18^th to 22^nd November 2024

Week A

Attendance

This week, Mr Holland's form, 7F2, received the award for the form with the best attendance in school.   Well done to Mr Holland and 7F2 for this wonderful team effort!  We hope you enjoyed your sweets and chocolates.  Which form will win the trophy next time?

Mr Corf's form, 7R2, has also been given a prize this week because this form has the highest number of students with 100% attendance. The fact that so many boys in this form have attended school every day is a great achievement.  Well done to those boys. 

Y11 School Colours Celebration Evening

On Thursday 21^st November, we look forward to welcoming some of our outstanding Year 11s to celebrate their achievements throughout their time at Mosslands. The event runs from 6 - 7pm, with guests welcome to arrive from 5.45pm. Invites were sent home by email this week. If you have any questions, please get in touch with Miss Carty.

STEM

On Monday 18^th November, our A-level biology students will be travelling down to The University of Birmingham to hear talks on current scientific issues including human progress, why we laugh and the science of mental health. This will be followed by two examiner sessions with Michelle Oldfield.

Drama Trip

KS4 drama students will be attending a performance of 1984 at the Liverpool Playhouse this week. Please could parents ensure that tickets are paid for on ParentPay?

University Trip

Last Thursday, a group of Year 12 maths students took part in the "Engineering is for Everyone" day at LJMU. The students were given the opportunity to talk to current university students and lecturers, as well as experience some of the activities they would take part in regularly if they studied for a degree at the university. Highlights of the day included playing a boat racing game on a £1.5m boat simulator, learning about how to make the most money on real estate, getting a private tour of the LJMU Formula 1 team and playing with an authentic Boston Dynamics robot dog. 

The students enjoyed the day and several are now considering applying to LJMU.

Careers

The Subject Matters: A Level Choices – 25 November 2024, 17:00-18:00 (Zoom)
Suitable for students in years 10 and 11 who are considering their options for post-16 study. Parents are also welcome to register to attend.
Click here

Year 10 visited the careers fair at The Hive this week. They were able to visit various stands and pick up some useful information to guide them with their career choices.

Trips

A reminder that any boys going on overseas trips in 2025 will need to send a copy of their passport into school. Photos of passports can be emailed to admin@mosslands.wirral.sch.uk with the name of the trip as the subject.

A reminder of payment deadline dates:

Ski trip balance - Friday 29^th November 2024

Iceland second deposit - Friday 6^th December 2024

New York balance - Monday 6^th January 2025

Paris balance - Tuesday 1^st April 2025

Munich balance - Wednesday 9^th April 2025

Iceland balance - Monday 30^th June 2025

Library

Our wonderful students continued to volunteer at Wallasey Village Community Library last Thursday and Friday to help get the books ready for opening.  Our students worked incredibly hard, stamping and sticking date labels in many of the books and by the end of the week had processed 3,500 books altogether. We are super proud of these boys and the time they gave to help with the community project.

Year 7 Spelling Bee competition will be taking place this half-term and the students have a chance to win points and prizes for themselves and their form groups. The first round is tomorrow morning in the library during am reg.

Cadets

Recently, our Y9 cadets received their uniforms from the RAF. They will soon be wearing their cadet uniforms in school on Thursdays. They have all come a long way in their cadet training and are now all first-aid trained!

Cadets will be visiting the Inskip camp in Preston overnight this week and taking part in a multi-activity day.

PE Department Results

Y7 football - Mosslands 4 - 2 Neston 

Goals from Finlay Maidens, Shay Chowderoy and a brace from Elliot Leary was enough to pick up a win for the Y7 team on Monday. All the students played excellently and contributed to a fine team performance. The Y7 second team will be playing against Neston next Monday.

Sixth Form basketball - Mosslands 38 - 45 Birkenhead Sixth Form 

Year 7 Merseyside Cup round 1 - Mosslands 2 - 4 Blue Coat School 

Goals from Cobyn Clare and Elliot Leary gave the Y7 team an early 2 - 0 lead, but Blue Coat fought back in the 2nd half and then scored two goals on the counter-attack in extra time to go through to the next round. 

Charity Muffin Sale

This week, we raised just over £90 for Help For Heroes.

Art Department

You can follow us on Instagram @art_mosslands to see some fabulous examples of the work produced by our students.

Food Allergy Awareness

Please could all parents/carers ensure we have up-to-date allergy and dietary information for their son. In all school years, students may be involved in tasting and cooking a variety of different foods. We will accommodate for allergies and dietary needs, but only if we are made aware beforehand.

Please contact the school office with updated information on 0151 638 8131 or via email admin@mosslands.wirral.sch.uk

Reporting an Absence 

Parents must telephone the school attendance line (0151 638 8131, option 1) on the first day of absence before 8.45am and on each subsequent day of absence. Alternatively, you can email attendance@mosslands.wirral.sch.uk. Please do not use the admin@mosslands email or the contact school option on the My Child at School app as these do not go directly to attendance, and you may still get a truancy call. It is our duty to keep your child safe, so if you do not inform us, you will receive a truancy call. You will receive 6 further calls until you respond.  The number which will display as an incoming call is a Sheffield number, 0114 303 4042.