magTag-Working closerwith communities

Produced by young people for young people Summer 2009

Bonjour!

Out ofschool

adventures!

Goodneighbours,good friends

Funkyfresh air

Welcometo Whitley LodgeFirst School

Here’s a little bit about us…

At our school we have approximately 270pupils aged between three and nine yearsold. We have eight classes. We also have 26teachers and helpers. The teachers andhelpers are always there for you if youneed them and they plan interestinglessons for us to help us to learn.Everybody at our school always feels safeand happy because we have no bullies andeverybody has friends.

We participate in lots of fun activities atour school! There is the choir, footballclub, bible quest club and the gardeningclub. We also have a magazine committeewho produce a weekly school newsletterwhich is published on the North Tynesidelearning portal for all to read! We alsohave a school council which two membersfrom each class participate in. Two of ourcouncillors recently attended the YoungPeople’s conference and said they had agreat day!

We think our school is great and we don’twant to leave it!

Anyway…Welcome to the summer edition of NorthTyneside Tag Mag! We hope you find someinteresting information in this magazineand that it inspires you to take part insome new activities!

2

4 Doing something funny for money!

Song time

Recycling: The facts!

Out of school adventures

Bonjour!

World Book Day

Good neighbours, good friends!

Making a splash at the new Waves

Lights, camera, action!

Funky fresh air!

Football frenzy

Contents

This publication was produced by a team fromWhitley Lodge First School. Publishedby: Children, Young People and Learning Directorate, North Tyneside Council,Quadrant, The Silverlink North, Cobalt Business Park, North Tyneside NE27 0BY.

North Tyneside Council wantsto make it easier for you to gethold of the information itprovides. We are able to provideour documents in alternativeformats including large print,audio and communitylanguages.

Welcome to thesummer edition ofNorth Tyneside’sTag-Mag!

567891012141516

3

Rachel’s relationship advice

Puzzles!

Credits

171819

We would love to hear from you about yourideas and suggestions about living in NorthTyneside and future ideas for Tag-Mag.

Visit http://childrenfirst.northtyneside.gov.ukor email: childrenfirst@northtyneside.gov.ukor Tel: 0191 643 8133.

4

People should donate money tomake the world a better place. Justlook what your money can do!

We brought in £1 each and dressed inour pyjamas.

We raised £285 as aschool.

On average Comic Relief raises£40 million each year for goodcauses.

funnyDo something

for money

In the North East, where we live,money has been spent on fundingsocial groups for young carers. Antand Dec recently visited one suchcentre and were really happy withhow the young people were beinghelped.

Money from Comic Relief also helpssome of the world’s poorest people.

See what a bigdifference yourpound can make!

Why should peopleparticipate and contributeto Comic Relief?

Songtime

Welcome toour choir pageMost people are still singing at Whitley Lodge Choirbecause Mrs Elkin, our music teacher, is fun and MrChapel is so funny! Mr Chapel also runs a choir at ValleyGardens Middle School. Most people said that they lovesinging because it makes them happy.

There was a huge opportunity to do an audition at theLangdale Centre for the North Tyneside Choir. Myfriend Helen and I were successful!

Holly’s top singing tips!You should open your mouth nice andwide!

Drink plenty of water to wet your vocalcords and keep you cool!

Get plenty of sleep the night before aconcert! 5

RecyclingThe facts

6

Participating in a recycling scheme is thebest way to help the world in which we live.We all must act fast because the amount ofwaste we create is increasing all the time!

Fact 1: Rubbish is dumped inplaces called landfill sites.Therubbish releases harmfulchemicals and greenhouse gasesinto the atmosphere. If yourecycle rubbish you will help toreduce the pollution caused bywaste.

Fact 2: Rainforests are beingdestroyed because of the needfor raw materials such as wood.This means that animal habitatsare being destroyed and thethreat of global warming isincreasing. If we recycle more, theneed for raw materials will bereduced and so the rainforestscan be preserved.

Why should youparticipate in arecycling scheme?

So... are youdoing yourbit? Don’tthrow away,recycle today!

7

Out of SchoolAdventures

RainbowGuides

Hello I’m Henry. I go to cubs and I am here totell you a little bit about it and tell you why Ithink you should participate too!

First before you get to do the fun, you will have to get investedand get your full cub uniform.There are loads of fun things thatyou can do as a cub scout when you are invested, like exploring,computing and collecting. If you do these properly you get abadge to wear on your uniform. You get to go camping withyour pack which means sleeping in a tent and doing loads ofoutdoor activites.

What about the girls I hear you say, what’s outthere for them? Over to Jamie!

