3rd March 2017

Friday 12th May 2017

THE MAGAZINE FOR MOUNTS BAY ACADEMY

STANDING OUT

Best wishes

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Sara Davey Academy Principal

This week at Mounts Bay we have had a distinctly community feel to the Academy as we have welcomed many visitors and held a number of events on behalf of the community.

It’s all about you...

Here, there and everywhere...

The week started with us playing host to the CRY Screening Service. Cardiac Screening in the Young ran the free screening sessions for anyone in the community between the age of 14 and 35.

The CRY Screening Team

Many of you have been following the progress of Iris as she has progressed on her round Britain, via the Caledonia Canal, sailing adventure since she set off five weeks ago aboard the Helen Mary R.

We are listening

Many of you expressed a wish to improve the environment both here and in the local area during our recent Crew Meeting. The most popular suggestion from the discussions was the creation of a community group that would do a litter pick around the village of Heamoor once a week. As soon as we have arranged for the safety equipment to be delivered we will be starting this service, if you would like to be involved please contact Mr Eddy.

...and Finally

The screening involved participants having an Electrocardiogram (ECG), which looks at the electrical conduction pathways around the heart. A printout of the heart’s electrical activity was obtained for evaluation by the cardiologist and we are pleased to say that the event was fully booked.

ECG Testing

Mounts Bay in the Community

Be Involved

The vessel returned to Plymouth this morning and I look forward to seeing Iris back in school next week to congratulate her on her outstanding achievement.

Well Done

BE YOURBEST

Da Vinci Award

Erin Williams has produced some work on Pythagorean Triples and has taken the time to develop her understanding of this topic. She has produced some great algebra on proving the number of Pythagorean Triples that exist and investigated Primitive Pythagorean Triples.

Dolcie Penzer-Hughes took us back in time to look at the work of Florence Nightingale who is best known for her work as a nurse but she has had a big impact on the maths we study today. Dolcie explored how Nightingale's use of the polar area diagram during the Crimean war allowed them to categorise fatalities and linked that in to the pie charts we now use today.

Get Collecting Now! Report by Miss McKenzie

EXCELLENCE REWARD

Jaime Nieto took on the Bridges of Koningsberg and did a presentation to the class on the problem it posed. Jaime simplified the problem and his explanation was brilliant. He clearly understood the maths behind the problem and explored ways of making the problem work by changing pathways and implementing Euler's discovery from over 300 years ago.

BEINSPIRED

The Accelerated Reader Tutor Cup has been awarded to 7 Warm for their reading in April. Collectively, the tutor group passed 25 accelerated reader quizzes and read 1,515,155 words between them.

Books read in April were: David Walliams’s ‘The Demon Dentist’ and ‘Gangsta Granny’, ‘Catching Fire’ (the second novel in the Hunger Games trilogy), ‘The Maze Runner’, by James Dashner, three novels in Michael Grant’s ‘Gone’ series (‘Lies’, ‘Hunger’ and ‘Plague’), ‘Boot Camp’-the second novel in Robert Muchamore’s ‘Rock War’ series, ‘The Escape’, (the first novel in Robert Muchamore’s ‘The Henderson Boys’ series), two novels in the ‘Alex Rider’ series, Malorie Blackman’s ‘Thief’, ‘After Eden’, by Helen Douglas, Matt Haig’s ‘Hamish and the World Stoppers’, two novels in ‘The Skulduggery Pleasant’ series and Chris Higgens’s ‘32C That’s Me’.

Well done to 7 Warm for reading such a wide variety of books in April.

Our expectation is that all students in Year 7 will read at least one novel every three weeks and be successful in an Accelerated Reader quiz.

Accelerated Reader Tutor Cup

Report by Mrs Marsden

BEINSPIRED

Word Millionaire

Faye-Louann Jacka of 7 Blue is our newest Word Millionaire, and the fourth in Miss McKenzie’s tutor group. This is second only to 7 Red, who have six Word Millionaires in their tutor group. I still have plenty of Word Millionaire badges left to award before the end of the year so Year 7s check your word count and get reading and quizzing.

