Christmas cards

Class 2 made Victorian style Christmas card this year.

Carol singing

Everyone is welcome to join `Buzz Club` carol singing around the village on Monday 18th
December at 6.00pm.
Please meet outside the school.

Christmas Fair

Christmas Fair, Friday 8th December
The H.S.A. raised over £300 at the Christmas Fair. Thank you so much to all the organisers, supporters and everyone who helped to make this so successful.

Blue Peter Appeal

We are delighted with the support this appeal has had at such a busy time. Perhaps it was a good opportunity to make room for all those new pairs of shoes! Thank you so much.

National Swimming Winners

Swimming is such an important part of our curriculum helping pupils to keep healthy and to acquire an essential life skill. The children really achieve very good standards in water skills, water confidence and stroke work.
This year we have been declared a national winner by the English Schools Swimming Association for our attainment...congratulations to everyone!
Swimming lessons would not be able to take place without the parental contributions so thank you so very much for your support.

National KS2-S.A.T. results

National Key stage2-S.A.T. results.
These assessments are just one indicator of how well our school is performing and once again we are delighted to say that our school is still one of the very best in the county!

Class 3 faces

Class 3 tried drawing and painting faces using only light and shade with no lines.

Angels

They turned into Angels!

Angels in the corridor

Mistletoe Fair

Thomas and Elsie were The Mistletoe Mayor and Mayoress.

Victorian times

Class 2 visited Lavender Cottage in St.Mabyn to find out more about life in Victorian times and the Hamley family who lived there in 1851

Christmas performances

There is a distinctly Cornish flavour to our celebrations this year combining many Cornish carols and Charles Causley poems. The children have begun to learn the carols and this year the Junior pupils will be taking the leading parts as the story of the Nativity unfolds. However all children are included and can choose to dress as Victorians, shepherds or angels - hopefully this will come as quite a relief to parents who like me used to dread the making of the costume!

Christmas Fair

Friday 8th December
Everyone is welcome to come along and join in the fun to support the Home School Association who raise funds on behalf of the school so that all children can benefit in so many ways. There will be stalls, games, a raffle and refreshments...all contributions welcomed. Help to set up and particularly clear away is greatly appreciated thank you so much in anticipation!

Blue Peter Appeal

This year, this popular programme has launched an appeal for shoes that are no longer wanted. Do you have any old shoes gathering dust at the bottom of the wardrobe? Have your feet outgrown your shoes? Blue Peter want to raise £500,000 to set up Children's Corners in twenty two Malawi villages and so reach thousands of children, many of whom are orphaned or have life threatening illnesses.
The school is acting as a collection point so if you would like to help please send in pairs of shoes either tied or with an elastic band around them. All sorts of shoes are needed - boots, sandals, trainers etc. Please do not send in shoes that need repairing.

Children in Need

A huge thank you to everyone who contributed in anyway to make this day such a success. We raised £173.07 - wonderful.

School Lunches

From the beginning of this week, the servery has come into being, with school dinners arriving from St Teath. The catering team have informed us that they will be advertising for a cook to be based at our school shortly. The quality of the food our children eat is crucial to their development and well being. So is there a parent who is a good cook, looking for a job that fits in with the school holidays - if so this could be an opportunity for you. Apparently no previous experience is required as training is given.

Victorian day

Class 2 and 3 dressed up as Victorians for the day.

Bread making

Class 2 made bread for their Victorian day lunch.

Bryan Pearce

Class 2 have been studying the paintings of St Ives painter Bryan Pearce and have painted pictures in his style.

Jessica

Emma

Billie

Rosie

Children in Need

The children bandaged a teacher to raise money for Children in need!

Saint Mabena Day!

18th November is Saint Mabena day. She was born c.AD 474 and died aged 76 on 18th November 550 allegedly trampled by a cow!
She was one of 24 children of Brychan Brycheiniog and his wife Gwladys, a large number of his children became saints.
She lived as a hermitress possibly at Treveglos [church farm] which was a group of buildings beyond the farm now with the same name on the St Tudy road.

Remembrance Day

Deli Run at Delabole

On Saturday 4th November, 7 juniors ran in the Deli Run at Delabole. We were delighted as we were runners up in the competition!

Reception children

The Reception children have been learning the names and purposes of items in our local Church.

Drawing Teddies

Class 1 enjoyed drawing and writing a description of their teddy.

