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Dear reaDers,

I am enormously proud to see the first edition of

Grazebrook Galore! go on sale. The work

the children have produced encapsulates their

spirit and innovative ideas and the content is

both interesting and inspiring. I can’t thank our

parent volunteers enough for their guidance,

support, experience and dedication to this project.

This is our first attempt at community working in this

way and I think you will agree the hard work has

paid off. We are so sorry if your contribution has

not made it into the pages. There wasn’t enough

space for all the wonderful work. But there will be a

next time...

Derek Hewie: Head Of School

I promise I will decorate the Christmas Tree.

I promise I will make the bed.

I promise I will help my mum do the washing.

I promise I will tidy your room.

I promise I will make my bed.

Gifts of the heart

recipe corner

We designed these vouchers to

give to our friends and family for

Christmas – they can be

exchanged for gifts that don’t cost

a penny but are worth a fortune!

LOVELY LEMONADE

Recipe for a refreshing Christmas

by Emily Hodges

Ingredients

Lemons, Sugar, Water

Method

1. First you squeeze

the lemons.

2. Add some sugar

3. Add a cup of water

4. Mix it up

5. Serve!

RECEPTION

GreetinGs!

This first edition has been really

hard work but most of the

things we did were also really

fun. Working with my parent editor

was really interesting and I feel I leant so much about

what being an editor really means. I feel really proud

to have been a part of this and I hope you enjoy the

outcome as much as we enjoyed creating it.

Anna MacLehose Griffin: Year 5 Pupil Editor

Dear Grazebrook Galore reaDers,

In this issue you will be amazed at

what you are going to find. Some of

the surprises on these pages are

too good to be true. They include fun,

puzzles, fashion, pictures, stories,

reviews, interviews, and boring stuff

(no way!). The children who have

been involved in this project have worked extremely

hard to make this issue outstanding and we are sure

you will agree it is!

Molly Foxell and Anna Tench:

Overall Pupil Editors

Matt Tench: EditorPupil Editors: Molly Foxell + Anna Tench

Year 5 Pupil Editor: Anna MacLehose Griffin: Editorial support: Lucy Naylor

Layout / Design / Illustration: Stephen HallAdditional Layout / Illustration: Shonagh Rae

Grazebrook Lead: Jodie CarissYear 1/Nursery/Reception Editor:

Shonagh Rae + Lucy Naylor + Ali Hay Year 2 Editor: Lucy Naylor

Year 3 Editor: Ali Hay Year 4 Editor : Harriet Bindloss

Year 5 Editor: Jess Cartner-Morley + Maddie Dickinson

Contributors: Adele Smith Editorial assistants: Lisa Langley, Sam Dubra

Photographer: John Saunders

A huge thankyou to all of the Grazebrook children and parents/Carers/Staff who have

worked so hard!!

by Yasmin Amin

Maya Nielson caught up with Ade at the Access All

Areas exhibition in Hackney to ask him a few questions.

Maya – Did you find it easy living in Hackney getting

into wheelchair basketball?

Ade – Well I grew up in Plaistow, Stratford, but I played

basketball in Hackney and no it wasn’t easy because

obviously when I was younger I didn’t have a car and I

had to rely on my friends to drive me to training.

Maya –What is it like playing wheelchair basketball?

Ade – I loved the competitiveness of it, I loved the

fact that I got to

hang out with all

my team mates, I

loved the speed

and I loved the fact

I got to knock

people out of their

wheelchairs.

Maya - What was your favourite moment of the

Paralympics?

Ade - I think David Weir was amazing winning all

his medals, Ellie Simmonds as well was great.

Maya – Who is your role model?

Ade - My parents were role models to me when I

was younger, certain sporting people like Michael

Jordan, Magic Johnson, Muhammed Ali, Daley

Thompson, Seb Coe - you’re my role model now

because look at you asking loads of questions!

Maya – What would be your message to all the

upcoming and young Paralympics?

Ade – My message would be to work hard and

above all to have fun!

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In the ancient Olympics people played naked, and they played violently, and the main game was Javelin. No women were allowed to play and married women were not even allowed to watch the games. Now they still have Javelin but athletes wear clothes, and women are allowed to watch and play. Isn’t that brilliant!

by Max McCoshan

What an experience! in conVersation With aDe aDepitanEleanour Phee captures

the atmosphere... Maya Nielson interviews

famous British television

presenter & wheelchair

basketball player, Ade

Adepitan

THE CEREMONY

The best bit of the opening ceremony,

for me, was the fireworks - but also the fact that all the

people who performed were volunteers.

THE ATHLETESMany athletes took part in the Olympics – British ones included Liam Tannkot, Rebecca Adlington, Jessica Ennis and Mo Farah.

THE RISING STAR Liam Tannkot started as a swimmer with Exeter City swimming club. Liam came close to winning a medal in London 2012, placing fifth in 100m backstroke, and he came forth with Britain’s men’s swimming team in the 4-by-100m relay.

THE FUTURE GB OLYMPIANS In Grazebrook we have a lot of sporty people such as swimmers, footballers, and athletes, so we all hope to see a Grazebrook person in the Olympics one day.

Grazebrook rates the GaMes

We are sportswriters, so

we loved the Olympics

and Paralympics. But do

children and teachers at

Grazebrook agree?

We’ve been all around the school, to

find out!

Grace in 3G said that she loved watching

Wheelchair Basketball because of wheelchairs

colliding into each other. Billy also in 3G went to

the Aquatics Centre where he was amazed that a

swimmer with hardly any legs won. Monty and

Lauren from 5B went to see swimming - and

athletics, the most popular sport in the Olympics.

Mr Hewie didn’t go to the Olympics but his

favourite sportsperson was Usain Bolt. Ellis in 4B

agreed. Lucky Ms Swift got to sing in the Olympic

park.

Some people had never heard of show jumping or

dressage - the Olympics showed us new sports

we hadn’t known about before. Jonas in 5B said he

loved the blind football because he thought it was

amazing how they can control the ball without

looking at it.

Djamil in 5G liked the velodrome cycling – that’s

probably because team GB won the most medals!

Isobel in 5G mentioned Mo Farah winning ten

thousand meters on TV as her best moment and

we have to agree that was truly amazing!

OLYMPICS special WHY WE LOVED THE GAMES

0504

Grazebrook celebrates the magical summer of 2012

by Fabian Brown and Alfie Findlay

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hats off to oUr nUrserY chilDren!Grazebrook nursery

made £100 for

Barnado’s at their

charity tea party in

October....

NURSERY

“I had two cakes, but

they were little ones.

If I had had two big

ones that would not

be healthy.” Joseph

Coles.

“We had music and raisons and s a n d w i c h e s and cake and teachers” Martha Richards

“I liked the chocolate

cake and chasing my

friends.” Eliza Lloyd

“My mummy was helping to sell the cakes. I helped her too and ate three!” Jack Bird

“My mummy made yummy

little cakes. She is good at

making cakes.” Joseph

Stanners

Illustrations: Alicia Graham,

Isabella Rowson, Betty Douglas,

Daisy Hills, Eliza Coles, George

Greyer, Javahn Robinson-Leitao, Jay

Collins-Underhill, Klaudia Zokowska,

Madison Cooper-Greene, Mia Vojic,

Tate Glasgow

YEAR1

What’s an alien’s

favourite candy? M

artian-mellow

s.

How do you make a

baby sleep on a

space ship?

You rocket.

What do you call a pan spinning through space? An unidentified frying object.

What’s an astronaut’s favourite drink?

Gravi-tea.

Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system.

