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STANDING OUT
THE MAGAZINE FOR MOUNTS BAY ACADEMY
Cover: House Shoebox Campaign
CHAMAELEON DELPHINUS DRACO PAVO PEGASUS PHOENIX TUCANA
18th December 2020
MOUNTS BAY ACADEMY
HEAMOOR - PENZANCE - TR183JT
Principal: Les Hall BA(Hons) PGCE MA NPQH
18th December 2020
Dear Parents / Carers,
Return to school arrangements
As you will be aware, the government announced yesterday that there will be a staggered start to
the spring term.
Year 11 should return to school as normal on Wednesday 6th January 2021.
All other Year Groups should remain at home, apart from the children of Key Workers and
vulnerable children who wish to attend who require supervision in school. A space will be
provided where they can access the same remote learning which is being accessed by those at
home. It is currently the government’s intention that all Year Groups will be back at school by
Monday 11th January 2021.
We will be issuing a voucher for all students who are eligible for a free school meal which will be
emailed to their respective parent/carers.
In the second week of term, Year 11 will be undertaking their mock exams. They should spend time
preparing for these over the Christmas break.
We will issue further detail regarding remote learning on Tuesday 5th January, with expectations
in place for the rest of the week. We will also be in touch regarding any further changes that
occur at this time.
Parents will need to return a consent form so that their children can take part in school based
testing and we will issue this to parents as soon as we have further details on this from the
government.
We regret this is all the detail we can issue at this stage, as the government announcement was
only issued yesterday and is not particularly detailed. We are expecting more detail over the next
few days.
Please refer to two pieces of information below, released by the government yesterday. I am sure
these will be updated over the coming days:
Yours sincerely,
Les Hall
Academy Principal
www.mountsbay.org enquiries@mountsbay.org 01736 363240 @mountsbayschool
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
A Time To Reflect…
It is always a good time, before the Christmas break, to pause for a moment and reflect
upon what has been the most remarkable of years in so many ways.
We are passing through an exceptionally difficult time due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In addition to this, further problems have not gone away such as extreme climate change.
Ancient Indian tradition describes the creation, abiding and destruction of worlds over
time. Among the causes of such destruction are armed conflict and disease, which seems
to accord with what we are experiencing today. However, despite the enormous
challenges we face, living beings, including humans, have shown a remarkable ability to
survive.
No matter how difficult the situation may be, we should employ science and human
ingenuity with determination and courage to overcome the problems that confront us.
Faced with threats to our health and well-being, it is natural to feel anxiety and fear.
Nevertheless, I take great solace in the following wise advice to examine the problems
before us: “If there is something to be done - do it, without any need to worry; if there’s
nothing to be done, worrying about it further will not help.”
Across the world, everyone is doing their best to contain the spread of the Coronavirus. I
applaud the concerted efforts of nations to limit the threat.
As a result of the necessary lockdowns across the world, many people are facing
tremendous hardship due to a loss of livelihood. Many people in our Mounts Bay
community have had circumstances that have changed many times over the year. For
those with no stable income life is a daily struggle for survival.
At this time we need to pull together as a community and look after one another. Looking
after one another by staying distanced from each other seems a little strange, but it is
necessary in these difficult times.
So at this unique time of year under the most unique of circumstances we need to
celebrate the best of human kind and of human kindness by being our best and kindest
self each day.
Never was there a time where #BeKind was so vital to everybody every day, and it is our
compassion and empathy that will see us through this time.
And with this in mind we look forward to the next year - 2021. Let’s enjoy the time spent
with the friends and families that we can, and enter the New Year stronger as
communities, and as people.
Merry Christmas
Les Hall Academy Principal
A CHRISTMAS WORD FROM MR ROYLE
#BeKind
A huge thank you for all of your efforts on making it through this term.
I do remember asking all families to sign up to our Covid behaviour annex
at the SLC day before we allowed students into school back in September.