Autumn Term Diary

Friday 17th November Children in Need Activities
20th - 24th November Anti Bullying week
Wednesday 29th November Last swim this term
Friday 8th December H.S.A. Christmas Fair
Thursday 14th December Christmas Performance at 2.00pm
Friday 15th December Christmas Performance at 7.00pm
Tuesday 19th December Christmas Lunch
20th December 1.15 Christingle End of term 2.00pm

Children in Need

Children in Need - Friday 17th November
The children really enjoy this day of fun activities. Ideas for fund raising have been suggested by pupils through the School Council. The children can donate £1 to wear non uniform and this year between 2.00 - 3.00pm there will be stalls in the Village Hall organised and run by the children which will include games and items to sell. Anyone who would like to bake biscuits or small cakes for the tuck shop on that day would be really popular and much appreciated!

Anti bullying week

Anti Bullying week is 20th—24th November
We are very proud of the children who behave so well in our school and on the whole playtimes are friendly times. However we do not ignore bullying issues and twelve months ago the Governors, staff and School Council signed the anti - bullying charter. So during this week the children will be exploring the issues around bullying and bringing home a booklet to share with parents. Please look out for these in the book bags.

School Lunches

Unfortunately the cook is no longer being employed in our kitchen and we have been asked to operate as a servery for the time being. Cooked meals will be provided by St Kew and delivered to our school. Despite menu changes being discussed at a meeting with representatives of the H.S.A. and Commercial Catering the number of children eating school lunches has dropped considerably. This is often a trend in the Summer Term and then numbers usually increase in the Autumn once again. However this has not been the case this year. This makes staffing the kitchen costly and its viability is being considered by Commercial Catering.

Request for jam jars

We have received a request from Mrs Hyde for jam jars with screw top lids in preparation for the fete. So please recycle any unwanted jam jars at our school - thank you.

Parent Governor vacancy.

Disappointingly we have not received any nomination papers at all for this vacancy.. However we really do need to have another Parent Governor. Sometimes the paperwork that has to be sent out can seem being a Parent Governor is a rather daunting prospect but most Governors really enjoy the position. Please reconsider and let us know if you would like to take this opportunity to be more involved in the life of the school - thank you.

Science

Class 1 carrying out a scientific experiment to find out which materials are waterproof.

Geography

Class 1 developing geographical skills exploring the local area.

Morwellham trip

Classes 2 and 3 traveled back in time to Morwellham to find out about life in the past.

Picasa free program

The children use this program at school... it's great for organising and changing photographs and it's also FREE... download it here
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IRON GIANTS Competition

As part of National Construction week, the children were invited to follow in the footsteps of Brunel and build a bridge. They were given specifications and had to build it out of K'nex.Out of nearly twenty teams, Jonathan and Jack were runners up, winning £15 and appearing on Westcountry television.

Family Life!

As part of the Extended Schools agenda, Ruth Adams will be available at St Mabyn C of E School on Wednesday afternoons from 2.30pm, commencing on Wednesday 4th October 2006, to speak to you about any issues surrounding parenting and family life and to offer support and a friendly face to share any problems you may have. Please do welcome her even if there are no problems!

School Security

The safety and well being of all the children is our greatest concern. The children know that the use of the five barred gate as an entry or exit to the school is not allowed. There is so much traffic in the narrow lane especially at pick up and drop off times. It is only a few steps into the playground via the small gate and much safer for all concerned. If a few parents use the five barred gate then it `snowballs` and everyone will use it... endangering the children who will continue to use this route when not accompanied by parents.
In the interest of pupil safety it would be greatly appreciated if all parents would comply with this request.

Cornish Harvest Tea!

Thank you so very much for your support of this event. The food items were delicious and `thunder and lightning` created much discussion - is it honey and cream or treacle and cream on splits! We do hope you all enjoyed the occasion. £146 was raised for `Food Aid` - wonderful, thank you so much for your generosity.

It`s walk to school week!

The challenge is to take steps to keep healthier and enjoy the outdoors. The children are keen to take part and will be asking parents if they would park just down the lane at Kellow`s farm and walk to school. Have you seen the mill wheel ?

