My favourite moments happened during our trip to Robinwood in Alston, Cumbria!

I was in a group with Mr Harrison, Lola, Leia, Ethan, Gabriel, Finn, Matthew, Laila, Marli, Emily, Eliza and Elyse. Our leader was called Kat. I would like to share with you a rundown of the highlights of the trip.

Coming in at number 4 number 4 number 4 number 4 in the mem-ory book is what happened while we were walking to the Robinwood centre. We had just eaten lunch and there was a massive pool of mud in the field ahead. Matthew, Lola, Ethan, Marli, Elyse and Eliza all fell in!

At number 3 number 3 number 3 number 3 - This memory is about Gabriel and Finn when they were on the Giant Swing. Gabriel and Finn were at the top of the swing, ready to fly through the air. Gabriel said that he would wet his pants because he was so high up. We all shouted “1, 2, Pull on Pooh!” but when Gabriel tried to pull the small Pooh bear that released the swing, nothing happened! They stayed exactly where they were. Gabriel shouted “It’s not working!” He did it again…nothing! However on his 3rd attempt he pulled the release bear (geddit?) so hard that

the swing took off really fast. Gabriel went screaming through the air whilst everyone laughed!

Just missing the top spot at number 2 number 2 number 2 number 2 is a memory about the Trapeze. Each of us were given an action to perform when we jumped off the trapeze. When it was Gabriel’s turn, he climbed to the top and then he jumped. He had his hands above his head and his legs were pressed to-gether. The group all started laughing as he looked so funny. When he reached the floor he told us he was pretending to be a Weetabix. This is why Mr Harrison now calls him ‘Weetabix boy’.

At number number number number 1 is a memory straight from the Piranha Pool. You had to inch across a pole that was lying across the top of the pool. This big pool was filled with freez-ing cold water. Each group had half an hour to finish the task or the man-eating piranhas would be released into the pool. Finn was about three-quarters of the way across and was still sliding along the pole to the other side. Suddenly he slid and fell upside down. His legs were kicking like crazy, probably due to the freezing water or just sheer terror! Everyone just couldn’t help laughing.

By Maisie Nowicki, 4 NorthBy Maisie Nowicki, 4 NorthBy Maisie Nowicki, 4 NorthBy Maisie Nowicki, 4 North

Volume 1, Issue 2

July 2013

Welcome to this the second edition of Marine Park Bright Sparks newspaper.

As we draw closer to the end of another school year, our year 4 leavers reminisce over their time at Marine Park First School. We wish them all the best of luck in their new schools.

ISSUE

TWO

During our Elephant Tea Party fundraiser a couple of weeks ago, we raised money for two nominated charities. One of these charities was Child Bereavement UK. This is such a worth while cause because it helps children who have re-cently lost someone to death, either in their family or someone close to them. Child Bereavement centres help children to cope with the sad thoughts about the people they have lost and focus more on the good things such as all the happy memories that they have had with that person. We raised nearly £340 between the two charities. We are sure that this money will go to good use and help

other children that need it.

Year 3 Year 3 Year 3 Year 3

A couple of weeks ago the school were able to watch a pro-duction. Not just any production, it was none other that the year 4 production of Goodbye my Friend. It was really funny, amusing and exciting due to the way that the year 4 children spoke and acted. My favourite part was the long jump scene where one of the teachers said to Louis Brown “Do you un-derstand?” and Lois replied “No!” The production really showed what school life is like and it made me look forward to being in the year 4 production myself next year. A big congratulations to year 4, you kept us so entertained. Good

luck in middle school.

Alexandra Wann, 3 North

On Friday 5th July we had The Ele-

phant Tea Party. We raised money

for 2 different charities, one for en-

dangered animals and the other for

Child bereavement. I hope that the

children enjoyed the day, I certainly

did especially when we decorated

cakes and sat outside with them after

singing Tiger Tiger and doing an ele-

phant march around the astroturf and

yard. The weather was lovely.

By Thomas Dawson 3 NorthBy Thomas Dawson 3 NorthBy Thomas Dawson 3 NorthBy Thomas Dawson 3 North

The Day I Kissed The

Playground! By Joseph Lowery 4E.

Last term, year 4 took part in Bikeability. This is a course designed to teach children the fundamental skills of bike riding and how to stay safe whilst out and about. It was a cold day down in Whitley Bay. We started off our morning by cycling around the yard in a

huge circle. Miss Barnes, Mrs Gardiner and Mrs Turner showed different skills and safety tech-niques in a fun way, to make things easy to master. Hand signalling was taught by getting us to high 5 the grown ups as we cycled around. Just as I started warming up we started to practice using our brakes! When we began I thought it would be so easy however I fell off so many times. It was harder than it seemed but

really, really fun!

