The Axholme

Welcome to the sixth edition of the Axholme Alliance newspaper. This newspaper is a collaboration of five primary schools, under the Allianceumbrella of The Axholme Academy, Crowle. The schools, Gunness & Burringham, Althorpe & Keadby, St Norbert’s, Luddington & Garthorpe and Crowle all came together at the University of Lincoln to produce this paper. The newspaper is produced in partnership with The Axholme Academy, University of Lincoln School of English & Journalism (LESJ) & Mortons Print, Lincolnshire’s only independent newspaper printer. March 2018. For more information visit www.theschoolnewspaper.co.uk

‘Axciting day making the news’ Five primaries produce sixth edition of Althorpe and Crowle Gunness & Luddington & St Norbert’s Axholme Alliance Keadby Primary Burringham Garthorpe Primary Primary School Academy Primary School Primary School Academy newspaper Pages 2 - 4 Pages 5-7 Pages 8-10 Pages 11-13 Pages 14-16 Althorpe and Keadby Primary School: Axholme Alliance March 2018 Science workshop we were told. How to make them: get two jugs, a pipette By Harry Booth and a tray. Fill one jug with sodium alginate, fill another jug with calcium chloride. After that, pick up your pipette and se- On the 9th November 2017, Lab Ras- lect a solution, then drop it in the other one. Now take out cals came to our school to teach us (with your hand) the polymer that has been made. There about science. They worked with Year you go! 6 before playtime and Year 5 after One pupil, Harvey, said: “I didn’t know that if you mix playtime. Lab Rascals are a hands-on calcium chloride and sodium alginate together you got science company that teach us about polymers!” science experiments. At the end the session, we had a hard quiz. The purpose The purpose of them coming was to ex- of the challenging quiz was to decide whether to take our pand our minds on science. We made slime slime home or not. which was made out of: PVA glue, 90ml of water, green or yellow food colouring and When the workshop had finished, the pupils had learnt borax. Also, Year 6 made polymer chains many new things like: polymers can be man-made or nat- and if you want to make them please have ural, they now knew what PVA (poly vinyl acetate) glue Kyle (left) and Freddie (right) making the slime a parent or guardian to watch you. Wear stood for and you can stick together molecules. In addition goggles, gloves and don’t put it on your skin to this, we had great fun! Drama fest STEM club Life of a Ms Jeannie has been working with Our school has a varied range a group of 56 children and staff, to By Emily Neary & of activities, one of these are By Kai Murray enter the solo and choral speaking Lexi Shearman STEM (Science Technology, caretaker Drama Festival in March. Engineering and Maths). Ms Jeannie teaches us different The STEM group consists of five children chosen as they exercises before we rehearse our solo and choral poems, such as vocal showed an interest in coding and other activities. By Kai Murray warm-ups, where we practice our facial expressions and clear our In the STEM sessions the children are able to take part in throats. Before we attend the drama festival, we have a full dress many coding activities; we asked one of the fives children in At our school we have some wonder- rehearsal which is in front of the whole school. the STEM group what their first goal was and they told us We have been talking to all pupils that have an interest in drama. that their first target was to make robots with a hole for a pen ful staff, among them is our own We spoke to Harlow from Year 3 and asked her some questions: “Do and motors for wheels and they used this to draw patterns caretaker Mrs Davidson. We all say and even write messages. you like drama and why?” and “Did you want to do drama before Ms. she’s just a caretaker but really she Jeannie came into our school?” The results that we got were: “I like Around Christmas the STEM group enjoyed making deco- drama because it is where you can learn poems.” rations; these were a naughty or nice meter, sparkly snow- does many things. We asked Cole in Year 6 and he answered: “I love drama because man and moving Santa on a sleigh. When we asked a Year 2 pupil they I wanted to find my path to victory, Lexi Shearman and Emily Neary Near the end of 2017, thought that a caretaker simply cleans the STEM group enjoyed inspired me. Before Ms. Jeannie came I didn`t like drama because I up, and on occasions helps the teachers. a visit to Hull University couldn`t express myself like I can now.” We thought it would be a good idea to Ruby from Year 3 replied: “I love drama because Ms. Jeannie treats where they viewed a three foot tall robot (Baxter the ask her what jobs she does for the school us well. She also develops our ideas.” blue collared robot), 3D so I interviewed her recently. We asked Ms. Jeannie:if she enjoyed coming to school to teach pupils printers, resin 3D print- and staff and what led her into drama. “Every child has something to I first asked her why she worked ers and a walk through of offer but teaching drama is the most exciting thing I`ve ever done. I here and she told us that she works the world of 3D pictures don`t just enjoy it, I love it. here because before she worked at our and then holograms. “A teacher called Mr. Ryan inspired me to go to a drama school and I Currently, the STEM school she was a nurse for children. She went and loved it! This is a school full of wonderful children, they have group are working on enjoyed working with children so she such amazing talent; they always put a smile on my face.” making robots using VEX decided to work at our school. We hope and wish the drama group the best of luck at the festival (a building system) to Her typical day consists of: and that they return to school with a huge smile spread across their pick up blocks. Kai looks at molecules. faces! 6:40 am: Arrive at school, put all lights on, check all heaters are on, un- lock doors, set up for breakfast club and wait for the children. 8:30am: Lock gates to keep cars out of Music’s a good tutor school. We are a school where in addition to which one? Who is your favourite singer? 9:00am: Go home. the normal subjects, we learn to sing By Harry Booth What is your favourite band? 11:30am: Return to school to set up and play instruments fluently. and Jessica Everatt Some of the answers to the first ques- tables and chairs for children to eat tion were: “I enjoy band because it is chal- Every Thursday (2.00pm-3.00pm) Year lunch. lenging to move your fingers to change the 5 and Year 6 have a band lesson where songs including Conkers, Shine and To- notes on the clarinet,” stated a Year five 1:00pm: Pack away tables and chairs we learn more and more about music and gether. Conkers is known to be most chil- girl. and go home. playing instruments. dren’s favourite song. We are taught by “I love band because I can use my voice 2:45pm: Arrive back at school make We have the following instruments: P- Mrs Appleyard, our Year 2 teacher. Bone, Trumpet, Flugelhorn and Clarinet. Our school sings at church every year in different ways.” exclaimed a Year six sure all cleaning gets done, lock all doors We now know (in year 6) 5 notes- C, D, E, during Christmas and Easter time. boy. and turn on the alarm. F and G. We interviewed a few children from our Out of the children interviewed, band 6:00pm: Finish, go home. is the favourite out of the two. At the end Year 6 have a teacher called Mr Randall school. As you can see she is a very busy and Year 5 have a teacher called Mrs Fell. of the year we go to the Baths Hall for the The questions were: Do you enjoy band member of staff and that doesn’t even We don’t get many complaints about the and if so why? Do you enjoy singing with band to perform with other schools. include afterschool swimming clubs, noise we make! (We make lots of noise!) Mrs Appleyard and why? My opinion of band is it is both very edu- All our school gather together on Tues- What is your favourite instrument? cational and entertaining; singing is very organising events and many other extra day mornings (at assembly time) and sing Can you play an instrument and if you can good for your health and for your voice. duties. 2 Althorpe and Keadby Primary School: Axholme Alliance March 2018

