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Emmanuel Express - Issue #24 – December 2019
IN THIS FESTIVE
ISSUE!
SPEAK OUT STAY SAFE! BY KASPER 4D
Here are the suggestions:
A. THE BUBBLE
B. CHILDLINE [0800 1111]
C. PARENTS AND FAMILY
D. TEACHERS
IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE THE NSPCC COME AND SUPPORT US AT THE DANCE-A-THON, IT WAS BRILLIANT!
Christmas traditions P3
Christmas quiz P4
Christmas jokes P10
Christmas poster
competition winners!!
P13
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We are very excited for this Christmas at Emmanuel! We hope you
enjoy our festive articles, comics and quizzes. Happy Christmas and
happy reading!
Kai and Lauren {co-managers}
Well done to: Noor (4D), Ella (5W), Oscar (2W), Neveah (3P), Angus (6Mc), Amelia (3P), Zak (5W), Sebastian (2W), Kasper (4D) and Amelia (6Mc).
Photos taken by Neveah, 3P
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Christmas Traditions
We all celebrate Christmas differently since we have different
traditions.
People in America like to decorate the outside of their houses
with lights and sometimes even statues of Santa Claus. Some
cookies and glass of milk are often left out as a snack for Santa
on Christmas Eve! Towns and cities often decorate the streets
with lights to celebrate Christmas.
Christmas takes place on December 25th, the summer time in
Australia. People often spend part of Christmas day with their
families at the beach. Christmas dinner is just as likely to be
salads, seafood and roast turkey and plum pudding.
Christmas Traditions in England. It is cold and wet in London at
Christmas time. We decorate our homes with holly, ivy, and
other evergreens and hang mistletoe. We eat roast turky,
stuffing and for dessert, chocolate log.
One of the most popular Chinese Christmas traditions is to hang
beautiful lanterns indoors and outdoors, and strung around
the plastic Christmas tree, which is called the "Tree of Light".
Families add paper chains and flowers in bright, festive colours
to the Christmas tree.
By Amelia,6mc
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BOOK CORNER! At Emmanuel, Miss McManus has been working hard to complete a new
library! There are all kinds of books, which I am sure everyone will enjoy!
Here are some of the books you will find in the library!
The Sinclair's Mysteries is a quartet of children's historical mysteries from author. The first book was published in June 2015. It was Book of the Month. The sequel was published in February 2016; the third instalment, The Mystery of the Painted Dragon, was published in February 2017, with the fourth and final instalment The Midnight Peacock published in October 2017.
Each of the novels are set in and revolve around the fictional department store, Sinclair's. Sinclair's is an establishment very much like, catering to London's rich, offering high fashion, perfumes and sweets. The series heroes Lilian Rose and Sophie Taylor are employed on the shop floor and frequently find themselves privy to criminal goings-on.
The princess and the fog - Once upon a time, there was a Princess. She had everything a little
girl could ever want, and she was happy. That is, until the fog came... The Princess and the Fog
is a picture book to help children aged 5-7 cope with their difficult feelings especially
unexplained sadness. It uses vibrant illustrations, a sense of humour and metaphor to create a
relatable, enjoyable story that describes difficult sad feelings that children can have also
providing hope that things can get better with a little help and support.
The secret agent - Student turns secret agent in this hilarious spy spoof!
This year the secret service made a major mix up, they mistook a 13-year-old boy called Kevin
for a secret agent. This was the sort of kid that would try and zip wire across a building and end
up falling head first into a fountain with his bum on show, so can you imagine what happened
when he was allowed access to the amazing sort of spy gadgets that James Bond would use?
Despite this, it was up to Kevin to save us all from an evil supervillain. It was the most
dangerous, daring mission in the history of the secret service, and its biggest blunder. This top-
secret book uncovers the entire story of Kevin's fateful and hilarious mission.
Polar Bear Explorers Club - If you like Abi Elphenstine you will love Alex Bell! It sounded like a
respectable and worthy enough death for an explorer - tumbling from an ice bridge to be
impaled upon a mammoth tusk - but Stella really, really didn't want that to happen, just the
same .Join Stella Starflake Pearl and her three fellow explorers as they trek across the snowy
Icelands and come face-to-face with frost fairies, snow queens, outlaw hideouts, unicorns, pygmy
dinosaurs and carnivorous cabbages . . .When Stella and three other junior explorers get
separated from their expedition can they cross the frozen wilderness and live to tell the tale?
St Grizzles School for Girls - When local schools are asked to make a film displaying the
surrounding area, Dani and the rest of St Grizzle is set to work. However, Spencer and his mates
at the village school are determined to sabotage the work of the smelly Grizzlers. To Dani’s
surprise, help comes in the form of Granny Viv who has secretly taken up residence in the
school’s tree house with Downboy the dog. Together they come up with the perfect ghostly
video ... but will Granny Viv be able to stay once the competition is over?
