Minchinhampton School Latest News
Easter Egg Hunt
Wildlife Area Project
On Saturday 18th March children in Year 3 and 4 were invited to a project organised by a group from the University of Gloucestershire (including Miss Dimon). The aim of the project was to improve the wildlife area on the school field. Children came along with their...
Comic Relief
Comic Relief Week -Monday cake competition, Tuesday cake sale (50p), Friday wear something red for £1. We appreciate your support.
Outstanding mobile library books
Could you all please check at home for any of the outstanding mobile library books listed below. They are now due back at the Gloucestershire library and we will be fined £3.50 per book if they are not returned. The books should have a blue and white LSE label on...
Outdoor Learning at Minchinhampton Academy
At Minchinhampton Academy, we understand the importance of learning outside the classroom. There is often nothing better for encouraging a love of learning and an appreciation of our world than learning outside. The benefits of exposure to nature are plenty and well...
Year One Phonics Screening Meeting information
Here are the resources from the Year One phonics meeting held 9/2/17 Year One Phonics Meeting handout Parents meeting- phonics screening powerpoint Articulation of Phonemes from Leverhulme CP School on Vimeo. Also take a look at these nonsense words. If you...
Moochanics Pleading Video
Our team of Moochanical Engineers need your support to help fund this year's electric car project. Pleading video from Rob (& kids) Vids on Vimeo.
Before and After School Care with Local Childminders
Do you need before and after school care for your child? Both Helen and Dawn are child minders who work independently of one another and within short walking distance of the school. At the beginning of the day they are available to work from 7.30am in the morning...
Bingo
A brilliant evening at the Cotswold Club playing bingo for the school book project raised a whopping £229!! Thank you everyone!!!
Song Writing Workshop
Some of our children from across KS2 took part in a song-writing workshop last week. They wrote and performed their own song extracts- listen here
Reception Hearing and Vision Screening
A request for book donations
If anyone is able to donate or find the books in charity shops from the attached wish list, we would be very grateful. We've got money to spend on books from the PTA (thank you!) but thought it might be good to start with donations then use the money to buy some of...
New Books
Huge thank you to Minch Academy pupils and parents for visiting Roving Bookshop today. Lots of brilliant books bought. With all of the books bought today, Minch Academy has been able to buy £300 worth of new books for all of the classes.
Book project update
Our book, "A Portal Through Time" was handed over to John Dougherty, on a velvet cushion, amid a trumpet fanfare during special assembly last week. John will now write the closing chapter, tying up all all the loose ends and bring the quest to its victorious...
Christmas Lunch 2016
‘Behaviour’ at Minchinhampton Academy
Our evolving approach to managing relationships in school (a new way of thinking about behaviour) Much of our direction of travel these days is heavily influenced by Carol Dweck work on growth mindsets. In the context of our relationships policy which is still...
Firework Night
Harvest Assembly
Thank you to all donations of food for our Harvest Service today which will be donated to Stroud Food Bank. During the service, sickness Mr Moss asked the questions "Is it good to have a choice of food and does it matter if we have to throw some food away?" This...