TLe wovd In tLe covvIdovpevIovmIng uvts edItIon!

was lnvolveo, especlally

8etsy tor persuaolng [ett
Rawle to come, Mrs West
ano Mlss Dorman tor
organlslng ano presentlng
tbe evenlng, ano ot course,
all tbe pertormers. 8etsy
summeo tblngs up tor us
wben sbe salo: tlnally we
bao tbe cbance to celebrate
bow speclal tbat room ls!
|ssue 5
IIS ows
On Tbursoay 9tb
November a spectacular
event bappeneo: tbe ottlclal
openlng ot our very own
Muslc ano Drama room,
known to all tbe puplls as
tbe Pertormlng Arts Room.
We use tbe room to oo
oance, orama, ano
sometlmes muslc lessons.
On tbe oay ot tbe
openlng we were lucky
enougb to bave a vlslt
trom [ett Rawle, wbo plays
Amos Dlggory ln Horr,
Potter ond the Co5|et of l|re.
He reao a poem to us tbat
be learnt as a cbllo at
scbool, calleo 'Albert ano
tbe Llon' ano lt was wben
be tlrst reao tbat poem
tbat be reallseo be wanteo
to be an actor.
Lntertalnment was
provloeo by tbe scbool
clubs ano some brave
lnolvloual muslclans.
Some ot tbe groups
pertormlng were
8oys Street Dance,
Slnglng Club ano
Djembe Drummlng.
We'o llke to
tbank everyone wbo
Horry Potter star opens perforning arts roon
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Iy !oboccn Iroomnn
Yonr 5 wonf fo Irnnco on
fho l3fh of Juno 06.
Wo sfnyod nf n 2 sfnr hofoI
by OnI Consf. Wo wonf
round fho schooI fo soo
whnf fho yonr fIvos
fhoughf nbouf fho frI:
I fhoughf If wns n wnsfo
of monoy Jnmos CIoso-
SmIfh I fhoughf If wns
vory oxcIfIng !osnnnn
TnnsIoy If wns fho bosf
schooI frI ovor nnIoIIo
Croon If`s fho bosf frI
ovor In yonr fIvo Iofh
Year 6 gets on TV !
KoIsoy If Iooks fun buf
foo oxonsIvo snId IrIn
ChurchIII. Tho nqunrIum
Is fho bosf nrf.
ON 1S
tb
October
most oI year 6
took part In tbe
teIevIsIon sbow
THE SLAMMER.
Ii's a fun ganc
sIow, sci u lilc a
rison wIcrc iIc
risoncrs (wIo arc
adulis} Iavc io cr-
forn io gci oui (noi
in rcal lifcjusi for
iIc sIow}. TIai's
wIcrc wc canc in!!!
Wc wcrc iIc
dunl wardcn,
Dciiy Cursc (sIc
won, and nosi of
us voicd for Icr
land}, iIc slclc-
ion crcw, and Dr
DunIcadand wc
can'i forgci iIc
CIccly Cirls!!!
Mcciing iIcn was
iIc lcsi ari, lui
all iIc lands wcrc
rcally good. Sonc
of us cvcn goi
auiograIs. Ii was
lrill!!!!
LIIIIan SbeIdrIck
Hannab Smart
audicncc and wc
Iad io voic ly
claing/scrcaning
for wIo wc wanicd
io sci frcc. Sonc of
iIc acis includcd a
crazy scicniisi and
iwo lands. Wc wcrc
iIcrc for iwo wIolc
Iours (lui on TV
ii's only Ialf an
Iour}. Ii was rcally
iiring lui wc goi io
ncci rcally cool
colc, including.
