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Year 3 PE As part of our Extreme Earth Dance unit, the children made their own music using all kinds of percussion instruments and put together a short routine. Their challenge was to include a mix of both unison and canon moves. Hurricanes and tornadoes were their inspiration

Well done to the year 6s, who represented Manadon at the indoor rowing festival this afternoon. I think they discovered that rowing at top speed for several minutes is very hard work. They showed great stamina and determination! Well done team.

🐣Foundation Stage Easter learning 🐣 Foundation Stage children have had a wonderful time taking part in a range of fun activities this week. They excitedly searched for hidden eggs during an egg hunt, made egg sound shakers, explored the outdoor environment on a signs of Spring walk, and got creative with a variety of Easter themed arts and crafts! 🪺

How fabulous are these chaps?! 🏉🤩 Great pals playing on opposing teams, showing great sportsmanship and a love of the game, with one of the boys coming away with Man of the Match for his tackling skills and teamwork. We're very proud to call you MVPS children! Well done, lads!

Some of the children in Year 4 also wanted to make pizzas for Mrs Gilbride and Mrs Paige. We hope they liked them!

Penguins' Perfect pizzas! What a fabulous day! After recently designing pizzas based on our tasting session earlier in the term, today we made our final mini pizzas for our 'customer'. We also made our own pizza chef hats, designed and created our pizza boxes and made bunting based on the Italian flag colours.

Italian Day! 🇮🇹 Starfish had a wonderful day celebrating all things Italian today! All the children got into the Italian spirit by wearing green, white, and red ❤️🤍💚 We started the morning by making our own chef hats 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳 and decorating them with Italian images. We then designed our pizza boxes 📦, creating our own unique logos ✏️. Later, we carefully transferred our designs onto the boxes, thinking about how to make them eye-catching, appealing, and fun 🎨✨ After break, we made bunting and flags in the Italian colours 🇮🇹, followed by the highlight of the day-pizza making! 🍕 The children created their own pizzas, using the designs they had planned last week. Finally, the afternoon was spent enjoying our delicious masterpiece pizzas and evaluating them. What a wonderful day full of fun! 🎉

Year 4 have had a brilliant day of pizzas and Italy. More pictures from each class to follow.

Don’t forget—it’s Manta Ray’s class assembly tomorrow from 2:40–3:00. We hope to see you there!📚

Well done to Foundation, Year 1 and Year 2 for a fantastic day planting their trees, drawing Mushi and listening to a fantastic story! 🌱✨ A big thank you to all the parents and carers who joined us—it was lovely to have you there. It truly was a brilliant day. We can’t wait to watch our microforest grow and provide opportunities for the whole school community to take part in some fantastic outdoor learning. 🌳

Year 5 had an amazing treat during swimming today - we only went and bumped into Steve Backshall from the CBBC 's 'Deadly 60' series! The children were so excited to meet Steve, who very kindly put a pause on his day to answer the children's wildlife questions. 🐍 Thank you so much for indulging us, Mr Backshall! :D

Year 4 Update This term, Year 4 have been very busy across all areas of the curriculum and have enjoyed lots of hands-on learning experiences. In Science, we have been studying Teeth and the Digestive System. One of our experiments investigated which liquids cause the most tooth decay. We used eggs to represent tooth enamel and discovered that vinegar causes the most damage to teeth. We also explored faeces and how scientists can examine it to identify what animals eat and detect potential illnesses. To support this learning, we played “Poo Bingo” and made different types of faeces out of playdough for each other to identify! In Art, we enjoyed designing and creating our own sculptures in the style of Henry Moore using clay. In DT, we have just started our new unit on designing and making our own pizzas, linked to our previous History learning about Ancient Rome. Last week, we tasted a variety of pizzas and rated them out of 5. We described what we liked and disliked about each one, helping us to choose our favourite toppings ready for designing and making our own pizzas on our Italian Day next week. In Maths, TTRockstars battles are really motivating the children to learn their times tables. Starfish class thoroughly enjoyed their well-deserved cakes for winning this round-well done!

We are so proud of one of our lovely children here at Manadon Vale, who took the time to write a thoughtful letter to Crownhill Fire and Rescue Service 🚒 It’s wonderful to see such kindness, curiosity, and appreciation for the amazing work our emergency services do every day. Well done – what a fantastic example of using your voice to make a positive connection in our community! 👏

🍓🍌 DT Smoothie Making – Octopuses Class 🥝🍊 The children have been learning about healthy foods and designed their own smoothies. They then helped to chop, slice and prepare their ingredients before making their creations. Great teamwork and lots of tasty results! 🍹✨

As the month of Ramadan comes to a close, we would like to say Eid Mubarak to all of our families who celebrate! 🌙✨️

Well done girls! They won all their games this afternoon in the u11 tournament at Marjons, so they will now qualify for the Devon regionals, later this year.

Happy Red Nose Day from Jellyfish class! ☺️‼️

💙 Community Governors Needed 💙 Manadon Vale Prinary School is looking for Community Governors to join our Governing Body. This is a fantastic opportunity to support your local school, help shape its future and make a real difference to the lives of children in our community. You don’t need to work in education, we are looking for people with a range of skills, experiences and a passion for helping young people succeed. ⏰ A small time commitment 🫱🏼‍🫲🏽 A chance to give back locally 📚 Support the next generation 💙 Interested? We’d love to hear from you! 👉🏼 To find out more, email: admin@mvps.org.uk