Faye has really enjoyed reading the Harry Potter series of books and has finished both Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child this year. Other books Faye has enjoyed are the Hetty Feather series of books by Jacqueline Wilson: Hetty Feather, Sapphire Battersea, Emerald Star, Diamond and Little Stars.

We have all of these great books in the library so do come in at tutor time or lunch time to return your reading books and grab a new one.

Host Families Wanted

We are welcoming a few European students over the next couple of months and are looking for host families. The foreign students' families will pay our UK families to host their child. The first visitor is staying 3rd - 30th June.

Any family members over the age of 18 in the host family will need to be subject to a DBS check.

Please contact Ms Bennett for more information. ebennett@mountsbay.org

If you like reading and want to discover new books, discuss what you have read recently and recommend great books to others then come along to reading club on Friday afternoons in the library. You can either get on with reading independently, read aloud to me to improve your confidence and fluency, or read a book in a group. Students wishing to study in the library are of course welcome to come in and get on with their work.

Friday Reading Club

Friday 15.15 - 16.15 in the library

Report by Mrs Marsden

A group of 60 Year 10 students participated in Maths workshops delivered at MBA by the Operational Research Society. The activities were fun and provided great examples of how Maths is used in real life contexts to solve a variety of problems including making optimal decisions - ‘How to maximise profits or minimise costs?’

In workshop A, students used Lego to model a simplified version of a real life situation (a company wants to design and sell a new range of tables and chairs); then they explored different possible combinations of chairs and tables and finally; they used algebra to find a mathematical solution that gave the best choice.

Students who participated in workshop B took place in the paper cup challenge. They had to make as many paper cups as possible in two minutes: one group made 46 paper cups after optimising their manufacturing process. They finally collected data from every group in order to calculate the average number of cups made in the class: 32 cups!

BECURIOUS

Report by Mrs Lee

Using Maths to Make Important Decisions in Real Life

If you are interested in Operational Research, visit:

www.learnaboutor.co.uk

BEINVOLVED

Cornwall Schools' Judo CompetitionMullion School and Penrose JC invite you to enter...

Wednesday 19th July @ Mullion SchoolKS2 0930-1230 followed by KS3&4 1230-1530Entries to sb@mullionschool.org.uk

Summer MixX ActivitiesThe MixX Project is the alternative sessions that students can access outside of the curriculum. These happen before school, at lunchtime, after school and some even happen in the evening or at weekends. This booklet highlights all of The MixX Project sessions available to students this Summer Semester.

The majority of The MixX Project sessions operate on a ‘just turn up’ basis, however some clubs require prior booking so please see the teacher in charge, or email them to check.

There really is something for everyone and the expectation is that all students will participate in some of these opportunities. Students will obtain Vivo points for attending clubs. These activities will also contribute to the Half Colours and Full Colours awards and can be carried forward through the year.

We operate late buses that leave the bus bays at the front of Mounts Bay every evening at 4.30pm. Students must book with Compass staff as places are limited and they run on a ‘first come first served ‘ basis.

Click here to view or download the MixX brochure.

BEINSPIRED

The Year 10 Business and Enterprise students are working hard in preparation for their exam this month. Some have been using past paper questions to build flash cards which is helping them remember key points and terminology. Others have created large posters full of important information. Throughout their lessons we have been using quick-fire questioning followed by explanation to encourage a good understanding of how to answer their exam questions.

Good luck to all Year 10 Business students.

Business and Enterprise Exam Preparation

Report by Miss Walters

I am looking for 35 students from Years 9 and 10 to take part in this amazing opportunity. We will be one of many schools performing Shakespeare on stage. Once you opt into this adventure, we will be set a date, where you all will be involved in a workshop for the day. You can get involved as an actor, but I am also looking for a technical team and if you have an interest in costume and make up, then come along as well.

The performance will take place at the Regal Theatre in November 2017. If you are interested please come along to a meeting on Monday 15th May, second break in the Drama Studio.I look forward to working with you.

Report by Miss Osborne

Success After Mounts Bay

Lauren Williams and Rose Christopher, members of MBA Alumni, enlightened Year 11 students during an assembly on Tuesday with their individual journeys post Mounts Bay, to help inspire our students for when they prepare to leave at the end of June.

