Year 5 and 6 put on an amazing production of Olivia ! This brilliant and innovative show, set in Victorian times, traces the steps of Olivia, from downtrodden orphan to star of the stage - and we saw Year 5 and 6 all being the stars of the show. Mrs Longhurst said it was the best performance she had ever seen - and she has seen 17 different performances.

 

So well done to everyone in Years 5 and 6 - a fantastic show !

Molly celebrated her first birthday in style!! One child from every class in the school was chosen to attend the party. The children were chosen because they consistently work hard  and are excellent role models in their classes.

Everyone had a wonderful time with fabulous doggie cup cakes and lots of presents for Molly.  Baby Nancy helped her blow the candles out.

All of our KS2 children thoroughly enjoyed the Mini Triathlon on Tuesday 4th July at Westminster Lodge. All of the children were given medals which they were super proud of and enjoyed showing them off. Well done to all the children that participated, they did really well.
“ We went to Westminster Lodge to do a triathlon which was led by Triathlon Trust. At first many of us were quite nervous, but once we started the swimming we found it fun. The jog to the track in wet clothes was a new experience, but quite funny. Everyone was kitted out to cycle the track and most people found this part the most exciting leg. Finally, we had to run a lap of the track, finishing with a medal. It was a really enjoyable event and lots of us were inspired to try it out again.”
Hannah, Year 6.

‘On the 25th of April, the students who took part in the Junior Dragon’s Apprentice Challenge attended an award ceremony at the University of Hertfordshire. You may remember that in October 2016, two Year 6 teams were formed to compete in the challenge, where we had to create a mini business to raise money for a charity. The two charities were: HomeStart and The Friendship Scheme. The charities are worthy schemes, and they used the money we raised to make a difference to many lives. While we were raising money, we faced many difficulties, but overcame them, and in the end, donated hundreds of pounds to the scheme (Team Inspiration: £442, Monkey Business: £280). At the award ceremony, both teams won awards, with Monkey Business claiming the Best Branded Business award, and Team Inspiration winning the Most Profit Made award. Along with all the listed awards, Alex D won the Outstanding Individual award. Well done Alex! Overall, it was an amazing experience for both teams, and we hope we made Mandeville proud’! ~ by Tarran and Abi, Y6 Team Inspiration

Congratulations to the year 5 & 6 girls football team who became the St Albans League Champions 2016-17 for the very first time  Over the last few months they have played so well that they have in fact never lost a match in the league and have continued to improve over the season. The league was wrapped up following a win over St Peters school and finished with a draw against Kiligrew. During the end of term assembly they were given their football medals which they were all very proud of

Well done to Lucy, Faith, Lauren, Amy, Polina, Hannah, Megan, Charlotte, Alexandra, Olivia and Laura!!

Well done to Katelyn who was awarded this terms Friendship Award for demonstrating her kind and caring nature to those both in her class and around the school. Katelyn was nominated by two of her class mates, Emily and Olivia along with her class teacher Miss Lawrence. Katelyn was described as being an outstanding member of the Mandeville Community who is kind and respectful. She was said to be a good friend to everyone and knows when you need cheering up and looking after. She recognises when people are upset and she will be the first one over to to look after them. 

Well done Katelyn on receiving this award especially as her sister Libby received it two years ago. 

Well done to the Mandeville quiz teams who made us so proud yesterday. Abi, Jawad, Jess and Oliver took part in the Quiz Club quiz at Garden Fields yesterday afternoon where they came first!!!! They now go onto the next round in a few weeks time.
Later in the afternoon the two teams of year 5 & 6 Chatterbooks children – Megan D, Dan, Olivia, James, Jesamine, and Lyla. Isobel, Sophie, Tarran, Megan B, Thomas came first AND second in the Marlborough school Big Book Quiz.
A special well done to Abi who was in both winning teams!!

Pupils, parents and staff took time out of their half term break to come back to school on Friday (17^th Feb) to help spread a little happiness in their community. The children have been learning just how important it is to be part of a community and what they can do to make a positive difference to the people who live around them. Friday was national “Random Acts of Kindness Day” so what better day to pull on your rubber gloves and grab your litter pickers!

Mrs Longhurst said “ the children have been set a half term challenge to do a good deed for someone in their family or community and they have come up with the catchphrase for the challenge: ‘pass on the happy!’ The staff told the children that we would be picking up litter from the streets around Mandeville on Friday and we are so pleased that so many decided to join us!“

Team Inspiration : Y6 took part in the Junior Dragons Apprentice, a challenge that involved creating a business, and all the proceeds went to a chosen charity to a chosen charity. It taught the pupils involved teamwork, leadership, advertising and entrepreneur skills. It also tested their creativity skills when it came to hand painting their own jars. It also taught them how important charity work is. It was a brilliant learning opportunity for all the pupils that took part.

 

Team Monkey Business: Year 6 took part in the Dragons Apprentice, a challenge that involved a business and creating ideas to raise money for two charities, one was called Home Start and the other was called the Friendship scheme. It taught the year 6 pupils who took part, teamwork, listening skills and finally we learnt how to build a temporary company. During this experience everyone who did it learnt and enjoyed the entire thing.

On the 5th December 2016 we had a special visit from Sally at Connect2Colour. Key Stage 1 Nurture Group and some specially chosen children from Key Stage 2 had a wonderful day creating some very unique pieces of art. It was a day filled with teamwork, positivity, determination, building confidence and kindness as the children brought Mandeville's Golden Rules to life, creating beautiful 3D artwork in our colours. Take a peek at our day...