Hamilton Observer (Issue 1)

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Issue OneWritten and produced by pupils at Hamilton Academy



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H A M I L T O N O B S E R V E R

information on how

to crochet.

Everyone has

worked together to

make this

newspaper you are

reading now!

This is your chance

to find out what‟s

happening in the

school past, present

and future. Yourpaper is being

brought to you by

the Hamilton

newspaper team.

In this issue you can

find what to look for

in your garden and

the latest tech and

computer news.There‟s sport

reports, word

searches and games

as well as

Welcome!

I N S I D E

T H I S I S S U E :

Dinosaurs in

Wycombe!

4

Hughenden

Visit

6

Nature

Reports

8

Ghana

Update

10

Technology

Report

13

Poetry

Corner

14

Sports

Reports

18

H A M I L T O N A C A D E M Y

P R I O R Y A V E N U E

H I G H W Y C O M B E

H P 1 3 6 S G

E D I T O R I A L

T E A M

H A F S A

D A V I D

A L E E N A

E L L I E L O U I S E

R O W A N

D A N

O L I V I A

U M M E

S A R A

Introducing the new newspaper from Hamilton Academy! We hope you

enjoy our articles and we can’t wait to write more for the next issue!

You could take aphotograph, draw apicture, interviewsomeone, write areport a poem, astory, or even a joke- we‟d love to hearyour ideas.

Welcome aboardeveryone!

Welcome to thefirst ever issue ofThe HamiltonObserver, anewspaper puttogether BY thepupils FOR the

pupils!

Everyone in schoolis welcome tocontribute to theObserver, which wehope to be able toput out once perhalf term, so start

writing - seeing your

work inour papercould bethe firststep on apath thatleads to a

career asan author or

journalist!

If you would like tohelp put togetherour next issueplease e-mailhamiltonnewspaper

@bucksgfl.org.uk

Headteacher’s

Welcome



Our Agony

Aunt can try

to solve your

problems, but

remember to

always speak

to an adult if

you are really

worried about

something.

worries or

problems into and

we‟ll try to come

up with a solution

for you and put it

in the newspaper.

Don‟t worry,

we won‟t be

using your

name, just if

you are a boy

or a girl.

Remember,

this is just for

your littleproblems - if

you are really

worried about

something you

should always talk

to your class

teacher.

Do you have any

worries or

problems, and you

don‟t know what

to do about it.

Well here‟s a

solution!

If you have any

problems or

worries come to

the fiction library

at Hampden Road.

In the fiction

library there will

be a clearlylabelled box which

you can put your

P A G E 3I S S U E 1

Title:Spy Dog

Author:

Andrew Cope

Lara or GM451 is a

member of spy HQ.

She can water ski,

catch villains and even

play cricket! But whena man named Mr

Peacock spots Lara

doing all of these

things and goes to tell

everyone, do you think

anyone believes him?

Review: Spy Dog

We are here to help!Introducing our new ‘Agony Aunt’ where we can try to help you solve

all your problems and worries!

Ella-Louise



P A G E 4

One of our Nursery

children saw this

crane opposite Priory

Road and shouted

“LOOK! ABRACHIOSAURUS!”

The very next day in

Nursery children

were looking at

photos of the crane

and trying to find


Our Nursery children have a great imagination!

pictures of the

Brachiosaurus in

books in class.

Later they

looked throughtheir small

world dinosaurs

and then went

and drew their

own versions of

the crane

dinosaur.

Finally they watched part of the

film „Jurassic Park‟ to see a „real‟

Brachiosaurus and compare it to

the one they saw outside.

Even though in the end they

realised it was actually a crane thechildren much preferred thinking it

was a dinosaur!

What fantastic work from our

children in the Nursery!

Brachiosaurus seen in

High Wycombe!

“Look, a Brachiosaurus!”

An excellent dinosaur from

one of our Nursery pupils!




Beautiful Brazilian Bread!Follow the instructions from our Cooking Editor Hafsa who explains how to make

this tasty recipe!