Lauren talked about how she struggled with academic learning but despite this went on to a Foundation degree in Magazine and Newspaper Journalism and has gone on to establish a successful career she loves as a freelance travel journalist. Her advice was "Make sure you do something you enjoy" and praised Mr Dale and Mr Worsdell for their sound advice whilst at school.

Rose Christopher is studying the IB and stressed the need to make your own choices and not be influenced by friends. Rose is planning a gap year before embarking on a degree in Zoology.

Year 11s were encouraged to register on the MBA alumni: https://networks.futurefirst.org.uk/register/types before their final farewell.

Words of Encouragement to Keep in Touch

Keep in touch:

https://networks.futurefirst.org.uk/register/types

Report by Mrs Masters

BEADVENTUROUS

It was a case of what comes around goes around for one Year 9 student, last week, when she found herself being put through her paces by the same soldier she had 'instructed' as a child.

When Mia asked if there were any Guardsmen among the soldiers who came into train Year 9s she discovered Guardsman White of the Coldstream Guards had been trained by her stepfather - Lance Sergeant Instructor Stuart back in 2011.

While they didn't recognise each other, as GDSM White was 18 years old at the time, he did remember Mia, aged about six, being brought into the base by her stepdad.

GDSM White recalled Mia being asked by her step dad to tell him which squaddies she liked or didn't like and if she said she didn't like someone her dad made the soldier do extra press-ups.

GDSM White was one of the squaddies picked out by Mia.

On Friday, last week, GDSM White, who did not bear a grudge and was all smiles, had the opportunity to turn the tables when, with the rest of the team, he put Mia and the other Year 9s through a series of tough, physical challenges including the dreaded Bleep test and press-ups.

Mia met the challenge along with the other Year 9s and the majority passed the tests with flying colours.

Report by Mrs Rylett

Payback Time

BEINSPIRED

The PiXL Maths App is a great revision app and website we are using with Year 11 during registration time each week.

It has proven results with students across the country and includes a combination of questions, videos and help sheets.

All students have the app on their iPad automatically. They can obtain their login details and more information from:

PiXL Maths App

Report by Mr Kent

Well done to:

JamieChristopherAaronEmmaMaddyArchyLovedayChantelleJessicaAlfred

ArchieCaitlinRomyCaitlinKieraKenanAndreasEmilyGageCal

This week the top form using the PiXL Maths App was 11 Yellow who win themselves a box of Cadbury's Heroes.

https://mountsbay.fireflycloud.net/mathematics/revision/pixl-app

Each week the top students using the app will be awarded a prize. This is not a prize for the students who get the most questions correct; it is an engagement score, as we want students to be challenging themselves.

The top 20 students are listed below.

Keep up the great work Year 11.

maths

BECREATIVE

Maia Fashokun in 11 Red is our Artist of the Week. Maia has explored the principles of the 'chiaroscusro' and 'tenebrism' and the connections of life and death through decay. The blending of image and text is something that Maia has considered particularly carefully in her final outcome.

Artist of the Week

"But I do not talk of the beginning and the end. And will never be any more perfection than there is now, nor any more heaven or hell than there is now."

BECREATIVE

Report by Mrs Dale

BECOMPETITIVE

County Athletics Competition

BECOMPETITIVE

Report by Mrs Crowle

There were some excellent stand out results from so many individuals over the two days. Visit http://www.esaa.net/v2/2017/tfcup/tfcupresults/cor.html to see the team results.Visit www.esaa.net and click on the results index (bottom left hand side) to see the full results.

On Saturday 29th April to Monday 1st May, I competed at the Moreton Equestrian Centre near Dorchester, in the British Dressage South West Region Inter-Counties Challenge (Cornwall, Devon, Gloucertershire, Avon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire and the Channel Islands). We set off from Rosevidney Livery Stables at 12:15 pm on Saturday, It took us five and a half hours to get up to Moreton, travelling in convoy with four other horse lorries.

As we arrived at the Centre it was already packed with other horse lorries and trailers. We unloaded the horses and made them comfortable in their temporary stables. Over the next two days I competed for Cornwall, riding my Exmoor Pony, Northcroft Thistle, aka Thistle in my C Squad test.