On the 6th of July, I finished a brilliant book called

Skulduggery Pleasant. It is about a girl called Stephanie Edgely who makes friends with a man named Skulduggery Pleasant, an elemental sorcerer (but a good one.) He is a detective and has a friend called Tanith Low. She is my favourite character because, not only can she use magic, she has a sword and she uses it very well. I recommend this book to everyone who likes a little crime and

mystery.

In Reception I like the building corner the best and the board. I would like to do sums at the blue table. They would be the trickiest sums in the world and the Teacher would say

“Wow!, Wow!, Wow!” I will have tried my hardest.

In year 4 and year 3, I would like to play football on the

Astroturf Court. by Jack Brownlee, Reception North by Jack Brownlee, Reception North by Jack Brownlee, Reception North by Jack Brownlee, Reception North

We ended up

winning a gold

medal!

Page 2 A book review by

Amelie Ferris, 3 North Life in Reception

Jack doing his tricky sums!

ruit is good for you,

ocks are not food!

mbrellas are for falling fruit!

t is not good to eat rocks!

icking clocks tell you when to eat fruit.

By Clarisse Cruz 1 East

Every Tuesday my Mum, Dad, baby brother and myself go swimming to Waves. I love to go down the big water slide! Whilst my Mum and brother hang out on the pirate ship, my dad and I swim in the big pool. My brothers favourite place is the pirate ship. I think this is because he loves the water slide on the ship. He loves the way the water shoots across the pool. My favourite part is definitely the big water slide because it makes you shoot down really fast. After-wards we sometimes get to visit the café too.

By Jodie Kirk, 3 North

In April this year I went to a Taekwondo competition in Penrith. First I found my team and went off to practice. After prac-tice we went onto the mats and had to recite the tenants of taekwondo and the taekwondo oath. After that we did our patterns for the judges. My team did a pattern called do-san. We ended up win-ning a gold medal! Whilst we were waiting around, I gave my medal to my uncle Simon and went to have some food. After a little while, my team, The Reflex Ravens were called out for sparring. I quickly put my sparring pads on and again, went on the mats. We ended up winning another gold medal! Following this was a special technique round (jumping high kick). If you can do this move, you win, yes you’ve guessed it, a gold medal. Sadly no-one from my team could do it so we had to settle for two golds.

By Patrick Ilderton, 3 East

On the 7th of July, I went to see Despicable Me 2 at the Odeon Cinema on the Silverlink. I was very ex-cited as we were there for Thomas Riley’s birthday party. When we sat down to watch, it was very funny indeed and I laughed so hard that I spilt my dough-nuts that I was eating. My favourite part of the movie was when the minions were singing the YMCA song. I would recommend that you go and see this movie be-cause it will literally have you laughing your head off.

By Joshua Robinson 3 North

On Monday the 1st of July, the Eco-Club Warriors went for a visit to the Rising Sun Country Farm as part of our ‘Hands on the Land’ project. The project is about getting your hands dirty, getting yourselves outside and having fun at the same time. We travelled by mini bus and once we arrived at the park, we walked for 10 minutes to the farm and everyone was exhausted. It was a really nice sunny day and we were all a little sweaty! At the farm we met up with Mick and John who showed us around the farm. We split into two groups went off to do different activities. One of the activities was based out-side where we tasted lots of vegetables and fruit which had grown on the farm. The vegetable’s we tasted were radishes, rocket, mustard, peas, broad beans and cauliflower. The mus-tard was especially spicy and hot. It made our noses tingle! We also tasted gooseberries which were hairy and very sour. We smelt a lemon and lime plant which reminded us of a sweetie shop. We also were able to plant lettuce and got to see some of the animals around the farm. We named a goat ‘Billibob’ and were able to feel sheep wool which made our hands really oily. We also saw baby piglets feeding from their mother. They were so cute but really smelly!

After a fun packed morning we went for lunch and met up with the other group. We wrote up our mornings events in our Hands on the Land booklets and went off to our afternoon activity. We made differ-ent types of bread buns to go with the soup that the morning group had made. There was 4 different types of bread buns that we made from scratch. Tomato and herb, cheese and onion, plain and seeded. We followed a recipe and they turned out very well and were yummy with the soup. We ate them altogether on the grass outside. We learnt that its fun to get outside and get your hands dirty instead of staying inside, watching TV and would recommend you do it too. A big thank you to Mick, John, Harley, Mrs Hall and Mrs Williams for a super day out. By Lauren Bellemy, Jessica Varley, Tilly Ward, Annabel Schierig, Juliet Parker, Abigail Miller Isla Butler and Morgan Campbell all 3 South.

My First Rock Concert – A Muse

Concert Review

By Matthew Slater, 4South

A month ago my dad and I went down to Etihad stadium in Manchester to see Muse in concert! Muse is a band from Devon England and they are touring in support of their latest album called The 2nd Law.

