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Page 2 Day of the Dead
Page 3
National poetry day Harvest time
Pages 4
Strange but true Meet the team
Page 5
Fire safety Spooky disco
Page 6 Joke page
Page 7
Y6 Pilgrimage
Page 8
Spell binder Game review
Page 9
Puzzle page
Page 10
Y5 Pleasure Beach Bedtime story
Page 11
Student Council Eco Council
Welcome Reception!
Page 12 Basketball Football
Issue 13 - December 2016
It’s Panto time! (Oh no it isn’t! Oh yes it is!)
A whole school trip to the panto inspired some brilliant writing ...
On Wednesday 14th December, St Kentigern’s went to the pantomime to see Jack and the Beanstalk. We started walking to the tower, all besides ourselves with excitement! As the show started we settled down and Jack, Jack’s Mum and the dancers entered the stage to incredible amounts of applause and laughter. They danced extremely well and very confidently. Then came on Mr Boo (the baddy) who threatened to close down Jack’s Mum’s hair salon. They realised there was a giant above them when suddenly a huge apple core fell from the sky!
tears to your eyes make this show a can’t miss. The show includes a range of stunts and tricks which include a giant wheel, giant white boulders, a trapeze and a giant hula hoop! I’ve probably missed some as well! Some of the fantastic jokes refer to popular movies too. Although the acts are wonderful, they will occasionally make mistakes, but despite that the heart stopping atmosphere they create is amazing. Oliver said, “It was mind blowing. If I could go again, I would!”
Jack climbed a beanstalk to see what was up there and he saw a circus performing for a giant and Jill (the girl he loved) locked in a cage! But Jack couldn't get close as two acrobats were spinning and spinning around on a colossal wheel. Jack quickly played the giant a lullaby and managed to free Jill. But the giant woke up and fought with Jack! Finally Jack won and married Jill. After some dancing, the show ended and St Kentigern’s were on their way back to school. By James (Y4)
Pantos… Funny, enjoyable, awesome-for three year olds! Luckily for us, we have the amazing Blackpool Tower Circus Panto. Each year they have a new unique version of a classic fairy tale. This year’s show is a fantastic and hilarious example of Jack and the Beanstalk. This year’s panto (like all the others) is an enjoyable experience for all the family. As usual the star of the show (Jack) is played by Mooky. But there is a twist, a beautiful girl named Jill (the mayor’s daughter) steals Jack’s heart. The nail –biting acrobatics and jokes that bring
Panto review By Rosie (Y6) 4 out of 5
Christmas panto fun!
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On the 28th of October, Year 6 had a fun time celebrating the Mexican Day of the Dead. The Day of the Dead is a celebration that people in Mexico have instead of Halloween. On this day they remember their loved ones who have died, to do this they dress up and they make sugar skulls (a piece of candy that looks like a skull.) Year 6 did this because it was the last day of their topic, ‘Mexico’. Some people dressed up as normal Mexicans, but it was just as fun. During their topic they also made fajitas. Lorenzo said, “They are just so amazing I can’t describe the taste.” The class had to do a dance, it was called
Isabel and Dominic making fajitas.
the Mexican Hat Dance. They joined in with a little tap dance; next they had to walk around in a little circle; after doing this a few times they did get into a big circle. At the end they threw their hats in the air.
The Mexican Hat Dance Jessica S said, “I liked the circle at the end of the dance.” Nesta said, “I like how the dance looked with all the different colours.” The children all had a lot of fun, especially during the Mexican Hat Dance. It was a great topic to start off their final year in primary school.
By Rosie and Jessica S (Y6)
Y6 celebrate the Day of the Dead
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Harvest time! On Friday 7th October St Kentigern’s held a Harvest Festival inside their church. They did this to help charities that give food to the hungry. The whole school gathered together in the church to sing hymns and pray. All the classes had some reflective prayers to say and they all came up to the Altar in church. Lots of food was brought into school and given to the charities. The type of food they brought was tin cans, pasta, biscuits, bananas, Kit Kats and other Fairtrade food.