At the time we felt this was on the harsh side, but necessary and here we are, 14
weeks later, having had no positive covid cases amongst students or staff. Was this
just luck? We shall never know, but I do believe that the way in which the Mounts Bay
Academy students have risen to the Covid challenge has been amazing. The rigid
protocols have been followed - our behaviour points are the same as usual, possibly
even a little less and achievement data shows that staff are rewarding students more
than ever. Though lessons have been little different and our timetable and rooming
has not been quite as we would like it, the students have risen above this, showing
resilience and flexibility. Congratulations to all of you!
I would also like to thank anyone who has done anything for someone other than
themselves. Throughout this term we have pushed the #BeKind phrase resulting in
acts of kindness wherever we look. The seven House charities each receiving a
significant sum following our Christmas Jumper Day due to the excellent work of the
Junior Leadership Team. Thank you to Tegan, Keira, Jas, Isla, Enzo, Kit and Sam and a
very Merry Christmas to all of you and best wishes for your big year next year.
Our Houses have done some wonderful charity work, and though I have a natural
preference for Pegasus House (soon to be winners of the 2020/21 Inter-House Cup
you know?), congratulations to everyone in Chamaeleon, Delphinus, Draco, Pavo,
Phoenix and Tucana as well as the mighty Pegasus. A big shout to Mr Troup and
7Draco who have raised a huge amount of money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust
following their exploits last Saturday morning. Cold wasn’t it?
As I type I am awaiting representatives from the Penance Foodbank,
The Newlyn Centre and the Street Food Project, Penzance, all of whom
are receiving generous donations in the form of the contents of your
shoeboxes. By doing this the Academy is doing a little bit to make
PEGASUS
someone else’s Christmas a little easier. Again #BeKind.
It has been a very strange year, and yet the
Academy students have delivered the goods
again - I suspect that next year will be
somewhat up and down, but I believe that the DRACO
Academy families will again shine, ensuring
academic and social progression, but most CHAMAELEON
importantly, kindness throughout the year. DELPHINUS
Merry Christmas and best wishes for 2021
TUCANA PHOENIX
PAVO
A WORD FROM MR ROYLE
Thank You!
Well done to everyone who brought in foodstuffs for our House Shoebox
Competition. Your contributions will be greatly appreciated by everyone who really
needs them this Christmas. Once again you have proved what a caring and
generous community we live in. The MBA Interact Group would like to to thank you
all.
However, this was a House Competition and below are the results! As you can see
Pegasus House triumphed! The results were checked and verified by the Interact
Group who come from a selection of different Houses.
PEGASUS
PAVO
DELPHINUS CHAMAELEON
PHOENIX DRACO TUCANA
Hi everyone, it’s Keira and Tegen from Pegasus House here. We want to wish
you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year (hopefully it will be better
than this year!) We’ve had a very different start to the academic year however
it’s good to see everyone getting along with the new system and hopefully we
can get back to normal soon. We hope you enjoy the break and come back
feeling refreshed and ready to learn. Let’s keep pushing for our half or full
colours and get this completed before the end of the year - more House
points for us all!
Enjoy the holidays, stay safe, Keira and Tegen.
PEGASUS
Report by: Mr Royle
Farewell Mr Harvey Today we say goodbye to someone who has been instrumental in making Mounts Bay one of the most successful schools both in the region and internationally. Mr Harvey joined the school 35 years (and 122 days) ago and since then has been one of many teachers who have been an inspiration to generations of students and fellow staff, starting at a small secondary school “at the end of the line” finishing his career at what is now our nationally accredited Academy. In recent years he became the Chief Operating Officer for the Leading Edge Academies Partnership, a group of like minded schools who share a vision of 21st Century Learning. His passion for helping young people to perform at their highest level to achieve their dreams has never wained and he will be a tremendous loss to our day to day life. We hope that farewell is not goodbye and that we will be able to welcome him as a guest of honour to future events and celebrations. We wish him the best of luck in whatever he chooses to do next.