The first opening band was a band from London called Bastille. They were excellent but since it was early in the evening they got a smaller crowd. My favourite song they played was Bad Blood because that was the song everyone danced around to.

The second act was Dizzee Rascal who is an English rapper. I didn’t like his songs but I liked the way he joked with the audience.

Finally Muse came on stage to play. Muse has three people in their band – Matthew Bellamy is the lead singer and guitar player, Chris Wolsten-

Page 3 VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2

An interview with Year 2 Teacher and Assis-

tant Headteacher, Mrs Adams.

Where did you go to school? I went to

Monkhouse Primary and Tynemouth Gram-

mar Technical School.

Who was your favourite teacher at school

and why? Miss Redfurn my German

teacher was my favourite because she made

us feel we were good at the subject.

What inspired you to want to become a

Teacher and is this what you always

wanted to be? It was what I always had

wanted to be. There weren’t lots of choices

of careers around like there are today.

As a first school teacher you teach lots

of different subject lessons, what is your

favourite lesson to teach and why? I love

to teach all the different subjects but I

find Science and RE very interesting be-

cause you learn lots of interesting facts!

We all enjoy your assemblies, but how do

you get your ideas for them? Most of my

ideas come from books and The Bible. Some

ideas are from things happening around

school and others from stories I was told at

school.

What is your favourite song that we sing

in Hymn practice and why? Sun Arise

because it sends shivers down my spine

when we sing it.

Do you have a favourite board game that

you like to play? Yes I really like Domi-

noes, I’m always knocking!

Do you have any pets at home? I did

have 3 cats however sadly I no longer have

them.

What do you like to do in your spare

time, if you get any? I like to go for

walks on the beach. I also like reading,

swimming and like to go out for dinner too.

If Mr Easton said he was sending you

off for a well deserved holiday during

the summer holidays, where would you

choose to go and why. I’d go to Peru

because my daughter has been and she

said that there is a lot to do whilst your

there.

Do you have a favourite pop group and

if so, what is your favourite song by

them? I love the Beatles. My favourite

song is Hey Jude.

What is your greatest life achievement

so far? Having my two children Rebecca

and Daniel.

If you were invited to Buckingham Pal-

ace to attend the Queens birthday,

what would you take her for a present

and why? I’d take her a picture of

the Tynemouth Priory and Longsands

because they are beautiful and local.

Mr Harrison’s joke about the frayed

knot, in last half terms issue, was

funny, but can you tell us a joke that is

even funnier? (With the help of Albie

Sowter 4N.) Two crisps were walking

along when a man in a car offered them a

lift. The crisps replied “It’s okay—we’re

Walkers!

Thank you to Mrs Adams for taking the time to answer our questions.

By Maddie Payne & Evie Perrett,

4 East

holme plays harmonica, and Dominic Howard plays drums. They were amazing! They opened the concert with my favourite song called Su-premacy.

When Matthew Bellamy was singing hard, giant fire balls flew out of huge towers surrounding Muse. Afterwards they played a song about bankers making too much money and in the middle of the song money canons exploded with “Musos”, which are fake Muse money. There was a giant red robot sur-rounded by fireballs coming out for another song. They even had a floating balloon shaped

like a light bulb with an acrobat hanging off it during the song called Blackout. It was incredi-ble.

The sound quality was amazing. I could feel the

sound thumping in my chest. I had to wear head-

phones to protect my ears. Muse had huge

amounts of energy! In the middle of the concert

Matthew

Bellamy got so

excited he

smashed his

guitar. I would

rate the Muse

concert 5 stars!

“I love the Beatles, My

favourite song is Hey

Jude.”

A A A A Muse Muse Muse Muse ical Concertical Concertical Concertical Concert

Matthew at the Muse concert

Answers for Whos Feet. Answers for Whos Feet. Answers for Whos Feet. Answers for Whos Feet. (A) Mrs Foreman, (B) Mrs Wilkinson, (C) Miss Ramsay, (D) Miss Barnes, (E) Mrs Duddin, (F) Miss Inglis, (G) Mr Harrison, (H) Miss Blackburn, (I) Mrs Artrong, (J) Miss Abrahams, (K) Mrs James, (L) Mrs Lewis, (M) Mrs Ste-

phenson, (N) Mrs Harley.