Fun foodHere is a list of what all the classes day! travelled to France.” By Lexi Shearman made: Year 5 found out about their artist • Year6 - onion bhajis (India) named Jackson Pollock and how he • Mag 7 and Year 5 - key lime became successful. So Charlie, Mitch- pie (America) On the 16th October, the whole ell and Finlay talked to us about school celebrated World Food • Year 4 - chilli (Mexico) • Year 3 - spaghetti bolognaise what they learnt: “First we made our Day. (Italy) own piece of work linked to art. Af- The reason why we celebrate World • Year 2 - frittata (Spain) terwards we made key lime pie with Food Day is because over 870 million • Year 1 – pain (France) Mag 7. Then once it was finished we people are suffering from hunger. • Year R - pumpkin soup demolished it all.” In the hall, each class was given (Great Britain) Bob from Mag 7 announced: “My a box of ingredients and the name of Evie and Lacey from Year1 stated: favourite part about the day was re- an artist. Once everyone was back in “ in our box we found a flag of our searching about our artist with Year their classes they began opening up country which was France, the Barn- their boxes. They needed to use the aby film, different kinds of bread and 5.” ingredients to make a traditional French language sheets. Throughout After a full day of so much fun we dish, research the artist and do some the day we watched the film that was all met back in the hall to share eve- Here is Harvey Donnison creating the Y6 meal ( art work in the style of that artist. about a bear named Barnaby who rything we had learnt. onion bhajis). A&K’s swimming Our three As Althorpe and Keadby Pri- mary School is next to the By Mia Marshall days away River Trent, we think it is im- portant to learn how to swim to swimming?” By Mia Marshall keep us safe. Hallie Nutt (Year 3) stated, “I On Thursdays and Fridays af- like swimming because you get to ter school, 40 children from Years enter competitions.” On Friday 15th September 1-6 attend Riddings Pool. We are Caitlin Hartley-Sinclair (Year 2017, Year 5 and 6 went to put into four groups according to 4) announced, “I like diving and East Barnby for a residential our skills. Group 1 are non-swim- back crawl.” trip, for three days in Whit- went indoor rock-climbing at the visit, they were: Mrs Tate (head mers, Group 2 are more confident place where we were staying; it teacher), Mrs Everatt (parent), Warren Broadly (Year 5) an- by. It was for team and class non-swimmers, Group 3 can swim was so much fun. Mr Broadbent (parent), Mr Wren swered, “It’s a fun sport and I used at least one length and Group 4 bonding. Every morning we had our (TA), Mr Venemore (parent), Mr to be scared of the water.” can swim one or more lengths. Altogether, it took approxi- breakfast at approximately Booth (parent) and Mrs Lovatt Pupils learn to swim for a Grace Cheeseman (Year 6) ex- mately 3 hours to get there. Af- 8:00am, dinner at 12:00pm and (learning mentor). term, which is usually for six or plained, “It makes me feel happy ter we got there, we split into tea at 5:30pm before going to bed Joshua Everatt stated, “Body seven weeks. This takes place in and it inspires me to be an Olym- four groups and went straight to at 9:00pm. boarding was my favourite ac- September-December and Febru- pic swimmer one day.” the body boarding activity which We had dormitories in two tivity because I liked playing ary-July. After Christmas, elite I am in the elite swimming took place in the sea. different cabins with bunk beds: in the sea and playing with my swimmers attend swimming les- group and the training is quite Body boarding is like surfing one of ten girls, three of ten friends.” sons and these are the children in hard as I have to swim twelve but on your tummy. On the sec- boys (about 40 people went). At Harvey Nothard then stated, groups 3 and 4. lengths using different stroke ond day we went mountain bik- night, we were allowed to play, “I loved biking because I really I interviewed some pupils from techniques and floats, but it ena- ing in the forest and orienteering do sledging and do an alien scav- liked going in the forest and go- Year 3 and upwards and I asked bles me to become a better swim- in the woods. enger hunt. ing over the jumps.” them, “what do you like best about mer. Then, on the final day we Seven adults went on the We loved it! Keadby’s fun-filled Christmas Althorpe and Keadby before Christmas, the 30 minutes to make as have been very busy do- whole school took part in long a paper chain as pos- By Kalie-Ann Oliver ing many different ac- our annual House Team sible. After, we measured tivities over the Christ- Santa races; during the them by using the length race you put a Santa hat of the hall. The red team mas period. class, then we all recited on your head and tinsel Nursery and Reception one poem per class before won with a massive nine around your neck, then ran did a joint Nativity play. finally singing two songs lengths! from one side of the hall to We all really enjoyed it, altogether as a school. Earlier, the whole the other. especially when the gold A child in Y4 mentioned: school had a beetle drive We finished with a relay stars stole the show! Then “I really enjoyed going to with our Headteacher, Mrs race. A Year 6 pupil ex- the next day Y1 and Y2 did the church because I got to Tate. KS1 did theirs before plained, “I really enjoyed it an equally amazing perfor- learn a song, recite a poem playtime, then KS2 after because the audience were mance. and perform in front of an playtime. During our bee- extremely supportive of It was very different be- audience.” tle drive we sang The 12 cause there were birds that the runners.” On the 1st December we Days of Christmas. “It was told the story. A child from held a fantastic Christmas On the same day we had great fun!” exclaimed a boy Y6 stated, “I really enjoyed Fair; there were loads of our annual House Team from Y6. both plays because every- amazing activities such as: KS1 actors Paper Chain races; each one learnt their lines and win a teddy, pull a prize colour house team was as- These are some of the they were well performed.” and much, much more. It signed to one classroom. amazing things which hap- The whole of KS2 was very exciting because popular. Everyone was in- cause I got a treat and my Each team had a box of pened at Christmas in our walked to Althorpe Church there were ample activities vited and the school was family were able to come newspaper strips, 2 rolls of super school. My favourite to have a carol concert to enjoy and there were so packed; one child said, “I too.” tape and a stapler. was the beetle drive; it was and we sung one song per many people, it was really really enjoyed going be- On the last day of term We got approximately so much fun. 3 Althorpe and Keadby Primary School: Axholme Alliance March 2018 Learning the meaning of money

On the 3rd January 2018, silver and copper coins; they also Althorpe and Keadby Primary By Grace Cheeseman did some math games involving school had an interesting money. Magnificent 7 looked at Money Week. stationery items. engineers and electricians they Each class focused on the I asked each class what they had to compare and see who got theme of money. Y6 had a day of did during our Money Week: Y1 the most money for their jobs. learning about entrepreneurs; had an exciting week because Y5 had a budget with a Alan Sugar started from the back they went to the post office to buy stationery book, they also had a of a van selling aerials and other sweets with money! career choice and calculated how electrical gadgets. Y2 had a hundred square with much they would earn. He also started a company coins around the edge; what the At the end of the week, we named Amstrad and launched a money added up to was what they learnt how important money computer. coloured in in the number square. really is. We found out we couldn’t Later Y6 had the proper Y3 had a certain amount of survive without money because stationery school book. They used money to make a £5 note and we wouldn’t have a house to live it to find out how much the school other numbers. in or food to eat without money! Jade, Kai and Olivia are sorting actually spends. They found Y4 counted and added money Everyone agreed it was a great Mia, Connor, Bailey and Harvey out the bill. out the school spends £2000 for together using paper notes and week. solving the shopping problem. War has so many stories The Lady and The By Emily Neary On October 31st - November 10th the children Lamp at Althorpe and Keadby Primary School took part in a project about the Second World War. All the classes took part, even the reception By Jessica Everatt class. The Year One class were learning about the food and the Prime Minister at the time. A Year Two On the 6th November 2017, Years 1 child exclaimed: “We learnt about the WW2 food and 2 spent the day learning about and the Prime Minister at that time, also the prices Florence Nightingale for their class of the food.” topic. Paige and Alex from Year One stated: “We They researched the Lady with the dressed up and we read a book called PEEPO and Lamp using laptops and books; by doing then we made clay poppies.” They also said they en- this they found out lots of interesting facts joyed doing it. and learnt about how she felt. Year three described what they did as well: “We Here are some interesting facts about used special words to describe the WW2 train sta- Florence Nightingale: tion where the children were evacuated, made gas Florence Nightingale is famous for masks, watched a video, made poppies out of clay being the Lady with the Lamp. She was and made a glider.” born on the 12th May 1820 and died on the Year Six found out all about Dunkirk and the 13th August 1910. Florence also had three Normandy landings. They wrote newspaper reports, Year Six pupils siblings. letters and diary entries. dress up as sol- The Lady with the Lamp went to the Now here are some facts: Crimean War to nurse wounded soldiers diers, land girls and • Keadby was used as a prisoner of war camp. and she saved many soldiers’ lives. • Air raid sirens were used to warn people evacuees. She made hospitals a cleaner place and about incoming danger. she also proved that trained nurses and • The world war lasted for six years! clean hospitals can help sick people get cured faster. Florence Nightingale was the founder of modern nursing. She and 38 other nurses arrived in Turkey in November 1854, only There’s so much space to to find the hospitals were filthy and over- crowded; she made that hospital a better place too. Year 1 and Year 2 were lucky enough to explore out there have a kind lady come into our school and show them some of the equipment that she orbiting the enormous star which is our interesting order of the planets; they use a would have used. By Grace Cheeseman sun. Constellations are stars that join mnemonic to remember the order: My Very The lady also got them to dress up in together to make stories. Energetic Mother Just Served Us Noodles- costumes; there were nurses outfits, clean- You can only see all the constellations Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, er costumes and pretend soldiers’ clothes. On the 17th January, Y5 and Y6 were from the equator. Y6 have also learnt that Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Whilst being dressed up, the nurses very lucky to have Paul visit them in every country the sun rises in the east. They have also learnt that there used pretended to nurse/help the soldiers and with his inflatable Planetarium dome Y6 know that there are 4 dwarf planets: to be 48 constellations, now there are 88 the cleaners acted out washing the dirty to explain about the galaxy. Pluto, Ceres, MakeMake and Haumea. constellations. food dishes. Y6 found out about the planets and Y6 pupil Mia stated: “It was like a very Y5 pupil Warren said: “My favourite Year 1 and Year 2 had an amazing two constellations in space by watching a big bouncy castle and was very warm constellations were the stars that joined days learning facts and what it was like to display from a projector in a colossal tent. inside.” together as a bear; the bear’s tail looked live in 1820-1910 and learn all about Flor- We discovered that there are 8 planets Y5 have been learning about the like a sauce pan.” ence Nightingale. 4 Crowle Primary Academy: Axholme Alliance March 2018

