St.Mabyn C of E School News

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Class One's dioramas are nearly finished. This week we decorated the outside of the boxes using lots of different materials and tools.

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Class One's Spring topic is 'Animals' We've started the term by learning about wild animals. We've been creating animals from dough and making habitat dioramas.

We like spending time in our jungle!

2011-12-18T12:18:00.001Z

Playing pass the parcel at the Christmas party ~ it was great fun and everyone got a prize.

2011-12-18T12:14:00.000Z

Class One after their fantastic performance of 'It's a Baby' on Thursday afternoon. Well done!

Drama club Christmas play

2011-12-15T09:26:00.000Z

The toys come to life.

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A brilliant performance by the drama club, run by Teresa Gamon.

2011-12-14T19:02:00.003Z

Class one gave a big thumbs up to Christmas lunch on Tuesday

paper chains

2011-12-09T17:12:00.001Z

Class 1 made 13 metres of paper chains! This beat last year's which was only 8 metres long.

Wind in the Willows

2011-12-09T17:09:00.000Z

Class 3 have made sculptures based on The Wind in the Willows. They could make an animal mask, a model landscape or a picnic. This is Arran's mask.

2011-12-09T17:06:00.000Z

Millie's picnic.

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Harley's Wind in the Willows 3D landscape

shrines

2011-12-09T17:03:00.000Z

Class 2 have looked at Mexican shrines and made their own decorated shrines dedicated to something that is important to them.

Christmas is coming

2011-12-08T17:39:00.000Z

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Class 1 have been decorating Christmas biscuits.

David Young, an illustrator, working with Class 3

2011-11-30T15:56:00.000Z

David showing his illustrations

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Pupils creating their own illustrations which will be included in a published magazine about
the village.

Celebration of Faith Diversity in Cornwall

2011-11-25T15:26:00.000Z

The Baha'i Faith

Buddhism

Judaism

Sikhism

Class 3 attended workshops on different religions.

Pottery visit

2011-11-24T19:48:00.001Z

Some children from Class 3 visited Andy Titcomb's workshop to find out about his work. They interviewed him about his job and he showed them how he makes his teapots.

Lighthouse

2011-11-23T19:11:00.006Z

Class 1 having been learning and retelling The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch. We acted out the story and made some lighthouses in art.

Girls' Fundraising Efort

2011-11-23T18:39:00.001Z

Erin, Eve and Bethan felt they had to do something to help the drought victims in Somalia so they arranged a special day where pupils wore non-school uniform. This was followed by a Harvest Festival Service and afternoon tea with cakes. All children had opportunity to purchase buns and cakes whilst parents had a free cup of tea. Money raised from the cake sale and the non-school uniform went to Save the Children East Africa Appeal.

Children in Need Day

2011-11-18T16:56:00.001Z

The school council organised an enjoyable day of cake eating, competitions, face and nail painting, film watching and fun to raise money for Children in Need.

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Enjoying cakes

Fun and games

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Painting nails and faces

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dragons

2011-11-11T17:40:00.000Z

Class 1 have been reading stories about dragons.

hospital

2011-11-11T17:39:00.000Z

Class 1 have been learning about Florence Nightingale and people who help us.

Class 1 banquet

2011-10-21T17:35:00.000+01:00

Class 1 dressed up as people who lived in a castle. They made a stew with vegetables and herbs from the garden and ate bread with the butter they had made.

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Chopping leeks.

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Scrubbing carrots.

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Adding herbs.

banquet

2011-10-21T17:30:00.000+01:00

Everyone enjoyed the banquet.

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The banquet ended with a dance.

2011-10-20T18:38:00.000+01:00

Goodbye and good luck to Mrs Colwill! We look forward to meeting the new member of her family.

Class 3 projects

2011-10-20T18:36:00.000+01:00

Class 3's homework projects were all about themselves.

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Elliot's project.

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Lucas with his project.

vegetables

2011-10-20T18:32:00.000+01:00

Collecting leeks and beetroot from the garden.

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Digging up beetroot.

butter

2011-10-20T18:29:00.000+01:00

Class 1 made butter, ready for their banquet.

pottery

2011-10-19T20:45:00.000+01:00

Class 1 made bowls from clay to use in their medieval banquet.

rainforest food

2011-10-19T20:42:00.000+01:00

Children in class 2 tasted and smelt food from the rainforest including spices, mango, figs, sweet potato and chocolate.

rainforest

2011-10-19T20:39:00.000+01:00

Class 2 have been learning about rainforests

castles

2011-10-19T20:37:00.000+01:00

Class 1 have been making castles and finding out how they would have been defended.

Restormel castle

2011-10-19T20:35:00.000+01:00

Class 1 from St Mabyn and St Tudy schools visited Restormel Castle to find out what it would have been like to live there long ago. They dressed up as servants and found out about how the rich and the poor people would have lived. They explored the castle, made crowns, shields and flags and followed a trail to find the dragon's treasure.

Wind in the Willows

2011-10-17T17:05:00.000+01:00

Class 3 have based some of this terms work on "The Wind in the Willows". The children decided on how to make this display and what to include in it.

Wild food

2011-10-04T17:38:00.000+01:00

Class 1 have been finding out what sort of food people ate when they lived in castles. They went for a walk in the fields to try and find some food. They found nuts, berries and leaves. They learnt that they must always check with an adult before eating anything from the wild, as many plants are poisonous.

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The children tried the blackberries we had picked.

hot seating

2011-09-23T19:14:00.000+01:00

Class 1 are learning about the people who used to live in castles - barons and ladies, knights and squires, servants, jesters, falconers, armourers,pages and peasants. They dressed up and took turns to be "hot seated" and answer questions about their lives, in character.