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our space facts, and giggle at

our jokes

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N W E V F G O D O G

M Z X W U U R N R V

L L E K T I N U K P

K H N N A N B S A D

W N T J C E H H T L

H A M B O A F G H U

G L H R M P R J L P

H F I S F I P O Q O

G C T F T G S E E D

E E T I H F R K J U

R F I S H W I E X S

Pearl Findlay Olive Orton

YEARMY aMazinG plaYGroUnD

WorDsearch

i WatcheD the sUnrise

chocolate fonDant tobY’s halloWeen pizza

Celebrating the new Key

Stage 1 playground

Can you find the pets

hiding in the grid?

Heidi Braybrooks

describes one very

special morning....

Try something sweet..

by Harry Ogle

And now for something a little

more spooky…

We watched the sunrise and we got

up early. We got up at 6 o’clock and

drove to the seaside when it was still dark and

gloomy. We took loads of photos of the sun rising. It

took a long time for it to rise but then we saw a

glimpse of it and it shot up. We stayed there for

about an hour and then we got cold and went home

to have some porridge. I’ve drawn a picture to show

you what it was like.

Ingredients

Method

1 First melt the chocolate and the butter over boiling

water

2 Allow to cool then add the egg yolks

3 Whisk the egg whites then fold them into the

chocolate mixture

4 Spoon the mixture into four small bowls and bake in

the oven for 5-6 minutes then take it out.

5 Turn the bowls upside down over a plate so the

fondant comes out

6 Dust it with icing sugar

7 Serve with the cream

Ingredients

Method

1. Roll your dough into a ball

2. Push your rolling pin over the dough until it’s flat

3. Put your tomato sauce on top

4. Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese over the pizza

5. Mix spider legs, bogey and hair together

6. Place the mixture on the pizza

7. Flavour with blood

8. Shove it in the oven for ten minutes

9. Take it out of the oven

10. Eat and enjoy

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Chocolate

Eggs

Sugar

Cream

Water

Icing sugar

Pizza dough

Tomato sauce

Mozzarella cheese

1 finger of bogey

2 tsp blood

4 spider legs

3 handfuls of

witch’s hair

by Ruben Wright

YEAR3

1312

the Year 3 interVieW

teacher WorDsearch

I asked my Auntie Selvi ten questions about what it’s

like to be a mother.

What is the best thing about being a mum?

The best thing about being a mum is the love and the

hugs I receive from my children.

When you had a baby how did you feel?

I felt complete, happy, excited, overwhelmed and a bit

scared, thinking will I be able to cope with looking

after my son?

How do feel about taking care of your kids?

The majority of the time I am very happy, but there are

days when I feel tired.

What is your worst thing about being a mum?

Not being able to meet their [children’s ] every need.

What do you think about your children?

I love them so much, but sometimes I think they are

little monsters.

How do you take care of your children?

I try my best to meet their needs, make sure they have

a good upbringing by teaching them manners and to

be friendly and honest. I also try to make sure they

have a healthy and balanced diet and get plenty of

exercise.

How do you spend your day with your children?

A typical day starts with having breakfast and chilling

out for an hour or so. Depending on the weather, if it is

a good day, I take them to the park for a couple of

hours and usually meet with friends so they can play

together and have fun. If we are at home we watch

telly and do activities together. I let them have time so

they can play games together.

How many children do you have and how old are they?

I have two boys, aged 9 and 7 years.

How do you choose what food to feed your children?

I tend to cook traditional Turkish food.

How do you keep your children active?

I keep them active by taking them to the park, football

training and matches. I also take them to a community

centre to socialise.

Nirvana Kholwadia asks

her aunt – ‘What is it really

like to be a mother?’

Mr heWie’s Week in shirts

We wanted to know how Mr Hewie

chooses what shirts to wear, so we

took photos of him every day for one

week to see what shirts he wore

each day. We also designed some

shirts for him to wear and why he

might choose to wear them.

by Esme MacLehose-Griffin

and Sara Casson

S B S R E S T O B A

A P E U H O V B F N

Y L E K J A N U K P

O H N N G K B S A D

H N T J C L O H T L

F M W L U E F G H U

T L H R S Y R J L P

J F I Y F K P O Q O

K C S F T D S E E D

I M T I H G R K J U

K U L H E W I E X S

A H E B A X E A N B

T J J L T S P E W Z

N N K P L I K L O P

A H L U Y S W I F T

by Sara Casson and

Esme Maclehose - Griffin

AntakiBushEntwhistle

HeatlyHewieOakley

SeedSpencerSwift

The surnames of nine

Grazebrook School

teachers are hidden in the

grid below. They can be

found either horizontally,

vertically or diagonally and

could also be backwards.

On Friday he might be thinking about orange, perhaps he wanted to eat one for lunch.

On Monday we thought that he could be thinking of

circles, so the shirt has circles on it.

On Tuesday we thought that he could be thinking about gardening, so we have designed him a flowery shirt.

On Wednesday we thought that he could be thinking about stripes and have designed a stripy shirt for him to wear.

On Thursday we thought he could be thinking about buttons, which is why this shirt has lots of buttons on it.

CHRISTMAS FUN

Christmas is fun, Christmas is funA special time for everyoneChristmas trees and lovely treatsPlenty of delicious things to eatChristmas is fun, Christmas is fun, Christmas is done.

by Malou Brown

poetrY corner

would know the truth about her. Kitty and Anya would then

find a potion to turn her into a table, so that she could not

turn them into servants.

So one day Kitty and Anya made a newspaper and then

once it was ready they decided to show it in assembly so

that the whole school would know the truth about Miss

Gamen. Kitty and Anya then finished making the potion.

They knocked on Miss Gamen’s door and she let them into

her office. They said, “Sorry we have been bad, we have

made some hot chocolate to make it up to you.” The hot

chocolate was really the potion to turn her into a table. Miss

Gamen drank the hot chocolate and suddenly she started

to turn into a table, after a little while she was a full table.

After that day Miss Gamen was never seen again.

spookY school storY

YEAR3

1514

Meet oUr beasts!The children in year 3 have been

creating some mythical creatures

ROBOSAURUS by Reuben CarterThere are twelve different breeds of Robosaurus, only three of them are drawn here, arrow breed, weapon breed and explode breed.

Arrow breed

The arrow breed of Robosaurus is evil; it has lots of

red arrows to make it much bigger and stronger than

other breeds. They use their red arrows to kill their

prey, which are other dinosaurs.

Explode breed

The explode breed of Robosaurus has a complex way

of fighting. First a hand comes out of its spine, next a

laser beam comes out of its tail, first horizontally and

then diagonally. After that a rocket machine fires a

massive rocket out of the tail. The rocket fires five

lasers but only one laser carries on the journey. The

laser carries on through a fire tornado which eventually

blows up, as it puts a blue cannonball in a hole which

throws out poisons and fire.

Weapon breed

The strongest gender of the Robosaurus weapon

breed is the females because they have weapons that

come out of their force fields. The males are five times

weaker than the females.

SUKER BURKER by Nogaye Fall

Suker Burker ate meat like some dinosaurs. Suker

Burker had swirly ears and eight legs, they were

aggressive and had long beards. These creatures

hunted cavemen in the forest at night. After a few

years of being hunted, the cavemen decided to kill

Surker Burkers that they found.

SNALLEFROG MONKEY

by Ninamay Serrano-FontovaSnallefrog Monkey was the latest one of the Tigewolfox. He was a third cat, a third frog, a third spider with a of bit octopus. In addition, he was humungous, very heavy and super strong. He had a shell and he was extremely bad.

BROOKLYN PRIMARY SCHOOL

by Erin Winter

Once upon a time there were

two girls who went to Brooklyn

Primary School, their names

were Kitty and Anya and they were in year three. At first they

thought it was a nice school, but when they met the head

teacher everything changed. The head teacher’s name was

Miss Gamen. Miss Gamen was very horrible; so horrible

that if you got on red she made you eat a spider and a horse

for lunch. Kitty and Anya both tried to be good in their class

but it was no use, their teacher was too horrible.