The Year 4s retold the story about Kevin who struggled to plant food. His mother was poor and died and he never met his farther who had died so he lived with his grandmother. The Year 1s did the creation story and the Year 2s sang along with the music. The Reception children did a scarecrow song where some children dressed up like cows, chickens and scarecrows. The Year 5s and Year 6s did bidding prayers. Rosie said, “It was a great success and everyone enjoyed singing along.” Allyza said, ”It was fun because we got to sing hymns and we got to give food to worthy causes like Vincent house, Street Life and The Foodbank.” By Ann Mary and Riya (Y4) Reception performing Dingle Dangle Scarecrow
Year 1 singing The Creation Story
On Thursday 6th November National Poetry Day took place. National Poetry Day was amazing. All the classes took part in an assembly and shared what they learned about in their class. In Year 6 Nesta and Rosie did a space poem. Rosie felt nervous but when she started off she felt good. Nesta felt proud as she stood up in front of the whole school and spoke loudly. Year 5’s poem was all about roller-coasters. Everybody felt proud when they performed it as though they were on a roller-coaster. Abigail (Y5) said, “It was fun performing the roller-coaster poem.” Year 4’s poem was about potions. Avery felt scared and nervous as she recited the poem. Nico said, “I felt glad that we got to perform in front of the whole school!” Year 3 did a song poem and used instruments. They enjoyed playing the instruments dancing to the tune. It was a fantastic poem based on the song called ‘The ning nang nong’. Julia said, “It was quite silly but I thought it was a fantastic
opportunity to take part on this wonderful day!” Year 2 performed ‘Hurt no living thing’ which they’d learnt during their topic on mini beasts. Year 1 performed a rhyming, animal themed poem called ‘Walking round the zoo’. Loads of the children said they were happy whilst doing their funny poem, especially when they got to do the actions. Reception did a cute poem on animals based on bats, making their own version of Twinkle Twinkle little star. Everybody had a good time doing a fantastic poem and having lots and lots of fun.
By Grace J (Y5)
Rosie and Nesta performing their poem.
This year Newspaper Club has grown! We have lots of new members as well as members who have been here for a long time. The club is bigger than ever and that means we have more budding journalists writing the articles for this newspaper! Many of our articles have recently been in the Blackpool Gazette; these include: Y5 & Y6 residential, Dan Worsley’s new book, Y1 Bring yer Wellies, Mini Basketball Festival and many more. Well done to all the new reporters who have contributed
to this edition!
By Juana (Y6)
Meet the team!
By Rosie (Y6) and Lexie (Y4)
Did you know? This dog was mistaken for a lion!
Did you know? Male cats usually have bigger heads then females!
Did you know? Some spiders build community webs!
Did you know? Some rabbits don’t like carrots!
Did you know? Penguins used to be able to fly long, long ago...
Did you know? Angler fish have a light in their head!
Did you know? The bees buzz is the sound of its wings!
Did you know? There is a creature that lurks at the bottom of the sea called the blobfish!
Did you know? Each tiger’s stripe pattern is different!
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Drinks, cakes, crisps, sweets and hotdogs were on sale. There was also a chocolate fountain and you could dip a marshmallow in it! At the end of the Spooky Disco lots more he lpers he lped t idy away the decorations. The night would not have been so successful without everyone’s help! The night raised an amazing £1026.17! Mrs Wygladala thought it was a great success and would like to thank all involved. By Molly and Oliwia (Y4)
On Friday 28th October, St Kentigern’s had their annual Spooky Disco in the school hall organised by the PTFA. The Spooky Disco was crowded with lots of people wearing spooky costumes. It was great fun for everyone. There was music and it was very noisy and tight on the dance floor. There was lots of spooooooky music and videos shown on the big screen. Year 2 helped to organise the event and lots of Year 2 parents helped on the night. There were competitions including best outfits for parents and children, best pumpkin and best dancer. “The costumes were cool, scary and frightening! You could tell people had gone to a lot of effort!”
Spooky disco!
Recently Year 2 and Year 6 learnt about how to be safe around fire. Firefighters visited St Kentigern’s to discuss fire safety. Finley (Y6) said, “It was a fun experience meeting the firemen and listening to their advice and facts around fire.” Following the visit, Ryan (Year 2) wrote about the advice on how to be safe when a fire is happening:
1. When you hear the fire alarm, get out of bed straight away and go to your parents’ bedroom. Remember to check the door. If it is hot, don’t go out. 2. If there is smoke you will need to crouch down along the corridor. 3. Shout, “Fire!” 4. When you are all together you get out. 5. When you are outside ring 999 and ask for the fire service. Remember: Try not to breathe in the smoke and don’t go back into the house! Fire is really dangerous so that is why we should never mess with it. By Allyza and Abigail (Y5)
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FANCY YOURSELF AS A BIT OF A JOKER?? If you have a funny joke you’d like
to share, hand it into the Newspaper Club! If your joke makes us laugh then you
could see it printed, along with your name, in the next edition! Good luck!