String Quintet inspire pupils with their Musical performance

2011-09-21T19:36:00.000+01:00

Children at St. Mabyn School were enraptured with the performance of
string instruments played by the Cornwall Music Service. Many children at
the school already learn an instrument: flute, clarinet, saxophone,
guitar, drums and recorder but it is hoped more pupils will take up the
learning of a string instrument. Millie is the only pupil to learn the
cello at St. Mabyn School. She is a member of the Trigg String Orchestra
run by Barbara Degener. Millie learnt she had passed her Grade 2 cello
exam with merit and was presented at school with her certificate by
Barbara.

The Bishop of Truro visits

2011-09-21T19:34:00.000+01:00

The new term started at St. Mabyn School with a visit from the Bishop of
Truro, the Very Reverend Tim Thornton. He talked to the children and answered
their questions about what a bishop does and how one becomes a bishop. He
also confided to the children that he is a keen supporter of Leeds United!
Pictured are some of the children with Bishop Tim.

castles

2011-09-16T17:24:00.000+01:00

Class 1 are learning about life in a castle.

giants

2011-09-16T17:22:00.000+01:00

Class 1 children all painted a giant.

Heligan visit

2011-09-16T17:21:00.000+01:00

The children in reception, year one and year two, from St Mabyn and St Tudy, visited Heligan gardens for a giant hunt!

Heligan visit

2011-09-16T17:19:00.000+01:00

They found the Heligan Giant and the Mud Maid.

wall hanging

2011-09-09T20:31:00.000+01:00

Last term class 2 made their own felt and added fabric fish to make a wall hanging. It is now hanging at the top of the stairs.

End of term

2011-07-23T17:17:00.000+01:00

The year sixes are "clapped out". Goodbye and good luck!

cat

2011-07-23T17:15:00.000+01:00

Class 1 had a visitor.

2011-07-23T17:14:00.000+01:00

The children sold the salad they had grown in the school garden to their parents.

St Mabyn's got talent!

2011-07-21T21:34:00.000+01:00

Sophie, Rachael,Aimee and Kelsey dancing.

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Imogen singing.

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Sean playing the drums.

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Abby dancing

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Freddy playing his violin.

The children showed off their many talents - singing, dancing, telling jokes and playing a wide variety of musical instruments.

The school song

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Year 6 children with their cups and shields.

Pencarrow

2011-07-21T17:18:00.000+01:00

Class 1 had a very enjoyable and informative trip to Pencarrow. They found out about the walled gardens and picked raspberries and strawberries.

Class 2 felt appliqued with fish.

2011-07-20T17:06:00.000+01:00

Class 3 Iron Age art

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Class 3 made bread

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Class 3 cushions

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Molly's cushion

clay pots

2011-07-18T11:35:00.000+01:00

Class 1 made clay flower pots and decorated them.

Class 3 Still Life

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Henry

Class 3 have been studying Still Life this term and have chosen to paint in a variety of styles.

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Millie

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Megan

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Charley

Felt workshop

2011-07-12T22:30:00.000+01:00

Class 1 children learnt to make felt flowers.

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Choosing coloured wool tops.

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Getting the wool wet.

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Rolling the felt ball.

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felt flowers

St Mabyn and St Tudy joint sports day

2011-07-06T22:37:00.000+01:00

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The Dressing Up race!

Class 2 felt

2011-07-06T20:39:00.000+01:00

Class 2 enjoyed a felt making workshop with Jane McDonald.

Class 2 felt

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Class 1 garden

2011-07-06T20:35:00.000+01:00

Class 1 have been making a magical garden and writing about it.They have used adjectives,alliteration and similes.

Harry wrote "The screaming gates opened slowly." Joe B wrote "The ivy twitched and twirled around the trees". Emma said that there was a "bright. black, beautiful bug" in the garden and "twisty grass that twirled like a dog's tail."

Class 3 Iron Age project

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Class 3 have been learning about the Iron Age. They have chosen many different ways of presenting their projects including model houses and villages, information books, a powerpoint presentation, costume, weaving on a homemade loom and even Iron Age cake!

Potatoes

2011-06-17T16:55:00.000+01:00

Class 1 dug up potatoes in the school garden.

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We weighed the potatoes. There were nearly four and a quarter kilograms of potatoes.

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Class 1 enjoyed eating their potatoes.

Class 2 models

2011-06-16T17:15:00.000+01:00

Class 2 made models, pictures, a book and a mini play to tell us about their time at camp or the picnic at St Tudy.

St.Mabyn C of E School News

Drama club Christmas play

paper chains

Wind in the Willows

shrines

Christmas is coming

David Young, an illustrator, working with Class 3

Celebration of Faith Diversity in Cornwall

Pottery visit

Lighthouse

Girls' Fundraising Efort

Children in Need Day

Fun and games

Painting nails and faces

dragons

hospital

sponsored skip

Class 1 banquet

banquet

Class 3 projects

vegetables

butter

pottery

rainforest food

rainforest

castles

Restormel castle

Wind in the Willows

Wild food

hot seating

String Quintet inspire pupils with their Musical performance

The Bishop of Truro visits

castles

giants

Heligan visit

Heligan visit

wall hanging

End of term

cat

St Mabyn's got talent!

The school song

Pencarrow

Class 2 felt appliqued with fish.

Class 3 Iron Age art

Class 3 made bread

Class 3 cushions

clay pots

Class 3 Still Life

Felt workshop

St Mabyn and St Tudy joint sports day

Class 2 felt

Class 2 felt

Class 1 garden

Class 3 Iron Age project

Potatoes

Class 2 models