During practice young voices singers practised their songs with a conductor, we took some pictures of them singing beautifully. Crowds amazed at young voices 2018

In early January, Year 5 and Once we got there we re- the huge crowd. of little torch lights that the 6 were lucky enough to go hearsed all afternoon, with the Mrs Carlile, our TA who choir received along with their By Jack Johnson to Young Voices at Sheffield conductor who was wearing a came to Young Voices with us, t-shirts. The atmosphere was Arena to become part of an long white coat and looked a bit said “It is always such an over- ecstatic and full of buzz. enormous children’s choir. As ists; this year those were Ur- like a doctor, in the part of the whelming experience.” Jane When the concert had fin- a school we have been going ban Strides-a dance group and arena where we were to per- Howden, another member of ished we got on the bus to go for the last 6 years. Natalie, The Magnets and Alfie form. Dinner was at 5pm so we our school staff, said “I love back to school feeling very tired Young Voices is an annual Sheard-singers of different gen- were ready and waiting for the Young Voices.” but slightly over excited still event where children from sur- res. All the schools are sent the audience (our loved ones) to ar- The lights went down, the and arrived back about quar- rounding areas to many cities song words and music in Sep- rive from 6pm and the concert music came on, the children ter to ten. I really enjoyed the in England get together and tember in order to be well re- began at 7pm. I couldn’t wait to screamed and our fabulous per- whole experience and feel very sing. Many different songs are hearsed by the time the concert be watched by my mum and I formance began. At times all lucky as I also get to go again performed with different art- takes place. even managed to see her within you could see were thousands next year. Macbeth the tyrant Trusting times because of this. By Dulcie Revill One of the best parts of this study By Abby Scott-Webster was being able to act out some of Crowle Primary Academy has recently joined the scenes and really getting into This year in our reading les- character. the Multi-Academy Trust in order to build re- sons we are doing whole book Travis Wilmott told me that lationships with three children from another studies, we read the book to- he ,‘liked the archaic language of school we took part in teamwork workshops. gether and may get parts to Macbeth but preferred the drama in When we got into groups and picked leaders Holes.’ the three children were leaders. They were leaders read as homework, we answer Holly Carlile said, “I’m pleased we because one team voted, the second team because different styles of questions read the adapted script as it helped they were guests and the third team because they relating to parts of the novels/ us understand what was going on thought they should have a chance. text and often our writing is more.” However Bethan Carlile For the entire day we played games that also based around the novel. said she, ‘liked the challenge of the included teamwork, effort and resilience our So far we have studied Holes archaic language more.’ learnabilities. In 3D modelling each team had a by Louis Sachar and Street Child Part way through the study chance to show what they could do and they did. of Macbeth I asked my class who by Berlie Doherty, with our latest We also built flagpoles with exact measurements, liked the latest study, 17 out of 23 study being Macbeth by William then drew our skills onto a flag to put on our said they did, and the rest were Shakespeare. flagpoles. The flags looked great. undecided until they had finished Due to the amount of archaic Mr. Norton from the other school made really language we actually studied an the text. Overall I feel this was a fun games. He made a song about super learners adaptation of the script but at times successful study with the majority of and we all had a go at singing it. Mrs. Howden we had access to the original. We us enjoying it and getting involved, were given bookmarks with some I feel it was a great opportunity and from our school said, ‘ Everyone enjoyed it and it of the word meanings on as some I am looking forward to finding out was lovely to watch the children to participate.’ Molly Rowbottom, Y5 stated, ‘ I liked making new of the language is very difficult to our next study which our teacher, Year 5 had to act out scenes of the Macbeth friends and gaining trust.’ Laila White, Y6 told understand. This helped us a lot and Mrs Wilson, is keeping a secret from script and tried to get into role of the characters. I feel I understood the text a lot more us. me, ‘ It was good to get together with new people.’ 5 Crowle Primary Academy: Axholme Alliance March 2018 Super sports ! Crowle Primary love their sports !

Playing grab the cone ! Year 5/6 Listen to the instructer !

At Crowle Primary Academy we participated in [on the 15th January] was swimming at Rid- we do sports events and compe- By Holly Carlile titions to give everyone a chance dings pool. We took 1 team of 12 to experience different sports. children consisting of 6 boys and school took two teams of six chil- 6 girls. We felt like we did a good These vary from team games dren from years 3-6. Team 1 came job and some of us improved on our like football to individual events 1st in their league and team 2 came strokes. Before the races began we like athletics. We hold some of 2nd in their league. Overall team 1 had chance to warm up and prac- the events at our school but came 3rd and team 2 came 5th. We tice our strokes. 2 girls and 2 boys worked very well in teams and we also travel to other schools, and raced in each event but they raced Year 5/6 are playing a game ! sports halls. They are always all tried our best. It was an excit- in separate heats. We did so well ing competition to be part of and we great fun and as a school we are with many of our children getting were all cheering on our school. Leah Watson said ‘I did well but Overall we came 2nd out of always encouraged to try our into the finals and then going on to I asked Izzy Wicks what she place very highly. I could have done better in the re- 5 teams and we were so close to best and encourage each other, thought of the competition, she said I asked Jazmyn Dunn how she lay’ coming 1st, there was hardly any- that it doesn’t matter where we ‘it was fun. I enjoyed competing After the individual races we felt she did at the competition and thing in the scores. Throughout our are placed but of course win- against other schools and I liked she said ’I did good but I need to took part in a number of relays and school we have some very talented ning is always a bonus!!! getting better.’ work on my backstroke.’ again we all did our very best and One of the competitions we did Bethan Carlile said ‘it was very Madison Gregory said ‘I did bet- placed well. sports people and we are looking on the 29th January was Dodge- good and well coached’ ter than I thought I would but need It was such an electrifying at- forward to taking part in more ball at The Axholme Academy. Our Another one of the competitions to work on front crawl’ mosphere especially in the relays. events.

YET helping us learn! ERIC - everybody reads in class Reading - By Lilly Walker This year our reading ap- YET club is a club after school for people proach has changed with By Lilly Walker to get more learning in and to consoli- all sorts of new and excit- date their learning. ing ways of learning. YET club starts at 3 o’clock until 4 o’clock proach prepares us for SATS We have been introduced on a Monday after school. All of the teach- style and other test ques- to ERIC which is a reading ers take 3 children from their class and focus tions we are likely to experi- activity designed to encour- on different areas of learning, usually focus- ence during school as well as age children to read more. sing on Maths, arithmetic, reasoning and improve our reading skills. ERIC stands for ‘ Everybody English, reading, spelling, punctuation and We do this type of ERIC in Reads In Class ‘, we do this grammar. our main English lesson with after lunch for about 20 min- The learning is set by the teachers before questions relating to the text utes and we are encouraged the club begins and they are there to help or related texts we are study- to choose a text that we can you understand this further and learn strat- ing. This has been adopted read alone and enjoy for a sus- egies. right the way through school tained period of time. It is re- There’s another type of YET that is in now so that all our children ally good to escape into a book school where if you get something wrong become more familiar with ad I know lots of my friends in class then some of our TA’s pull us out the way questions should be enjoy reading a lot more since of class and help us with our work that we answered we have had this time to enjoy have got wrong. This is a great opportunity I feel as if this new ap- books. for children who sometimes need a bit more proach is helping me improve There is also another type time to understand the learning before mov- my reading skills and I feel of ERIC that we do which ing on the next day. Lots of children are now more confident in this area of stands for Explain, Retrieve, Year 5/ 6 Reading the Macbeth script ! confident to say whether they need this time Interpret and Choice. This ap- learning. 6 and find it beneficial to their learning. Crowle Primary Academy: Axholme Alliance March 2018 Trips of 2017/18