BrowniesAny girl aged seven or overcan be a brownie.The oldestbrownies are usually about10 years old.

Rainbows are the youngestmembers of the Girl Guidenetwork. They are usuallyaged between five and sevenyears old.

Bonjour!

8

Do you know what the title tothis page means? If you do thenyou are obviously learning Frenchin your school like we are atWhitley Lodge. Here are a fewmore words and phrases. Howmany do you know?The answersappear on page 19.

1. Au revoir2. S’il vous plait3. Merci4. Oui5. Non6. Pardon7. Je ne comprends pas8. Entrez9. Assesyez vous10. Levez vous11. Levez le main

So why should youparticipate in learningFrench?

Reason 1: People learn Frenchso that they can communicatewith French people.

Reason 2: French is one of themost frequently learned languagesthroughout the world.

Reason 3: Millions of people allover the world consider Frenchto be the most beautiful language.

Reason 4: French is an officiallanguage in 29 countries ofEurope.

Reason 5:Knowing French willalso enable you to enjoy Frenchliterature and music.

Michael decided to interviewMrs Barnes about teachingFrench at our school.Here’swhat she had to say.

M: Do you think the childrenlike French?

MB:Yes I do, I think that most ofthem enjoy learning French.

M: Do you enjoy teachingFrench and why?

MB: I love teaching French atschool! I enjoyed learningFrench at school so it’slovely to still be using it andI love passing it onto you!

M: How long have you learntFrench for?

MB: I started learning French 26years ago when I was 11.

M: Do you think that childrenlearning French is a goodthing?

MB:Yes, because it is importantto speak another language.

9

BookWorld

DayWorld Book Day is thebiggest annual celebrationof books and reading in UKand Ireland.

This yearWorld Book Day fell onThursday5th March. At our school, teachers andchildren dressed up as their favourite bookcharacter. We saw some very strangethings in our corridors that day. Here is aprime example! Can you guess from theclues below who Mr Langley came as?

He is tall. He eats snozzcumbers.Hedrinks Frobscottle.He catches gooddreams to give people and tries tostop the bad dreams.He is alsofriendly.Have you guessed yet?

Top reading tips!Tip one: Try to figure out new words by breaking

them down.Tip two: Practise!Tip three: Look at the pictures to help you

wherever possible!Tip four: ENJOY!

Good Friends

10

Good Neighbours...

Here atWhitleyLodge FirstSchool weshare our sitewith GlebeSchool, aschool forchildren withspeciallearningneeds.

Children from the Glebe Schoolcome and participate in our schooland play with us.They are like nextdoor neighbours to us becausethey are great friends! They teachus sign language, we play togetherin the sensory garden and worktogether in lessons.

We decided to go and find outwhat members of our joint schoolcommunity feel about our positivelinks with each other.

Mrs Manton who works at Glebesaid the children come from allover NorthTyneside. Every lunchtime she brings a class of childrenover to play. In the afternoon shehelps them share in lessons atWhitley Lodge.

We asked Mrs Lutman, our Head,how the link between the twoschools benefited everyone.

“I think it is lovely when the Glebeschool children come over.I think it is great for everybody! Itallows children in a mainstreamschool to become aware of howsome children face certaindifficulties.”

We also asked two children fromGlebe what they feel about comingto our school.

Connor and Jessica told us they lovecoming over and like to play footballand in the willow tunnel.

Jessica loves the space hopper!Connor really liked making paperbridges in science but his favouritesubject is art, and doing the registerin French.

Jessica loved getting dressed up inMiss Denton’s class! Her favouritesubject is music.. .

. .

. .

. .

Connor and Jessicadrew these picturesto show what theyenjoy doing at

Whitley Lodge FirstSchool.

Aren’t theyfabulous drawings!

.11

Making a splashWaves!at the new

Hurray!At last the new swimming pool hasopened and Sasha fromWhitley LodgeFirst School has won a prize fornaming the new pirate ship.

The RockHopper!The Rock Hopper has got two

slides that are small and one that ismassive. Sasha said that she felt reallyhappy when she found out that she

had won the prize.

12

and Health ShowHorticulture

Come to theHorticulture andHealth Show andlearn how to growyour own fruit andveg, make a fresh fruitkebab or plant yourown spring basket

Saturday 22 August •1pm - 5pm

Sunday 23 August •10.30am - 3pm

• Magician• Treasure hunt• Story time• Fun and games

Working closerwith communities

Entry£1

The Parks Sports Centre, Howdon Road, North Shields NE29 6TL

FREEEntry forchildren

Lights, Camera,Action

You either love them or you hatethem but we all have toparticipate in class assembliesand plays. So here are our toptips for surviving them!