Kitty and Anya had no other friends in school and at

playtime they just wanted to go home so they could ask

their Mum if they could go to a different school. After

playtime Miss Gamen said it was PE. Kitty and Anya

thought it might be fun but it wasn’t. It was not fun because

Miss Gamen made everyone run 100 laps of the school

playground, which was the size of four double-decker

buses. When school was finally over Kitty and Anya told

their Mum but she said, “you are making it up.” Kitty

whispered to Anya, “Why tell our Mum when we can do

research about Brooklyn School.” So they went upstairs to

the computer and did some research about the school and

found out that Miss Gamen was a witch.

Having found out that Miss Gamen was a witch they also

found out that she visited different schools. Miss Gamen

always hated the best two children in the school and as a

punishment each month she picked the best two children in

the school and turned them into her servants. One day Kitty

and Anya were just walking by Miss Gamen’s office when

they heard her say, “Kitty and Anya are going to be the next

two girls I will turn into my servants.” Kitty and Anya felt

worried but then Anya had a magnificent idea. The idea was

to make a newspaper about Miss Gamen so that everyone

GRAZEBROOK RANGERS HOME KIT

Designed by Leo Abaniwo-Smith, the home kit is

modelled by Manchester City’s David Silva

GRAZEBROOK RANGERS GOALKEEPER’S KIT

Designed by Sebi Abaniwo-Smith, the goalkeeper’s

kit is modelled by former Queens Park Rangers now

Leeds United goalkeeper Paddy Kenny.

GRAZEBROOK RANGERS MASCOT

Joe McCoshan has designed the team mascot Crazy

Grazy the Alien, to ensure the team has lots of support.

WHO IS ON THE TEAM?

Manager Sebi Abaniwo-Smith reveals the

team... Strongest Line-up: 4-4-2

In a recent interview the Manager gave his

reasons for the first team. “My defenders

are strong, they have pace and Burnell’s

height for goal clearance is an advantage.

Dickinson’s son can give her tips so I’m

confident she’ll do well. Entwistle can

shout well and keep the communication

going, she is also my team captain with

some great motivation skills. Nazu keeps

calm and under control in case of any

trouble on the pitch. My midfielders are a

well-rounded bunch, Smith is fearless in

getting the ball, Thomas is very alert and

doesn’t miss a trick, she is the eyes of the

team. Wans can see the whole pitch and

know where all his team are for solid

GRAZEBROOK RANGERS AWAY KIT

Designed by Joe McCoshan, the Grazebrook Rangers

away kit ensures we stand out when we play out of N16.

SUBSTITUTES

Goalkeeper: Spencer

Defenders: Richardson, William,

Dowden, Antaki

Midfielders: Mr Thomas, Bush,

Seed, Hewie

Attack: Langley, Dixon

passing. Heatly is determined and

won’t let anything beat her. My

attackers are second to none,

McCoshan has a booster shot, he

can make that ball fly for goal. L

Abaniwo-Smith is of course my

twin brother; we have a great

connection on the pitch as

goalkeeper and attacker. He is

quick and can position himself in

attack and support the midfield.

As for myself, I’m a manager/

player. I’m great at catching in goal

and I’m not scared to dive for it.”

S ABANIWO-SMITH

ENTWISTLE DICKINSON NASU BURNELL

SMITH MRS THOMAS

McCOSHAN L ABANIWO-SMITH

WANS HEATLYby Leo Abaniwo-Smith, Sebi Abaniwo-Smith

and Joe McCoshan

1716

Grazebrook ranGers

fantasY football teaMThere is a new threat to the

Premiership with the addition of

Grazebrook Rangers to the league.

YEAR3

Sometimes one of us in the team comes up with an

idea and we brainstorm it. Other times it’s something

that one of us read in an old book and together we

think how to put a spin on it to make it relevant.

How do you get in contact with these schools?

We have a great production team and they research

schools that might be suitable and willing for us to

come and create chaos for the day. Luckily, all the

schools have been lovely. We literally couldn’t do it

without their help.

Does it take a lot of money to put your series on the

television?

Yes! There are a lot of people in the team, all of

whom have a specific job and are all equally as

important as us magicians. Then you have equipment

costs, all the post-shoot editing and we all have to

eat so they have to buy us lunch too!

Do you get a warm feeling in your stomachs when you see all those happy school children go crazy?

Every time! It’s wonderful to do this as a job and I’m

really grateful that I get to be part of the team. I hope

that, one day, some of you take up magic and get to

experience what it’s like to do the same!

Watch out for our episode of Help!...when it is shown in the New Year!

MaGic at Grazebrook!

free rUnninG

spot the ball!4B’s lesson took a

strange turn one autumn

day earlier this term,

when a new teacher took

the class…

Finn Morgan and

Manus Belton

Gets Underneath

This Risky Sport!

YEAR4

This September at Grazebrook, years 4 and 5 had a

new mystery supply teacher. She brought with her a

book full of blank pages and we each had to imagine

a picture of something in it. Then the teacher opened

up the book to find…it was full of pictures!!!

Then she said, “Now think of some words to go in

the book. A book isn’t a book without words!” So we

did. Again, she opened the book and guess what?

There were words in the book, too! Just when we

were all cheering, she shook the book and…all the

pictures and words came tumbling out of the book!!

But there was a paragraph still left in the book, which

read: “One day, class 4B were having a very unusual les-son. In fact, their teacher was not really a teacher. I am a magician from a show. This is because YOU ARE ON TV!!! YOU ARE GOING TO BE ON ‘HELP, MY SUPPLY TEACHER IS MAGIC!!! There are hid-den cameras all around this room!”We all went crazy! Some children yelled and stood on chairs, some sat speechless in shock. Someone even stood up and yelled at the cameras!!

An interview with James Went from Help! My Supply Teacher is Magic!

Do any of the school children go completely mental?

Yes, most of them do, although sometimes the shock

just leaves them stunned and they freeze. I do like it

when they go absolutely nuts!!

Where do you get these amazing tricks?

Free running is also

called Parkour. It

was invented in

France in the 1990s.

Parkour comes from the

French word ‘parcours’ meaning ‘course’.

Free runners use the city as their

obstacle course. They use a lot of flips,

spins and jumps. It requires a lot of

strength and skill; so do not try this at

home! They jump off buildings, they spin

off walls and they flip down stairs and

balconies. Free running is banned by the

police and I can understand why.

1918

by Bee Ashcroft

by EJ Jones

Do you notice any

thing strange

about this photo?

It’s missing the

football! See if

you can work out

where it should

be. Then turn the

page to see if you

were right...

YEAR4

1974, and retired in

2009 – which

means I was at the

school for 36 years!

3 What was your

role at the school?

I was a teaching

assistant, and when I left I was also a senior

midday-meals supervisor.

4 Did the staff have to wear a uniform?

No, they didn’t, but if we were involved in any

messy work we had to wear a gingham overall.

5 Was there a logo?

There was no logo, nor a uniform for the children.

6 What were the teachers like?

I always thought that the teachers were really good

and, largely, nice people. The children started off

by calling the teachers Miss, Mrs or Mr and later

on addressed them by the teacher’s first name.

7 What subjects were taught?

There was a lot of storytelling in Reception, and

easy Maths and Learning to Read. There were no

timetables though!

8 Did you have school meals and what were they

like?

Yes, I did have the school meals and they were

pretty much the same every week. My son, Glen,

“hated the school meals”!

9 Were there things for the children to do at the

school once the school day ended?