iIc govcrnor, iIc
Lef/. o uolf Jonce I,
Yeor 2 clilJren
lunds for the ed Cross 2
Chr|stmos Cords
8onf|re N|ght
2
3
Word seorch
8PS g,mnosts tr|umph
3
3
e-enoct|ng 7udor ||fe
ot Su|grove Monor

4
7he Shoe 8|z oppeo|
Heo|th, eot|ng
4
4
Stoc, H|||s Museum
7eocher leoture
5
6
Xmos morket report
8PS schoo| orchestro
6
6
Speciul performing
urto edition! 1noide:
AIote. Jeff Ioule (lef/)
plo,e /le por/ of ninie/r,
officiol Anoe Diggor,
PAGL 2 8PS NLWS | SSUL 5
TLe CvocodI!e TvuI!
hy Tim Ruyner und Tuxmien Richurdoon
Tho wnIkIng crocodIIo Is whon you wnIk fo schooI wIfh n
grou of ooIo (IncIudIng chIIdron nnd nronfs). You
hnvo fo wonr IumInous snfofy bnnds on your nrms, so If
you wnIk In fho dnrk nnd n cnr Is comIng you cnn bo soon
nnd nof gof hIf by oncomIng frnffIc.
If wns fho CrocodIIo`s 2
nd
bIrfhdny In Ocfobor nnd wo
woro hnfs nnd wIgs fo coIobrnfo, nnd nfo bIscuIfs In fho
shno of crocodIIos nnd 2s. Tho whoIo of Ocfobor wns
wnIk-fo-schooI monfh for ovoryono, nof jusf fho CrocodIIo.
Mrs MIIno dId n scnvongor hunf for us
fo do on our wny fo nnd from schooI.
Wo IIko wnIkIng fo schooI, ovon
whon If Is rnInIng. And fho
CrocodIIo wnIks fo
schooI ovon whon
fhoro`s fhundor
nnd IIghfnIng!
Tbe money wlll go towaros a
new ambulance tor 8ucklng-
bamsblre. |t wlll bave speclal
equlpment llke banoages ano
plasters, a stretcber, oygen,
a tololng wbeelcbalr ano
emergency supplles. Tbe Reo
Cross belps at testlvals ano
events ano supports tbe
normal ambulance servlce.
Tbe granoparents tea party
ln October was very
successtul. Lots ot grano-
parents came ano tbere
were cakes ano to eat ano
oonatlons tor tbe rattle. Tbe
cblloren ln KS1 sang songs
ano tben enjoyeo a tea party
wltb tbelr granoparents.
Lverybooy bao a great tlme!
All tbe money trom tbe
rattle (L179.50!) went to tbe
Reo Cross.
Grondporents teo porty supports Red Cross
Stor, ond photos 5, Atheno Tzollos
New Teacher at BPS New Teacher at BPS New Teacher at BPS New Teacher at BPS
By James CIose-Smith
Miss Kaye is a new teacher at
BPS. She teaches Mr Han-
Ion's oId cIass, and is the PE
co-ordinator*.
Interview:
"When did you start teaching?"
"2004"
"What's your favourite season?"
"Christmas"
"Do you have a pet?"
"I used to have a
bIack Labrador"
"What's your favourite hoIiday
pIace?" "ItaIy"
"What's your favourite book?"
"HoIes by Louis Sachar"
"What's your favourite type of
music?"
"Jazz music"
"What's your favourite
food?"
"VegetabIe Iasagne and cake".
*SpeciaIist teacher in P.E.
Lef/. KS1 clilJren preeen/ o
cleque /o /le IeJ Croee. AIote.
1neiJe o IeJ Croee onIulonce.
Iy IsnboI CIoso-SmIfh
ThIs form wo nII hnvo boon
busy drnwIng nnd dosIgnIng
our own ChrIsfmns cnrds. Wo
choso our own fhomo such ns
ChrIsfmns froos, snowmon,
sfnrs, Infhor ChrIsfmns, fIro-
works or roIndoor. Wo hnd fo
drnw wIfh coIourIng oncIIs,
rossIng hnrd so nffor If wns
coIod fho coIour wouId sfIII
show. Tho cnrds woro soId nf
fho ChrIsfmns mInI-mnrkof
In ovombor, fo rnIso monoy
for IrIonds of IuckInghnm
IrImnry SchooI.