Christmas Service 2020 We were not able to have our usual Christmas Service at Madron Church this year but that did not stop us organising a service online with all the usual readings and musical performances from our students. Well done to everyone who took part, it always gets us into the Christmas spirit. View the service online here: https://youtu.be/3ObovCVqnhc
BE INSPIRED
Year 7 Impress
A huge well done to Year 7 for such a fantastic first term at Mounts Bay. You have all shown
resilience, determination and most importantly, kindness. Have a wonderful Christmas and we
look forward to seeing you in the New Year.
Miss Walters and the Year 7 Team
Report by: Miss Walters
BE INSPIRED
Half-Colour Badges
Well done to Alfie and Annabelle
who received their half-colour
badges last week.
Report by: Mrs Murray-Lambrou
Party Poppers
Report by: Ms Page
BE INSPIRED
Fundraising Dip
The weather had obviously read the script on Saturday as students from 7 Draco took to the
sea in beautiful sunshine to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. The sea may well have
been chilly but the students ran into the sea with huge enthusiasm and obviously enjoyed their
exploits. They chose the Cystic Fibrosis Trust after researching the effects of Cystic
Fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life-limiting genetic condition affecting more than 10,000
people across the UK. It affects the lungs and digestive system and can cause chronic
infections and reduced lung function. Currently, half of those with CF will not live past age 41.
The Cystic Fibrosis Trust is fighting for a brighter future for people with CF and their families by
funding cutting-edge research, driving up standards of care and supporting people with the
condition and their loved ones every step of the way.
Please give generously!
You can donate here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/andy-troup2?
utm_source=Sharethis&utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=andy-troup2&utm_campaign=pfp-
email&utm_term=b04cc0578518435baaa030b7794b783e
Total so far: £1543
Report by: Mr TroupBE INSPIRED
The Old Vic Comes to Mounts Bay!
In these Covid times a school theatre trip this term was never on the cards! Instead, we welcomed
a live streaming of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol to MBA this week.
Performed at the Old Vic in London and starring Andrew Lincoln as Scrooge, this seasonal classic
brought to life Dickens’ message of redemption and the need to care for others. A very topical
theme this year!
All Year 10 students watched the production in their English classrooms and enjoyed a stunning
theatrical performance. As well as providing our students with the opportunity of experiencing
‘live’ theatre, the production also helped to consolidate the students’ study of A Christmas Carol as
a set GCSE Literature text.
Many thanks to Ms Turner for organising the event, the English Department, the Tech Team, and
the countless other staff who supported by rescheduling their timetables to ensure that students
remained in their appropriate zone and ‘bubble’.
A great performance of a classic tale was enjoyed by all.
‘And so, as Tiny Tim observed, `God bless Us, Every One!
Report by: Mr WhitemanEXCELLENCE BE YOUR BEST
REWARD
Da Vinci Awarded to Hollie
Well done to Hollie in 8 CHAMAELON for raising over £400 for the recent poppy appeal.
Hollie's grandad regularly raised money for the British Legion and this year, she decided to
do the same, taking part in the 11x11 challenge which involved swimming 11x11 lengths of her
local swimming pool (that's 121 lengths!). Hollie set up a page on a funding website and set
a target of £111. However, after many generous donations, her final total was an impressive
£402! This amazing effort has earned her a Da Vinci Award - well done Hollie!
EXCELLENCE
REWARD
Report by: Mr Worsdell
Roscón de Reyes
Miss Tripp's Year 7 classes were tasked to research Spanish Christmas Traditions as part of their
homework last week. Miss Tripp was extremely impressed with the quality of work shown,
students made some excellent keynotes and fact sheets using their iPads.
Alfie in 7 Draco excelled in his homework and
baked a traditional Roscón de Reyes cake. This is a
traditional sweet bread dessert which is made in
both Spain and Spanish speaking countries across
Latin America. Alfie made a version which included
whipped cream, dried cranberries and a cream
cheese frosting. This cake is traditionally eaten on
the 6th January which is known as Three Kings
Day in Spain. This dessert is eaten as part of a big
traditional festive feast and presents are
exchanged on this day rather than on the 25th
December.