Not at the beginning. After School Clubs started in

about the 1990s. Once, I went to Epping Forest. It

had been raining a lot the week before so it was

really muddy. One of the children got stuck in mud

and when I went to help I also got stuck!

So as you can see, some things, all those years

ago, were very different to how they are now but

some things have stayed the same. We children

still get to go on wicked school trips and some of

us still don’t like the school dinners.

it Was all Green fielDs here once! Right now, in 2012, we

have a wondrous

Grazebrook Primary

School! But have you

ever wondered how the school

began and what it was like before

now? Sasha Fokerd reports

A long time ago (where Grazebrook is now

standing), it used to be just fields. As the

population of London grew more houses

were needed for people to live in and gradually

these fields disappeared as new houses were built.

Unfortunately, during the Second World War,

bombs were dropped on Grayling Road and the

houses on one side were severely damaged. Some

years later, the council decided to build a school,

as there were more children in London who

needed to be educated. Finally, in 1970,

Grazebrook was built.

I interviewed a woman called Mrs. Foley who used

to work at the school. She told me lots of

interesting things about how Grazebrook used to

be. For example, there were curtains instead of

doors to the classrooms, and there was a room

between each classroom where the children could

escape.

1 Did you enjoy your time at Grazebrook?

Yes, I really enjoyed my time there. I particularly

loved going on school trips because they were

great fun and I got to know the children better.

2 How long were you at the school?

I started not long after Grazebrook opened in

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book reVieWEve Cottenden gives us

the low down on J.K.

Rowling’s last book in the

Harry Potter series, Harry

Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is magic! I

won’t tell you any of the story in case it spoils it

for you. My only criticism about the book is that it

is the last one in the series, so you don’t find out anything

new about the characters or the plot as a whole. All the

other books in the series are so compelling – you can’t

wait to get to the next one – but there isn’t a next one! It

is sad when you know this but even so, I have never

heard of anyone giving up reading it!

All of the Harry Potter books are adventurous, funny

and clever. J.K. Rowling is such a strong writer that

you feel as if you’re actually with the characters in the

story, as it unfolds. From every chapter of Harry Potter

books I have learned new words, as you might have,

too. Indeed, J.K. Rowling has made up a lot of her own

words, such as ‘Expelliarmus’ and ‘Muggle’.

Do yourself a favour: read Harry Potter and watch the

pile of books get bigger as you read each one!

Here it is!

Did you

guess it

correctly?

The Answer isA!

spot the ball!

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recipe cornerEnjoy Three recipes chosen by Mia

Folkes Pawlowski and Katya Polydorou

BANANA AND MELON IN

ORANGE VANILLA SAUCE(Add a little more lemon if, like me, you like fruit puddings to have a touch of sourness.)

300ml orange juice

1 vanilla pod or a few drops vanilla essence

1 teaspoon grated orange rind

1 tablespoon sugar

4 bananas

1 honeydew melon

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1 Place the orange juice in a small saucepan with the

vanilla pod, orange rind and sugar and gently bring to

the boil.

2 Reduce the heat and simmer gently for 15 minutes

or until the sauce is syrupy. Remove from the heat and

leave to cool. If using vanilla essence, stir into the

sauce when cool.

3 Roughly chop the bananas and melon. Place in a

large serving bowl and toss with the lemon juice.

4 Pour the cooled sauce over the fruit and chill

before serving.

I chose these two recipes because I saw some photos

of them in this book, ‘‘Best South African Braai

Recipes’ by Christa Kirstein and Willie van Heerden,

and I liked the sound of the recipes so I thought they

might tase yummy, too. In fact I made the pudding and it

did taste scrumptious! Both recipes serve 4.

MUTTON WITH BLACK-EYED BEANS & PUMPKIN

450g boneless lean mutton or lamb, cubed

1 litre chicken or lamb stock or water

75g black-eyed beans, soaked for 6 hours or overnight

1 onion, chopped

2 garlic cloves, crushed

2 ½ tablespoons tomato purée

1 ½ teaspoons dried thyme

1 ½ teaspoons vegetable oil

1 teaspoon mixed spice

1 ½ teaspoons freshly ground black pepper

Salt and a little hot pepper sauce115 g pumpkin, chopped

1 Put the mutton or lamb in a large saucepan with the stock or water and bring to the boil. Skim off any foam, then reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour.

2 Stir in the drained black-eyed beans and continue

cooking for about 35 minutes.

3 Add the onion, garlic, tomato purée, thyme, oil,

mixed spice, black pepper and salt and hot pepper

sauce and cook for a further 15 minutes.

4 Add the pumpkin and simmer for 10 minutes, until

the pumpkin is very soft or almost mushy. Serve with

boiled yam or sweet potatoes.

photo coMpetitionUsing at least three of the photos

below for inspiration, I would like

you to write a story, on pen and

paper, and hand it in to Jodie

Cariss. Make the most of the photos, linking

the objects and landscapes in to the plot – it

will help to improve your tale. The most

imaginative story will win! By Eve Cottenden

katYa’s sensational snacks

On Sunday I made my very own chocolate. I put in

chocolate, obviously, digestive biscuits crushed

up, dried

banana and fresh

vanilla out of it’s

pod! Then I mixed it

all together, placed it

into the boxes and

when it hardened I

chopped it up and

packaged it!

DraGonsShort Story By Bee Ashcroft

As they entered the shimmering

wigwam, they gasped in

astonishment… It was a world

of DRAGONS! Dragons of all shapes

and sizes flew around, including, monstrous Nightmares

(common or garden), Driller dragons, Puffleworms and

Gronkles. All were saying different things in Dragonese,

the native tongue of dragons. Also, there were huge

straw huts, one for each and every dragon, with tin

chimneys, belching out smoke, which smelt faintly of

rotten mackerel. There were plains of bright green grass

and exotic palm trees swaying gently in the breeze.

Fields full of farm animals such as sheep, cows and

pigs ran around in fear, for there was a dragon

rampaging, and a dragon could swoop down and

munch on an unfortunate little creature. Also, there was

a huge castle and next to it sat a massive, engraved

rock that read ‘YE WHO ENTERS HERE SHALL BE

BLASTED’. If you looked closely you could see a forest

100-meters long with a dragon-shaped maze with a

swimming pool in the centre.

Many dragons were there,

whooping with

delight as they

dive bombed

into the pool.

If you

looked

closely you

could see a troupe

of Viking dragons

watching carefully.

YEARWe loVe oUr Grazebrook petsBritain is famous for being a nation of animal

lovers, and more than half of families in Britain own

a pet. Here at Grazebrook we all love our animals

but can you guess the right Grazebrook owner to

their pets? by Isla Casson & Isabella Clarke

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What are our teachers like when they’re not at school? Our investigation turned up some hidden talents and hilarious hobbies!

by Monty Stocker and Rosie Jacobs

the secret liVes of

oUr teachers

Did you know Mr. Dardis can fit 8

Digestive biscuits in his mouth at

once? Now that’s impressive. And

that’s just one of the amazing secrets we discovered.

When we asked Miss Antaki, her response was a bit

on the weird side. She said that she is the lead

singer of a funk band. That’s something we would

have never have predicted. We didn’t even know that

she could sing!

Next we asked Miss Bush, who we were lucky enough

to encounter on one of her less strict days. Her

response was that she liked reading and playing on

the computer. But, I wonder what she actually plays on

it? Probably Resident Evil or something like that, dun

dun duun!

The fourth teacher we asked was Miss Heatly who

turns out to be quite a sporty person. Her answer to

our question was that she likes playing football, tennis

and table tennis. So that’s probably gained her some

fans among the many football freaks at Grazebrook.

Now keeping on the lines of football, let’s talk about

Mr Spencer’s past. He said that he used to play

football for Swindon Town Football team for boys.

