MiP Newsletter Autumn 2

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David Ball Christmas Colouring Competition...

Every year our pupils enter the infamous David Ball Christmas Colouring competition. This year we had quite a few winners and runners up winning prizes ranging from family trips to the Zoo or Hendra, jumpers, books and chocolate. Well done to all those who took part, there were some fabulous jumper designs :)

Party clothes and disco dancing...in silence! What more could pupils (and teachers!) wish for on the last day of Term! Very excited, exhausted but happy children after a busy term! A well-deserved treat funded through PTA fundraising.

On Tuesday 12th Dec the whole school embarked on a journey to Truro to see Peter Pan - what an amazing experience it was! The children thoroughly enjoyed the pantomime, Captain Hook was a firm favourite, along with the water squirters and golden, glittery confetti falling from the rafters. Thank you Hall for Cornwall for treating us to the tickets, our wonderful PTA who helped with the transport and all of the parent helpers :)

Elf Day is all about our children becoming entrepeneurs. They design, create and decorate a range of eco-friendly/recycled carefully sourced Christmas decorations to sell on their class  Christmas stalls. Of course dressing as an elf is mandatory to get into the swing of things...

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Autumn Term 2 Newsletter

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Dear Parents/Carers Welcome to our new and improved newsletter which is now issued half-termly, providing a useful summary of all we've got up to at school and ensuring our parents/carers are kept fully informed of vital information and key calendar dates.

Don't forget, our school website remains a first port-of-call for essential information on Mawgan-in-Pydar Primary School and we endeavour to keep this fully updated throughout the academic year.

We have had a very busy second half term. Have a look in a moment to find out what our children have been up to. Despite the term being full of activity, we have still managed to incorporate plenty of Christmas sparkle! Finally, we operate an open door policy and always welcome parents to get in touch either by phone or email at hello@mawgan-in-pydar.org.uk so we can resolve any issues in a mutually agreeable manner together.

This term, the PTA has contributed to a number of activities to enhance pupil learning experiences.&nbsp;Some of these have included but not limited to Forest School, Peter Pan pantomime, school excursions and a Silent Disco.&nbsp;A special guest was arranged to spread some Christmas cheer while the pupils enjoyed their Christmas lunch on Wednesday, 13th&nbsp;December.&nbsp;Ho Ho Ho!&nbsp; &nbsp; The PTA has been actively raising funds through the Second-hand school uniform shop, Tombola Stall at ‘Mawgan Porth Lights Up’ event, selling mince pies at the pupil Christmas performances and assisting and selling items at the school Christmas Craft event. &nbsp; Thank you to all parents/carers for your ongoing support and donations whether in the form of volunteering your time, donating pre-loved school uniform, donating chocolate for tombola stalls, donating cakes or even Christmas costumes, it is all greatly appreciated. &nbsp; A special&nbsp;Thank you to Ed for providing the marvellous luxury mince pies and mulled wine at the Christmas performances&nbsp; &nbsp; If you would like to be a part of this amazing group of PTA volunteers, please email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:hello@mawgan-in-pydar.org.uk" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">hello@mawgan-in-pydar.org.uk</a> &nbsp; &nbsp;

Once again our pupils wowed the community with a whole school nativity 'Straw and Order' with a cast this year of 120 children! The children spoke, acted and sung beautifully! It was a truly magical performance! We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! Thank you to everyone who helped us put this performance together.

<a href="https://www.mawgan-in-pydar.org.uk/web/special_educational_needs_and_disabilities/75490">CLICK HERE</a>

Second-hand School Uniform Shop&nbsp; Thank you for supporting the PTA second-hand school uniform shop this half term.&nbsp;We raised £43. &nbsp; The sales from the shop have multiple benefits as they not only raise funds for the PTA to support the school but we are eco friendly with recycling items and enabling parents and carers to purchase uniform at a reduced price. &nbsp; We always welcome donations of uniform clothing only, which can be left at the school gates at drop off or pick up times. &nbsp; We are hoping to run the second-hand school uniform shop once every half term depending on stock, storage and helper availability. &nbsp; &nbsp;

The children's handmade hard work and effort was beautifully displayed ready for the sale. We had to have a chocolate tombola too of course and homemade cakes with a Christmas theme! Thank you to our PTA for their support.