By Sam Varley

Our school takes part in a lot of fun trips and all the children love to go on them. Already this school year our foundation unit have been on a lovely trip to The House in Scunthorpe, our years 1 & 2 have been to Yorkshire wildlife park and our KS2 children have all been to Magna with years 3 & 4 also having a lovely morning at the cinema and years 5 & 6 having the most amazing experi- ence at Young Voices. The reception children had a fantastic time watching the performance of A Bagful of Stars, at The House in Scunthorpe, in De- Year 1 and 2 have been studying animals at the York- cember. The children joined in the interactive shire wildlife park (from left to right: Preston, Katie, story-telling performance moving like mer- Alexander and Darcy). maids, fish and pirates and dancing and sing- ing with the orchestra. was solids, liquids and gases, and we also They even got to meet the author of the got to look round the whole of magna and book, Addy Farmer. play with all their activities. Its huge and At the end they all sang Jingle Bells as the freezing cold. We experienced part of the orchestra played along. old works demonstrating part of the steel Years 1 and 2 walked round the wildlife Year 3,4,5 making process in ‘The Big Melt’. It was park visiting all the fabulous animals many and 6 have so noisy but amazing how it all worked were overwhelmed at the size of all of the been to as well as seeing areas to do with Water, animals. They also took part in a workshop Magna for a Fire, Air and Earth. which was linked to their learning on ani- Right at the beginning of the school school trip to mals; they had a hands on experience with year, our first day back after summer in learn about some animals including snakes and milli- fact, we walked into the village to watch the four ele- pedes as well as looking at different animal the Tour Of Britain pass through. It was ments earth, bones, claws and fur. It was a very interest- so exciting and a great and different way fire, water ing experience and Mrs Johnson reported to start our new school year. Taylor Fit- that the children behaved impeccably and and air this is ter couldn’t believe how many bikes there learnt such a lot form the workshop. a fire tornado was riding so close and fast to each other. Our Magna trip consisted of workshops from the fire Our school offers WOW experiences linked to our science topic at school which element. like these every year, we are very lucky. A Christmas Carol

By Abigail Scott-Webster Year 5/6 are doing their Thursday run on the school field . It was a snowy Christmas Eve when Crowle Primary acade- Crowle School gets active my Drama club performed the Crowle Primary Academy have recently intro- play A Christmas Carol… duced Active Learning. At our school we ex- By Liam Clegg During Christmas time ercise for 30 minutes every day. Each day the Crowle’s Drama club did the play A Christmas Carol. The church children take part in various activities such as in which they performed was skipping, wake and shake, a cross country run on Thursdays; some- alive with four scenes of magic. times activities could happen twice a day. Reverend Lines (the Reverend of Kurtis said, “I like skipping and it’s really active, sporty, also it’s the church) was delighted with fun. I also think the same but it should be longer; I think the cross their performance. Through a country run is good for our health and it should be continued.” period of time the club had prac- The run is on a Thursday morning for 20 minutes; Y5/6 run on the ticed the play and made props Years 5/6 have been singing Christmas carols at St Oswalds school field, Y3/4 have it on the top playground, whilst the Y1/2 run and costumes. Church. on their playground; even the adults join in the cross country with us. The archaic language did not trip the performers up. Poppy “I liked the expressions on the ing could have a rest.” This is on top of our PE lesson and we also have active after school Pooley, Y6 said, “It was alright performers faces.” Will Yorke, The play was amazing and so clubs available. and I liked the props and cos- Y4 said, “It was good because was the singing. It was a great Children should be active 1 hour a day half an hour at school. I tumes.” Piper Pearce, Y5 stated, the people who didn’t like sing- morning. think this is great. 7 Gunness and Burringham Primary School: Axholme Alliance March 2018 Aiming for excellence! spelling rules, which helps us to improve By Freya Wighing and our writing. Maddison Atkition We asked Mrs Pitois this question: how do you think boosters help the Year 6’s? On a Wednesday and Thursday after She replied, “It allows children to work school at Gunness and Burringham in a smaller group which then makes the Primary School, Y6 pupils come to learning better focused. It is a fail-safe time boosters, which is a club, that helps for children to make mistakes and learn you improve your learning and achieve from them and it is a relaxed time for the a higher grade in SAT’s. children. Children can then explore what This year, we have been split into two they can and can’t do; I enjoy it as well as different groups; one is for maths, led by the children.” Mrs Pitois (Deputy head) and literacy, led Sometimes in a morning Mrs Silabon- by Miss Haworth (best teacher to ever step Potter works with us in assembly and helps on this planet). us with our homework that we have done In maths, we have been doing an that week. arithmetic paper and checking through For this reason, I think that boosters it and in literacy we have been learning is a good time to relax and improve your about new grammar terminology and learning in a supportive environment. Maddison, Kara and Evie are working hard towards their SATs Wonderful words! On the first of March 2018, Gunness and Burringham C OF E Primary School will By Kara Lane and Zaara Ahmed celebrate World Book Day! World Book Day is a day to dress up and have fun, through being your favourite favourite books are The Midnight Gang characters out of books. We participate in and Bad Dad by David Walliams and Killer World Book Day to celebrate books and Cat by Anny Fine. enjoy reading. This day involves the whole school. We JJ, who is aged 10, said, “It is great get a book voucher so we can buy a free £1 because it inspires people to read.” book as well. Miss Haworth, who is an amazing Evie, age 10 quoted, “It is amazing teacher, said, “I think it is fantastic that because we get to dress up.” we get to celebrate so many different books World Book Day is a celebration and authors”. of authors, illustrators and (most We also get to play games and take part importantly) books. in fun activities related with books. We think World Book Day is a great Zaara and I might be Hermione Granger celebration to do with books and all dress from Harry Potter written by J.K Rowling, up. Charli and Maddison are reading for World book day! as we are reading this book in class. Our We hope you take part too! Pupils to take digital lead! the lights flash by programming our laptop using the crumble software. We really By Luke Ward and Alfie Dent enjoyed the training of Digital Leaders. We would love to succeed in an after A Digital Leader is a person who helps with school club with all the Digital Leaders and IT and Technology. The digital leaders of discuss our plans for the future. Gunness and Burringham primary school Some people said; it teaches you more are Alfie Dent , Luke Ward, Katie Ross and about IT, keeps people safe on the internet Ben Spicer. and finally it is good for education.’ We got chosen as Digital Leaders for our In conclusion, we think that the Digital knowledge. We used a crumble software Leaders program is a great experience for (a computer programing system) which children, who are young, to learn about is a strip of L.E.D lights and a black lead technology and IT and we are looking Alfie, Katie and Luke are our digital leaders with crocodile clips. Also we had to make forward to our next session. 8 Gunness and Burringham Primary School: Axholme Alliance March 2018 Great Gallagher & peaceful Pitois On 3rd January 2017, Mrs Gallagher the Good to be Green works really well.” On 24th April 2017, Mrs Pitois came became the head teacher at Gunness Isobel Portess and Mia Wilkinson in as deputy head and she said her jobs and Burringham C.E. Primary School. were: “I teach, train staff and support Mrs Pitois commented, “I think she’s one word to describe her is; dynamic them. I also, track the progress of all of fabulous.” And she also explained, “The because she is able to make things the children. I look after the safety and well-being of the school. I am in charge of: happen. She sees things from different maths, computers, assessments and my points of view involving other people.” next challenge is to get more computers We went round the school asking or iPads for children.” children what one word they would We asked her when and why you came. use to describe Mrs Gallagher. Some She replied “I liked the school when Mrs Gallagher of the responses were, “Joyful, Kind, I visited it; it felt warm and friendly. I Extraordinary, Amazing, Smart, had lots of knowledge that I wanted to Fantastic, Outstanding, Generous and share with staff and when I met with Mrs comments on Mrs Gallagher: Marvellous” Gallagher I knew we were on the same “She has made the school a better Since our head teacher has arrived, page too: happy learners, happy children place.” Alfie Dent. there have been many marvellous and happy staff.” “She has made a huge improvement to changes such as: DOJOS, Buddies, Head In addition to this, Mrs Gallagher has the school and we were all so happy for Girl and Head Boy, Digital Leaders, Good recently had a baby Hannah-Rose and we her when she had her baby.” Evie and to Be Green, Sports ambassadors and would like to congratulate her. Jessica Trattles. many more. Our teacher, Miss Haworth, said, “Mrs “I think Mrs Gallagher has made This is what Mrs Pitois has remarked, Gallagher is a fantastic head teacher “I think she has made some good changes and has given the children and staff so the better environment for children.” with equipment on the playground, many new opportunities to learn. I am Maddison Lilly. Buddies, dinner times are more relaxed immensely inspired and motivated by “Mrs Gallagher is the best head Mrs Pitois and children have more time on the her.” teacher yet. She has made a lot of good playground having just one sitting. Also, Here are some of the students’ changes.” JJ Whitely. SUPER SPORTY At Gunness and Burringham 3 / 4). School, the Sports Ambassa- McKenzie Ward and ”It is a good way to keep people dors were chosen at the start Maddison Wigham more sporty and fit,” said Halle of the school year, by the love- Sturdy (Head Girl). ly Miss Haworth. “They help when you fall over,” Miss Haworth chose; Ryan The Sports Ambassadors teach commented Jacob Silabon-Potter Lee, McKenzie Ward, Maddison the other pupils of the school good (5/6) Wigham and Rhys Gow. sportsmanship and we also get The role of a Sports Ambas- The four Sports Ambassadors out P.E. equipment and help the sadors is to help get people more went to the Pods for Sports Am- teachers in P.E. sporty, teach people more P.E. bassador training with Mrs Raw- We got some quotes from the games and also teach children son. other children in the school, “I good sportsmanship. Maddison Wigham, McKenzie Ward, Rhys Gow and Ryan Lee We brought amazing games like the Sports Ambassadors In my opinion, I think Sports back to the school and we also because they can do sports with Ambassadors are really helping more than they used to. I also think You can go to our school website brought back some brilliant ide- other children and teach us new children enjoy P.E. more and it is encouraging the children of the to find out more about our school and as. things,” stated Jack Marris (year are making people enjoy sports school to do more sports at home. Sports Ambassadors. Meet our Head Boy and Head Girl

