Newsletter Week 23: w/e 15th March 2024

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Newsletter

w/e 15th March 2024

Message from the Head

Today, we have taken part in a whole school rowing challenge to see how far we can row from Falmouth! We will update you with our travel next week. During the challenge, children tracked their heart rate using oximeters and then timed how long it took their heart rate to slow back down.

Thank you so much to those that have sent in videos for the home science competition. The deadline for this is Monday the 18th of March should anyone still wish to enter. The videos are amazing!

Wishing you a lovely weekend,

Mrs Stevens

Dear Parents and Carers,

Today, we have been recognising the work of the charity Comic Relief. In assembly, we focused on the work of this charity since its conception in 1985. Comic Relief was established to support alleviating poverty’s consequences and grip on people’s daily lives. The charity funds programmes that help people and communities overcome the many challenges they face. Tackling the injustices that keep people in poverty, the charity supports organisations and movements that strive for fairness and equity. Thank you for the donations you sent in today as this will all go to support the important work of Comic Relief.

Also, throughout this week we have been celebrating all things Science as part of National Science Week. We have a lot of super scientists at our school! The children took part in a whole school ‘How far can you stretch the Curly Wurly?’ challenge and had great fun! Would you believe that through applying their science knowledge, some groups were able to stretch their curly wurly beyond 2 metres without it breaking?!

Throughout the week, many children entered the British Science Week poster competition and created some amazing posters linked to the theme of ‘Time’. In years 1 – 6, we also voted for our new Science Ambassadors, which have been officially announced and the children have been presented with their badges at a special science themed assembly today. Year 3 went on a very exciting trip to Camborne School of Mines to enrich their study of rocks and soils. Year 5 and 6 have had an augmented reality welding experience. Reception, Nursery and Year 4 have been visiting by a Masters Student from the University of Exeter who told the children about the importance of wasps in our ecosystem. Year 1 have been busy learning about their senses in forest school and Year 2 have completed an exciting experiment involving skittles and rainbows! What a busy week! Thanks to Mr Cruse for all his organising of the week.

Attendance Stats

Kittiwakes	97%
Sandpipers	95%
Curlews	98%
Cormorants	95%
Puffins	93%
Herons	89%
Guillemots	95%

Thank you for your support in ensuring your child has good attendance. Please be reminded that the government expects all children not to miss school due to family holidays. Any child who takes 6 days or more of unauthorised absence will need to be referred to the Local Authority.

Notices

PTA bunny drive – Wednesday 27th March

Our wonderful PTA have organised for a bunny drive to support in raising funds for the school. Posters with details for the event with all the details will be displayed in classrooms, and shared via DoJo so look out for this. We would love to see many of you there.

Family Worker Drop In – Friday 26th April

This is an opportunity to come into school and meet with a family support worker to ask questions, seek advice and find out about resources that are available to you for a range of parenting and children needs.

Personal Development News

At Mabe our personal development programme is threaded throughout our curriculum. Our vision for Personal Development is in line with the CCEA’s definition:

'Encouraging each child to become personally, emotionally, socially and physically effective, to lead , safe and fulfilled lives; To become confident, independent and responsible citizens, making informed and responsible choices and decisions throughout their lives’

This week as part of our Personal Development programme:

Science has been at the forefront of our curriculum enrichment and the children have enjoyed a host of learning experiences, including….
Supporting the work of Comic Relief
Our school council met to discuss writing a child version of our Anti-Bullying policy

– more news on this to follow.

Curriculum News

We will be continuing with our food prep activities next week, this time choosing a filling to make and enjoy a tasty sandwich.

In History we will be looking at what happened after The Great Fire of London.

In Science, we will continue to observe, measure and record cress seed and lily bulb growth.

In History, we will be working as archaeologists, piecing together Mayan remains and LiDAR scans of the jungle to form a picture of what their cities may have been like.