It turns out, teachers love to dance. Two of our

teaching assistants and one of our amazing

administrative ladies love to hit the dance floor. Miss

Rahman does Indian and classical dancing, Miss

Oakley does swing dancing and Lisa does ballroom

dancing. Miss Oakley also studies family trees. (I

wonder if she has grown one in her garden.)

Now , this person does cooking, DJing , once spent

three months in South America , once climbed to the

lost city of Machu Pichu and loves his hair. Yes, you

guessed right - that’s coach Max!! Did you know that

coach Erkan can skip super fast, wants to sky dive at

the speed a hawk flies at and once went and lived in

Cyprus for a whole year! Also, Coach Mel can body

pop, goes to acting classes and loves playing mini golf.

Hey , who knew that Miss Entwistle can play the

saxophone brilliantly. Maybe we should call her Zoot.

(Ask your parents if you’re not sure why.)

One of the last people we asked was Miss Dixon who

said she has two dogs, goes horse riding a lot. What’s

more, she told us a dark secret - she doesn’t know all

her times tables!

Who knew that Miss Richardson can speak fluent

Spanish and plays for a netball team? Mr Wands plays

for three football teams and can play the piano

superbly. Unfortunately, we couldn’t get the time to ask

Mrs Thomas but we thought that she probably used to

be a lion tamer for the circus.

1 B A

F D

E

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3 5 2Grazebrook Owners

A. Mr. Smith, Year 2 Teacher B. Mr. Hewie, Head of School C. Mr.Burnell D. Jacky Haynes, Business

Manager E. Lisa Langley, Senior Admin. officer F. Jodie Cariss, Gifted & Talented Coordinator

Answers: 1-B, 2-C, 3-A, 4-D, 5-F, 6-E

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the WilD siDe bY MUsa: aMazinG aniMal factsA dog’s nose is not just used for smelling, but also to keep him cool.•

A dog’s heart beats up to 120 times per minute.•

You can tell the age of a horse is by looking at it’s teeth.•

Horses can sleep both lying down and standing up.•

Because horses’ eyes are on the side of their heads they are capable of seeing nearly 360 degrees at one time.•

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YEAR

DIARY OF A WIMPY KIDby Xavier Kholwadia

by Alfie Findlay, photos by Marlon Vetter

Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a film

about a boy named Greg

Heffley, who really wants to be

popular and famous when he grows up. But usually his

plans don’t work that well, since he is stuck in middle

school, which is boring and full of strange people and

bullies who pick on him.

In his life he has a best friend called Rowley Jefferson,

an enemy named Patty Farrell and someone he loves

MATCHDAY AT ARSENAL

My name is Alfie Findlay, I am 9 years

old and I have supported Arsenal for

4 years. The first Arsenal match I ever saw was Arsenal

V Sunderland.My Mum and Dad took me for my 7th birthday.

The most amazing thing I saw at the game that was the size of

the stadium, I was astonished. The way Arsenal play is beautiful

and I love to watch them.

I love the view from my seat when I

get to go to games but I wanted to

find out more about what goes on

behind the scenes on a n Arsenal

match day, so I took a stadium tour with Marlon Vetter

(photographer). The tour took me to places most other fans have

never seen. I sat in Arsene Wengers chair and the captain

Thomas Vermaelen’s seat in the dressing room. Did you know

that as captain, Vermaelen gets to decide whether the team

wear long or short sleeved shirts for each game, and the players

have to do as he says?

The most interesting place we got to

check out was the home dressing

room where the players get ready for

matches. A man who works there told

me that when Emanuel Eboue played

for the club he used to play African music before matches. We

compared the two, and found that the home dressing room is

much more comfortable and luxurious than the away dressing

room, to give the home team an advantage. Cheeky, Arsene!

Another exciting place we went was the Diamond Club where

the likes of James Bond actor Daniel Craig and footballing

legend Diego Maradona have chilled out. I bet you didn’t know

that for every game, the flowers in the vases will be in the colour

of the visiting team’s home kit!

Here’s another brain popping fact we found out: Theo Walcott

and Mikel Arteta are both very good at ping-pong - but the best

at ping pong is Wojciech Szczesny!

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coMic cornerThe New

Kid Saves

The Day!

Who is your best mate at the

club?

Theo [Walcott] or Kieran Gibbs. I

get on with both of them really

well.

What is your favourite chant?

Probably the one they sing about Per Mertesecker.

It’s funny. But it’s too rude for you to hear!

Which Arsenal player has the worst taste

in music?

Emmanuel Frimpong. His choice in music is really

not great.

Who’s the most stylish dresser?

There’s a few good dressers but Johan Djourou is

the best dressed. Alex Song used to wear some

good stuff, but now that he’s gone I’d say Djourou.

Apart from me of course!

Who was your inspiration when you were

growing up?

I wanted to be my own person and my own player.

But when I used to go and watch Cardiff I used to

like Graham Kavanagh, who played in the same

position as me and was a great player.

Arsenal star Aaron Ramsey

spills the secrets of the

Emirates dressing room to

Alfie Findlay. Watch the full

video interview on the Grazebrook school

website, www.grazebrook.hackney.sch.uk

called Holley Hills. He also has two more class mates

and their names are Chirag Gupta and Fregley , they

are all unpopular. Together they play, hang out and

hatch a master plan to become the most popular kids in

school. If you want to find out if they succeed, you will

have to watch the film.

I would recommend this film

and give it 5 stars.

There is a series of Wimpy

Kid films and books, so if

you like this one there are

plenty more to keep you

entertained.

by Monty Stocker

Take a brush: The sky is green, The grass is blue, You are purple, The house is silver, The sun is black, The river is gold, The world has changed. Did you do that?

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celebritiesby Lilly Dunn & Hanaa Boualdja

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Hackney Hometown Celebrities

Celebrities are very famous and

you usually don’t spot them

with a wave of a wand. But

what if I told you that it’s not just us that

love Hackney, and that Hackney is the

hometown of three of our favourite

celebrities!

First is Timothy McKenzie, also known as Labyrinth, who

was born in 1989 and is a singer/songwriter, music

producer and rapper.

Labyrinth was born

and raised in

Hackney and went to

Stoke Newington

school were he

played the vocals,

guitar, keyboard,

drums, bass and synths! Labyrinth is one of 10 siblings,

and was first introduced to the music scene by his older

brother, who was a music producer. Simon Cowell first

discovered Labrinth after hearing one of his first songs

‘Dead End’. Labyrinth was a music writer and producer

before shooting to fame in Tinie Tempah’s 2010 hit ‘Pass

Out’ which went straight to NO.1 on the UK Single

Charts! Wow!

Next up is a serious hottie, so girls get ready! Asa

Maxwell Thornton Farr Butterfield is a young famous

actor. You might think, who is he? Or you might know

him from our favourite films as Hugo Cabret from Hugo

and Norman Green from Nanny McPhee. His other films

include The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, The Wolf Man,

Nanny McPhee, Hugo, Merlin,

Enders game, Son of Ranbow

and Ashes to Ashes. Asa also

goes to Stoke Newington

Secondary school and first

started acting when he was

seven old after school on Friday

afternoons at the Young Actor’s

Theatre in Islington, which led

to his first play After Thomas. Since then he’s won 7 awards,

Best Youth in Film, Best Performance in a Feature Film-

Leading Young Actor, Best Young Actor/Actress, Best Male

Newcomer, Best Youth in Film and Most Promising

Newcomer. However Asa is just like the rest of us and says

that he is just as happy reading a book, playing computer

games and doing homework, and tries not to let his acting

dominate his whole life.

Asa currently lives in Stoke Newington with his dad and

three siblings, his sisters Loxie and Marlie, and older

brother Morgan who is a drummer for both bands

Underneath The Tallest Tree and OATS.