Well done to all of our Year 7 linguists this year,
even in these strange times our students have
embraced learning a new language and are
developing into brilliant global citizens. We look
forward to seeing what you can achieve in 2021! EXCELLENCE
REWARD
¡Feliz Navidad! Report by: Miss TrippBE CURIOUS
Outstanding History
Year 10 have been working on their Health and the People unit of work for their GCSE.
Poppy German has gone above and beyond when creating her Louis Pasteur profile. Every
aspect of this has been created by Poppy, she has demonstrated a range of HPL skills
when producing this. Notice the detail, from the friends to the targeted adverts!
Outstanding work, Poppy.
Report by: Mr FloydBE CURIOUS
Grow Your Own
This week in the MBA garden we have been getting into the
Christmas spirit! Firstly it is holiday celebration time, which we
have been doing with cups of hot chocolate to warm us up,
followed by home made mince pies and biscuits. It has been a
lovely week and together we have been chatting about all the
things we have done in the garden since September. It has been a
really successful start to the year especially considering all the
restrictions and difficulties to work around. The whole gardening
team is excited about finishing the winter jobs and getting
everything ready for late February and March when we can start
sowing the seeds for next year’s crop.
Now is a great time to start planning what to grow next
year. We’ve been looking at which varieties are best,
where to grow them as well as making sure we have
succession planting planned so you get as long a harvest
you can through 2021.
We have also been finishing off our Christmas presents,
decorating the mixed spring bulb pots that the students
have made for family. The pots are a mix of snowdrop,
crocus, daffodil and tulips which will start to grow early
spring and will add a lovely bit of colour to the garden.
Report by: Mr NewBE CURIOUS
Grow Your Own
Piran and Liam have been learning a very valuable skill
this week - how to mend a puncture. Our brand new
wheelbarrow has discovered the difficulties of carrying
on with a very large bramble thorn through your inner
tube. They removed the wheel, found the puncture and
repaired it on Tuesday. Hopefully the tyre will stay
pumped up and avoid thorns in the future.
Finally this week Year 10 students have been
clearing a large area in front of the poly tunnel
ready for us to build some new compost bins.
We will be building three compartments for
composting out of pallets ready for creating
our own compost for next year.
Report by: Mr NewBE CURIOUS
Why Draw The Blinds?
Report by: Mr SteerBE ADVENTUROUS
MBA Wins ‘Places to Ride’ Funding
A small grant has been awarded to Mounts Bay Academy to
build a new off road bike track alongside the 3G and up onto
the top mound, after a successful application to British
Cycling’s ‘Places to Ride’ capital grants programme and
supported by Cornwall Council. Penzance is hosting the start of
the Tour of Britain this coming summer.
Delivered through a unique partnership between British
Cycling, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
(DCMS) and Sport England, the Places to Ride programme has
made funding available to ensure a lasting legacy in England
from the 2019 UCI Road World Championships. The
championships took place in Yorkshire in September 2019.
Neil Eddy, SGO at MBA said: "We are excited the bid has been confirmed for our track
bid, this is part of our efforts to get more people active, more people riding and more
active travel. The track will be available for our students, local primary schools and the
local community"
Andy Farr, Head of Business Planning and Transformation at British Cycling, added:
“Mounts Bay Academy is doing great work to get more people cycling in the area, so we
are pleased to support their efforts to bring the community together and support their
project through Places to Ride.
“As we enter the final period of allocating grants through the fund, we are incredibly
proud to see how it has already enabled so many people from a range of backgrounds –
regardless of age, gender, ability or ethnicity – to get involved with cycling.”
Charles Johnston, Sport England Director of Property continued:
“Sport England is proud to be delivering, in partnership with British Cycling, the single
biggest government investment into community cycling facilities the country has seen in
recent years. The investment will provide more facilities such as tracks and bike centres,
where people can ride confidently and safely as well as access to essential equipment
they need to have a go.”