Photo of Mrs Adams here

Issue TWO

Special th

anks to

this issues editing team and a extra big thank you goes to

3 N

orth for su

bmitting m

any of th

e articles in this

Special th

anks to

this issues editing team and a extra big thank you goes to

3 N

orth for su

bmitting m

any of th

e articles in this

Special th

anks to

this issues editing team and a extra big thank you goes to

3 N

orth for su

bmitting m

any of th

e articles in this

Special th

anks to

this issues editing team and a extra big thank you goes to

3 N

orth for su

bmitting m

any of th

e articles in this te

rms issu

e. We really hope that our next issu

e w

ill be fu

ll of all the gre

at things yo

u have

te

rms issu

e. We really hope that our next issu

e w

ill be fu

ll of all the gre

at things yo

u have

te

rms issu

e. We really hope that our next issu

e w

ill be fu

ll of all the gre

at things yo

u have

te

rms issu

e. We really hope that our next issu

e w

ill be fu

ll of all the gre

at things yo

u have

been up to over th

e summer. So keep the articles coming in. W

e can t do this w

ithout yo

u!

been up to over th

e summer. So keep the articles coming in. W

e can t do this w

ithout yo

u!

been up to over th

e summer. So keep the articles coming in. W

e can t do this w

ithout yo

u!

been up to over th

e summer. So keep the articles coming in. W

e can t do this w

ithout yo

u!

School Quiz ( How well do you know our school? )( How well do you know our school? )( How well do you know our school? )( How well do you know our school? ) If you added the number of classes there are in Reception to the num-If you added the number of classes there are in Reception to the num-If you added the number of classes there are in Reception to the num-If you added the number of classes there are in Reception to the num-ber of classes in Year 1, Year 2, Year 3 and Year 4 . How many classes ber of classes in Year 1, Year 2, Year 3 and Year 4 . How many classes ber of classes in Year 1, Year 2, Year 3 and Year 4 . How many classes ber of classes in Year 1, Year 2, Year 3 and Year 4 . How many classes would there be altogether?would there be altogether?would there be altogether?would there be altogether? Add the number of steps on the main staircase to the number of steps in Add the number of steps on the main staircase to the number of steps in Add the number of steps on the main staircase to the number of steps in Add the number of steps on the main staircase to the number of steps in both the year 3 and year 4 staircases. How many in total?both the year 3 and year 4 staircases. How many in total?both the year 3 and year 4 staircases. How many in total?both the year 3 and year 4 staircases. How many in total? How many bricks high is the wall in the school yard? How many bricks How many bricks high is the wall in the school yard? How many bricks How many bricks high is the wall in the school yard? How many bricks How many bricks high is the wall in the school yard? How many bricks wide is the wall? How many bricks altogether?wide is the wall? How many bricks altogether?wide is the wall? How many bricks altogether?wide is the wall? How many bricks altogether? By Joshua Gilboy, 3 NorthBy Joshua Gilboy, 3 NorthBy Joshua Gilboy, 3 NorthBy Joshua Gilboy, 3 North

Whos

Feet are

these?

A

D

C

B

F

I

H

G

J

M

L

K

E

N

A A A A Belongs to Red Rubies family group.

B B B B Loves to wake and shake, in the yard, during sports week.

C C C C Runs and works in the nerve centre of the school.

D D D D Loves Gymnastics & carries pens in her hair.

E E E E Checks the class registers' and loves singing!

F F F F Just love, love, loves Science!

G G G G Maths is this ones talent.

HHHH Works in KS2.

I I I I Helps children all around the school.

J J J J Has a cockney accent!

K K K K Works in the morning and afternoon.

L L L L Hangs out in an east classroom.

M M M M Works the beginning of the week.

N N N N Is a professional singer and loves football. By J

essica Paterson, Hannah

Surtees

and

Maddy J

errard, 3 N

orth

What a mix up!

By Astrid ElsonBy Astrid ElsonBy Astrid ElsonBy Astrid Elson----Veale, 4 EastVeale, 4 EastVeale, 4 EastVeale, 4 East

By T

hom

as Riley, 3 N

orth

The office computer is playing up again! Can you help Miss Ramsay rearrange these mixed up staff

members names before she has to call

Mr Greatbatch out to fix her PC?

Summer Wordsearch

sun

bucket

holiday

sand

flower

summer

water

Shade

relax

wave

deck

bed

Can you find all the hidden words in this summer fun

wordsearch?

SNOR HIM RAR

MAY MARS SR

RON HEN PETS M

SLAB NURK SCIM

BAM STRES

RENT SUMRR

MARS BAR MAH

MAP SELL BRMC

RAMS REIM

MS SANE RIBS

Can you solve these Sudoku puz- Can you solve these Sudoku puz- Can you solve these Sudoku puz- Can you solve these Sudoku puz-zles? Only numbers between 1 zles? Only numbers between 1 zles? Only numbers between 1 zles? Only numbers between 1 and four can appear in each row, and four can appear in each row, and four can appear in each row, and four can appear in each row,

column and square. Good Luck!column and square. Good Luck!column and square. Good Luck!column and square. Good Luck!