Day 1, rain, rain, rain. There were puddles everywhere and I was riding at 1:17 pm. I woke up at 6 o'clock and put on my clothes; brand new white jodhpurs, navy blue riding jacket (with my white gloves in my pocket,) long sleeve white shirt and my posh dressage/ show jumping riding hat, waterproof trousers and waterproof coat. After I had sorted myself out I ran out of the lorry, through the rain and to Thistle's stable to sort him out.

Unfortunately, when it was time for me to walk down with Thistle to the warm up arena the rain started to get heavier and heavier! As I entered the warm-up arena the rain became torrential! It carried on all the way through my dressage test, and by the end of it I was soaked through!

When we got our scores back I got 81% on day 1, and in day 2 I got... 89.28%! The lady in the middle, (Nicky Du Plessis,) is the junior C Squad team trainer.

So overall I'm so happy to have beaten my personal best (87%,). So have to see if I can beat my new personal best 89.28% in another dressage competition! I have had an amazing experience and I'm so thankful that I was able to go to Inter-Counties Challenge!

BECOMPETITIVE

Report by Sophia Williams, Year 7

Counties Challenge

U15 Cricket Cup Report

On Wednesday 10th May, we went to Paul Cricket Club to play against Richard Lander School U 15s Cricket team, in the second round of the cup.

BECOMPETITIVE

Report by Thomas Stephan

Team:

Thomas StephanHarry EdwardsBen DurrantBarney TarrantJacob PengellyAlex BarrettJoe SharpLewis DeeJosh ReevesSamuel EdwardsJack EdwardsXavier Jenkins

Mounts Bay won the toss and chose to bowl first, Jacob Pengelly opened the bowling and bowled the four overs and then Barney bowled one and switched with Ben Durrant, Jacob Pengelly got one wicket in his last over and then Thomas Stephan bowled four overs and also managed to get another wicket in his first over. Harry Edwards bowled two overs and got two wickets in his first and second over, Samuel Edwards bowled the last over and got another wicket. Richard Lander School scored 143 - 5 off 20 overs.

Mounts Bay then went in to bat. Alex Barrett and Barney opened the batting. Alex Barrett got three runs and got caught in slip, Barney scored 17 runs and lasted until the 13th over and got caught mid off. Jack Edwards then went in and got bowled first ball. Harry Edwards came into bat and lasted five overs and scored five runs. Thomas Stephan came in for Harry Edwards and Jacob Pengelly came in for Barney in the 13th over and in the last three overs Thomas scored 16 Not Out, and Jacob Pengelly Scored one Not Out.

Mounts Bay scored 68 - 4 off 16 overs, we lost by 75 runs. They were a very good side and they had three Cornwall players in their team and we knew it was going to be a hard game to win.

Thanks to the team for attending the game.

BEA WINNER

Maths Quiz

This Week’s Puzzle:

On a cooked breakfast 42 people have Danish bacon, 65 have fried eggs and 22 have baked beans, how many people have espresso coffee?

Last week’s solution:

Bread, rice, egg and cheese. Z = 1, Y = 2 etc.

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.

Win an iTunes voucher

Whoever submits the most correct answers over a semester will win an Amazon voucher – prizes are also awarded to the top scoring parent/carer/staff.

Click here to submit your answer

Closing date for Entries: Thursday 12:00

This Week’s House Totals

House Competition

Blue: 150 PointsGreen: 48 PointsRed: 42 Points

Orange: 34 PointsPurple: 26 PointsYellow: 21 Points

BEA WINNER

To enter, simply write an original sentence correctly using the word La-la Land. Send in your sentence using the link below.

Competition

Congratulations to Tia Murray-Lambrou who wins 10 VIVO points.

Click here to enter the competition

This week’s word is: La-la Land

Definition: A fanciful state or dream world. Also, Los Angeles.

'La-la land' refers to Los Angeles, which is of course widely referred to as L.A. The expression has taken on a meaning built partly from the place name and partly from the supposed frivolous and eccentric behaviour of the city's movie community.

Etymology:

The term began to be used by the general public around the late 1970s.

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