1) Mix in the milk, oil, and salt in the

saucepan, and whisk gently. Bring it to

a gentle boil over medium heat.

Remove the pan from the heat and

add the tapioca flour.

2) Stir until the tapioca flour is mixed in.

The dough should look grainy and

sticky. Now you need beat the dough

for a few minutes until it the mixture

is smooth and has cooled enough so

that you can hold your finger inside

the dough for a few seconds.

3) Beat the eggs together in a small bowl. With the mixer blend the eggsinto the dough in two amounts.

4) With the mixer on medium, beat in

the cheese until fully blended.

5) The resulting dough will be very sticky,

stretchy and soft and will be between

cake and cook dough.

6) Using an ice cream scoop or a dinnerspoon, scoop rounded portions of the

dough into mounds on the baking

sheet. Space the mounds so they are apart. Dip your scoop in water to

prevent sticking.

7) Transfer the sheet with the puffs to an oven preheated to 450‟F and

immediately turn down the heat to 350‟F. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until

the puffs have puffed, the outsides are dry, and they are just starting to

colour. Cool briefly and eat.

Ingredients: Oil or butter, for greasing

250ml full-fat milk

½ x 250g pack unsalted butter

1 tsp salt

300g tapioca flour

2 eggs

100g Parmesan, grated



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Hughenden Manor Trip

on the

minibus,

we arrived.

Inside the

building

was sofascinating

and it

definitely gave

off an old vibe. My

group did a variety of

different activities

which were all used

in WW2, including:

coding, yarning/

knitting/sewing,

playing with World

War 2 toys, mapping

and rationing. These

were all lots of fun.

Next, we go intoeven smaller groups

to visit a bomb

shelter and a typical

living room in the

90‟s. The shelter was

extremely interesting

and very miniature.

The living room was

very homely and I

Earlier on at the end

of September, Year 6

went on a fabulous

trip to HughendenManor to expand on

our knowledge about

our Topic - World

War 2. As there are

three classes, we all

went on different

dates.

First of all, we got

split into two groups

as some of the

rooms at Hughenden

were quite miniscule.

Taking a quick ride

Hughenden Manor Gardens

Did you know that you can see the Disraeli monument from

the playground at Hampden Road? See if you can spot it!

Ella-Louise tells us all about the recent Year Six trip to our local manor




could imagine living

there.

After lunch, we

visited a little room

to make our own

identity cards.

Next, we visited the

Walled Garden

which I personallythought was quite

green and very

regular in shape. We

did a garden quiz and

found out many

different facts.

The last stop was the

ice house, which was

split into two rooms:

the relaxation room

for soldiers in the

war and the

investigation room.Both of these rooms

were extremely fun

and full of different

activities. I even tried

a gas mask on! They

are very heavy and

uncomfortable.

Lastly, we took a very

relaxing walk to the

minibus across an

enormous field.

Our trip was great

and I would definitely

consider taking thetrip again with my

family - and I am sure

others will agree!

byline

photographs

columns

quotes

captions

editors

headline

article

Newspaper WordsearchCan you find all the words that Umma has hidden in this tricky wordsearch?



Equipment:

A big plastic bottle

Bird seed

String or wire

Scissors

Method:

Firstly, cut a medium sized hole in the bottle or pot.

Then check that if it rains the seeds won‟t fall out.

You could use a chopstick or pencil for a perch.

Finally, pour the bird seeds into the hole and hang it on the line

of string. (To repeat have multiple bottles).

Olivia explains how you can make your own

recycled bottle bird feeder to encourage birds to

visit your garden. Have a go at making your own!

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Wildlife Craft


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Up next…

In the second

edition, watch outfor the change

between seasons!

Do your part for the environment!

Follow these simple tips to help look after our environment…

Put rubbish in the bin, NOT ON THE FLOOR!

Help plant trees in a park or garden.

Join a local nature club or start

your own!

Try to walk ratherthan drive around.

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Going Green Top Tips!Olivia has some good advice on how to look after the world around us.