Control your nerves by thinking aboutsomething else during the week before.On the day, pick a point on the wallopposite you and focus on that, don’tlook at the audience too much.

Speak in a loud, clear voice. This meansthat everybody will be able to hear you.

Make sure you always try to lookforward. Turning round to the peoplebehind you doesn’t look very good!

Learn any lines you are given really wellto avoid making mistakes on the day.Practice in front of people at home sothat they can tell you if you arespeaking loud enough.

HAVE CONFIDENCE IN YOURSELF ANDENJOY IT!

Tip one

Tip five

Tip four

Tip three

Tip two

14

Funky freshair

15

Hi! My name is Darcie and I am a playground monitor.My job includes setting out the playground ready for thechildren, and tidying up after them.My job is really goodbecause I like to see all of the children enjoying themselves.

We all love our playtimes!We get time away from ourlearning to relax and play. But did you know that you can useyour playtime to get fit and healthy too! By joining in withplayground games you are benefitting yourself in many ways.

Why should you participate in playground games?

Participation in playground games can help you to get yourrecommended amount of exercise each day.

You can make new friends.

You stay out of trouble and have fun!

.

..I like skipping

because you canplay lots ofdifferentgames.

Hoola-hoopingis my

favourite.

One playtime atWhitley Lodge …

I like to playConnect 4 with my

friends.

HealthFootballfrenzy

NoahAlfie

KeenfootballersNoah andAlfie decidedto ask Mr

Thompson forhis footballtips!

When you take a shot at goal tryto hit the ball cleanly and followthrough.

When you are taking a free kick tryto hit the ball in the top or bottomcorners.

When you take a goal kick try tohit under the ball and lean back toget height on it.

Control the ball with the side ofyour foot.

Play as a team and don’t hog theball.

.

.

.

.

.16

relationshipRachel’s

advice

Some days at football practice oneof the boys is horrible to me, whatdo I do?

You need to tell your coach or ateacher. He might have a quiet wordwith the boy. It is always best to tellan adult.

When we are outside at playtimessome children call me names.

Try to ignore them. Talk to yourfriends and if it gets bad you musttell an adult.

When we are playing out in thestreet after school, the otherchildren leave me out of theirgames because they are olderand bigger than me.

Try and find some children ofyour own age to play with. Ifthis does not work tell yourparents and see if they canhelp you join in some of the

kids clubs that are run in NorthTyneside.

For information on local clubsand play schemes contact:SteveThompson on0191 643 8383

Q

A

Q

A

Q

A

17

Puzpagezles

Fitness

Quiz1. How much shouldyou exercise everyday?

10 minutes30 minutes60 minutes

2. Exercise is goodbecause…

it gives your heart aworkoutit keeps your musclesstrongit’s funall of the above

.......

WordsearchCan you find all thesewords hidden in ourwordsearch?

participaterecyclingsong timecomic relieffootballneighboursbonjourbooksfresh aircamerainvolved

18

JokesWhat do you call a skeleton

who won't get

up in the mornings?

Lazy bones!Doctor,Doctor I think I'm a dog.How long have you felt like this?Ever since I was a puppy!

What do you get if you cross a tall, greenmonster with a fountain pen?

The Ink-credible Hulk.

Waiter, this soup tastes funny!Then why aren't you laughing?

19

The CreditsThe first and the biggest thank youmust go to the children who havemade up the editorial team atWhitley Lodge First School:Alfie,Darcie, Henry, Lily, Sarah, Jamie,Aaron, Charlie, Rachel, Dan, Molly,Noah, Claire, Jaclyn, Joe, Michael,Alex, Owen, Holly and Megan.Theyhave worked so hard and havebeen so enthusiastic throughoutthe project.Well done for all ofyour hard work!

Thank you also to Miss Kerry forall her time and effort in helpingthe children to produce thismagazine.

Thank you also to Mrs Lutman,MrThompson and Mrs Barnes fortheir interviews and to Mr Langleyand Mrs Elkin for allowing theirphotographs to feature!

Finally another huge thank yougoes to MrsTurner, Mrs Manton,Connor and Jessica and all of thechildren at Glebe school for theirinput, help and all of the fun wehave had with them!

What do you call a man witha spade on

his head?

Doug!

Answerspage81.Goodbye,farewell2.Please3.Thankyou4.Yes5.No6.Excuseme7.Idonotunderstand8.Enter9.Sitdown10.Standup11.Putyourhandup

AnswersFitnessQuiz1.60mins.2.Alloftheabove