It’s not just singers and actors that

live near by, but the amazing poet

and author Michael Rosen! Here is

our favourite poem called Colour.

His most popular book is called ‘We’re going on a Bear

Hunt’. I bet you’ve all read that one! Michael Rosen is the

father of 5 children and is currently living in Dalston,

Hackney with his wife, Emma-Louise Williams and family.

Want to learn Miss Thomas’s darkest secrets? She has been Head of Grazebrook for a long time now and I think it’s time someone dished the dirt. So I asked children at Grazebrook for the questions they wanted to ask Miss Thomas – and we fearlessly put them to her.

So, Miss Thomas, I’ve done some research and I’ve found out you’re quite a superstar in the education world but what about who was your first kiss with and what was it like?My first kiss!! Oh my goodness. I went to an all girls secondary school. There were no boys in my secondary school only girls and we went and we had a mixed disco and that’s where I had my first kiss at 14.Why did you like him?]. Cos I thought he was a good dancer. What did you fancy yourself doing as a grown-up when you were younger?I always wanted to be a nurse because I liked looking after people but I went and did it for work experience and no way was I going to change people’s bed pans, absolutely not.Why did you want to do it in the first place? I used to like the idea of wearing the nurses uniform . It impressed me - and you know having the watch that was upside down.Set the scene. You’re on a desert island with absolutely nothing at all but 3 wishes. What would they be? Umm three wishes ... so some food, a bottle of champagne and a boat to get off the desert island!Who would you like to give a pay rise at Grazebrook? Who would I give a payrise to .... Anyone in the whole school - it would probably be ... ooh now I’m gonna show favouritism aren’t I? It would be Miss Lisa – Lisa Longley – because she works amazingly hard and do you know what sometimes I just email her and say I need something and it will be there in 5 seconds.

behinD the scenes: Mrs thoMas

by Milo McDermott

Miss Thomas, I can easily think of lots of positive things to say about you but in 3 words how would you describe yourselfFussy, tough, but fun. (Laughs)If you had one super power what would it be?To turns things into moneyTell us about the most embarassing moment from childhood?Oh gosh! from childhood? ... Probably from childhood, getting my hair cut. I had very long hair, I decided I wanted to get my hair cut short and it looked awful, I had to go school wearing a hat.Dirty Secret. Everyone has one. What’s yours?I am so clean. I used to be so tidy that I couldn’t leave the house if there was the slightest mess. I’ve managed to control it slightly now! What do you value most at your schools?My children and staff. They make the schools.What was God’s only mistake? (and don’t say taxes!)Umm – making people have anger so that they fight. You know, I wish god never made that in us that we didn’t get jealous of other people.

Choosing a car is never easy. What’s your ride?My ride is a BMW X5. (wow)

How long is a piece of string? To the moon and back!Can you do your 7 times tables?OMG so start from now .... says it correctly in the right time!Grazebrook or Shacklewell? Choose! Grazeshack, Grazeshack

What does your husband call you then eh? ts babe!

Give me five highlights from primary school?my friends , we had a massive playground so being able to run around , when my all girls school got a mixed playground with boys! year 6 we had a prom and I got to do a dance with the boy that I thought was gorgeous.What’s the most expensive thing you have ever bought except your house and car? Handbag.How much? That would be telling and if I told you my husband would find out and I told him it cost £30. So we’ll say it was £30.Was it a £1000? No it wasn’t that much. Do you have any celebrity numbers on your phone?Yes, Joe Swash!Mrs. Thomas, you lead by example but you must have done something bad once? I cheated on a test!Happy or sad? I like happy.

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battersea DoGs & catsINTERVIEW WITH CARLY WHYBORN, VOLUNTEER MANAGER AT BATTERSEA CATS AND DOGS HOME.By Isobel Harries Ash, Isla Casson, pictures Isobella Clarke

What is your favourite part of the job?Working with cats and dogs! I’ve always loved cats and dogs so it is a dream job for me. I have a cat myself and I also foster Battersea puppies for short periods of time. Do you like seeing dogs and cats go to a new home, but feel sort of sad because they have become some what of a good friend?Yes, I always feel a little bit sad when dogs and cats move to a permanent home, but at the same time I feel happy that they are going to be living somewhere they will be loved and looked after. Where do the dogs and cats at Battersea come from?Sometimes cats and dogs are what we call ‘gifted’ to us and sometimes they are brought to us as strays. Animals that are gifted are brought to us by the owner when they feel that they can no longer look after them.Do you sometimes feel the urge to take a dog home with you?Yes, sometimes I feel a special bond with a dog, for example I was once extremely fond of a Staffordshire Bull Terrier called Babs! What should you consider when buying a dog?Owning a dog is a big responsibility and before buying one you need to think carefully, for example, how much you are out and about, and would need to leave the dog at home alone.You also need to consider how much exercise your dog needs, if you can afford the dog food and vet bills.What training tips do you have for new trainers?Be patient! We strongly believe that training should only be achieved through positive reinforcement, using treats and giving lots of praise. We believe that you should never punish a dog.

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How do you feel when a dog comes in abandoned, rejected and dejected?I sometimes feel very sad about the state that the dogs and cats arrive in, especially as I am an animal lover, but on the other hand I am happy to see them at Battersea where I know that they will receive excellent care. We have 13 vets and 40 vet nurses across our sites and we do 3,500 Do you mind mucking out the dogs, or is it totally gross?I don’t think that anyone would say that they really enjoy cleaning out the kennels! They really are very smelly in the mornings. What is your favourite kind of dog, or are they all equal? I love all dogs but since I have been working at Battersea I have grown to love Staffordshire Bull Terriers they are very sweet natured and loyal. In fact, in Victorian times they were used to look after children and called the ‘Nanny Dog’.How do you cope seeing all the ill dogs come in?The dogs arriving at Battersea can have a variety of different illnesses including diabetes and deafness. We also receive dogs that have been abused which is particularly upsetting. This week a dog came to us whose ear tips had been cut off by the children it lived with. I was really shocked by this.Dogs have dislikings to being in the kennels or being alone. What do you do to help?Lots of dogs struggle to cope in kennels and find it very stressful. These dogs are looked after by volunteer foster carers who take them home temporarily and give them a less

threatening environment to stay in. For the dogs that stay on site, we hang calming herb bags in the kennels using herbs that we have grown in our garden, for example lavender and rosemary. We also give the dogs toys, and volunteers take each dog for a walk in the park every day. Our volunteers also read the dogs stories! Paul O Grady was always trying to steal

Carmine, the boxer, at the end of every programme of ‘Paul O Grady for the Love of Dogs’, except the last one. Did you know Carmine or the other stars of the show?Yes, I knew Carmine, and I also knew Comet, Marcel, Honey and Rizzler. Comet was rehomed and renamed Hugo! And Carmine was renamed Elvis!! It was lots of fun when Paul O’Grady filmed here and he is genuinely passionate about dogs.

h&a’s chicken GaloreHere at Grazebrook we

love to cook – but what

would professional chefs

make of our food?

H&A braved the cafes on Church Street and asked

them to judge our Chicken Pie!

“A” made the filling for the pies one evening and the following afternoon after school “H” came to help fill the pies and put the pastry on top before we cooked them. We then carefully put them in a tray with teatowels to keep them warm before walking up to the cafes on Church Street for the taste tests:

Clicia’s chef gave us 9 out of 10. They said that it looked •

nice and also tasted delicious.

The feedback from the Blue Legume was that the pie •

looked like one of their counter specials!!! They gave us

10/10.