Parent Governor vacancy

Understandably , Mrs Jenny Trethewey , has resigned as a Parent Governor, now that Mollie has transferred to secondary education. We thank her very much for all her hard work and support as a Governor.
So we are looking for a new Governor—this could be a wonderful opportunity for you to become more involved with the school. Further information regarding the role of Governors and how to be nominated will follow shortly. If anyone would like further details please contact the Headteacher.

Autumn Term Diary

29th September
Cornish Harvest Tea

October 2nd –6th
Walk to School Week
Mrs Kellow has very kindly offered their
farmyard for parking and walking!

19th October
Classes 2 & 3
Visit to Morwhellam

23rd—27th October
Half Term
19th December Christmas Lunch

20th December
1.15 Christingle

End of term 2.00pm

Sense of Place

Sense of Place - The children enjoyed a wonderful day of storytelling and drama with Will Coleman last week. We hope this will inspire them in their own creative writing and poetry.
The photograph shows Will Coleman with ex-St.Mabyn School pupil Jago who illustrated Will's first three books.

Cornish crosses

 
Class 3 used wax resist to create Cornish Cross pictures 

More Cornish Crosses

  

Tennis equipment for school

St Mabyn C of E School Tennis club has been given tennis equipment worth £250. The club is one of 55 around the country to get the kits from the national charity 4Children. The kits have been awarded as part of a scheme to help children who might not normally have the chance to play tennis get involved in the sport.

Trip to Minions

Cornish Stories, Cornish artists, Cornish Saints, Cornish history, geography, language,music, wildlife and celebrations
This year St.Mabyn School is focusing on everything Cornish and finding out as much as we can about the very special place we live in.

 

Minions poem

Monstrous as a mammoth
Meandering across the moor,
Endless as a stormy sky
Rushing towards you,
Old as the world
Spinning like the Cheese Wring,
Blinding as fog
Creeping between the Hurlers,
Dazzling as the sun
Glinting on the Rillaton cup,
Crazy as the Devil’s chair
Teetering on the edge.

by class 2

Term Dates - School Year 2006 – 2007

Autumn Term 5th September - 19th December

Half Term 23rd – 27th October

Spring Term 8th January - 30th March

Half Term 16th - 23rd February

Summer Term 16th April – 20th July


Bank Holiday Monday 7th May

Half Term 28th May – 1st June

Children turn rubbish into rewards

More than 500 schoolchildren from the Caradon, North Cornwall and Restormel districts took part in the fifth annual School and Community Rubbish Awareness (SCRAP) Attack competition, clearing up more than a tonne of rubbish.
The winning schools received prizes ranging from trophies to cash donated by McDonalds for a school environmental project and trips to Dobwalls Family Adventure Park theme park, the Eden Project and the Blue Reef Aquarium.
The children also produce written projects on their findings and the issues of recycling and waste reduction. Prizes are awarded to the schools in each district that pick up the most litter and produce the best written project.
This year the winning schools were:
Most litter picked:
• Caradon – winner Burraton CP School (Saltash), runner up Polperro CP School
• North Cornwall – winner Altarnun CP School, runner up St Mabyn C of E School
• Restormel Northern Zone – winner Mawgan-in-Pydar CP School
• Restormel Central Zone – winner Treverbyn School
• Restormel South Zone – winner Fowey School
• Restormel runner up – Biscovey School

Speaking on behalf of all three Cornish councils, Councillor Mrs Anne Boosey, Restormel Borough Council’s Portfolio Holder for the Environment, said: "SCRAP Attack helps children in East Cornwall think imaginatively about waste reduction and recycling.
Their enthusiasm can help us all make the move from a throw away society to one where it’s the norm to reduce, re-use and recycle.”

Slip, Slop, Slap - Sun Safety

When the sun does appear it is quite fierce at this time of year when we try to use the outdoor facilities as much as we can. All the children are taught to be aware of the dangers of sunburn and are encouraged to SLIP on the 'T' shirt, SLOP on the sun cream and SLAP on a hat. Children are encouraged to use their own cream and this should be applied at home - especially for the younger pupils. Baseball hats with the school logo are available from the H.S.A., but any hat is better than none.
Fortunately the wonderful spreading horse chestnut tree provides a good shady area at playtimes.

Barnabas Award

Following our entry in this competition we were delighted to receive a Merit Award and a prize of £50! The children's work will be on display with all the other entrants from 5th June in Truro Cathedral and is well worth visiting if you are in the city. The presentation ceremony will be on Sunday 11th June in Truro Cathedral at 2:30pm