In Gunness and Burringham C of E Primary boy positively said: “this makes a good example School, Halle Sturdy and JJ Whiteley are By Halle Sturdy, Molly Potter on happiness and what they think about it.” Head girl and boy. They’re the role models of & JJ Whiteley In the day, they will do an assembly with the the school and were chosen by the teachers; head teacher Mrs Gallagher (which they will other children thought this was a good idea. work hard.” go through in a meeting) they will also do As this role, we are children who inspire others. In this job, we have meetings, give letters, activities with students of the school. We were voted by adults around the school help the school be a better place. Here is a In our opinion, we think this has made a (including the head teacher and deputy). quote from a student in our school (class 3/4) “I massive positive difference to the also in the A quote from adults of the school, Mrs Pitois think this is a good idea because other children future they will do more to help the children (our deputy head teacher) “little children in the in the school can help other students.” of the school. Thank you for reading this school can look up to you”. The Head boy and girl are also, on March article about head girl/boy at Gunness and Miss Haworth commented, “It is really nice 20th doing a world happiness day where we Burringham C of E Primary School. to give younger children a good role model and are teaching the school how to make people You can go to our school website to find out Halle Sturdy and JJ Whiteley reward those children who inspire others to smile and be happy with them. A year ( 5/6) more about our school and Head girl and boy. 9 Gunness and Burringham Primary School: Axholme Alliance March 2018 School European Day! learn lots of interesting facts about the country By Rhys Gow, Danny Dawson, that we are studying and share them with the and Lincoln Harpam. rest of the school. “It’s about getting countries together and being a better world.” replied JJ Whiteley. Gunness and Burringham School are looking “I think this is good because it gets people forward to taking part in European Day on together and learn different languages.” By Friday the 26th January 2018 . Rhys Gow. This day of celebration was set up in The “It is good because it allows English children European Year of Language 2001, which was to learn other country’s traditions and languages jointly organised by the council of Europe it also teaches us to respect them.” By Lincoln and the European Union, and was successful Harpham. in involving millions of people across 45 “ European Day is a very good idea, for participating countries. children of different countries to learn different It’s about different cultures within Europe languages, which may help them when abroad and each class will learn about a different In the future.” By Danny Dawson. country. Represented are: Overall, I think European Day will enhance Reception: Spain all learning in the future. I also think that it 1/2 : Italy is a fun idea. I really believe that this event 3/4 : France could really make a difference and could teach 5/6 : Germany respect across nations, I also think we should encourage more primary schools to do this event On European day, we will try different types for respecting other countries as this is a key to World European Day in foundation of foods from different countries within Europe our future, while also being an important aspect and learn some of the languages. We will also of a children’s education. Safe at School! “I think they are good although they should pick By Jessica Trattles and up the equipment more.” Evie Sparham McClure Buddy accessories To know that people are a buddy they wear a red badge and they ware bright yellow sashes at Buddies: playtimes. Buddy ‘s are very useful because they make Teacher quotes: the playground a better place. The buddy’s are The teachers have quoted about the buddy’s. very kind children who are in years 5/6: Jessica Miss Hall: “I think that they are good because Trattles, Faye Riley, Luke Ward, Molly Potter, JJ they help people who are sad and they need advice Whiteley and Harvey Nicholaidies. it might help if they talk to someone their own age When were they chosen? and it will improve their confidence.” They were chosen in 2017, October. Some peo- Miss Haworth:” I think it is lovely to see all the ple asked to be a buddy, some people were just cho- Years 5 and 6 on a school trip at Magna Science Museum. children playing together and helping each other.” sen by Miss Hall. A quote from a buddy: Faye Riley. Experiences: “I think that buddy’s are a good thing to have on The buddy’ s took some training with a man the playground because it has improved people’s called Danny , who taught them lots of skills also behaviour and I love being a buddy people also love Gruesome they did a mental-health video and mini role plays the games we are playing ,however people say we on anti-bullying day. are not doing it properly when we are but people Feeling safe: are getting stuff out of the buddy box ,which is a Feeling safe is good because it helps other chil- special box with all the play equipment just for Topics! dren feel safe in school and out . They are quite buddies to go in , and getting stuff out without per- important children. The groups change every so mission and throwing them over the fence .” Class 5/6 last term, learnt often. Jessica Trattles: about a great topic, Crime and Quotes: “The buddy’s have made an amazing improve- By Oiver Nicholaides and Punishment. However, that’s Zaara and Kara “it is good because people can ment to the playground and to the children es- Ryan Lee not all, this year we are also talk to someone when they are sad.” pecially those who are feeling lonely and need a Isobel “Buddys - I do not like because they are learning about survival and friend or have no one to talk to also it is more effec- taking over the feeling safe group, I am not saying tive if they are both children.” we are enjoying it so far… Saxons; everyone was very cruel this because I am one, because I am not, however In conclusion we hope you have enjoyed reading We have been reading Harry at that time. You wouldn’t like to the groups are joined.” our newspaper and you can choose to mimic this at Potter in our topic survival, and if live in the Saxons period. They Lucy ; your school if you wish. we were to rate it, we would rate it 10 out of 10 because we think it had serious punishments and tri- is a really good book. als (they could KILL). Last term, we learnt about After that, there were the Tu- Crime and Punishment. In the dors. There would be some poor past, they had brutal punish- people and some rich, and steal- ments like executions and drown- ings. ing was very common because Firstly, there were the Ro- people were starving so they mans, as there spending (money). would steal food. They had to pay fines if they com- We have learnt loads of inter- mitted a crime but if they couldn’t esting stuff in our topics so far. pay they might be turned into a gladiator. We hope you have learnt some- Faye Riley, Harvey Nicholaides, Jessica Trattles, Molly Potter and JJ, these Students are all Buddys. Next, there were the Anglo- thing new just like us. 10 Luddington & Garthorpe Primary School: Axholme Alliance March 2018 The Jorvik Viking Workshop parts it was a bit gruesome. were really sharp. By Eleanor Some of the outfits were really Then it was time for the funny, especially Bailey’s, because jewellery. The jewellery was very On Tuesday 16th January 2018, he had to wear a ginger beard shiny and there was gold and silver two young men came from The because he was pretending to be jewellery. Some of the jewellery Jorvik Centre. They were wear- Thor. Later that day it was time for was hooked onto their clothes and ing Viking clothes with sharp, them to show us some of the animal if they had a lot, that would mean silver swords in front of them. fur. I only touched it for a second that they were rich, but if they Their clothes were like a ripped because it was a bit disgusting. hardly had any that would mean short dress and they had stripey The first thing they showed us they were poor.After two hours it baggy trousers. was a horn that was made into was time for dinner. I sat next to First, they told us a short story a cup. It was really cool how they Ella. Soon after dinner, we had one about a boy called Eric Bloodaxe. could do stuff like that in that time. more hour of the workshop. In this Nearer to the end of the story, the The next thing they showed us was hour we learnt about the battle; in men got around six pupils to act a piece of wolf fur (it was quite soft). the battle they handed us a wooden the last bit of the story out. I really Eventually, they showed us a sword and shield. enjoyed the story because it was dead badger which I did not like, There was a Saxon side and a funny and exciting, but in some it still had the claws on it and they Viking side - I was on the Saxon side. Before that, we learnt a few positions and every time he shouted them we had to hit our shield as loud as we could with the sword. Later that day, I asked Charlie what his favourite part about the workshop was and he said, “My favourite part about the workshop was the battle.” We all enjoyed the day, it was Top: This is some of the armour that they had in really interesting and I enjoyed the Viking times. battle the most. Left: We used wooden swords and shields to pre- We hope the Vikings come back tend to have a battle. to our school next year. Below: demonstrating Viking tools and weapons. Super Supreme Swimming