The Spence reported that the pie was very nice and had •

crunchy mushrooms and gave it 10/10. Customer

John in the Spence, who also wanted to try it,

gave the pie a score of 8, and when we

asked him how to improve it, he said

that it should be bigger!

The Fat Cat said that the sauce in the •

pie wasn’t lumpy or watery and the

chicken was nice and succulent. Their

score was 9.5 out of 10 and they said

that they would serve it in their cafe!!!!!!

We also went to The Parlour, who gave it •

10/10 and the Tea Rooms gave it another 10/10

We really enjoyed making the pies and going round

with them to the cafes. H&A would like to thank the

restaurants who gave up some of their time to taste

and comment on the pies.

We have also put in the recipe, which is as follows:

CHICKEN PIE* (serves 5 very hungry people or 6

hungry people)

INGREDIENTS

4x 180g skinless chicken breasts•

a knob of butter•

a bunch of spring onions•

150g button mushrooms•

1 heaped tablespoon of plain flour,•

2 teaspoons English mustard•

1 heaped tablespoons creme fraiche•

300ml organic chicken stock•

a few sprigs of fresh thyme•

1 sheet of pre-rolled puff pastry•

1 egg•

olive oil•

THE METHOD Place the chicken breasts on a plastic

board and slice into 1cm strips. Put a bit of olive oil and

a knob of butter into a hot, large, wide pan. Add the

chicken and cook for 3 minutes or so. Meanwhile,

quickly trim the spring onions and wash the

mushrooms,then slice finely. Add to the

chicken in the pan, alon with the flour,

mustard, thyme, creme fraiche and

stock. Allow to cook for 20 minutes

or so, then add to a large dish. Roll

out the puff pastry and then place on

top of the chicken mix. Beat up the

egg and brush a layer of this over the

pastry. Carefully put in the oven and

cook for about 30 minutes at 200

degrees - it is ready when the pastry has

puffed up and is lovely and brown. Serve quickly -

delicious!

H&A are actually Anna MacLehose-Griffin & Hope Sizer

* Taken from Jamie Oliver’s 30 minute meals

it’s a storY aboUt eVerY school

Kate Balliu-Hyatt

interviewed one of the

creators of ‘Waterloo

Road’, Ann McManus,

and later visited the set in Scotland

Kate: How did you come to think of Waterloo

Road?

Ann: I used to teach before I started to write. I was

quite obsessed with getting ‘teaching’ right, and was

sad about what was happening in schools in Glasgow

when I first started teaching. If Waterloo Road says

anything it is: ‘A good teacher really matters. A bad

one can cause havoc.’

Kate: Why did you call is ‘Waterloo Road’?Ann: My co-creator, Maureen Chadwick, came up with the name because all cities in England have a ‘Waterloo Road’ and we wanted the school to be an, ‘every’ school. In other words, all the stories could happen at every school.

Kate: What has been the funniest moment on

set?

Ann: One of the funniest was Grantly (a teacher in his

late fifties) practising break dancing. His fellow actors

were in fits of laughter!

VISITING THE SET

I arrived at the set and the guard said, “We’ve been

expecting you.” It’s not everyday a guard says that to

you! We met Fiona, the Executive Director of the

show, at the front of the school. We saw half of the

original school that is still as it was. It was a tip and

they were going to knock the whole school down.

Grazebrook’s Got talentLon Southgate-Wilkinson

shares his feelings from

an unforgettable night.

YEAR

Grazebrook’s Got Talent was

the best moment of my life.

Just seeing the blinding lights in front of my

eyes, and the sound of the crowd with the presenter

encouraging us as we walked onto the stage.

But let’s get back to how it all started shall we? I

remember when we got told about it in class and I

thought it would just be another garden party thing,

but then Mr Spencer said that it was going to be a

really big event and that the auditions were to be on

the 3rd November…

So I thought.. I’ll audition with Oluche! My best friend!

I told him my idea and he thought it was a great idea

so we prepared over the next month. At the last

minute, my two other friends, Shane and Rocky, joined

in. So that was how ‘The Four Amigos’ were born.

We got through the auditions fair and square and then

we met our mentor, Lance Burman. Over the next

three months he became a really good friend to all of

us. About half way through or tutorship, we met our

singing mentor, Kirstenana.

When the event finally came around we had to stay

in school and get changed into our performance

clothes. Then we got to relax for a bit until the event

started. We were going on as the first act after the

interval so we got to relax backstage for a bit, but

when we got told to get ready to go on stage by

heart started pounding and adrenaline started

rushing through my body. We walked up next to the

stage ready to go on and it was amazing, just seeing

all the lights and hearing the crowd.

On stage we sung our hearts out. Halfway through the

first rap in our song the bass drum fell over so we had

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to start again!

When it was

finished I was so

relieved. After

that we waited

back stage until

they called out

the results. All of the acts were waiting next to the

adults. We didn’t win anything but I don’t mind. I don’t

think it matters much anyway. All that matters really is

that we took part.

The Waterloo

Road team got

the mess sorted

in the part used

for the set. We

peeked into the

classrooms to see

rows and rows of

desks. Soon we

were in the Head

Teacher’s office. I

saw the

secretary’s desk

(which had fake

nails on it!) Sadly,

in the series, she

has left. I wonder who will take her place? We were

on our way to go to see some filming when we

bumped into two new characters! Dynasty and

Rhiannon! Can you spot me?!

When we went to watch the filming my mum found it

extremely boring but I thought it was amazing. Also,

I noticed they did something wrong… But you have

to ask me if you want to find out!

school UniforM oUr WaYby Mannpreet Kaur

Hi boys and girls (and those in

between, ha ha!) This MY ideal

uniform! I began with the girls’ section,

which is meant to be stylish and

fashionable, including a variety of

cardigans and tops based on the seasons. On the

other hand the

boys uniform is

aimed to be

slightly smart but

cool, with yet

again another

amazing variety

of clothing

depending on the season. Some factors that influenced

my choice were the great styles, great trends, celebrity

influences and to top it off, great price range!

Winter / Autumn / Spring / Summer

Winter / Autumn / Spring / Summer

Grab YoUr Deck anD

heaD DoWn to baY 66!Rocky Dickinson visits

the best skate park in

London. Illustrated by

Shane Quinlan.

My experience and Bay 66

was brilliant. There were

stairs, ramps, rails and a

bowl. The shop is amazing and also

had loads of awesome decks to buy!

It’s an amazing experience.

Most people are pros and have spent most of their

lives skating. So what if people skate? Skateboarding

is my dream and I will never quit!

When they opened I got a tingle and wanted to go

there so badly! When you’re not there you want to so

much and when you’re there you never want to leave!

When you’re there, and you have to go.. You just feel

like crying.

Bay 66 is the best skate park ever. If you’re a skater

out there grab your deck and head down to Bay 66!

reVieWsFilm Review:

Paranorman (PG)

Book Review:

Tarzan: the Jungle

Warrior by Hendrik Belton

YEAR

The movie was made by the makers of ‘Coraline’

but it’s actually not as scary.

‘Paranorman’ is more funny than scary, which

was not what I expected. The graphics were also

brilliant! The movie is a PG, which means it shouldn’t

disturb people over eight years old.

The story follows a boy called Norman who is not your

average boy. He is very different, in fact, he can talk to

ghosts, which nobody can see except him. Not only

that, he has to put to sleep a witch who on her

anniversary of her death, comes back for revenge by

making the jury of her death come back as Zombies.

I reckon you should go and see the movie because I

think it is absolutely amazing.