By Ella M, 5W
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Christmas Quiz by Amelia and Lauren
This quiz is to show how much you know about Christmas
1.Which saint is Santa Clause?
a. St .Francis b. St. Mary Magdalane c. St. Nicholas
2.When is Christmas?
a. 25 December b. 25 April c. 25 January
3.What do naughty children find in their stockings?
a. Dirty sock b. Hammer c. Coal
4. Who sang ‘All I want for Christmas’
a. Mary Hairy b. Mariah Carey c. Carey Mariah
5. On Christmas day, what would a joke be in?
a. A stocking b. On the fireplace c. Christmas cracker
If you got: 0-2, top up your Christmas knowledge.
3-4, you love christmas.
5 out of 5, you’re practically
Santa’s little helper!
Answers
on the
back
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Christmas at Emmanuel! Christmas at Emmanuel is a very exciting and special time and we all love Christmas! Here are a few events at Emmanuel that we have already celebrated; firstly,of course the christmas fair which was a big sucsess! And on the 13th we had christmas jumper day which was great fun and really cool to see everyone’s christmas jumpers. The Christmas pantomime is also great fun. This year it will take place on the 18th of December. Also on the 18th, we will have the Christmas lunch which will include christmas crackers and fruit juice and of course a very yummy meal! You may have noticed the ginormous christmas tree that has been put up in the hall which helps the festive vibes. Each class have made different Christmas decorations that have been hung in hall to decorate the place and showcase your work.
By Lauren, 6mc
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6Mc have been writing news reports about the new café Organico. We
decided to include Mia’s brilliant report in this issue enjoy!
West Hampstead is Organic
By Mia S
Organico is a Mediterranean café that has recently opened on West End Lane. Owned
by Harun Celebi, this café has attracted the residents of West Hampstead since it
opened on the 18th of November. The branch is unique because it is a health food
store as well as a café.
The newly opened business is part of a three
shop chain, one of the stores is located in
Broadway Market and the other is in Loughton.
They specialise in salads and serve smoothies
and sweet treats. At the rear of the café, they
sell a variety of eco-friendly products,
biodegradable products, including milk, pasta
and toiletries. Organico are friends with
environment so a total of 95% of the plastic
produced is recyclable.
After the closing of Lena’s café and the
unfortunate event that occurred, the premises
has been a number of businesses that have yet to be successful, but Harun has high
hopes. When interviewed he described the coffee as a specialist product and is happy
to cater for dietary requirements. A customer, Kar-Man, who was seated in the café,
said that it was a calm environment and a peaceful place to be in and get some work
done.
Despite Organico being quite rare, there are plenty of good cafés and shops in West
Hampstead. According to Gail’s (a competing company) the café is a good idea
however they haven’t been there yet. Furthermore, it hasn’t affected business as it’s
only been open a few weeks.
It seems as if Organico has been successful, but only time will tell.
Outside Organico West End Lane
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CHRISTMAS COMIC BY KASPER, 4D
Happy Christmas!
After this house, I still have 11,243 houses to go!
Oh no! My reindeer gone! I need help elves!
Yes master!
You found them! And, Merry Christmas everyone!
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West Hampstead Puzzle Page by Angus & Kai, 6Mc
Word Search
W E S D A E T S P M A H T S E W
F O R T U N E G R E E N T S E W
E M E E U O N M D H H F D B F V
O O K D K O B O E T Y Y M E I C
S N H F D O K F E C C H L O R A
L E H K S K O O B D N E T S E W
Y E D O K Y R E N M E F M D S H
E R I E U U N B V S C F G H T K
R G T O E N B Y O G R N M D A O
K D B O K L Y R E T E M E C T O
B N B O O L T D E L E N M U I D
M E M N A I U E S A M M N A O A
D T A W A Y R A R B I L I A N E
C S I W U A F Y E M E C O H F U
N E M C M M S E C S A U H H F G
A W E M M A N U E L C H U R C H
Road Jumble:
The names of each road has been jumbled up; using the photo, unjumble the words.
