THE VINE AUTUMN 2018 EDITION TWO ESC CONNECT Hi, we’re the Seniors! In this newsletter we’re going to let you in on all that we’ve been up to. The highlights for this day was probably the ESC Connect day held at the Vine Christian School. We were all split in different colour groups; blue, red, green and purple (I was in purple!). The first activity of the day was ONE ACT PLAY ESC 2018 music and singing led by Mrs events. We then split up into and green. AND PURPLE Penberthy-Smith. We all learnt groups to act out a Group WON! Not being biased, but to sing loudly and confidently Bible Speaking scripture which it’s true. With all that with funny expressions. At the was really funny and cool to excitement we ended it off end of the activity we all (The do. We also had REALLY loud with a calm relaxing time with RSC Connect squad) sang “The kazoos to use in our Josh Dharmanandan and his Lord’s my Shepherd” as performances, they were fun band. I think I can speak for all practice for convention. Then but after a while got a bit too of us seniors when I say the we had lunch and got to know loud. We all got back to our ESC Connect day was new faces and our old friends groups to do one last enjoyable and I can’t wait till too. After lunch we had tips performance on everything ESC! from Laura on how to perform we’ve learnt, this one was the - by Stephanie Arthur well when doing platform tie-breaker between purple ©The Vine Times, by the Vine Christian School LEGOLAND I went to Legoland with M Y W E EK E N D my cousin. First I went on I hanged up my best. I put up my the submarine. Then I Christmas tree. I love Calendar. I ate a sweet hanging my Christmas from it, it was fun. I went to the pirate show. I tree. I loved my dad’s, I loved putting up my love it! It was a shiny Christmas tree and my went on the Lego ball. I put up a angel on calendar too. It was top. I hanged up a ice fun. The end. skating boot up, I love aeroplanes. I went on 1 - by Elizabeth Hunt it. It was amazing! My more thing. I went on the Christmas tree is the LEGO CARS! I went for popcorn, caramel A DA M RO S E N covered. Then I went Adam Rosen was gloves. very cool. But I home and slept and THINGS WE DID: don’t want to do his • Exercises. that’s about what a sport. I will tell you facts. • Tried on the suit. lovely time I had at FACTS: I enjoyed it. • You go down Legoland. - by Ben Briggs the track at Adam Rosen is a GB Athlete 100mph. who came to visit our school. THE END! He competes in the sport • You have to Luge. - by Maya Sears have spikey SCIENCE mix together. Obsidian but still not really. is not very pretty like Redstone can be made Rocks come in different the other rocks, but it shapes and forms and is still very cool. some can be pretty, Rubies are also very pretty and people make them look like diamonds but with into powder but it is colours of red and first in rock form. Minerals are helpful in lots of ways. and others can be very Two to three thousand plain. Diamonds are rocks have been very pretty and are identified and most are very strong. Other compounds, especially rocks can brake easier pink. Crystals can come those in the silicate but are still very hard in different colours and group. to break. are normally found in Thanks for reading! Obsidian is formed caves under the ocean. when lava and water - by Adelle Esterhuizen Redstone is like a rock - by Stephanie byArthur Stephanie THORPE PARK Only four days into the new school year, the rollercoaster at 0-80mph in 2 seconds. The seniors were very excited to hear that the ride was over in about 15 seconds, but Honour Roll trip was Thorpe Park. After everyone said, “It was awesome!” getting over the excitement, the seniors After stealth, we moved on to Nemesis couldn’t wait to go. Finally, the day came; Inferno. With our legs dangling from the the boys set off with Mrs E, while the girls seats, we did flips and twists everywhere. set off with Miss Strike. After Nemesis we stopped off at Burger King for lunch where we just managed to find a table and eat lunch. After lunch, we looked for something gentle to ride and we found the Rumba Rapids. We gently cruised down a river and enjoyed the ride. After the Rapids, we moved on to dodgems, where we spent 5 minutes bumping into each other. After taking a long journey there and Tidal Wave was amazing. You would go up so parking, we lined up in the queue to get in high then just drop straight down and get the resort. After going through security, we soaked with water! Jeremy, Adelle and Mrs E crossed the bridge to the island and set off were all wearing coats, but a few of us to find our first ride, which ended up to be weren’t and we thought part of the fun was Vortex. After spinning high up in the sky with getting soaked by the water—so much so Vortex, we moved on to our next ride, which that we even rode it twice! was Rush. Rush was scary, it was like two giant legs dangling in the air. After Tidal Wave, we needed to drive out so we went to Detonator. It was really high up. The flying carpet was so cool. It went to the You start by moving up the pillar, then when top and felt like you were going to go all the you get to the top you drop straight down. way round, but instead you just fell down. Once Detonator was finished, we headed to Zodiac was cool, too. It was like a giant turn buy some sweets at the gift shop. table that slowly tilted to its side. Jeremy - by Oliver Aylen & Samuel Patrick Samuel said that it made his head feel like jelly! Next was the big one: Stealth. It went really high in the air and the seats went up the FEATURED ART Jeremy S Stephanie A Benjamin A Thomas S Lucy G Nathanael S SPORTS more flexible now! - Thomas Schepian Badminton is not available for Convention next year. Students who play badminton were shocked that it will not Seniors with Olympian, Adam Rosen be an event for Convention 2019. The Vine has many given in the next Vine sports events coming Times. Quotes from the students: up. Next year we will - by Nathan Esterhuizen first be doing “I’m shocked and We’ve been given an swimming in January. surprised that there is award—Gymfinity Then after that, we no badminton this Level 1! It’s definitely will be doing tennis. year” - Jeremy Then it’s convention taken longer than we sports which will be expected to get to “I’m nothing but very competitive and Level 1, but we are shocked. Badminton is challenging. The thankful. It’s been fun, my favourite sport.” - school might even take weird and not fun Nathan getting to this point. us to an athletic track “I wanted to get 3rd We’ve had really good to practice certain place this year, but instructors, really athletic events. Sadly, now I can’t.” - Thomas there will be no strange instructors, badminton this year and really funny Thankfully, CEE has but next year it will be instructors. We’ve also announced that back. More done some really badminton will return information on weird stretches. We’ve for Convention 2020! mostly had fun and I convention will be - by Jeremy Samuel do believe we are .