The 2019 UCI Road World Championships in Yorkshire set out to be the most inclusive,
innovative and inspiring road world championships in the history of the sport, and followed
a successful bid by British Cycling, UK Sport and Welcome to Yorkshire. The bid pledged to
use the once in a generation opportunity to help transform Britain into a great cycling
nation, and the Places to Ride fund has ensured that the impact of the championships will
continue to be felt for many years to come.
Report by: Mr EddyBE
CREATIVE
BE CREATIVE
Year 9 Fast Track Drama
This half term the group have been working on learning text for screen performance for their
internal assessment. We chose various Harry Potter clips and last week took the work outside
for a location shoot. Here is Luna played by Billie and Harry played by Tristan.
Here Billie works with a broom as a prop for Working on location gives great opportunities
a thestral that would be CGI later. for action but also presents problems to be
solved. Billie’s feet could have become cold if
we had taken too long!
Having the prop of pencil and pad, provided A big close-up shot helps us see into the
Billie with an independent activity to help thoughts of Harry here.
the scene feel more natural.
This 2 shot helps us see Harry in his own When in doubt Luna plays the “pudding” card.
world and Luna’s attempt to reach him. This helps to provide a lighthearted end to the
scene. Going back to the wide shot, lightens the
emotion too and gives us an out.
Report by: Shelley ClaxtonBE
CREATIVE
BE CREATIVE
Year 9 Fast Track Drama
In a scene from The Deathly Hallows Part 2 Nooshka plays Hermione, Tristan plays Harry and
Malachi plays Ron.
A good low angle gives us a great The reverse shot gives us Hermione’s reaction,
perspective and allows for the reveal of Ron whilst also keeping in frame Harry and Ron,
when he enters frame. showing Harry caught between the two.
Right choice to go for a close up here to pull Again good to go in for a mid two shot to
us into emotion, but wrong angle. Ron is too show Harry’s position and Hermione’s
much in profile so we lose some of the reaction, but again the angle could have
impact. It would have been good to have an been better and just a glimpse of Ron’s
over the shoulder shot, so we can see the shoulder would have kept their relationship
relationship between them. central.
A return to the wide, gives us the geography of
the scene again and allows us to see the locket
Good mid shot with a better angle, shows us
be thrown down. This is followed by a close up of the impact on Hermione of what Ron is
the locket as it falls onto the ground. This ensures saying. Harry’s focus on Ron also helps show
the audience get all the visual info for the story us what is important in this moment.
to make sense.
Report by: Shelley ClaxtonBE
CREATIVE
BE CREATIVE
Indian Music Workshop
Last week we were fortunate to have a visit from Rachel Scofield and Patrick Bailey from
Cornwall Music Education Hub. They ran a workshop and performance with our Year 10
GCSE class based on Indian Classical Music and Rachel performed some improvisation and
a piece on the Sarangi. This is a traditional Indian instrument used in the Punjab which has
strings and is played with a bow.
It was a really interesting and informative session where the class were able to perform a
piece at the end with Rachel following tradition Indian rhythms.
This will be really useful when the class come to study Bhangra for their GCSE exam.
