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11th June 2021
“Prejudices are what fools use for reason.”
Voltaire
Head’s
Words It’s clear to me that we are heading for a much more
tolerant and understanding society, and I know our
lads (his players) will be a big part of that.”
I have to admit, I’m a little bit
over excited about the start of What was very evident as I walked around our
the delayed European Football school yesterday, listening to the fierce and passion-
Championships tonight. ate debates that were taking place in our classrooms
on such issues, is that I think he’s absolutely right. He
Euro 2020 is finally happening and football is coming also said that he thought young kids of today “will
home (again). My wall chart is up on the kitchen wall, grow up baffled by old attitudes and ways of think-
pencils have been sharpened, boots have been pol- ing” and, once again, I think he is spot on. I have
ished and I’ve been practising my penalties in the gar- written many times before about how proud I am of
den, just in case I get a last-minute call up. I’m ready our young people, not just in the way that they have
if you need me England. coped with the last 15 months, but in the values and
attitudes that they hold and the way in which they
Just as we were studying Fundamental British Values will help shape a very positive future for our country
in school yesterday, as part of one of our termly Safe- and our world. I was blown away by the thought-
guarding Days, I read a wonderful open letter written ful and empathetic reasoning being shown by our
by the England football manager, Gareth Southgate. It children yesterday, discussing difficult topics such as
was addressed ‘Dear England’ and in it, he laid out a Fake News, Multi-Faith societies and Hate Crimes.
vision of what the national team, and the nation itself, Tricky and challenging concepts for anyone to think
meant to him. He talks of his own sense of identity about.
and how his values are closely tied to his family and
particularly his granddad, a fierce patriot and a proud The Fundamental British Values of Democracy, Rule
military man, who served during World War II. But of Law, Individual Liberty, Mutual Respect and Tol-
he also went on to talk about the use of social media, erance help form the basis of our very own ‘Moyles
echoing the very thoughts and beliefs that we share in Court Way’, our own set of values and ‘signposts’ that
our school every day. help guide our children as they grow and develop
into the fabulous young people that we see every day.
“However, there are things I will never understand,” The very best of luck to Mr Southgate and his play-
he said, “Why would you choose to insult somebody ers, but what a start he has made in helping develop
for something as ridiculous as the colour of their skin? real winners in the form of the role models he wishes
Why? Unfortunately, for those people that engage in his team to become. A lesson for us all, and, let’s be
that kind of behaviour, I have some bad news. You’re honest, not one we would normally expect to hear
on the losing side. from the world of football. Come on England (and
the best of luck to Wales and Scotland as well, obvi-
House Points ously).
House Points Strikes Total Wishing you all a wonderfully European weekend.
Dockens 2518 7 2511
Latchmore 3293 3 3290
Richard Milner-Smith
Linford 2385 3 2382
Junior School Early Years
Reflections News
Welcome back to all of the mem-
bers of our Junior School, as we This week in Pre-School we
start this one last final push to- have been looking at the topic
gether before the academic year ‘Imagination’, through this we
ends. have been exploring magical
We are all very optimistic that we can end this term creatures like fairy’s and uni-
on a high note. I have been delighted to see and hear corns.
so many stories of our pupils pulling together and per-
forming amazing feats of ingenuity. Year 3 have per- Pre-School have had fun this morning doing our fa-
haps been the class of the week, with their heroic efforts vourite activity and painting some amazing magical
over the half-term break. (more on that can be found creatures and exploring the different colours we could
further on in our newsletter). My beloved Year 6s have use.
continued to impress me with their mock court case,
and there have been countless similar stories up and
down our Junior School.
On Thursday, we all came together to participate in
Safeguarding Day, this year focusing on Fundamen-
tal British Values. Each of those values are core to our
own beliefs at Moyles Court, and none perhaps more
so than the value of “mutual respect”. It is very true that
our own behaviours (both positive and negative) have
an effect on others, so we should always try our very
best to treat others as we would like to be treated. This
is something that all our pupils live and breathe every
single day, under the guidance of their dedicated and
caring classroom teachers. Without showing others the
respect that they deserve, it is impossible to hope for
that respect for ourselves. I am delighted with how are
pupils continue to act as great role models to others
around them, by speaking courteously, treating each
other kindly, and being thoughtful with their words
and actions. They are a true credit to the environment
that we have built here, and of course to our parents.
Have a wonderful weekend and let’s keep on going! Check out our Early Years Facebook page:
@moylescourtpreschool
Stars Year 1 - Etta
of A huge congratulations to the phenomenal Etta!
