from recent years include diver Tom Daley, sprinter Jodie Williams – now the British number one over 200m – and gymnast Courtney Tulloch, who this year competed at the world championships alongside Max Whitlock and Kristian Thomas, who jointly presented him the award back in 2012.

The shortlist of ten was drawn up by judges from Sport England, UK Sport, the English Institute of Sport, BBC Sport and SportsAid – chaired by Olympian Sarah Winckless – from 1,300 young sports people across the UK who have received financial support from SportsAid this year. These ten athletes represent Britain’s brightest prospects for the future with two junior world champions, one senior world champion, one double world record holder and a string of remarkable performances among them.

Rowan has already had an amazing start to this year having had some great results on the world snowboard tour including:

Silver in slopestyle at World Junior Championships 2014 in Valmalenco Bronze at World Rookie Fest 2014 in Livigno. Gold at Hotzone Groms Open 2014 in Austria Gold at World Rookie Fest 2014 in Czech Republic.

He has also just received confirmation that he will be in the British Olympic Senior team that will compete at the next winter Olympics in PyeongChang South Korea in 2018.

To see Rowan in action, view his blog at www.rowancoultas.com BE COMPETITIVE

Football Development Centre Report by Mr Lawrence

On Monday 20th October 2014, the first festival of the new Long Term Player Development Centre season took place at Mounts Bay Academy 3G pitch. Mounts Bay were the hosts for the evening and we welcomed the Truro LTPD centre for an evening of festival football. The event was extremely positive with over 120 players attending from both centres, ages ranging from U7s-U12s who all took part in an array of matches.

All players involved have recently trailled for the Development Centre’s. Here at Mounts Bay they have begun the season with an array of coaching sessions to kick start the season. It was nice to finally see their new skills put into action at the festival. Many thanks also to the students from Mounts Bay Academy who officiated the event to gain further leadership experience. These were; Billy Edwards, Jack Sharp, Ben Chapman, Francis Pengelley, Charlie Willis, Logan Trevains and Matthew Roberts.

The MBFDC centre is now in its fourth season and is looking to prosper further with improved links with Schools FA, Cornwall FA and Plymouth Argyle Football Club.

For more information about the Football programmes on offer at Mounts Bay please contact Mr Lawrence – [email protected]

School Games Success

Once again Mounts Bay have been successful in our application to receive a Silver School Games Kitemark, in recognition of the hard work that provides various sporting opportunities throughout the academic year. The kitemark has three levels bronze, silver and gold.

The application looks at the amount of sports on offer for all students, intra and inter school competitions and leadership opportunities for students.

Well done to all of our Sports Leaders. BE A WINNER

Maths Quiz House Competition This Week’s Puzzle: Purple: 16 Points Three dice are rolled and the scores are multiplied Orange: 9 Points together. The product is 90. What were the scores on the Yellow: 8 Points three dice? Green: 8 Points Blue: 5 Points Closing date for entries: Thursday 12:00 Red: 6 Points

Last week’s solution: Click here to submit your answer 9 Years Old

For each correct answer throughout this semester we will put your name in the hat for a chance to win an iTunes voucher – the more correct answers, the more chance of winning. Win an iTunes voucher

Could you write next week’s puzzle? If you would like to set the numeracy puzzle for a future week click here. You will win house points.

Last week's answer was Sweets

The winner was Oliver Carr.

Well Done!

Translate the word of the week from either French, German, Spanish or Italian and send your answer to [email protected] to be entered into the weekly competition.

Use the word of the week in your Language lesson and get a credit from your teacher! BE A WINNER

This week’s word is: Autumn

Definition:

: the season between summer and winter

: the later part of someone's life or of something's existence

Etymology:c.1374, from the French automne, from Latin autumnus, a word probably of Etruscan origin. Harvest was the English name for the season until autumn began to displace it in the 16th century.

Competition

Congratulations to Iris Rainbow who wins a WH Smith Voucher.

Iris and her prize

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

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WED 17/12/14 Carol Singing and National level.

19/12/14 County Carol service and after party

22/12/14 Tinsel Ball

Free course Living with parents A one day workshop A fun and interactive programme that brings parents/carers and their teenager together The Living with Parents workshops have been designed to be part of a support package offered to parents/carers and their teenager. The workshop aims to: • Improve communication • Improve relationships • Reduce conflict in the home

Friday 21st November 10am - 3pm The Garden Room Children’s Centre Bodriggy Street, Hayle. TR27 4ND

To request a place go to: cornwall.childrensservicedirectory.org.uk Search “Parenting Course,” & click on any course for the “word” request form on the right. Complete, print, sign and post to Sue Skillings: Parent & Adult Education Lead at Penzance Children’s Centre, The Lescudjack Centre, Penmere Close, Penzance. TR18 3PE or email to [email protected]

For more info ring Sue on 01736 334850 or 07973813739

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