Why didn’t the skeleton go on the rollercoaster? Because he didn’t have the guts!
What do you call a good looking skeleton? Pretty dead.
Who did Frankenstein take to the prom?
His beautiful ghoul friend!
YOU’RE HAVING A LAUGH!
The theme of this term’s jokes is : Monsters
By Jessica L and Jac (Y5)
Why does the skeleton run slowly? He’s too bony!
What’s a monster’s favourite play? Romeo and Ghouliet What is a ghost’s favourite dessert? Ice-Scream! What position does a ghost play on a football team? Ghoulie!
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Year of Mercy Pilgrimage By Finley (Y6)
On Tuesday 18th October Year 6 went on a pilgrimage in Lancaster. The reason for Year 6’s trip was because of the Year of Mercy. It began on December 8th 2015 when Pope Francis opened the holy doors, and it finished on Sunday 20th November 2016. Pope Francis explained, “The Year of Mercy is the time to allow our hearts to be touched.” The Year 6s from 68 out of 70 Catholic schools in the Lancaster Diocese all joined together to reflect on God’s mercy. The children all met at Lancaster Castle in the court yard then they went into the court room where their tour guide was talking about the history of Lancaster. After the court room, they went straight out through the gates and began the pilgrimage. St Kentigern’s led the rest of the schools for the first part of the pilgrimage until the children reached their first checkpoint which was on front of Lancaster museum. Then they sang ‘As I kneel before you’.
Once Year 6 finished they went to the gardens in front of the town hall to sing. After that they went in to the town hall to eat and practise ‘Kyrie Kyrie Eleison’. After that they swiftly made their way to the cathedral where they entered the holy doors. Once there, they prayed and each school had a prayer to say out loud. Then they made their way back onto the school buses. Nesta (Y6) stated, “The Pilgrimage gave me a prayerful mind to think about our faith and how close we are to God.”
The rain did not stop the children from enjoying their day.
(L) Charlie and Harry carrying the Year of Mercy banner and (R) The pilgrims gather together to sing.
Do you have a review of a book, film or even some music that you would like to share with the school? We would love to hear what you think about what you have read, watch or heard. Hand your review in to Mrs Brooks and it could get published in the next edition! So... GET REVIEWING!
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Review
GAME
GAME: FIFA 17 is a new videogame that is football
based. You make or play as teams and either play
against the computer, online or local on the same
console.
The tournament based game mode is based on the Women’s World Cup and the normal matches are Match of the Day based. There is also a journey mode where you as a player choose what to do. Reviews:
Jessica L (Y6), “This game is awesome! I love the journey mode so much! It’s got good graphics, 50,000
stars!!!
By Finley (Y6)
Name: FIFA 17
Age
rating:
3+
Develop-
ers:
EA canada
Consoles: PS3, PS4,
XBOX 360,
XBOX ONE
and PC/MAC
ANDROID
AND IOS
Genre: Online and
Sports
Release
date:
27/09/16
Players: 2 players
5 out of 5
St Kentigern’s enjoyed a visit from Spellbinder on Wednesday 19th October. Spellbinder visits every year and tells the children interesting stories from around the world. Some are really fun and make you laugh out loud while other stories make some people cry because they are so sad.
In the juniors they heard all about the navy in one story. During it, they all had to get up and sing and dance to the song ‘In the navy!’ The children loved it. Also, in another song they pretended to be famous movie stars. One of the stories was about a man who was in the navy and he saved people but he died while saving others. Jessica S (Y6) said, “It was upsetting and made us think in parts and great fun in others!” Rosie (Y6) said, “I really like Spellbinder and I’m sad that it was the last time we will watch it at St Kentigern’s.” By Grace (Y5)
Spell binder
PUZZLE PAGE WEDNESDAY WORD
WORDSEARCH Win 20 HPs!