By Shona

On February 12th we went swimming. We had lots of fun! We swam back- wards and forwards and went under water. We go swimming for about 1 hour and 10 minutes. The swimming lessons are at the Epworth swimming Pupils pictured outside the swimming pool. pool. We go swimming every Monday. Scary spider invasion On Wednesday 3rd January, Class 1’s their eyes. classroom was locked because Mrs Egg- By Katie Mrs Eggington told a story to the ington lost the keys for the door class which was about Mrs Nosey (Mrs After a while, she found the keys showed the children a video of spiders. Beasley) who lost her dog called Ruby in and opened the door. She didn’t really Freya said, “I was puzzled but I the night. lose the keys because she was only wasn’t scared”. “Liam replied, “I was Class 1 enjoyed their spider pretending!!! shocked and puzzled.” invasion and hope for another frightful Everyone in Class 1 was scared of There was a rocket that was fired experience in the future. I wish class 3 the spiders and the spider webs on the from outside and it made a massive had a chance to have an amazing spider walls. hole in the middle of the roof. Everyone invasion. I am sure that class 1 had an There was a clip on Mrs Eggington’s looked on the top of the roof because amazing day experiencing spiders and Photo: Steve Childs, Flickr laptop so she clicked the button and there was a massive light shining in all lots more. 11 Luddington & Garthorpe Primary School: Axholme Alliance March 2018 Ready, steady, TTRockstars Launch ‘let’s Get Going!’ By Joshua

or two, we saw Cassie corner and the children On Monday 8th January we (our school) playing with a ball. We run around. If we shout were introduced to a new website called By Fawn all played a game with an animal’s name, like TTRockstars and our Head Teacher emoji balls - the game fox, you will run like a told us all to go on the website during was where you have fox and if we say box school time to register our usernames. a ball and when you Get Going is a sport they run as fast as they catch the ball you say The reason we started using the website group with many can to a box. However, how you feel. Olivia was to improve the school’s accuracy and games, such as the person that hasn’t said, “I enjoy playing speed on our times tables. Farmyard, Tidy up got a box, has to do five different games every What you do is you click on a game and and Stepping Stone, star jumps and then week.” you have to answer as many questions as which some of us In week two, we also they are back in the you can in the time given. take part in once a played games and we game. When you run out of time, it would times week. all worked well as a The following week the amount of questions you answered by On the 4th January team. Ethan’s favour- we held a skipping 10. That is how many coins you got from 2018, Mrs Bassindale ite part of the week was rope and we tried to the games. It looked that one minute. took me, Shona, Grace, untangle ourselves out Katie, Charlie, Noah, like Ethan’s favourite The aim is to get as many coins as you of the problem. Harvey and Ethan to game was mega dodge can, because there is a leader board showing the Porta-cabin. When ball because he was Multi-sports is fun the whole school’s lifetime coins. and we would like an I first arrived at the laughing and laughing. Getting into the Get Going spirit: Cassie takes There are specific ranks up to rock hero Portacabin, I was wor- Farmyard is a game even longer session to Worry Bear on a tour of the school in her back- including: support act, garage rocker, un- ried I was going to be where you have four spend more time with pack. signed act, rock legend and many more. told off. After a minute boxes (or cones) in a our friends. When you play games, you also earn scores that helps your band (your year group) to try and win in the battle of the From plastic dome to frosty home bands. Battle of the bands is where you compete against other bands from your school. By Lewis You have a certain amount of time to do that, usually six or seven days. On January 8th, EYFS, (also known Mrs Bassindale (our head teacher) said: as reception and nursery) started to ”I think a lot more children are practising collect milk bottles to make an igloo, their times tables because the website is so because their topic was about winter. good and a lot of pupils are improving their Did you know if you make an igloo and time.” go inside of it you will not be cold? A fully built igloo is actually warm inside. The whole aim of the website is to play A week later, EYFS started to make the games to earn coins and be the highest, in igloo and it was made out of glue and milk your school, on the leader board. cartons. The leader board can include many dif- I went into their classroom to ask them ferent catergories including: lifetime coins, some questions about the igloo. They baseline speed and current speed. You can enjoyed making the igloo, and they also compete against other schools with life- are very excited for when the igloo is time coins and baseline speed. completed. Some of the children said it was hard to do, but the rest of the children said it was easy to do. They claimed that it wasn’t Luddington’s messy, but it was actually very messy indeed. As I am writing this, the igloo is still Future Stars under construction. I can’t wait until it is complete. Hopefully they are very Busy at work: Reception get stuck into building an igloo out of empty milk bottles. By Kaitlyn successful with their topic. On Thursday, February 1st, I went to Future Stars with Maisie, Jamie, Teddy, 5 things you didn’t know Harry and Matthew. We did this as part about igloos: of the Get Ahead programme. Future Stars is all about encouraging • igloos are warm because of pupils who want a future career in sport. snow insulating It involves athletics, boxing, jumping and • they keep you warm running activities. • they don’t melt by the fire We went to Sheffield, where we were given • there are more than 3 types a talk about famous people involved in sport. We were told that Olympic gold medalist • the igloos are more than 50 Jessica Ennis-Hill trained there too. degrees I enjoyed athletics the most because we got Types of igloos: to try things we had never tried before. Even when I fell over, I still enjoyed it because I • house of snow Nursery pupils chill out in the igloo. Pupils have fun reading some of their still tried my best. • inuit shelter favourite wintry story books. Everyone had big smiles on their faces on • penguin igloo the bus ride home. 12 Luddington & Garthorpe Primary School: Axholme Alliance March 2018 The amazing Study Parks!

By Evie like don’t ask yes and no questions. Media Executive for Scunthorpe United On the 17th of October 2017, Class 3 did football club. Even though he was late, a match report. A match report is where we learnt a lot about his role and how he On the 19th of September 2017, Class you write up what happened in a football reached his position. It started when he 3 were invited to Scunthorpe stadium match. You report who scored goals, who won a competition when he was just 13! because they wanted to learn more got any red/yellow cards etc. You have to be On 21st of November 2017, Class 3 about newspapers and reports. careful and work quickly to make sure you wrote a report on what we had been doing Class 3 went on a ground tour, we also get all the information down. so we could present it to our parents and took an iPad to take pictures for the iMovie. On the 21st of October 2017, some of teachers.. We then picked twelve pictures out of the Class 3 went to a match at Scunthorpe We had to be very clear on who was pictures we took of the ground. Yr 5 and 6 with the manager of Study United.It was Peterborough vs Scunthorpe. talking and who was saying what. We On 3rd of October 2017, we put some It was very fun and exciting, even the practised to make sure we were confident, Parks sound on the iMovies. After that, we had to adults were having fun and cheering them before presenting everything to our parents, type what we did on the first week - it was they were for information about the first on. The final score was 2-1 to Scunthorpe. I headteacher and some important people set out very professionally. hope we get to do it next year! from the football club. We all received a week. On the 10th of October 2017, Class 3 There was a box at the top for your On the 7th of November 2017, Class certificate and we were sad to finish the snappy headline and two boxes at the sides; gathered some news for interview top tips, 3 interviewed James Moody, who is the programme. Luddington’s Fantastic Clubs a warrior dance, other musicals using ink in water. By Will and dancing. They have also made booklets Multi sports is on a Tuesday; using different sheets of paper, Luddington and Garthorpe they have played different games for example graph, coloured and every week. One is Monster Ink Primary School has a vast many more. where someone says ‘the girl’s amount of after school clubs to Engineering is on a Friday, asleep’ you scream as loud as you keep us occupied and prevent can and when she says the girl they have built cars. Charlie and children being bored at home. is awake you have to go to the Matthew’s car is broken so they All of the clubs are exciting ground. There is also a skipping are trying to fix it and when they and there are lots of choices rope game and a get in the box do they will race. available for the pupils. game. As you can see in this report Football club used to take Cheerleading is on a Wednes- we have many exciting clubs and day after school; at Cheerleading place every Monday at half past my favourite is the football club. three until half past four but it they practise lifts, dancing posi- There is also a Science club has now swapped to Musical tions and stunts. theatre as the clubs change every So far they have five lifts in which takes place after school on Tuesdays. They have done things half term. one stunt and are always ready. Top: This is science club and they are making volcanoes out of The pupils at Musical theatre Art is on a Thursday - they like making their own volcanoes paper and plastic bottles. have played Shrek the Musical, have created patterns on a sheet using plastic bottles and paper. Crazy Car Investigation friction. Some of Class 3 brought cars By Evie in for the investigation and we had a car for each group. Late in the afternoon, Class 3 carried We each had different materials such as bubble wrap, cotton wool, a tea cloth out a Crazy Car Investigation and many more. because we were learning about The material that had the most friction on our table was bubble wrap because it was bumpy and the wheels got caught in the bubbles. We had a ruler to see how high the clip board needed to be before the car fell down it. The materials had different amounts of friction, which meant we could compare results in our experiment. good at Science) she also helped by making fun. The materials were different, some The investigation took sure we had the right measurements. A were sticky, some were bumpy and some place in the classroom with pupil from Luddington and Garthorpe were soft. I thought it was fun and I Mrs McDermott (who is very said they enjoyed the lesson and it was would definitely do it again. 13 St Norbert`s Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy: Axholme Alliance March 2018 Links gets enviromental