She has worked very hard this week. Etta has pro-
the vided the most wonderful description of her myth-
ical beast. It had Mr. Legg “mesmerised” with the
week
range of adjectives that she used. We are all itching
to meet this beast in person! Furthermore, out-
standing handwriting from Etta this week, which
has been a key focus for her. She has really perse-
vered to make it out of this world. Well done, Etta!
Year 2 - Eme
A very big well done to a superstar in Year 2...Eme! Year 3 - Robin
Mrs. Cheal rates you very highly! Eme has to be
Congratulations to Robin, who is Year 3’s Star of the
one of the kindest children in Year 2. She is always
Week! Miss Turner could not be more impressed.
showing care and concern for her peers and adults
She comments, “Robin has had a super week back
alike. Mrs. Cheal also comments: “It has been love-
to school after half term!” Wow! Robin has been
ly to observe Eme of late and how she displays great
keen to learn and really enjoyed researching infor-
empathy in lots of different situations and this is
mation on his Viking God. Miss Turner also com-
a quality which must be admired and recognised-
ments, “Robin is always a delight to have in class
your kindness has not gone unnoticed Eme!”
and keeps everyone smiling!” Wonderful words for
a wonderful boy. Well done, Robin!
Year 4 - Coco
An enormous congratulations to Coco! What a
great week and term Coco has had! Mr. Hutchings Year 5 - Raph
is really pleased with Coco’s social and academic Well done Raph for another excellent week. Mrs.
maturing this term. Her work is more independent Walbrin clearly thinks very highly of Raph, as we
and considered and she is starting to take the lead all do. Raph is just an all-round lovely person. In
with doing the right thing at the right time. These class, he is always enthusiastic, always keen, and
are fantastic qualities to have and it looks like Coco always trying to do his own very best. He is seen
is making the very most of these final few weeks in by others as a “peace-keeper” and is never one to
Year 4. Well done! grumble. Raph is a fantastic role model for others
to follow and is a constant source of inspiration.
Year 6 - James Well done for bringing joy into our lives, Raph!
Congratulations, James! A very worthy star for
this week. Mr. Babur has been impressed with his
consistent growth in maturity this year and his im-
provement in so many subject areas. James spoke
well in Year 6’s “court case” task this week, he put
in tons of effort into the activities that took place
during the Safeguarding Day, and he is continuing
to try very hard in his other subjects, too. Keep up Stars of
the good work and well done for stepping up to the
plate, James!
the week
LAMDA exams On Thursday, we welcomed a LAMDA examiner, Mrs Marylin Thornton, to Moyles Court for the day. Mrs Thornton commented that she really enjoyed her day with us, taking students from Year 1-Year 9 through their LAMDA exams. She said that the students were ‘smiley and enthusiastic’; and she commented that we are very lucky to work and study in such a beautiful place. The LAMDA exam results should be with us in about 6 weeks. Our speech and drama ‘Summer Showcase’ will be videoed this year. The link to the video will be pub- lished in the newsletter at the end of term. LAMDA Verse and Prose lessons are a fun and stimulating way for your child to develop their creativity, commu- nication skills and self-confidence. As well as preparing for an optional LAMDA examination, the children have the opportunity to use props and costume items to improvise, role play, mime and work on scripts and public speaking skills. If you would like your child to have a FREE TRIAL SESSION please notify the school office or email Ruth Butcher ruth1butcher@gmail.com 30 Days Wild Challenge For the month of June, the Wildlife Trust is challenging you to go wild! Can you do something wild everyday throughout June? A Random Act of Wildness is about making time to connect with nature around you, or doing something small yourself to help nature. Random Acts of Wildness are all about experiencing, learning about and helping your local wildlife. They can be simple, small, fun and exciting too. They could be as simple as following a bee to see where it leads you, smell a wildflower, listen to the birds singing or make a wild work of art for others to enjoy. There are lots of ideas such as: • Make a birdfeeder • Try wildlife Yoga • Make beeswax wraps • Learn to identify bees, butterflies and moths • Make a nectar bar And many more at https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/ “People who have regular experiences with nature should find themselves feeling happier and healthier.” Lucy McRobert, Nature Matters campaign manager for the Wildlife Trusts.
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Year 9 receive a right honourable letter
Year 9 were generally fairly shocked by their lessons on the
Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change, and kept asking Mr
Stickley why we are continuing to burn so many fossil fuels
and only very slowly seek out alternative energy solutions. The
answer, it seemed, was only partly what they could do as in-
dividuals, but also what we can do as a country. As a class, we
decided to write letters to Boris Johnson to get to the bottom of
it. Our letters explained the situation to Mr Johnson (just in case
he wasn’t well informed), and suggested that we take a stand as
world leaders to tackle climate change in a rapid and meaningful
way. We also approached from a cross-curricular angle and used
some persuasive writing and emotive language to get our point
across! We received a response a few days later, thanking us for
the letters and explaining how in fact the UK is starting to ramp
up it’s efforts to reduce their carbon emissions, and has already
reduced emissions by 42% over the last 30 years. Not a bad effort
from our Year 9s, and they were delighted with the response!
