The Children enjoyed a trip to Osborne House, Isle of Wight on Tuesday 16th July 2019. The children got to travel over to the Isle of Wight on the ferry. Once the children arrived at Osborne house, they had the opportunity to explore the history of the house and all who resided there. They also […]

Governors’ were delighted to present their awards during Monday 15th July Governors’ Prize Giving Awards. This is only the second award ceremony, which governors have devised to celebrate a range of achievements by pupils throughout the school year. Children who had been nominated earned awards and overall winners were presented with trophies. Teachers gave citations […]

On Wednesday 3rd July we saw some of Mount Pleasant Pupils starring on the Cricket Pitch! The school cricket team, thundered their way through to a thrilling final. Due to strategy and skill, they won the final, earning themselves a place in the County finals. This means that they won’t be watching cricket at the […]

On Wednesday 3rd July, the children got to meet their new teachers and spend the day working with them. We enjoyed welcoming our new pupils from Maytree, but had mixed emotions about saying ‘farewell’ to our Y6 pupils as they made the move to Secondary School. The children were introduced to their teachers and new […]

On Friday 28th June 2019 the whole school headed over to Richard Taunton College for our annual Sports Day. The sun was shining as the children, in their house teams, participated in many sporting events, provided by the staff of Richard Taunton College. We had a great time and enjoyed welcoming parents and relatives to […]

Well, it is time to say goodbye to our lovely little chicks! They have been very well looked after here at MPJS, but it is time for them to re-join Farmer Snarts farm and live in the outdoors – if their current running speed is anything to go by, I know they are going to [...]

Wow – in only a few weeks, our tiny little hatchlings have burst their way into the world (and our hearts!) and are growing up so quickly! They now have their adult feathers beginning to show and the children have been carefully documenting the changes we have seen to their appearance and behaviour, in their [...]

Our 16 beautiful chicks are growing very quickly! As well as their pen, they now have a space in the library (safely bordered by hay bales!) to run around and play. The Year 3 farmers have been working hard to maintain a healthy and comfortable habitat for the young chickens, which means using their research [...]

This week has been a very exciting week for our little eggs – 16 chicks have now successfully pecked their way out! After the ‘big brother’ – known as Timmy – hatched first, he has helped his siblings to hatch by sitting on the eggs and assisting with breaking the shell during the hatching process. [...]

Our first baby chick has hatched! Today, we increased the humidity in our incubator to 65% to allow the shells to soften, meaning it is easier for the chicks to peck their way out. Whilst observing the eggs in their chick diaries this afternoon, the children started to notice that one of the eggs was [...]