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Editor’s Welcome

Dear readers ,

Welcome to the 3rd edition of the monthly blah.

Before the summer holiday, we had a fantastic par-

ty with the original members of the monthly blah.

But this new school year, we say thank you and

goodbye to Daniel O’Conell, Jacek Kulik, Keira

Billington and Grace White.

And we welcome our new crew: Isabel Davies, George Davies, Ben Devine, Ella

Morrison, Emma Coote, Joseph Senior, Ben Nelson-Roux and Nicole Lack. I hope

you enjoy this edition. We have instructions on how to make a giant snake,

quizzes and a chance for you to win a £5 voucher of your choice.

If you are interested in joining the club, email us at blah@justwriting4u.co.uk. We

are currently full, but we will be happy to put you on a waiting list.

Good luck and thank you.

Lin-ay,

Editor

Members

Editor: Lin-ay Varnes

Art: Rachel Lane & Nicole Lack

Sports: George Davies

Communication: Lin-ay Varnes

Quizzes: Ben Devine

Interviews: Isabel Davies &

Joseph Senior

Competitions: Katie Slade

Arts & Crafts: Beth Nesti

Web Editor: Maddy Hewlett

Cartoon Story: Amelia Denton

News: Ella Morrison

Recipe: Amber Lowen

Secretary: Emma Coote

Treasurer: Katie Slade

Publishers: Hope Varnes

Caroline Denton

World War One Ceremony in

Belgium with Daniel Lack

By Nicole Lack (his sister)

Daniel Lack is travelling to Belgium and

will be meeting the Prince of Belgium. His

twin sister catches up with him to tell us all

about it.

Nicole: What are you looking forward to

most?

Daniel: Meeting the Prince of Belgium and

getting his autograph. Meeting the family

dog! (LOL!!)

Nicole: What is this all about?

Daniel: In the 1st World War, Germany at

Flanders Fields and 2014 is 100 years since

the 1st World War started.

A month ago, the Belgium children gath-

ered up the soil hundreds and thousands of

soldiers died in and me and 69 other chil-

dren are going to Belgium to commemorate

since the 1st world War and me and 8 other

children get to meet the Prince of Belgium at

the Ceremony and hopefully get his auto-

graph.

Nicole: How long are you staying for?

Daniel: 4 days including travelling.

Nicole: Who will you be going with?

Daniel: My Dad.

Nicole: Why are you doing this?

Daniel: the same as what this is all about

Nicole: What is very important about

this?

Daniel: It is very important because only

20 school children are going to Belgium

and only 10 meet the Prince.

Nicole: Are you doing any important

things? If so, what are they?

Daniel: Yes, I am going to the Ceremony,

meeting the Prince and getting to meet

year six girls from a school in Belgium.

Nicole: Thank you.

Daniel is so happy being

interviewed, he thinks he can fly

Sports

George Davies

Monthly Blah

Sport’s Editor

Sports Club News

This year we have had lots of different

sporting activities such as a before

school table tennis club, which at 8:25

am on Monday and Thursday. Net ball

club has also started. The club meets on

a Thursday after school.

Key Stage 2 classes also have sport am-

bassadors, whom you can speak to if

you are interested in sports.

Below is the list of sports ambassadors

for each class.

Year 6 - Olivia, Jack D, Maddy and

Ethan I.

Year 5 - Jacob and Eleanor

Year 4 - Therese and Dominic

Year 3 - Alex and Ruby

On Thursday, 24th October, the whole

school had a marathon relay to raise

money for CAFOD. Everyone joined in,

even those who aren’t keen runners.

For those who are interested in skip-

ping, a lunchtime skipping club is also

being planned. More sports clubs are

coming soon, so watch this space. If you

want to know more about sports activi-

ties in school, speak to your sport am-

bassadors.

Swimming News

On 22nd October, St. Mary’s Swimming

team, including our very own Maddy

Hewlett, competed in the Harrogate

Schools’ Grand Final District Swimming

Gala. Despite tough competitions from

16 other teams, St. Mary’s came 4th.

St. Mary’s Swimming Team

Q ) What is your full

name?

A) Amanda Chandani

Lowe.

Q) What is the most em-

barrassing thing that ever

happened to you?

A) I trip over a lot.

Q) What did you want to

be when you were a girl?

A) I wanted to be an artist.

Q) What is your favourite

number?

A) My favourite is 17.

Q) What’s your favourite

food?

A) My favourite food is

pasta.

Q) Do you have any

brothers or sisters?

A) I have a brother called

Jason.

Q) What do you like best

about being a teacher?

A) I like being in a class-

room.

Q) Do you have any pets?

A) I have a fish called Fish

Number 7. I had loads of

fish but they died.

Q) Where were you born?

A) I was born in Colombo,

Sri Lanka

Q) Do you like your

work?

A) Yes!