Ouv vevy own
CLvIstmus cuvds
CorJ Jeeign I, Sueonno Gougl
BONFRE NGHTl BONFRE NGHTl BONFRE NGHTl BONFRE NGHTl
'REVEV8ER REVEV8ER
TlE 5
Tl
0F N0vEV8ERl

0uy FaW|es Was a Calro||c
so|d|er. 0r Noveroer lre 5
lr

105 re ard a sra|| group ol
le||oW Calro||cs Were lourd |r
lre ce||ar urder lre louse ol
Lords. Trey Were p|arr|rg lo
gel r|d ol lre reW
Proleslarl K|rg,
Jares 1
sl
. Every
year 0uy FaW|es |s
rereroered or Noveroer lre
5
lr
, Wrer peop|e ra|e slulled
'guys ol lre p|oller ard pul lrer
or lre lop ol oorl|res.
F|reWor|s Were l|rsl |rverled |r
Cr|ra 1200 years ago oy l||||rg
oarooo srools W|lr gur poWder.
By Dominic Bell and
William Roberts

PAGL 3 8PS NLWS | SSUL 5
J I M I I ! ! M C
X A Y I ! ! W I A ! Y
A Z I T I A ! ! ! M
T I K C S A C !
H M H S I ! ! I M A
! A I M H A ! I C I S
I I O O T I A ! ! O T
T T ! ! I I M Z I O I
I A I H S I A ! X T C
C H I W ! C C H I S S
S I I S I C I C O
I ! C H I I ! A ! T
C ! I C K I T ! I A C
ATH!ITICS
A!T
CHISS
C!ICKIT
JIMII !!M
ACI
IOOTIA!!
CYMASTICS
!AMA
ITIA!!
IWSIAII!
SICIC
BPS !uds wIn medu!s ut
top tumb!Ing event
hy Sum Briotou
On Novembev 1BtL, tLvee BPS
boys took puvt In tLe soutLevn
vegIonu! tumb!Ing cLumpIon-
sLIps In SoutLumpton.
Cnmoron
McInnos
(yr6),
Jnck
Hngnn
(yr4),
Snm
IrIsfow
(yr4) nnd
fwo ofhor
mombors
of fho C!CA (ComofIfIvo !nIfod
CymnnsfIcs Acndomy) fonm fook
nrf In fho comofIfIon. Thoy
orformod ronIIy woII, comIng nwny
wIfh goId, sIIvor nnd bronzo modnIs.
Tho boys hnd boon frnInIng hnrd for
wooks, rncfIsIng fhoIr roufInos.
ThoIr commIfmonf nId off:
Cnmoron nchIovod n bronzo modnI,
nnd n gronf dny wns hnd by nII!
To finJ ou/ nore oIou/
Buc/inglon g,n cluI, con/oc/
Mor/ on 07S70 70S46.
ScLoo! C!ubs WovdseuvcL
by Snm IrIsfow nnd MhnIrI Turnor
Bur new instruments Bur new instruments Bur new instruments Bur new instruments
By Couvtney CLesLIve
TLeve uve new Instvuments In
tLe PevIovmIng Avts voom:
e!ectvIc guItuvs, e!ectvIc
dvums und keybouvds. TLey
weve gIven to us by YumuLu.
TLey wI!! be used Iov GIGA-
JAM wLIcL Is soItwuve tLut
yeuv 6 use to !euvn to p!uy
vock musIc. TLey cun Luve
!essons on GIGAJAM und
tLey cun u!so p!uy togetLev
IntevuctIve!y usIng tLe
Instvuments.
TLeve Is u!so u
buss guItuv to
p!uy und !ots
oI ucoustIc
guItuvs. We u!so
use tLe PA
voom Iov p!uyIng vecovdev.
TLe PA voom Is Iu!! oI musIc!