Lincolnshire Show was an Amelia commented, “I event which took place on By Elliot T and thought it was amazing the 21st and 22nd June Oliver B going around stalls and 2017. Schools (primary learning about new things.” Finlay said, “The and secondary) all around up the day before. As soon as we were ready we started... Lincolnshire Show was Lincolnshire, including St Lots of people came to our incredible; my favourite Norbert’s, took part in the stall to find out what we had part of the show was going Schools’ Challenge. been learning about. This around meeting new people. Our aim was to was a great experience and I loved seeing the stands, encourage people to reduce gave us chance to meet with especially the racing car.” their Carbon Footprint by and speak to lots of different We would recommend buying low emission cars people. this experience to anybody. and planting vegetables. We asked some pupils who We are sure that everyone Vegetables do two things to took part in the competition would like it, especially help the environment; these to tell us what they thought going around the stalls. things are: creating more about it. Harvey exclaimed, air to breathe and reducing “I enjoyed visiting other greenhouse gases. schools’ stalls If we plant our own fruit and telling people and vegetables, planes don’t about our stall.” have to fly long distances to Benjamin deliver food from different stated, “I really countries. We all made the enjoyed learning stall for our class; we did a lot and then sharing of preparations for the show what we did. My and were very organised. favourite part was It was quite a long trip - finding out what everyone went in the bus. Mr other people have Dawson (our teacher) led us been learning.” to our stall which he had put A Heroic Panto Performance instructed everyone to get the pantomime. Here is his the audience. their coats on; the coach had response: “I think it was very Oliver Button stated, By Elliot Thompson arrived to take our class to entertaining and it was a bit “My favourite part of the and Oliver Button the Baths Hall. different from all of the other pantomime was when they The other classes – with pantomimes that we’ve been were in the beds stamping Pantomime December the exception of nursery – to because it was the first their feet to push the beds 16th 2017 – Robin Hood got on their coaches as well, time it had been held at the in and out of the wall. The and the Babes in the but some of the coaches Baths Hall. I still enjoyed star of the show – Annie arrived later than others. It the show despite the change; Wood Fanny – was very amusing took roughly twenty minutes I thought the actors were On the bitter cold to everybody in the crowd.” for our coach to reach where very good and the scenery morning of December 16th, Our teacher told us that we were going – the Baths was quite impressive. The everyone arrived at school as one reason we came to the usual; the classrooms were Hall. When we got out of the children enjoyed it as well.” pantomime was as a reward a pleasant change from the bus, all of the classes lined Liliana Kowalska’s for all of the hard work we freezing air outside. There up so the teachers could do favourite scene at the were some instructions a check of who was there. pantomime was when Annie had done in the past year. displayed on the Smart After that, they went into Fanny told the audience her The second reason was to see Board. Everyone did as the the Baths Hall to find their version of ‘The Twelve Days performers on stage and to instructions said until our seats in the audience. of Christmas’. It was very learn something from them class teacher, Mr Dawson, We asked our teacher, Mr amusing and entertaining because our school is largely entered our classroom. He Dawson, what he thought of for me and the majority of involved in Performing Arts. St Norbert’s choir is a singing sensation for the advanced in years that this was a fantastic experience abilities but a lovely time for all. By Amelia W and Freya G have to stay there. We asked a for all. Another time when we We can also thank our pianist, budding performer, Jake, what performed on stage was the Roald Jean, who has played gorgeous he thought. He said: “I enjoyed Dahl concert on the 3rd of April. pieces throughout our concerts Saint Norbert’s has a breath- We went to the Baths Hall and and performances. Without taking choir, who are always singing for the residents as it performed a number of fun songs any of these magnificent people ready to spring into action puts a smile on their faces at from the books/musicals that we wouldn’t be able to do this when needed for a performance. Christmas time.” Roald Dahl wrote. If you liked, although we need singers too! We One of our main events was you could dress up as a character asked a confident singer, named We think that Saint Norbert’s us all.” when we went to the Crowle from one of his books. A keen Finlay, and he exclaimed, “Jane choir has always had a vast tal- Our teacher, Mr Dawson, ent for singing, with some of the Community centre on Monday actress, Amelia, dressed up as has been such a help to us. She 11th December. We sang for a stated: “I always enjoy the most talented singers choos- Verruca Salt from Charlie and has trained us to become the great number of people and a brass Crowle Community carol concert the Chocolate Factory. A student singers we are. Without Jane ing to take part! For example, band played for us. Mia, a talented because I like to see the children named Elliot said: “I didn’t know there would be no choir and no we visit Greenacres annually - singer, quoted: “I thought that it performing with a brass band. I somebody from our school could talent! Jean has been lots of help which is a retirement home for was a wonderful experience and think that it is a wonderful time look so much like the actor from too!” We thank everyone - even the elderly. Here, we present the conductor was hilarious! This as it makes me feel like Christmas the film!” We felt that it was the audience - and we couldn’t ask a medley of Christmas carols made this an enjoyable time for has arrived.” We thought that not just a chance to show off our for more! 14 St Norbert`s Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy: Axholme Alliance March 2018 Best Christmas Ever! what she thought: “I really had fun nativity. This year they did the By Benjamin Whiteley and having one of the main parts,” she ABC Nativity; Reggie Johnson, Jake Pullan told us. who was Joseph, told us: “I enjoyed The Pied Piper has always been having the part of Joseph, and I a simple story, but in our eyes we never thought I’d get it.’’ The idea Every year, St Norbert’s present turned it into a whole lot more. We of the ABC Nativity was a good what our audiences tell us is a high always do a musical because, when idea; there were things like N is for quality Christmas performance. it comes to singing, we try to make Nativity and J for Jesus. Lots of the This year in particular, the it like you’re at the Royal Albert older children enjoyed having the expectations were very high for Hall, watching a top class musical. opportunity to watch. the Christmas performance, as There was a bit for everyone: Rats, To continue the Christmas fun, in the past years they have been for example, are good for people who we hold Christmas parties for all are good singers but who get nervous very successful. Our chosen play children in all classes. This is the when performing. Class 3 (Years - the Pied Piper of Hamelin – was favourite part of the year for all our really enjoyable and we somehow 1 and 2) always get a good part so pupils. We do work in the morning pulled off another astonishing they can have their own chance. Mr so we can party in the afternoon. We performance. We interviewed Dawson, a member of staff, said: bring our party clothes to school so some of the cast; Jake Pullan, “All children had a part in Class that we can change into them in the who was the Mayor, stated: “It 3, so it was fair.” St Norbert’s like was very successful and was very introducing small talent so it will afternoon. When we come into the impressive.” grow for other years so we asked hall to party, we sit at tables where The first date that the main Oscar Purser (aged 7), who hasn’t our name is. We then say Grace characters knew their parts had a part in a performance before, and then we can have our party was Friday 13th October. The what he thought: “My first solo was food. After we have had that, we performance took place on very exciting and when things went play games like: Sharks. To wrap Tuesday 5th December (morning wrong someone would help to make up our Christmas at school, we and evening) and Thursday 7th it better.” have a really, really, really yummy (morning and evening). We asked Children in Reception are the Christmas lunch. This year it was the Pied Piper - Georgina Healer - next generation so they do a small better than ever! St Norbert’s Gets VERY Sporty In our school we do lots of little exercise and go straight son. At rugby we are put in to By Joe Sayles, Finley sports. For example, we into a game. Sometimes if teams and play a game; be- Noble and Charlie have taken part in a dodge- one team loses, the coaches fore we play we warm up by Bean ball club with our coach, encourage us to shake hands playing tag rugby. Sometimes - no matter if we win, lose or we run and then pick up the Lee Mason. Sometimes medic safe and a secret; if the draw. rugby ball, run half of the we play kings and queens medic gets hit by the ball you Gym Jam Jog! field, come back, give it to the in the game; we basically can’t get healed. The gym jam jog is where next person in line and wait Football in the Com- have to protect the king or we bring our pyjamas to for them to do the same. The munity! queen. If they get hit, your school and, class by class, we first team to sit down with all In football we play for an whole team is out; if the jog around the school field their players done wins. hour and have coaches that king or queen catches one and also have a piece of paper help us to get along with each Bench-Ball! of the balls, the opposite other and have fun. They that the teachers stamp -it In bench ball we play to team is out. make us exercise before the shows how many laps round slightly different rules than There is also another type match so we don’t pull a mus- the field we have completed. the real ones. We play where of game in dodge-ball where cle. They will also referee the After we have given up, we you can go behind the bench you have a medic on your game so