Rating: 5/5

Book Review: Tarzan: the Jungle

Warrior

Author: Andy Briggs

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Genre: Adventure

Price: £6.99

This book may not suit all tastes but is still a must

for those with a love of adventure and a strong

stomach. This book is the sequel to Tarzan: the

Greystoke Legacy and together they make a fantastic,

bold reboot of Tarzan for children. The story continues

as teenagers Robbie Canler and Jane Porter’s

struggle for survival in the Congo, where there is

danger at every

corner. They have just defeated the leader of the Rebel Soldiers, Tafari, with the aid of Tarzan the ‘ape-man’. Jane has discovered that Tarzan is the rightful heir to the Greystoke Legacy and thus untold fortunes and the position of a lord. Both Jane and Robbie live in an illegal logging camp in the Congo, which is led by Jane’s father, Archie Porter. Robbie and Clark, another member of the logger’s camp, plan to hand Tarzan in to the Government for a large sum of money, but they both have different reasons for doing so. Spoilers removed…

Rating: 4/5

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by Ellen Pavely

“..in the middle of the stage

there were bloodstains.”

cloWnA Scary Story by Anna Tench

Iwas a few paces from the door when

I began to have a sensation of being

watched through the darkness. I

wanted to go back but I slowly pushed

the gate open and crept into the fairground, which I

used to have such fun in. It was empty, apart from the

foodless stalls and lifeless rides. I hurried along to find

the ball I needed. I heard a squeaking noise behind me

and turned round to see just one of the swings being

swung by the wind.

A light started flickering, showing a sign to a tent, so I

crept inside to find it was just as it had been seven

years ago! The lights were on, the seats were clean and

welcoming and there was not a sign of dirt anywhere.

Suddenly the lights turned off. After a second or so

they turned on again and in the middle of the stage

there were bloodstains. I heard a faint laughing which

became louder and louder. The tent doors shut and the

lights went out again. When they came back on, I saw

something I shall never forget: a clown, with one feature

which made him different…he was eyeless!

I stared, frozen in my tracks. He slowly took a step

towards me so I ran. I could not open the doors so I

crawled through a small hole in the tent. All the rides

were in full motion, squeaking loudly as I ran. The tent

door opened and out came the clown. I ran to the door

and dashed through it, shutting myself out. When I

looked back, the rides had stopped and the clown was

nowhere to be seen. I raced home and found my little

clown on my bed. Only...he was eyeless!

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castle of fUn

coMic corner

passion for fashionLocal Attraction by Molly Foxell

Tanya Reynolds

Eva Peters proves you

don’t have to splash the

cash to look good.Down the road, on Green

Lanes, there happens to be an

old Victorian water pumping

station. Now, however, it has been

turned into the most wonderful place I have ever seen.

On the outside it looks like a fairytale castle but on the

inside it is like a whole other world….

The Castle Climbing Centre has three floors filled with

steep, towering, climbing walls and rocky bouldering

surfaces. Altogether there are 450 climbing routes

which is just as well as the centre is

incredibly popular and always packed.

I first started climbing at the age of

nine when I joined the Geckos

climbing club and I’ve been climbing

as often as I can ever since. I love

climbing because it is challenging and

a little bit risky which makes it

exciting. There is always a great

Johnnie B is a new fashion range which is part of

Boden for boys and girls. Johnnie B is fairly

expensive but you find clothes that look exactly

like Johnnie B from loads of reasonably priced shops

like Newlook and H&M. Here are some Johnnie B

clothes and clothes that look fairly similar to the ones

from Johnnie B.

by Eva Peters

Johnnie B £19.20

£14.99 NEW LOOK

Johnnie B £18.00

H&M £14.99

Johnnie B £50.00

Next £22.99

Next £25.00

And with the money

you save, you can

get these trainers!!!!

C LAIRE’S £8

Johnnie B £30.00

Newlook £7.00

Newlook £14.99

And with the money you save, you can get these

accessories!!!!!!atmosphere at The Castle and the

instructors are really good fun. I

asked one of my instructors, Rich

Baxell, why he thinks that climbing

is a good thing for children to do. He told me that he

believes climbing helps build self-confidence and trust

and that it also helps children to cope with fear and

develop independence.

He also thinks it’s important that children “get the

opportunity to interact with others outside of their year

group at school and, of course, with instructors who

have a slightly different relationship with them than

teachers and who probably allow a bit more cheek

than teachers do” (true!). Climbing is always fun and I

especially love it when we do abseiling

down the tall towers. Next Spring, I am

hoping that we are going to be allowed

to abseil down the OUTSIDE of one of

the towers!

If you haven’t ever been to The Castle,

you should go - even if it’s just to take a look. They do

a really good hot chocolate in their café too!

YEAR6

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the fall GUYEthan Reeve and Finlay

Winter meet stuntman

Derek Lea

Derek Lea is a stuntman. He has

been in loads of different movies

including Titanic, Gladiator, Harry

Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1, The

Bourne Ultimatum, Storm Breaker and

Johnny English Reborn. His most recent

movie was the amazing James Bond movie

Skyfall, the sixth James Bond movie he has been in.

We caught up with him at The Diner on Essex

Road, to grill him about what his job is really

like.

What is the most dangerous stunt that

you have ever done? High falls. I jumped

90 ft off a viaduct once. If you don’t

land right you can break your neck. But

it’s weird with jumping from a height. The

first look you take is terrifying, but the more

and more you look at where you are jumping to

the smaller the distance seem. So I just focus on that and its

doesn’t seem far. (We are not convinced!)

How many bones in your body have you broken? Not as

many as you would think with the job I do! I’ve broken my leg,

my shoulder, a bone in my hand, knocked my pelvis out of

line, cracked my head open a few times.

What is your favourite stunt? Ilove cars. I love driving. Canon

rolls, flipping cars and just generally smashing them up. When

you do car stunts you only really get one or two attempts be-

cause each time you smash the car up you have to have a new

one for the next take.

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How much do get you paid for each stunt you do? Depends

how dangerous it is. You normally get paid a basic day rate

and then get paid each time you do a stunt. So if you have

to do it 50 times, you get the stunt fee 50 times. The more

dangerous the stunt the more money it usually is.

Did you always want to be a stunt man? I actually dreamt

about it as a kid. I used to watch a film and I would be out in

the garden copying the film. I was always swinging off ropes.

When did you first become a stuntman? My first stunt job

was in 1987; I was born in 1963 so work that out!

How nervous do you get when you’re about to perform a

stunt? That’s a good question. I don’t get nervous. I don’t let

fear get in the way. I always try to keep a cap on

the adrenaline and stay focused. Because you

tend to get really fired up you just have to try

to keep calm.

What is the worst injury you’ve had from

a stunt? Being burnt. Literally being burnt

alive.

Was there ever a stunt that you didn’t want

to do at all? Nope. You always get the chance to

turn down a job when you know what the stunt involves.

But I never have. I am always committed to what I agree to do

because so many people are relying on you on the set.

Which of the films you have worked on is your favourite?

I loved working on Titanic. There were so many brilliant peo-

ple on that job. People were literally offering to be extras for

nothing on the set. Really interesting people and I loved that.

Quantum of Solace was also great fun and in a great place,

staying in a brilliant hotel.

It was great honour to hang out with Derek Lea over a milk-

shake. We will be looking out for him in all the stunt movies

we watch from now on.

tennis

sMarties

fUr

Dr. Who

neon coloUrs

penGUins

DoinG the can- can

hiGh heels

Maths

chocolate

teachinG

DinosaUrs

MonkeY bars

the tooth fairY

3D Glasses

Giraffes

school UniforM

Key Stage 2

juniorS

tanGleD (MoVie)

star Wars

tattoos

basketball

oWls

tWix bars

baseball caps

JaqUeline Wilson

the satUrDaYs

boDY WarMers

teacherS

infantS

hot or not?Opinions and trends are

forever changing. So

Rosie Jacobs took a

survey amongst early

years students and the teachers to

see what things rated as being

HOT or NOT.