Stay safe in the dark!Now that it is getting

darker earlier please

remember to wear

something bright and

reflective so you

can be seen!



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One of the most

exciting things that

has happened with

this project is thefund raising by the

Hamilton

Community that has

enabled us to

provide Tutu with 2

laptops, a projector

and a screen. This

means that they cannow do ICT lessons

with at least a little

bit of technology.

We are continuing

with the Ghana

Milkshake Club for

years 5 and 6 onFridays and this will

continue to raise

funds to send over

some more ICT

equipment.

The link with our

school in Ghana is

continuing this year

and we have a groupof students from

years 5 & 6 who are

working on a

Christmas Project

to send over to our

friends at Abrepo

School in Kumasi.

We are planning to

hand make some

decorations that will

either go on a tree

at the school or be

taken home by the

students to remind

them of friends in

England.

We also have two

groups of pupils in

these year groups

who are writing

letters or planning e

-mails to individuals

at the school inGhana. These

will all go off

after the half

term break here.


Abrepo School UpdateThank you to Mrs Griffith who has provided us with the latest news from our

partnership school in Kumasi!

Colour in this Ghana flag!

You will need to colour the stripesred, yellow and green. Then colour the

star in black!

Each issue we hope to bring you an update from

Abrepo M/A Junior High School in Ghana!

Studying at Abrepo



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When Mrs Griffith visited before the

Summer Holidays all of the ICT

lessons were taught without a

computer! Their lessons up until

now have been done on a white

board!

Children had to try and learn how to

use computers by reading a book!

The funds raised

by Hamilton

Academy were

used to buy two

laptops, a

projector and a

screen.

What a

difference!



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“They had

really good

books, lots of

new ones and

exciting things

to choose

from” -

Matthew in Y5

Crochet a

flower just like

this by

following our

simple steps!

Book Fayre Visit

Review: Tiddler

Crocheting is a bit

like knitting but

you only use one

needle (a hook).

In this article I will

explain how to

make a simple

crochet flower. If

you need help you

can watch our

video on the

internet!

First make 7

chains and join it

into a circle.

Next make 4

chains.

Now make 3

treble crochet into

the loop.

After that make 4chains and do a slip

stitch into the

loop.

Repeat this 4

times.

End with a slip

stitch in the first

chain you made.

Finally cast off

Enjoy your lovely

crochet flower.

I hope you enjoy

your crochet

flower!

Title:

Tiddler

Author:

Julia Donaldson

There was once a fish

called Tiddler and he

LOVED telling

stories!

Dive into an

underwater book full

of imagination!

parents came tothe book fayre to

buy lots of

different books.

When you buy a

book from the

book fayre some ofthe money goes to

buying new books

for our school.

Sara

This term therewas an exciting

book fayre that

happened at

Hampden Road.

Children and


Crocheting a FlowerSara explains how to crochet a flower.

Ella-Louise



structures on

Minecraft, using

code, make Pong the

most impossiblehigh speed game

ever, using code, and

make Snake run

around a river of

code, eating apples

until he hits a wall

or takes a bite out

of himself. Or maybemake a monkey fly

round Scratch,

leaving a rainbow

trail behind him.

Simple as Lego,

powered by Pi. Make

games, learn code,

create the future. AKano is basically a

do-it-yourself

Raspberry Pi, a

computer and

coding kit for all

ages.

Kano comes in a kit

with a smallkeyboard, a power

cable and a few

more technical

things, such as the

circuit board. It does

not come with a

screen, you have to

plug it into one withthe HDMI cable.

If it all looks

confusing, there‟s a

helpful and easy to

follow guide.

It comes with appssuch as Minecraft Pi

Edition, Scratch 1.4,

Snake and Pong. You

can complete

challenges in each of

these and earn

badges and special

prizes for your login.Plus, each of these

are fully

customizable.

For example, you

can create hundreds

of different

Introducing the Kano!COMING

SOON TO

THE TECH

SECTION:

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S A M S U N G

G A L A X Y S 6

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Our new Technology Editor Dan reviews this new compact computer.