"Tapestry keeps you in touch with your child’s day wherever you are"

Tapestry is an easy-to-use and secure online learning journal that helps staff and families across Aspire academies celebrate their children’s learning and development in Reception Class. As parents, the first day of handing over your child to the care of another can be an emotional time. As your child adjusts to experiences without you at their childminder, nursery, or school, parents continue to want to share in these times. Tapestry facilitates this by enabling a personal journal, or diary, to build over time. Photographs, videos and notes of special moments are not only recorded, but can be made available regularly and often immediately to you via your iPhone or Android App.

On Sunday evening pupils from our choir sang their hearts out in front of a packed out Church! One member of the public sent this: 'I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the children's singing. They were so good and obviously they too enjoyed themselves. They had learnt so many songs and sang out so well. I was in the pop up choir and we were well impressed.&nbsp; Well done. Daphne' Well done singers :)&nbsp;&nbsp;

During our Christmas Lunch we had a very exciting visitor...Father Christmas! Every child received a small gift...

We visited the Church for Christingle, each child receiving a Christingle orange and candle. A life sized Christingle orange and sweets helped to embed children's understanding of Christingle itself.

Reporting Absences If your child is going to be absent from school due to illness, then please inform the office before 9am in the morning, and let us know why your child is going to be absent, and when you expect them to return. You may either phone the office on 01637 860491 and leave a message or alternatively send an email to hello@mawgan-in-pydar.org.uk When reporting an absence, please leave a message on each day of your child's absence, telling us: - Your child's name -&nbsp;Class name/Year group - Why they are absent (Type of illness e.g sickness, migraine) - When you expect them to return

If you are concerned about the physical or mental welfare of a child or young person and you wish to speak to someone about it, you can contact the MARU (Multi-agency Referral Unit) on the following numbers: Monday to Friday, 9am - 6pm: 0300 123 1116 Evenings &amp; weekends: 01208 251300 Police (Non-emergency): 101 Internet Safety For more information on our eSafety, please click <a href="https://www.aspireacademytrust.org/1094/internet-safety">HERE</a>. Domestic Abuse advise - First Light: 0300 777 4777 Support in your area You can walk into a local BOOTS pharmacy and ask for&nbsp;‘ANI’&nbsp;( Say, “I’m asking for Annie”) or ask to access their&nbsp;‘Safe Spaces’&nbsp;where you will get support with domestic abuse. There will be a trained member of staff. You can also download and access the Bright Sky app safely. This will give you access to a directory of support agencies and help lines.

Notifying change of circumstances Please tell us of any changes to you or your child's personal details (i.e name, address, telephone numbers, emergency contact&nbsp;details, medical&nbsp;details, email address or relationship change). Certain changes may be updated directly via the Arbor Parent Portal, however if you have any difficulty please email the school office at: hello@mawgan-in-pydar.org.uk or call 01637 860491.

Google Classroom - Enhancing connections with learners from school, from home, or on the go.

Think of Google Classroom as your child’s digital link to learning. Teachers use Google Classroom to share resources, links and assignments with pupils during lessons at school across the curriculum. Years 1-6 teachers will use Google Classroom to share homework with students and parents. It is a great tool for keeping up to date with your child’s learning.&nbsp;

On Friday 15th December, Class 3 visited Truro Museum to further embed their learning about changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. Children took part in two workshops including creating coil pots and handling historical artefacts from this historical period. The tour guide Mike, was astounded at the children's knowledge and understanding of the time period and loved showing them the local historical artefacts that have been found in our region and are now displayed within the museum.

<a href="https://www.mawgan-in-pydar.org.uk/web/pupil_premium/64329">CLICK HERE</a>

This term we say goodbye and good luck to Mr Swanston, Miss Blewett who is going on maternity leave and Miss Szabo in January. We welcome Mrs Hay who will be teaching in Class 4 and Miss Wright who will be teaching in Class 1.

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