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THE BIG

QUESTION: DO

WE WANT A

CLEANER AND

GREENER

?

SPECIAL REPORT BY

CHILDREN’S CHOICE

REPORTERS.

afeguarding the Earth by looking after

the environment has never been more

in the news.

Our school has helped highlight some of

the problems. As reported in Children’s

Choice pupils Aaron, Harvey and Zander scooped

up a crisp packet dating back to 1982 on a school

litter pick. It could have been there forever! We

have also highlighted the problem of dog fouling

with Year 6s campaigning to get something done

about it.

For this issue we are looking at recycling

and how plastic and other materials

pollute the planet.

Our Children’s Choice survey asked pupils

a series of questions aimed at finding out

what they know about this key issue.

Question 1: How long does it take for a

plastic bottle to completely degrade

(decay or disappear).

a) 1 year; b) up to 1,000 years.

Question 2: One group says people can

help by picking up three pieces of rubbish

the next time they go to the seaside. Do

you think this would help keep beaches

clean? Yes/No.

Question 3: How much plastic is

dumped in the sea every minute?

a) Enough to fill a rucksack. b)

Enough to fill a lorry.

Question 4: How many plastic bottles are

recycled around the world?

a) 7 per cent. b) 100 per cent.

S KEEP READING

FOR OUR SURVEY

RESULTS!

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Survey organised by Grace and

Hollie

e first asked children how

long does it take for a plastic bottle to

completely degrade? More than HALF

thought it would happen in one year.

In fact, it takes up to 1,000 YEARS.

Secondly, Children’s Choice asked if

pupils thought picking up three pieces

of rubbish on seaside trips was a

good idea. Nearly everyone said yes

(one student said no because you

went to the seaside to have fun) and

gave very interesting reasons for

helping out.

Charlotte, Maddy, Evie, Jack, Tom

Meg, Emily and Lottie said plastic

was a danger to animals; Holly added

that litter was unsightly in holiday

areas; Summer said it was important

to save sea creatures at risk from

swallowing plastic; Esme thought it

was important to help clean up areas;

Emily believes that people could be

hurt from rubbish carelessly thrown

away; Nia was all for keeping

beaches clean for playing and

swimming; Deejay said that fish

would die from swallowing plastic

items.

Our next question concerned the amount

of plastic dumped in the sea every

MINUTE. All but two of the pupils

surveyed knew that it was enough to fill

a lorry. Enough to FILL A LORRY. EVERY

MINUTE!

The survey team’s last question asked

how many plastic bottles are recycled

around the world. Again, lots of children

thought it was 100 per cent.

Congratulations to those who said it is

only 7 per cent, the correct answer.

So, to answer our question, we do want a

cleaner and greener planet and know

quite a lot about how it can be achieved.

CHILDREN’S CHOICE REPORTERS DON’T

JUST TALK ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT –

WE HELP CLEAN IT UP!

Reporters noticed there was rubbish on

the school field; after pulling on their

protective gloves the fabulous five got to

work clearing up. Every little bit helps.

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ALWAYS READY TO HELP

A GOOD CAUSE.

ne of our pupils has recently undergone

surgery to cure his epilepsy so our latest

non-uniform day raised money for the

Epilepsy Society, Ronald McDonald House and

Birmingham Children’s Hospital. As the student is

a keen Arsenal fan lots of us came in wearing

something red.

Pictures by Grace and Katie

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MEET THE TEACHER……..FIVE OF

THE BEST (QUESTIONS) FOR MRS

JONES, YEAR 4.

Question 1: How would you spend your

perfect day?

Relaxing on Hemmick Beach in Cornwall

with my family.

Question 2: If your life was made into a

film, who would play you?

Julianne Moore.

Question 3: You are a brilliant teacher –

but what other job would you like to do?

Something to do with art.

Question 4: What was your happiest

moment which you will cherish forever?

Starting a family.

Question 5: If you were stranded on a

desert island which three items would you

take with you?

A wind up radio, tent and a boat!

We’re proud of Aaron (Year 6) for taking on a

swimming challenge with his grandad and a

friend. Aaron told Children’s Choice the group

was aiming to raise at least £130 for Cancer

Research by swimming 200 lengths.

Impressive!

Well done to Jack (Year 6) for

carrying on his passion for rugby. Jack recently

walked out with the Welsh team in Cardiff as

they got ready to face Scotland in the Six

Nations. He told Children’s Choice he’d love

to play for Wales one day.

Fantastic performances from Bella

and Elliot in the pantomime Rapunzel staged

at Richards Castle Village Hall. Mrs Massey

and Mr Evans were in the audience and report

that you both did a brilliant job. Well done to

Miss Froggatt as well - she was the director!

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Children’s Choice reporters

love creating acrostics!!

To create an acrostic, follow these five easy steps:

1.Decide what to write about.

2.Write your word down vertically.

3. Brainstorm words or phrases that describe your idea.

4. Place your chosen words or phrases on the lines that begin with the same letters.

Here are some examples to get you

going. More to come in future

issues!

Ludlow Castle is a great sight.

Up Whitcliffe is a beautiful place.