that it is fair. The go round the corner and have and in front of it. If you find team and if you get hit by the younger ones go on the other some toast with jam and a a ball you have to throw it to ball you are out but the medic half of the pitch at the top so drink. the person on the bench on will touch you and you will they can practise before they Rugby! your side; then they have to be healed and be back in the start playing a real game. At On a Thursday we some- throw it at one of the other game. You have to keep your our half of the pitch we do a times do rugby with Lee Ma- side’s players. A Taste of Africa A STEM Visit! In 2017 our school decided to put send out a message that we should Our school is fortunate together a drama group which By Mia Singh and treat one and other as we would enough to have devel- want to be treated, by showing an By Skye Flear and Liliana helped us to get an Arts Mark Georgina Healer oped a great relationship Kowalska award, which we hope to achieve. argument between a herd of Zebras with a North Lincolnshire and Cheetahs. Doing things like this helped us STEM Ambassador, who did so well organizing it all. It was One of the children, who played patience, building, and youth to achieve our goals. co-operates and works also very clear that Miss Tonge had the part of a cheetah, told us: “I engineering skills. Connie Benjamin Whitley stated, “I have with our teachers. This done a lot of hard work to help the really enjoyed being one of my from Class 3 told us: “There always wanted to be a comedian, provides fun activities for children do the things like learning favourite animals and not just are no disadvantages to this and having the opportunity to getting to speak but also singing all classes. activity; I really get to work their parts.” make the audience laugh as a and doing dances. My favourite Class 3, for example, said and develop my engineering The performance had a theme of comedy Meerkat was great.” part was when I got to do the that they always enjoy these ability!” It was the children who wrote an African safari, which entranced gymnastics at the front with some days and that they are worth Each class has a different the script, put up posters, gave the whole audience. The school’s of my best friends.” doing. They look forward to it level of difficulty in this ac- out raffle tickets and invited the talented performers helped to piece Our head teacher, Mrs Tonge, happening again. tivity depending on their age. guests to the performance. Our together our play, creating an eye- exclaimed: “The performance STEM activities take All classes have a teach- teacher, Mr Dawson, explained: “I catching performance which left was amazing and I was very place regularly and all class- er’s choice of group work; was extremely impressed with the our audience in awe. proud, it was wonderful and very es are involved in various this means that they can get performance, and how the children This performance helped us to professional.” activities such as, skills of to know each other better. 15 St Norbert`s Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy: Axholme Alliance March 2018 Annie Fanny Tells All On a Wednesday last year, the To get into his Annie Fanny whole school were presented with By Kennedy Bartle and Niamh character, he had to wear a dress, a surprise: Annie Fanny came to Noble makeup, high heels and more things to visit! We soon learned that Annie make him look like a woman including Fanny’s real name was Darren Some of the plays included: Judge a pearl necklace made out of ping pong Rinder, X Factor and Ant and Dec Johnson. Instead of presenting us balls! Kacey Sheared stated: “I found it Saturday Night Takeaway. funny when he put on a dress.” Jayden with a pantomime, he had come to Before we put on our small plays, we teach us some tips on how to be an had to warm up our bodies and faces Brady said: “I found it funny when he admirable and magnificent actor as this helps us to move around more told us he was a man.” who soaks up all the attention. freely when acting and to put more He also assigned us to a job to draw We all were filled with happiness facial expressions into our speech and our own pantomime characters using as Darren came and told us about dialogue. Our head teacher declared: “I other characters from other stories. his character by showing us in lots thoroughly enjoyed it when he taught In the afternoon, he taught us the of different ways. We all can assure us how to get ready for acting.” exercise song that he sings at the end you that all the children at our school Then Darren Johnson chose two of every pantomime. enjoyed the day so much that they boys from our school to try on the Annie We can assure you that this is one would love to have this opportunity Fanny and Fanny Annie costumes of the funniest and most amazing days again. from the Cinderella pantomime a few He also taught us to put on small years ago. The dresses were extremely we have had at school in a long time. plays based on TV shows in small big on them and so were the bows in We all enjoyed this day so much that groups of 5 or more and then perform their hair; they looked ridiculous and we would love to have another day like them to the school and our teachers. hilarious at the same time. it. Harvest Celebrations! The Harvest Festival took year, the parents and the other place on 6th October 2017. By Bobby Evans and children who came to watch will Every year, St Norbert’s Oliver Potts try to follow the school’s advice. perform on that Friday and It took place in the school hall at 10:00am. School staff were watched this year by their songs. The Headteacher and Mrs Tonge worked very our new parish priest – Fa- (Mrs Tonge) was very proud of hard to organise the festival and ther Neil – and compli- the children and we think that make the costumes. The main mented by him. There was a she has done a brilliant job of costume maker is a teacher money collection during the being our Headteacher, writing called Mrs Mell. performance for charity. the scripts and directing the One child told us: “The There were evaluation school. Harvest Festival was fun and forms on every seat so that our There was a massive very well planned.” audience could tell the school audience waiting for them to Another said: “The what we did best and what perform. But the whole point of conclusion to the performance we need to improve on for the the festival was to celebrate the was with everyone’s heads held following year. ending of the harvest period. high.” The acting was splendid; We thought that the audience The Chair of our school the little ones (Class 2) did an enjoyed it and have learned governors watched and thanked incredibly good job of singing from it. So hopefully, next us for our performance. Art Exhibition is A-‘Maze’-Ing! School builds brand new classroom! On Friday 21st July in Class 3, liked doing the After coming back from at the Church car park but art work with her friends. the Christmas holidays, By Harvey Barron no one really minds because 2017 we had a large art By Imogen Barrow In Class 2, Harry said he we noticed that there and Christopher it’s all for a good reason. exhibition. All classes and Olivia Ferguson took part, with various enjoyed painting his army had been some building Mazcka We went to interrogate tank and Elise enjoyed art projects which were going on in the teachers’ Class 3 to see what they it when her class made based around Africa and Class 4 came up with some car park. We have now There will be a lot of soup. We asked one of our thought the new space we all had fun together. animations with some found out all about it - people in the classroom African animals. Class 5 teachers called Mrs Wood so some may go into there could be good for; they said: We had all been working the building works are constructed paper mask what she liked about the sometimes. PE area, new class room, on a range of art activi- for a new classroom for collages in our books then art exhibition and she said If it is raining and reading area, choir room for ties in our own classes, that she liked Class 4’s extra space and it will copied them onto clay. someone is in the hall, we practice and Art/DT room. as well as some exciting We put on the art animations cave. be used for many differ- will be able to go into the We asked our Class 5 clay work with a visitor exhibition to help with our When the visitors went ent things. new classroom and play called Karen Raithby. application for a Platinum round the exhibition with Work began on some games. The out-of- teacher (Mr Dawson); he Class 1 did collage love Arts Mark award for our children as guides, what Wednesday 12th of January school club will not have said this would be a highly- hearts and Crowle show school because we have had they said they liked was 2018 and it is aimed to to be held in the Nursery needed working space for 1940’s pictures; Class 2 the gold award three times that they could stop for a be finished by September when there is something many different reasons. in a row! drink! You could have a 2018. going in the hall. also did Crowle show 1940’s This will be a great place pictures, looking through Some of our children selection of teas and coffee It is going to be used for Also, people who need the window and some did a play to raise money and children could have a things like indoor sports the hall for something can and addition to the school; winter paintings. Class 3 for children in one part of glass of juice and a biscuit. when it is raining outside. use the new classroom. it will be used for many made some paper-boats, Africa, who do not have We all had fun doing It will also be used for extra We think it will be a great different purposes. It will pastel work and decorated as much as us; we all got the art and looking at classroom working space, addition to our school. also be a great workspace to watch it and it was people’s art work. We had which we will find really This work has meant gourds – these are a fleshy, for children to learn in. typically large fruit with a amazing! fun setting the exhibition useful. This has transpired that we have had to hard skin, some varieties Noah from Class 3 liked up and putting it away and because next year, when temporarily be a bit more We are buzzing with of which are edible or are looking at the other classes’ showing it to our mums and the Year 4 move up to Class flexible with where teachers excitement and longing for used as a water container. art work and Frankie, also dads. 5, park; they have had to park the completed classroom. 16