Let the battIe commence!
Are you good at chess? f you
are, you can enter a national
chess competition for anyone
aged 518. The first round will
be held at our school.
n this competition, everyone's
a winner. You can win badges,
gold spots, mascots, and
money prizes (20,000 in total).
f you're interested, give your
name to Miss Thackeray or Mrs
Latham.
By Jarod Gouldie
ltTFRvlFw wlTH THF
FAtTASTlC HR R0FRTS
Y TlH RAYtFR At0
TAZHlFt RlCHAR0S0t
Mr Roberts is another one
of our fantastic new
teachers at BPS.
This is what Mr Robert Iikes
to eat: sausages and
mashed potatoes with peas
and carrots with onion
gravy. He Iikes to drink
bIackcurrant with Iemonade.
His favourite animaIs are
hippos and cats. His
favourite subject to teach is
numeracy.
Mr Roberts' favourite coIour
is red, and he Iikes rugby
and cricket. He Iikes to wear
a hoodie and jeans. He Iikes
the Famous Five books by
Enid BIyton, but his favourite
author is James Herbert. He
enjoys watching Spooks and
Raven on TV.
PAGL 4 8PS NLWS
| SSUL 5
MIss ovmun's uItev
scLoo! sIngIng c!ub!!
By Ellu-Murie Rudd und
Athenu Txulluo
On Thursdnys nffor schooI
MIss ormnn doos n gIrIs`
nnd boys` sIngIng cIub from
3:30 fo 4:45m. Wo hnvo
orformod nf fho Hnrvosf
AssombIy nnd nf fho or-
formIng nrfs ovonIng. Wo
focus on n 3 or 4 songs n
form. Wo Ionrn nnd sIng
fun songs, nnd do ofhor
sorfs of orformIng such ns
dnncIng. Ivorybody gofs fo
joIn In, whnfovor fhoIr nbII-
Ify. Wo hnvo n good fImo
nffor schooI on n Thursdny
...why nof como nnd joIn us
vlSlT T0 Sul6RAvF b Harrlet Ml||ar
and Samm Stegg|es
Yeuv 5 vIsIted Su!gvuve
Munov In ecembev us
puvt oI ouv !euvnIng
ubout tLe Tudovs.
Whon wo gof fhoro, fho boys
hnd fo dross u ns fnrmors
nnd fho gIrIs drossod u ns
mnIds. Thon wo dId n roIo
Iny nbouf fho IIfo of fho
Tudors nnd Iookod round fho
houso fo ImngIno whnf If
wns IIko fo IIvo fhoro. In fho
kIfchon wns n bIg whooI wIfh
n woIghf nf ono ond whIch
kof If furnIng round. If wns
n sIf fo ronsf monf on. Wo
Ionrnod how fo do Tudor
dnncIng. Wo gof Info nIrs
nnd snng n song whIIo wo
woro dnncIng, cnIIod 'Ah
Ioor IIrd`. Wo snw whoro
fho bIncksmIfh IIvod, who
mndo nII fho mofnI fhIngs
noodod by fho houso.
AT BPS, we cuve ubout
keepIng Leu!tLy!
SchooI Iunchos hnvo
ronIIy chnngod for fho
boffor. Wo usod fo hnvo
frIod food IIko chIckon
nuggofs nnd chIs, buf now
wo gof n boffor choIco of
honIfhy ofIons IncIudIng
vogofnrInn monIs. KIds In
Koy Sfngo l gof frosh fruIf
ovory dny, nnd fhoy cnn
hnvo mIIk foo If fhoy wnnf.
If you brIng In n nckod
Iunch, fho schooI somofImos
gIvos ndvIco nbouf whnf fo
IncIudo. Ior Insfnnco, crIss
hnvo foo much snIf nnd fnf,
nnd chocoInfo hns foo much
sugnr. And If moIfs In fho
summor!