Report by: Mrs BrownChristmas Musical Events As you are aware, during a normal school year there would be a lot of opportunities to participate in music making during the festive season. This would involve trips to the theatre, Christmas Karaoke, the Carol Service and, one of our favourites, The Christmas Mini-tour. This is a highlight of the Music Department calendar and we love spreading Christmas cheer by giving performances in supermarkets, care homes and primary schools ending at the Sportsman’s Arms for their annual Christmas dinner. However, this year has meant that we have not be able to do these amazing events. To try and still spread festive cheer in a socially distanced and safe way, we have done some smaller scale performances which you can access below. We have had the absolute pleasure of guest vocalists, keyboard players and drummers working together to create some Christmassy (and not so Christmassy) performances. Some of these may be more surprising than others, and it was hilarious and brilliant to rehearse and perform as a staff team to bring you these recordings. I am really appreciative of all of the time given by staff to make this happen. To keep up some of the suspense, I have only put the name of the song. You will get to see who is singing (or drumming) when you watch the clip. X Winter Wonderland X Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas X Last Christmas X Imagine X White Christmas X Merry Christmas Everybody X Fix You X Caravan of Love X Merry Christmas, Everyone X Winter Wonderland X It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas New podcast alert! We are joined for this episode by our first special guest co-presenter, our in-house DJ, DJAlpha! We chat about his experience of 2020 and hear a preview of his forthcoming album A Retrospective. We also listen to some absolute bangers from the Distance album! Have a listen here: https://quberecords.podbean.com/e/season-2-episode-2-the-djalpha-special/
BE
CREATIVE
BE CREATIVE
Hospitality and Catering
This week being the final week for 2020, we had to cook
something Christmassy. So with the Christmas songs
playing everyone got into the festive mood and began
showcasing the skills learnt in lessons over the last few
months. We had pastry made from scratch for some
scrumptious mince pies, brownies were a popular
choice, turned into Father Christmas hats, and the
traditional Christmas Yule log were all in the process of
being made.The smell was divine in the room, and Mr
Jenkins was lucky enough to try a Chocolate mince pie
made by one of the students, and he said "It was the
best he had ever had.”
I have been so impressed with the enthusiasm,
dedication and creativity shown this year by all students
taking the food course, and I would like to take this
opportunity to thank all the parents that have
supported your son/daughter with supplying
ingredients for them to be able to cook. I hope you have
been able to enjoy some of their culinary delights,
although some of the dishes do get consumed by
themselves before getting it home. I wish you all a Merry
Christmas, and look forward to welcoming you back and
continuing to develop your cooking skills even further in
2021.
Report by: Miss OsborneBE
CREATIVE
BE CREATIVE
Hospitality and Catering
Report by: Miss OsborneBE
CREATIVE
BE CREATIVE
Year 9 Fast Track Drama
In our last dance lesson of 2020 we decided to
have a bit of Christmas fun and create virtual
snow globes. Callum and the wonderful Media
Team helped us out with the tech, so a big
thank you to them. The Year 9 dancers created
short videos of themselves dancing inside a
snow globe that they can send to their family
and friends over the holidays to bring a bit of
Christmas magic! Here are a few images taken
from the films.
Merry Christmas everyone! Have a look here: https://youtu.be/kFR1b0bVel0
Report by: Miss Taylor-HingstonBE ENVIRONMENTAL
Because it’s our planet
I am super impressed by the Eco Committee this half term.
In spite of not being able to meet in school they
have shown up on Teams every Monday and
have worked incredibly hard to get across the
message of a sustainable Christmas. They have
now also got their own page on the website and
will be redesigning this in the new year to keep
everyone up to date with top tips to support a
Green Future.
They also made contact with the original Green
Father Christmas and have a Christmas film for
you. Sit back and enjoy, then watch the other
‘How to’ films that follow it on the website, to
make your Christmas more ‘playful, creative and
sustainable!’ Merry Christmas from the Eco Team!
Thank you
Watch all the films here: http://mountsbay.org/eco-christmas/
Thank you Theo for designing the Eco Committee a fantastic
new logo.
Anyone wanting to join the group please email: sclaxton@mountsbay.org
Take only photos, leave only footprints.
Report by: Shelley ClaxtonBE COMPETITIVE
Christmas Run
All 1000 of Mounts Bay students took part in a Christmas run or walk as part of the Junior
Leadership Team's festivities and charity event on National Christmas Jumper day last
Friday.
Keeping active is important to all of us
particularly at the moment. During their
lunchtime students walked, and some even
managed to run, a mile (5 laps of the 3G). The
Christmas jumpers and seasonal music kept all
participants entertained and suitably festive
during their laps of the 3G.
MBA was one of many schools taking part in
this event across the county and wider country.