Each week in school we focus on one word taken from that week’s Gospel. We look at how we can live out the Gospel in relation to that word. This word search contains the Wednesday Words we have reflected on recently. If you manage to find all 10 words then cut out your completed word search and hand it in to Mrs Brooks by Friday 6th January. Every child who completes it will get 1HP plus one correct word search will be chosen at random and the person who completed it will win 10HPs for their team!
Good luck!
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Spot the difference
Can you find 10
differences between these
two festive pictures?
Name and class:
NO CALCULATORS ALLOWED! When you have worked out the
answers give them to Allyza,
Natasha and Ella (Y5) who will mark
them. Then Mrs Brooks will
award you with house points
if you get them right! Good
luck!
By Allyza, Natasha and Ella (Y5)
Easy 4 x 5= 6 x 3 = 4 x 2= 1 - 1= 20+11= Medium 8 x 9= 11 x 12= 6 x 6= 354 - 241 569 + 431= Extreme 121 x 12= 345 x 2= 119 x 3= 2468 - 1357= 121 + 4353=
Words to find:
Mercy
Visitors
Wisdom
Guidance
Faithfulness
Preparation
Hope
Leader
Advent
Generous
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Learning comes to life at the Pleasure Beach!
Enjoying a break from the rides in the sun.
favourite ride was The Big One with my rollercoaster buddy Ella, who was on it for the first time. She felt excited!” Abigail’s favourite ride was Revolution and Allyza’s favourite ride was Infusion. Mrs O’Mahoney liked the aeroplanes. Everyone in Year 5 had a great time and the class enjoyed the rides they went on.
The trip helped the children to
understand how rollercoasters work. Kristina said, “I
was amazed at how the rollercoasters can carry the
weight of the cars and passengers. We had already
learnt about how rollercoasters worked and it was
great to see it in real life!”
By Grace, Ella and Natasha (Y5)
Did you know that
the Pleasure Beach
opened in 1896?
Did you know that there is a new
£16.25m rollercoaster coming out in
2018? It is called Construction 2018!
Excitedly queueing
Year 5 went to Blackpool’s Famous Pleasure Beach on Monday 17th October 2016. They went to The Pleasure Beach for their topic ‘Scream Machine’. Some children went on The Big One, while the others were a little less brave and went on the Dodgems. The teachers who joined them on their trip were: Miss Wallbank, Mrs O’Mahoney, Mrs Fiorello and Mrs Ogden. Mrs Fiorello said, “I enjoyed all the rides. My
KS1 Bedtime story On Wednesday 19th October, KS1 held a bed time story night at 6pm in St. Kentigern’s school. During this time, families came together and the teacher read stories to everyone. The children were allowed to come in pyjamas and bring a teddy! They read a range of stories. Mrs Harris read a book called The Bear Hunt in Reception. Mrs Brooks read a book called The Gruffalo and other stories. Mrs Irvin read a book called The Hungry Crocodile in Year 2. They also had biscuits and hot chocolate and they enjoyed it. Mrs Harris said, “It was lovely to share books with families.”
By Ann Mary and Riya (Y4) Mrs Harris reading to Reception
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TELL US WHAT YOU THINK We would love to hear what you think about St Kent’s News. So if you have any comments or any suggestions about what you would like us to include in the newspaper then please let us know. It is YOUR school newspaper so YOU are in control!
The new Reception children wearing story hats.
Reception children came at the right time of year because they wanted to start a new big school life! Their first full day all together was on the 26th of September 2016. The children were delighted to meet their new reception teacher, Mrs Harris. They really like her a lot. Mrs Harris said, “The children have settled well and are starting to make new friends. They are excited for all the playing and learning they will do.” The children love playing with the sand box and all the surprise ingredients they get inside it! As you walk through, you can see the children are having a great time in their new class. Ace said “I like the books and the toys, they are very fun.” The reading corner is very entertaining, lots of fun, interesting and funny books to read. The role play area is fun too because the children get to express
their imagination. Cristina said “I like the Play-doh, the reading garden and I also like the playground.” The children love their new classroom and will enjoy it for the rest of the year. By Allyza and Abigail (Y5)
Welcome to our Reception children!