Building Quiz
7. A new West Hampstead Sushi Bar. What am I? (6)
8. A place where the police and horses are. What am I? (12,6)
9. The bank opposite the Library. What am I? (8).
1. tfruneo engre odar
2. liml ealn
3. lahlcsei drao
4. ylwaef adro
5. twes dne alne
6. ycnorltf dragnes
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Christmas Jokes: By Ella, 5W, Noor, 4D and Amelia, 3P
What do you get when you cross a snowman and a
vampire? Frostbite
When does Christmas come before Thanksgiving? In
the dictionary
What do you get if you cross Santa with a duck? A
Christmas Quacker
What did Mrs. Claus say to Santa when she looked up in the sky? It looks like rain
dear
Who delivers presents to baby sharks? Santa Jaws
What does a snowman eat for breakfast? Frosted Flakes
What happened to the man who stole an advent calendar? He got 25 days
Why is Santa so good at Karate? Because he has a black belt
Who hides in the bakery at Christmas? A mince spy
Who is never hungry at Christmas? The turkey because he is always stuffed
What happened to Santa when he was stuck up the chimney? He got Claus-phobia
Which one of Santa’s reindeer can be seen on Valentine’s Day? Cupid
What do angry mouse send to each other at Christmas? Cross mouse cards
Why do mummies like Christmas so much? Because of all the wrapping
What do Santa’s helpers learn at school? The Elphabet
What is green, covered in tinsel and goes ribbet ribbet? A Mistletoad
What do you call a cat in the dessert? Sandy Claws
What do you call a dog who works for Santa? Santa Paws
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Christmas Ginerbread idea! By Zak, 5W Ingredients
350g/12oz plain flour, plus extra for rolling out
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cinnamon
125g/4½oz butter
175g/6oz light soft brown
sugar
1 free-range egg
4 tbsp golden syrup
1. Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5 and line a baking tray with baking parchment. Sieve the flour, salt, bicarb, ginger and cinnamon into a large bowl. Heat the butter, sugar and syrup until dissolved. Leave the sugar mixture to cool slightly, then mix into the dry ingredients to form a dough. Chill the dough in the fridge for 30 minutes
2. On a surface lightly dusted with flour; roll out the dough to a ¼-inch thickness. Stamp out the gingerbread men shapes with a cutter, then re-roll any off-cuts and repeat. Place your gingerbread shapes on the lined trays, allowing space for them
to spread. Cook for 10-15 minutes, and then remove from the oven and leave to cool.
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Christmas Word search by Amelia M, 3P
R A T F R K M l O Y T Y J
T V F A O G J H R W S T H
Y D G T A L D F V Q E W F
S H F H S E S D O U I X Y
T I G E T L P I F Y P G Q
C Y H R D V Z Q C J E S O
F T L C I B X W H H N K P
P Q R H N A J T P N I I R
O W H R N B K Y O K M N E
K E C I E L V E S M N S S
J R V S R S G B V I A G E
H T G T K W D W D Y Q H N
G Y H M I E V T T Q J F T
F U L A H V R S W U B X S
S I J S D A A C D O S Z Y
A O N D O R D K S C F U E
W P I R H F B U L K P C Y
D A J T D R W G F A T O W
Z S I H T O A X A P N K M
F D H R N S D F V G H J K
H F J S L Z C V B N M Y D
M G K J I N G L E B E L L
E E R T S A M T S I R H C
Presents
Father Christmas
Roast dinner
Christmas tree
Elves
Jingle bell
Snow
Mince pies
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Christmas Poster competition! Amelia, 6Mc
The Emmanuel Express team held a poster competition all about what Christmas means to
us. We were thrilled to see so many entries and we had to break it up into upper and lower
KS2. Unfortunately, we could only choose one winner and a runner up voted for by the
whole Emmanuel Express team:
Upper KS2 Winner: Isabelle, 6Mc Runner up: Haldora, 4D
Lower KS2 Winner: Charlotte, 3P Runner up: Anna- Mia, 3P
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School lunches! Your
opinions: By Zak, 5W
With the help of Ella and Amelia, I went around each class to ask them their favourite school dinners. Here were the results:
1. What is your favourite school dinner?
Meal Number of votes
PASTA 3
CHICKEN 6
PIZZA 8
RICE AND SAUCE 1
FISH AND CHIPS 10
HOTDOG 15
BURGERS 15
CHRISTMAS LUNCH 39
OTHER 3
2. Which is your favourite salad/side?
Meal Number of votes
CUCUMBER 18
TOMATO 17
OLIVES 26
CROUTONS 32
3. Which is your favourite dessert?
Meal Number of votes
ICE CREAM 58
CAKE 16
YOGHURT 5
CHEESE AND CRACKERS
7
FRUIT SALAD 9
APPLE CRUMBLE 9
OTHER 14
The winner
was…..Christmas
lunch!
The winner
was…..Croutons!
The winner
was…..Ice
cream!
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We asked you for feedback on what could be even better; here is what you said…
We then asked the children that have packed lunch what are the best things to have for a perfect packed lunch…here were your answers….