An Interview with Miss Lowe

by: Joseph Senior and Isabel Davies

We ran out of toilet paper last night

and dad wasn’t feeling so good. He

grabbed it in a big rush. I haven’t

seen it since.

Homework Excuses By George Davies and Ella Morrison

I was kidnapped by terrorists and

they only just let me go, so I didn’t

have the time to do it.

Illustration by Rachel Lane

I didn’t do my homework because

I didn’t want to add to your heavy

work load.

Illustration by Rachel

I ate my homework because my

teacher said it was a piece of cake.

Illustration by Emma Coote Illustration by Emma Coote

My mother took it to have it framed. I had it in my back pocket and a

pickpocket stole it from me.

Illustrated by Nicole Lack

My dog ate my

Homework

Illustrated by Rachel

My sister ripped my

homework apart.

Homework excuses by George Davies & Ella Morrison

Illustrated by Rachel Lane

Illustrated by Nicole Lack

Test Your Brain Power by Ben Devine & Lin-ay Varnes

Number Cruncher

Work out the number sequence

and fill in the missing numbers.

5, 22, , 56, , ,107

Number Machine

11 x 3 +

102

-

?

x 13 ÷ 13 =

1 3 5 2 6 7

7 9 2 1 4 5 8

8 4 6 2 9 1

8

5 9

9 5 1 6 2

6 3 1 8 9

4 2 8 7 3 5

Sudoku by Ben Devine

Answer both challenges and get a chance to win £5 voucher from

Works, WH Smith, Argos or Claire’s

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Word Puzzles by Lin-ay Varnes

You have 15 minutes to find as many words as possible using the letters shown in

the grid. Each word must have four or more letters, and should have the letter in

the middle square. No letter should be used more than once in each word.

No proper nouns, plural or foreign words allowed.

A A D

R E R

S Y V

How well did you do?

17 Words—Average

23 Words—Brilliant

28+ Words—Amazing

There is one 9—letter word.

Clue: ENEMY

Scramble Word

Rearrange the letters in this word to make another 8-letter word.

Clue: family member

O R I E N T A L

Find the missing link

What word connects these words?

Sun Wall Girl Wild Bed

Monthly Blah’s Christmas pinboard

Arts and Crafts: How to Make a Paper Snake By George Davies and Beth Nesti

Step 1: Take a piece of A4 Step 2: Fold it

lengthwise

Step 3: With the open edge at the bottom,

fold the corners down so they meet in

the middle

Step 4: Turn it over so that the

longer sides of the folded paper

Step 5: Fold the little corner on one

side and tuck it

lengthwise

Step 6: Fold the lip upward

Continue to next page...

Step 7: Do the same with the other side

Step: 8 Fold it in the middle, so you have two openings on one end, a beak like

points on the other end.

Step 9: Repeat the process

until you have enough cases.

Once you have enough, put

them together by inserting the

beak point into the open ends.

Ocean Facts By Grey Varnes

2. Swordfish has long

nose, which it uses for

catching fish, and its eyes

glows warm. It is also fast

because of its fin at the

back.

3. Dwarf lantern

shark is the smallest

shark

4. The Whale Shark is the biggest fish in

the Ocean, but it’s not as big as the Blue

Whale. It is harmless to people. It eats

little creature. It just opens its mouth

and let them swim in. It doesn’t chomp

its food.

1. Piranhas are fast and they

have sharp teeth, but Salmon

are faster than Piranhas and

they can jump up waterfalls.

5. The Blue Whale is the biggest creature in

the Ocean.

6. The biggest fish is an Oarfish.

How to make a Delicious Victoria Sponge

By: Amber Lowen

What you need:

100 g margarine

100g caster sugar

100g self-raising flour

2 egss

How to do it:

1. Pre-heat the oven at 180 oC or Gas

Mark 4

2. Wash your hands

3. Cream margarine and sugar until

light and fluffy

Making the Sponge

4. Beat in eggs one at a time, adding a little flour

with each egg

5. Gently fold in remaining flour

6. Place the mixture in 18cm cake tin or 2 x 18 cm

sandwich tins

7. Bake in the oven at 180 oC or Gas Mark 4, for 20 –

25 minutes (if you are using two tins) or 40 – 45

minutes if you are using one tin

8. Fill with jam or buttercream

How to make a Delicious Victoria Sponge

By: Amber Lowen

What you need:

50g margerine

100g icing sugar

A flavour of your choice and

colour

How to do it:

Mix icing sugar, flavouring

and colouring together

(double the amount for a 15

– 18 cm cake size.

Making the Icing

Why is it called Victoria Sponge Cake?

In America, this cake is just called ‘sponge cake’ or ‘chiffon cake’, but it the UK

it’s called Victoria Sponge Cake because Queen Victoria liked eating it for her

afternoon tea. It’s also sometimes called Madeira cake.

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