3rd March 2017 STANDING OUT THE MAGAZINE FOR MOUNTS BAY ACADEMY 5th March 2019 PRINCIPAL’S REPORT A world class education for global learners Over the past year, the Executive Leaders of the Multi-Academy Trust have been meeting regularly to discuss the idea of joining forces to develop a style of education that can be delivered to our students to give them the best chance of dealing with the 21st Century world in which they live. Our Leaders decided that by joining together, member schools of the Trust would benefit from shared resources, methods of teaching and best practice, thereby providing the very best education available to the young people in their care. The process of actually making this happen has involved hard work for each of the schools who originally aspired to make up the organisation of the ‘Leading Edge Academies Partnership’ and inevitably some changes have taken place along the way. We Are Leading Edge Mrs Davey, CEO, has been working tirelessly to bring the whole thing together and we have had to overcome a number of hurdles to gain accreditation from the Department for Education. On April Fools’ Day I was right royally ‘got’ by Liam! Well done! I am delighted to report that this week, also on 1st April, we became an officially recognised Multi-Academy Trust and can now boast that we are indeed a: The Partnership currently has five member schools: Mounts Bay Academy, Five Islands Academy, St Hilary School and Ludgvan School. We are confident that from 1st May we will also be joined by Fowey River Academy. GoodTo find Luck out Molly more about the Partnership, why not take a look at our new website here: www.leadingedgeacademies.org The Leading Edge Team Finally, may I take this opportunity to remind you that during the Easter holiday we will be running a number of revision sessions in preparation for the forthcoming GCSE Examinations. Students are strongly encouraged to attend these valuable sessions, as well as enjoy the break, knowing you have done your best. Keep Calm And Be Prepared Best wishes for a very happy Easter! Les Hall - Academy Principal BE INSPIRED Science in Context Mr Raggett's Year 8 Science classes have been investigating how heat is transferred and while looking at infrared radiation we were able to borrow a thermal imaging camera from Cornwall Fire Headquarters and use this to see how this is used in a firefighter’s role. The students were able to see how the equipment is used and were given a search exercise to put this to the test. In full fire kit, they were asked to do a search of the corridors and rooms looking for casualties who might be in the building. This was made more realistic when wearing blacked out breathing apparatus masks! Could they get into the kit and be ready in 90 seconds? Putting our learning into context enables the students to embed the topics and ideas and link the subject material. Report by: Mr Raggett BE INSPIRED ITV Films Molly at Mounts Bay Molly Hocking and an ITV film crew visited MBA on Tuesday morning to film a package for this Saturday’s final of ‘The Voice’. Molly performed her audition song ‘You Take My Breath Away’ for an appreciative Year 7 and Year 8 assembly. The visit gave the students a real insight into how film crews work, with segments of the film repeated many times to allow the crew to capture the action in different takes and from a range of angles. The final will be broadcast on ITV on Saturday 6th April at 8.40pm, so please do not forget to download the app and vote for Molly. FOLLOW MOLLY MBA Molly Hocking has been working hard on her performances this week in her attempt to win The Voice. She will be taking part in the final of the competition this Saturday so tune in to ITV at 8pm to see how she gets on. You can vote for Molly by phone or by using the show’s app (see more on details how to download below). How can I vote by the app on The Voice UK ? To vote for FREE you can download The Voice UK app. To download for iOS click here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/the-voice-uk/id1178004933?mt=8 and for Android click here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.itv.tvuk As well as voting, you can catch rewatch all performances and watch all the latest backstage news. How can I vote by phone on The Voice UK 2019? The exact number to call for Molly will be broadcast during the show. Despite her busy schedule, Molly also managed to pop into our TV Studio recently to talk to Lilia about her journey so far and what she hopes to gain from the experience. You can see the interview on our website here: http://mountsbay.org/molly-sings-her-way-onto-team-olly You can also follow her on social media here: @molly.hocking.music @mollyhockingperformer @hocking_molly BE INSPIRED ELEMENT Project Year 7 Inspired by Fire This Week the Year 7 Element classes have been putting into practice their survival skills. As part of the 'Why do we need nature in order to survive?' module, they have been learning to build shelters and fires. This week they used a clever device called a ‘Kelly Kettle’ to make a fire and cook food, well, pot noodles anyway. Well done to all! Report by: Mr Fish Year 8 Explore Business Data Year 8 Element students have been learning how to use Pages on their iPad to present and analyse data. Students have been searching High Income and Low income countries, focusing on GDP, Population, economic growth and development. Next week, they will use their findings to evaluate the countries and plan a business idea that will help develop their economies. Report by: Miss Walters BE INSPIRED Writing Winners at Fowey Festival MBA students have achieved notable success in a Young Writers’ Competition organised by the Fowey Festival of Arts and Literature. There were over 600 submissions to the Festival Committee and first prize for Secondary Poetry was awarded to Erin Williams (Year 7). Second prize for Secondary Prose was won by Molly Rogers (Year 8). Two other students, Peggy Russell and Theo Pouromalis, were awarded Highly Commended Prizes. All of the students’ work will be on display in Fowey as part of the Festival in early May. Also, Erin and Molly have been invited to read their work to an invited audience in an event to celebrate the work of Young Writers in Cornwall. Report by: Mr Whiteman Visit the Festival website: https://www.foweyfestival.com DABE VINCI YOUR PROGRAMME BEST Outstanding Baking Brioche is a pastry of French origin that is similar to highly enriched bread. There is a lot to understand about how to properly handle the dough as the fat content can get in the way of gluten-bond formation. This technical challenge did not faze Katie, 10 Green, who achieved a strong deep crumb, glossy, springy beautifully formed interior and you could smell the flavour before you even ate a Di Vinci awarding worthy piece. Report by: Mr Bromfield EXCELLENCE REWARD Passport To Success Report by: Mr T Williams Every week we will be showing you some examples of work that have merited a reward. This week Mr T Williams has shared some examples from the Maths Department. Initiative and endeavour has been shown in students' approaches to learning, demonstrating hard work and determination. Students have been delighted to receive recognition for their efforts. Izzy, 8 Cool, received her sticker for continued hard work and effort with her maths in life skills lessons. Abby made really great progress with Standard Form by splitting the problem into small pieces. At each stage, she exampled her thinking and then moved onto the next challenge. Good Luck Molly This week Year 10 have been working on ‘Applying the Cosine Rule to calculate unknown sides and angles’. Students have shown true grit and determination, which has translated into great success and learning. Well done! Jonathan 10 Purple. Well Done Morgan! BE ADVENTUROUS Marines Visit During their PE lesson last week Year 10 students were put through their paces when a Royal Commando team visited the Academy. Students took part in team activities, physical challenges and mental agility tasks. It was great fun, hard work and something really different to their normal lessons! Since January this year women have been allowed to join the Royal Marines and this has opened the doors for all students interested. Report by: Mr Veal BE INSPIRED Radio Award Nominations Former MBA student, Maisy-Sky Lumbers, has been nominated for two Young Arias awards. The awards, which celebrate radio production by the U18s, are run by BBC radio and the commercial radio sector. With BBC Radio 1’s Matt Edmondson and Mollie King and KISS FM’s Breakfast team Tom Green and Daisy Maskell on board as ambassadors, the Young Arias aim to widen the talent pool coming into British radio and provide an opportunity for young people to access the industry. A whole range of audio from potential stars was submitted and the judges had the daunting task of shortlisting only three entries per category. Maisy- Sky has amazingly found herself nominated in two categories; ‘Best Factual’ and ‘Rising Talent Award 16-18’. She has been invited to attend the award ceremony in May, which takes place at BBC Broadcasting House.