SuIIu.Momen
& Iuuvu Buvnett
B!ue Petev Lus !uuncLed
Its new 'SLoe BIz' uppeu!.
Tho nonI wIII hoI chIIdron
In MnInwI who hnvo Iosf fhoIr
nronfs from n dIsonso cnIIod
AIS, whIch
nffocfs mnny
ooIo`s IIvos.
Tho Idon Is fo
coIIocf hnIf n
mIIIIon nIrs
of shoos fo fund 'ChIIdron`s
Cornors` (cIubs) In 22 fowns
nnd vIIIngos In MnInwI.
Af IIS, wo coIIocfod shoos In
sncks nnd sonf fhom off fo IIuo
Iofor! And If`s sfIII nof foo Info
fo hoIyou cnn fnko your oId
shoos fo nny CInrks sho, or
nny ofhor coIIocfIon oInf
dIsInyIng n sIgn.
B, A/leno Tcolloe onJ
1llo-Morie IuJJ
OId shoes raise
funds for Africa
Henr, V111 I, Sonn, S/egglee
PAGL 5 8PS NLWS | SSUL 5
Stacey HiIIs Museum
Year 6 went recentIy on a trip coincid-
ing with our history topic, The Victori-
ans. We went to Stacey HiIIs Museum in
MiIton Keynes. We had a whaIe of a
time, buying goodies from the weII-
stocked Gift Shop (I brought a book of
Favourite ChocoIate Recipes, a rubber
and a penciI). We saw a Victorian
kitchen fuII of gadgets NOT powered by
eIectricity, a Victorian Iaundry (NO
washing machines or tumbIe dryers),
and a reconstruction of a Victorian
street with different shops speciaIising
in different things (did
you know that they had
WrigIey's chewing gum
in those days!) We had
Iunch in their tea-rooms,
and spent the afternoon
in a teacher-Ied group.
We dressed up in ye oIde costumes-
I went as a chimney sweep.
By James CIose By James CIose By James CIose By James CIose- -- -Smith. Smith. Smith. Smith.
THc DJcmac DnummiNc CLua is
oNc or Miss DonmAN`s mANY
Ncw cLuas ron THis YcAn.
SiNcc THc ronms sTAnTco comiNc
ouT, LoAos or coLc HAvc sicNco
u. auT, uNronTuNATcLY, sHc couLo
oNLY TAKc iN 22-23 coLc.
Wc HAvc 13 oJcmacs ANo 2 cATHcn-
iNc onums (A coLc cn cATHcniNc
onumI. GATHcniNc onums Anc LAncc,
2D iNcH onums usco mAiNLY ron THc
aAss LiNc, wHicH is THc Lowcn NoTcs.
THcnc Anc 6 nHYTHms wc`vc LcAnNT
THis YcAn so rAn: CiNTcY
(noNouNcco siNTAYI, DocoN ( Pno-
NouNcco ooH-coNcI, wALK THc rAT
ooc ANo CAscns 1, 2 ANo S (ooN`T
AsK mc wHY iT`s cALLco cAscn!I.

Y HonY uTcHcn
The VLE
By Sophia Thornton-Russell and Mia Tinsley
In year 3 and 4 we are trying out a new
learning platform called the VLE. This is a
computer-based area for everyone to use. It's
like having a virtual library that connects the
whole school. We play games on it and it
helps us learn too. It's run by Mr Adams.
You need a password to get on to it.
This half term, we've decided to have the VLE
on the BPS website. This means children can
upload their music that they have made at
home, and upload their homework too.
The teachers put different things on each
time we go on it, like Anglo-Saxon games and
information too. We also have numeracy
games and literacy games.
We love the VLE because it is funin fact,
we enjoy it so much we can't stop talking
about it!
We all know about Easter,
Christmas and New Year.
But did you know, there are
lots more festivals in the
world?
In Divali (which means Festi-
val oI Light), little children
spray themselves with bright
colours on white bits oI cloth.