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Poetry CornerThursday 8th October was National Poetry Day and pupils across the school wrote poems all about

light. Here are some of our favourites!

Mohammed (KS2)

Musa (KS2)




Send us more of

your fantastic work

- we would love to

include it in the

next issue!

Faeja in Year 1

Harvest WordsearchCan you find all the words that Umma has hidden in this harvest wordsearch?

FEAST

Squash

Grow

Plum

Crops

GrainsWHEAT



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Tina in Year 2



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Eid CelebrationsHafsa and Umma recount the great sharing afternoon celebrating Eid

watching us respect

others religions. It

was a great day with

fun and laughter.

On Friday 23rd of

September Hamilton

academy celebrated

Eid successfully with

food, clothes, games

and more. We talked

about religious places

and journeys such as

hajj and the mosque.

We also had some

visitors walking

around the school,

Drama WorkshopsAleena and Sara found out about this very exciting drama activity!

On the 5th October

2015 Reception, Year

1 and Year 2 had aDrama Workshop.

They went down to

the hall class by class

to see a lady from

Perform Drama that

came to our school

to show the children

different ways to act.

The lady dressed up

as a dragon, a witch

and a wizard. The

dragon cast spells

that always went

wrong.

The witch stole

King Arthur‟s

Sword and the

children went on a

quest to retrieve it.

Finally the wizard

made a magic

potion which madeeveryone fly.

“It was really fun

and exciting!”

said Willow in 2

Chestnut.

“She had a costume on” - Willow



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Review: KatyTitle:

Katy

Author:

Jacqueline Wilson

Katy and her step mum

don‟t really have that

special bond that a

parent and child should

have. So when Katyfalls backwards on a

swing and injures

herself, Katy and her

mum have to learn to

get along.

Third for the Netball Team!Ella Louise shares the successes of our Year Six Netball Team who competed in a tournament

early this term.

On Saturday 17th October,

the Year 6 Netball Team

participated in a Netball

tournament at Kingsmead

Netball Centre.

They all worked together

exceptionally well and that

impacted greatly on their

opposition.

At the beginning, they

drew one and won the

rest until they lost their

6th match.

They definitely did

extremely well and that is

why they were placed 3rd

out of ten schools which

was a great achievement.

Credit to Mrs Galley-

Buxton, Mrs Brackley and

Mrs Potts for supporting

them throughout their

games.

Also big thanks to Mrs

Roberts for preparing

them in previous

practices.

“We really enjoyed the

afternoon and didn’t want it to end!” said the

team.

Ella-Louise



TEAM:

George,

Soul,

Dimitri,

Joe,

Jayden,

Jacob,

Aron,

Neo,

Matthew,

Sam,

David

On the 30th

September I played in

a school football

tournament for

Hamilton Academy.

In the first match itwas very end to end.

One minute we had

the ball but the next

minute they had it. In

the end the score was

0-0.

In the second game

we started playing

much better football.

We were passing the

ball around and at one

point I slotted it

through to Joe who

finished it off with a

goal.

The games were

getting better and

better. In one match Ithrough balled it to

Dimitri and he shot. It

may or may not have

gone over the line but

Joe knocked it in just

to be sure.

Last but not least in

the final match it was

0-0 until the dying

moments when I got

the ball and passed it

to Jayden who scored.

The good news is that

we were now in the

final on the 17th

October.

This was a big

tournament againstlots of different

schools. We won lots

of times.

In the last match we

played against the

2014 winners and

were all determined

to win!

When we came out

on to the field we all

showed team spirit.

At the end of the

match we drew

against the best

players in the county.

Each player was

awarded with a

trophy. We were all

proud of each other

and ourselves.

Football TournamentSuccess Saul and David had an excellent time representing

Hamilton in the football!




Hamilton Academy Divali Evening

We would be grateful

for any vegetarian food

donations for the

evening!

6-8pm in Hampden Road

Tickets are FREE but please

book them in the office to

secure a place

Wednesday 18th November

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