Carrying on from last year, this year’s Eco
Council are trying to achieve the silver Eco Schools award. Eco Councillors Year 1– Immanuel and Caitlin S Year 2 — Austin and Jewel Year 3 — Macayla and Lewis
Year 4 — Shayne and Maja Year 5 — Caine and Gracie Year 6 — Edward and Rosie
This year, the Eco Council have restarted
the same topic as last year in each class. The whole school will support the councillors
in their aim to earn the Silver Eco Schools award. We can all help by putting rubbish in
the correct bins; picking up litter; turning the lights off when going to assembly or
mass etc.
By Nesta and Julia
At the beginning of this school
year, each class elected these new Student Councillors.
Dominic J in Year 4 said,” I am
very proud to take on this role of Student Councillor. “
Mrs Wygladala said, “We’ve had a very good start to the year with the
Student Council organising Children in Need day in November, raising
£465 for the worthwhile charity. A great team effort! “
Head Boy and Head Girl Come and see the new Head Girl and Head Boy at St Kentigern’s! Nesta
is Head Girl and Finley is Head Boy. Being the Head children of the
school is a very big responsibility and their aspiration is to support the school as much as they can in many different ways. The new Head Boy
said,” I am very glad that I got this opportunity to play this big role in our school and I hope to inspire all of St Kentigern’s pupils. “
Head Girl (Nesta) said, “I am very proud and delighted with this achievement and I will try my best this whole academic year to improve
the school in my leadership role!“
Mrs Wygladala said, “I am delighted to work with Finley and Nesta who
are both marvellous ambassadors for our school. This a wonderful
experience for them and I hope they will inspire the rest of the school in
their actions.”
Year group
Student councillors
1 Kaitlynn and James
2 Ben W and Cheroken
3 Alex G and Marnie
4 Ann Mary and Dominic J
5 Kristina and Christian
6 Amelia and Harry
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School clubs
Monday Lunch
Lunch club After school
Hockey
Tuesday Lunch
Lunch club
Chess
After School Choir
Wednesday Lunch
Walking club
After school Basketball
Thursday After school
Newspaper Club
Football Change for life
On Wednesday 19th October, 2 Year 3s and 8 Year 4s went to a Mini Basketball Tournament at Blackpool Sixth Form. There were 12 coaches and they taught at 12 different stations. Once everyone had had a go at each station they split every school into 2 small groups. Courtney felt nervous before the match because she had never played a basketball match before, but she was very excited. Avery felt excited and nervous because she was worried that she might get hit by the ball in the face, but was looking forward to playing her first basketball match. The first group of St Kent’s children played St John Vianney’s. St Kentigern’s scored twice. The second group played against Marton. Marton failed to score but St Kentigern’s scored 4 in Marton’s net. Stacie scored 1 point, Mateusz scored 2, then Shayne scored the final point in that game. In the match Marton vs St John Vianney’s, Marton scored 2 and St John Vianney’s scored 1.
Mini basketball success!
Everyone was so happy that they were winning in front of Marton and St John Vianney’s! Shayne felt thrilled with joy because he scored a point during his match. He explained, “I had a brilliant time playing basketball! I also loved watching all the other teams in their matches.” St Kentigern’s won in their group! They scored 15 points all together. Mr Hogarth took the team to the tournament. He said, “I was really proud of all the children. They worked really hard, showed great team work and determination.”
By Avery and Courtney (Y4)
On Thursday 6th October 2016 there was a football match between St Kentigern’s and Devonshire School. The match was held at Devonshire School. The players were Oliver, Luke, Blayney, Lewis, Bradley, Caine, Shayne and Nicholas. Nicholas, the goal keeper, had trouble saving some goals because the nets at the school were small and he couldn’t slide on the floor to get the ball (like he normally does) because they played on a MUPA. He still played really well. Caine passed the ball over long distances throughout the match and tackled the opponents well. Lewis had an attempt on goal but the keeper saved it.
The boys had a very good time playing against their opponents but lost 4-0. St Kent’s played fairly and didn’t complain that they lost. Caine from Year 5 said, “I was sad that we lost but I feel happy for Devonshire winning because they deserved it.” Nicholas from Year 5 said, “I felt disappointed that we lost 4-0 but that’s ok because we can win next time.” Mr Scudder (the sports coach) looked very proud of them, even though they didn’t win. Mr Hogarth was very impressed with their teamwork.
By Abigail and Allyza (Y5)
ST KENT’S vs DEVONSHIRE
The team practising their throws.
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