Grown-ups make a Iire Irom
an old tree. Divali is a Hindu
Festival, and other religions
celebrate it too.
At school, we celebrated
Sukhot by doing a special
dance with a Lulav, made
Irom leaves and branches.
People also make special huts
with leaves Ior the rooI, and
0uer zoo ruited
ut Fuir
By Rebeccu Iveemun und
II!!Iun SLe!dvIck
Tho ChrIsfmns fnIr wns on
Thursdny fho 9
fh
of ovombor
nnd wns n gronf succoss.
Thoro woro gIffs, ChrIsfmns
docornfIons nnd rofroshmonfs
on snIo. Yonr 6 woro nIso
soIIIng fhoIr now rocIo book
(fhoy hnd l00 coIos rInfod)
nnd woro hoIng for n good
rofIf from If! Thoro nro l0l
rocIos In Ifono for ovory
chIId In fho yonr. Thoy`ro nII
ronIIy good, buf fho onos fhnf
sfIck In our mInds nro fho
foffoo nIos nnd fho
chocoInfo chI cookIos. Wo
hnd Iofs of fun nf fho fnIr, nnd
If rnIsod ovor 200!
Festivals
By Megan Munn and Ella-Marie Rudd
A n s w e r s t o t e a c b e r t e a t u r e :
A n s w e r 1 : M r A o a m s
A n s w e r 2 : M r s M l l l s
PAGL 6 8PS NLWS | SSUL 5
they look through the gaps at
the stars. They sleep in the
hut, hang up Iruit round the
walls, and set up a big table
Ior a special meal.
We did a special perIormance
at our harvest Iestival about
what we learned.
TLe scLoo! ovcLestvu
Did you know?
Ricky Gervais, who stars in teacher
no.1's favourite TV show ,
is also a children's author! He has
written a series of hilarious books
about 'Flanimals': imaginary monsters
with all sorts of horrible habits.
Hcr favnurItc bnnk Is Georges
Marte||ous Medlclne.
5hc cnjnys swImmIng.
Hcr hnbbIcs arc hnrsc rIdIng,
rcadIng bnnks, wa!kIng dngs
and travc!!Ing.
Hcr favnurItc !cssnns arc
!Itcracy, hIstnry and art.
5hc cnjnys thc TV prngrammc
What Not to Wear.
5hc has 2 dngs ca!!cd Brandy
and Bnbby.
Can ynu gucss whn thcsc tcachcrs
arc? (Answcrs at thc cnd)
Tcachcr NO.1
HIs favnurItc cn!nur Is rcd.
Hc !nvcs pasta.
HIs favnurItc bnnk Is Chl|dren
of the Neu |orest.
Hc cnjnys fnntba!!.
HIs hnbbIcs arc gnIng surfIng,
p!ayIng squash and gnIng tn
thc gym.
Hc cnjnys tcachIng Art, PE
and ICT
HIs favnurItc TV prngrammc
Is The Offlce.
Hc dncsn't havc a pct.

Tcachcr NO.2
Hcr favnurItc cn!nur Is jadc
grccn.
5hc !nvcs rnast chIckcn.
Teacher feature
by Mhairi Turner and 5anantha Rudd
Tho schooI orchosfrn moofs on
Tuosdny nf Iunch fImo. If hns
Insfrumonfs IIko fho coIIo, vIoIIn,
frumof, frombono, rocordor, fIufo
nnd cInrInof. Tho orchosfrn Is run by
MIss ormnn for ooIo from yonr 3
fo yonr 6. If`s run fo hnvo fun, nnd
wo Iny n mIxfuro of musIc whIch wo
somofImos orform In nssombIy. Wo
nIso hnvo concorfs. To bo good nf
musIc, you nood fo conconfrnfo nnd
fhInk nbouf whnf you nro doIng:
fhoroforo you nood fo fhInk nhond!
Iy omInIc Iufchor.
Ieleoreing one luncl/ine
in /le KS2 /i/clen!
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