Down in the Linney is a great place to

have fun.

Ludlow Church is very religious,

Outside the castle lies a cannon.

Walks by the river.

( Katie S, Year 5).

Wales flags blow in the wind.

Amazing views.

Lights for Christmas.

Eating Welsh cakes.

Searching for leeks.

(Mae, Year 5).

Ireland flag blows in the wind.

Rivers flow under bridges.

Eagles fly high in the sky,

Landmarks of Limerick.

Amazing Animals,

Noise of creatures up above,

Do come to Ireland.

(Maddy, Year 5).

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TO CELEBRATE WORLD BOOK DAY

CHILDREN’S CHOICE INTERVIEWED

MADDY ABOUT THE HARRY

POTTER SERIES, WHICH SHE LOVES.

What is your favourite thing about Harry

Potter?

Maddy: He is brave and talented.

What drags you into magic?

Maddy: It’s so amazing.

Who is your favourite character and why?

Maddy: Hermione Granger because she is

talented.

How many characters are there?

Maddy: 232, I think.

What is your favourite place?

Maddy: Diagon Alley and Hogwarts.

Maddy likes Hermione best.

Who is the worst person in Harry Potter?

Maddy: Voldemort.

Who is your second favourite person?

Maddy: Ginny Weasley.

What is the worst place in Harry Potter?

Maddy: Graveyard.

Who is the second worst person in the

books?

Maddy: Bellatrix Lestrange.

If you could be a Harry Potter character

who would you be?

Maddy: Harry.

Enjoy your reading!

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Grace and Meghan study the survey results.

WE DISCOVER WHAT GIRLS

REALLY LIKE TO READ –

AND WHY.

hildren’s Choice asked Meghan (Year 5) to

find out how much children at Ludlow Juniors

enjoyed reading. Meghan went home,

thought up some brilliant questions, prepared

a questionnaire and went out and about with Grace to

record some fascinating answers. Truly above and

beyond work, Meghan.

FFION says reading is fun and you learn from

fiction and non-fiction.She describes William

Shakespeare’s plays as “amazing” and says her favourite

is Much Ado About Nothing. SELINA loves reading

because “It lets your imagination go wild.” She says she

enjoys reading 100 per cent.

ROBYN’s favourite author is David Walliams because his

books are funny and make you want to read more. She

recommends Bad Dad as a good read. CAITLIN likes

reading because it is entertaining – her favourite book is

The World’s Worst Children. CHARLOTTE, a Year 3,

enjoys getting merits for her reading, loves Julia

Donaldson and recommends Daisy and the Trouble with

Vampires as a good read.

KATE (Year 5) says reading is interesting and

David Walliams’ Grampa’s Great Escape is her favourite

book. ISLA, another David Walliams fan, recommends

Awful Auntie and NIA suggests Bad Dad. “He writes long

books and I just can’t stop reading,” she stated.

JASMINE loves reading for the thrill of not

knowing what is going to happen next. Roald Dahl is top

of her reading list and she recommends Esiotrot (Try

reading the title backwards). Ruby (Year 5) enjoys being

given a reading challenge at school, loves Road Dahl’s

“funny” books and says George and His Marvellous

Medicine is her favourite.

KEELEY gives reading enjoyment 90 out of

100, says you learn from reading and recommends Bad

Dad as a good read. VENE says she loves reading and has

too many favourite authors to name just one. KALIRA

(Year 6) believes reading is educational and fun and

loves Jacqueline Wilson because she is a funny writer.

ELLA, a Year 3, says that reading helps improve your

writing (good point Ella!) and she enjoys the Horrid

Henry books by Francesca Simon. LIBBY, Year 5,

enjoys acquiring knowledge from books, likes non-

fiction, enjoys the books of Roald Dahl and David

Walliams and recommends Dahl’s classic book

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

IN THE NEXT ISSUE: WHAT

BOYS LIKE TO READ - AND

WHY.

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Recipe research by Angelina and

Willow.

EASTER NESTS

Ingredients

10 cup cakes

Chocolate icing

5 Cadbury flakes

I bag of Cadbury Mini Eggs

1. Cover each cup cake with a

generous layer of icing.

2. Cut each Cadbury flake in

pieces (half or thirds) and

then cut them in half length

ways.

3. Make a little nest on top of

each cup cake using the flake

pieces.

4. Place a few mini eggs in the

centre of each nest using

more icing to hold them in

place.

CHICK BISCUITS

1.Mix icing sugar, water and yellow

food colouring in a bowl to make

yellow icing and spread over one side

of a Rich Tea biscuit.

2. Roll out some ready-roll icing and

use a spare biscuit to cut out circles of

icing. Cut each circle in half , then cut

a 1 cm strip from the long side of

each semi circle. Use scissors to snip

a jagged line along the long edge.

Place these on the biscuit and press

gently to secure.

3.Cut two little triangles from the

orange part of a dolly mixture and

place on the yellow icing. Add two

little dots of food colouring for eyes

and you’re done!

You will need: Rich Tea biscuits;

icing sugar; yellow food colouring;

ready-roll icing; orange dolly

mixture sweets; a black writing

icing pen.