Report by: Mr EddyBE COMPETITIVE
Black Belt
Jennifer passed her Black Belt grading last
weekend. Not just a standard pass, Jennifer
came through it with an A. She is now
officially a 1st Dan Black Belt after eight
years of sweat, blood, broken bones and
tears!
It’s a mega achievement for someone her
age. Well done Jennifer!
HIT Training
Report by: Mr VealTASSOMAI YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS
Tassomai is an intelligent online learning program helping students at all levels achieve
outstanding results. Using Tassomai builds knowledge, boosts confidence and reduces
exam stress. All students have to do is spend 15 minutes a day answering questions. It
doesn’t matter if they get it wrong because Tassomai has an algorithm that works
with each individual student and this produces a Tassomai Tree, which is a new
feature to visualise learner knowledge acquisition. Each leaf represents a
question and is colour-coded relating to how well the student performed in
that question! Tassomai is available to all Year 10 and 11 students.
Each week the names from the Top Ten leaderboard for each year group
will be placed in a random name generator to decide who gets a bar of
chocolate!
And the winners of the chocolate based on daily goals reached are: Alva Year 10 and
Kaiyan Year 11.
ty!
chocolate that boosts memory capaci
Science fact: There is an antioxidant in
Year 11 Year 10
Emma Jennifer
Alice Cory-James
Jago Hannah
Ziji Jess
Tegen V Romilly
Isla Dylan
Tegen C Gorgia
JJ Alana
Freya Thomas
Julia Tegan
Report by: Mrs WeightmanBE A WINNER
This Term’s House Points Totals
TUCANA DRACO CHAMAELEON PAVO PEGASUS PHOENIX DELPHINUS
Top 10 Individual Student Points Top 5 Tutor Groups
Points
7 Draco 7 Tucana 7 Pavo
7 Pegasus 7 Phoenix
Pye Cephia Year 07 314
Hill-Dann Alfie Year 07 308
Smith Rosie Year 07 298
ScoBer Maya Year 07 251
Sykes Harlyn Year 07 229
Atkinson Daniel Year 07 222
BraB Sarah-Jane Year 07 203
Mann Anebelle Year 07 198
Capon Harris Year 07 195
CaBran Emily Year 07 194
CHAMAELEON DELPHINUS DRACO PAVO PEGASUS PHOENIX TUCANAFAMILY CRYPTIC CHRISTMAS QUIZ
A (mostly) cryptic quiz on a Christmas theme. Look out for some fiendish anagrams!
Good luck, and HAPPY CHRISTMAS! You might just enjoy completing this for fun, but if you
complete it and send your answers to pwhiteman@mountsbay.org you might receive a prize!
I have been running quizzes for staff over the past month with £1 donations
going towards a local food bank charity. If you would like to contribute, a
collection box is to be found behind Reception at the front of the school.
Questions Answers
1 Miss Chatterer could have a star or fairy on top. (9, 4)
2 Coordinates found in the attic for eleven months of the year? (11)
3 Cold hearted Victorian creation. He came good in the end. (7)
4 This festive figure is mixed up in a starfish rematch. (6,9)
5 Buddy and Vallance are prickly characters! (5)
6 Sub Bale hangs around on branches. (7)
7 Three visitors in magic. (4)
8 A German bed for a baby? (6)
9 Girl vocalising seasonal tunes on doorsteps or in church? (5,6)
10 The white landscape is created by billions of wolf snakes. (10)
11 Drastic charms will need to be posted in time! (9,5)
12 The daily chocolate road to Christmas. (6,8)
13 Mousehole turned on? (6)
14 Be the helm - where it all started! (9)
15 This streaky rout is often carved on Christmas Day. (5,6)
16 You might have a kiss under where the totems lie. (9)
17 Make a bang with these or have them with cheese. (8)
18 Post mi name are mixed up Christmas theatre productions. (10)
19 Tune of quiet darkness - nets light in? (6,5)
20 Anagram ya wine - traditional carol mixed up! (4,2,1,6)
Good Luck!
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