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Neveah’s cookery page
A snowman cake: Ingredients:
225g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for the tin
225g golden caster sugar
Four large eggs
½ lemon, zested
1 tsp vanilla extract
225g self-rising flour
Splash of milk (1-2 desert spoons)
For the buttercream:
125g unsalted butter, softened
300g icing sugar, sieved
½ tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp milk
To decorate:
Icing sugar, for dusting
500g pack white fondant icing
Ready-to-roll icing (we used a mixed pack green, blue, orange and black, or you can use white fondant icing mixed with
food colouring)
METHOD
1. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas four. Butter and line the bases of two 18-19cm cake tins with baking parchment.
2. Beat the butter and sugar with an electric whisk until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat well, scraping
down the sides of the bowl after each addition. Add the lemon zest, vanilla, flour, milk and a pinch of salt and blend until
just combined, then evenly divide the mixture between the tins.
3. Bake in the centre of the oven for 25-30 minutes until a skewer inserted into the middle of each cake comes out clean.
Cool the cakes in their tins for 10 minutes, and then turn out onto a wire rack and leave to cool completely.
4. To make the buttercream, put the butter in a large bowl and beat with an electric whisk until fluffy. Add the icing sugar
2-3 tablespoons at a time until it is all incorporated, adding the vanilla and milk halfway through. Sandwich the cakes
together with a little of the buttercream and put on a board. Use the remaining buttercream to cover the sides and top of
the cake. Chill for 30 minutes.
5. To decorate, roll out the white fondant icing on a surface lightly dusted with icing sugar until large enough to cover the
top and sides of the cake. Drape the fondant icing over the cake and carefully mould to fit. Trim off any excess, wrap and
set aside.
6. Roll out the green icing and cut out a semi-circle, using the base of the cake tin as a guide; this will be the snowman’s
hat. Brush one side with a little water and stick on the cake. Cut a strip of green icing and make some markings to make it
look like the band of a hat, then trim to the correct length and stick on.
7. To make the nose, shape a round, flat lump from the orange icing. Mark a smile by gently pressing the rim of a water
glass into the fondant. Cut out two circles from the black icing for the eyes, and then add a small circle of white icing
(from the offcuts) to make the eyes appear to sparkle. To make the scarf, wrap a strip of the blue icing around the base of
the cake, then use a knife to add cuts for the fringe. Will keep for up to a week in an airtight container in a cool place.
Recipe from Good Food magazine
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Favourite Christmas food by Oscar and
Sebastian, 2W What is your favourite food to eat at Christmas?
We went to lots of the classes and asked them what their favourite Christmas day food is.
As you can see, you like roast chicken/turkey the best, enjoy!
food How many people?
Christmas cookies 22
Mince pies 7
Christmas cake 24
Christmas pudding 8
Turkey 6
Candy canes 29
Yorkshire pudding
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Roast chicken/turkey 32
Chocolate coins 20
Fish 2
Stolen 4
Pumpkin pie 8
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Handmade CHRISTMAS decorations!
Here are some easy ways to make Christmas decorations such as
Christmas trees, snowflakes and more! All of these DIYs are going to be
made out of paper too!
Paper Snowflakes:
Get a piece of paper (any colour unless you want it Christmas
themed!) Then fold it as many times, as you want or just about
four or five. After that, you should cut any designs you want you
can make two or ten! When you are done, you can unfold it and
cut a hole so you can hang it on a tree or you can attach a key ring and hang it somewhere else.
Paper Christmas trees:
Cut out Christmas trees on green card (cut out two) then
cut a line in the middle of one. After you have done that,
you slide the one with the cut on the other one. If you
want, you can make little ornaments by cutting out little
circles of any colour card, and then glue them on. Now you are done!
Paper Hoops:
If you want a Christmas hoop like
that then cut three different sizes
of green card and three different
sizes of red card. Then take one
strip and glue it into a circle (do the same with the
rest!)
Once you are done, with that, you have to lay them all
out on the table, put them inside of each other (size
order) then tape them together, tie a string, and you are DONE!
Hope you liked all the advice and use them!
By Noor 4D
19
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I rated Emmanuel Express 4 stars because I loved all the articles, but I think
there should be more comics and quizzes.
o Fortune Green road
o Mill lane
o Achilles road
o Fawley road
o West End lane
o Lyncroft gardens
o Kiyoto
o Metropolitan police
o Barclays
Answers to the West Hampstead Quiz Answers to The Christmas quiz
1. C
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. C
Once again, the Emmanuel express team have worked their socks
off to produce a brand new issue, which we hope you all enjoy! In
addition, remember if you have an article, you want to add in
please talk to one of the team or email
Thank you!
Lauren and kai
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