Class 1 banquet

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.

Chopping leeks.

Scrubbing carrots.

Adding herbs.

banquet

Everyone enjoyed the banquet.

The banquet ended with a dance.

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

Class 3 projects

Class 3's homework projects were all about themselves.

Elliot's project.

Lucas with his project.

vegetables

Collecting leeks and beetroot from the garden.

Digging up beetroot.

butter

Class 1 made butter, ready for their banquet.

pottery

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

rainforest food

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

rainforest

Class 2 have been learning about rainforests

castles

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

Restormel castle

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

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

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.

The children tried the blackberries we had picked.

hot seating

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

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

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

Class 1 are learning about life in a castle.

giants

Class 1 children all painted a giant.