Oct 25, 2024
Mountjoy school students got to experience The Wave again thanks to Phrenix and what an amazing day it was for everyone. Despite it being a bit chilly being mid-October everyone managed to get in the water and enjoy some surfing. The instructors were fantastic at supporting the group to take part no matter what their ability. For many of our students this will be a once in a lifetime experience and with The Wave and Phrenix supporting we had enough people in the water to make surfing a possibility for them. Some of our students shared “I was very determined to stand and I got really close” “It was amazing, I loved it so much” “I liked watching the waves” “It was really nice, thank you for letting us go”. It was amazing for the Mountjoy staff to see the smiles, laughter and achievements that each student made some very proud moments!
Oct 18, 2024
Today, we had a great visit from SSCO Albert Pepper and SSCO Stuart Hann to talk to our older students regarding online safety. They spoke to the students about how to stay safe and how to speak to each other whilst online but also who to talk to if they are at school or at home and are worried about anything they see or hear. All the students were great and answered questions and scenarios with enthusiasm.
Oct 11, 2024
Ash class organised a day of activities for Hello Yellow Day to go towards their volunteering element of the Duke of Edinburgh Award. Hello Yellow Day is a charity supporting young minds and yesterday was World Mental Health Day.
Ash pupils planned Wellie Wangling, football shoot outs, high tea, and Minion films for the students and Bacon sandwiches for staff. All the school gathered in the afternoon for a fun filled Custard Pie quiz for the senior staff.
Ash students would like to thank some organisations who donated goods for this event.
Waitrose, Dorchester for the high tea ingredients.
Barrett Bros in Crewkerne for the lovely bacon
Moores Biscuits in Bridport for prizes.
The whole school enjoyed a fun filled day and learnt the importance of good mental health awareness.
Jul 19, 2024
On 11th and 12th July, 7 students from Ash class took part in their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh expedition. They have been working on their other sections through the year. We prepared for the expedition with map reading and navigation, stove cooking and basic first aid. Day 1 we started the day preparing a brunch of noodles and pancakes cooking on Trangia stoves to give us some extra energy. We then walked around the Mapperton estate following a circular route. Day 2 we set off from school walking a route out to Netherbury church and back round to Beaminster. The expedition was assessed externally and all the students who completed both days passed with flying colours. Lynn our assessor was very impressed with their navigation skills and how their team work developed over the two days. Well done Ash students!
Jul 19, 2024
Hazel class really enjoyed our end of term Beach school session at West Bay. We spent some time on the beach making clocks, and thinking about good and bad rules for the beach. We then were lucky enough to have a hot lunch at Snack Shack to celebrate the year. All of the students were very well behaved, and we were very proud to represent Mountjoy.