Image taken from Wikipedia.
We do not own this image
year 3 make the pounds count
We have be talking about money and how they can save
money and invest it. I gave each of the class £1 each to
look after over half term and they had to return it to me
the day we returned back to school.
Megan, Robin and Jonathan decided to be super savers
and looked after the £1 over the week in a safe place!
Emily used her money to buy ingredients and made
cookies and cupcakes, she made over £4 profit which was
kindly donated to the food bank!
William also used his money to buy ingredients and
baked cookies... he even received a letter from one of his
customers asking for some more cookies for a party she
was having!
Connie, Lily, Lexi, Oscar and Jamie all teamed up together and organised a ice pop shop at the Old Beams.
They made over £50 profit which was then topped up to £100 buy the Old Beams and hey purchased food
and donated it to the food bank. They detailed every step they took to organised this business and how they
calculated their profit!
The whole class have completely blown me away with their dedication to the set task! I am proud of the way
they took the challenge and exceeded any expectations I had. Well done Year 3!!
Year 9 Treasure
Hunt
All our FCSE candidates have
worked extremely hard to submit
their 12 exams. With 8 weeks lost
they have still all achieved incred-
ible pre-moderated results. We
hope the AQA Exam board award
them the grades they deserve. As a
reward Mrs Pragnell and Mrs Ste-
phens created a treasure hunt in
the trees for them and they loved
their little gifts.
Year 6 go to trial Year 6 have had a very satisfying and challenging week in their English lessons. They were presented with the poem "The Ballad of Charlotte Dymond" and have produced some excellent pieces of work related to this poem...the highlight of which took place on Thursday! The poem itself is about the death of the title character, with the person responsible also being another character within the poem. The class have had a fantastic week analysing and deciphering the poem, whilst making fantastic observations along the way. It was all building up towards Thursday's monumental task: a mock courtroom trial! The class were split up into several groups. One group were the defending team, who were aiming to convince the jury (consisting of their classmates!) that the character of Matthew Weeks was innocent of the crime. The prosecution team were adamant that Matthew was guilty, and made their persuasive ar- guments to the jury and Judge Babur (who donned a judge's wig, kindly brought in by Jack!) Two pupils were given extra special roles as eyewitnesses. Due to the numbers in the class, we ran the task twice, with each defending and prosecution team made up of 3 people each. Each group started off with their opening statements and they made brilliant and thought-provoking points. The questions that they put forth were astounding and there were many instances of great reading-between-the-lines on display. Several mentions have to go out to Tom, Ollie, Ellis, and Izzy, who all made brilliant points during the tri- al. Evie, Roman, and James were also impressive with their contributions. Sienna and Millie also withstood some intense questioning, particularly during trial 2! Overall, the pupils took the task extremely seriously and it was run with great maturity from the class. In trial number one, Rory took on the role of "Matthew" and was found not guilty by a total of 7 jury members to 3. Trial two was incredibly fascinating, as the ver- dict was split with 5 votes a-piece! Jack took on the role of Matthew in the second trial and miraculously was found not guilty after some brilliant defending from his team, with Tom showing immense leadership. It was a controversial ending, with the prosecution team (a formidable team consisting of Ollie, Aaron,and James) feeling desperately unlucky that they were only one vote away from winning. The class were super-impressive and this will be a lesson that they will think of for a very long time indeed. Well done, Year 6!
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Nature names for years
one and two
This week in year 1 (and 2) we have ventured
outdoors in the school woods demonstrating there
creative prowess by creating there own names in
items found around. As you can see some most
creative designs with some taking a more abstract
technique. After this we played a group favourite....
block and commandos. What great fun outdoors
we had. Well done year 1 and 2!
Year 2 talk about What
being British means
Year 2 spent yesterday afternoon refreshing their
memories as to what it means to be British. The
class discussed the 5 British values that makes us
proud to be part of this great nation. We talked
about how it may be different to live in other
countries where they may not have the same
freedom of choice or right to vote as we do and
then came together to make a giant hand! Our
hand made us think about: Democracy, The rule
of law, Tolerance of other faiths and cultures,
Mutual respect and Individual liberty and the
class 'signed' it with their own handprints as a
type of 'class charter' in that we agree to uphold
these values both within school and out- getting
messy with paint was fun too!
Year one were also
feeling rather
patriotic!
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